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The Snap IPO Happened. What Next LA?

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It’s hard to remember that in 2012 it was still hard for LA VCs to persuade investors into funds that LA was a viable market for great venture capital funds or convince many VCs that LA was a market worth investing dollars into startups. 43% of all goods arriving into American ports come through LA and Long Beach ports in Los Angeles.

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Interview with Clint Brauer, Greenfield Robotics

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We've set it up so that saves them money compared to investing in GMOs and seed and machines that they use to spray those chemicalswe just replace that cost. I went to college at K-State, and then I started with a little Internet development company, W3 Design, which became USWeb Los Angeles. That was where this company came from.

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Fuel50: Helping Employees Figure Out Their Career Path, With Anne Fulton

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com) � backed by local investors Rincon Venture Partners and Bonfire Ventures�is helping to solve that problem, with its career pathing software designed for helping employees at large enterprises figure out what's next. Even when I had babies, I started a company making baby clothing with designers for a few years. What is Fuel50?

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