The Los Angeles technology market is one of the largest and fastest growing in the US. It is the third largest tech ecosystem and has grown 4 times faster than the national average in recent years. Capital investment in LA startups has also increased significantly, with over $1.5 billion invested in 2013. LA has a strong talent base and is a leader in the key industries of the future, particularly content, commerce, and communication. The future looks bright for continued growth and success of the LA tech sector.
Fundstrat Bitcoin & Blockchain presentation for Upfront SummitMark Suster
An equity analyst case for the value in cryptocurrencies. Thomas Lee of Fundstrat was lead equity researcher for JP Morgan before founding Fundstrat. He takes a market approach to valuing Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies. Here is his presentation for the #UpfrontSummit 2018.
Global Technology Trends & Top Ten Startup Hubs 2016Bernard Moon
Update report that provides an overview of general technology trends, global venture capital trends, and startup trends around the world. Snapshots of the top 10 startup hubs in the world: Silicon Valley, NYC, London, Stockholm, Berlin, Tel Aviv, Beijing, Seoul, Boston, and Los Angeles.
Diving deep into literally millions of interactions and conversations with different networks such as Facebook, Twitter and Instagram, blogs, forums and news sites in order to bring you analytical info about how social media affects different sectors like:Sharing Economy, Banking and Finance, Ecommerce, Telecom and Fintech.
2010 Mobile Influencers: Trend Predictions in 140 Characters, By TrendsSpottingTaly Weiss
"2010 Mobile Predictions" is the sixth report from the series "2010 Influencers Series: Trend Predictions in 140 Characters".
TrendsSpotting Market Research is now running its third annual prediction reports following major trends in six categories. We will be featuring the predictions of digital and marketing experts on the big changes awaiting us in the coming year.
This year we are adopting a new “tweet style” format, easier for you to focus on, comprehend and forward.
10 trends that are shaping the world of mobile gamingPocket Gamer Biz
At Pocket Gamer Connects Helsinki 2014, Will Freeman gave us his 10 trends that are shaking up the world of mobile gaming.
1. PUBLISHING IS DEAD. LONG LIVE PUBLISHING SERVICES
2. YOU SHOULD GO TO FINLAND
3. THE RETURN OF PREMIUM?
4. ASIAN M&As ARE CONTINUING TO RESHAPE THE GLOBAL POWER BALANCE
5. THE FUTURE OF DISCOVERABILITY
6. BRAZIL’S CONTINUED RISE
7. IS PC STEALING MOBILE’S GRASS ROOTS STUDIOS?
8. HAS CROWDFUNDING LOST ITS WAY?
9. IPOS: ON THE RISE OR FAILING DISMALLY?
10. COULD BRAND MARKETING BE BACK?
Fundstrat Bitcoin & Blockchain presentation for Upfront SummitMark Suster
An equity analyst case for the value in cryptocurrencies. Thomas Lee of Fundstrat was lead equity researcher for JP Morgan before founding Fundstrat. He takes a market approach to valuing Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies. Here is his presentation for the #UpfrontSummit 2018.
Global Technology Trends & Top Ten Startup Hubs 2016Bernard Moon
Update report that provides an overview of general technology trends, global venture capital trends, and startup trends around the world. Snapshots of the top 10 startup hubs in the world: Silicon Valley, NYC, London, Stockholm, Berlin, Tel Aviv, Beijing, Seoul, Boston, and Los Angeles.
Diving deep into literally millions of interactions and conversations with different networks such as Facebook, Twitter and Instagram, blogs, forums and news sites in order to bring you analytical info about how social media affects different sectors like:Sharing Economy, Banking and Finance, Ecommerce, Telecom and Fintech.
2010 Mobile Influencers: Trend Predictions in 140 Characters, By TrendsSpottingTaly Weiss
"2010 Mobile Predictions" is the sixth report from the series "2010 Influencers Series: Trend Predictions in 140 Characters".
TrendsSpotting Market Research is now running its third annual prediction reports following major trends in six categories. We will be featuring the predictions of digital and marketing experts on the big changes awaiting us in the coming year.
This year we are adopting a new “tweet style” format, easier for you to focus on, comprehend and forward.
10 trends that are shaping the world of mobile gamingPocket Gamer Biz
At Pocket Gamer Connects Helsinki 2014, Will Freeman gave us his 10 trends that are shaking up the world of mobile gaming.
