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Why Has LA Suddenly Gotten So Much Attention from VCs and Entrepreneurs?

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He built & IPOd Demand Media. We see big data storage solutions and processing platforms. Is it any surprise to see Zulily in Seattle, Wayfair in Boston, ExactTarget in Indianapolis, TrueCar in Los Angeles, GroupOn in Chicago or BuzzFeed in NYC? He built & sold iMall in Internet 1.0 for $565 million to Excite.

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Assignmint: Freelance Work Available | Founder Interview, The Future of Journalism & The LA Startup Scene

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Assignmint is a web-based platform to list freelancing work for employers and help writers find the right freelance job for them and standardizes the paperwork between the two parties. You have Demand Media here. But we aren’t looking to recreate an entire new platform for mobile devices. This is where Assignmint comes in.

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Why The Next Generation of Online Video Companies Will be Vertical

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Founded in Los Angeles by Latinos to address the growing demand for short-form online video for Millennials it is probably single-handedly improving the diversity of the tech industry as the employee base is overwhelmingly Latino and proud. AOL and the like.

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What Jonah @Peretti, CEO of BuzzFeed, Sees in the Future of Digital Media

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Some, of course, agree with me that BuzzFeed has been and continues to be the gold standard innovator in digital media to emulate. Or perhaps you think Donald Trumps assessment that BuzzFeed is a “ Failing pile of garbage is correct?” In fact, the platforms weren’t always so quick to crack down as many of them benefitted financially.

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