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TechZulu Presents 2012 Startup Forecast | Featuring Science, Tech Coast Angels, Amplify, StartEngine, upStart.LA

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Topics of discussion will be Saas, Cloud, Mobile, Gaming, Social Markets, what surprises are coming for 2012, creating value with your company, hiring problem solvers, and building sensible businesses. He sits on several boards and is involved in the virtual worlds, gaming, mobile, media, and healthcare markets.

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Decoding the Secret of iPhone Game Popularity, With William Volk, Playscreen

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It's an intensely competitive market in developing games for the iPhone and other mobile platforms, with thousands and thousands of titles competing for attention from users. William is in San Diego, and is a longtime gaming vet, having been at Activision in the days of The Manhole and Myst. How did you get into iPhone development?

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The Business of Gaming | REACH Games Event Recap

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Mobile and new generation consoles are being adopted at an astounding rate, and all the while gaming has become an increasing social outlet. The purpose of REACH is to explore, educate, and evaluate the future of tech, as well as experience new gadgets first hand. The gaming industry has changed since the days of Atari and Odyssey.

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Spotlight: LA Tech Judges and SuperDemo Bill Gross of Idealab!

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In 1991, Bill started Knowledge Adventure, an educational software publisher that grew to be the third largest educational software publisher in the world and was eventually sold to Cendant Software and is now a division of Havas Interactive, which is owned by Vivendi. Howard Marks , Co-Founder at Activision / StartEngine.

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