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Lionsgate Kicks Off User Generated Content Effort

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Santa Monica-based entertainment studio Lionsgate reported this afternoon that it has linked with Massify, an online community for the film industry, to help develop feature film projects for the studio. Financial details of the effort--which the firms are billing the Lionsgate Incubator Project--were not disclosed.

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DailyFill Takes On Celebrity News

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Santa Monica-based Slingshot Labs , the startup incubator headed by MySpace co-founders Josh Berman and Colin Digiaro, officially rolled out its first web site this morning, DailyFill. The new site is the latest in what seems to be a surge of celebrity-focused content sites. READ MORE>>.

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Interview with Joel Milne, RepairSmith, Daimler's Mobile Auto Repair Venture

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We can do about 85 percent of all repairs on the driveway, on site. If we diagnose something major, where a vehicle has to be taken off site, we will take that vehicle and then bring it back when its done. I spent the last seven years running a company called ScoreBig, a LA-based tech startup in the live entertainment space.

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Interview with Greg Siegel, VidMe

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Greg Siegel: I had most recently been representing actors as an entertainment agent at Endeavor Agency, but I had started out in the Internet world way back in the nascent days of the Internet. There are a lot of video sharing sites out there, like YouTube, etc., Is there a need for a dedicated private video sharing site?

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Interview Dan Dato and Bruce Brown, Upstart.LA

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There are lots of incubators here-- practically every school or municipality has some kind of incubator--but they don't have an accelerator. The incubator isn't really as focused, and sometime might be more focused on low cost space. This last month was really building out the detail of the product, and launching our web site.

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LA Tech Startup Innovators and Fun Facts

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By using SteelHouse, ecommerce sites can use live data to instantly respond to a customer’s wants and needs for stronger transaction values, increased conversion rates, and an overall better customer experience. Incubator: Amplify LA. Entertainment Tech: Atom Factory. Fun Fact: Los Angeles heavy hitters J.J.

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Former NFL Star Darren Woodson: You’re Never Going to Be Perfect in Business

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His startup, CounterFind , is tackling the $4 billion problem of counterfeit merchandise and is the leading “online police” company that shuts down fake sport and entertainment merchandise ads and product listings in real time. They hope to become a household name and launch more verticals (like beauty and luxury brands) in the coming years.

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