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Congrats To The Spotlight: LA Tech Fall Presenting Companies at UCLA

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For those who still might be wondering what Spotlight: LA Tech is all about, It’s a screening room for new technology homegrown in our region. This Spotlight takes place Thursday, October 27, at UCLA. InVenture is next stage microfinance – focusing on providing expansion capital. It’s a gallery of great entrepreneurship.

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Vision, School, & Work | Interview with Jim Farley CMO Ford Motors

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Facebook, mobile advertising agencies, even Pinterest and Twitter (though they’re not directly related to automotive). Anyone who’s gone IPO realizes their core business is now in advertising and their scale and targeting tools are good enough that they can compete with and exceed TV. . ” THE CAR AS A PRIVATE SPACE.

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Los Angeles Startup Weekend August 2011 | The Complete Breakdown

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Evening guests and judges arrived including Scott Sangster (President of LA Tech Coast Angels ), Farhad Mohit (Founder of BizRate/Shopzilla and Gri.pe ) and David Carter (Entrepreneur, Investor, Mentor, advisor at UCLA/USC/Chapman). Also of note was Ryan Orrico’s launch of HandJob, a new form of job applicant screening and referral tracking.

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Can You Really Build a Great Tech Firm Outside Silicon Valley?

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Last year I was on Sand Hill Road in Silicon Valley meeting with one of the most prominent venture capital firms in the country. In my LA I often see computer screens open with entrepreneurs talking about digital media. We have world-class universities like Caltech, UCLA, USC and more. I live in the city of Santa Monica.