Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 31, 2011

BlogWorld and New Media Expo 2011 comes to Los Angeles and its finally here. With Lisa as CEO, the company has grown from an idea for a grassroots conference into a diversified media company. iJustine) is an internet personality, actress, life-caster, vlogger, designer and most of all a popular YouTube content creator.

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Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 11, 2013

The theme for Silicon Beach Fest Hollywood is startups and Hollywood, featuring leaders from movie studios, music labels, agencies, and startups in entertainment – how Hollywood studios are investing and working with startups, and how Silicon Beach startups are making entertainment businesses. See you there!

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Hollywood Screening Ideas Entertainment 100

Tech Zulu Event

AUGUST 31, 2011

We had over 30 pitches and classic SUW team voting that followed, resulting in the final 12 most popular ideas. I’ve been a serial entrepreneur since I was in high-school and the internet was just getting started in 1996, but it wasn’t until I pitched an idea here at LASW that I really understood the power of community and team.

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Los Angeles Startup Angel Tech Coast Angels 73

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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socalTECH

JULY 16, 2013

As much as the idea of "Silicon Beach" wants to represent the whole of the local technology industry in Los Angeles, there are -- as one would expect in such a large metropolitan area -- many different neighborhoods and communities spread across the region, all with their own individual identities, companies, and technology focuses.

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Pasadena Santa Monica CalTech Technical Review 242

TechCrunch LA

APRIL 7, 2019

When the codes are sophisticated enough, rct hopes the engine can self-learn and formulate its own ideas. Or Apple, which designs its own devices to carry out superior software experience,” explained Ma. ” The Beijing and Los Angeles-based startup isn’t content with just making the software.

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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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Help Education CTO Coach Startup 100

socalTECH

JULY 29, 2016

Los Angeles is often thought of as just the city of entertainment and creative industries�but it turns out, it's a lot more. Why is manufacturing important to Los Angeles? He's able to turn around a design in two or three weeks, rather than waiting with no idea when it will come off a container ship from Asia.

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Startup Study Hollywood Examples 100

Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 2, 2012

the rising tech movement sweeping through the burgeoning Los Angeles startup scene ­— he wants to put L.A. A vision of the future of the Los Angeles tech community he hopes will rival ­­— if not surpass Silicon Valley in 10 years as a the leader of groundbreaking innovation. Jason is a passionate advocate for.

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News Los Angeles Ideas Startup 95

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. TechZulu: Where did the idea of Filmzu start?

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Content Entertainment Startup Los Angeles 81

Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 5, 2012

No matter how much it bothers you, people do like to entertain themselves with a “lean back” experience. And we like to be entertained. It requires writers, actors, film crews, lighting, costume & set designs, make-up artists, post production, sound, editors and so on. As humans we like story telling.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 22, 2020

A good example of that is Skyhawk Therapeutics, which has built a small molecule platform that enables rational design of small molecules that target specific binding pocket regions of RNA. I could name many, many more, but these are the kind of connections that help you spark ideas, and enable people to find you.

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Southern California Capital Technical Review Startup 124

Tech Zulu Event

MAY 12, 2015

Built around the idea of convergence between creativity, serenity and design, the boutique studio launched in April 2015 to serve as gathering spot for freelancers, tech types and entertainment folks to get out the house and into their projects. Hatch Studios is located at 2260 South Centinela Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90064.

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Santa Monica Entertainment Design Entrepreneur 40

socalTECH

DECEMBER 29, 2017

Check out the entertaining video here.) And I'm especially proud to have received our 501(c)(3) charitable designation from the I.R.S. Most Angelenos don't realize Los Angeles is the largest manufacturing center in the country. (We We have four manufacturing jobs for every job we have in film and television!)

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USC Startup News Entrepreneur 113

Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 9, 2012

The Hub is unique because it is the first membership club structured for impact professionals in Los Angeles. We have members at all phases of development from an idea to an established company with a few million in revenue. How unique is Hub LA? How big is the space? How do you make money?

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Startup Press Los Angeles Venture Capital 108

Jason Nazar

MARCH 22, 2011

I asked the panelists ( David Travers , Brian Norgard , Fouad ElNaggar , & Demian Sellfors ) about the specific challenges that we face down here in Los Angeles as opposed to Silicon Valley. That’s typically not the case in Los Angeles. Simply put LA has a lack of GREAT product, UI/UX, and design talent.

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Company Companies Startup Twiistup 111

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. There will be a DJ, drinks, designer cake, and a clothing swap contest with prizes. Tickets can purchased here.

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socalTECH

JULY 20, 2011

Earlier this month, Los Angeles-based HitFix (www.hitfix.com) an online news site focused on entertainment, announced it had raised $2M in a funding round. What's the story behind HitFix and where do you fit in the entertainment news landscape? and entertainment as a whole is rapidly changing and growing.

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News Entertainment Startup Bertelsmann 173

Tech.Co

FEBRUARY 14, 2017

The Star-Match feature is designed to be a friendly connection builder. When we launched in January 2016, it ranked in one of the top 30 social networks and people simply liked the idea of discovering who shared your birthday nearby and the idea of celebrating with others,” said Hagger. The Star-Match. Giving Back.

