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Ten Of The Top Tech Companies For Employees In LA

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Who are the top tech companies to work for in Los Angeles? popped up consistently in an informal (and highly non-scientific poll) of a number of readers, executive recruiters, and others in the Los Angeles area, who cited growth, brand, profitability, and other factors in their suggestions to us of the top companies. Demand Media.

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Interview with Tobi Bauckhage, Moviepilot

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How do a bunch of German moviemakers end up in Los Angeles, running a site helping studios to market and promote their films via their venture backed startup? That's the story we got from Tobi Bauckhage , the co-founder and CEO of Moviepilot (www.moviepilot.com), a German firm which is setting up shop in Los Angeles.

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Entrepreneur Startup Share Depends on Contribution

Startup Professionals Musings

Providing the major funding source for an early-stage startup is a totally different dimension, but it usually trumps all the items above in demanding some equity. The same variables apply, but here skills and experience are paramount. The next big challenge for a multi-partner startup is the allocation of roles.

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Tapping The Creativity Of The Crowd With Tongal

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The Los Angeles company--which is backed by $15M from Insight Venture Partners--has come up with a way to utilize the web and its deep depth of creative talent to produce many viral videos and commercials for its clients. But, the demand for video is really high. We''re filling a need in the marketplace. How did the company start?

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Splitting Startup Equity for Your Piece of the Pie

Startup Professionals Musings

Providing the major funding source for an early-stage startup is a totally different dimension, but it usually trumps all the items above in demanding some equity. The same variables apply, but here skills and experience are paramount. The next big challenge for a multi-partner startup is the allocation of roles.

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Surveying SoCal's M&A Landscape, with David Siemer

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I think that the market was, however, hotter two years ago, when companies were buying more aggressively, and there was lots of pent-up demand. It continues to be somewhat surprising to me to see the number of angels who have been entering this space. That''s paramount to a great exit. READ MORE>>.

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What Happens When Startups Turn from Their Innovation Stage to Operational Excellence?

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and we were met with weak demand, slow growth and high costs. Throughout the first year we made many fixes and saw our revenue base in these markets accelerate so we felt we were ready to attack Los Angeles, amongst the most important storage markets in the country.

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