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Ortiva Wireless Boosts Sales Efforts With New Hire

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La Jolla-based Ortiva Wireless , which develops technology to stream video to mobile devices, reports today that it has hired on a new, Senior Vice President of Worldwide Sales, James D. According to the firm, Edson will help manage and grow the firm's domestic and international carrier business.

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LeisureLink Gets $9M In Series C

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The round came from current investors, including Clearstone Venture Partners, Mission Ventures, and Wyndham Exchange & Rentals. The company said the new funding will go towards investments in its technology platform, and also for its sales efforts.

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This Week in VC: Michael Montgomery (President, Montgomery & Co.)

Both Sides of the Table

Michael is a very accomplished corporate executive in his own right having run Sega Gameworks and helped IPO EuroDisney as well as having been on the founding team of DreamWorks SKG (where he helped them raise their first $900 million in equity). A bank can help you balance fund raising with running your company.

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Interview with Eric Hovanec and Steve Reich, LeisureLink

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We caught up with Eric Hovanec, the firm's CEO, and Steve Reich, the firm's SVP of Sales, to hear more about the funding. We help them distribute their product, and put it on the shelf, anywhere a customer might buy--whether that's with a tour operator, travel agency, or a travel website. Eric Hovanec: There are two things going on.

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The Challenges (& Opportunities) of Starting a Tech Company in LA

Jason Nazar

We tend to be better at things like team building, negotiations, sales, and fundraising – which are arguably the most important skills entrepreneurs should posses. And Mark Suster has been fostering an environment to help find and grow the best and brightest new LA tech companies with LAunchpad.

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