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VCs, celebrities, and athletes are writing a new LA story to bring women’s soccer to the city

TechCrunch LA

An LA native like Nortman, Uhrman had founded a gaming console business, Ouya, that was backed by Kleiner Perkins and gone on to media roles at Lion’s Gate Entertainment and Playboy Enterprises. For each of the founders, activism and community engagement is as important as the business of setting up a new sports business in Los Angeles.

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Stage 32: An Education Hub For Entertainment Industry Creatives

Tech.Co

And if you work in the entertainment industry, you have Stage 32. by providing cutting-edge online education to a global population of people looking to make it in the ever-evolving entertainment industry. To be sure, there are other places to go for education if you’re seeking success in the entertainment industry.

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Los Angeles-based ‘deep tech’ investment firm Riot Ventures is raising a $75M fund

TechCrunch LA

However, the firm places its emphasis on its newest partner, Jenna Bryant, a recruiter who spent the past years building out teams for some of the biggest names in the Los Angeles technology and entertainment industries, including Walt Disney Co., Oculus, Snap, Tinder and others.

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Want to Work in VC? Here’s How

Both Sides of the Table

Plus, show my you can write! I’m already 2 weeks late in writing this blog post as my partners keep reminding me. He heads their business development practice and they have been very active in incubating, investing in and helping grow LA startups. Contributing overall with marketing and community outreach activities.

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UX Workshops by Celebrated Author & Usability Expert, Eric Reiss

Tech Zulu Event

It was good to see someone else who actively thinks about the world from the user’s perspective.” Attending his speaking events is not only educational and useful to your business but it has often been described as very comical and entertaining. “Great presentation. ” -Testimonial from an attendee at the L.A.

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Why I Invested in Gogii (textPlus) – My First Ever Later Stage Deal

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This is a post I’ve been dying to write for 18 months. million monthly active users who are creating more than 32 million text messages per day! OK, that sounds like an interesting business, but nothing to write a freakin’ blog post about? Mostly, I love writing. Why are they doing it on textPlus?

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Top 11 Free Travel Apps To Help Keep You Sane

Tech Zulu Event

Download some shows and let the kids be entertained and learn something new on those long plane rides or car rides. To help remember what your kids say, write it down on your iPhone and add a graphic to it, to remember the silly things they always say on your travels. Kid Quoter ( iOS ): Kids are always saying the darndest things.

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