Be Great Partners adds four new tech startups to its portfolio
The four startups are Enplug, Dealflicks, Close.com, and Taste of Blue.
stories by Tim Lloyd
Report: ‘Digital omnivore’ population grew 160 percent last year
March 21, 2013 10:05 AM
Tim Lloyd
Deloitte released the seventh edition of its “State of the Media Democracy" survey yesterday, and its findings suggest there is even less hope for the human attention span than previously thought.
L.A.’s wealthy gather to talk about disruption, media-tech convergence
March 19, 2013 5:45 PM
Tim Lloyd
Wealthy L.A. investors descended on a Beverly Hills estate last week for a buzzword-filled discussion of the state of media and the trends that will disrupt it.
The ‘big data’ candidate: Pleitez pushes tech in Los Angeles mayoral race
March 4, 2013 9:30 AM
Tim Lloyd
With Los Angeles facing dismal graduation rates, this mayoral candidate wants to teach students about technology instead of spending money on jailing them in the future.
Club W raises $3.1 million for accessible artisanal wine
February 8, 2013 3:56 PM
Tim Lloyd
Using algorithms to help provide people with wine that's perfectly matched to their preferences, Club W aims to be a subscription wine service that's more personal and more accessible than traditional wine clubs.
ChowNow raises $3 million to give restaurants quick, easy online and mobile tools
ChowNow gives restaurants streamlined mobile-and-online-ordering templates and marketing consulting services.
General Assembly aims to match education to market demands
January 12, 2013 12:15 PM
Tim Lloyd
General Assembly aims to teach technology skills that the market needs, not just what professors think you ought to know -- and it's expanding its locations worldwide.
L.A. Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa outlines the city’s tech-focused future
December 15, 2012 10:09 AM
Tim Lloyd
Editor's Pick With about six months left before his term ends, Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa looks to cement his legacy as the man who catalyzed the city's tech-and-venture-capital renaissance.
4 startups reinventing finance from L.A., not NYC
November 28, 2012 9:00 AM
Tim Lloyd
Los Angeles is turning into a surprising hub for financial technology startups. We profile four of the area's interesting "fintech" companies.
Venice startup Lettuce raises $2.1 M in seed round
October 15, 2012 12:05 PM
Tim Lloyd
For small businesses, order management can be a cumbersome and expensive ordeal. Venice-based startup Lettuce hopes to simplify the process with its new automated order-and-inventory-management-system.
Startup offers designer footwear, personalized just for you
October 15, 2012 11:00 AM
Tim Lloyd
Milk & Honey joins the growing ranks of fashion-oriented retail sites hoping to cash in on the e-commerce trend -- and the upcoming holiday season.
Frozen food goes gourmet, arrives on your doorstep
September 21, 2012 12:07 PM
Tim Lloyd
For entrepreneurs David Hauslaib and Tom Balamaci, the founders of Pop-Up Pantry, ‘frozen’ is at the core of their service, which delivers epicurean-style meals directly to customers’ homes.
