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Mark Suster, Nely Galan to Keynote Silicon Beach Fest

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Silicon Beach Fest is gearing up to showcase the most promising startups and visionaries from across LA’s growing startup entertainment ecosystem. Mark Suster of GRP Partners and Launchpad was confirmed to keynote along with Nely Galan of Galan Entertainment, the first Latina president of Telemundo.

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What I Learned in 2014: Kevin Winston

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Demand Media hosted a welcoming opening party at the Vicerory, and Media Temple organized an amazing closing party at Cross Campus with aerialists, DJ, interactive displays - and people are still talking about the delicious food. At the end of 2013, we were excited when there was an investment round of $20M to $30M.

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Armed With $500K In Funding Withlocals Is Set to Launch Local Travel Experiences in Asia

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Co-founded in the Netherlands in 2013 by brothers Marijn and Willem Maas, Withlocals is open for travel and dining experiences in Southeast Asia, including Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, and Indonesia where online travel sales are expected to grow nearly 200% by 2016 according to emarketer.

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CreatorUp Links You With Top Filmakers & YouTube Creators To Make Awesome Web Series

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Learning experience includes: on-demand online video tutorial courses, live video-conference workshops, as well as individual online consultations, live workshops, and group programs. CreatorUp was launched online in Beta in January of 2013 and our startup team is based in Los Angeles. When was it launched and where? How does it work?

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Render Media: Creating A Digital Publisher In The Social Age

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When we took over the site, it was more of a debate site, and we started building content and more of a social feel on the site starting in 2013. Demand Media made a business out of that. You'll see us in news, politics, and in food, and next for us is more pop culture and entertainment. But, we're not in that world anymore.

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The Most Interesting Online Video Trend

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For those who still don’t know the origins, the Harlem Shake started as a small skit from a YouTuber named Filthy Frank (10 million views as of this writing) on January 30, 2013. And to those who keep telling me that the CPMs are too low to make a business please stop thinking about two-way entertainment in only CPM terms.

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Dealflicks Help Theaters Fill Their Seats Last Minute

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Growing our base of theaters as fast as possible to match our customer demand. What are you 2013 plans? We’ve partnered with 70+ theaters and are constantly adding new locations. Any challenges? Fully build out our product and expand nationally.

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