Twitter can be a super useful tool, giving us access to news, global perspectives and thought leadership from the world's most notable individuals.
But it's also a great way to make friends and build community. You can meet like-minded people, learn about what companies are up to and even discover events, right from the comfort of your own screen.
Every year, we share a list of 50 people from LA's tech and startup community we think are worth following. This curated list is meant to give you a starting point for discovering great people to follow in our community — by no means is it exhaustive. (If we were to include everyone we love to follow... we'd be exhausted!)
So, without further ado, our 2016 list of 50 people in LA tech to follow on Twitter:
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Jonathan Badeen
Against all probability everybody at @tinder received a @tinder towel the very day before #towelday
— Jonathan Badeen (@badeen) May 24, 2016
Cody Peterson
.@beteramenu launched on Product Hunt. Great idea, co-founded by my former coworker @TheEvanTran, an even better guy https://t.co/o6x9nbfkbw
— Cody Peterson (@codyrpeterson) May 10, 2016
Susan Jaget
I'm only as strong as my network. Don't be afraid to ask for what you need and provide value where you can #startup #entrepreneur
— Susan (@SusanJaget) May 16, 2016
Luz Rivas
What's This MIT Grad Doing Working at a Tire Factory in Compton?: https://t.co/BBit2xkuDB
— Luz Rivas (@LuzRivas) May 17, 2016
Espree Devora
"How Brands Can be on #Snapchat Immediately" by @EspreeDevora on @LinkedIn https://t.co/zgd1AkX5Ht feat. @sabasedighi & @dannyberk #startups
— ✎ Espree Devora (@EspreeDevora) May 20, 2016
Christopher Webb
Voice search on the iPhone:
— Christopher Webb (@ChrisChowNow) May 21, 2016
"Hey Siri, open the Google app"
"OK Google, look up...."
Jason Nazar
Thousands of Company Employee Ratings on https://t.co/vCyBCnGM7P thx @meganrosedickey @TechCrunch for the grt piece https://t.co/upHdmKubN4
— Jason Lawrence Nazar (@jasonnazar) May 23, 2016
Cameron Kashani
"I filed for divorce, and I was fired from Company." Why did I write this?
— Cameron Kashani (@CamSKashani) April 20, 2016
ADDED Preface: I’m sharing my story in... https://t.co/ypvdHELVnb
Bill Gross
.@Idealab company @UberMedia now can connect ad impressions to actual retail store visits: https://t.co/vmgg438Knw pic.twitter.com/JhKCZxLxwT
— Bill Gross (@Bill_Gross) May 20, 2016
Frank Addante
True Leaders Are Not Heroes. True Leaders Create Heroes @Forbes : https://t.co/qQNWxXz28n
— FrankAddante (@FrankAddante) May 24, 2016
Lilian Coral
#LAsBest what at theme! #BrighterFuturesLocallyGrown pic.twitter.com/s91Bg42zT6
— Lilian Coral (@lcoral) May 22, 2016
Brock Pierce
India has never had more than 30m landlines and has roughly 540m cellular subscribers (350m smart phones).
— Ƀrock Pierce (@brockpierce) May 17, 2016
Peter Diamandis
Who said insurance was a necessary evil? Lemonade is named a Public Benefit Corporation, committed to social good. https://t.co/5XcxKDwI5G
— Peter Diamandis (@PeterDiamandis) May 18, 2016
Greg Cohn
The internet of things is for pranks https://t.co/jwJ3SpUkwq
— Greg Cohn (@gregcohn) May 23, 2016
Clark Landry
just searched for "increase text size in chrome". is this what "getting old" looks like?
