socalTECH

FEBRUARY 12, 2014

Steve is helping to spearhead the efforts of TechLA Internships (techla.internships.com), an online site which lists local internships at high tech companies for college students. However, for students at USC, UCLA, and Caltech, that just doesn''t exist. That''s also true of UCLA. What''s the idea behind the program?

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Startup UCLA USC High Tech 185

Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 20, 2011

After months of submissions and the amazing help from our judges , the Spotlight is shinning down on awesome companies that were born right out of Southern California. This Spotlight takes place Thursday, October 27, at UCLA. Where: UCLA Anderson School of Management, 110 Westwood Plaza, Los Angeles, CA 90095. Event Details.

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UCLA Company Companies Idealab 102

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 22, 2011

In his quest to better connect with new friends, Alex Capecelatro had a problem: none of the existing social networking sites were really designed to connect people with who you didn't know, and might share your hobbies and interests. We noticed you have lots of UCLA folks involved in the business--what's the link to UCLA?

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UCLA Culver City Startup Social Network 187

socalTECH

MAY 8, 2017

When you think about the traditional clinical research opportunities, they are at the UCLAs and USCs of the world, the major research institutions. The industry has been talking about democratizing clinical research, so it's not just restricted to traditional clinic sites, and is not restricted by socioeconomic income and status.

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Technology Study UCLA Research 133

LATechDigest

MAY 9, 2016

Helps Get Out the Vote. Josh from @FWD_us discusses tools to help activate communities for voter turnout pic.twitter.com/a0DPgQCUHz. FUTURIZEX Launched at UCLA. We got together with a few friends today and took the mitu #TACOChallange to register 1 million Latinos to vote. pic.twitter.com/tsEs8yrL3J.

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Digital Hollywood Snapchat Sites SoCal 45

socalTECH

MARCH 1, 2013

One of those is Hollywood-based FilmBreak (www.filmbreak.com), which is applying the world of social networking, media, and the Internet to help film-makers gain access to the analytics and insights they need to better market their films. We're not necessarily the platform to help up-and-comers or amateurs to be successful.

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Hollywood CTO Hire Social Media Platform 256

socalTECH

AUGUST 18, 2009

Recently, we learned about Solarmer Energy , a spinout of UCLA, which is developing flexible solar panels, and caught up with Woolas Hsieh , President and Founder of the firm and Dina Lozofsky , VP, Corporate Development at the firm to hear more about its emerging technology. How did this go from technology in a lab at UCLA, to a company?

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UCLA Technical Review El Monte Startup 159

socalTECH

NOVEMBER 15, 2011

In what has been an unprecedented surge in interest in helping entrepreneurs, there have been more than a half dozen accelerators--most patterned after the successful YCombinator and TechStars programs elsewhere in the country--established in Southern California in the last month or so. How many companies will you be helping in each class?

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CTO Coach Startup Mentor Activision 194

socalTECH

MAY 11, 2011

Earlier this week, Los Angeles-based Anti-AgingGames (www.Anti-AgingGames.com), a new online game startup, announced a new service to help users improve their memory and concentration, as well as improve brain function. Elizabeth Amini: We make online games, which are fun and easy, and help memory, concentration, focus, and relaxation.

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Study Startup Design Tips 252

socalTECH

OCTOBER 8, 2008

Cramster is looking to create online study groups, to help high school and college students study math, science, and other topics. We spoke with the two founders of the firm, Rob Angarita and Aaron Hawkey , about what the site is all about, and the interesting way in which they connected with their angel investor.

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Study Education Startup Sites 113

socalTECH

MAY 2, 2011

When I graduated from UCLA in 1999, I started working for an accounting firm. To get this cash infusion is really exciting, because it really helps us build out our product. What we are doing now, is we've re-imagined the whole site, its functionality, and made it more interactive and made it easier for users to navigate.

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Ticketmaster Pricing Sales Activity 253

SoCal CTO

MAY 15, 2009

Individuals use social networking sites such as LinkedIn and Plaxo as career-advancing tools, even more useful in a down economy. Social networking sites and microblogs are used not only to build company brands, but to foster productivity; social media tools help build communities around the question, "What are you working on?"

