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Demand Media's Rosenblatt On IPO, Exits

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Richard Rosenblatt , the CEO of Los Angeles-based Demand Media said today at the Twiistup conference in Los Angeles, that he sees an IPO as a possible opportunity for the firm. Rosenblatt further explained that the options are to sell the company--which he doesn't want to do--or to go public. READ MORE>>.

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Final Twiistup Agenda and Last Chance to Nab Tickets

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Today at 3pm PST is the final time for you to grab your Twiistup tickets at the $397 rate. They have also released their final agenda shown below: Twiistup 007 Agenda. 6:30-9:00 PM: New Company “Wildcard” Demos on stage. 9:10- 9:40: Richard Rosenblatt CEO of Demand Media with Om Malik – The Evolution and ROI of Content.

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The Challenges (& Opportunities) of Starting a Tech Company in LA

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I recently hosted a panel at the Twiistup Conference about LA tech companies. I have some pretty specific thoughts on the differences between companies in the two cities, as I wrote about in my previous post A Tale of Two Tech Cities. Challenge #1 – Tech Companies are Not Typically Started by Technologists.

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Twiistup 007: Final Showoff's Additional Speakers and TZ Discount

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Twiistup is just 2 weeks away and there have been a whole slew of announcements within these past few days. And now what you have all been waiting for.the TechZulu Twiistup discount. Twiistup 007 Speaker List: Peter Guber. Through Demand Media, Richard is redefining the next generation of new media companies. .

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Interview with Jerome Chang, BlankSpaces

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One of the recent trends in the technology industry here in Los Angeles is the use of "coworking" spaces--flexible workspaces where companies can rent open office space. If you're running a company, why not just go to an executive suite, or sublease some space? How big of a company could fit in your space?

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Interview with Fouad ElNaggar, Redpoint Ventures

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I think we've done some of the really exciting companies in LA, including most recently Clicker, Machinima, BUZZmedia, and SVnetwork. A lot of people don't know it, but we also have an early growth fund, Redpoint Omega, which also gives us the flexibility to invest as little as $50,000 in a company, which we do quite often.

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