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The Magic of the Irish – Dublin’s Resurgence on the Global Tech Scene

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My trip was scheduled around the annual Web Summit and the f.ounders conference, both of which have become the hottest must-attend event in Europe and rivaling any great conference in the US. It was the best 5 days of networking I spent last year. There were senior members from Facebook and Google. Boy, that’s a tough job.

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The Techweek LA Rundown | Join Us!

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For those who may be unfamiliar Techweek hosts a 7-day series of events with a 2-day technology conference and expo to bring together a mixture of entrepreneurs, visionaries, and thought leaders. SCOTT PAINTERCEO, TrueCar. Our LAUNCH competitors will be in attendance as you mingle and expand your network. CHRIS DEWOLFECEO, SGN.

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Reflections on 2016: Kevin Winston, Digital LA

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This morning, we have Kevin Winston of Digital LA (www.digitalla.net), the organization which is LA's largest digital networking group and which is behind the Silicon Beach Fest, the first and largest tech, startup and entertainment conference in LA. You'll be able to see all the many 2016 reflections here as they are posted.

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Why Has LA Suddenly Gotten So Much Attention from VCs and Entrepreneurs?

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When my friend and the father of LA’s tech startup community Bill Gross first demonstrated his company GoTo.com (renamed Overture) on stage at a TED conference he was actually booed (True story. You can hear many other amazing stories in this 1:1 interview ). What was Bill Gross’s heretical idea as portrayed to the tech elite?

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Want to Start a Technology Company in LA?

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LA was a leader in lead generation (LowerMyBills), comparison shopping (PriceGrabber, Shopzilla), social networking (MySpace … I know, I know – Facebook won – but it was still a big business). You need to for conferences, business development and often for sales. Frank Addante has created Rubicon Project.

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