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Silicon Beach at USC 2013 | Entrepreneurial Inspiration

Tech Zulu Event

As one of the organizers, Jay Tucker explained, “The Silicon Beach movement is the future of the Los Angeles tech area – tech, mobility, digital content, entrepreneurship, etc. I wanted to connect LA’s incredible entrepreneurs with the larger business community and with the resources of USC.”. Startup Pitch Competition.

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USC Students Show Off Their Innovations at 2013 Innovator Showcase

Tech Zulu Event

Because the event was scheduled during Trojan Family Weekend, a weekend where parents and family from all over the nation come visit the USC campus, the event was filled with curious family members. This event was a competition, and judges began making their rounds around noon. We now have a solid proof of concept.”

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Trojans and Bruins Battle on the Startup Field

Tech Zulu Event

It isn’t the biggest secret that the University of Southern California (USC) Trojans and the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) Bruins aren’t the best of friends, especially on the football field. On Sunday, March 2 nd at USC, these rivals took their battle to a new platform: startups.

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Tilofy: Making Sense Of The World Around You Using Location Data

socalTECH

Los Angeles-based Tilofy (www.tilofy.com)--out of USC''s Viterbi Startup Garage--is doing just that, helping to highlight what is going on around you, by absorbing all of that location data out there at any particular time and place. My degree is from USC in big data. What is Tilofy about? What drove your interest in this area?

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Local Universities Get $360K From DOE For Cleantech Entrepreneurship

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According to Pasadena-based green marketplace firm OnGreen , the California Institute of Technology (Caltech), UC Los Angeles (UCLA), and University of Southern California (USC) scored a grant from the U.S. Department of Energy to help foster student entrepreneurs via a business plan competition run by the group called First Look West.

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Interview with Richard Koffler and John Morris, The Tech CEO Network

socalTECH

The group--which was started by Richard Koffler and John Morris , two well known investors in Los Angeles--has been trying to help connect CEOs with interesting university and other technology projects. What is the idea behind the Tech CEO Network? The Tech CEO Network is there to fill the gap. Thanks for the time today.

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10 Startup Founder Decisions That Have No Good Answer

Startup Professionals Musings

In a famous Harvard study of 212 new ventures a few years ago, USC professor Noam Wasserman found that half the founders were no longer at the helm after three years, and over time 80% were forced out. You don’t want to take money from friends and family, but it’s too early for angel investors and VCs. The founder succession dilemma.

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