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TechStar Co-Founder @BFeld: Are We Experiencing A Startup Accelerator Bubble?

InfoChachkie

In 2009 Jed created a Google doc to track the seed accelerators. By mid-2011 he noted, “As seed accelerators have exploded in number world-wide, it’s become nearly impossible to keep this (Google Doc) working.” This growth led Jed Christiansen to base his master thesis on the impact and efficacy of the phenomenon.

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Stained Glass Labs Patners With Exitround, Unveils App Directory for Google Glass

Tech Zulu Event

Glass developers simply upload their applications and marketing collateral, the SGL team reviews it, and then places it on the directory. These companies are active on Exitround and are looking to connect with startups who are disrupting markets and changing the world.”

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Interview with Fariborz Maseeh, Maseeh Entrepreneurship Prize Competition

socalTECH

Mentors outside of the university will come and help the innovators and students who have come up with their new ideas, and help them to convert those into professionally prepared business plans. Here, the mentors come and focus on what the innovators want to do. Who can enter the competition? When will the first competition be held?

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One Man’s Signal is Another Man’s Noise

Both Sides of the Table

But knowing so many people who were there I would find it VERY hard to believe that it was anything other than people BS’ing about trends in the market. They don’t have market power. They could chat about it with their peers or mentors. I also do marketing. They could start to form an opinion.

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Congrats To The Spotlight: LA Tech Summer Presenting Companies at CalTech

Tech Zulu Event

It gives music companies a direct pipeline to market their products and services to music fans. Additionally, the site allows lawyers to market their legal services by sharing expert advice and engaging in discussion. And now without further ado I present the Spotlight: LA Tech Summer Winners: Spotlight Companies.

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Guide to the LA Startup Community

SoCal Delicious

The CitizenNet platform helps you measure, analyze, and automate social media marketing and engagement. Mark founded Launchpad LA, a program designed to help mentor LA’s most promising first-time startup CEO’s. Investors include Ron Conway, Ashton Kutcher, and Brian Solis. Full Disclosure: Matt works for CitizenNet.)

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