June 24th, 2012

What Los Angeles Accelerators Want: Startups That Make Money Right Away

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When asked what is the biggest difference between Los Angeles and Silicon Valley accelerators, five from LA told me they’re more focused on startups that don’t take years to start monetizing. Leaders from Amplify, Launchpad LA, MuckerLab, Start Engine, and Originate Labs convened at this weekend’s Silicon Beach Festival in Venice, California. They explained that since there’s less capital down… → Read More

January 10th, 2012

Meet Your New Reality TV Stars: Start Engine Announces Its First Class Of Startups

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Today, Start Engine, the L.A.-based accelerator that’s the focus of a new reality TV show, is announcing its first round of startups. The show, which comes from Cameron Casey, exec producer of the TechStars reality program on Bloomberg TV, will again film entrepreneurs in a documentary-style format as they make their way through a tech accelerator program. → Read More

December 20th, 2011

Startups Return To Reality TV: Producer Of Bloomberg’s TechStars Readies New Show

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Startup founders are the new reality TV stars. No, really! Today, the exec producer of the TechStars TV show on Bloomberg TV, Cameron Casey, is announcing his plans to film a second startup-focused reality show. This time, the show will follow a group of entrepreneurs out in L.A., courtesy of a partnership with the StartEngine accelerator.

But here’s the big news: this time, the show is planned… → Read More