socalTECH

NOVEMBER 30, 2011

A number of Southern California angel investors, including Jody Mulkey , the CIO of Shopzilla, have backed Scripted.com , a new online marketplace for freelance writers. Scripted.com also operates Scripped.com, an online marketplace for script writers, and was founded by UCLA and USC graduates in Los Angeles, and later moved to San Francisco.

Angel 173

Angel CIO Southern California USC 173

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 17, 2012

I recommend that you start by writing down the attributes you would want people to think about when they think about your brand. World-class education including Caltech, USC and UCLA. ZestCash, founded by Douglas Merrill, former CIO of Google [Hollywood]. downtown LA]. Also East of the 405?

Startup 304

Startup Venture Capital Los Angeles Woodland Hills 304

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 15, 2011

We have world-class universities like Caltech, UCLA, USC and more. That’s convenience when your VC is hoping to write the next $20 million check. Douglas Merrill, the former CIO of Google, is building his next company, ZestCash in LA. But LA is not Silicon Valley and we don’t need to aspire to be so.

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Venture Capital Southern California Google Startup 313