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Why We Need to Elect @EricGarcetti on Tues as Next Mayor of Los Angeles

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On Tuesday Los Angeles will elect a new mayor. I’d love to see a mayor in Los Angeles who does, too. In 2010 the City of Los Angeles started trying to crack down on tax receipts of Internet startups allocating them to the least favorable gross-receipts tax bracket taking up their city tax by 500%.

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The @TWTFelipe Story – A Tale of US Visa Policy Gone Awry (#startupvisa)

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He came to the United States in 2001 to study Software Engineering at Auburn University. The world had just gone into crisis and I was in a period of reflection reminiscent of September 2001. It was also in a group of about 15 people in law offices in Los Angeles. I hope that didn’t have a stature of limitation!

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What Jonah @Peretti, CEO of BuzzFeed, Sees in the Future of Digital Media

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https://medium.com/media/cc969482e7abf6b75d3c0958c8ee409d/href I moved to Los Angeles in 2007 and as a VC who had built his career as a programmer, database designer, program manager, CEO then VP Products at Salesforce, I wanted to build a portfolio of software investments. I asked Jonah in my interview how he became this viral guru.

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Startup Advice: When to Use a Consulting CTO

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Though after the dotcom collapse of 2000-2001, there are many more than there were! The best ones know enough about Internet marketing (and search engine optimization) that they’ll be visible if they are looking for new projects. I also run a small firm that provides CTO level help to start-ups in Los Angeles and Seattle.

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How to Out Amazon, Amazon

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There are various models of this but amongst the most successful I’ve seen executed is FabFitFun , based in Los Angeles. There is another form of curation that’s really powerful and that’s when you want a provider to help you actually choose products that they feel you’ll enjoy.

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Early Stage Marketing and Branding – Farida Fotouhi

SoCal CTO

We downsized from 35 people in 2001 and are now a size that allows us to work directly with clients. We can extend our clients' reach tremendously, and for low cost, by using the internet and social media to distribute and link to the "assets" we create. Having fun again. Our name Reality2 stands for Reality2.0. Absolutely.

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5/25-NYC – Investing in Intellectual Capital: Patents, Trademarks, Domain Names, Litigation, Government Rights, and other Intangible Assets

David Teten

He then led the growth of the domain services division, expanded into the aftermarket business and built Oversee’s owned and operated portfolio of domain names into one of the worlds largest, firmly establishing the company as a leader in Internet real estate. Prior to joining Boeing, Mr.

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