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Twiistup 6 Highlights

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I believe that Twiistup is now a platform from which to grow and highlight what is uniquely LA. We are also home to DemandMedia (Richard Rosenblatt) and Mahalo (Jason Calacanis). Twiistup 6 featured 12 showoff companies as the opening act of a 2-day conference. Much of this was highlighted at Twiistup.

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Interview with Brian Garrett, Crosscut Ventures

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Los Angeles-based Crosscut Ventures (www.crosscutventures.com) is one of the newest venture capital funds in the area, and has quietly been working on funding local companies over the last year. The fund--started by Brian Garrett and Rick Smith --has been focused on digital media investments, and so far has made investments in six companies.

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Guide to the LA Startup Community

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Southern California companies are second to only Silicon Valley in raising venture capital , there are three major universities to recruit talent – UCLA, Caltech, and USC – and a thriving startup community to mingle with. What are some examples of successful companies that were started here? LowerMyBills, Inc.

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Product Manager Entrepreneur Mark Geller

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My first job out of school was at one of the early bioinformatics companies in Silicon Valley, working as the head of technical services. We are creating a platform that enables users to play instant games and apps directly on the computer desktop. Graduated with a BS/MS in bio from Stanford.) What are you working on now?

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63 Los Angeles Entrepreneurs To Be Proud Of

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Features like this, as well as our daily interviews wouldn’t be possible without the amazing support of our sponsor eMinutes – a law firm here in Los Angeles that focuses on helping entrepreneurs structure their companies. a perks platform for small and medium sized businesses. Thank you @eminutes. .