I am the Assistant Group Leader and Program Chair of Provisors’ Silicon Beach 2 group. Provisors is a networking organization of trusted advisers that has regional and industry tailored groups across California and elsewhere. The Silicon Beach 2 group is made up of service providers focused on serving technology companies particularly in Silicon Beach. Meetings are…
More than 300 Silicon Beach business leaders have signed a letter to President Trump urging him to rescind his controversial executive order temporarily barring entry to travelers from seven predominately Muslim countries. The letter was initiated by a group of female entrepreneurs in Los Angeles including VCs Dana Settle, co-founder and partner at Greycroft Partners,…
Silicon Beach is Booming and Shifting to Playa Vista Things are looking bright for Silicon Beach. Entrepreneur Magazine reports that according to the L.A. Economic Development Council, the city has more people employed in high-tech jobs (368,500) than any other metro region in the U.S. In addition, according to the Kaufman Index of Entrepreneurial Activity the city claimed…
Highlights from Silicon Beach Congressional Debate May 22, 2014 (Link) Four of the leading candidates to replace the retiring Henry Waxman in California’s 33rd Congressional District discussed their views on tech issues with me on Cyber Law and Business Report: (i) Elan Carr (R) – a gang prosecutor with the LA County District Attorney’s Office; …
Silicon Beach Debate Gaining Traction In Henry Waxman’s first term, Microsoft and Apple were founded and the Internet was just a research project. As the legendary Congressman steps down, his district is now home to the third-largest technological hub in the nation known as Silicon Beach.Historically, the tech community has had little interest in the political…
The Latest Buzz on Silicon Beach Silicon Beach continues to get a lot of buzz both locally and across the country. The third Silicon Beach Fest has been set for June 18-21, 2014. Below is the promo for SB2. L.A. Story: Santa Monica Takes the Startup World by Storm According to Built in Los Angeles,…
Featuring Popehat’s Ken White and DigitalLA’s Kevin Winston. NEWS Federal Court Opens ADA Floodgates to Streaming Video Content A Massachusetts federal judge has held that streaming video is subject to Americans with Disabilities Act in rejecting Neftlix motion to dismiss claim by National Association of Deaf that failing to close caption streaming video violates the…
Silicone, Silly Con or Silicon Beach Kevin Winston Explains Why Silicon Beach is For Real Los Angeles currently has one of the world’s hottest startup environments, giving Silicon Beach a lot of buzz. LA has long been a major tech center from the aerospace industry to being an early software pioneer with companies such as…
Next on CLBR: Divide and Reveal Nigel Cameron discusses the Silicon Valley-DC Divide and David Mitnick discusses ICANN’s gTLD announcement. Today in History 1774 Rhode Island becomes first colony to ban the importation of slaves. Led in part by Moses Brown, who converted to Quakerism after his wife’s death and became the state’s leading abolition.…
The Washington-Silicon Valley Divide A Continuation of the Tech Policy Summit Dialogue The Silicon Valley/DC Divide (Nigel Cameron) and Bridging the DC-Silicon Valley Divide in Napa Valley (Bennet Kelley). With Nigel Cameron CEO C-PET & Recovering Academic Nigel is President and CEO of Washington DC’s first independent think tank on science and technology policy – or…
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