Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 2, 2015

I even wrote about my experiences attending Web Summit , something I rarely ever write about. ” So how should you feel about Web Summit, DreamForce, TechCrunch Disrupt, CES, SxSW or any of the myriad of tech events that are put on every year? Big conferences in part are about education and entertainment.

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 15, 2011

Are you an entrepreneur hoping to startup a company in the Los Angeles area? Southern California apparently has no shortage of investors, entrepreneurs, and others eager to help budding entrepreneurs. The program launched today, so we spoke with Howard to learn more about the Start Engine program, and what it is going to do.

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socalTECH

JULY 18, 2018

Santa Monica-based SPACES (www.spaces.com), led by CEO Shiraz Akmal and a team of entertainment veterans from Dreamworks Animation, is hoping to do that with a series of physical attractions, powered by VR technology. About two and a half years ago, we spun out of Dreamworks. We're an entertainment company.

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InfoChachkie

APRIL 16, 2012

Steve is also a Stanford Professor and noted marketing entrepreneur. Eric (Ries) was a student in one of the very earliest customer development classes at Berkley. Four Steps was essentially my class notes. I now make my students draw Osterwalder’s canvas as the organizing way to think about your hypothesis.”.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 19, 2017

We sat down with Steve to chat about what the Alliance is working on, and why he decided to champion the growth of the technology industry here. Tell us what the Alliance is all about? We are devoted to the mission of supercharging Southern California's technology ecosystem, and help it emerge as a world class technology hub by 2025.

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TechCrunch LA

MARCH 25, 2021

Their unified understanding of technology, media, entertainment, and government, along with a successful track record of investing, give them deep insights into burgeoning shifts in culture and behavior.”. “We look at all verticals.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 23, 2017

Anna Barber: Before this, I hadn't been involved with Techstars as a mentor, however, I'd been an entrepreneur and mentored at other accelerators. However, I always wanted to get into a broader role in the startup ecosystem, where I could help other entrepreneurs work on their ideas. What are your goals at Techstars?

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 11, 2019

Sotsky is an experienced entrepreneur, who last founded and led Hopscotch; The OIX is backed by Brett Markinson, the angel investor who has backed such companies as Hautelook and LowerMyBills. WE spoke with Laurence about the startup. The way we got started was in the entertainment industry. What is The OIX?

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 27, 2018

Editor's note: All this week, and into the start of next year, we'll be featuring reflections on 2018 from notable investors, entrepreneurs, and others from Southern California's technology community. Here in LA we continue to be excited about the growth of the startup ecosystem and the quality of the companies here.

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InfoChachkie

APRIL 25, 2011

Although many are entertaining, most fail to provide entrepreneurs with a sufficient return on their time investment. Unfortunately, most business books do not offer entrepreneurs an adequate payoff. For instance, Guy refers to an entrepreneur’s venture as their “cause.” Fan, Not A Fan Boy. I was not disapointed.

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Tech.Co

JULY 12, 2017

. “The Disney Accelerator has provided The Walt Disney Company incredible opportunities to connect with and be inspired by many talented entrepreneurs from all over the world,” said Michael Abrams, Senior Vice President, Innovation, The Walt Disney Company. Read more about startups in the Los Angeles area at TechCo.

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Tech.Co

NOVEMBER 21, 2017

In this interview series of #StartupsEverywhere , we talked with Lee Reeves, cofounder of Startup253, and Shadrach White, founder and CEO of cloudPWR, to talk about the differences between the cities, the uptick in the business sector and emerging startups. Can you tell us more about what your company/organization does?

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InfoChachkie

SEPTEMBER 8, 2014

The factors which led to the formation of the Dead''s culture offer a number of lessons entrepreneurs can apply to their ventures. Yes, the band also created an entertaining catalog of classic Americana music. With the Grateful Dead, it was always about the music, not their egos. Community Of Purpose. Image: Wikipedia.

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InfoChachkie

AUGUST 18, 2014

In Bill''s words, "When I was a kid, I was all about comedy. Bill targeted an underserved section of New York and established a partnership with a restaurant that was struggling to provide its patrons with entertainment. Like all street-smart entrepreneurs, Bill realized that he needed to solve a problem in order to succeed.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 17, 2012

Somebody asked the question, “What do you think about the term ‘Silicon Beach?” Brad wrote up his answer here – you should read it because it’s very instructive for how I believe communities ought to think about naming conventions. World-class education including Caltech, USC and UCLA.

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Tech Zulu Event

MAY 16, 2013

A class we produce here at General Assembly called “Intro to the LA Startup Community” , has turned into a series, each time presented by a different prominent person in the startup ecosystem providing a unique perspective on the tech scene in LA. Sam taught a second rendition of the class in February and over 700 people signed up.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 23, 2010

We asked the same five questions of a variety of top technology entrepreneurs, investors, and others, to hear what they're thinking about, and are sharing it here over the next two weeks. Second is gaming meets life -- where gaming isn't just for entertainment anymore, but rather you interact with other behaviors through games.

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InfoChachkie

OCTOBER 10, 2011

He overheard me talking about Steve Jobs in conjunction with the entrepreneurship class that I teach at UC Santa Barbara. He proceeded to tell me several interesting and entertaining stories about Steve (all flattering), dating back to the early-1980’s. He simply stated his opinion and went about his busy day.