— Clark Landry (@clandry) April 4, 2016
Meredith Perry
I might consider driving w a life-size doll in my passenger seat so that I can take the carpool lane. Otherwise I'm a very good citizen
— Meredith Perry (@meredithperry) March 5, 2016
Mark Suster
1/ I don't think most in the market have fully appreciate the fact that @Medium isn't just a CMS, it's a "Social CMS" & 1st to pull this off
— Mark Suster (@msuster) May 23, 2016
Lauren Rinkey
More gold from @GaryVee: Reframing the Narrative on Entrepreneurship https://t.co/vOseP5PW31
— Lauren Rinkey (@LaurenRinkey) April 26, 2016
Ismail Elshareef
Look who came to visit us at @Ticketmaster! Yeah, that's how we roll ;) #kittens #love #kittylove pic.twitter.com/dQwTUhNKMk
— Ismail Elshareef (@ielshareef) May 24, 2016
Loren Rochelle
I just backed Secret Sauce: The Ultimate Growth Hacking & Marketing Guide on @Kickstarter https://t.co/UpLFSgR0Yx cc: @vincentdignan <3
— Loren Rochelle (@lorenrochelle) May 10, 2016
Kyle Hill
Just two years ago a drunk driver in Austin plowed down a group of people at SXSW and now they're rejecting ridesharing? Interesting move.
— Kyle Hill (@kaleazy) May 8, 2016
Justin Choi
The future of ride-share: "I have Uber, Gett, Juno, Lyft..." and his personal phone is a Blackberry. pic.twitter.com/NsuAjB0VrK
— Justin Choi (@JustinCie) May 17, 2016
Amanda MacNaughton
Twitter Falls Behind in Terms of Mobile Engagement | Statista https://t.co/isPi0xabvR via @StatistaCharts
— Amanda MacNaughton (@AmandaMalia) April 7, 2016
Jaclyn Johnson
6 genius, goal-crushing tips from super successful female entrepreneurs via @WellandGoodNYC https://t.co/8mKq2CIidR
— Jaclyn Johnson (@JaclynRJohnson) May 5, 2016
Tony Knopp
Very unlikely I have any common interests with Coachella lambo guy https://t.co/chFSW03tOW
— Tony Knopp (@tonyknopp) April 20, 2016
Richard Rosenblatt
I love Twitter but trump must stop tweeting. Twitter, Trump's Trusty Weapon, Could Backfirehttps://t.co/xKUDVjp20Z
— Richard Rosenblatt (@demandrichard) May 18, 2016
Jim Andelman
Glad we're on our third fund. Getting frm "Starter Fund" to the next, bigger one has definitely gotten tougher https://t.co/jUjMP6USZQ
— Jim Andelman (@jimandelman) May 24, 2016
Howard Marks
I just published “Dude, where is my Startup ?” https://t.co/Vaud1CSxxJ
— Howard Marks (@howardmarks) May 24, 2016
Kerry Bennett
Game changing products for a real problem https://t.co/kZvxKmvktT
— Kerry Bennett (@KerryKB) May 19, 2016
Matt Joseph
Don't complain about having your idea 'stolen'. Someone thought of it before you and execution is all that matters anyway. Go get customers.
— Matt Joseph (@_mattjoseph) May 13, 2016
Lucy Guo
The doorman at one of LA's most exclusive clubs recognizes me. Now I have free bottle service to myself along with bodyguards... #socialite?
— Lucy Guo (@lucy_guo) May 19, 2016
Mike Williams
Taking funding is entering into a performance contract
— Mike Williams (@Yoroomie) April 26, 2016
Nanxi Liu
My driver in #Milan: "I want #Obama as our president! Our president gets nothing done!" #Italy #Perspective #GrassIsAlwaysGreener
— Nanxi Liu (@nanxi_liu) May 19, 2016
Tara Roth
Although #knowledgeecon is the future, only 1/4 schools offer comp sci & only 1/5 comp sci college grads are women https://t.co/OlzXz6RbYC
— Tara Roth (@taranellroth) May 20, 2016
Greg Bettinelli
I have played a lot of golf in my life and have never received a decent inside stock tip.
— Greg Bettinelli (@gregbettinelli) May 20, 2016
Natalie Diver
Thanks snapchat for your new face swap with an image feature. I'm about to lose all my friends cos I can't stop pretending to be an Olsen.
