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New Startup Incubator Launches At Loyola Marymount

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There's a new, startup incubator in town in West Los Angeles--this time, launching out of Loyola Marymount University and its College of Business. According to the school, it has launched the The LMU CBA Business Incubator , a brand new startup incubator focused on companies in the technology and consumer products area.

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8 Advantages To Building Your Own Startup Prototypes

Startup Professionals Musings

Back in the early 2000s, the Maker Movement took hold in California, based on the emergence of such do-it-yourself (DIY) tools as 3-D printers, and now sites such as SketchUp and Makerspaces have all the tools you need to make almost anything computer related. Low-cost design and fabrication tools are extremely valuable.

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Share Ventures, an LA-based studio for company creation, is MoviePass co-founder Hamet Watt’s next act

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“I love solving problems with design and entrepreneurship. “We have aggregated tools into a company building stack,” says Watt. “These are tools that are usable that third parties have developed and internal tool stacks.” I wasn’t fully scratching the itch as an investor by itself.”

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Local Roots Shows Off Mobile, Indoor Farming Technology

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Los Angeles-based Local Roots Farms , a startup located at the Los Angeles Cleantech Incubator (LACI), says it is showing off a traveling, indoor farm at SXSW, which showcases its hydroponic technology. The startup said it will be using its mobile farm as an educational tool, to inspire consumers about agriculture science and technology.

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4 Initiatives To Escape The Perils Of Linear Thinking

Startup Professionals Musings

It all starts with a customer perspective to uncover problems and frustrations, and then design solutions from the customer backward. The next step to breakthroughs for entrepreneurs is to take advantage of the powerful digital tools available to foster innovation and ideas, like Qmarkets and BrightIdea.

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How To Make New Venture Innovation Thinking Look Easy

Startup Professionals Musings

It all starts with a customer perspective to uncover problems and frustrations, and then design solutions from the customer backward. The next step to breakthroughs for entrepreneurs is to take advantage of the powerful digital tools available to foster innovation and ideas, like Qmarkets and BrightIdea.

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Reflections on 2020: Olivia (Libby) Duane Adams, co-founder, Alteryx

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Designed to put automation in the hands of all data workers-from line-of-business users to skilled analysts and data scientists-the human-centered platform transforms how businesses leverage their data assets, optimize their processes and upskill human talent to generate workforce efficiencies, top-line growth and optimize costs.