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Share Ventures, an LA-based studio for company creation, is MoviePass co-founder Hamet Watt’s next act

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“I love solving problems with design and entrepreneurship. Watt says Share Ventures will operate as a holding company with pooled equity shared across the employees at the company. ” In some ways, the model isn’t that different from Bill Gross’ idealab, the Pasadena, Calif.-based

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Spotlight: LA Tech Fall Judges Include Mike Jones, CallFire, Idealab, Tech Coast Angels, Coloft

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Mike has over 18 years of business development, marketing and management experience in businesses ranging from early stage start-ups to private equity and from mid-stage business to large turn-around operations. Alex Maleki , Member of New Venture Group at Idealab. Idealab continues to explore a range of technology frontiers.

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eSolar Lands $30M, Inks India Deal

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The $30M equity investment in eSolar comes shortly after a similar deal with NRG Energy, which eSolar announced last week, involving $10M in equity plus a deal to construct power plants in the U.S. READ MORE>>.

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Interview with Andy Steuer, Punchcard

socalTECH

The firm is backed by Idealab, and is headed by Internet veteran Andy Steuer. That was a rocket ride as well, and that took us to a top 10 website, and NBC took an equity steak in the company. Is this part of Idealab's new ventures group, or how did you connect with them? Andy Steuer: It's actually out of Idealab proper.

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Spotlight: LA Tech SuperDemo Announced! | Mike Jones Former Myspace CEO

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Mike has over 18 years of business development, marketing and management experience in businesses ranging from early stage start-ups to private equity and from mid-stage business to large turn-around operations. Idealab continues to explore a range of technology frontiers. To inspire and facilitate personal and cultural growth.

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March Capital Partners' Jim Armstrong On A New, $240M Venture Fund

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At Idealab, we saw many shots on goal with companies who were consumer focused, and we have found the quality of entrepreneurs going to consumer Internet companies has changed dramatically, which represents a real opportunity. One, is this fund is really designed to pile onto its winners. That's a sea change.

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Ten Tech Entrepreneurs Who Are Putting LA on the Map

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Most recently, Rosenblatt cofounded Demand Media, launching in 2006 with $120 million in equity and the acquisition of eHow.com. Bill Gross – Idealab. Since 1996, Gross has been running Idealab. You might know Demand Media better as the people behind Cracked, DailyPuppy, and GolfLink. And frankly, I’m okay with that.