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This Week in VC – Scott Painter, CEO of Zag & TrueCar

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In fact, he’s personally started 34 businesses and run 17 of them. He started a car washing business as a way to be able to drive other people’s fancy cars. So while it started more about finding solutions to get him driving cars more or logging airline miles he also focuses on big, industry-changing ideas.

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Spotlight: LA Tech | One Year, Recap, and Thank You!

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As a result, the team transformed the advertising industry with the creation of the first in-image ad network. In addition, Howard Marks unveiled Start Engine , a new LA incubator focused on helping entrepreneurs become successful in 90 days. Tech Coast Angels is actively seeking great startups to fund.

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Spotlight: LA Tech | One Year, Recap, and Thank You!

Tech Zulu Event

As a result, the team transformed the advertising industry with the creation of the first in-image ad network. In addition, Howard Marks unveiled Start Engine , a new LA incubator focused on helping entrepreneurs become successful in 90 days. Tech Coast Angels is actively seeking great startups to fund.

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Schmooze Your Way to Success at Schmoozd 3

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Venture Capitalists, Marketing VP's, Angel Investors, and Hot Tech Startup's are just a few examples of attendees all looking to make a connection and help better the community. The Los Angeles Venture Association (LAVA) will have a spot on the floor where you can pull up a chair and have a discussion.

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The Startup UCLA Accelerator Is About Entrepreneurship Not Investment Returns

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The Startup UCLA Accelerator Is About Entrepreneurship Not Investment Returns. Next → Later today, the Startup UCLA accelerator will have its inaugural demo day. While it’s en vogue for everyone and their grandmother to start an accelerator, the University is coming at it with much, much different motivations than most.

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Your Product Needs to be 10x Better than the Competition to Win. Here’s Why:

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I thing I’ve learned over the years is that technology purists hate advertising even when it is that revenue stream that truthfully drives much of our industry. At the time when you did a search on Lycos, Alta Vista or similar for a category such as Cars you ended up getting 9 spam results and 1 proper website to meet your needs.