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Why Has LA Suddenly Gotten So Much Attention from VCs and Entrepreneurs?

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” It’s the most common refrain I hear from investors and even entrepreneurs these days. What is perhaps different from other regions is that we have large indigenous aerospace industry and a big high-tech import/export trade as opposed to a lot of software companies. “There’s something going on in LA.”

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Entrepreneurs Should Forget ROI And Focus On Return On Life – The New Measure Of Wealth

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According to Tige Young, Founder and CEO of Tui Tai Expeditions , entrepreneurs should de-emphasize ROI and focus on a more accurate measure of wealth, Return On Life. How did an American software engineer come to own an adventure travel company cited by National Geographic as, "one of the best adventure travel companies on earth?".

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LA Makerspace Targets Tinkerers, Creators

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How do you spur more people creating software, hardware, devices, and more in Los Angeles? The group says it has already hosted "hackathons" for kids learning to program, and is also seeking entrepreneurs, software engineers, hardware engineers, scientists, artists, filmmakers, and others to help it in its effort.

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MEDICAL IMAGING INNOVATIONS

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What do entrepreneurs, mathematicians, software engineers, physicists, physicians, biologists, anatomists, angels, venture capitalists and bankers have in common? Entrepreneurs dream and bring the dreams to reality. Electrical engineers design and make the hardware. Angels start the entrepreneurs on their way.

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Entrepreneurs Should Forget ROI And Focus On Return On Life: The New Measure Of Wealth

InfoChachkie

According to Tige Young, Founder and CEO of Tui Tai Expeditions , entrepreneurs should de-emphasize ROI and focus on a more accurate measure of wealth, Return On Life. How did an American software engineer come to own an adventure travel company cited by National Geographic as, "one of the best adventure travel companies on earth?".

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Interview with Brian McKelvey, Worlize

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Brian McKelvey: For the last ten years, I've worked in software engineering, ranging from building social viral games for Paramount, Lionsgate, and GSN. Tags: brian mckelvey worlize social gaming virtual world interview startup entrepreneur. What's your background? READ MORE>>.

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The @TWTFelipe Story – A Tale of US Visa Policy Gone Awry (#startupvisa)

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Two weeks after Brad’s post I was at the 140 Conference in LA and I held open office hours for any entrepreneur who wanted to spend 15 minutes talking with a VC about their business. But it turns out I met a bunch of really interesting entrepreneurs. But TWTFelipe is an entrepreneur. Felipe grew up in Brazil.