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NOVEMBER 9, 2016

election--there was one local, media startup which called the dynamics of the election year right: Los Angeles-based TYT Network , and founder Cenk Uygur. The other local outlet which got it right: The USC Dornslife/Los Angeles Times "Daybreak" Poll , which consistently showed Donald Trump in the lead.

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Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 6, 2012

USC’s Marshall School of Business and School of Cinematic Arts present Silicon Beach @USC : an event highlighting innovation, new ventures, partnerships and investment at the intersection of technology and digital content. Come join us for Silicon Beach @ USC! Silicon Beach @ USC. For a map and directions, click here.

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Tech Zulu Event

AUGUST 5, 2013

With unrivaled weather, a host of high-profile universities and unlimited array of daytime and nightlife entertainment, Los Angeles seems like a dreamland for young tech professionals and the companies hoping to employ their talents. The post The Talent Tourniquet | Making Los Angeles Startup Friendly appeared first on TechZulu.

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 24, 2014

Los Angeles-based Tilofy (www.tilofy.com)--out of USC''s Viterbi Startup Garage--is doing just that, helping to highlight what is going on around you, by absorbing all of that location data out there at any particular time and place. My degree is from USC in big data. What is Tilofy about?

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 30, 2011

According to Scripted.com, it raised $700,000 in a seed financing round, which was led by Crosslink Capital, and also included Liveops founder Douglas Feirstein, Jody Mulkey, as well as other angels, including other Los Angeles area investors. READ MORE>>.

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FEBRUARY 20, 2015

Los Angeles-based Armorway , a tartup that uses "game theory" and big data information to plan out security scheduling, says its software is being used by the Federal Air Marshal Service and U.S. Coast Guard, the University of Southern California, and an un-named event production house.

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 19, 2013

Chance Barnett , Crowdfunder (Los Angeles, crowdfunding). Allison Beal , StyleSaint (Los Angeles, fashion). James Borow and Clark Landry (shared position), SHIFT (Los Angeles, Santa Monica, advertising). Josh Brooks , OnTheRunTech.com dba Post Cards On The Run (Los Angeles, mobile apps).

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Southern California SoCalTech Dollar Shave Club Santa Monica 279

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DECEMBER 1, 2011

Los Angeles-based startup nProgress , headed by former Pandemic Studios President Josh Resnick, is announcing this morning that it has launched ntro , a new smart phone app for iPhone and Android aimed at social discovery. nProgress is backed by $1.7M nProgress is backed by $1.7M READ MORE>>.

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JUNE 2, 2014

Last month, Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti created a new program, aimed at growing, assisting and sustaining entrepreneurs in Los Angeles. Krisztina "Z" Holly: The reason I picked that, is because there is a huge opportunity here in Los Angeles. Los Angeles is poised to play a huge role in that area.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

MAY 18, 2011

Los Angeles is the second largest city in the United States. Known for its entertainment scene which blossomed in the early nineteen hundreds, LA also has some of the best schools in the country in UCLA and USC. Tuesday, May 24, 2011 -- Tech Cocktail. See [link] (more)

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 3, 2018

link] I’m tired of hearing people on social media speak of “virtue signaling,” a term meant to silence well-meaning people from speaking the truth about injustices done to immigrants, African Americans, the LGBTQ community or speaking up on gender inequality. From Los Angeles. Jessica is also from Los Angeles.

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Education Startup Los Angeles USC 174

Tech Zulu Event

AUGUST 31, 2011

Evening guests and judges arrived including Scott Sangster (President of LA Tech Coast Angels ), Farhad Mohit (Founder of BizRate/Shopzilla and Gri.pe ) and David Carter (Entrepreneur, Investor, Mentor, advisor at UCLA/USC/Chapman). Guests, visitors and teams mingled away enjoying appetizers and snacks along with this LASW’s 3rd keg.

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Xconomy

NOVEMBER 9, 2016

Statistical models, simulations, social media outreach, and the capacity to analyze big data sets—you’d think by now that technology would have delivered election forecasts that more reliably predicted Donald Trump’s victory in the 2016 presidential race.

