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

Both Sides of the Table

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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Troubled media sharing startup Color Labs said to be acquired by Apple

The Next Web

Or its software engineering team could be the target, if Apple was impressed by their work. Pham left the startup in June 2011 over unknown reasons and went to work at Los Angeles incubator Science. Color said that it had six patents pending at the time of its funding, including its ‘elastic’ social.

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

Both Sides of the Table

It also has a built-in advantage in telling the world how awesome it’s doing – it’s the center of the media world. Combine recycled capital with second-time entrepreneurs with local venture capital and you have the ignition to spark something big as we’re seeing in Los Angeles. Maker Studios. Savings.com.

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Scaling Techstars Horizontally

Feld Thoughts

If you are a software engineer, you probably get this instinctively. Techstars Healthcare, in partnership with Cedars-Sinai (Los Angeles). Virgin Media Accelerator (London). There are two common ways to scale a system – horizontally or vertically. Techstars METRO (Berlin). Techstars IoT (NYC).

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SXSW 2017: Connecting The Great Disconnect

Austin Startup

We forgot that when media platforms were democratized that platform was given to the good guys and the bad guys who were all empowered by validation. And as Baratunde Thurston coined, just because you are software engineers, that doesn’t mean you should be social engineers. Whether it is: Giving everyone a platform.

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29 Entrepreneurs Explain Why They Started Their Business

Hearpreneur

Back in 2010, we were running a digital agency in Los Angeles for premium fashion brands when they came upon the idea for NuORDER. Thanks to Olin Downs, Social Shark Media ! #11-Dream I love social media, and helping business owners discover how to leverage Facebook for their unique goals. Photo Credit:Olivia Skuza.

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Essential Startup Funding Tips from 8 Seasoned Investors

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Contact Us Submit News Contact Us Write for Us Spark of Genius Series Mashable | The Social Media Guide Business Mashable on Facebook Join Us! bit.ly , Federated Media, Get Satisfaction, The Fridge , inDinero , Posterous Posterous , StickyBits and Twilio. He also sits on the board of the Mozilla Foundation and created Second Life.