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Entity Academy, an edtech startup that trains, mentors and places women in tech roles, secures $100M

TechCrunch LA

An edtech startup called Entity Academy — which provides women with training, in areas like data science and software development; mentoring; and ultimately job coaching — has raised $100 million on the heels of strong growth of its business, and an ambition to improve that ratio.

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The Breakthrough Presentation that Stole the Upfront Summit

Both Sides of the Table

He’s here on stage with Snoop Dogg and they had just dialed in Shaq to record a live video for his platform. We’ve known each other for nearly a decade and he’s been a friend, a co-investor in startups and a mentor to many startups with whom I’ve worked. It was just announced today on TechCrunch.

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SVB Presents Amplify Mentor Series with Zefr

SoCal Tech Calendar

Wednesday, December 12, 2012 -- SVB Presents Amplify Mentor Series with Zefr. ZEFR Founders, Zach James and Richard Raddon, will give a presentation on the founding of ZEFR. With more than 1 billion monthly views after only a year on the platform, ZEFR is the fastest growing YouTube partner. link] (more)

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Brian Grazer and Ron Howard’s Imagine Impact entertainment “accelerator” inks deal with Netflix

TechCrunch LA

From its first cohort through to last year’s team of presenters, Imagine Impact not only provides mentorship, but brings selected screenwriters to Los Angeles for an intensive period of workshopping, subsidized by the accelerator. We are looking forward to being a part of this new way stories and talent are discovered and mentored.”.

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7 Metaphors That Every Aspiring Leader Should Emulate

Startup Professionals Musings

I saw a new approach in the classic book “ Leadership Transformed: How Ordinary Managers Become Extraordinary Leaders ,” by Dr. Peter Fuda, which identifies seven leadership themes, presented as metaphors. If you are an investor, you need to recognize and mentor entrepreneurs to extraordinary leadership.

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Congrats To The Spotlight: LA Tech Fall Presenting Companies at UCLA

Tech Zulu Event

And now without further ado I present the Spotlight: LA Tech Fall Companies: Spotlight Companies. Earbits is an online radio platform where artists, labels and concert promoters bid for airtime on a per-song-played basis, and use the exposure to sell their music, event tickets and more.

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Warner Media Camp Graduates Second Class

socalTECH

The startups included SideVision , an ecommerce software platform; Portal Entertainment a content development company; Bubbl , a developer of mobile and web-based video editing tools; Wisemetrics , social content publishing; Incoming Media , push notification for video; and Toggle , a developer of HDMI dongles for streaming UltraViolet content.

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