LA TECH RISE

Sensing a market opportunity, Marc Brown, Kevin Woolery, and Chris Tragos, founding team members of the successful pop-culture publisher BUZZMEDIA (now Spin Media), decided to strike out to compete through innovation in the fast-paced digital advertising industry.

Quietly bootstrapped in Santa Monica since 2009, their startup Jetpackhas been creating rich media products for publishers with a…

Hovelstay: honest, anti-luxury housing for the adventurous traveler

Glendale-based Hovelstay calls itself “The Anti-Luxury Marketplace” and lists honest lodging descriptions, anything from guest rooms to hammocks in tree houses, helping backpackers and adventurous travelers immerse themselves in their new locale.

Working at an LA vacation rental company, Michael Womack and Michael Bolger became increasingly fed up listing IKEA-furnished studios whose owners…

Holiday Party with Table Tennis Tourney

LA Tech Rise and LA Tech Happy Hour present the can’t-miss end of the year tech party at Hotel MdR on December 16th.

Happy Hour specials all night with DJ entertainment, pong tournaments, and always the best tech networking in town.

Register early while discounted tickets remain.

Fingertip Maestro IndieGoGo Campaign: 30 iPads in 30 days! Kids & Music is the Future!

WHAT IS FINGERTIP MAESTRO?

Fingertip Maestro is a revolutionary music-making app for people of all ages and abilities. From children to adults. The app enables those with no musical training, to instantly play music convincingly, with the feeling and texture of a real musician.

  OUR GOAL ON INDIEGOGO:

With your help, we want to raise $12,500 in 30 days to cover the costs of buying and donating…

Yesterday evening at ROC, Crowdfunder and Social Media Week L.A. showcased their 10 finalist startups for the CROWDFUNDxLA pitch competition in front of a panel of investor judges. When all was said and done, local upstart travel technology company TripSc…

And.... we're back.

We said goodbye to a fantastic summer this past weekend, capping it off at Venture Pongin Venice.…

Terms and Conditions – How to Protect Your Website from Liability

The Internet is still somewhat of a “Wild West frontier” when it comes to the law. In other words,…

Three Ways to Improve Your Logo

By Lee Decker // CEO, Creative Director // Vytal Los Angeles // [email protected] // 818.277.7171

I…

How to Protect Your Startup's Intellectual Property

When you start a business, protecting your intellectual property (IP) should always be a major…

Assignmint is getting writers paid.

Assignmint founder Jeff Koyen at Zinque in Venice

20 year journalism veteran Jeff Koyen made the…

ZEFR Branches Out

Venice, CA based startup ZEFR has become the premiere network on YouTube. ZEFR provides solutions…

2013 EA Conference: Fast Pitch Competition

On May 10th, the Entrepreneur Association Conference will be hosting the 28th annual Fast Pitch…

Russian Filmmaker Bets On LA Tech Startup

Russian Filmmaker Bets On LA Tech Startup

Very quickly I realized that if you really want to…

Top 10 Tech News Sources on LA Tech

The LA tech scene has been making a BIG impact, and it isn’t going anywhere anytime soon. With all…

Pulsoviral: Global entrepreneur settles startup in Silicon Beach

Pulsoviral launched at last year’s inaugural Silicon Beach Fest, and the team cut their teeth on…

Present your Startup to the Growth Tank at Growth Hacker Live LA

Panels, more Panels, and lots of speakers speaking about their past experiences. As a person who…

We won’t be posting today, please get your information from a credible source. We recommend the live stream from CBS News, available on Ustream here.