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Congrats To The Spotlight: LA Tech Fall Presenting Companies at UCLA

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For those who still might be wondering what Spotlight: LA Tech is all about, It’s a screening room for new technology homegrown in our region. This Spotlight takes place Thursday, October 27, at UCLA. InVenture is next stage microfinance – focusing on providing expansion capital. It’s a gallery of great entrepreneurship.

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Los Angeles Startup Weekend August 2011 | The Complete Breakdown

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Evening guests and judges arrived including Scott Sangster (President of LA Tech Coast Angels ), Farhad Mohit (Founder of BizRate/Shopzilla and Gri.pe ) and David Carter (Entrepreneur, Investor, Mentor, advisor at UCLA/USC/Chapman). Also of note was Ryan Orrico’s launch of HandJob, a new form of job applicant screening and referral tracking.

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Vision, School, & Work | Interview with Jim Farley CMO Ford Motors

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Automotive, marketing, ad serving, navigation, visions of sponsored ads and commercials appear in my head – as you’re driving to your destination, countless commercials and pings show up on your navigation screen for nearby restaurants and businesses. I mention my worries to Jim, with Google-acquired Waze in mind.

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How to Not Suck at a Group Presentation

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This was evident at the Twiistup pre-event company pitch last week at UCLA. Nobody wants to read your text on a big screen. Have a “Plan B&# – the show must go on – As was evidenced at the UCLA event and at many, many events I’ve been to – there are times when you have technical difficulties.

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Can You Really Build a Great Tech Firm Outside Silicon Valley?

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Last year I was on Sand Hill Road in Silicon Valley meeting with one of the most prominent venture capital firms in the country. In my LA I often see computer screens open with entrepreneurs talking about digital media. We have world-class universities like Caltech, UCLA, USC and more. I live in the city of Santa Monica.