Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 15, 2010

The reason is that like Hollywood these seem to require large up-front investments and seem to be hit driven. They help speed up the network by pushing the highly viewed and large media files to the “edge&# of the network (e.g. Quirky - Platform facilitating collaborative design of consumer products through an online community.

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MARCH 5, 2012

Those with their ideas selected were out on the prowl, looking to recruit the top designer or developer in the room. Yes the real Oscars were also on this past Sunday but if you’re in LA or Hollywood, you wouldn’t be tuning into anything but Startup Weekend LA). By 10:00 PM, teams were working away into the night.

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SoCal CTO

DECEMBER 1, 2010

Hollywood has even made a movie about the founding of Facebook that glamorizes startup life instead of showing what it really is: a day in day out marathon of work with very little glamor. Today, brands are hiring social media specialists for customer support, crowdsourced product development, promotions and even leads generation.

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SoCal CTO

JANUARY 5, 2011

Steve Blank , January 25, 2010 10 Tips for Adding Game Mechanics to a Non-Gaming Service - ReadWriteStart , September 21, 2010 Startups & VCs: Learn How to Design, Market, & Eat Your Own. - First Principles.

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