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Looking At LA's Technology Future with Derek Norton

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Watertower has been involved in a number of high visibility exits and fundings in recent months, including Riot Games (rumored to be $400M+), Machinima, and ExtendMedia. I think you know Riot Games, where we put together their first institutional money. Those are two big gaming companies.

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Twiistup 007: Date, Speakers, Early Bird Special

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Before launching his own publishing venture, Om was a senior writer for Business 2.0 He is also a Venture Partner at True Ventures. In 1995 he developed with Robert Morris the first web-based application, Viaweb, which was acquired by Yahoo in 1998. magazine covering telecom and broadband stories. gigaom.com. .

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Twiistup 007: Final Showoff's Additional Speakers and TZ Discount

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Founder and CEO of Mandalay Entertainment, the visionary multimedia venture spanning movies, TV, sports, and new media, Peter Guber is among the most successful executives in the entertainment and communications industries. Before launching his own publishing venture, Om was a senior writer for Business 2.0 gigaom.com.