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Social Network Networking Yammer CTO Hire 150

socalTECH

DECEMBER 17, 2008

Anne Walls and John Singleton are co-founders of WordHustler (www.wordhustler.com), a local Hollywood startup looking to help writers connect with publishers. Writers can log into our site, upload their project, and select from over 4,000 markets, and send their work out to the world physically with a single click.

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Writing Hollywood Startup Sites 209

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 22, 2011

We're able to help throw some gasoline on the fire, plus also help people even at the earliest stages of a business. We're helping the entrepreneur, leveraging our network, introducing them to people, and helping them think about new products. That's one area investors can usually help. That's part one.

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Redpoint Southern California Cornerstone OnDemand Invest 154

socalTECH

OCTOBER 2, 2015

What we set up to do on the site was to set everything up in advance, so if you wanted to go to a specific restaurant, all you do is post a restaurant date and time and see if any girl is interested. Avi Kahan: I went to UCLA where I got my JD. I had gone on dating sites, I was on Jdate awhile back ,and ran into similar problems.

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Mobile Startup Ideas Sites 100

socalTECH

MARCH 26, 2014

What that means, in more simple terms, is we''re able to help doctors with scheduling, medical billing, managing health records electronically, with a patient portal, and analytics--really a one stop shop for running their entire practice. We went to college together at UCLA, and he was one of the early guys at Scour. READ MORE>>.

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Startup El Segundo CTO Hire Outsource Development 160

SoCal CTO

NOVEMBER 10, 2009

However, on the other hand, some ideas are more sensitive than others especially in the development phase, and an entrepreneur should be careful to disclose the idea only to those in whom he/she has a reasonable level of trust and who are genuinely in a position to help the company. How did it help you? It sounds interesting.

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Product Entrepreneur Social Media Google 150

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 14, 2010

Despite the excitement and lure of startups to those in the tech industry, not everyone wants to join a startup after college--according to Mike Gammarino , who is helping to organize a new effort here to recruit students to startups. Does that mean job listings on your site, or more?

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Startup Technical Review Outsource Yahoo 206

Tech.Co

SEPTEMBER 21, 2015

But it isn’t meeting the needs of everyone, leading to the creation of several sites positioning themselves as the go-to professional network for niche industries. Throughout the 90s he ran a consulting business with his brother that helped traditional companies establish an online presence. If you’re a doctor, head over to Doximity.

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Education Entertainment Class Manhattan Beach 81

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 8, 2009

Almost all of the finalists were MBAs (Stanford x2, Wharton, Harvard x2, MIT, UCLA). But in the end we selected David Lin , a superstar who did 4 years at the technology investment banking firm Montgomery & Co and 4 years as Director of Strategy at the comparison shopping site PriceGrabber where he dealt with many operational issues.

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Startup Venture Capital Study Course 337

Tech Zulu Event

JULY 16, 2013

philosophie has worked with some of the world’s biggest names: Google, Nissan, Nintendo, UCLA, and more. 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.

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Startup Snapchat Venice Social Media 111

Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 28, 2011

Many thanks to everyone who participated in last night’s Spotlight: LA Tech at UCLA’s Anderson School of Management. GumGum was founded in 2007 when a team of seasoned Internet entrepreneurs realized web site publishers were missing out on valuable revenue by not monetizing their image-based content. Community Sponsors.

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Idealab Tech Coast Angels Startup Platform 77

Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 28, 2011

Many thanks to everyone who participated in last night’s Spotlight: LA Tech at UCLA’s Anderson School of Management. GumGum was founded in 2007 when a team of seasoned Internet entrepreneurs realized web site publishers were missing out on valuable revenue by not monetizing their image-based content. Community Sponsors.

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Idealab Tech Coast Angels Startup Platform 49

SoCal Delicious

SEPTEMBER 19, 2012

Adam Goldenberg’s JustFab is one of the new heavy-hitting membership fashion sites. Graduating Magna Cum Laude with a BA in Econ/Business from UCLA and with a JD from UCLA Law, Brian Lee was a talented attorney. Comment help. Brian Lee – LegalZoom, ShoeDazzle. Richard Rosenblatt – Demand Media. 13 comments. Get Livefyre.

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Technical Review Entrepreneur Riot Games Southern California 75