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STEAM Carnival's Education Combines Robots, Lasers, Cotton Candy

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In the case of a new effort by Two Bit Circus, the think tank of Brent Bushnell, you get the STEAM Carnival , a traveling, high-tech project aimed at using "robotics, lasers, acrobatics, and cotton candy" to rethink STEM education. The group is looking to raise $100,000 to startup up the effort. READ MORE>>.

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Silicon Beach Fest Expands Event Lineup, Sets Keynotes

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Silicon Beach--the self-appointed name that has been used to describe many parts of Southern California''s tech community, but which has seemed to have centered itself over Santa Monica and surrounding towns--has no shortage of events and conferences. Last year''s event attracted more than 2,000 attendees. READ MORE>>.

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Eight Startup Tips From Mark Zuckerberg

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"I started the site when I was 19. "When you give everyone a voice and give people power, the system usually ends up in a really good place. " Creating and sustain a successful startups is beyond difficult. '" An ethically-centered version of this sentiment is applicable to startups.

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io/LA Shuts Down

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Hollywood-based io/LA , the high tech and creative incubator and coworking space, has shut down, the first loss of one of Southern California's new crop of high tech gathering spaces. The loss was first reported by the LA Business Journal. io/LA had only been in the space since April of last year.

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Meet the 15 Eureka Park Startups Competing at CES Startup Night 2018

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It doesn’t matter if you start a company in a coworking space, a dorm room or on your couch, the struggle to build a tech business in this day and age is real. This year at CES 2018 at Eureka Park over 800 startups from around the world will descend on Las Vegas and meet individuals to help boost their business.

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Nine Startup Tips From Michael Dell

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I generally encourage my UC Santa Barbara students to complete their formal education before joining or creating a startup. In Michael's case, he promised his parents that he would return to school if the sales at his startup did not meet his expectations. "I Effective startup mentorship can come from unlikely sources.

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Tech Scenes: Royce Disini of Mobcrush

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Welcome to Tech Scenes where we explore what makes tech founders and the cities they live in thrive. In this solo episode we meet up with Royce Disini and talk about Mobcrush , mobile gaming, live streaming, and content creator entertainment in Los Angeles. www.collective-genius.com). www.socaltech.com). READ MORE>>.