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This Week in VC with @VCMike Hirshland of Polaris Ventures

Both Sides of the Table

One of things I’ve loved the most about doing now 11 weeks of This Week in VC is a chance to have an hour-long recorded conversation with investors. And in my interviews with many VCs I feel that people can watch these and get to know the VC’s as human beings a bit better. So how did Mike get into VC?

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Startup Accelerator, Backed by LA Investors, Targets VR, AR

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The Green Screen Institute , a startup accelerator which is looking to create innovation in the virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) areas, says that it is getting close to closing applications for its first, startup accelerator program.

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Tecca Aims At Women

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Tecca was originally spun out as a project of Fuse Capital, the venture capital investment firm formerly headed by Ross Levinsohn, before he was hired away to run Yahoo's Americas business; Tecca is now co-led by Assaf Tarnopolsky (Sony Pictures/MobiTV) and Shannon Ludovissy (Fox Interactive Media/Movielink/Fandango/NBC).

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Velocity Interactive Group Adds Partner

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Los Angeles-based Velocity Interactive Group, the venture capital firm led by Ross Levinsohn and Jon Miller, said this morning that it has added Mickie Rosen as an investment partner at the company. Rosen has also served at Fandango, a number of Idealab companies, Disney, and McKinsey and Company. READ MORE>>

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Digiday Mobile: The Future Of Mobile Media Live

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After recent announcements by Google and Apple, the mobile advertising ecosystem is abuzz with optimism and flush with venture capital. Jones, Founder, Chairman and CEO, ChaCha Search, Inc. 9:00am: Keynote Presentation: Mobile Advertising: The Hype, The Hope, and The Financial Reality.

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