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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?” Others are skeptical, “Ha! Wasn’t Jonah worried about “platform risks?” I asked Jonah about this. “I

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

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Let me start with the obvious baseline that most people probably know instinctively: Los Angeles is the 3rd largest technology startup ecosystem in the US. Many people don’t realize that the majority of the monetization of the Internet originated in Los Angeles but was perfected in Silicon Valley. LA By The Numbers.

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AllSay: Using Mobile Apps To Engage Users With Decisions, with Geoff Campbell

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One thing with AllSay, is it looke like Buzzfeed did in the early days. Editors use Buzzfeed and read the news, to find proposals and decisions, and use the news as a source. How do you contrast this to the latest news on how very few people actually bother to vote in Los Angeles? Geoff Campbell: That''s a great question.

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How to Kick Start Your Community’s Startup Scene

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Cincinnati has had the accelerator The Brandery for several years, which caters to the great strengths of design and brand management that are dominant in this city. I don’t need to tell you what else is LA … SnapChat, Whisper, Tinder. All great communication companies. KickStarter? Gilt Groupe, AdoreMe, Thrillist, Birchbox?

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