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Startup Venice Social Network Tool 126

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 17, 2012

Brad Feld visited Los Angeles this past week. He is a unique human being with original thoughts & ideas and very limited concern for having to fit into other people’s narratives. Let my try those for Los Angeles as an example: Second largest city in America with 13 million people. I hate Silicon Whatever.

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 4, 2009

The convergence of the Internet and the entertainment business has made Los Angeles a hotbed of activity in the online entertainment industry, attracting companies from all over the country interested in connecting Hollywood with the Internet. Most of what we do is consistently profitable, by design.

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Entertainment Advertising Hollywood Startup 100

Tech Zulu Event

MAY 2, 2011

At the Technovation Challenge LA Pitch Night hosted by Iridescent , we saw six teams of high school girls from various Los Angeles City Schools pitch a number of mobile app ideas to a panel of venture capitalists and entrepreneurs. The winners, Techno Unibot Freaks, with In a Flash received a prize courtesy of EA entertainment.

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Technical Review Entrepreneur Software Review USC 82

Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 27, 2011

Mike Jones , Investor and Advisor Located In Los Angeles. Alex previously helped lead the Proto Group at Idealab, working to determine the feasibility of new business ideas. and has led business analysis & user interface design projects for the U.S. In the past, Dinesh served as President of Skyy Consulting Inc.

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Tech Coast Angels Idealab Angel Startup 96

Tech Zulu Event

FEBRUARY 18, 2013

GumGum is led by founder and Los Angeles native wunderkind, Ophir Tanz. At the tender age of 15, Tanz teamed up with his friend Michael Schneider (the CEO of MobileRoadie ), to create the design firm Fluid Design. Photos…the final frontier. from Carnegie Mellon University. The old media companies were resistant to change.

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Advertising Santa Monica Startup Content 98

Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 10, 2013

Making ideas reality : dependency. 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. Empathy, breath, communication : focus. Innovate user experience: deploy.

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Product Fandango Design Startup 87

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 19, 2008

Jan Zands is the founders of Los Angeles-based phonesheet.com (www.phonesheet.com), a startup which is developing web-based software for tracking phone messages and action items. Where'd the idea come from? Jan Zands: I knew this was a great business because I was already selling these to entertainment executives.

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Web 2.0 Web Entertainment Hollywood 147

socalTECH

MAY 19, 2015

Need something--anything--delivered in Los Angeles? Fetch and Schlep just raised a round of funding from the Pasadena Angels and the Tech Coast Angels. I'm also an entertainment and music writer. The idea came from a real need of my wife and I, right after our daughter was born. It's one stop shopping.

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Demand Tech Coast Angels Startup Pasadena Angels 100

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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Media Education Google Startup 267

Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 21, 2011

Mike Jones is an Internet executive, investor and advisor located in Los Angeles. This included stabilizing a historically negative traffic and user trend, reducing the operational cost of the business by nearly 90 percent and pivoting the product from its legacy as a social network to a social entertainment destination.

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Tsavo Idealab Tech Coast Angels Userplane 76

Tech Zulu Event

MAY 20, 2014

TechZulu recently sat down with east coast transplant Olenka Polak to talk about startup life in Los Angeles. The idea is that the app uses the onboard microphone, reads the movie at any point the movie is playing using acoustic finger printing and audio recognition. Entertainment.

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Startup Entertainment CTO Coach Screening 91

Tech Zulu Event

MARCH 5, 2012

Startup Weekend LA has grown to become a very special event here in Los Angeles. Following a quick ice-breaker game of “Half-baked” where anyone in the room throws out a word to then generate an entertaining pitch, the real pitches began. Attendees then cast their votes and 12 winning ideas were selected.

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Startup Mahalo Technical Review Idealab 66

socalTECH

NOVEMBER 20, 2008

One of the recent trends in the technology industry here in Los Angeles is the use of "coworking" spaces--flexible workspaces where companies can rent open office space. What's the idea behind coworking? Our scenario at BLANKSPACES is much more modern, designed ground up for this kind of work style.

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Startup Web 2.0 Userplane Tsavo 100

Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 19, 2010

Here in Los Angeles we've tied the entire conference together with the Twelethon , a creative fundraising platform in support of Inner-City Arts. This panel, featuring Sean Percival, Tony Adam, Alex Becker, Josh Ochs, and Erica Forette, will discuss how the idea of “search is social” will affect online marketing strategies.

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Social Media Media Tech Coast Angels Orange County 65

Tech Zulu Event

MARCH 25, 2014

Nevertheless, it was fantastic showcase of new ideas and a glimpse into the future of tech. Addison McCaleb – Mediahound , making it easier for you to discover entertainment. Q Manning – Rocksauce Studios , mobile ap designers and developers. The brainchild idea of our very own live stream and PR wiz, Justin Sewell.

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Entertainment Google Entrepreneur Course 99

Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 3, 2013

By processing MIDI files through the Liquid Notes’ simple to use interface, musicians can make complex changes and chord progression adjustments on the fly, give themselves new ideas in a live environment, and overall increase their creativity capacity. Tell us about your connection to Los Angeles. So creativity is key.

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Startup Artificial Inteligence Tool Product 101

Tech Zulu Event

APRIL 14, 2014

Matt Weghorst got in touch with TechZulu to explain the idea of Cojoin, LA, and the advantages of business intelligence software. Where did the idea come about in the first place? 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.

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Startup Southern California Mobile Software 85

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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