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TV Academy President, COO Hood Passses Away

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Lucy Hood , the current President and Chief Operating Officer of the Television Academy --the group which runs the Emmy''s--and someone who had long been part of the intersection between the worlds of technology and entertainment, has died. She also had been at HarperCollins and Paramount Pictures. READ MORE>>.

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5 Unfair Advantages To Help You Succeed In Business

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These authors speak from their own wealth of experience in creating and growing technology startups, marketing, and fundraising. In the business world, your ability to raise money is often paramount to your success. Book smarts represent your current depth of understanding of technology and business concepts.

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Reflections on 2016: Kevin Winston, Digital LA

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This holiday season, we are again sharing the reflections on 2016 from Southern California's technology ecosystem. What's your favorite technology gadget, device, or innovation you ran across this year? This year, the VR on the Lot conference featured VR and VFX companies and Hollywood filmmakers on the Paramount Lot.

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Create An Industry Alliance Entrepreneurs: Need Friends On The Startup Playground

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I knew that having friends and allies on the playground that would back up “the new kid” was of paramount importance. Such playground friends serve to ensure the startup’s ongoing viability by providing resources, access to customers and technology and market validation. The same phenomenon is true for startups.

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Surveying SoCal's M&A Landscape, with David Siemer

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Siemer & Associates runs its annual conference next week to delve into the same topics. What do you think will take Southern California''s technology community to the next level? That''s paramount to a great exit. What''s the current environment for M&A and IPOs, in general? It''s more a matter of time. READ MORE>>.