socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 24, 2014

Those three organizations have very strong networks inventure capital, entertainment, and academia, and put together the incubator. At Microsoft, I was part of Bing Maps, which is Microsoft''s response to Google Maps. An example of that is the UCLA flood. What drove your interest in this area?

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USC Southern California Organization UCLA 236

Tech Zulu Event

AUGUST 5, 2013

With unrivaled weather, a host of high-profile universities and unlimited array of daytime and nightlife entertainment, Los Angeles seems like a dreamland for young tech professionals and the companies hoping to employ their talents. And for good reason. But it’s not just the pull of outside influences sapping the talent, as many of L.A.’s

Los Angeles 98

Los Angeles Startup Angel Southern California 98

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 17, 2010

We have universities like CalTech, UCLA, USC and many more. They not only have gotten bigger but they have an amazing track record of funding the biggest names in the sector: Cisco, Apple, Google, Facebook. LA produced Applied Semantics that created AdSense and was bought by Google. my firm, GRP Partners, was an investor).

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Company Companies Technology Startup 290

SoCal CTO

NOVEMBER 10, 2009

to work on an entertainment-related technology project and have stayed ever since. I then worked as a product manager at NetZero/United Online in the VOIP group, and then most recently at Google as a product manager on the Picasa/Photos team based in Santa Monica. After BITSource was successfully acquired, I moved to L.A.

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Product Entrepreneur Social Media Google 150

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 17, 2012

Let my try those for Los Angeles as an example: Second largest city in America with 13 million people. A market leader in content, music, entertainment, textiles, engineering, aerospace and trade. World-class education including Caltech, USC and UCLA. ZestCash, founded by Douglas Merrill, former CIO of Google [Hollywood].

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Startup Venture Capital Los Angeles Santa Monica 304

Tech Zulu Event

FEBRUARY 18, 2013

He began programming courses at UCLA while in high school and went on to earn a B.S. For example, to promote Katy Perry’s new film, the agency might buy out all of the images of Katy Perry, as well as the entertainment channel that might not feature the keyword Katy Perry but would display contextually relevant images.

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