MELINDA MOORE, CEO of Moore Media Ventures, has been a pioneer at the cutting edge of trends for the past fifteen years, working as a tech entrepreneur to help turn micro movements into macro trends, and helping others along the way. In 2010, Moore and co-founder Justine Lassoff built LovingEco, a fashion and natural beauty site for conscious consumers, which Paul Mitchell…
The Los Angeles County Economic Development Corporation (LAEDC) has announced that Evan Spiegel, CEO and co-founder of Snapchat, along with CBRE and California State University, Northridge (CSUN) will be the 2015 Eddy Awards® Honorees. This 20th Annual Eddy Awards® recognizes those who have played leading roles in the development of the LA County economy and in the creation of well-paying jobs for…
As part if the national day of hacking, the City of Los Angeles did its part in drawing hundreds of participants in the one of the largest, if not THE largest, civic gathering of its kind this past weekend. The weekend kicked off Friday night at coworking studio CTRL Collective, which opens soon in Playa Vista, LA’s hub for companies such as…
Hello everybody, and welcome to LA Tech Digest. My name is Scott Perry, and I hope to be your guide through the world of LA’s tech scene, circa 2015. Over the years, I have worked in the music industry, and still run marketing for film studios & TV networks. I have also been embedded in LA’s tech scene as an advisor to…
Imagine being appointed to a position within city government that never existed before. Imagine that position being in America’s second largest city, 460 square miles, populated by 4 million people, employing 40,000. And now imagine that position being created to open said city’s myriad data points, so that individuals and corporations can sift through that data in order to improve the city…
EXPERT DOJO is launching its Q2 Investor Festival this Thursday and Friday, in which member startups gain a live audience with area Angels, Accelerators, and Venture Firms. Day One begins with Expert DOJO founder Brian Mac Mahon conducting a pitch training session, followed by live pitches to famed accelerator Techstars for consideration in their next program. Throughout the day, Expert DOJO members…
“There are three pillars to any successful movement — stories, tools, and faith.” These are the words that begin “The Internet is My Religion,” the 2011 widely-viewed story of Jim Gilliam, who explains the struggles with religion, as well as with his health in this viral video. “Growing up, I had two loves — Jesus, and the internet.” Gilliam explains his religious…
Disney Accelerator will soon host this year’s portfolio companies’ Demo Day in October, capping a 13-week accelerator program that started in early July. We recently caught up with Managing Director Cody Simms, who filled us in on the progress: Congrats on the new batch! How go things so far?We have a great class of ten technology startups working in the media and…
