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What Mattered in 2012: Kevin Winston, Digital LA

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The biggest news for Digital LA this year has been creating and spearheading Silicon Beach Fest, LA's first startup entertainment community festival in Santa Monica and Venice in June, 2012. This past year 2012 was all about forming teams, picking players, and choosing uniforms.

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Demand Media Raises 2012 Guidance On Registrar Growth

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Santa Monica-based Demand Media , the online publishing business run by Richard Rosenblatt, announced its first quarter 2012 results yesterday, and also raised its fiscal 2012 financial guidance. The firm was helped significantly in the quarter by growth in the firm's registrar business, which grew 17 percent year to year.

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What Mattered in 2012: Mark Suster, GRP Partners

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The most significant news for GRP Partners in 2012 was the first close of our 4th venture fund. The biggest lesson I learned in 2012 was the importance of having a strong peer group and supportive venture community. What was the biggest news for you/your firm this year?

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What Mattered in 2012: Howard Marks, StartEngine

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2012 has been a remarkably interesting year in terms of developments in technology. As we come to rely more and more on the internet for everything - and I mean everything - people who don't have the skills or time to produce what they need are going to turn to others to help them get their message out there. It was a big year for us.

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Who’s Who in Tech: Growing Companies Make Their Mark

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Honey Science, which was founded in 2012 to help customers find online shopping deals, made a huge leap from startup to established player in November 2019 when it was acquired for $4 billion in cash from PayPal.

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Friday Tech Video Roundup for November 16th, 2012

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Los Angeles MiniTime debuted its service this week to help families find reviews and information for their family vacation. Santa Barbara's Phone Halo pitches the idea of its GPS/Bluetooth wallet tracking device in this (kinda campy) video. Planning your family vacation with MiniTime. SpaceX Grasshopper.

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How Tuition.IO Is Helping To Tame Student Debt, One Employee At A Time

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Santa Monica-based Tuition.IO (tuition.io) has s created a way for companies to both help their employees tackle that mound of student debt, as well as attract better and more loyal employees. It makes sense for employers to help their employees pay that years ahead of that, with this program. It's been amazing.

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