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As fashion has its metaverse moment, one app looks to bridge real and virtual worlds for sneakerheads

TechCrunch LA

Its goal is to give hypebeasts a chance to collect virtual versions of their physical objects of desire and win points to maybe buy the gear they crave, while also providing a showcase where brands can discover new design talent to make the next generation of cult collaborations and launch careers. View this post on Instagram.

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New Startup Incubator Launches At Loyola Marymount

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There's a new, startup incubator in town in West Los Angeles--this time, launching out of Loyola Marymount University and its College of Business. According to the school, it has launched the The LMU CBA Business Incubator , a brand new startup incubator focused on companies in the technology and consumer products area.

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Software Development Companies in Southern California

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As part of doing that, I've had the opportunity to interact with a wide variety of different chief technical officers from different kinds of companies over those years. This is a private group of CTOs who are responsible for software development within their companies. or focused on industry or type of company.

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Gogobot GogoGives! | Interview with Audrey Lo

Tech Zulu Event

I am the Gogobot Community Manager of West Los Angeles. I also manage the Gogobot online community within the West LA. I launched the brand in West LA Gogobot region last May. During Gogobot West LA events, a lot of money gets spent on food or drinks.

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LA’s Chewse Joins 500 Startups | A Better Marketplace For Us To Easily Order Great Food

Tech Zulu Event

LA-based company, Chewse has joined 500 Startups in Silicon Valley, making it the first starup from LA to join the prestigious accelerator program and seed fund. 33 companies are in this batch. 33 companies are in this batch. 500 Startups says it received hundreds of applications but ended up selecting 8 companies.

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How CallFire Is Enabling Business Text and Phone, with Dinesh Ravishankar

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One way is to automate the process, which is what Los Angeles-based CallFire has been helping its business customers with. We thought it would be interesting to hear from Dinesh Ravishankar , CEO of CallFire, to learn more about where the company fits into the world of telephony APIs and services. What is CallFire?

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Interview with Nick Warnock, Atiz

socalTECH

It turns out, one of the companies supplying book scanning devices for libraries and others-- Atiz (www.atiz.com)--is located here in Los Angeles. What's the story behind how you started the company? It did very, very well, and based on all of the feedback we received, we designed our latest product, the Bookdrive Pro.

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