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DECEMBER 28, 2012

We asked the same four 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 week. Aber Whitcomb is a partner at startup co-working and incubation community io/LA , CTO of SGN , and former co-founder and CTO of MySpace. Or Tapes and CDs?

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DECEMBER 26, 2017

Our team has an eye for identifying legacy industries and nascent trends, and creating platforms for innovation. So this fall, we launched Science Blockchain, a new incubator that partners with leading entrepreneurs to build a portfolio of blockchain and cryptocurrency related businesses. He is also a long-time entrepreneur.

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MAY 23, 2012

A new startup, headed by entrepreneur Wil Schroter, has launched this week, looking to make it easier for startups to raise funding. Santa Monica- and Columbus, Ohio-based Fundable said that it is looking to provide a crowdfunding platform for "serious startups". on its advisory team.

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APRIL 13, 2021

For today's interview, we spoke to Dave Eastman, the Director of the Viterbi Startup Garage, a startup incubator that is run by the University of Southern California, out of its location in Marina Del Rey. How are you different from other startup incubators, etc? It's not entirely exclusive, however.

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AUGUST 29, 2013

Dirk Ahlborn: We are coming out of the nonprofit incubator, the Girvan Institute of Technology, which has been around since 2002, and is funded by NASA Ames. It is one of the older incubators in Los Angeles, even though not a lot of people know about it. How do entrepreneurs get involved? What is JumpStartFund?

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DECEMBER 26, 2019

Every year, at the end of the year, we share some reflections on the past year from our readers, entrepreneurs, venture capitalists, sponsors, and others in the local technology community. Growing our practice from 3 original partners who would meet at coffee shops into a full institutional investing platform is a constant evolution.

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AUGUST 5, 2014

It might look a little like Demo Day for Warner Media Camp , the startup incubator program being run out of Los Angeles by Turner/Warner Bros. The program graduated six companies out of its internal incubator program Monday, showing them off at a Demo Day. at the intersection of technology and media.

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FEBRUARY 11, 2016

I explain to her that, like the contestants on the show, we work with very early startup entrepreneurs to build the next great product. We invest time and money into helping them develop their ideas, and help develop those companies and the entrepreneurs as leaders. Make in LA is one hundred percent focused on hardware.

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NOVEMBER 21, 2011

Science is looking to incubate its own set of companies, make investments, and otherwise work to create the next successful startups. I thought it would be interesting to raise a tranche of money, to have a platform where we could incubate our own concepts, work with the best entrepreneurs around, and build new businesses.

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SEPTEMBER 27, 2010

We caught up with Mickie Rosen , the firm's CEO, about the company, its links to Best Buy, and how it was incubated out of Fuse Capital. Ross Levinsohn of Fuse Capital also is involved in incubating Tecca. So, we decided our initial focus should be on the mobile platform. Second, we're going to launch it cross-platform.

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JULY 20, 2021

Companies this year in the program come from as far as Canada, India, and Ukraine.

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AUGUST 31, 2017

The Precellerator Program , the startup accelerator run by Stubbs Alderton & Markiles, LLP, has set the demo day for its sixth class, saying that Animate Objects , RentSpree , Tapp That App , and Swoppit will show off their companies to investors and other entrepreneurs. READ MORE>>.

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AUGUST 8, 2018

Dave Fink: Postie is a building a technology platform with a mission of making direct mail marketing behave as easily and dynamically as your favorite, programmatic channels. If you seen the entrepreneurs that disrupt big categories, they came at it from a very different approach, which is not iterative, but is transformative.

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AUGUST 12, 2014

These companies were each offering a product or platform that really addressed one of those areas. warner bros media camp mediacamp technology startup content hollywood accelerator incubator interview' Are you going to do this again? Debra Baker: Yes, we''re planning to run another program next year. READ MORE>>.

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FEBRUARY 24, 2012

Southern California has seen a surge in accelerators and incubators looking to spawn new startups in the region. Sandalbay Life is actually run by a serial entrepreneur with ties to Marks, Neil Malhotra. The challenge for those manufacturers is providing a software platform for those devices to run on for the consumers.

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DECEMBER 12, 2013

Simon Anderson: DreamHost offers a web hosting, and now, cloud computing platform and storage. Our target market is entrepreneurs, creatives, and developers. Our services range from basically any platform service to enable an entrepreneur or developer or creative, to get online with a website, or do things like set up a blog.

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OCTOBER 19, 2017

I then became and EIR at UC San Diego, and joined EvoNexus, the not-for-profit incubator run by the Irvine Company. There's a tightness which is squeezing the lifeblood from the entrepreneurs, even as it remains an amazing place. The first step, is to attract more entrepreneurs. Our focus in 2018 will be on the entrepreneurs.

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APRIL 4, 2013

We spoke with co-founder Brenton Sullivan about the company''s platform, and how it''s hoping to transform the athletic recruiting process. Brenton Sullivan: What we are is a private social network and platform for coaches to connect with each other, to exchange information on athletes. We think it''s really powerful in our platform.