1. PUBLISHING IS DEAD. LONG LIVE PUBLISHING SERVICES
2. YOU SHOULD GO TO FINLAND
3. THE RETURN OF PREMIUM?
4. ASIAN M&As ARE CONTINUING TO RESHAPE THE GLOBAL POWER BALANCE
5. THE FUTURE OF DISCOVERABILITY
6. BRAZIL’S CONTINUED RISE
7. IS PC STEALING MOBILE’S GRASS ROOTS STUDIOS?
8. HAS CROWDFUNDING LOST ITS WAY?
9. IPOS: ON THE RISE OR FAILING DISMALLY?
10. COULD BRAND MARKETING BE BACK?
A look at the Venture Capital industry heading into 2020. Some have questioned whether the industry has a future. This deck does a detailed look at where the industry is and why the future of VC still looks bright.
The seed stage of the venture capital industry went through a boom cycle from 2006-2014 but has lately seen a sharp decline. What's happening? Is it temporary or are their structural problems? This deck answers that question.
The latest collection of things we (Atomico) found interesting and important in tech and VC land, but that didn’t necessarily get the attention they deserve. We think of them as our hidden little gems. We’ll add to the collection over time, so bookmark the page and keep coming back for updates or to dig into the archive.
Investment Trends: Where to invest your attention in 2015 OurCrowd
As 2015 gets underway, investors are already planning their portfolio moves for the year. With all the noise out there, how does an investor decide what to focus on and which sectors are investable?
Join Zack Miller, Head of the Investor Community at OurCrowd, and David Stark, Principal at OurCrowd, as they discuss investment trends and opportunities for 2015. Their compilation is based on what OurCrowd's deal flow team -- which vetted 3,000+ startups since we launched -- is seeing on the ground.
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brass|MEDIA Inc. is a multimedia and technology company that produces brass|MAGAZINE, a lifestyle money magazine written for young adults, by young adults.
What trends will shape the media, publishing and ad industry in 2016? The Guardian gives its perspective on subjects ranging from the adblockalypse to the rise of super apps, and from virtual reality to the power of emojis.
Details the rise, fall and rise of the venture capital industry in the USA, the consequent implications on the environment Asia finds itself in, with the opportunity presenting itself.
Financial services IT has focused on security and regulatory compliance in recent years. Now, more and more financial service companies are leveraging data in innovation to better serve customers worldwide.
Why Digital Marketing Is Now Marketing In A Digital Worldfoundationcap
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A 2016 overview of the technology & venture capital industries in Los Angeles presented by Mark Suster, Managing Partner of Upfront Ventures for the Mayor's LP / VC Summit.
A look at the Venture Capital industry heading into 2020. Some have questioned whether the industry has a future. This deck does a detailed look at where the industry is and why the future of VC still looks bright.
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The latest collection of things we (Atomico) found interesting and important in tech and VC land, but that didn’t necessarily get the attention they deserve. We think of them as our hidden little gems. We’ll add to the collection over time, so bookmark the page and keep coming back for updates or to dig into the archive.
Investment Trends: Where to invest your attention in 2015 OurCrowd
As 2015 gets underway, investors are already planning their portfolio moves for the year. With all the noise out there, how does an investor decide what to focus on and which sectors are investable?
Join Zack Miller, Head of the Investor Community at OurCrowd, and David Stark, Principal at OurCrowd, as they discuss investment trends and opportunities for 2015. Their compilation is based on what OurCrowd's deal flow team -- which vetted 3,000+ startups since we launched -- is seeing on the ground.
Bryan Sims, 24 year-old CEO of brass|MEDIA Inc., speaks at a credit union conference about the importance of reaching Generation Y to the financial services industry. Sims outlines basic demographic information of Gen Y, provides statistics illustrating the difficulties in reaching them, shows the power of changing media and technology, while giving examples of how other financial institutions have successfully created programs that resonate with young adults.
brass|MEDIA Inc. is a multimedia and technology company that produces brass|MAGAZINE, a lifestyle money magazine written for young adults, by young adults.
What trends will shape the media, publishing and ad industry in 2016? The Guardian gives its perspective on subjects ranging from the adblockalypse to the rise of super apps, and from virtual reality to the power of emojis.
