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This Week in Venture Capital – Episode 2

Both Sides of the Table

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. I found this investment strange since normally VC’s hate to bet on gaming companies.

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Startup Weekend LA | Recap February 2012

Tech Zulu Event

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). If you missed this Startup Weekend LA, also check out SW in the OC on Mar 30 and the soon to be announced Startup Weekend Media edition. Thanks again Tyler Crowley!

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Top 57 Online Startups Meets Technology Meets Product Posts for November 2010

SoCal CTO

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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Top 120 Startup Posts for 2010

SoCal CTO

- SoCal CTO , January 13, 2010 5 Lessons from 150 startup pitches - A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks , July 11, 2010 9 Reasons Why Many Smart People Go Nowhere - Life Beyond Code , March 29, 2010 No Accounting For Startups - Steve Blank , February 22, 2010 Startup Advice In Exactly Three Words - #StartupTriplets - OnStartups , January (..)

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