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Future Forum ? Artificial Intelligence

SoCal Tech Calendar

- How will the benefits offered by the Internet of Things (IoT) and AI present opportunities for industries including airlines, manufacturing, smart buildings, smart homes, and oil and power? See [link].

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Brian Grazer and Ron Howard’s Imagine Impact entertainment “accelerator” inks deal with Netflix

TechCrunch LA

. “As Impact continues to evolve the way that global talent is discovered, projects are developed and how the creative industry connects, this partnership demonstrates both companies’ commitment to improving the development system in order to generate more original, quality IP to meet the growing demand.”

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Startups have about $1 trillion worth of reasons to love the Biden infrastructure plan

TechCrunch LA

“It would present a huge opportunity for a variety of climate tech sectors, ranging from clean electricity to carbon management to vehicle electrification.” Finally for startups there’s a $31 billion available for programs that give small businesses access to credit, venture capital, and R&D dollars.

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This Week in VC – Scott Painter, CEO of Zag & TrueCar

Both Sides of the Table

Incubated by Clearstone Ventures in 2008. Users easily swipe through locations to find what they are looking for and the app presents tailored results based on learning what you like. A demand side advertising platform which allows advertisers to bid on individual ad impressions in real time, based on the site and who would see it.

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How to Decrease the Odds That Your Startup Fails

Both Sides of the Table

If you create a business and start building products and go into an incubator or raise angel/seed money and don’t think about Market Size and Market Structure I only have one question: Why? You won’t likely launch into a market with nobody else present. Incumbent Strengths & Weaknesses. Competition. You need a wedge.

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Interview with Matthew Jenusaitis, OCTANe

socalTECH

The demand for our products and services is really high, unemployment is high, the need for new technology is high, as is the need to increase efficiency from businesses. Launchpad is a virtual incubator and accelerator, where we put companies in and give them quantitative and qualitative feedback and mentorship.

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The Startup Guide To SXSW Panel Picking

Tech Zulu Event

Thousands of people submit their panels for SXSWi (South by Southwest Interactive) and only a handful will be selected to present. SXSWi is five days of presentations and panel discussions from some of the biggest thought leaders in Interactive digital media space. Jason Glaspey, PIE (Portland Incubator Experiment).

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