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The next big restaurant chain may not own any kitchens

TechCrunch LA

Investors are pouring millions into the creation of a network of shared kitchens, storage facilities, and pickup counters that established chains and new food entrepreneurs can access to cut down on overhead and quickly spin up new concepts in fast food and casual dining. The Battle Is For The Customer Interface.

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As fashion has its metaverse moment, one app looks to bridge real and virtual worlds for sneakerheads

TechCrunch LA

One entrepreneur who’s spent time on both sides of the business as a startup founder and an employee for one of the biggest brands in athletic wear has launched a new app to try build a bridge between the physical and virtual fashion worlds. .”

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Interview with Jay Goss, WaveMaker Three-Sixty Health

socalTECH

The industry, after 40 years of being fee-for-service, is moving into a value-based payments model. We know one thing, which is that entrepreneurs come out of a world where there is disruption. Now, they don't necessarily have to rely on the all-might CPT to bill an insurance company for a certain amount of service.

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LA Startup Report 2013 | A Rising Forecast

Tech Zulu Event

Los Angeles has a diverse area of startups. Be Great recognizes seven main startup points in Los Angeles: “Silicon Beach”, West LA, Culver City, Pasadena, Orange County, South Bay, and Downtown LA. Downtown LA is known for their fashion and apparel and clean tech sectors.

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Interview Dan Dato and Bruce Brown, Upstart.LA

socalTECH

Those programs--epitomized by YCombinator in the Bay Area, and TechStars in Boulder, Colorado--attract newly minted entrepreneurs with a mixture of cash and mentoring, and a program which rapidly takes ideas and turns them into viable, executing businesses. Typically, venture backed companies, always entrepreneur led.

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How Eusoh Wants To Fix Insurance With Technology, With Allen Kamrava

socalTECH

Insurance companies collect money from everybody to provide their service. What we do, is for a low, flat monthly feea lot less than Netflixyou become a member of the service, which gives you access to the group, and all of the anti-fraud systems. Allen Kamrava: We've learned you do have to put it in context, and then it makes sense.

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How CallFire Is Enabling Business Text and Phone, with Dinesh Ravishankar

socalTECH

One way is to automate the process, which is what Los Angeles-based CallFire has been helping its business customers with. We thought it would be interesting to hear from Dinesh Ravishankar , CEO of CallFire, to learn more about where the company fits into the world of telephony APIs and services. What is CallFire?