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Interview with Michael Dubin, Dollar Shave Club

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Earlier this month, Los Angeles startup Dollar Shave Club (www.dollarshaveclub.com) made a huge splash with its launch of a subscription, monthly delivery service for razor blades. Dollar Shave Club came to me about two years ago, in December of 2010, when I met my co-founder, who was my friend's fiancĀ's father.

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Southern California needs to find its hub for it to develop its own tech ecosystem

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Recognizing the tens of billions of dollars that the Southern Californian region leaves on the table, because it hasn’t taken its rightful place in the American technology industry, a new group called the Alliance for Southern California Innovation has just released a report to analyze how SoCal can work to assume its pole position.

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Reflections On 2017: Michael Jones, Science Inc.

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During the holiday season, our tradition over the last few years has been to post reflections on the past year and some predictions from Southern California's "movers and shakers" in the technology industry. Are there any technology innovations, gadgets, devices, software, that particularly caught your eye in 2017.

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What Mattered in 2012: Kevin Winston, Digital LA

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We asked the same four questions of a variety of top technology entrepreneurs, investors, and others, to hear what they're thinking about, and are sharing it here over the next week. In your opinion, what events, companies, or people made the biggest impact on the technology world this year?

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Announcing The Socaltech 50: Southern California's Up-and-Comers

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We''re proud to announce the Socaltech 50 , our list of the 50, up-and-coming people in Southern California''s technology ecosystem. Michael Dubin , Dollar Shave Club (Los Angeles, consumer subscription). Alex Kazerani and James Segil (shared), EdgeCast Networks (Los Angeles, content delivery network).

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Reflections on 2016: Kevin Winston, Digital LA

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This holiday season, we are again sharing the reflections on 2016 from Southern California's technology ecosystem. Some are acquired, like Dollar Shave Club for $1B, or start acquiring, like Engage:BDR and SharkReach. What's your favorite technology gadget, device, or innovation you ran across this year?

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Mark Suster, Nely Galan to Keynote Silicon Beach Fest

Tech Zulu Event

This second annual fest brings together technology leaders, startup CEOs, investors, Hollywood studio executives, entrepreneurs, developers, students and more to celebrate LAā€™s dynamic technology industries with panels, workshops, hackathon, mixers, and a start-up showcase spotlighting 40 local startups. June 20 – 21).