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Accelerator Crazy In Southern California

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LA Cleantech Incubator , officially launched last week, and was created by Los Angeles Cleantech Alliance, a group supported by Mayor's Office, the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power, Community Redevelopment Agency for Los Angeles, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, UCLA, USC, CalTech, and Arts Center College of Design.

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Interview with Nikhil Jain, ObEN

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Third Wave Digital (Allen DeBevoise), Dream Maker Entertainment Ltd. Entertainment Co., Nikhil Jain: We actually are working on different use cases, in areas of entertainment, healthcare, and enterprise, and also in gaming, which is the reason a lot of these partners starting working with us.

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The Talent Tourniquet | Making Los Angeles Startup Friendly

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With unrivaled weather, a host of high-profile universities and unlimited array of daytime and nightlife entertainment, Los Angeles seems like a dreamland for young tech professionals and the companies hoping to employ their talents. And for good reason. DVDs are dying and streaming is on the rise. But as long as L.A.

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Interview with Steve Poizner, Alliance for Southern California Innovation

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So, despite their rivalries and silos, people have come together, and we now have all 5 UC campuses in Southern California, plus Caltech, Harvey Mudd, USC, UC San Diego, and others involved. But, there is broad agreement that it would be a wonderful thing to get more entrepreneurs and venture capital into the region. more) READ MORE>>.

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Some Thoughts on Branding Startups and Communities

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A market leader in content, music, entertainment, textiles, engineering, aerospace and trade. World-class education including Caltech, USC and UCLA. An innovator in technology, especially monetization. Home of JPL (Jet Propulsion Laboratory), which helps put rockets into space. downtown LA]. Also East of the 405?

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How TenOneTen Ventures Is Investing In LA's Technology Future

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There is a really genuine and real opportunity in the intersection of media and entertainment technology here in Los Angeles, and people are focused here on that for a legitimate reason. There''s Caltech, the Claremont Colleges, Harvey Mudd, UCLA. We have a lot of world class universities here.

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Want to Start a Technology Company in LA?

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We have universities like CalTech, UCLA, USC and many more. But ultimately we’re on the Internet to communicate, buy stuff, become informed and be entertained. ’ &# His message was that in 2010 great business can be built anywhere if there is a great team and the will to make it work.

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