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Petco Names Digital, E-Commerce Head

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San Diego-based pet supply retailer Petco has named Darren MacDonald as the company's new Chief Digital and Innovation Officer, according to the company, to head up its e-commerce, app, prescription fulfillment, as well as employer wellness benefits offerings. MacDonald also has served at Avery Dennison. READ MORE>>.

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Walmart Brings Virtual Reality to Retail With Purchase of Spatialand

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Walmart’s tech incubator in Silicon Valley, Store No 8, has acquired Spatialand , a virtual reality software firm, as its third portfolio company. Venice, CA-based Spatialand worked with Walmart on a project last year, an experience that led to the acquisition, according to the blog post. Read more » Reprints | Share:

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Silicon Beach Fest Hollywood, LA Tech Summit, and Idea to Screen | Why You Need to Attend Any or All

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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. ” Collaboration was also key.

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Silicon Beach at USC 2013 | Entrepreneurial Inspiration

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Sellbot, an e-commerce platform for sellers made by USC graduates Michael and Payam Ahdoot, took home the grand prize of $25,000. Pelv-Ice is a pelvic support device for post-partum mothers and a recent winner of the Accelerating Innovating Mentoring (AIM) 2013 incubator and pitch competition.

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Interview with Anna Barber, Techstars LA

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In 1999, I moved out to San Francisco to join the tech scene there, and worked at a couple of e-commerce companies in product roles. I worked in entertainment for five or six years, and film for 5 years, then at Scribble Press, which was a retail entertainment concept for kids, to let kids make their own books.

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LA Tech Startup Innovators and Fun Facts

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Incubator: Amplify LA. Entertainment Tech: Atom Factory. E-Commerce: Nasty Gal. VSI2 enables student collaboration with partners, mentors, and startup visionaries to incubate the brightest young minds of today into tomorrow’s groundbreaking tech wizards. Fun Fact: Los Angeles heavy hitters J.J.

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Join Us At Variety 2012 Venture Capital & New Media Summit

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The Summit, produced in association with International ESQ, will feature top investors, entrepreneurs and entertainment leaders who are supporting innovation in the new media industry. Allen Debevoise , Chairman, CEO and Founder of Machinima, the number one entertainment channel on YouTube reaching over 40 million gamers monthly.