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Layoffs Hot Keyword for Second Half of January 2009

SoCal CTO

This hot list is based on various social signals of what people are writing about, reading, bookmarking, searching, etc. Last month we Launched Los Angeles Tech and in the announcement we provide the Hot List for the first half of January 2009. You can go to the Hot List post to see what was hot then.

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The Challenges (& Opportunities) of Starting a Tech Company in LA

Jason Nazar

When he had the idea for his company, he didn’t write a long business plan or try to raise money to hire an agency to build a website for him. To see a great list of LA tech events check out the event calendar on SocalTech , Nicole Jordan’s Blog , and the newly revamped LaLawag. It’s a chicken and egg problem.

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Interview with Ramit Varma, Revolution Prep

socalTECH

My brother is actually at Anthem Ventures, working with Bill Woodward, and I was an intern there in business school. Over 12 months, until we were generating enough dollars of cash flow, we basically used that credit to write ourselves convenience checks, so we could pay our rent, pay for materials, and for those sort of things.