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Crowdfunding an HIV Vaccine: Dr. Rubsamen of Immunity Project

Tech Zulu Event

For those just tuning in, The Immunity Project is a nonprofit initiative using a unique combination of crowdfunding and venture capital, along with a novel machine learning approach in devising an HIV vaccine. ” Note: The Reddit thread doubles as a great FAQ. Make sure to give it a read. .

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Why You Should Start a Company in. Los Angeles

SoCal Delicious

Sand Hill Road has so many venture capital firms and they are so large, and they have been around for so long and they are very closely coupled and tied with Stanford [University]. And what happened in L.A. is--were not Sand Hill Road, right? Nowhere in the world is Sand Hill Road. Let me point out what I believe that means.