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Putting the Pedal to the Metal at Amplify

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As a member of NextSpace I have witnessed Amplify in operation and it is a shop that definitely believes in good rewards stemming from hard work. While we might not see Jeff, Paul and Chris as often as we once did, they have definitely become role models for Kluge as well. Setting up for Eric Garcetti.

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Q Manning of Rocksauce Studios | Founder Interview

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Mobile App Design was a completely new beast – full of its own conventions, its own needs and its own problems for a designer to solve. I joined ranks with an Austin App developer, taking the role of Creative Director and setting up their design team and process. It simply makes more sense.

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Interview with Ilya Pozin, Cofounder of Pluto TV

socalTECH

Ilya also founded Coplex, a startup development studio. I started a web design company, and ended up going to college in Florida, but kept on running the company on the side. That definitely applied here, and that's the way it usually works. I also knew I definitely wanted to work in the consumer space.

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Interview with Alex Benzer, SocialEngine

socalTECH

We're definitely Los Angeles natives, but we got the opportunity to do TechStars. We're trying to build a center-of-mass on the East side, to draw talented developers and designers, to recruit more effectively, and reinvest in the local ecosystem. Alex Benzer: We're definitely looking at taking money later this year.

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Putting the Pedal to the Metal at Amplify

From the Venture Trenches

As a member of NextSpace I have witnessed Amplify in operation and it is a shop that definitely believes in good rewards stemming from hard work. While we might not see Jeff, Paul and Chris as often as we once did, they have definitely become role models for Kluge as well. Setting up for Eric Garcetti.

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How to Work with Lawyers at a Startup

Both Sides of the Table

I know he’s smart but you wouldn’t hire a Javascript developer to do your database design – would you? But as with consulting, PR, web design and even VC – it’s not just the firm it’s also the individual. Your cousin specializes in entertainment law – that’s different.

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