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Jesse Draper

Known as ‘The Valley Girl’, actress Jesse Draper has interviewed some of the biggest names in Silicon Valley, including the CEO’s and founders of Google, Craigslist and Tesla Motors to name a few. She is the founder, producer, writer and host of “The Valley Girl Show,” an entertaining and informative Web-based talk show featuring exclusive interviews with today’s leading business minds. Growing up in Silicon Valley, Draper was immersed in the world of business and entrepreneurship, which motivated her to create a show to celebrate the ‘movers and the shakers’ of the world in a fun, approachable and sometimes irreverent way.

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Valley Girl’s Backstage Pass to The Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show

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The annual Victoria’s Secret’s Fashion Show airs Tuesday, November 30, 2010 on CBS at 10/9 Central (TOMORROW). Take note that Akon and the fabulicious Katy Perry will be the musical performances for the evening, so look forward to some amazing [...]

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The Scots of Tech: Valley Girl’s Trip through Edinburgh’s Entrepreneurial World

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When we think “hubs of technology”, the cities that tend to go through our minds are Palo Alto, Seattle, Boston and New York with LA and Chicago close behind.  It’s also no secret that Asia’s cities are rockin’ in this [...]

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On a Somber Note: Facebook Memorials

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A friend recently brought facebook memorials to my attention and I was intrigued. When someone with a facebook account passes away, what becomes of their account? Once reported to facebook tech team, these deceased members accounts become unofficial memorials. Places [...]

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The Valley Girl Shares With ShareThis!

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“Everyone shares,” says Tim Schigel, CEO of ShareThis.  And its true! Sharing is a new phenomenon people would never have recognized in years past. Who knew that every single time someone shared something with a friend would be valuable? Well, it [...]

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The Valley Girl Meets Memeo

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Last week, after I wrote about Dropbox — the startup that makes a free online hard drive — I got a call from one of Dropbox’s rivals, a startup called Memeo. Memeo provides products for essentially any back-up or data syncing situation. Memeo provides the tech behind the free online hard drive Google provides Google Docs users, for example. Who knew online storage was such a hot space?

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The Valley Girl Meets SimpleGeo

Location-based services are the biggest trend since social media, and Bay Area startup SimpleGeo is trying to cash in. Joe Stump, founder and CTO of SimpleGeo says, “It’s a gold rush and we’re selling the shovels.” What began as an idea for a [...]

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The Valley Girl Meets Dropbox, A Startup Going Head-To-Head With Google

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Dropbox is a “hard drive in the clouds,” says the hot Silicon Valley startup’s very humble founder and CEO, an MIT grad named Drew Houston. Drew came up with the idea upon having forgotten his USB drive on a trip [...]

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White Collar Brawler Launch

Ever Wanted to Quit Your Day Job? Check out this new web-series! Web shows are getting more and more interactive these days. “White Collar Brawler” is one of the first REAL-ity shows where the public can physically participate, not only [...]

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Googled! (The Movie)

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“Googled?”

Yes, it is a verb. Soon to be a MOVIE! If you think the facebook movie, “A Social Network”, is going to be a big deal? Can you imagine?!! We are talking about the GOOGLE movie!!!

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Q+A with Vinod Khosla

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Jesse Draper interviewed Vinod Khosla, one of the founders of SUN Microsystems and founder of Khosla Ventures on The Valley Girl Show. In this Q+A, they talk about the origin of SUN Microsystems, what it means to be an entrepreneur, and the future of clean tech.

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