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How Yapert Puts All Your Interests In One Mobile App, With Phil Kelly

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How do you keep up with everything that''s happening with your favorite interests, brands, and personalities on your mobile phone? Yapert raised a funding round a few weeks ago from the Tech Coast Angels, Desert Angeles, and Pasadena Angels for its mobile apps, which consolidates news and information about your favorite interests.

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Why Online / Offline Mobile Integration is Going to be a Huge Business

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When I first got into VC I decided I better have some investment themes. My background was 8 years of telecoms & mobile and 8 years of cloud computing & SaaS – so these two themes were a given. Two big themes have emerged in my head in the past 3 years: offline / online integration and mobile computing.

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Reflections on 2018: Clinton Foy, CrossCut Ventures

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When I first joined Crosscut Ventures five years ago, the firm had $20 million under management and was just starting to invest out of its second fund. We now have $250 million under management, are investing out of our fourth fund and have made more than 80 investments.

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Why Silicon Valley and Hollywood Don’t Get Each Other and Who Will Win the Future

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And investing in content companies won’t return money! But audience size and consumption is massive and growing plus; Study Innovator’s Dilemma ( my cheat sheet here ). Watch out for an investment announcement from me here soon. It’s the reason I invested in Maker Studios and they’re on a tear.

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Interview with Matt Kozlov, Techstars Space Accelerator

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We invest both capital and an enormous amount of time and mentorship to help companies build the best businesses, as rapidly as possible. There have been a few major changes in the industry, which make space a compelling investment these days. It's transforming industries like entertainment, healthcare, and aerospace.

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Reflections on 2016: Rob Freelen, Silicon Valley Bank

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I studied East Asian religions in college and was intrigued to hear that a Buddhist monk was delivering meditation and mindfulness via a mobile app. Before SVB, Rob worked at marketing startup Impower and as investment manager at Fisher Investments. He earned a B.A.

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Digiday Mobile: The Future Of Mobile Media Live

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TechZulu will be streaming Digiday : Mobile live from 8:00am - 5:00pm PST Monday 3/8. Scott will share data and results from both ChaCha and other industry sources that will highlight the compelling opportunity that brand advertisers now have in the mobile arena. Presenter: Scott A. Presenter: Scott A.

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