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Networking Events in Los Angeles and Southern California

SoCal CTO

And here's where you can find more events: SoCalTech Calendar – A great aggregation of events around Southern California that has been pulled together for years by Ben Kuo. This is why I say that Local Event Organizers Need to Adopt Social Media. Often very IT focused, but can be interesting topics.

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How Google's Old Offices Are Becoming A Tech Hub, with ROC's Walter Grieves

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Walter Grieves: We partnered with USC, UCLA, and Pepperdine, Loyola Marymount, Anderson, Annenberg Center, we have an internship program. We're even building a digital media lab on our second floor. Walter Grieves: We have 20 percent entertainment and about 50 percent tech startups. How are you working with the universities?

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How Cloudvirga Wants To Disrupt The Slow, Antiquated Mortgage Industry

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This isn't something like disrupting social media or buying a car. He's my mentor, and I've known him since I was nineteen years old, when he was an Adjunct Professor at Pepperdine. Kyle Kamrooz: Unfortunately, it's because it's a very complicated process. You have to understand the lending process to tackle it.

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