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What I Learned in 2014: Kevin Winston

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Over the last couple of weeks, we''ve featured a number of reflections on the year from movers and shakers in the local high tech community. As founder of Digital LA, I run one to two tech events every week bringing together tech, startups, investors, Hollywood, developers designers, and more.

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CLU's Gerhard Apfelthaler: What I Learned In 2014

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We''re continuing to feature reflections on the last year from movers and shakers in the local high tech community, and today have thoughts from Gerhard Apfelthaler , who is Dean of California Lutheran University''s School of Management , which has been very active in Ventura County helping to promote startup and entrepreneurial activity.

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Street-Smart Entrepreneurs Need High-Tech Partners

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Should they go after high-tech nerds for partners, or professional technologists? Martin Zwilling First published on Entrepreneur.com on 8/8/2014. entrepreneurs high-tech startups street-smart' The right answer for a good business partner today is neither of the above. Are you there?

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STEAM Carnival's Education Combines Robots, Lasers, Cotton Candy

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In the case of a new effort by Two Bit Circus, the think tank of Brent Bushnell, you get the STEAM Carnival , a traveling, high-tech project aimed at using "robotics, lasers, acrobatics, and cotton candy" to rethink STEM education. The group hopes to start a tour starting in Spring 2014 if it reaches its goals. READ MORE>>.

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Philz Coffee Looks Beyond California With $45M Funding

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The company's first expansion beyond the Bay Area was in Santa Monica in 2014, due to the concentration of high tech startups in the area. Philz Coffee is about to open its first location in Glendale this week, just opened a location in Huntington Beach , and opened a location in Hollywood in June. READ MORE>>.

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Why Has LA Suddenly Gotten So Much Attention from VCs and Entrepreneurs?

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” in 2014 the data seems pretty conclusive because LA has now become the fastest growing tech startup region by numbers of companies being started and those of us here have noticed this pace accelerating. They estimate that high-tech work contributes $108.3 billion dollars of regional GDP.

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Social Media Faking It – Cheaper Than You May Think, But Still Not Worth It

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How much will social media fame cost you in 2014? In addition to high-tech tools, there are variety of common sense ways to assess the veracity of someone''s social media empire. Thus, in 2014, accrue your social media status the old-fashioned way - earn it. A version of this article previously appeared on Forbes.