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In Venice Beach, A Coming Out for Silicon Beach

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High-end hors d'oeuvres, an open bar with top-shelf liquor and little entertainments throughout the event. The Nextspace @ Amplify campus is an attractive co-working space designed to foster working, learning and networking. Set on the corner of Main street at Windward Circle, it positions itself in the heart of Venice.

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Tech and Entertainment Have a Home in Silicon Beach

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Malibu and Beverly Hills have long been hot neighborhoods for entertainment execs. As the line blurs between tech and entertainment, and as Silicon Valley seeks synergy with L.A.’s But it was the low-key, creative beach vibe of Venice and Santa Monica that spurred a spate of start-ups to seek offices and homes.

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Silicon Beach Fest: Catching Up With Kevin Winston

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We''re showing people that we have the cool media-entertainment stuff, which is cool and great, and we love that. The third thing, is it''s not just Santa Monica and Venice. I get excited when people connect, and I really get excited when someone gets a job referral, or someone finds a designer.

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Doppels Is the Birthday Matching App You’re Going to Love

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The Star-Match feature is designed to be a friendly connection builder. I chose Venice, California as a great breeding ground for this tool to help all the local businesses,” said Hagger. The Star-Match. The algorithm will match users with other Doppels members based on their interests, birthdays and location. Giving Back.

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Silicon Beach Fest Approaches! #SBF

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However, TechZulu will be doing an official pre-event on Tuesday June 17th with our #TZTechCrawl in Venice. Silicon Beach Fest is LA’s original festival celebrating LA tech, entertainment & startups with panels, keynotes, workshops, mixers, and more in Santa Monica. The post Silicon Beach Fest Approaches!

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Taylor Freeman of UploadVR on Building a Passionate Culture for Good

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Taylor returned home and dove into learning web development and design on his own. I saw so many different applications for virtual reality in education, entertainment, mental health and communication,” he said. San Francisco was designed to be a hub for all things VR and AR to legitimize the industry and give it a home,” he said.

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LA Tech Startup Innovators and Fun Facts

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Fun Fact: Walk into their Venice-based office and you’ll find a giant giraffe (dubbed their co-founder’s “spirit animal”) stuffed in their version of a startup treehouse. Entertainment Tech: Atom Factory. Marketing: SteelHouse. Mark Douglas, Steelhouse President and CEO, is formerly from Oracle and was the VP of Technology at eHarmony.

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