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Why Has LA Suddenly Gotten So Much Attention from VCs and Entrepreneurs?

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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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Why Your Next Startup Should Be In Insurance

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Celina Kirchner is a full-stack attorney at Michelman & Robinson, LLP (M&R), a national law firm with offices in Los Angeles, Orange County (California), San Francisco, Chicago and New York. She’s based in L.A.,

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What Makes a Successful Startup Community? Is it Possible to Build One Where You Live?

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I also learned about this amazing resource in Chicago called BuiltInChicago which I intend to use for my trip there in November. It also has a built-in advantage in telling the world how awesome it’s doing – it’s the center of the media world. Every city should have a “BuildIn” program. Maker Studios.

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10 Companies Want To Show You The Money

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by Pabla Ayala, cofounder of pFunk Media Is your holiday gift-giving list becoming longer and pricier than your current wallet can handle? Paul, San Francisco, LA, San Diego, Seattle, Chicago, Boston, and Washington, DC. TaskRabbit is available in San Francisco, New York, Boston, Los Angeles, Chicago and Miami.

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5 Companies That Could Become The Next Apple

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It aims to one day expand into a media company; this objective appears more probable as GoPro’s sales continue to increase at a steady rate. Free same-day delivery started out as a pilot program in Los Angeles, where local Amazon couriers delivered products to consumers within the same day of submitting their orders over $35.

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The Lean Startup Book Tour

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Thursday, September 15 - Los Angeles Drucker Business Forum It starts bright and early at the Drucker Business Forum , with a breakfast event at 7:45am (talk starts at 8:15). Series media sponsorship provided by PubliCola. Mostly, I'll be doing media and interviews, followed by a reception at IDEO.

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The 20 Coolest CoWorking Spaces In The U.S.

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startups, social media firms, advertising and PR companies, and more. Although there are several locations, even as far from NYC’s Soho as Los Angeles and San Francisco, the WeWork’s flagship is still the most impressive, offering an overwhelmingly collaborative community for startups, especially media and fashion companies.