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MANDT VR Names CTO

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Los Angeles-based MANDT VR , an augmented reality and virtual reality production company, said on Thursday that it has named Mike Dunn as the company's Chief Technology Officer. Mandt was most recently CIO at VER, and also had previously served as Chief Technology Officer at Time Warner, Hearst Interactive Media and TrueCar.

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Want to Start a Technology Company in LA?

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And we’re left with a city with idyllic weather, major commerce, the media center of the world, and a great emerging technology scene. But we have a great city for building technology companies. You can find very talented technology executives. But we do have great technology developers. You don’t.

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The IT Summit Los Angeles 2017 [ LOS ANGELES ]

Tech.Co

The IT Summit is the executive technology conference series returning to Los Angeles for our eleventh annual event on October 11th, 2017. The conference is driven by an Executive Board of regional IT professionals that directs the content of the conference. April 2013 CTOsOnTheMove.com.

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Mobile Apps: The New Direct-To-Consumer Channel

SoCal Tech Calendar

Customers can stream your companys content, shop for goods, search for local products and services, and receive personalized serviceall from their mobile phones. In this session, well hear a panel discuss mobile trends and describe why IT Leaders must set the technology strategy. What are the implications for IT Leaders?

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Fintech giant Klarna raises $639M at a $45.6B valuation amid ‘massive momentum’ in the US

TechCrunch LA

We’ve scaled up so massively in investments in our growth and technology, but running on a loss is very odd for us,” he told TechCrunch. “We According to Crunchbase , the company has made nine known acquisitions over time — most recently picking up Los Gatos-based content creation services provider Toplooks.ai.

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

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I’m just not sure you can build a great technology firm outside of Bay Area.&#. In Silicon Valley you have mega venture capital funds who have a history of giving $20 million to early-stage technology companies hoping to swing for the fences and become the next Google, Facebook or Twitter. LA is producing content at scale.

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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. An innovator in technology, especially monetization. ” To me, LA will always be a creative hub for TV, film, music, video games and now technology. ZestCash, founded by Douglas Merrill, former CIO of Google [Hollywood].

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