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Guide to the LA Startup Community

SoCal Delicious

Demand Media is an online media company operating two strategically-linked businesses: an integrated content and social media platform, and registrar solutions. The CitizenNet platform helps you measure, analyze, and automate social media marketing and engagement. It filed for an IPO on August 6th. LowerMyBills, Inc.

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Twiistup 6 Highlights

Both Sides of the Table

We are a city unique in merging the world’s best content with digital media and technology expertise. We are also home to DemandMedia (Richard Rosenblatt) and Mahalo (Jason Calacanis). He obviously believes this since he has become CEO of TopSpin Media – a firm designed to do just that.

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

Jason Nazar

He just pounded out design and code for a few weeks and got Plancast up on the web and users adopting his product right away. Challenge #2 – There is Not Enough Great Tech, Product and UI/UX Design Talent in LA. Simply put LA has a lack of GREAT product, UI/UX, and design talent.

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USC Startup Weekend | Complete Breakdown

Tech Zulu Event

We had MBAs, undergrads, engineers, designers, and visitors from all throughout the LA tech scene participate in the event. On our judging panel, we had Scott Sangster (Tech Coast Angels), Tyler Crowley (Mahalo), Pamela Coker (Daggerboard), Rick Citron (Citron & Deutsch Law Firm), and Dan Dato (Up.StartLA). 70+ students.

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Startup Weekend LA | Recap February 2012

Tech Zulu Event

Those with their ideas selected were out on the prowl, looking to recruit the top designer or developer in the room. Tyler Crowley, of Sqweal, Launch, ThisWeekInStartups, Open Angel Forum, and Mahalo, stopped by to give a quick coaching session on pitch prep. By 10:00 PM, teams were working away into the night.

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Interview with Jason Kiesel and Kurt Daradics, FreedomSpeaks

socalTECH

The other feature that sets us apparent, is our integration with social media. It's really helpful, particularly for companies who don't get social media. I started designing web sites, at a rudimentary level, right out of college, in 1997. We met first through Tyler Crowley at Mahalo, and I invited Jason to speak at MOTM.

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