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This Week in VC with Farb Nivi, Founder of Grockit

Both Sides of the Table

He’s also candid, humble and helpful. And the broader question of whether VC’s will continue to invest in the Twitter ecosystem. Current round: $3.35mm in Series A by TomorrowVentures (Eric Schmidt’s personal investment vehicle), Saban Ventures, Founder Collective, SK Telecom Ventures. Estimated 15mm downloads to date.

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INNOVATION - A Scientist's Perspective

AeA Los Angeles Council

This 15-20 year prospecting, as a general rule, requires a long-term investment strategy by the government. While innovation is indeed listed as a top priority of OSTP, this "investment in innovation-enabling research" will not necessarily help STEM education, nor do anything to inspire America's youth. John Culberson (R-TX).

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What the Past Can Tell Us About the Future of Social Networking

Both Sides of the Table

It doesn’t take a rocket scientist to see how big people like Match.com and eHarmony became on the trend of helping us find our dating partners and why this would be improved my mobile, social networks. At the bottom end of the stack is storage (S3) and processing (EC2). I’m going to write a whole post on BothSid.es