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Green Dot's Steve Streit Gets National Award

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Steve Streit , the founder of Monrovia, California-based Green Dot , which provides prepaid debit cards and other products, has been tapped for a national award recognizing entrepreneurs. Streit was among nine entrepreneurs awarded in an event hosted by Jay Leno in Palm Springs.

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SoCalBio Business Mixer

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This event will feature presentations and a panel discussion focusing on how bioscience entrepreneurs can use the media to their advantage. It will be moderated by PR expert Erik Deutsch of ExcelPR Group, who works with local medical device and biotech companies, such as STAAR Surgical of Monrovia, on PR and media outreach efforts.

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Tech Coast Angels Formally Announces New Fund, ACE

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The TCA said that the fund will help members benefit from the "collective wisdom" of the Tech Coast Angels, will allow investors to diversify their portfolios, and will simplify the process of raising funds for entrepreneurs.

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Catching Up With Mike Giardello, President of Innovate Pasadena

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There are always the hard core entrepreneurs, who will do anything they have to do get it done, and they'll work in the basement, they'll literally use their car as their office, wherever. However, we have broad groups of entrepreneurs and types of technology, which makes it challenging to develop programming around that fits everyone.

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Interview with Jonathan Cooper, ATMCASH

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Ever since the huge success of Monrovia-based Green Dot in its IPO last year, netting a huge return for local angels, investors here have taken a second look at financial startups.

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