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Jared Leto, Scooter Braun and Troy Carter are backing Moment House, a startup recreating live events… digitally

TechCrunch LA

Founded by Arjun Mehta, Shray Bansal, and Nigel Egrari, the company grew out of work the three men did while attending the USC Jimmy Iovine & Dr. Dre Academy for the Arts, Technology and the Business of Innovation. . I was drawn to the unique design-driven approach because that’s what is needed to create a new category here.”.

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USC Startup Weekend | Complete Breakdown

Tech Zulu Event

USC hosted its first Startup Weekend from September 23rd to 25th and it rocked! We had MBAs, undergrads, engineers, designers, and visitors from all throughout the LA tech scene participate in the event. First place winners received sessions with Dan, Rick, Amazon services, as well as Disneyland tickets! 70+ students.

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How NinjaThat Taps The Power Of Students For Business Tasks, with Atif Siddiqi

socalTECH

Do you have a small task (graphic design, page layout, UI) you wish you had someone do, in an affordable way? We caught up with Co-founder and CEO Atif Siddiqi , who told us about the service. How does the service work, and can people use it yet? I went to USC, and was doing grad school and my MBA when I met Atish.

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Accelerator Crazy In Southern California

socalTECH

LA Cleantech Incubator , officially launched last week, and was created by Los Angeles Cleantech Alliance, a group supported by Mayor's Office, the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power, Community Redevelopment Agency for Los Angeles, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, UCLA, USC, CalTech, and Arts Center College of Design.

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Silicon Beach Fest: Catching Up With Kevin Winston

socalTECH

For example, we had a keynote from Patrick Soon-Shiong, who talked about his new health incubator, and Frank Addante, at Rubicon Project, talking his ad-tech services. I get excited when people connect, and I really get excited when someone gets a job referral, or someone finds a designer. We have Chet Pipkin, talking about Belkin.

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Negative Customer Acquisition Costs - Creative Startup Marketing Ideas - Eric David Greenspan

SoCal CTO

I’ve recently had a chance to reconnect with Eric David Greenspan ( LinkedIn , Twitter ) He’s the CEO of Make It Work a high quality, personal, high touch technology service provider for homes and small businesses. CTM and USC, staff of Citrix Online, TCA members, and now you! Sometimes I make a blog entry. I consider it INVALUABLE!

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Interview with Elizabeth Amini, Anti-Aging Games

socalTECH

Earlier this week, Los Angeles-based Anti-AgingGames (www.Anti-AgingGames.com), a new online game startup, announced a new service to help users improve their memory and concentration, as well as improve brain function. The firm notably has Atari founder Nolan Bushnell as an advisor and serving as its chief game designer.

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