Last month we Launched Los Angeles Tech and in the announcement we provide the Hot List for the first half of January 2009. But, in running it now for the second half of January, the keyword that popped to the top was: Layoffs And this is definitely a sign of the times. You can go to the Hot List post to see what was hot then.

Rabinder Sekhon of Sekhon Advisers, writes about the fund, its investment strategy, and the work it does in getting start ups to the next level. Filling this void is Los Angeles based Momentum Venture Partners, founded in 2004 by a pair of veteran start-up executives - Matt Ridenour and Andy Wilson.

Written by Toni DasGupta on May 4th, 2007 | Posted in Startup Last month I attended an awards banquet hosted by Entretech and PWC , to celebrate high tech companies in the Los Angeles area. Start-ups were recognized in 3 categories, ranging from revenues under a million to over 5 million. Good work! 1.386 seconds

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Los Angeles-based MySpace has chopped 30 percent of the firm's staff, saying Tuesday that the company is laying of 30 percent of its employees, or 400 people. Tags: myspace employee jobs layoff employment READ MORE>>.

For more on the economy, Janine Davis, a guest contributor and recruiter in Los Angeles, talks about The State of Technical Recruiting in Los Angeles in our Insights and Opinions section. Andrew Warner of Mixergy also digs into the Dot Com archives for some advice on what you can learn from the (last) Internet Bubble.

However, to date, there have been very, very few companies spun out or started by ex-employees of the company. would hazard to say — based on Amgen’s size and influence in the industry — it has a less than stellar record of startup activity. It should be interesting to see how the efforts turn out.

Los Angeles-based ManiaTV has shut its doors, after failing to find a buyer, according to the firm. We've transition from that early-stage startup, where a company uses investment capital--to being one very business minded, and thoughtful about how we spend our money--where we bring in more on a monthly basis than we spend.".

July 22, 2008 The last few years has been notable in the lack of major cutbacks (or at least, attention to layoffs) at local companies. However, I noted two stories today which we haven’t seen much of lately, which are layoffs and consolidation in technology companies. Kuo, publisher of socalTECH.com. All Rights Reserved

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