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Mark Suster, Nely Galan to Keynote Silicon Beach Fest

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Silicon Beach Fest is gearing up to showcase the most promising startups and visionaries from across LA’s growing startup entertainment ecosystem. Mark Suster of GRP Partners and Launchpad was confirmed to keynote along with Nely Galan of Galan Entertainment, the first Latina president of Telemundo.

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Want to Start a Technology Company in LA?

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We have many seasoned entrepreneurs who have built successful companies here and made a lot of money for investors and themselves. I like to repeat the mantra, “necessity is the mother of all invention,&# meaning that because investors have this expectation you find entrepreneurs that focus on nearer term monetization.

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What Mattered in 2010: Jim Armstrong, Clearstone Ventures

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We asked the same five 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 two weeks. Yesterday, we spoke with Mark Suster of GRP Partners. I think we are there.

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Here are More Signs that LA Tech is Moving to the Next Level

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For starters, David had once been an entrepreneur himself so it seemed like such a natural fit. And a fourth partner – Jennifer Massey – will join from an entertainment background. If you’re not getting great deals early – you may never see them.” And that’s where I thought the goodness ended.

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Silicon Beach Fest Celebrates Tech Startups and Hollywood in LA | Pics, Highlights and What’s Next!

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The first-ever Silicon Beach Fest attracted more than 2,000 attendees from LA, San Francisco, San Diego, Santa Barbara, New York, Toronto, and London to celebrate LA startups and entertainment with panels, parties, pitch fests, hackathon, and beach games: volleyball, basketball and surfing lessons in Santa Monica and Venice on June 21-23, 2012.

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TechZulu Live from StartupDemo

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We will be bringing you some of the hottest startups around to give you a quick rundown about their companies and get to know the entrepreneur behind those companies. For those of you who may not know about StartupDemo, it is an event that TechZulu and Schmoozd have partnered up to bring you some of the hottest startups around.

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StartupDemo Was a Huge Success!

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Mark Suster , GRP Partners. CapLinked lets entrepreneurs focus on what they do best, while making sure their investors always stay in the loop. Demand Media is a leading online media company that informs, entertains and connects millions of people every day. Panel speakers: Paige Craig , aka. Adrenaline Fueled Angel.