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Equipois Takes TCA LA Fast Pitch

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Equipois , the developer of a mechanical arm--based on Hollywood's Steadicam--for reducing the weight of tooling and other objects, took the top prize and was ranked in 1st place overall in Wednesday evening's Tech Coast Angels Fast Pitch. Other companies ranked in overall ratings in the competition were Pressure Sentinel.

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Chris Hollod On Investing With Ashton Kutcher, Guy Oseary, and Ron Burkle

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My only relationship with LA was through the movies, so I naively synonymized LA with the glitz and glamour of Hollywood and never really gave it a chance. Unlike Hollywood, which is all about sharp elbows, about "my script", "my talent", "my private equity", "my deal", venture is all about community. It just worked from day one.

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Nine Startup Tips From Walt Disney

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Pressure Helps You Break Through Your Breakdowns. "Mickey "Mickey Mouse popped out of my mind onto a drawing pad 20 years ago on a train ride from Manhattan to Hollywood at a time when business fortunes of my brother Roy and myself were at lowest ebb and disaster seemed right around the corner." Just Start. "The

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Microsoft Announces New Tablet In Los Angeles | The Surface

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Today at an event in Hollywood, Microsoft unveiled Surface: PCs built to be the ultimate stage for Windows. Touch Cover: Using a pressure-sensitive technology, Touch Cover senses keystrokes as gestures, enabling you to touch type significantly faster than with an on-screen keyboard. Wait no more! Practical: VaporMg Case & Stand.

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Let’s Get Weird, a SXSW Interactive Recap (2014)

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Short-lived but an epic way to cap off our interview; Shaq showed his competitive side when he hilarious tried swatting away Chris’s game controller out of his hand. A seriously enjoyable event, despite undergoing massive heart palpitations from the high-pressure nature of Titan Fall. Big ups to the Twitch.TV

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Getting Your Head in the Game for Fund Raising

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As the end date nears and the cash-out date becomes more predictable the pressure mounts and every decisions becomes more consequential. It’s the exact same phenomenon in sales when you’re in a competitive RFP and 5 firms are pitching. Learn What’s Not Working VCs are the masters of the “soft no” just like Hollywood producers are.

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