StartUpDTLA

StartUpDTLA Fostering the start up community in downtown LA StartUp DTLA is an Community Resource Center serving as the epicenter for downtown's tech & creatives.

We assist companies & creative entrepreneurs in finding office space. We also host a city central calendar of events and hold the largest index of known tech companies in downtown.

Coming in at 6.5 years, Travis has lasted at Uber 5x longer than the average employee. Find out how other tech giants s...
08/24/2017

Coming in at 6.5 years, Travis has lasted at Uber 5x longer than the average employee. Find out how other tech giants stack up.

Facebook has the longest retention rate out of the top 10 tech companies, and even that's not very long.

08/16/2017

Facebook is slated to open a $750M data center in Ohio. In the ever evolving landscape of cyber security and the on going discussion of net neutrality, who is curious to see how this plays out?

The world's biggest social media company joined Republican Gov. John Kasich and a host of other dignitaries to announce its 10th data center will be on a 345-acre site in New Albany, just northeast of Columbus.

The incident in Charlottesville over the weekend have tech companies fighting back by identifying those wearing white su...
08/15/2017

The incident in Charlottesville over the weekend have tech companies fighting back by identifying those wearing white supremacy memorabilia. Airbnb has taken the steps to remove anyone from their platform that espouses hateful-rhetoric that violates their community standards.

After Charlottesville, companies like Facebook, Twitter, and the rest of Silicon Valley should take a firmer stand against white supremacy on their platforms.

08/14/2017

No body likes to get hacked. HBO as the constant target of leaked shows demonstrates how necessary it is to keep your cyber security up to date.
http://www.toptechnews.com/article/index.php?story_id=032003MRUQYO

The hackers, who broke into HBO's computer network and have been doling out stolen information for the past several weeks, released more unaired episodes, including several of the highly anticipated return of "Curb Your Enthusiasm," which debuts in October.

Forbes Partners with Ashton Kutcher and Guy Oseary of Sound Ventures and Rough Draft Ventures (Powered by General Cataly...
08/10/2017

Forbes Partners with Ashton Kutcher and Guy Oseary of Sound Ventures and Rough Draft Ventures (Powered by General Catalyst) for $500,000 Change The World Competition for Entrepreneurs.

DEADLINE: SEPT. 1st!

https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbespr/2017/08/09/forbes-partners-with-ashton-kutcher-and-guy-oseary-of-sound-ventures-and-rough-draft-ventures-powered-by-general-catalyst-for-500000-change-the-world-competition-for-entrepreneurs/

Competition to include $500,000 in prizes for entrepreneurs from around the world with disruptive and scalable business ideas Four finalists will compete on stage at the fourth annual Forbes Under 30 Summit, Oct. 1-4 in Boston BOSTON (August 9, 2017) – Forbes announced today that, for...

"As you might imagine, I often get asked by young entrepreneurs for advice on how to start a business. What many seem to...
08/02/2017

"As you might imagine, I often get asked by young entrepreneurs for advice on how to start a business. What many seem to want is some sort of trick, some magic set of tools that will allow them to launch a thriving startup from scratch. Well, there’s no magic involved, but the keys to success are quite simple: Value your customers, hire well, find a market that isn’t being served, and realize that someday I will utterly crush you."

Who is afraid of the big bad Bezos?

http://www.theonion.com/blogpost/my-advice-anyone-starting-business-remember-someda-56539

By Jeff Bezos

From Apple to Uber, Bozoma Saint John is still a unicorn in the Silicon Valley world. She's still one of the very few Bl...
08/01/2017

From Apple to Uber, Bozoma Saint John is still a unicorn in the Silicon Valley world. She's still one of the very few Black female C-level suite execs in this industry. She didn't get there by luck. She was newly announced CBO for Uber. Here's her take on sexism, fear and bringing her whole-self to work.

https://www.glamour.com/story/bozoma-saint-john-uber-chief-brand-officer

Bozoma Saint John talks sexism, fear, and why every woman should listen to Beyoncé before a big interview.

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