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What Mattered in 2012: Aber Whitcomb, io/LA

socalTECH

We asked the same four questions of a variety of top technology entrepreneurs, investors, and others, to hear what they're thinking about, and are sharing it here over the next week. Aber Whitcomb is a partner at startup co-working and incubation community io/LA , CTO of SGN , and former co-founder and CTO of MySpace.

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Interview with Patrick Kennedy, Sidebar

socalTECH

We went out on the Android and Blackberry, and as we were going out to market, we realized that we could use that consumer launch as a proving ground for our technology, and leverage that to the B2B market. When I joined the company, I found an amazing technology platform and analytics capability. We're really headed for three screens.

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Plasma, Haptics, and Germ-Fighting Robots Win NASA iTech Challenge Cycle 3

Tech.Co

In the end, three companies in plasma technology, haptic communication and germ-fighting robots took home the win. If you hear the word plasma, you might think of large screen TVs where each pixel is illuminated by charged gas that creates a higher picture quality. FGC Plasma Solutions.

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Los Angeles Startup Weekend August 2011 | The Complete Breakdown

Tech Zulu Event

Participating in this event also included world recognized security expert and Co-founder of Fonality , Samy Kamkar , Danny Schreiber (Managing Editor of Silicon Prairie News) and Rob Jadon (serial-entrepreneur and angel investor). Also of note was Ryan Orrico’s launch of HandJob, a new form of job applicant screening and referral tracking.

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63 Los Angeles Entrepreneurs To Be Proud Of

SoCal Delicious

The apps can stream video, audio, news feeds, Twitter, Facebook, sell digital content, physical merchandise, and much more. More recently, Morris and his team have launched “Conscious Box” a new monthly subscription service for everyday people to discover unique, conscious businesses they can trust.