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Silicon Beach at USC 2013 | Entrepreneurial Inspiration

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Big crowd of entrepreneurs, professors, students, and established professionals. All in a room at the University of Southern California Silicon Beach Event on September 18th, 2013. I wanted to connect LA’s incredible entrepreneurs with the larger business community and with the resources of USC.”. Over $50,000 in prize money.

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A Seriously Great Story and Why We Funded Them

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We are often asked how companies get funded, why VCs make the decisions we make and what we’re looking for in entrepreneurs. I first met Andrew Stalbow , the founder & CEO of Seriously in August of 2013. Domain knowledge gives entrepreneurs an “unfair advantage” over newbies. (on Plus physical.

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Social Search – What Entrepreneur Needs To Know

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These sites (so far) have managed to balance facilitating product discovery and purchase capabilities with users'' desires to entertain and educate themselves without feeling like they are in a marketplace. The post Social Search – What Entrepreneur Needs To Know appeared first on John Greathouse.' Image: Wikipedia.

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Stained Glass Labs Rebrands to Wearable World to Commit to Wearable Tech & the Internet of Wearable Things

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effective December 2, 2013 in a move to emphasize its commitment to Wearable Technology and the Internet of Wearable Things (IOWT). The space will be that platform for entrepreneurs in the wearable industry to engage, learn and connect with the global Wearable Technology ecosystem.

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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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TechZulu Recaps: The Annual Startup Forecast

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Peter Csathy – CEO Manatt Digital Media Ventures, accomplished media and digital media entrepreneur. Some quick numbers: In 2013, $100M was invested into Bitcoin-related ventures. And in business we’re seeing a growing presence of entrepreneurs who are incorporating social change into their business models.

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myLINGO | Connecting Non-English Speakers with the Movies

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Just 20 years old and a recent Harvard University dropout, Olenka provided insight into her transition to Los Angeles, life as an entrepreneur, and how she’s passionate about helping non-English speakers see American movies in their own native language. We will need to keep on figuring out how to educate our consumer. Entertainment.

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