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Los Angeles Stacks Up Inc. 500 Firms

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magazine, has 42 companies in the Los Angeles area on the list. The Los Angeles metropolitan area was ranked just behind Washington, D.C. (50 Los Angeles based Savings.com was 135, with 2,077% growth; San Diego's ServiceNow was 260 at 1,240% growth; and Santa Monica's TrueCar was 480, with 721% growth in the last three years.

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LA Startups Gather At Twiistup

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Los Angeles area startups and would-be entrepreneurs were gathered Thursday as a part of the annual Twiistup technology conference, being held at the Skirball Center. Despite some disagreement over the role of Los Angeles in the technology world, there was a sense of optimism among attendees of the area's role in the startup ecosystem.

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The Cost Equation for a Startup is Better Than Ever

Startup Professionals Musings

Technology costs. Do basic Search Engine Optimization (SEO) and Marketing (SEM) yourself. No need to make the assumption that you will need a rich uncle or an angel investor for every idea you come up with. Skip the IT consultants and build an entry website yourself to save $50K.

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You Don’t Need to be Rich to be an Entrepreneur

Startup Professionals Musings

Technology costs. Do basic Search Engine Optimization (SEO) and Marketing (SEM) yourself. No need to make the assumption that you will need a rich uncle or an angel investor for every idea you come up with. Skip the IT consultants and build an entry website yourself to save $50K.

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Indianapolis is the “It Place” to Start a Startup?

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We are in a different age now where technology is so important and I wanted to be connected with people along the way.” I asked attendees who travelled from Los Angeles, Montreal, San Francisco, Washington DC, why they took the long flight and 3 days to attend PowderKeg and every answer was the same – Matt Hunckler.

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Interview with Robert Flynn, Aggregage

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Los Angeles-based Aggregage (www.aggregage.com) is looking to help aggregate the content across multiple blog publishing sites, and curate that information into specific, B2B niche vertical web sites. On the other side, we had about one third of our investments in early stage, technology driven companies. at that time.

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Be Part of the Entrepreneurial Revolution

Startup Professionals Musings

Technology costs. Do basic Search Engine Optimization (SEO) and Marketing (SEM) yourself. No need to make the assumption that you will need a rich uncle or an angel investor for every idea you come up with. Skip the IT consultants and build an entry website yourself to save $50K.

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