Economic Impact Of Startup Accelerators: $1.6B+ Raised, 4,800+ Jobs Created,...
Reblogged from TechCrunch: Today, there seem to be more business accelerators than there are startups to fill their classes and cohorts. It seems that not a week goes by without the launch of another...
View ArticleTech Startups Sizzle in Silicon Beach: Why LA’s Hot for Tech
LA’s connection with the entertainment industry became the answer of choice for the panel: the entertainment industry needs to innovate—everything from tools for animators, ad-ops, marketing, mobile,...
View ArticleStyle Saint Cofounder Allison Beal: Bottom-Line Advice for Entrepreneurs
“Find the hole in your resume and fill it.” Allison Beal, cofounder of Style Saint. Filed under: How Tagged: Accelerators, Allison Beal, Amplify LA, co-founders, Ecommerce, Fashion, Female Founders, LA...
View ArticleJason Crilly Cofounder of PageWoo: Bottom-Line Advice for Entrepreneurs
“No one is going to care as much as you. No one is going to work as hard as you. You need to believe that this is what you’re meant to do, that it’s what your life is meant to be about. If you think...
View ArticleTaking People With You
Amplify.LA’s cofounder David Carter recalls his answer to potential Amplify.LA investors when they asked why he invested in Style Saint: “Helllllooooo! Allison! Have you met her? She’s going to be...
View ArticleCrowdSeats gains traction in multi-billion dollar industry
“Sports is in my blood,” says Justin Cener, founder of Crowd Seats. “In elementary school teachers use to call my mom and ask her to make me write my reports on something besides sports.” This undying...
View ArticleTech Zulu Tech Crawl Tonight!
If you’re into the LA tech scene, then you know TechZulu—your news source for real-time reporting on conferences and weekly news webisodes. If you’re really into tech startups in Silicon Beach, then...
View ArticleBurn That Number, But Not This App
Burner gives you virtual numbers that you use on your cell phone—to make calls and send/receive. Remember The Wire? The cops were always one warrant behind because the dealers would toss their burner...
View ArticleStyleSaint Spins New Yarn for Fashion’s Future: Will consumer inspired...
“We have an army jacket, because people are joining the SaintSociety Army, as either Sinners or Saints,” StyleSaint cofounder Allison Beal says gleefully. “After the jacket’s fabric is patterned,...
View ArticleWhat Makes a Presentation Persuasive?
Your palms sweat. You nervously flip your pen and mime your memorized intro for the third time in the past ten minutes. You’re waiting for your turn to present. You need a win here if you are going to...
View ArticleYour friends are waiting. You just haven’t met yet.
L.A. startup At The Pool makes a splash in the App Store! Social. Local. Mobile. What more do you need? Filed under: Who Tagged: Angel investor, Digital Media, Entrepreneur, Founders, LA startups,...
View ArticleWhat’s Behind the Brain Drain?
By Garrett Ruhland R&D Manager, truBrain My LinkedIn Newsfeed looks like it’s a monastic newsletter instead of a compilation of the most popular articles in the realm of careers and business. All...
View ArticleAt The Pool Dives Deep Into SoMoLo
The web is dead. Mobile is the future. At least it is for At The Pool; the two-year old Santa Monica startup achieved what amounts to the Holy Grail for mobile applications, the status of #1 in its...
View Article7 Steps to Smarter Problem Solving
How do I…? As entrepreneurs we ask this question daily, but we often don’t think through the question systematically. The monthly MentorNight Roundtable group does, and you can use the format as an...
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