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First Ever Startup Weekend Orange County Live!

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As you all know TechZulu is a huge supporter of Startup Weekend, and when we had the chance to be part of the very first Orange County (my home town) Startup Weekend we jumped on board. Tonights Startup Weekend presentations are being judged by the following: Maneesh Goyal. He blogs at startup-marketing.com.

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OCTANe LaunchPad Firms Raise More Than $25M

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OCTANe , the Orange County-based organization helping to bolster the high tech industry and entrepreneurs, reported this morning that in the first half of 2012, companies participating in its startup accelerator have raised a total of $26.8M in funding.

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Arkami Racks Up Over $300K For Secure USB Drive MyIDKey

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Technology veterans Tareq Risheq and Mark Thacker are no strangers to the world of high tech startups and angel and venture capital--Risheq was formerly CEO of Celllynx, Thacker was co-founder at Datallegro--but the way they're funding their newest startup is unusual, and a testament to the growing popularity of crowdfunding.

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Interview with Matthew Jenusaitis, OCTANe

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That was primarily driven by the economy; when the economy is down, investments are down, and it is increasingly difficult to d a startup. Historically, OCTANe has been loosely married to UC Irvine, where OCTANe first started five or six years ago. If you were to tell investors about Orange County's strengths, what would you say?

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SendGrid At Heart Of Controversy Over Women, Technology Industry

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It a position where it can only lose, SendGrid --the email SDK and services firm which has significant operations in Orange County--has become the center of a controversy which has thrown the high tech industry's acceptance of women into stark contrast.

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OCTANe's Augusta To Leave

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Orange County's effort to boost startup and high tech companies, OCTANe, is losing its President and CEO, Gary Augusta, and has retained an executive search firm to find a replacement, the group said Thursday. Tags: augusta octane orange nonprofit gary county executive.

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