For the second year in a row, an LA-area company has graced the cover of Forbes magazine’s annual 30 Under 30 issue. Congratulations to Irvine-based OCULUS founder Palmer Luckey, whose virtual reality gear company was purchased last year by Facebook for $2 billion — not too shabby for a TWENTY-TWO YEAR OLD. In a short span of five years, Luckey went from…
You may have noticed a lack of posts to the Digest as of late. This is mostly due to the time required to deliver the best work possible to my paying clients, and also because the news flow has been slow in recent weeks — big news (Dollar Shave Club’s huge exit, volatility at Hyperloop One, etc.), but relatively quiet overall. We…
If you want a shot at making it big in the entertainment world, you go to Hollywood. And anyone who has chosen such a path knows how difficult it can be to make connections with fellow talent, and to gain the attention of the powers that be in this town. Castar, available now for iOS and Android, aims to make it easier…
On Tuesday October 13, Kairos Society brought together young, purpose-driven entrepreneurs to the Warner Brothers Studios lot for the Kairos Summit, which highlighted the efforts of the Kairos 50. Kairos 50 companies showcased their wares in areas such as agriculture and health: Local farming, algae harvesting, mass grub growth — food solutions at @KairosSociety #oiw2015 #k50 #kgs15 pic.twitter.com/cMVA3jK7sx — New Music Tipsheet…