socalTECH

JANUARY 19, 2017

For today's youth, it's often hard to figure out what they want to do in life--according to Deborah Ramo , Founder and CEO of Los Angeles-based Amavitae (www.amavitae.com). We came together with the idea of designing something that specifically addresses the skills and opportunity gap in our country. How did this start?

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socalTECH

JUNE 2, 2014

Last month, Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti created a new program, aimed at growing, assisting and sustaining entrepreneurs in Los Angeles. Krisztina "Z" Holly: The reason I picked that, is because there is a huge opportunity here in Los Angeles. Los Angeles is poised to play a huge role in that area.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 19, 2014

Andrew was SVP of Mobile at Fox Digital Entertainment which launched the very successful Simpsons online game (curse you for wasting tons of my kids free time!) and Petri was co-founder and head of creative at Remedy Entertainment that launched the hit PC games Max Payne and Alan Wake. It is what Seriously was designed to do.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 15, 2008

Los Angeles-based RealD, which develops 3D projection systems for the theater market, said today that it has shipped a new product used for 3D stereo displays on monitors. The product comes out of the firm's 3D visualization arm, which provides 3D tools to research and development and other applications. READ MORE>>

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Tech.Co

MAY 9, 2017

Taylor returned home and dove into learning web development and design on his own. I saw so many different applications for virtual reality in education, entertainment, mental health and communication,” he said. Education became a large facet within the space and focus for Taylor. Read more about virtual reality trends.

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socalTECH

JULY 13, 2011

Today's interview is with Los Angeles-based Miso Media , a developer of iPad-based music education software, which uses note detection to help users learn guitar, ukulele, and banjo. The firm is backed by Google Ventures, as well as a number of well known angels. It's a diverse group, both entertainment and technology.

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Tech Zulu Event

JUNE 11, 2013

Silicon Beach Fest is gearing up to showcase the most promising startups and visionaries from across LA’s growing startup entertainment ecosystem. Mark Suster of GRP Partners and Launchpad was confirmed to keynote along with Nely Galan of Galan Entertainment, the first Latina president of Telemundo. In 2012 over $3.2

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Tech Zulu Event

MAY 16, 2013

Article after article points out that Los Angeles is on its way to becoming one of the most robust startup communities in the United States. About General Assembly: Back in October 2012, General Assembly arrived in Los Angeles. Guest article by Eva Hibnick with General Assembly LA.

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Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 10, 2012

He has lectured on design principles at the Bauhaus University in Weimar, former Professor of Usability and Design at the IE Business School in Madrid, and serves on the advisory boards of several universities and institutes in both Europe and the United States. October 13: Usable Usability — Lean UX starts right here.

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Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 24, 2013

Ever since sound was first introduced into movies, the entertainment business has never really faced a huge change. However, the online presence has shifted the entertainment landscape drastically and is threatening to change the business for better or for worse. You have to break into the entertainment industry somehow.

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Tech Zulu Event

APRIL 25, 2013

Campbell was new to Los Angeles, freshly inspired from a TED conference, and after attending a smattering of Barcamps and Westside Meetups he was ready to produce his own event that was a mixture of all. It is important when the presenters come from a complex educational background that the content is curated in a digestable manner.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 17, 2012

Brad Feld visited Los Angeles this past week. ” Many people on the Westside of Los Angeles are using the term Silicon Beach these days to describe the amazing renaissance that is truly happening here. Let my try those for Los Angeles as an example: Second largest city in America with 13 million people.

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Tech Zulu Event

MAY 10, 2012

Bushnell is currently co-founder and chief game designer for Anti-Aging Games. This upbringing naturally steered him to Los Angeles, where he now works in computer graphics for feature films. Artists & InventorEric is an artist and inventor in Los Angeles, CA. and the Chuck E Cheese’s Pizza-Time Theater chain.

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socalTECH

MAY 11, 2011

Earlier this week, Los Angeles-based Anti-AgingGames (www.Anti-AgingGames.com), a new online game startup, announced a new service to help users improve their memory and concentration, as well as improve brain function. The firm notably has Atari founder Nolan Bushnell as an advisor and serving as its chief game designer.

