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LA tech industry mourns Kobe Bryant

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The Los Angeles startup community is joining the rest of the world in mourning the death of NBA superstar, entrepreneur and investor Kobe Bryant who was killed in a helicopter crash in Calabasas, Calif., Bryant launched his venture career with partner and serial entrepreneur Jeff Stibel back in 2013, according to Crunchbase.

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Reflections on 2019: Greg Monterrosa, Startup Community Leader

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Every year, at the end of the year, we share some reflections on the past year from our readers, entrepreneurs, venture capitalists, sponsors, and others in the local technology community. I am excited for the big moves being made in Los Angeles.

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Ten Of The Top Tech Companies For Employees In LA

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Frank Addante, who founded Rubicon, is a serial entrepreneur who co-founded L90, which was acquired. range of software products, and which has offices in Calabasas and Santa Barbara. Los Angeles has a strong online advertising industry, and Rubicon Project is one of the companies we heard has been doing well and.

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Interview with Gary Bishop, Network Automation

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There have been a lot of entrepreneurs here in software and other industries, and interestingly enough there seem to be more self-funded, bootstrapped firms here, rather than those looking for venture capital to get off the group. Gary Bishop: The founder of the company is Dustin Snell, who is a classic, bootstrap entrepreneur.

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Interview with Sherry Gunther, Masher Media

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Last Week, Calabasas-based Masher Media announced it had received a round of angel funding from the Tech Coast Angels to fund its development of MyMiniPeeps (www.myminipeeps.com), a virtual world for children. Tags: entrepreneur startup kids children video videogame game content world virtual myminipeeps media masher gunther sherry.

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Interview Therese Tucker, BlackLine Systems

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We spoke with Therese Tucker , CEO and founder of the Calabasas firm. Tags: therese tucker blackline systems interview startup finance financial entrepreneur. Therese is the former CTO at SunGard Treasury Systems, and has a wealth of experience in the financial software market. READ MORE>>.

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