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MAY 17, 2011

I was just talking with someone who's new to Los Angeles and wanting to connect into the Los Angeles Startup Community. Los Angeles Startup Community Posts/Articles Here are some interesting articles and posts on the ecosystem around startups in Los Angeles. It brings together events and content for Los Angeles.

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JUNE 18, 2014

Los Angeles-based viral video entertainment network Jukin Media is continuing to build out its executive team, saying today that it has named Jerry Boonstra as its new Chief Technology Officer, and Theresa Tran as its new Head of Product. jukin media viral video youtube content hollywood videos executive frequency cnet'

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JULY 13, 2011

This site aggregates and filters content from thought leaders who talk about topics such as Marketing , Sales , Design , Revenue , Hiring , Social Media , Business Models , Metrics , PR , Venture Capital , Angel Investors , Bootstrapping , Incubators , Agile and many others. One thing to make clear, StartupRoar is a jump off point.

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JANUARY 4, 2013

Los Angeles-based Hulu announced on its blog Friday afternoon that Jason Kilar, the firm's CEO, has decided to depart the company, along with CTO Rich Tom. Although surprising, Kilar has been a top prospect in CEO and other top positions at Facebook and Yahoo, among other high profile technology companies.

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AUGUST 9, 2019

Los Angeles-based venture investors Greycroft Partners and Jeffrey Katzenberg's WndrCo have put their backing behind a new startup that helps podcasters fund their shows via their listeners. According to Glow Technologies , it has raised $2.3M According to Glow Technologies , it has raised $2.3M Glow is based in Seattle.

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JANUARY 26, 2022

The company built its own point-of-sale system and commerce APIs in-house, allowing them to deliver a “seamless” customer experience, former Glossier CTO Bryan Mahoney said in 2018. Founded in 2014, Glossier is widely touted as one of the earliest breakout successes of the DTC model, and raised its Series E last July at a $1.8

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DECEMBER 14, 2017

Los Angeles-based a href="[link] , the startup led by Ryan Born which focuses on rights management, copyright enforcement, and content monetization, has acquired two startups, TuneRegistry , and RoyaltyClaim. Financial terms of the acquisition were not announced. Born becomes Chairman, President, and CFO of the combined companies.

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MARCH 24, 2009

Los Angeles-based social networking web site MySpace said Tuesday afternoon that it has named three executives for the firm's music community, MySpace Music. Kantrowitz was most recently SVP International Marketing and Content for MySpace; Maghen was CTO at Yahoo! READ MORE>>.

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JUNE 28, 2018

Los Angeles-based RivetAI hopes it can, saying Thursday that it has launched to apply artificial intelligence technology to help assist storytellers in planning and producing content. The startup's CEO is Debajyoti Ray, former CTO of End Cue and Caltech AI Ph.D.;

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APRIL 23, 2010

Make It Work also runs a show, Tech News powered by Make It Work, in Los Angeles on KNX1070. Both shows are hosted by Make It Work co-founder and Chief Technology Officer Jeremy Anticouni. Financial details of the deal were not disclosed.

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JUNE 25, 2014

Vessel , a new startup founded by former Hulu CEO Jason Kilar and CTO Richard Tom, has raised a round of funding from Benchmark Capital, Greylock Partners, and Bezos Expeditions. vessel venture capital hulu jason kilar richard content hollywood' Vessel is in stealth mode, and has not said anything about what it is developing.

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SoCal CTO

OCTOBER 22, 2009

Great by Cliff Allen Business Networking Online who I had blogged about previously in Marketing, Startups and Networking in Los Angeles. obnla … Online Business Networking Los Angeles) and then bring together posts that include that hashtag. We've had amazing success with the LA CTO Forum but more so in-person than online.

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JANUARY 8, 2021

Los Angeles-based Deluxe, which provides digital services to the motion picture, television, and digital media industry, said yesterday that it has acquired Sundog Media Toolkit, Ltd., As part of the acquisition, co-founders Richard Welsh (CEO) and Chris Ralph (CTO) have joined Deluxe as senior executives.

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SoCal CTO

JANUARY 5, 2012

That means that the site now allows users to sign-up and have their content personalized based on their interests. You can sign-up via the "Personalize Your Content" button on the right side of the interface shown to the right of the red arrow below. Now with personalization it's even better.

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 25, 2011

They know this model of YouTube production & distribution better than anybody else that I’ve met in my 5 years in Los Angeles. And anybody who follows this blog knows that I believe television disruption has already begun and it is more likely to resemble Internet content than streaming long-form content to our living rooms.

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JANUARY 20, 2009

I'm happy to announce the launch of the Los Angeles Tech Content Community. This is the beginning of a content community that collects and organizes the best content from blogs and web sites. To be clear Los Angeles Tech is a jump off point. To be clear Los Angeles Tech is a jump off point.

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MARCH 12, 2014

Los Angeles-based TAPP , a new startup co-founded by Jeff Gaspin, the former Chairman of NBC Universal Television, and Jon Klein, former president of CNN/U.S., The company also said its co-founder and CTO is, Michael Greer, who was head of technology and product development for The Onion. READ MORE>>.

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TechCrunch LA

SEPTEMBER 6, 2018

Initially, that means trivia quizzes, exclusive content and news snippets — i.e. exclusive content clips for members — but the plan to go beyond that and enable games, augmented reality, collectibles and more. “With Popbase, we are giving them a chance to gamify and monetize their YouTube content and personality.”

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FEBRUARY 19, 2009

Los Angeles-based Global Fitness Media , which is developing a number of fitness-related online web sites, has hired on a new Chief Technical Officer, according to the firm's search agency, NeoHire. Tags: fitness content global goodfoodnearyou internet executive media. READ MORE>>.

