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JULY 9, 2013

The Spiridellis brothers are best known for their quirky, humorous, and viral Internet videos, which they have parlayed into both a digital greeting card business, JibJab , and now, a line of educational videos and related apps at StoryBots.

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 20, 2013

Los Angeles-based Virtual Greats , a provider of licensed, virtual goods for online and mobile games, has been acquired by fellow virtual goods company Iconicfuture , the two announced this week. Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. Iconicfuture is based in Germany. in funding from Omnicom and others.

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Berkonomics

OCTOBER 31, 2013

So it seemed perfectly natural that my brother and I find our separate callings as entrepreneurs from the very start. My brother, who had an artist streak where no-one could identify its roots, drew pictures that were extraordinary, and became one of the world’s one hundred most noted architects. Are you a DNA-based entrepreneur?

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TechCrunch LA

JANUARY 27, 2022

Gaming has been one of the most popular entertainment categories in the last two years of pandemic living. We are excited to back the Kasin brothers and their talented team as they continue to build and grow the business!” ” That sauce is something that investors think will be to mass-market taste. “We

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TechCrunch LA

AUGUST 29, 2019

“We already have over 5,000 sessions that were played in the last two months.” Super Smash Brothers, CS:GO and Hearthstone. “Our tagline is ‘Play with pros’ now,” says Wang. A typical session on ProGuides lasts around 45 minutes and players are available for Fortnite, League of Legends.

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JANUARY 24, 2019

The startup was founded by Jonathan and Joshua Viner, the two brothers who founded Wag.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 26, 2012

Irvine-based Brand Affinity Technologies , the latest startup from the Steelberg brothers, said Thursday that it has acquired the fan photography business of Printroom. Financial terms of the buy were not disclosed. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

MARCH 26, 2019

Wheels , a new startup from the co-founders of Wag , announced this morning that the company has started offering up access to its electric powered, two wheel bicycles in Los Angeles, as it expands from its base in San Diego. The startup is led by Wag co-founders and brothers Jonathan and Josh Viner.

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socalTECH

JUNE 12, 2013

For venture capital investors and entrepreneurs, used to making the commute between Silicon Beach and Silicon Valley, the distance--and time--between the two technology centers has just dropped, thanks to the launch of Surf Air , an all-you-can-fly membership airline.

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socalTECH

MARCH 21, 2013

The new effort, StoryBots, grew out of the parenting experience of the two founders of JibJab. The StoryBots are brightly colored, on-screen creatures created by the brothers to help entertain and educate kids. StoryBots debuted its first set of applications back in September. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 8, 2010

Netflix and Disney-ABC Television Group announced this morning that the two are in a new, licensing agreement, which will allow Netflix to stream episodes from the ABC Television Network, Disney Channel, and ABC Family over the Internet. Financial details of the streaming deal between the firms was not disclosed.

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TechCrunch LA

SEPTEMBER 24, 2018

Who’s relying on his co-founder, and brother, Zach, to help him execute. ” That mantra of scalability was apparently what attracted Casa Verde, which took only two months to decide to lead the investment round into Lipson’s new venture. “That’s the underlying mantra of our strategy.” ” .

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TechCrunch LA

NOVEMBER 1, 2018

The company’s reach spans demographics and geography, according to co-chief executives (and brothers) Daniel and Michael Broukhim, with users ranging in age from 15 to 85 and subscriptions covering all 50 states. FabFitFun expands its video reach with a new experiment in live programming.

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TechCrunch LA

APRIL 12, 2018

Both programmers, the two reconnected after doing stints as custom developers during and after college, and then when they were developing tools for their families’ businesses as residential contractors in the Los Angeles suburb of Glendale.

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 6, 2013

This year the night before the journey my brother got a call from the person who had committed to watch his dogs that she wasn’t able to watch them after all. Panic ensued as we couldn’t bring the dogs to San Diego and my brother’s three kids look forward to this great trip all year. I registered. and upload that.

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Tech.Co

JULY 12, 2016

Brogan Bambrogan, the colorful cofounder of futuristic travel startup Hyperloop, left his position as CTO at the company less than two weeks ago. “Shervin’s brother and Chief Legal Officer of Hyperloop One, Defendant Afshin Pishevar, strolled through Hyperloop One’s office and placed a hangman’s noose on BamBrogan’s chair.

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Eric Greenspan

JUNE 25, 2015

I brought his little brother. Last week, the little one graduate preschool, the same school his older brother attended. It arrived 12 years after the older one graduated and on the day his little brother graduated. We’ve got two of our four kids asleep right now, after a family movie night. It was a great day.

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 19, 2012

Both my brother and I are semi-recent dads. I've got a two, four, and six years old, and Evan has a four and a seven year old. It wouldn't be a twenty two minute television show, where you'd site down at some time to watch. They are two StoryBots, one named Beep, and another named Boop.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 22, 2009

Los Angeles-based Access 360 and production company Endemol USA said Thursday that the two firms have partnered on a new series, which will run on Access 360's media network. The two firms did not disclose sponsors, but said it was working with leading brands interested in its young adult audience. READ MORE>>.

