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This Week in VC with Farb Nivi, Founder of Grockit

Both Sides of the Table

Current round: $8.1mm in Series C by S3 Ventures (lead), Adams Capital Mgmt, Triangle Peak Partners. Pricing engine helps publishers ascertain ad inventory pricing by analyzing ad transaction data from the market/exchanges. Founded in 1999 in Austin, Texas. Brought in new CEO, Russ Reeder in 2008.

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INNOVATION - A Scientist's Perspective

AeA Los Angeles Council

Washington is run by a CEO reporting to a 535-member Board of Directors. A colleague working at the National Science Foundation said to me, "The lag time between fundamental idea and marketable product is usually longer than policymakers are willing to consider." government. There are numerous other examples.)

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What the Past Can Tell Us About the Future of Social Networking

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Was it massively better software, better companies, better markets? It was: up-market, exclusive, urban, elite, aesthetically pleasing, ad-free and users were verified. We are also seeing the growth of social networks around topics of interest like StockTwits for people interested in investing in the stock market.