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FEBRUARY 4, 2013

When it's all about trading, swapping, lucky finds, and more--explains Dan Murillo , who is CEO and Founder of Little Black Bag (www.littleblackbag.com), an online e-commerce community based in Los Angeles. Dan Murillo: Little Black Back is what we call an entertainment shopping company. Fascinating idea for a company.

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APRIL 6, 2015

How do you combine the world of online and mobile apps with the world of community and political decisions and discourse? I was at Boston Consulting Group, working in e-=commerce back in 1997 and 1998. How do you contrast this to the latest news on how very few people actually bother to vote in Los Angeles?

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NOVEMBER 17, 2011

Despite the proximity to Hollywood and the entertainment world, in the world of Southern California startups, actually combining the two world is quite difficult. NowLive is trying to do just that, leveraging both technology and the entertainment world to build its business. Additionally, they are syndicated widely across the web.

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SEPTEMBER 23, 2013

As one of the organizers, Jay Tucker explained, “The Silicon Beach movement is the future of the Los Angeles tech area – tech, mobility, digital content, entrepreneurship, etc. Sellbot, an e-commerce platform for sellers made by USC graduates Michael and Payam Ahdoot, took home the grand prize of $25,000.

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MARCH 21, 2012

If you're looking get your startup off the ground in Los Angeles, it always helps to have help from folks with connections to the venture and angel community. It's not a lot more, juts a little more, but it's because the Los Angeles is more difficult to sustain a startup than in Cincinnati or other places.

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FEBRUARY 22, 2013

billion in its Greater Los Angeles area wireless and wireline networks in a move to make communications in LA reliable and spread internet coverage and network performance. Gary Toebben, President & CEO of the Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce was also impressed by the firm’s move. billion Investment.

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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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MARCH 17, 2010

Los Angeles. And we’re left with a city with idyllic weather, major commerce, the media center of the world, and a great emerging technology scene. I believe you can attract people to relocate to Los Angeles but it’s likely that they’ll come from locations other than Northern California.

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DECEMBER 1, 2009

Toyota, Pizza Hut, NBA, Fandango, and More Share Their Success Stories with Mobile and Social Apps. Please join us at digiday:APPS on December 10th, in Los Angeles. The event will dive deeply into the challenges and success stories of the explosive mobile and social app market. Win a ticket to digiday:APPS.

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Fandango CarsDirect Case Study Santa Monica 124

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JULY 16, 2013

Whether the end goal is a functional business app or a mobile-friendly website, philosophie’s modern, open-source approach to development is sure to get the job done. Fun Fact: Los Angeles heavy hitters J.J. Entertainment Tech: Atom Factory. E-Commerce: Nasty Gal.

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JUNE 5, 2013

We have negotiated pricing for preventative, restorative, emergency, and even cosmetic dentistry, and it''s easy to use through either our web or mobile service. You often hear complaints that Los Angeles companies are too much about e-commerce and entertainment. It''s a huge opportunity. READ MORE>>.

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Pricing Startup Networking Software Review 227

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MAY 19, 2010

Our guest this week on #TWiVC was Dana Settle , partner at Greycroft Partners , a venture capital firm with offices in New York and Los Angeles. Competes with HauteLook , RueLaLa (sub of GSI Commerce) , Billion Dollar Babes , ideeli , Glam List. In the show we talked about why this is important to mobile application developers.

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Venture Capital Startup Platform Technical Review 240

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NOVEMBER 10, 2013

Earlier this week we had the opportunity to sit in at The General Assembly, Los Angeles for a fully stacked panel on a Day in the Life of a Product Manager (PM). Jen Robinson has been building web and mobile tech for more than 10 years. Steve currently manages Fandango’s web and mobile commerce platforms.

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NOVEMBER 5, 2015

Predictive automation that powers modern logistics & commerce. From: Los Angeles, CA. India’s Mobile first eBates and its digital assistant helps consumers find the best savings online. From: Los Angeles, CA. John is a big whiskey fan. DataCulture, Inc. AngelList: [link]. From: New York City, New York.

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FEBRUARY 10, 2011

A very big thanks to Alexandra Harris, the founder of FanCause , a company that aims to connect entertainment brands with their fans to raise money. We discuss Googles plan to pay more to Verizon in order to be on a higher speed connection and get its mobile content to users faster. Sounds like a noble cause. Hope you all enjoy.

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