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Page Howe: Why Everyone In LA Ought To Have a.LA Domain

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Page Howe: I've been a fan of the domain since 2008 and 2009, having grown up in LA, lived here, and seen the story here through the good and the bad. It's not just a real estate or technology or entertainment town, it's all of those, which we can show off with a new namespace. It's the same for a great domain.

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Want to Start a Technology Company in LA?

Both Sides of the Table

First, I’d like to quote (paraphrase) Brad Feld speaking at Twiistup in LA in 2009, “I keep hearing people in LA talking with a chip on their shoulders about building a tech business here relative to Silicon Valley. LA produced Applied Semantics that created AdSense and was bought by Google. You don’t. Get over it.

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Thanks To Our Sponsors

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tech, new media, entertainment and consumer industries. on April 24, 2009. startups from around the globe to grace the stage in front of Valley VCs, Google, Microsoft, Amazon, Salesforce, Vmware and more. BASSETT Executive Search Solutions (www.BassettSearch.com) The confidential. Do you have what it takes? socalTECH readers.

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This Week in VC with Dana Settle of Greycroft Partners

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Closing a VC fund in 2009/10 is a major achievement in and of itself. Founded in November 2007 in New York City by Alexis Maybank and Kevin Ryan (co-founder of DoubleClick); CEO is Susan Lyne (ex-CEO Marta Stewart Living Omnimedia) Revenue estimates: $50mm in 2008; $170mm in 2009 (versus budget of $150mm); $450mm forecasted for 2010.

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Cord Cutting: How to Get High-Speed Internet Without Cable, 2017 Edition

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I cut the cord back in 2009, and now millions of people are doing the same every year. If you’re thinking about breaking away from the cable monopolies and getting your data, music, and video in other ways, congratulations, I’m with you.

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Thanks to socalTECH's Sponsors!

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tech, new media, entertainment and consumer industries. April 24, 2009. startups from around the globe to grace the stage in front of Valley VCs, Google, Microsoft, Amazon, Salesforce, Vmware and more. BASSETT Executive Search Solutions (www.BassettSearch.com) The confidential. Do you have what it takes? socalTECH readers.

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2009 Coming To A Close, 2010 Just Around The Corner!

Tech Zulu Event

TechZulu still has a few slots open for our early 2010 events for our large diverse audience — social media users, venture capitalist, PR people, developers, bloggers, Hollywood entertainment and many more. Trending topics are all the rage, Twitter, Google. You’ll receive recognition as a thank you for your sponsorship.