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5 Practices For Developing A World-Class Startup Team

Startup Professionals Musings

These include companies across multiple industry spectrums, notably NetFlix in entertainment, AirBnB in hospitality, and Whole Foods for groceries. The most effective teams are built from people with a strong sense of values and commitment, starting at the top of the company. Let them deal with people performance, as well as results.

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Encantos Raises $2M For Family Education, Entertainment Service

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Culver City-based Encantos , a developer of family entertainment and education titles, has raised $2M in a seed funding round, the company announced this morning. The startup said it will use funding for its subscription services, which revolve around hands-on craft activities for pre-school and primarly school age children.

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Maestro nets $15 million for its interactive commerce, community and engagement tools for livestreams

TechCrunch LA

Making money on livestreams has never been easier thanks to a suite of tools from the Los Angeles-based startup Maestro , which just nabbed $15 million in financing to grow its business. But what started in the gaming world quickly spun out as the company slashed prices to $500 per month for its services.

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Earbuds lets audiences stream the playlists of athletes, entertainers and each other

TechCrunch LA

Earbuds , a new startup from Austin founded by former Detroit Lions lineman Jason Fox, wants to bring the power of social media to your eardrums. “We were playing Caroline in the first game of the season and Cam Newton was warming up right next to me,” Fox recalled. “He was jamming. . “He was jamming.

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Croquet Connects With $2.7M For AR App, Game Development Tools

socalTECH

A new, Los Angeles-based startup, Croquet Corporation has raised $2.7M in a seed funding round, to go towards its development of tools to power apps and games for 5G and augmented reality (AR), the company said on Tuesday. The startup--led by CEO and founder David A. in the seed funding. READ MORE>>.

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Caltech Entrepreneurs Forum - Entertainment

SoCal Tech Calendar

Saturday, February 25, 2017 -- Caltech Entrepreneurs Forum - Entertainment. Many of the studios have sizable in-house technology development operations, but all acquire technology or technology products from outside their corporate borders. See https://www.eventbrite.com/e/technology-startups-go-to-the-movies-tickets-31210790314?

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Ground Control Aims At Voice Activated Entertainment, Backed By CAA

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Los Angeles- and Vancouver-based Ground Control , a new startup led by LA technology veteran Mike Macadaan, said on Wednesday that it has launched with the backing of the Creative Artists Agency.