Details the rise, fall and rise of the venture capital industry in the USA, the consequent implications on the environment Asia finds itself in, with the opportunity presenting itself.
Financial services IT has focused on security and regulatory compliance in recent years. Now, more and more financial service companies are leveraging data in innovation to better serve customers worldwide.
Why Digital Marketing Is Now Marketing In A Digital Worldfoundationcap
TV as we used to know is on its way out. And consumers are increasing the time they spend with newer forms of media -- time they used to spend watching linear television. By 2020, we believe that 80% of media will be consumed digitally. Learn what this giant shift means for marketers and the future of the TV spot in this new presentation from Foundation Capital General Partner Ashu Garg. And learn more about MarTech and the Decade of the CMO at https://foundationcapital.com/decadeofthecmo.
20 trends you as a business leader need to know (and eventually master) as you draft and execute your long term growth (and survival) strategy - see more @ sws.ms
A 2016 overview of the technology & venture capital industries in Los Angeles presented by Mark Suster, Managing Partner of Upfront Ventures for the Mayor's LP / VC Summit.
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Upfront LP Survey of the Venture Capital & Startup IndustryMark Suster
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The Changing Structure of the Venture Capital IndustryMark Suster
I presented this deck at the 2014 PreMoney Conference. I wrote a blog post here that goes into more detail: http://bit.ly/ChangingVC
The video of the presentation I gave is here: http://youtu.be/5MClCBUjbbE
The VC industry is changing. The press has focused on the wrong story - crowd funding. The bigger story is the shift from public financing to private financing and the bifurcation of the venture industry. This presentation examines the case.
Presentation from Blue Glass conference on marketing in the era of search, social and video and how many people are wasting money by advertising where there is banner blindness or measuring vanity metrics.
Want to build an online video company? Interested in the YouTube MCN space? Learn some lessons from one of the first and largest investors in this space- Mark Suster of Upfront Ventures. The doc will give you guidance on how to build more profitably.
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Update report that provides an overview of general technology trends, global venture capital trends, and startup trends around the world. Snapshots of the top 10 startup hubs in the world: Silicon Valley, NYC, London, Stockholm, Shanghai, Tel Aviv, Beijing, Seoul, Boston, and Los Angeles.
Presentation delivered by Jiachen Lee and Alastair Townsend of UW's Masters of Science in Real Estate program to the ULI's Industrial and Office Park Product Council at the 2017 Spring Meeting in Seattle.
Mary Meeker Internet Trends Report for 2019Eric Johnson
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1) Users
2) E-Commerce + Advertising
3) Usage...
4) Freemium Business Models
5) Data Growth
6) ...Usage
7) Work
8) Education
9) Immigration + USA Inc.
10) Healthcare
11) China (Provided by Hillhouse Capital)
Orlando Technology Growth Trends And Why Startup Communities MatterSPLYT
Originally presented April 24, 2014 to the Orlando Chamber of Commerce's Business Roundtable attendees by Philip Holt, CEO and co-founder of SPLYT and co-founder of Canvs. Philip gives an overview of tech growth trends around the world and reveals why startup communities are so important to a city's economy.
At Activate, we've identified the 9 most important insights for tech and media in 2016. Key points:
* The average American spends more time on tech and media than on work or sleep
* Messaging will blow past social networking as the dominant personal media activity
* The next big winners in streaming music and audio are already (quietly!) here
* The long-awaited cord cutting moment isn't coming any time soon
* There is potential for a "cable killer" to show up, but it won't look like you expect
* E-sports and wagering really are going to change the game in gaming
* Want to get rich in the App Store? Good luck!
* These are the companies grabbing all the money in consumer tech and media
* And we demonstrate a simple way to predict what acquisitions and partnerships tech and media companies will be making to stay competitive
Also available here:
http://www.wsj.com/articles/think-again-nine-top-insights-into-tech-and-media-for-2016-1445618763
http://www.businessinsider.com/michael-wolf-predicts-what-will-happen-in-the-tech-industry-in-2016-2015-10
Lessons from US & China for Global EntrepreneursGGV Capital
Hans Tung, managing partner of GGV Capital who has been investing in startups across US and China for almost 20 years, shares his observations on tech in the US and China, and how entrepreneurs can learn from the world’s two most vibrant startup ecosystems.
