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The Challenges (& Opportunities) of Starting a Tech Company in LA

Jason Nazar

Here it seems that entrepreneurs are coming out of business school, transitioning from corporate life, or hail from the entertainment industry. Whereas in Silicon Valley, you can have a V.1 He just pounded out design and code for a few weeks and got Plancast up on the web and users adopting his product right away.

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Twiistup 6 Highlights

Both Sides of the Table

We are also home to DemandMedia (Richard Rosenblatt) and Mahalo (Jason Calacanis). He obviously believes this since he has become CEO of TopSpin Media – a firm designed to do just that. Jason’s cutting wit and insightful commentary made for entertaining listening on topics ranging from the Microsoft / Yahoo!

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Startup Weekend LA | Recap February 2012

Tech Zulu Event

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. Those with their ideas selected were out on the prowl, looking to recruit the top designer or developer in the room. By 6:30 the house was packed and SWLA was underway.

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