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Down bad

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Things have already plunged so quickly at the signal of a recession that insiders fear a lengthy bear market could hit crypto far more brutally than expected — tearing tokens to lows far below the highs of the 2017 bull run. Crypto markets were down pretty bad last week (though admittedly, it’s only been downhill since then).

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JAKKS Pacific, NantWorks In Toy Joint Venture

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Los Angeles-based NantWorks , the technology incubation and investment firm run by billionaire Patrick Soon-Shiong, and Malibu-based toy firm JAKKS Pacific announced this morning that the two are in a join venture to create anew company, DreamPlay Toys.

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Reflections on 2018: Michael Jones, Science Inc.

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Our investment in PlayVS and the subsequent launch of their Season Zero high school e-sports platform was very exciting. Additionally, due to the fires in Malibu, we have been testing various air filtration system. What was the biggest news for your company in 2018?

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Interview with Jonathan Kohn, Fitspot

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Jonathan Kohn: I'm a former investment banker turned personal trainer. Jonathan Kohn: We've been out now in the LA market for four and a half months, we've done close to 1500 sessions in that time, very strong retention, and our average customer works out six times a month. How did you start the company?

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Robb Report's Bill Curtis On Why Podcasting Is The Next Media Frontier

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For today's interview, we spoke to Bill Curtis , the founder of Malibu-based CurtCo Media (www.curtco.com). We've obviously pivoted into what I think is today's most exciting media market, which is the podcast world, which is growing at a nice 40 percent annual pace. That was our plan. The last question for you.

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Does a VCs Culture Really Matter? The Upfront Story

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.” The reason is that at a VC you have a group of partners who often have different focus areas of excellence, each pursues deals in their respective field, each makes investments and sits on boards and each spends their most difficult hours tackling problems at portfolio companies vs. solving the challenges at the VC itself.

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Interview with Aaron Hirschorn, DogVacay.com

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If you need a 12 acre ranch in Malibu for your Great Dane, with an animal trainer on staff, that's $75.00. We know you're doing this as a dog lover, but it might be interesting to talk a bit about your past background in the venture investing industry? Dog owners can browse through the site, and find the best options for their pet.