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Why Has LA Suddenly Gotten So Much Attention from VCs and Entrepreneurs?

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billion 2013 figure) have been massive financings at Honest Company ($70mm), JustFab ($85mm), ZipRecruiter ($63mm) and lord only knows how much SnapChat has actually accumulated. In the last month alone (ie not captures in the $1.5 What Has Given Birth to This New Movement in LA? .

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LA Tech Startup Innovators and Fun Facts

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With 10,000 square feet designed to inspire innovation, Amplify LA is the ultimate start-up accelerator and entrepreneurial campus — all to bring together the brightest, most enthusiastic technology minds into an environment that provides solutions, support, and collaboration. Social Media: Snapchat. Incubator: Amplify LA.

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Behind the Scenes: Troy Carter’s SMASHD LABS with Suzy Ryoo

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Each mentor spoke for nearly an hour to the entire group, answered questions, and sat with each company for one-on-one mentoring. All this is by design, per the vision of Atom Factory founder Troy Carter. SMASHD LABS First-Round Cohorts.

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Porter: Mobile Chores | The Constant Hustle and LA Tech, Interview with CEO Matt Lucido

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One guy was a designer, two guys were Ruby engineers, and I included – not an engineer. I think design forward companies, we can get a little more attention and more referral traffic from that fact that we focus on aesthetics. But the most important thing about design forward companies is that your conversion rates are a lot better.

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How to Kick Start Your Community’s Startup Scene

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I don’t need to tell you what else is LA … SnapChat, Whisper, Tinder. Cincinnati has had the accelerator The Brandery for several years, which caters to the great strengths of design and brand management that are dominant in this city. All great communication companies. KickStarter?

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