socalTECH

MARCH 26, 2013

USC revealed this morning that it has created a new, startup accelerator on campus, the Viterbi Startup Garage , which will help students and alumni start technology companies in Los Angeles. Southern California--and Los Angeles, in particular--appears to become the hub of startup accelerators lately.

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socalTECH

MAY 14, 2010

Last year, we did fifty different educational programs, talking to on the order of 10,000 people in those fifty programs. Launchpad is a virtual incubator and accelerator, where we put companies in and give them quantitative and qualitative feedback and mentorship. Thanks for the time this morning. How has your first year been?

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 30, 2010

The prices of angel deals have recently crept up, VCs have also gotten their checkbooks out again, frothy deals are happening and people are feeling bullish. In California the primary school education system has cut 10 days from the school year to save jobs. I’ve heard them argued – I’m a bit circumspect.

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