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From the Venture Trenches

MAY 2, 2013

The win is a tremendous endorsement of founders Matt Winston and ErichGrey Litoff’s vision to build an online school that would educate and instruct students in the art of character creation and continue the legacy of the great Stan Winston. By “family”, I am including our brothers at Talpor and in particular the incomparable Julio Castillo.

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SoCal CTO

MAY 15, 2009

Formerly, he was Managing Director of both Product Management and of Business Development at Los Angeles Times Interactive. an enterprise social networking platform provider located in Los Angeles, CA. In 2005, Majid coauthored "Data Strategy" a book designed to help streamline information management within organizations.

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Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 10, 2013

Earlier this week we had the opportunity to sit in at The General Assembly, Los Angeles for a fully stacked panel on a Day in the Life of a Product Manager (PM). Jay Stakelon , VP Product Design, Fullscreen. He has over 10 years of experience designing and developing digital products. Jay chimes in.

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From the Venture Trenches

MAY 2, 2013

The win is a tremendous endorsement of founders Matt Winston and ErichGrey Litoff’s vision to build an online school that would educate and instruct students in the art of character creation and continue the legacy of the great Stan Winston. By “family”, I am including our brothers at Talpor and in particular the incomparable Julio Castillo.

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Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 27, 2011

Mike Jones , Investor and Advisor Located In Los Angeles. Alex serves on the Board of Directors for Logsdon School, a non-profit school providing educational services to students with special needs. and has led business analysis & user interface design projects for the U.S. Navy, Pfizer, & Unisys Corp.

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Tech Zulu Event

APRIL 1, 2013

CreatorUp was launched online in Beta in January of 2013 and our startup team is based in Los Angeles. Our combined experience working in film education and inside the traditional and digital entertainment industry gives us unique insight into building an authentic “film school like” education on the web.

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Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 4, 2010

Here are the Stars of #140conf: Los Angeles: Aaron Ray (@redbaron1200s) - Partner & Head of Digital, The Collective. Abdul Khan (@ImHungryinLA) - Co-founder, Verso Entertainment. Adam Bell (@datatv) - Web Design and Branding with an attitude! Cynthia Lou (@CynthiaAnnLou) - Designer, Writer, Web & Brand Strategist.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 19, 2015

Historically we were near Beverly Hills in Los Angeles and throughout the 1990s and early 2000s this was fine since there was not strong locus in LA with some great deals in Pasadena, downtown, San Fernando Valley as well as on the Westside in Santa Monica. We also believe it’s important to be strong pillars of our community.

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Tech Zulu Event

MAY 20, 2014

TechZulu recently sat down with east coast transplant Olenka Polak to talk about startup life in Los Angeles. We will need to keep on figuring out how to educate our consumer. Entertainment. myLINGO is designed to bring new users into the movie viewing experience. We also have Chris Cookson as a technical advisor.

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Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 18, 2013

Tech Coast Angel investor Dale Okuno came out because he believes that MuckerLab attracts better talent because they keep their class size small and focused. Okuno has been investing in Los Angeles startups for the past three years after selling his own company E-Z Data. Or maybe a goldmine. He is looking to find more.

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Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 9, 2009

TechZulu wants to thank not only the Los Angeles tech community but the entire tech community for all the awesome support you have given us throughout this past year. From local Los Angeles tech events to worldwide conferences and expos. Without all of you and your support, TechZulu could not be around today.

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Tech Zulu Event

APRIL 14, 2014

Yet, I couldn’t duplicate what I had very easily, so I went back to the drawing board and came up with a new design and Cojoin is that new design. There’s aggregation, so like in the entertainment industry, audience measurement is huge. MW: It has to do with the difference between a marketer and a developer.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 8, 2014

Cincinnati, like many startup communities in the US over the past 5 years, has revitalized important regions in its urban core, created accelerators, built co-working facilities, pooled together angel capital, attracted VCs, involved educational institutions and solicited the help of important corporations in a more cohesive ecosystem.

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