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Location-based virtual reality is increasing its footprint in the U.S.

TechCrunch LA

That’s the hope of people like Nancy Bennett, an entertainment industry veteran who was brought on as the Chief Creative Officer at Two Bit Circus. ” Bennett knows a thing or two about entertainment. ” Bennett sees the industry offering different tiers of immersive entertainment. .

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Reflections on 2016: Alon Goren, Crowd Invest Summit and 805 Startups

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We had a great fireside chat with Brock Pierce and had a panel with Richard Wolpert, Jim Andelman, Mark Mullen, Peter Liu and Buck Jordan. Before launching Crowd Invest Summit, Alon worked for entertainment tech giants such as IMDb and MySpace where he managed product development, testing and performance.

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Southern California Investments On Uptick, Totals $686.5M For Q1

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Southern California's investment totals bucked the national trend, which found that there was a 9 percent drop in dollars to $4.7 Media and Entertainment was at $55.5M According to the report, released today, Southern California investments totaled $686.5M received in the region in Q1 of 2009. Nationally, Q4 of 2009 brought in $5.2

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Xconomy’s Top Innovation Stories of the Half Year

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Bernadette Tansey dives into the world of virtual reality from a consumer and entertainment perspective. GM Bets Big Bucks on Cruise Automation and a Driverless Future. Alex Lash profiles an unusual rising star in the hypercompetitive world of brain diseases and biotech. A Front Row 5,000 Rows Deep in AltspaceVR’s Virtual Theater.

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Internap | Faith in LA Tech Brings the Green

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I assume that if you have any type of dedicated servers, Managed Hosting or Enterprise IP, you’ve heard of Internap, if not… take a little time researching on Google before you pony up the big bucks next time, will ya? They may be new to LA, but I think they get it.

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Guerilla Marketing Fail – What I Learned From The Austin Police

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I suggest you check out both the video and Seth’s entertaining depiction below. We were ecstatic – what are the odds of placing an add on craigslist for a ninja and getting a modern, urban, acrobatic team on board to help you out for 11 bucks an hour? Below is a guest post in which Seth tells the story in written form.

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Five Startup Tips From The Beatles

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They were willing to forego the Quick Buck in order to focus on honing their talents in the studio. If you purchase the book assuming you will uncover a couple dozen entertaining and enlightening Beatle stories that you can apply to your startup, you will not be disappointed. . At the apex of the Beatles’ fame, they stopped touring.

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