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Eight Repeat Entrepreneurs To Watch In SoCal

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They've acquired CAPTCHA security tools originally developed by Vidoop, and looking to market that technology to e-commerce web sites, social networking sites, and others looking to reduce spam and fraud. His new site, Mahalo, is focused on people-based, online search, with backing from Seuqoia Capital and Elon Musk, among others.

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Guide to the LA Startup Community

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MySpace is one of the world’s largest social networks, with about 125 million users. Previously, Ian co-founded personal music sharing software provider Mediacode with Rob Lord. Jason Calacanis – Mahalo Jason Calacanis was CEO and co-founder of Weblogs, Inc., Mediacode was sold to Yahoo.

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