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Los Angeles Startup Weekend August 2011 | The Complete Breakdown

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Friday evening, August 19th, rolled around and Startup Weekend LA was underway with attendees showing up at Coloft in Santa Monica around 6:00 pm and the classic Idealab keg there to quench everyone’s thirst. Guests, visitors and teams mingled away enjoying appetizers and snacks along with this LASW’s 3rd keg. Rob Maigret.

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How to Avoid Being Disrupted as a VC

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I joined Upfront Ventures in 2007 and took over as co-Managing Partner in 2011 along with the founder, Yves Sisteron. Move our offices to Santa Monica so we could be closer to the early-stage companies being created in LA. I created an accelerator & mentor network (Launchpad LA). I tried to be at every event.

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GumGum Makes Images Profitable for Publishers

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Tanz has been featured in Entrepreneur Magazine “Young Millionaires of 2011 Special Report.” GumGum HQ, is tucked away on 4 th Street in Santa Monica in a hipster building (that holds other notable startups), and like its young founder, Ophir Tanz , feels warm and inviting. from Carnegie Mellon University.

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Spotlight: LA Tech Summer Judges Includes BetterWorks, CallFire, Idealab, and Tech Coast Angeles

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So with out further ado I present the Spotlight: LA Tech Summer 2011 Judges! Entries will be closed for company submissions at midnight of July 4th, 2011. Their all new all electric car is set to be released for sale in limited quantities at the end of 2011. When: Thursday, July 14th, 2011 – 6:00 p.m. Event Details.

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Zuma Ventures: Creating A New Technology Startup Model

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I had asked Mike Jones for advice on entrepreneurship, and raised money for a startup through Mark Suster and Jon Callahan, and ultimately ended up in San Francisco in 2011. I think it all crystallized in 2010 on the Santa Monica promenade. That was the case I think until 2010, when I think something very beautiful happened.

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Submissions Now Open For Spotlight: LA Tech Fall

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Entries will be closed for company submissions at midnight of October 16th, 2011. CallFire.com is a small company with fewer than 20 employees located in beautiful Santa Monica. join us in proving there’s more than one place in California to create great technology. If you’d like to present, APPLY HERE.

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Congrats To The Spotlight: LA Tech Summer Presenting Companies at CalTech

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CODA Automotive is a privately held company headquartered in Santa Monica, California that designs, manufactures and sells electric vehicles and lithium-ion battery systems purpose-built for transportation and utility applications. Their all new all electric car is set to be released for sale in limited quantities at the end of 2011.

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