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Layoffs Hot Keyword for Second Half of January 2009

SoCal CTO

Last month we Launched Los Angeles Tech and in the announcement we provide the Hot List for the first half of January 2009. Top for January 16, 2009 - January 31, 2009 Posts Are You Selling Online Yet? This hot list is based on various social signals of what people are writing about, reading, bookmarking, searching, etc.

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Hollywood 2.0 Panel

SoCal Tech Calendar

Wednesday, April 15, 2009 -- "Hollywood 2.0 Panel" Scripped.com and the UCLA Anderson School of Management Entrepreneurs Association. Students from the UCLA Anderson School of Management and UCLA Film School will be present. Students from the UCLA Anderson School of Management and UCLA Film School will be present.

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Startup Survival Guide

SoCal Tech Calendar

Wednesday, January 7, 2009 -- Startup Survival Guide. Entrepreneur Jason Calacanis will discuss the state of the current economy, and what startups can do to survive the current downturn at the UCLA Anderson School of Management. Email contact@scripped.com.

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Zuma Ventures: Creating A New Technology Startup Model

socalTECH

I was then brought into a fund as an EIR, an Entrepreneur-in-Residence for Epic Ventures. If you look at just Caltech, UCLA, and USC, and you look at our population base, we''re pouring out more engineers than pretty much anywhere. Entrepreneurs should seek those people out. That''s why creative people seek out Los Angeles.

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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. We have universities like CalTech, UCLA, USC and many more. I have one message for you, ‘get over it!

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Challenge of Predicting Winners

SoCal CTO

At the same time, when I saw an old colleague at an event at UCLA a few weeks back, we both were discussing how hard we felt it was to predict success in this kind of venture. Mobile Internet Apple Facebook ► 2009 (32) ► December (3) Startup Software Developers Startup Software Development – Do Your Homework Be.

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Innovation and Geography

SoCal CTO

Some events, like a recent Tech Coast Angel event at UCLA are really worth it. Mobile Internet Apple Facebook ► 2009 (32) ► December (3) Startup Software Developers Startup Software Development – Do Your Homework Be. Product Manager Entrepreneur Mark Geller SEO for Startups Startup Version 1.0

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