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Big tech companies are looking at Hollywood as the next stage in their play for the cloud

TechCrunch LA

This week, both Microsoft and Google made moves to woo Hollywood to their cloud computing platforms in the latest act of the unfolding drama over who will win the multi-billion dollar business of the entertainment industry as it moves to the cloud. in Los Angeles. “That worldwide reach is very important,” Grignon said.

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Hollywood Tech Happy Hour

SoCal Tech Calendar

Tuesday, July 11, 2017 -- Hollywood Tech Happy Hour. A designer meets a new client, a web developer with a great internet startup. Imagine if there was a place, where at one table an entrepreneur meets her next $100,000 investor.

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Laurel & Wolf Raises $5.5M For Interior Design Marketplace

socalTECH

West Hollywood-based Laurel & Wolf , a startup which offers up an online marketplace to connect people with top interior designers, disclosed Wednesday that it has raised $5.5M kleinman brandon fine leura investment karlin capital venture marketplace design interior wolf laurel' in funding. in seed funding.

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Backstage Capital Launches New Startup Accelerator In LA

socalTECH

West Hollywood-based Backstage Capital , a venture capital investor which focuses on minorities--including women, People of Color, and LGBT founders, said recently that it has launched the Backstage Accelerator , a three month, startup accelerator which will provide in-person resources and support to its portfolio of companies.

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Why Silicon Valley and Hollywood Don’t Get Each Other and Who Will Win the Future

Both Sides of the Table

Over time if you produce compelling content you can package it up and repurpose it to distribute through other channels. But here’s what Silicon Valley doesn’t get about Hollywood. It requires writers, actors, film crews, lighting, costume & set designs, make-up artists, post production, sound, editors and so on.

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Why Seriously Thinks Mobile Games Are Key To Hollywood's Future

socalTECH

In the mobile age, what is the key to connecting and engaging with users, and where does Hollywood''s creative content fit into the mix? Andrew Stalbow: We''re building mobile games, that are designed to be developed into bigger entertainment properties. What''s the connection between Seriously and Hollywood?

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Learn processes from your employees at work

Berkonomics

Over fifty years ago, I was CEO of a record manufacturing company in Hollywood. As founder and CEO of the then public company, I was expert in several of the “clean” processes such as studio recording, record mastering, cover design and photo lithography. Start by sitting in with some of your employees in the tough jobs alien to you.

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