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Technology News USC Social Media 91

socalTECH

AUGUST 20, 2009

Last Week, Calabasas-based Masher Media announced it had received a round of angel funding from the Tech Coast Angels to fund its development of MyMiniPeeps (www.myminipeeps.com), a virtual world for children. Plus, exposure through USC led me to the Tech Coast Angels. I found the process incredibly great.

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Media Tech Coast Angels Social Network Content 150

Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 25, 2013

Be Great Partners , a Los Angeles technology incubator, has recently released a report on the startup community in LA and the information shows a positive growth for startups here in LA. Los Angeles is 3 rd in the global startup ecosystem, behind Tel Aviv and Silicon Valley. Los Angeles has a diverse area of startups.

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JANUARY 23, 2013

Walter Grieves: We partnered with USC, UCLA, and Pepperdine, Loyola Marymount, Anderson, Annenberg Center, we have an internship program. Digital content is the software of Los Angeles. We're even building a digital media lab on our second floor. What's the mix of your clients? How are you working with the universities?

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Google Tech Coast Angels Screening Santa Monica 253

socalTECH

NOVEMBER 15, 2011

Are you an entrepreneur hoping to startup a company in the Los Angeles area? The latest to enter the scene is Los Angeles accelerator Start Engine (www.startengine.com), which was created by Howard Marks and Paul Kessler. We need the resources here in Los Angeles, and not force those companies to go elsewhere.

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CTO Coach Startup Mentor Activision 194

SoCal CTO

NOVEMBER 17, 2009

Some days I respond to questions asked by folks like yourself, the press, or an entity doing a case study, i.e. Citrix, RIM, USC. It’s something I speak about quite a bit (see Social Media to Build Reputation and Reach Prospects and Social Media for Service Professionals ). Look forward to the discussion. Love the minis!

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 30, 2010

We've seen a lot of innovation come out of Los Angeles in the past few years, with Demand Media, Socialvibe, Zag, ShoeDazzle, Factual and many others. Pay attention to what Los Angeles entrepreneurs are doing, it's going to be an interesting 2011. We are revolutionizing the way higher education is delivered.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 8, 2014

Let me start with the obvious baseline that most people probably know instinctively: Los Angeles is the 3rd largest technology startup ecosystem in the US. Many people don’t realize that the majority of the monetization of the Internet originated in Los Angeles but was perfected in Silicon Valley. LA By The Numbers.

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Entrepreneur Snapchat Startup Google 376

socalTECH

DECEMBER 27, 2012

Kevin Winston , is the organizer of Digital LA , the popular and widely attended networking organization for the Los Angeles startup, web, movie, music, marketing, and social media community. What was the biggest news for you/your firm this year?

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Dollar Shave Club Technical Review Santa Monica Southern California 272

socalTECH

MAY 2, 2013

In particular, funding for companies developing deep technology--software and cloud, as opposed to content and media--seems to be lacking. We saw an extraordinary opportunity, in general, and in LA in particular, to really focus in on technology in Los Angeles. The majority of them are in Los Angeles, but not excusively.

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SoCal CTO

MAY 15, 2009

Just a quick note that I'll be moderating a Technology Council Event : Social Networking as a Business Strategy May 19, 2009 - Culver City Social networking media are used on a daily basis to grow businesses and expand career opportunities. Corporations increasingly see social media as a key PR, communications and marketing medium.

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Social Network Networking Yammer CTO Hire 150

Tech Zulu Event

JUNE 11, 2013

ABC Family, Fox, Universal Music, Google, Facebook, Demand Media, MyLife, Riot Games, DFJ Frontier, Rustic Canyon, GRP Partners, Siemer and Associates, Marketshare, Saatchi Online, OMD, Ignited, Rubicon Project, Smashbox Cosmetics, NFL, UCLA, USC, and dozens of start-ups. Opening Party hosted by Demand Media with KCRW at the Viceroy.

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GRP Partners MyLife Dollar Shave Club Santa Monica 88

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OCTOBER 23, 2012

One of the biggest complaints that local entrepreneurs have with Los Angeles has been a dearth of local sources of venture capital. Specifically, we look at digital media, healthcare IT, e-commerce, education technology and financial services. We have four investments so far, two of which are public.

