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TotSpot, Cogi Get Spotlight

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The Los Angeles technology crowd turned out in full for last week's Twiistup 5 event--a showcase for startups looking for exposure and funding--with over 1,000 attendees at a private aircraft hangar at the Santa Monica airport. Totspot was co-founded by Michael Broukhaim and Adam Katz, both of whom are recent Harvard graduates.

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EQAL Launches Social Publishing Tool

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Los Angeles-based EQAL , said this morning at Twiistup that the firm is launching a new, social publishing tool it is calling Umbrella, focused on independent producers, celebrity talent, and online personalities. READ MORE>>.

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Digital Revenue Expert – Vince Thompson

SoCal CTO

Vince: On the consulting side we are working with a unique social network, a new television network and some original video content businesses. Tony: I personally am torn by choices around Networking Events in Los Angeles – you can go to something almost every night. Example here: [link]. I run a lot.

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Los Angeles Startup Weekend August 2011 | The Complete Breakdown

Tech Zulu Event

Some attendees came in a bit later on Sunday as they coded and designed throughout the previous night however everyone was “in the Loft” by mid-morning, along with other guests such as Paige Craig and Francisco Dao ( 50 Kings , Twiistup, and Writer at Fast Company).

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Interview with Fouad ElNaggar, Redpoint Ventures

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To hear about the firm's interest in Los Angeles, and Southern California investments in general, we spoke with Fouad ElNaggar , Principal at the firm, to hear about where the firm is nowadays and what kind of investments it is making locally. We really believe in the market. What areas you personally are looking at right now?

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Want to Start a Technology Company in LA?

Both Sides of the Table

Los Angeles. First, I’d like to quote (paraphrase) Brad Feld speaking at Twiistup in LA in 2009, “I keep hearing people in LA talking with a chip on their shoulders about building a tech business here relative to Silicon Valley. People either love it our hate it. All the stereotypes and caricatures are overblown.

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