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LA Tech Startup Innovators and Fun Facts

Tech Zulu Event

Fun Fact: Los Angeles heavy hitters J.J. Abrams, Jim Wiatt, and Zach James have presented at Amplify’s Wednesday evening mentor events. Entertainment Tech: Atom Factory. Social Media: Snapchat. Atom Factory is a pioneer in the artist management field.

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Los Angeles’s Secret to Startup Success

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When Los Angeles, CA was listed as the fastest-growing tech startup region in 2014, many guesses were raised about the root cause of its success. No, to see the strength of Los Angeles’ startup scene, you must look at the whole story. Money: In 2014, Los Angeles startups received more than $3 billion in funding.

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MakerSquare Wants to Teach You to Become a Developer in Weeks

Tech Zulu Event

Straight outta Austin, MakerSquare has teamed up with coding school collective, Hack Reactor , to open a new campus in LA to help fill the tech talent gap and to provide the area with the necessary talent pool to continue the Los Angeles tech expansion (as a call to action for President Obama’s TechHire initiative).

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How to Kick Start Your Community’s Startup Scene

Both Sides of the Table

I don’t need to tell you what else is LA … SnapChat, Whisper, Tinder. The problem that I’ve seen historically in cities like Los Angeles, San Diego or Seattle is that their historic high-net-worth individuals didn’t come from the tech startup world. All great communication companies. KickStarter?

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