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socalTECH

MARCH 14, 2011

For this morning's interview, we spoke with Scot Richardson , CEO of Los Angeles-based LaughStub (www.laughstub.com), which develops software which helps comedy clubs and others manage ticket sales, online marketing, and customer relationship management. Scot Richardson: We've done two rounds of funding, both angel rounds.

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Ticketmaster CTO Hire Tech Coast Angels Social Media 140

socalTECH

DECEMBER 14, 2012

Ninjathat (www.ninjathat.com)--recently graduated from the Dreamit Ventures accelerator in Philadelphia--is a Los Angeles startup creating a marketplace for connecting students with small jobs--"missions"--for working professions, alumni, and businesses. I went to USC, and was doing grad school and my MBA when I met Atish.

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Startup Design Demand USC 219

Tech Zulu Event

APRIL 1, 2013

CreatorUp was launched online in Beta in January of 2013 and our startup team is based in Los Angeles. Mike Tringe earned his BA in History and Science from Harvard, and his MFA in Film Production from USC. Sara Akhteh received her BA in Film Theory from UCSC and her MFA from USC in Production. Who are its founders?

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Web USC Course Guide 93

Tech Zulu Event

JULY 16, 2013

Fun Fact: Los Angeles heavy hitters J.J. Social Media: Snapchat. The Viterbi Student Institute for Innovation (VSI2) operates out of USC’s Viterbi School of Engineering to give students advice, support, professional access, and much more in the realm of technological innovation. Entertainment Tech: Atom Factory.

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Startup Snapchat Venice Social Media 111

socalTECH

MARCH 1, 2017

Next week is the Montgomery Summit (www.montgomerysummit.com), one of the longest running technology conferences held in Los Angeles. It's now an internationally recognized showcase for technology here in Los Angeles, and we also get to showcase Southern California companies, as well.

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Technical Review Conference Silver Lake Cornerstone OnDemand 100

socalTECH

AUGUST 7, 2014

Los Angeles has been in the midst of a technology boom over the last few years, with many of high profile startups growing in the area. I had worked a year in investment banking, and Jasper was out of USC. It makes Los Angeles traffic look like a walk in the park. What''s the story behind the company?

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 29, 2012

In the case of Los Angeles-based Laffster (www.laffster.com), you apply software algorithms, science, and research to figure it all out. Recently, USC's film school started a comedic content major. We spoke with Daniel Altman, the CEO of the company, to learn more.

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Content News Startup Research 230

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 17, 2010

Los Angeles. And we’re left with a city with idyllic weather, major commerce, the media center of the world, and a great emerging technology scene. We have universities like CalTech, UCLA, USC and many more. People either love it our hate it. All the stereotypes and caricatures are overblown.

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Tech Zulu Event

FEBRUARY 16, 2015

The best person I know to talk about the growing entrepreneurship culture on campuses is Alex Zhang, a student at USC and the Managing Director of the student-run incubator LavaLab. Zhang shares his thoughts about Los Angeles, incubator programs, and more.

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Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 4, 2010

Here are the Stars of #140conf: Los Angeles: Aaron Ray (@redbaron1200s) - Partner & Head of Digital, The Collective. Carlos R (@CarlosHernandez) - Social media educator & co-creator of Social Media for the Uncomfortable. Ciaran Blumenfeld (@momfluential) - Owner Francie Pants & Producer Momfluential Media.

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Social Media Journal Media Education 40

Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 13, 2013

Do you think the main visuals are the appealing factors in digital media? ML: I do mentor and advise a lot of young entrepreneurs, especially from USC since I went to that school. More important piece of advice, especially in Los Angeles because capital markets here is tighter than the ones in the bay area. ML: I do.

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Technical Review Mobile Startup Los Angeles 87

Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 23, 2010

As lawyers in the social media and Internet law space, this duo brings to the table practical experience counseling clients in real time and explaining breaking legal news in plain English. Gagnier [ [link] ] are forward-thinking Los Angeles-based intellectual property attorneys and online journalists.

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IP Social Network Technical Review Networking 81