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LA Tech Startup Innovators and Fun Facts

Tech Zulu Event

Their roster of success includes numerous pioneering tech companies, many of which continue to be industry leaders today — Overture, BillMeLater, CitySearch, and more. Fun Fact: One of the most prominent figures from their firm, Mark Suster t, runs a blog startups follow religiously. Social Enterprise: Hub LA.

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Guide to the LA Startup Community

SoCal Delicious

Citysearch is an online guide that offers information and recommendations regarding local businesses including restaurants, shops, bars, hotels, and others. Mark founded Launchpad LA, a program designed to help mentor LA’s most promising first-time startup CEO’s. He blogs here and tweets here. LowerMyBills, Inc.

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How to Kick Start Your Community’s Startup Scene

Both Sides of the Table

The basic components are obvious: talented founders, great engineers, angel money, venture capital, access to larger corporates (for business, funding & talent), great education / research (for IP breakthroughs) and a sufficient ecosystem of mentors, advisors, executive coaches and mavens.

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Female Founders and CEOs | Valerie Brennan of Three Day Rule

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We both had different types and interests in men and thought it would be great if there was a Citysearch for women based upon types. Took some time to crunch the numbers and evaluate our findings before re-circling back in 2009 and beginning what started as a blog. A blog with our reviews of the scene, locations, etc.

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Female Founders and CEOs | Talia Goldstein of Three Day Rule

Tech Zulu Event

Val and I started this single’s website/blog just for fun and on the side. It was Citysearch for women to find guys. For a female entering this world you have to get mentors, ask people to coffee. After college I came back to Los Angeles to work in the advertising industry. Entertainment. While at E!, What’s next?