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GGV Capital Managing Partner Hans Tung talks about lessons learned from China that can benefit global entrepreneurs. Initially presented at Y Combinator in October 2017
Open Innovation - Winter 2014 - Socrata, Inc.Socrata
As innovators around the world push the open data movement forward, Socrata features their stories, successes, advice, and ideas in our quarterly magazine, “Open Innovation.”
The Winter 2014 issue of Open Innovation is out. This special year-in-review edition contains stories about some of the biggest open data achievements in 2013, as well as expert insights into how open data can grow and where it may go in 2014.
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The rapid pace of digital innovation has media companies scrambling to figure out which new emerging technology will be a hit with consumers and how to reach these consumers on these many new channels. Traditional media like print, TV, radio, and outdoor media will need to take advantage of wearables, beacons, digital wallets, augmented reality, etc and will have to respond to disruptive technology to remain competitive in an increasingly dynamic business landscape.
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For Rebel One we take pride in elevating entrepreneurs wherever they are. In our ecosystem research report on Los Angeles we identify the venture capitalists, incubators, accelerators, startups, and other players that help the startup ecosystem flourish. Check out our latest report here.
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Upfront Ventures surveys VC firms every year to gauge their views on technology markets. This year we asked people their views about cryptocurrencies & blockchain.
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Mark Suster of Upfront Ventures gives a presentation primer on Cryptocurrencies & Blockchain. This is best consumed with a video that will be released and available on Upfront's YouTube page: https://www.youtube.com/user/upfrontventures/videos
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A presentation about the usage and availability of Varnish on Kubernetes. This talk explores the capabilities of Varnish caching and shows how to use the Varnish Helm chart to deploy it to Kubernetes.
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"Impact of front-end architecture on development cost", Viktor TurskyiFwdays
I have heard many times that architecture is not important for the front-end. Also, many times I have seen how developers implement features on the front-end just following the standard rules for a framework and think that this is enough to successfully launch the project, and then the project fails. How to prevent this and what approach to choose? I have launched dozens of complex projects and during the talk we will analyze which approaches have worked for me and which have not.
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Topics covered:
UI automation Introduction,
UI automation Sample
Desktop automation flow
Pradeep Chinnala, Senior Consultant Automation Developer @WonderBotz and UiPath MVP
Deepak Rai, Automation Practice Lead, Boundaryless Group and UiPath MVP
GDG Cloud Southlake #33: Boule & Rebala: Effective AppSec in SDLC using Deplo...James Anderson
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The modern software delivery process (or the CI/CD process) includes many tools, distributed teams, open-source code, and cloud platforms. Constant focus on speed to release software to market, along with the traditional slow and manual security checks has caused gaps in continuous security as an important piece in the software supply chain. Today organizations feel more susceptible to external and internal cyber threats due to the vast attack surface in their applications supply chain and the lack of end-to-end governance and risk management.
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Speakers:
Bob Boule
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Gopinath Rebala
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Welcome to UiPath Test Automation using UiPath Test Suite series part 4. In this session, we will cover Test Manager overview along with SAP heatmap.
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1. Insights into SAP testing best practices
2. Heatmap utilization for testing
3. Optimization of testing processes
4. Demo
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Execution from the test manager
Orchestrator execution result
Defect reporting
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Speaker:
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3. LA is #3 largest tech ecosystem in the US…
24%
14%
Share of US Early-Stage Startups (%)
12%
AngelList startups by region
4% 4% 3% 2% 2% 2%
Silicon
Valley
New York SoCal Northwest Boston Chicago Austin DC Colorado
Source: AngelList – startup companies by region as of July 31, 2014.
Note: SoCal includes LA (69%), San Diego (15%) , Orange County (9%), and other areas (6%), Northwest
includes Oregon & Washington. Silicon Valley includes 3 San Francisco & Bay Area.
4. …and #1 fastest growing
Source: AngellList – startup companies by region by month.
Note: Compound monthly growth rate of new startups by region from Jan 2014 to June 2014
4
5.3%
4.7% 4.6% 4.5% 4.4% 4.1% 4.0% 3.9% 3.8%
SoCal Northwest Chicago New York DC Boston Silicon
Valley
Colorado Austin
2014 1H Monthly Startup Growth
AngelList startups by region
5. Capital flowing to LA: $1.5B+ invested in
LA in 2013, a 30% CAGR since 2010
$700
$920 $1,040
5 Source: CB Insights – LA Funding Report (July 2014)
$1,550
Notes: US VC grew at 7% CAGR from 2010 ($23.7B) to 2013 ($29.2B) via CB Insights.
