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A Seriously Great Story and Why We Funded Them

Both Sides of the Table

On August 23rd, 2013 I had an email intro from my good friend and trusted source Jeff Berman who only sends me stuff when it is somebody he respects (ie a strong filter vs. those who send casual intros). Andrew & Petri posed a question to me, “If Walt Disney were starting his company today, what kind of company would he build?”

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Diva Startup Tips: @LadyGaga, @JLo, @Cher, @KatyPerry, @MariahCarey & @NickiMinaj

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Other installments include: Jeff Bezos , Steve Jobs , Mark Cuban , Richard Branson , Walt Disney , Mark Zuckerberg and Michael Dell. Make no mistake, successful entertainers are entrepreneurs. Entrepreneurs and entertainers alike must address their fears. Lady Gaga - “All that ever holds somebody back, I think, is fear.

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Silicon Beach Fest Approaches! #SBF

Tech Zulu Event

Silicon Beach Fest is LA’s original festival celebrating LA tech, entertainment & startups with panels, keynotes, workshops, mixers, and more in Santa Monica. Head to the beach on the first weekend of summer to celebrate LA’s digital innovators in tech, startups, entertainment, fashion, marketing, and more!

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Interview with Matthias Galica, ShareSquare

socalTECH

For this morning's company profile, we thought we'd connect with ShareSquare (www.getsharesquare.com), a newly funded Los Angeles startup focused on QR barcodes -- 3D barcodes -- focused on musicians and entertainers. market has been different, is that the adoption of mobile internet has not been nearly as prevalent.

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Interview with Andy Steuer, Punchcard

socalTECH

The best form of this right now is email, and even then, that's through a one-size-fits-all email. It was a portal, and partnered with ISPs so that those ISPs could generate ad revenue, and create stick entertainment for customers. That's currently very ineffective. I was employee seven or eight there.

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Los Angeles Startup Weekend August 2011 | The Complete Breakdown

Tech Zulu Event

Those who didn’t get a ticket in time, turned to Zaarly where tickets sold on the SUW “grey-market” for up to $450 per ticket (this being up for discussion with potential upcoming policy changes). Feel free to email or drop a tweet with any questions about the journey, no matter what stage you’re in. Rob Maigret. Scott Sangster.

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Digiday Mobile: The Future Of Mobile Media Live

Tech Zulu Event

How can marketers interact real-time with the hard-to-reach youth demographic? Where should marketers and investors place their bets? And how does the mobile ecosystem compare with the early days of interactive marketing via PCs? Checkout this amazing lineup of keynotes, panels, and talks during this high-level full day event.

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