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Catalyzing Innovation In Pasadena, with Innovate Pasadena

socalTECH

As much as the idea of "Silicon Beach" wants to represent the whole of the local technology industry in Los Angeles, there are -- as one would expect in such a large metropolitan area -- many different neighborhoods and communities spread across the region, all with their own individual identities, companies, and technology focuses.

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The Challenges (& Opportunities) of Starting a Tech Company in LA

Jason Nazar

I recently hosted a panel at the Twiistup Conference about LA tech companies. I have some pretty specific thoughts on the differences between companies in the two cities, as I wrote about in my previous post A Tale of Two Tech Cities. Challenge #1 – Tech Companies are Not Typically Started by Technologists.

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What I Learned in 2014: Kevin Winston

socalTECH

What was the most significant event for you or your company this year? As founder of Digital LA, I run one to two tech events every week bringing together tech, startups, investors, Hollywood, developers designers, and more. Beyond entertainment, ad tech is huge with Rubicon''s IPO and the TrueX $200M acquisition by Fox.

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Silicon Beach Fest: Catching Up With Kevin Winston

socalTECH

The second thing we have going on, is we''re expanding beyond the cool, hot social apps, which we still have lots of, but to other companies in other areas. We''re showing people that we have the cool media-entertainment stuff, which is cool and great, and we love that. We have Chet Pipkin, talking about Belkin.

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Mark Suster, Nely Galan to Keynote Silicon Beach Fest

Tech Zulu Event

Silicon Beach Fest is gearing up to showcase the most promising startups and visionaries from across LA’s growing startup entertainment ecosystem. Mark Suster of GRP Partners and Launchpad was confirmed to keynote along with Nely Galan of Galan Entertainment, the first Latina president of Telemundo. In 2012 over $3.2

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Schlep & Fetch: Delivering Anything and Everything, On Demand

socalTECH

Fetch and Schlep just raised a round of funding from the Pasadena Angels and the Tech Coast Angels. I'm also an entertainment and music writer. The style, the systems, the technology, the branding, the culture, and what kind of company we want to create is very simple at the core, everyone can get it, and everyone understand its.

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Interview with Andy Steuer, Punchcard

socalTECH

Last week, Pasadena-based Punchcard (www.punchcard.com) launched its mobile apps, which help local retailers provide rewards to loyal customers. That's something that typically only large companies with large ERP budgets, like Amazon or eBay, have been able to do, something which has not been available to local businesses.