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Tech Cocktail

SoCal Tech Calendar

Known for its entertainment scene which blossomed in the early nineteen hundreds, LA also has some of the best schools in the country in UCLA and USC.

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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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Startup Weekend LA | Recap February 2012

Tech Zulu Event

Following a quick ice-breaker game of “Half-baked” where anyone in the room throws out a word to then generate an entertaining pitch, the real pitches began. Tyler Crowley, of Sqweal, Launch, ThisWeekInStartups, Open Angel Forum, and Mahalo, stopped by to give a quick coaching session on pitch prep.

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This Week in VC with Dana Settle of Greycroft Partners

Both Sides of the Table

It’s always fun debating companies with Dana because she’s always so knowledgeable on deals – particularly those in the digital media, ad-tech and eCommerce spaces. Interesting that Booyah is led by a former game producer, Keith Lee, who formerly launched very large products for Blizzard Entertainment. Greycroft is an early-stage VC.

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

Jason Nazar

Here it seems that entrepreneurs are coming out of business school, transitioning from corporate life, or hail from the entertainment industry. Whereas in Silicon Valley, you can have a V.1 Plus there are amazing LA tech events put on by DealMaker Media , DigitalLA , Twiistup , and many more.

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