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Ostendo Raising Funds to Advance Virtual Reality Display Technology

Xconomy

Ostendo Technologies, a Carlsbad, CA-based company founded in 2005 to advance curved screens and other innovative display technologies, has raised $41.8 Adding to the confusion, the most-recent MoneyTree Report on San Diego venture capital activity shows that Ostendo raised almost $10 million in VC funding during the second quarter.

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Solving for Banner Blindness. Solve Media.

Both Sides of the Table

But as we’ve all gotten used to the standard “banner&# across the top of our screens or the “sky scraper&# along the right-hand side we’ve trained ourselves not to look there any longer. Rupert Murdoch, owners of The Wall Street Journal, has famously come down on the side of charging for content. I know, I know.

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Should You Really be a Startup Entrepreneur?

Both Sides of the Table

I’m enjoying being a VC. I thought I’d talk a bit about the differences I’ve experienced between being an entrepreneur & a VC – you know, from “both sides of the table.&#. So readers of tech journals gain a bias of the chances of success. VC meetings going well. 2 million in VC. Holy sh*t!!!

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How I Gamified My Own Brain to Lose Weight & Improve Fitness

Both Sides of the Table

I mostly talk about startups, technology & venture capital. Suddenly I look at the screen and 45 minutes have passed. I later switched to MyFitnessPal because after I sorted out the psychology it was easier to log what I was eating and keep a daily food journal. But for a few weeks will cover health & fitness.

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Should Startups Announce Their Funding?

Both Sides of the Table

I think many board members (including VCs) were trained 10+ years ago when life was very different and their advice often comes from an outdated lens. One of the advantages of blogging, using social media, public speaking, etc as a VC is that you get a more nuanced view of these shifts by watching your own successes and failures.

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Should You Really be a Startup Entrepreneur?

Both Sides of the Table

I’m enjoying being a VC. I thought I’d talk a bit about the differences I’ve experienced between being an entrepreneur & a VC – you know, from “both sides of the table.&#. So readers of tech journals gain a bias of the chances of success. VC meetings going well. 2 million in VC. Holy sh*t!!!

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First Ever Startup Weekend Orange County Live!

Tech Zulu Event

Maneesh has published papers in several technical journals and is the holder of three U.S. in venture capital and publicly launched in May 2011. In addition, he is on the board of directors for the Angel Capital Association, a national angel trade association. Based in Newport Beach, CatchFree has raised $5.5m