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SEPTEMBER 24, 2008

Los Angeles-based MySpace and PayPal announced this morning that the two companies are teaming to help people collection donations for non-profit organizations. According to the firms, they have create a fundraising software--which they are calling the MySpace IMPACT / PayPal fundraising widget--which can be placed on any MySpace page.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

SEPTEMBER 11, 2009

Using a SQL-injection attack, the hackers installed malware on Hannaford Brothers.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 11, 2015

When most people think of John Shahidi two words come to mind. Here’s a two-minute clip of John answering the question about celebrities. He landed Justin Bieber because Shahidi and his brother Sam had started a games company and Bieber actually wanted to meet them because he loved their game. Bieber & Mayweather.

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 19, 2012

Both my brother and I are semi-recent dads. I've got a two, four, and six years old, and Evan has a four and a seven year old. It wouldn't be a twenty two minute television show, where you'd site down at some time to watch. They are two StoryBots, one named Beep, and another named Boop.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 15, 2013

Her brother played rugby for the English rugby team and went to Oxford. That’s kind of like having a brother in the NFL in the US. When I lived and worked in London my wonderful assistant was Deborah Halliday, who was raised a very “proper” British young lady. If you just asked. Fast forward. My son Jacob.

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Tech Zulu Event

MARCH 4, 2013

Because of his unfortunate event, Lorenzo and his brother, Edward Pultar, teamed up and decided to build an app to prevent thefts and other applications for research and data. Together, the brothers made an app that works both on Android phones and tablets called, Valarm. respectively.

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 29, 2011

Bong Koh: My other co-founders include a guy I've known for a number of years--my younger brother, Bong Doh, who was one of the first engineers at VideoEgg up in the bay area. That's interesting that you are starting this with your brother, did you ever think you'd start a company with him? Who are your other cofounders?

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InfoChachkie

MARCH 8, 2011

As highlighted in the movie The Social Network , the Winklevoss brothers are embroiled in a protracted lawsuit with Mark Zuckerberg, Founder of Facebook. Pictures – I used two pictures, so I suppose they were worth two thousand words. If you haven’t already subscribed yet, subscribe now for.

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socalTECH

JUNE 19, 2019

We offer up courses for League of Legends, Fortnite, Hearthstone, Magic: The Gathering Arena and Super Smash Brothers Ultimate. That's where InstaPros, which we launched two weeks ago, comes in. When we first launched, we only supported two games, League of Legends and Hearthstone. What does that look like to a user?

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 4, 2008

The highly ranked travel site was founded, and bootstrapped, by two brothers--Eric and David Bjorndahl--and we talked with Eric about the company. In contrast to a lot of companies, we're still a relatively small startup--it's just myself and my brother, but it supports both of us full time and profitable. He graduated from U.C.

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APRIL 15, 2019

Josh Viner: We're different in two ways. Because of those two key things, plus being a really sleek, fashion-forward design, we can reach a much larger demographic. In fact, my brother even fell off these devices a few tims. Josh Viner: We announced that we raised around $37M in funding a month or two ago.

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From the Venture Trenches

MAY 2, 2013

Success was far from certain when both parties gathered at my house just over two years ago to discuss the project and Kluge’s capabilities. By “family”, I am including our brothers at Talpor and in particular the incomparable Julio Castillo. John Ales: Videographer, Photographer, Actor, Director, LA brother.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 19, 2017

The idea came about because of my work in both regions, and comparing and contrasting the two, and figuring out the game in Southern California. We have the president of the Salk Institute, the President of Qualcomm, an EVP from Warner Brothers, the CEO of PIMCO, and quite a collection of others. We have a way to go.

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socalTECH

MAY 1, 2019

Brian Liu: We're launching a new business, BizCounsel, which looks a lot like the big brother for LegalZoom. Brian Liu: I think, with a new company, there are two things you always key. Brian Liu: I think it's two things. It was fun, but when I was done with it, I figured out I didn't need to do that for two years.

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Tech Zulu Event

JULY 9, 2012

Founded by two brothers, Bronson and Lucas Taylor, Doug Logue and Mensa-certified Brian Wentzloff the Iconify team decided to build the service they needed to show-off and generate work, but could not find. The focus on the presentation is minimal to allow the creative work to speak for itself.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 11, 2010

How does your brother-in-law feel about that? He said, “When someone’s passing the hors d’oeuvres tray you always take two&#. So I came up with the corollary, “When someone’s passing you the hors d’oeuvres tray always take two. If the appetizers are in front of you, take two.

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Eric Greenspan

MAY 19, 2016

My brother, our COO at MIW II and my right arm, sent me a link to a post that Best Buy is switching from VW Beetles to the Toyota Prius. After the demise of Make It Work II in June of 2012, I reached out to see if I could lend some advice or insight from my 15 year run with two companies named Make It Work.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 10, 2014

In some reputable surveys , as many as two-thirds of entrepreneurs felt that their entrepreneurial spirit was more ingrained than learned, so a specific education level is at least irrelevant. Sculley is currently doing well, despite his setback at Apple, as a partner in Sculley Brothers, a private investment firm formed in 1995.

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