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MARCH 13, 2009

According to Make It Work, the show will be hosted by Jeremy Anticouni, co-founder and Chief Technology Officer of the firm, along with radio talent Tim Conway, Jr. The firm said the show, Tech News, will feature expert advice and content about PCs, Macs, mobile devices, the Internet, and more. READ MORE>>.

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JUNE 9, 2014

Los Angeles-based Jukin Media (www.jukinmedia.com) thinks it has figured that out, and instead of trying to create viral videos, has been buying up the rights to those videos--before they really go viral--to create not just a one-hit, viral video wonder, but a sustainable business. We then acquire those videos directly from content owners.

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MAY 20, 2011

Los Angeles-based RealD , the developer of 3D movie projection technology, reported Thursday that co-founder Joshua Greer has resigned as President, but will remain on the company's board of directors. Greer and RealD said the move would give Greer "increased flexibility" so he can pursue other "personal and professional interests".

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AUGUST 20, 2010

For this morning's interview, we thought we'd talk with Los Angeles-based Sidebar (www.sidebar.com), a venture backed startup in the mobile space, to learn more about what they are up to. Patrick Kennedy: Sidebar is a company that was founded to bring consumers personalized content, focused on mobile delivery of that content.

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SoCal CTO

MAY 15, 2009

Tony Karrer, CEO/CTO of TechEmpower Speaker Bios: Jason Oberfest, Senior Vice President, Business Development of MySpace Jason Oberfest is Senior Vice President, Business Development at MySpace, as well as SVP and GM, MySpace Open Platform. Majid Abai, CEO of Pringo Majid Abai is the Chief Executive of Pringo, Inc.

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

Los Angeles-based MySpace has been among the most visible of Southern California's Internet era success stories, although the site--now owned by News Corporation--has had its own share of ups-and-downs, as well as questions about its future. MySpace Connection : Shawn Gold , former SVP Marketing and Content at MySpace.

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SoCal CTO

FEBRUARY 20, 2007

skip to main | skip to sidebar SoCal CTO Tuesday, February 20, 2007 Innovation and Geography I ran across a post in Read/Write Web - Does Location Matter in Web Innovation? Ive personally been involved in the start-up world in Los Angeles for about 15 years, and have had the opportunity to work on many early-stage companies (e.g.,

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MAY 9, 2019

For our interview this morning, we caught up with Alonso Vargas , the CTO and co-founder of Runtriz (www.runtriz.com), a Los Angeles company which has been powering the mobile apps and experiences for Radisson, Best Western, a lot of boutique brands. What does Runtriz do? How did you end up building these apps?

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MAY 7, 2013

Anyone who reads this blog frequently will know that I am a big believer in low-cost video content and specifically the power of YouTube as a content creation & distribution platform. Another major hire was Ryan Lissack who joined as CTO. Why Middle Tail Content Means Big Business. Los Angeles Tech Market Analysis'

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NOVEMBER 14, 2014

Kick off what will no doubt be an unforgettable Techweek experience in Los Angeles by joining investors, sponsors and the city’s top startup founders at the Kickoff Party. FameBit connects YouTube influencers and brands to collaborate and create original video content. Kicking off at 7 p.m. appeared first on TechZulu.

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JANUARY 25, 2011

Los Angeles-based cloud-based game streaming service Gaikai has bolstered its executive staff, saying today that it has named Robert Stevenson as Senior Vice President of Interactive Entertainment, and Tim Wilson as Executive Vice President, Strategic Relationships.

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DECEMBER 7, 2016

Orange County startup Beatshare --backed by the Tech Coast Angels, Pasadena Angels, Harvard Business School Angels, and Archangels, among others�thinks it's figured out the formula to make music the message in its mobile app. Photo: Barry Lieberman, President and COO; Eli Aizenstat, Founder & CEO; and Rob Patrick, CTO).

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MAY 6, 2012

63 Los Angeles Entrepreneurs To Be Proud Of By mario on May 2, 2012 in Features , grid. Features like this, as well as our daily interviews wouldn’t be possible without the amazing support of our sponsor eMinutes – a law firm here in Los Angeles that focuses on helping entrepreneurs structure their companies. Subscribe to RSS.

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MARCH 27, 2015

Los Angeles-based startup urRadio (www.urradio.com) thinks so. Our CTO was the Senior Web Engineer at Yahoo Music, and helped launch many of its international platforms, and helped rebuild the original Yahoo Music and Messenger radio players. First, it''s very costly, and because there are lots of content and rights issues.

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SoCal CTO

JULY 23, 2012

I seem to encounter a lot of people who want to attach a CTO label to me as I'm the only programmer on the founding team of three. While I do fill that role at the moment, I'm a little hesitant to refer to myself as a CTO as we still haven't launched a product, acquired a single user, or turned or a penny in profit.

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SEPTEMBER 29, 2011

Earlier this month, Los Angeles-based LifeCrowd (www.lifecrowd.com) unveiled its service to help connect people with real life activities. The firm is initially focusing on the Los Angeles market, and connecting people with fun, interesting classes, activities, and more in the local area. Bong Koh: We started at the end of April.

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SoCal CTO

MARCH 18, 2010

Vince: On the consulting side we are working with a unique social network, a new television network and some original video content businesses. Tony: I personally am torn by choices around Networking Events in Los Angeles – you can go to something almost every night. Example here: [link]. That’s important in my game. I run a lot.

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JULY 7, 2010

Demand Media / Richard Rosenblatt / Los Angeles - Rosenblatt's last big win: MySpace, where he was Chairman, brokering its sale to News Corp. Getting lots of notice--and controversy--at Demand Media for its use of writers to create content specifically to attract web traffic. Less known--a healthy domain name registration business.

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