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Interview with Dave Eastman, Viterbi Startup Garage

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Dave told us a bit more about the Viterbi Startup Garage and several other associated efforts there at USC centered around the startup ecosystem. The Startup Garage is an incubator which gives preference to USC teams, or startups that are USC affiliated in some way, for example, alumni-led. What is Viterbi Startup Garage?

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A Chat With Jamie Montgomery On How LA's Tech Ecosystem Has Grown

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Next week is the Montgomery Summit (www.montgomerysummit.com), one of the longest running technology conferences held in Los Angeles. The conference is run by Jamie Montgomery , one of the local industry's pioneers in venture capital and investment. What most excites you about the technology industry here today?

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Porter: Mobile Chores | The Constant Hustle and LA Tech, Interview with CEO Matt Lucido

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The nuts and bolts of our tech company is that CMS in the middle, the connection engine. When I went full-time, I did not have the full-time support on the tech side I wanted. So, I have no tech support right now. Which I have shown to do, but anybody who invests in tech, invests in team.

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REACH Connected Future | Cleantech Recap

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It’s almost been a work week since Techzulu and Gadget Review’s REACH | The Connected Future and we’re still reeling with excitement. Sandra Itkoff – Entrepeneur in Residence, UCLA Institute for Innovation and Technology Transfer. Tom Soto – Managing Director/Investment Committee Member, TCW/Craton.

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Silicon Beach Fest Celebrates Tech Startups and Hollywood in LA | Pics, Highlights and What’s Next!

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He kicked off the fest with his opening keynote, saying LA is a unique city of mash-ups, where tech, startups and entertainment – plus creativity, cultures, and passion – mix with successful results. RT @OEInnovation #SBF why I live in #LA: intersection of #beach #tech #entrepreneur #entertainment. & Women 2.0:

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Interview with Ryan Disraeli And Stacy Stubblefield, Telesign

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Stacy and Darren, our other co-founder who's not here right now, actually graduated from USC. Did you take investment initially? Fundraising was something we just weren't investing in. What were you doing before? Ryan Disraeli: I was actually in school at the time. What were you majoring in? I was about 19 at the time.

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Interview with Brett Crosby and Brew Johnson, PeerStreet

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I grew up in Thousand Oaks, went to USC, and we met each other way back in the 90's. The easiest way to look at it, from the tech perspective, is that we are very similar to LendingClub. We said, let's create a technology marketplace and platform that creates benefits for those existing lenders, as well as investors.