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FEBRUARY 10, 2010

A few weeks ago, Rahul Sonnad --a serial entrepreneur who is best known for founding and selling thePlatform to Comcast--alternately confused and dazzled attendees at Twiistup, the Los Angeles tech conference, with a fake-stilted-Indian-immigrant and ukulele-singing-and-dancing studded pitch for his firm, Geodelic (www.geodelic.com).

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JANUARY 31, 2013

However--as one local venture investor confided--what is obvious, is that there are many entrepreneurs who are getting farther, understanding the funding game, getting beyond stage one, and hopefully--either moving their companies to the next level, or perhaps taking those lessons learned and applying it to their next startup or company.

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DECEMBER 10, 2009

We spoke with Nikhil, to hear why he thinks the site is important for green technology companies and investors, as well as how the effort is related to his own incubation firm, Artilient Labs. I got involved in government agencies and job creation, and ended up working with lots of entrepreneurs. What is the site all about?

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MARCH 15, 2016

Designers go on to our platform, post a production projet, and contratosr and factories bid on those projects. Based on ratings, reviews, and price, designers are able to hire a factory or contractor from our platform. Our platform also provides project tracking and customer relationship management. It's just the thing.

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MARCH 11, 2014

But, what that really did, is it allowed us to use that network to incubate the software we are building now for YouTube. They came to LA, and they''ve invested in companies like Honest Company and Snapchat, and a few others, hosted dinners for Los Angeles entrepreneurs, and they''ve made a serious investment in the community.

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OCTOBER 31, 2012

Once we figured out the idea, and once we launched, it also provided a huge platform, from the perspective of hiring, for hiring, and giving us access on the business development side. What advice would you give to other entrepreneurs, and which you learned from the whole experience? It was really great.

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APRIL 8, 2014

In some cases, we also leverage what we called our tiered device platform, the brand and company Rami has built over the last two decades plus, which is a supply chain, logistics, and distribution company and brand. Is there anything specific you are looking for in an entrepreneur or company? That means a lot of different things.

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SEPTEMBER 24, 2014

What happens when you apply big data and computer science to digest all of that social data being fed into Twitter and other social platforms--and cross match that to location information? Those three organizations have very strong networks inventure capital, entertainment, and academia, and put together the incubator. READ MORE>>.

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NOVEMBER 8, 2012

Next → As startup ecosystems evolve and mature, validation of their viability comes in waves from entrepreneurs, investors, and service providers alike. Rather, we will provide a platform for them to get interim office space and sophisticated legal services, and to ultimately grow their ideas from business concept to funded startup.

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MARCH 21, 2012

We decided, after looking at Los Angeles, that what was needed most in Los Angeles, and what entrepreneurs were interested in here, was that we'd need a little bit more capital offered than other accelerators. Because of that, you get to meet slots of people in the community, because there's such a prolific number of entrepreneurs.

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AUGUST 20, 2012

We caught up with serial entrepreneur Greg Cohn , who brought us up to speed on what Burner is about, and the story behind the app. The example is a venture capitalist who might want to take calls from entrepreneurs, or a celebrity or someone who might be an expert in a field, like law or accounting. Let's talk first about your app.

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MARCH 4, 2021

It runs our proprietary technology, and it's a platform that people can plug into. I had been seed investing and incubating businesses, and was sitting with a friend of mine, John Miller, who ran Caliburger, which is a 35 location burger chain, which is exporting the California lifestyle, much like In-N-Out does.

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SEPTEMBER 13, 2012

Program head Robert Jadon describes Startup UCLA as more of a pre-accelerator than anything, meaning the the ideas are typically earlier stage and the entrepreneurs less experienced. Play In Motion – Play In Motion is developing a social mobile location-based platform for casual gaming. Share on Twitter. Share on Google+.

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MARCH 11, 2016

But, what we're building now is a social contact platform. Not only is it a software-a-service to help organizations run their businesses more efficiently and effectively, but it also allows partners, such as third party developers, tap into the platform to give the best of breed software to nonprofit organizations.

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FEBRUARY 7, 2012

SocialEngine is a white-label, community platform. It's a casual setupit's not an incubator, it's not an accelerator, and we're not charging anyone for space. The other reason for building it, is LA is crapped on all the time from a press perspective and entrepreneur perspective. Alex Benzer: I'm actually building two startups.

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MARCH 5, 2012

the business incubator and studio headed by former MySpace CEO Mike Jones. On our platform, we allow them to set their own rate, and have complete control over the dogs they will accept, and their schedule. We spoke to Aaron about the company. Can you explain how DogVacay works? We believe we've come up with a solution.

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MARCH 5, 2012

the business incubator and studio headed by former MySpace CEO Mike Jones. On our platform, we allow them to set their own rate, and have complete control over the dogs they will accept, and their schedule. We spoke to Aaron about the company. Can you explain how DogVacay works? We believe we've come up with a solution.

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MAY 5, 2011

I’m an entrepreneur at heart so I’m always inspired when I hear stories about innovation. It’s why my investment philosophy is called, “ the entrepreneur thesis.&#. Who’s going to help you with improving your marketing / positioning to become a clear platform category leader like Twilio?

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