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Incubating LA's Startup Future At the USC Viterbi Startup Garage

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A few weeks ago, the University of Southern California announced a new startup incubator, the Viterbi Startup Garage ([link] backed by such notable investors as Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers and the United Talent Agency. What''s the mission behind the new startup incubator? How did the incubator come about?

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Interview with Kevin Hell, EvoNexus

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A couple of weeks ago, twelve companies moved into the new downtown San Diego, EvoNexus incubator--which is run by CommNexus. Kevin Hell: What makes EvoNexus unique, is that it is--as far as we know--the only completely free, no-strings-attached incubator in the nation. Once they pass that, they get into the incubator.

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Interview Dan Dato and Bruce Brown, Upstart.LA

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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. Those mentors are not just Bruce and I, although we are full time on this.

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San Diego Airport Aims At Startups With New Accelerator

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According to the San Diego County Regional Airport Authority , the new "Innovation Lab" is an accelerator for innovative products and ideas in the airport industry, and will be run by Detecon Inc, a subsidiary of Deutsche Telekom (the owner of T-Mobile).

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San Diego Airport Courts Aims At Startups With New Accelerator

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According to the San Diego County Regional Airport Authority , the new "Innovation Lab" is an accelerator for innovative products and ideas in the airport industry, and will be run by Detecon Inc, a subsidiary of Deutsche Telekom (the owner of T-Mobile).

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Silicon Beach Fest Hollywood, LA Tech Summit, and Idea to Screen | Why You Need to Attend Any or All

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Those who are more involved in traditional entertainment are seeing a major shift online which is why an additional one-day seminar was created to coincide with Silicon Beach Fest Hollywood as a partnership called, Idea to Screen. Online content isn’t a small market, nor is it going away anytime soon. See you there!

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Interview with Sam Teller, LaunchpadLA

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There is a large menu of startup accelerators in the Los Angeles, but one of more established efforts in the area is LaunchpadLA ([link] The effort actually started as an informal mentoring program, but has grown and expanded to follow the accelerator model. We're not investing in ideas and trying to turn them into companies.

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