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Announcing The Socaltech 50: Southern California's Up-and-Comers

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We''re proud to announce the Socaltech 50 , our list of the 50, up-and-coming people in Southern California''s technology ecosystem. Docstoc, Ken Rutkowski of MeTAL, Mark Suster of Upfront, Jason Calacanis of Mahalo--but we had to pass them up, too, in favor of some of the new folks to the scene.

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Eight Repeat Entrepreneurs To Watch In SoCal

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One complaint we sometimes hear from venture capitalists visiting Southern California for the first time, is the difficulty of finding experienced entrepreneurs and executives. Demand Media / Richard Rosenblatt / Los Angeles - Rosenblatt's last big win: MySpace, where he was Chairman, brokering its sale to News Corp.

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YouTube Injects $200M Into More Content

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In what can only be good news for the ecosystem of content providers and startup firms here in Southern California, Google's YouTube said Sunday that it is expanding into Europe, and adding more than 50 original channels to the 100 it introduced last year.

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LowerMyBills' Coffin Joins Venture Firm

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Matt Coffin , the founder of Los Angeles-based LowerMyBills and an active angel investor in Southern California, has joined venture capital firm Split Rock Partners as a Venture Advisor, the venture firm said this week. Tags: lowermybills matt coffin venture capital investment.

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Twiistup 6 Highlights

Both Sides of the Table

We are a city unique in merging the world’s best content with digital media and technology expertise. In SoCal we are also leaders in affiliate marketing (Commission Junction), Internet video (Hulu) and bringing local businesses online (ReachLocal). Much of this was highlighted at Twiistup.

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Interview with Jason Kiesel and Kurt Daradics, FreedomSpeaks

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The other feature that sets us apparent, is our integration with social media. It's really helpful, particularly for companies who don't get social media. Kurt Daradics: I've just found myself at the nexus between technology, digital media, activism, and pop culture. Kurt and I are pretty Web 2.0 He is a friend of mine.

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The Challenges (& Opportunities) of Starting a Tech Company in LA

Jason Nazar

There simply are NOT enough venture capital firms in the Southern California. In the bay area there are dozens of firms that are actively making investments. Plus there are amazing LA tech events put on by DealMaker Media , DigitalLA , Twiistup , and many more. In fact Paige Craig has coined it Silicon Beach.

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