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Technology Startups go to the Movies

SoCal Tech Calendar

Caltech Entrepreneurs Forum. Theatrical release competes with broadcast and cable television and streaming video on demand. At the same time, the vast majority of distribution of feature motion picture content remains concentrated in a small number of very large corporate entities.

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New Paths Toward Convergence

SoCal Tech Calendar

Saturday, May 9, 2009 -- "New Paths Toward Convergence" Caltech/MIT Enterprise Forum. Sophisticated digital consumer devices such as the iPod, Xbox, Archos PMP, and Mobile Smartphones along with the broadband networks that connect themhave quickly moved the distribution of content to the digital world.

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Interview with Dave Eastman, Viterbi Startup Garage

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We really focus on the mentorship, programming, and content, and the ability to access USC, and specifically its School of Engineering. There are 9 innovation nodes in the US associated with I-Corp, and one of those nodes is out of the Viterbi School of Engineering, with UCLA and Caltech partners in that.

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Why Has LA Suddenly Gotten So Much Attention from VCs and Entrepreneurs?

Both Sides of the Table

Both graduates of one of the most premier science institutions in the United States: Caltech. He built & IPOd Demand Media. Content: It should be intuitive to most that LA is well-suited to take on the world of content meets tech as we’ve seen with Maker Studios, Fullscreen, AwesomenessTV and Big Frame.

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How Beatshare Is Tackling Music And Messaging

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Eli Aizenstat: I entered into the Design Accelerator, which is an accelerator run in conjunction with the Art Center College of Design and Caltech, in the summer of 2014. It's the way we're approaching music and content. We have a massive music catalog, because we've enabled users to access their own, on-demand streaming services.

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Interview with Marc Averitt and Sharon Stevenson, Okapi Ventures

socalTECH

We were literally on the cusp of launching our prpoduct, and all of our work and money to date had gone into getting the innovative technology out of Caltech, exploring the marketplace, and making sure the product features matched with the demand of the market, which it clearly did. Is there a market?

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Guide to the LA Startup Community

SoCal Delicious

Southern California companies are second to only Silicon Valley in raising venture capital , there are three major universities to recruit talent – UCLA, Caltech, and USC – and a thriving startup community to mingle with. Not to mention the great weather, beaches, and beautiful people.

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