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Burst adds a super high-tech dental floss to its dental care offerings

TechCrunch LA

The Los Angeles-based dental hygiene company, which has raised at least $20 million in financing from the growth capital investment firm Volition Capital, takes a different approach to reaching consumers than competitors like Quip. Indeed, it was through the network of experts that the company arrived at the design for its dental floss.

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Dassault Systemes Pilots New 3D Design Fellowship At UC Irvine

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Foundation , the nonprofit arm of aerospace giant Dassault Systemes, said that it is launching a new pilot program this summer at the University of California, Irvine's Samueli School of Engineering, which will teach community college students the skills behind 3-D design. READ MORE>>.

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Ashton Kutcher: Actor, Investor, Product Engineer?

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Lenovo said that Kutcher will work with the company''s engineering teams to help develop and market the company''s new Yoga line of tablets, providing input and decision-making into design, specifications, software and usage scenarios. Financial details of the partnership were not announced.

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Reflections on 2020: Brian Mac Mahon, Expert Dojo

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Every year, we feature the year end reflections of founders, CEOs, investors, and others in Southern California's high tech community.     We became the largest accelerator in Southern California with 80 investments in over 30 countries globally. We'll be posting these throughout the next two weeks.

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Interview with Todd Jerry, Marmol Radziner

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Todd has a unique view, having worked both on the venture and high technology investing side at Anthem, as well as the architecture and construction industry now. We're unique in that we are a design and build firm, we do both architecture as well as construction. Personally, I also had lots interest in architecture and design.

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Thanks to our sponsors!

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Middle Market Investment Banking. Stradling Yocca Carlson & Rauth (www.sycr.com) Sponsoring socalTECH's Orange County High Tech Report. Yarnell Design (www.masonyarnell.com/tech). Brilliant web and iPhone app design. Tech Coast Angels Fast Pitch - February 24th - UCLA. Startups Made Simple.

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8 Brand Models To Attract Your Perfect Fit Customer

Startup Professionals Musings

Then design your product, marketing, shopping environment, delivery model, and support around that model. Don’t attempt this model without high automation and a big investment up front. My message is to make branding an integral part of your solution design process, and keep it there. It’s a recipe for disaster.

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