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Apple is opening a store in downtown LA’s nearly 100-year-old Tower Theatre

TechCrunch LA

This Thursday, Apple will mark the opening of a new store in downtown Los Angeles. Interestingly, an LA Times article back in 2018 noted that the space, “may also serve as a declaration that Apple intends to compete as a major Hollywood content creator.” Image Credits: Apple. In hindsight, fair enough. Image Credits: Apple.

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Spotting, Nurturing and Mentoring Talent – The Power of Troy Carter

Both Sides of the Table

Troy represents what I believe the best magic of Los Angeles is – the merging together of creative talent with technical talent and he brings the lessons learned from these two fields into investments nationally. ” Lady Gaga played 4-5 clubs a night in Los Angeles and New York when she was a relatively undiscovered talent.

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What Mattered in 2012: Kevin Winston, Digital LA

socalTECH

Kevin Winston , is the organizer of Digital LA , the popular and widely attended networking organization for the Los Angeles startup, web, movie, music, marketing, and social media community. So we did a one-day fall Silicon Beach Fest at io/LA in Hollywood. What was the biggest news for you/your firm this year? When's the next one?"

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Getting Back Your Series A Mojo

Both Sides of the Table

What I loved about the founding team from day 1 was that the founders were all people who tried to break into Hollywood and found the system closed. You got your tech press and your parents are proud. You build a team, ship your product, more tech press, more funding. Take Maker Studios. You raised your seed funds. Confidence.

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