$860
172
225
281
302
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
# Deals
Invested
Capital ($M)
1H
LA has grown 4X faster than US average
6. 250 companies have raised $1M+ since 2012
Prominent SoCal companies
by last round of financing
2012 2013 2014 YTD
$50M+
$10M+
$1M+
Sources: CB Insights, Crunchbase
7. Large valuable companies are built in LA
7 Source: CB Insights, Yahoo Finance (9/3/14 EOD), TechCrunch
8. Increasing number of prominent successful exits
Acquired
(Facebook)
IPO IPO
$8B+ in 2014 so far with more to come
8 Source: CB Insights, YCharts.
Acquired
(Disney)
Acquired
(Apple)
Acquired
(AOL)
Acquired
(Apple)
Acquired
(Opera)
Acquired
(AOL)
Acquired
(Red Hat)
10. LA is built on entrepreneurship
530
490
2011-2013 Entrepreneurs per 100,000 people
440
400
360 360 360 350
10 Source: Kauffman Index of Entrepreneurial Activity, April 2014
310 290
240 240
200 200 190
LA
Miami
SF
Houston
NYC
Atlanta
Phoenix
Riverside
Dallas
Seattle
DC
Boston
Chicago
Phelphia
Detroit
11. Early successes have seeded the
ecosystem’s new era growth
11
LA Tech 1.0 LA Tech 2.0
Seasoned entrepreneurs and recycled
capital drive new ventures
12. LA graduates the most engineers in the US…
7,561
6,811
LA
Boston
Bay Area
Sources: US News & World Report, Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET);
Includes graduate universities within 150 miles 12 of metropolitan area
10,945
9,862
New York
Engineering Graduate Enrollment
13. …from some of the most prominent schools
Sources: US News & World Report, Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET);
Includes graduate universities within 150 miles 13 of metropolitan area
14. LA has a strong base of local investors…
14 Source: CB Insights
15. …who are actively writing LA checks
Most Active VC Investors in LA
Rank
Investor
1
Upfront
Ventures
2
Mucker
Capital
3
500
Startups
4
Greycro=
Partners
5
SV
Angel
6
Siemer
Ventures
7
Rincon
Venture
Partners
7
Double
M
Partners
9
Baroda
Ventures
10
First
Round
Capital
10
Google
Ventures
15
LA-based Venture Firm
Source: CB Insights – LA Funding Report (July 2014)
17. Living in LA is more affordable compared to
other tech centers
LA
SF
NYC
Overall
Index
127
152
148
Groceries
106
119
149
Housing
176
243
166
ULliLes
112
90
131
TransportaLon
106
109
128
Healthcare
110
111
127
Goods
&
Services
103
119
144
Equivalent
Standard
of
Living
$50,000
$59,807
$58,197
vs
Los
Angeles
20%
16%
Source: Cost of Living from Council for Community and Economic 17 Research (via Areavibes)
18. And, of course, the weather doesn’t suck
Source: Kelly Norton, Kellegous.com “The Pleasant Places to Live” graphic & analysis using NOAA data
18
Pleasant days: Days with (1) mean temperature between 55° F and 75° F, (2) minimum temperature above
45° F, (3) maximum temperature below 85° F, and (4) no significant precipitation or snow depth
19. But it’s not about the
“next” Silicon Valley
19 Source: Slate.com
20. Tech has moved beyond servers & switches
– we are shifting to the application layer
20
Application Layer
Scalable computing & storage
Open source software
Telecommunications
Personal computing
21. We’ve seen this before – every technological
revolution goes through the same cycle
The Industrial Revolution
Age of Steam & Railways
Age of Steel, Electricity, &
Heavy Engineering
Age of Oil, Automobiles, &
Mass Production
Age of Information and
Telecommunications
21
1771
1829
1875
1908
1971
1829
1873
1920
1974
?
