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Dassault Systemes Pilots New 3D Design Fellowship At UC Irvine

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According to Dassault Systemes, the new effort is aimed at training the next generation of engineers with the skills most in-demand by aerospace, high-tech and transportation industries, and is being run by STEM education group Base 11.

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TaskUs Takes $15M In Funding

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Santa Monica-based TaskUs , the startup led by Bryce Maddock which is the secret weapon behind the rising tide of on-demand and Internet startups, has raised $15M in a funding round, the company disclosed today. The funding came from Phillipnes-based private equity investor Navegar. READ MORE>>.

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What Mattered in 2010: Greg Martin, Archer Venture Capital

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All this week, we are sharing the opinions of some of the top influencers in Southern California's high tech community. We've seen a lot of innovation come out of Los Angeles in the past few years, with Demand Media, Socialvibe, Zag, ShoeDazzle, Factual and many others. Great things will emerge there.

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The @TWTFelipe Story – A Tale of US Visa Policy Gone Awry (#startupvisa)

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TWTFelipe and everybody like him who want to start high-tech, green tech or other scientific companies in the US should be encouraged to do so. university in math or science — instead of subsidizing their educations and then sending them home&#. Subsidize their education and then send them home. But I have some.

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Eight Startup Tips From Mark Zuckerberg

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"The demands and the amount of work that it takes to put something like [Facebook] into place, it's just so much that if you weren't completely into what you were doing and you didn't think it was an important thing, then it would be irrational to spend that much time on it." 4) Rational Exuberance. "The

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Interview with Matthew Jenusaitis, OCTANe

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The demand for our products and services is really high, unemployment is high, the need for new technology is high, as is the need to increase efficiency from businesses. Last year, we did fifty different educational programs, talking to on the order of 10,000 people in those fifty programs.

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Pausing To Reflect: Veteran’s Day | Interview with Veteran and Tech Enthusiast Dustan Batton

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Being on the other side of the planet demands as much. I worked on the auto assembly line, I worked in high-tech avionics, and I was able to stay close to my family while I was serving my country. All because of tech. But if you work hard and educate yourself, you’ll have opportunities. Mostly Skype.