He was struggling to find high quality developers in Los Angeles. Just the kind of person I like to meet. :) But I was a bit surprised when he emphasized how hard it had been for them to find a web developer in Los Angeles. My flippant comment was, “If you do a Google search for Los Angeles web developer, you’ll find a LOT of people and firms.” His response was that he had done exactly that, but that the long list is not all that useful. Yesterday, I met with someone at the early stage of a startup. He has a great concept with

My time in New York was a good nine lives ago, but my adventures in both Los Angeles and San Francisco are fresh and ripe for dissecting. LA techies have to work harder to be taken seriously because Los Angeles is the entertainment mecca of the world, not the tech capital. However, while both crowds love to love the city of San Francisco, San Franciscans love to loathe Los Angeles, which is understandable in some regards. There is a saying about three different magnificent cities I have lived in twice. “If If you are smart, you move to San Francisco.

Los Angeles By: Laura Rich February 26, 2010 It used to be, if you were serious about starting a tech company, you went to Silicon Valley. But lets face it, when you think of Los Angeles, Internet startups are not the first things that spring to mind. Mark Suster, a partner at GRP Partners in Los Angeles, spoke with Fastcompany.com RSS ); Why You Should Start a Company in...

This question came up last week. I am hearing from my project management team a bit of distrust in the technical capacity of our web development team. And, of course, if you have the Founder Developer Gap, then you might want to consider getting help. Signs of a High Performing Team Going at this another way … Christope Louvion, a fellow member of the Los Angeles CTO Forum , wrote a blog post on Signs of a high performing team a high service level and availability of their product/system a high throughput of effective change a low amount of unplanned

LAWeekly announced the winners of their first annual web awards today. GOOD Los Angeles LA’s Best Online Photo of the Year “Walkabout,” by Mathieu Young, GOOD Los Angeles LA’s Best Comment Thread of the Year “Nike Confuses USC With that School Near Diddy Riese,” Lost Angeles Blog We want to send out a big congratulations to those of you who were picked, and send a special thanks out to all of our readers. Thanks to your support, and your votes, we took home the award for Best Tech Blog.

LAWeekly announced the winners of their first annual web awards today. GOOD Los Angeles LA’s Best Online Photo of the Year “Walkabout,” by Mathieu Young, GOOD Los Angeles LA’s Best Comment Thread of the Year “Nike Confuses USC With that School Near Diddy Riese,” Lost Angeles Blog We want to send out a big congratulations to those of you who were picked, and send a special thanks out to all of our readers. Thanks to your support, and your votes, we took home the award for Best Tech Blog.

Thursday, January 21, 2010 -- Hollywood Web Television Meetup. Join us for Tubefilter's Hollywood Web Television Meetup on January 21st, 2010 in Los Angeles. This month? We're delving into independent content production with Zadi Diaz and Steve Woolf of Epic Fu. See [link] (mor

Los Angeles-based Internet Brands said Thursday that it has acquired seven consumer websites, as part of an expansion of its health and home vertical markets. The firm said it has now acquired more than 100 web sites in total. Internet Brands said it has acquired DentalFind.com , InfertilitySpecialist.com , SkinCareGuide.com , DavesGarden.com , Gardens.com , Craftster.org , and Splitcoaststampers.com . Financial details of the acquisitions were not disclosed.

As 2010 approaches, a whole new year of exciting start-ups, tech news, gadgets, and much more is ahead. TechZulu wants to thank not only the Los Angeles tech community but the entire tech community for all the awesome support you have given us throughout this past year.  We already have a jammed packed schedule for 2010.  Without all of you and your support, TechZulu could not be around today. From local Los Angeles tech events to worldwide conferences and expos. 

Los Angeles-based Internet Brands said Wednesday it has acquired Tjoos.com , an online coupon web site. Tjoos had over 1 million unique visitors in February 2010, according to Internet Brands. Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. Internet Brands said that Tjoos.com would join the firm's shopping vertical.