1797
1847
1893
1929
2001
Application
Layer
• Manufacturing industry
• Open trade
• Standardizing time
• Catalog sales
• Economies of scale
• Urban development
• Interventionism
• Interstate highways
• IMF, World Bank, BIS
Infrastructure
Layer
TODAY
Source: Chart adapted from Carlota Perez’s “Technological Revolutions and Financial Capital: The Dynamics
of Bubbles and Golden Ages” who describes the two phases as “Installation” & “Deployment” periods
22. The focus is increasingly on what we
actually DO online: the 3 C’s
22
Application Layer
Content Commerce Communication
Infrastructure Layer
This is what LA does best
23. Content is increasingly consumed online…
Avg Time / Day with Major Media by US Adults
(hh:mm)
Total 10:46 11:18 11:49 12:03 12:14
Other
Radio
TV
23 Source: eMarketer, April 2014. Note: Adults 18+, time spent with each medium (regardless of multitasking).
Excludes time spent watching digital video via console, connected TV or OTT device.
Content
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
Digital
3:11
4:33 5:14
3:49
5:46
Print
% of Time 30% 34% 39% 43% 47%
24. US adults watch 5+ hours of video per day.
In the future, video will be an online medium.
Avg. Time / Day Consuming Video by US Adults
(hh:mm)
Total 4:30 4:49 5:07 5:15 5:23
0:06
0:03 0:08 0:22 0:33
0:12 0:21 0:22 0:22
4:24 4:34 4:38 4:31 4:28
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
Mobile
Online
TV
24 Source: eMarketer, April 2014. Note: Adults 18+, time spent with each medium (regardless of multitasking).
Excludes time spent watching digital video via console, connected TV or OTT device.
Content
25. LA is the creative capital of the US,
specializing in video content
1 in 7 people in LA are employed in a creative field
#1 metro area for Art, Design, & Media employment
$140B+ annual economic impact from creative industry
25
Sources: 2013 Otis College of Art and Design; Bureau of Labor Statistics 2012
Content
26. Video & content startups are succeeding in LA
26
And many more…
#1 producer & distributor
of online video
6.5B+ monthly views
450M+ subscribers
Leading artist
social network
300M pieces of art
30M+ members
Largest Latino online
video network
400M+ monthly views
40M+ subscribers
Sources: Maker, DeviantArt, Mitu
Content
27. Commerce also shifting online:
14% CAGR vs. 3.5% for offline US retail
$225
$263
$304
$347
$393
$440
$492
5.3%
5.8%
6.4%
7.0%
7.6%
8.2%
8.9%
10.0%
9.0%
8.0%
7.0%
6.0%
5.0%
4.0%
3.0%
2.0%
1.0%
0.0%
$600
$500
$400
eCommerce
% of total
retail sales
$300
$200
US Retail
eCommerce
Sales ($B)
$100
$-
2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
27 Source: eMarketer April 2014. Note: includes products or services ordered using the internet, regardless of
the method of payment or fulfillment, excludes travel & event tickets.
Commerce
28. LA is the retail & trade capital of the US
#1 metro area for Retail & Trade sector employment
$400B+: imports / exports through LA ports in 2012,
a new record for the US
36% of US apparel manufacturing jobs are in LA
Sources: Kyser Center for Economic Research International Trade Outlook – The Southern California Region
2013-2014. Bureau of Labor Statistics 2012. CIT & CFA Fashion Industry Profile 28 and 2014 Outlook
Commerce
29. LA commerce startups have taken the lead
Subscription-based
fashion retail
$400M sales
projected for 2014
And many more…
29 Sources: WSJ 8/26/14 on Honest Co, Re/Code 8/28 on JustFab, TrueCar S-1
Car buying &
selling platform
7,000+ dealers
1.1M+ car sales
Eco-friendly baby
& home products
$150M+ revenue
projected for 2014
Commerce
30. Communication
Three of the top social apps located in LA
Photo messaging app
700M+ snaps / day
20%+ MoM growth
30 Sources: The Economic Times 8/1/14 (Snapchat), Sean Rad interview at 2014 Upfront Summit (Tinder),
Mashable 3/11/14 (Whisper)
Mobile dating app
10M+ DAU
750M swipes / day
Anonymous social
network
3.5B page views / mo
31. Further, LA is tackling the hard technology
problems to lead the next revolution
31
Space VR / AR Power
32. Recap: the future is sunny in LA
Fastest growing tech ecosystem
Well-positioned for the three Cs:
Content, Commerce, Communications
32
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