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Apple is opening a store in downtown LA’s nearly 100-year-old Tower Theatre

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Interestingly, an LA Times article back in 2018 noted that the space, “may also serve as a declaration that Apple intends to compete as a major Hollywood content creator.” In its initial form, it will run between eight and 12 weeks, providing a group of mentors from the creative arts. Image Credits: Apple. In hindsight, fair enough.

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Spotting, Nurturing and Mentoring Talent – The Power of Troy Carter

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The old saying in Hollywood is that “It’s not what you know but whom you know” but the truth is always more deceptive and the tech industry is a lot more susceptible to this notion than you may think.

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What Mattered in 2012: Kevin Winston, Digital LA

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So we did a one-day fall Silicon Beach Fest at io/LA in Hollywood. Both Silicon Beach Fests featured LA Mayoral Candidate Eric Garcetti, and were covered in several Forbes articles, TechCrunch, PandoDaily, and national and local press. At the closing party, attendees kept saying "This is great! When's the next one?"

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Getting Back Your Series A Mojo

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What I loved about the founding team from day 1 was that the founders were all people who tried to break into Hollywood and found the system closed. You got your tech press and your parents are proud. You build a team, ship your product, more tech press, more funding. Take Maker Studios. You raised your seed funds. Confidence.

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