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Four SoCal Startups That Thrived Despite--or Because Of--Economic Downturns

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However, if history is any lesson, downturns actually have created some of Southern California's most successful technology companies, whether through forcing those companies to swizzle their business models, by removing competition from the market, or even spurring customers to more readily adopt their products to save money.

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Silicon Beach at USC 2013 | Entrepreneurial Inspiration

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The second annual USC Silicon Beach event, hosted by the four professional schools at USC, featured a pitch competition and a conference filled with informational panels and interviews. Startup Pitch Competition. In the end, 3 startups were awarded prize money for their spectacular business ideas.

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Workpop: Using UX And Design To Power The Next Career Site

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Can a startup gain a foothold in the competitive market by designing the right UX and user experience to make a job and career site for everyone? Starting on the employer side first, we put a big emphasis on design. Chris Ovitz: When I left Viddy, and Reed left Zynga, we both ended up at Scopely. How did you two meet?

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