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Product Manager Entrepreneur Mark Geller

SoCal CTO

He has a really interesting background as a product manager and now an entrepreneur. We are creating a platform that enables users to play instant games and apps directly on the computer desktop. On the SEO side of things, I'll definitely want to get your feedback on Browse My Stuff. Tell me a bit about your background.

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7 Seed-Stage Funding Sources To Finance Your Startup

Startup Professionals Musings

I challenge any entrepreneur, for example, to define the difference between "seed-stage" and "early-stage" financing. Most investors won’t touch a first-time entrepreneur at this stage. Startup incubator seed funding. Yet, knowing this distinction is important. Here they are: A crowdfunding campaign.

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Interview with Steve Poizner, Alliance for Southern California Innovation

socalTECH

I then became and EIR at UC San Diego, and joined EvoNexus, the not-for-profit incubator run by the Irvine Company. There's a tightness which is squeezing the lifeblood from the entrepreneurs, even as it remains an amazing place. The first step, is to attract more entrepreneurs. Our focus in 2018 will be on the entrepreneurs.

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Interview with Simon Anderson, DreamHost

socalTECH

Simon Anderson: DreamHost offers a web hosting, and now, cloud computing platform and storage. Our target market is entrepreneurs, creatives, and developers. Our services range from basically any platform service to enable an entrepreneur or developer or creative, to get online with a website, or do things like set up a blog.

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Accelerator To Exit In 14 Months, With Eli Portnoy of ThinkNear

socalTECH

Eli Portnoy: We were definitely not looking at acquisition opportunities. Once we figured out the idea, and once we launched, it also provided a huge platform, from the perspective of hiring, for hiring, and giving us access on the business development side. Were you looking at acquisition, or did it just come up? It was really great.

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Interview with Alex Benzer, SocialEngine

socalTECH

SocialEngine is a white-label, community platform. We're definitely Los Angeles natives, but we got the opportunity to do TechStars. It's a casual setupÂťit's not an incubator, it's not an accelerator, and we're not charging anyone for space. Alex Benzer: We're definitely looking at taking money later this year.

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Spotlight: LA Tech Winter | Recap, Videos, and Thank You!

Tech Zulu Event

Building a strong tech industry to rival that of Silicon Valley is definitely no easy feat, but the overall feeling within Cal Tech’s Baxter Hall at last week’s event certainly bodes well for the year. With a scale-able platform ready to expand to different industries (utilities and maintenance services, etc.)