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Brian Grazer and Ron Howard’s Imagine Impact entertainment “accelerator” inks deal with Netflix

TechCrunch LA

Imagine Impact , the entertainment accelerator launched by Brian Grazer and Ron Howard to try and bring Silicon Valley-style mentorship and project development techniques to Hollywood, has inked a development deal with Netflix and is looking for submissions. The companies did not disclose the financial terms of the agreement.

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Data Elite | First Venture Lab for Big Data Launched by Andreessen Horowitz, Formation8, Ron Conway & Others

Tech Zulu Event

Data Elite launches at a time when most needed as most big data companies lack the much required funding and incubation. Limited big data funding & incubation. “There are many funds, incubators, and accelerators out there that entrepreneurs can turn to today for general business advice. .

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What Mattered in 2012: Aber Whitcomb, io/LA

socalTECH

Aber Whitcomb is a partner at startup co-working and incubation community io/LA , CTO of SGN , and former co-founder and CTO of MySpace. At io/LA we launched a new 8000 sq/ft co-work and incubator space in Hollywood. What was the biggest news for you this year? At SGN we've seen steady revenue growth and we are a profitable company.

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Why an Atlanta-based Black influencer collective swapped their collab house for a studio

TechCrunch LA

What if an influencer collective could be truly collaborative, rather than fodder for a depressing Netflix reality show ? But across the country in Atlanta, a fast-growing tech hub , a cohort of Black creators reimagined that idea.

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USC's Silicon Beach Awards and Presentations (Discount Code)

SoCal CTO

I was just down at Demo Day for the USC Incubator. They had some pretty high quality companies presenting. I just found out about a great award opportunity for people connected to USC (or who can figure out a connection in time). I also have a discount code below for the event.

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Silicon Beach at USC 2013 | Entrepreneurial Inspiration

Tech Zulu Event

Pelv-Ice is a pelvic support device for post-partum mothers and a recent winner of the Accelerating Innovating Mentoring (AIM) 2013 incubator and pitch competition. The Hollywood Meets Silicon Valley panel came next and featured a heated discussion between a former employee of Netflix and Fox representatives.

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Interview with Wade Eyerly, SurfAir

socalTECH

Think of it like Netflix. The startup incubator actually found us. They'll get access to our very first two planes, and our earliest routes. What we'll do with those early adopters, is learn about their travel habbits, and what happens with per-flight costs. You get unlimited views, but you can only hold two or three DVDs at home.

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