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socalTECH

MAY 2, 2013

Despite a growing technology industry here in Southern California, local investors and entrepreneurs tell us there''s still a shortage of local, venture capital. How did the new fund come about? We have a lot of world class universities here. What''s the best way for entrepreneurs to approach you? David Waxman.:

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Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 11, 2013

The theme for Silicon Beach Fest Hollywood is startups and Hollywood, featuring leaders from movie studios, music labels, agencies, and startups in entertainment – how Hollywood studios are investing and working with startups, and how Silicon Beach startups are making entertainment businesses.

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InfoChachkie

JULY 9, 2012

Mark Suster , fellow venture capitalist and serial entrepreneur, has written extensively about YouTube’s evolution from dogs-on-skateboards to its current status as an entertainment medium rivaling cable television networks. I promise I will never Tweet about celebrities, cable TV shows or that killer burrito I just ate.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 10, 2009

The base of the site is instead of a recipe swap, it's more about integrating recipes and figuring out the conversations that happen around recipes. The idea is that food transcends just making it in the kitchen, every time you start preparing food, you start having a conversation about something. We're thinking about phone apps.

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Tech Zulu Event

JUNE 28, 2012

The first-ever Silicon Beach Fest attracted more than 2,000 attendees from LA, San Francisco, San Diego, Santa Barbara, New York, Toronto, and London to celebrate LA startups and entertainment with panels, parties, pitch fests, hackathon, and beach games: volleyball, basketball and surfing lessons in Santa Monica and Venice on June 21-23, 2012.

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InfoChachkie

FEBRUARY 1, 2016

However, without experiencing my stories first hand, he always suspected there was a degree of embellishment involved to make my stories a bit more entertaining. She replied, “It’s about to get worse. For instance, after a long day of travel, I approached the night clerk at a hotel at about 1:00 in the morning.

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Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 21, 2011

We want to provide our audience with not only amazing presenting startups/newly released products (submissions still open Apply Here ) but also outstanding people that can help you grow as an entrepreneur and lead a successful business. That’s why we are extremely excited to announce Mike Jones as our SuperDemo!

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InfoChachkie

JULY 14, 2009

Hint: He was an entrepreneur. A writer is someone who writes, not someone who goes about telling their friends that they are “a writer”. The same is true of entrepreneurs. These would-be entrepreneurs are best classified as Wantrepreneurs, as discussed in Entrepreneurial Enterviewing. Entrepreneur Does Not Equal Inventor.

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Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 2, 2012

I recently had the pleasure of interviewing engineer and PageWoo ’s CEO and co-Founder Jason Crilly about his side project, the new hacker news site for the Southern California tech community called Develop.la. First off, there are a few things about Jason you should know. Jason is a passionate advocate for. On the Develop.la

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Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

We will be bringing you some of the hottest startups around to give you a quick rundown about their companies and get to know the entrepreneur behind those companies. For those of you who may not know about StartupDemo, it is an event that TechZulu and Schmoozd have partnered up to bring you some of the hottest startups around.

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socalTECH

MARCH 21, 2012

We sat down with Paul to learn a bit more about the program at Amplfify. Can you tell us a little bit about the basics behind the program? Because of that, you get to meet slots of people in the community, because there's such a prolific number of entrepreneurs. Can you talk about that space? How long is your program?

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Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 24, 2010

Investment trends in startups that are about or related to social media. CapLinked lets entrepreneurs focus on what they do best, while making sure their investors always stay in the loop. Demand Media is a leading online media company that informs, entertains and connects millions of people every day. The Startups.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 19, 2011

I will talk much more about Internet TV in a future post. And while Maker Studios is pure entertainment, TreeHouse is pure education. He isn’t setting out to do it over night but with the ambition to make a difference in the world Ryan falls into the rare category of entrepreneur looking to tackle something truly monumental.

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Tech Zulu Event

MAY 20, 2014

TechZulu recently sat down with east coast transplant Olenka Polak to talk about startup life in Los Angeles. But this feeling sort of dies out when you’re working with the product every day, and talking about your product every day. Entertainment. So being an entrepreneur is a lot like being a student.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 12, 2018

It is an LA-based company that was recently acquired by Amazon, which you can read more about in this incredibly well-researched article. Founder, Founder, Founder At Upfront we talk regularly about how 70% of our investment decision in Seed and A rounds is the quality of the entrepreneur and 30% is the quality of the idea.

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socalTECH

JUNE 6, 2011

Those programs--epitomized by YCombinator in the Bay Area, and TechStars in Boulder, Colorado--attract newly minted entrepreneurs with a mixture of cash and mentoring, and a program which rapidly takes ideas and turns them into viable, executing businesses. Typically, venture backed companies, always entrepreneur led.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 26, 2016

We spoke earlier with Cody Simms , Executive Director of Techstars America and who leads the program in LA, to hear more about why the startup accelerator operator is opening up its third accelerator here, why Los Angeles has turned out to be one of the leading sources for startups across its network, as well as Cody's advice to entrepreneurs.

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Tech Zulu Event

JULY 19, 2013

It can be a confusing world to seek funding when you’re just starting out and Silicon Beach Fest (#SBF) was a great place to learn what investors are looking for, meet investors of all levels in a collaborative environment, network with like-minded entrepreneurs, and develop relationships to further your dream and business.

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Tech Coast Angels Technical Review Invest Venture Capital 87

InfoChachkie

SEPTEMBER 22, 2009

You may remember from 8th grade science class that Brownian motion describes the random movement of atomic matter, caused by collisions with molecules of the surrounding medium. Entrepreneurs create opportunities by creating ripples, and mini-ventures are great ripple creators. the smartass entrepreneur replied, “It’s called business.

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