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Reflections on 2018: Anna Barber, Techstars LA

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I'm also tracking the growth of esports - both amateur participation through leagues, analytics platforms and training solutions as well as new tech around the viewer experience for pro esports - lots of exciting stuff here. In 2006 she sat next to a woman on an airplane who became her business partner in her next startup, Scribble Press.

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Earbuds lets audiences stream the playlists of athletes, entertainers and each other

TechCrunch LA

The company is one of a growing number of startups trying to rejuvenate the music streaming market by combining it with social networking so that audiences can listen to the playlists of their favorite athletes and entertainers… and their friends. “He was jamming. ” Earbuds founder Jason Fox. Logging on is easy.

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Inside the Realms of Ruin

TechCrunch LA

And how are these concerns exacerbated given that these authors’ target audience is too young to buy cryptocurrency on platforms like Coinbase and Gemini? Federa added that the entire Solana network is designed to keep fees low in the long term. But monetizing fan fiction through online platforms is a trickier matter.

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You Need to Win the Battle for Share of Mind

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They got us to fill out the details of where we worked in the past and the network effect compels us to keep it updated. So resume + directionally-correct social graph = goldmine for recruiting, networking and marketing. It doesn’t strike me as a “social network&# in the way we’ve come to define them.

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Why I Invested in Gogii (textPlus) – My First Ever Later Stage Deal

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I invested in LA-based Gogii , one of the fastest growing, most exciting mobile social networking companies you’ve never heard of and maker of a product called textPlus. Well, we started out a free text messaging platform. I know this category has gotten a lot of press. Why are they doing it on textPlus? People like free.

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Making Money on YouTube | Audience First, Cash Second

Tech Zulu Event

Nick Tran, Social Media Director for Taco Bell said, “The new entertainment for teens is YouTube. It’s like a press junket for online with public access. The conference is primarily targeted to people with a passion for the YouTube platform. It’s a conference about the community, not as much a business conference.

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Twiistup 6 Highlights

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I believe that Twiistup is now a platform from which to grow and highlight what is uniquely LA. For highlighting what is uniquely LA, for adhering to a strict quality standard for speakers and for building this great platform for the future Francisco Dao (aka “ The Man ”) should feel proud of what he has accomplished.

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