— Natalie Diver (@NatalieDiver) April 28, 2016
Eric Willis
I just published “How Unbundling Twitter and Launching Topic-Based Communities Will Win.” https://t.co/TTQNaVKmJC
— Eric Willis (@erictwillis) February 17, 2016
Michael Heyward
Epic experience @sequoia basecamp this weekend. Thank you @roelofbotha @jimgoetz @schreier @Alfred_Lin pic.twitter.com/35Ia9oH4uU
— Michael Heyward (@michaelheywire) May 15, 2016
Jonathan Zweig
UCLA scientists explore using virtual reality for diagnoses, surgeries | Daily Bruin #VR #UCLA @vrlosangeles https://t.co/cyig7Qpu6D
— AdColony Founder (@bruinengineer) April 2, 2016
Tech Reporter, Los Angeles Business JournalTwitter bio: Tech Reporter for the Los Angeles Business Journal (@LABJnews) Send pitches to: [email protected] Views are my own.Global Eagle Buys Satellite Communications Firm for $550M https://t.co/jAaswbtIC2 via @LABJTech
— Garrett Reim (@garrettreim) May 11, 2016
Jim Gilliam
CEO & founder, NationBuilderTwitter bio: @NationBuilder Founder and CEO, author of The Internet is My Religion.
It's true...data is useless if you don't have something interesting to say. https://t.co/XChuT4j5LJ
— Jim Gilliam (@jgilliam) May 12, 2016
Kathryn Cicoletti
Founder, Ms. Cheat SheetTwitter bio: Mostly hanging out at @mscheatsheet. I act like I'm chill but I'm not. snapchat oh god: kcicolettiOld Havana. No idea if these are coming through pic.twitter.com/E3XlOwUKu8
— Kathryn Cicoletti (@kcicoletti) May 23, 2016
George Mitsopoulos
COO, BroadvoiceTwitter bio: Chief Operating Officer @Broadvoice | @IKANO | @DSLExtreme | @PhonePower | Snapchat: gmitsopoulosSilicon Valley CEO shares why he prefers hiring @SantaClaraUniv students versus @Stanford studentshttps://t.co/K14LnyFKDD
— George Mitsopoulos (@gmitsopoulos) May 22, 2016
Reagan Sirengo
Managing Partner/UX Designer, Userbrite/EdmundsTwitter bio: Managing Partner at Userbrite LLC and UX Designer at http://Edmunds.com . We make digital experiences worth experiencingWell said
— Reagan Sirengo (@ReaganSirengo) April 7, 2016
https://t.co/5LbpGDm4P0
George Strompolos
CEO & founder, FullscreenTwitter bio: CEO/Founder of @Fullscreen. Purveyor of youth culture. Fond of curious people. I care about fonts. Good friend IRL.This is cool, but I swear some people read too many startup blogs etc. and have no connection to reality https://t.co/zIWHS50wd0
— George Strompolos (@gstrompolos) May 19, 2016
Brian Mullins
CEO & founder, DAQRITwitter bio: Founder and CEO of DAQRI, where everyday I work alongside the most awesome team of people changing the way we interact with technology.Had fun presenting #augmentedreality at #NSW16! Plus @ZachNelson, I think that helmet really suits you. #DAQRI https://t.co/m4bEqzXqEJ
— Brian Mullins (@mrlaserbeam) May 17, 2016
Jonathan Eppers
CEO, RadPadTwitter bio: CEO @RadPad. I like to cook too.
Don't stop. Don't even think about stopping until you get there, and don't give much thought to where 'there' is.
— Jonathan Eppers (@jonathaneppers) May 4, 2016
Marc Hemeon
CEO & Founder, Design Inc.Twitter bio: CEO & Founder of @designinc
@zachinglis we are tackling a different way for creatives to thrive with @designinc - i think resentment causes burnout, not long hours.
— Marc Hemeon (@hemeon) May 24, 2016
Corinne Crockett
Director of Marketing, Thrive MarketTwitter bio: Dir. of Marketing, @THRIVEmkt. Instructor @GA, @SMWLA. @EllevateLA BOD. @UCLA alum.We're on CBS This Morning!! Thrive Market aims to make natural products more affordable https://t.co/By3R2eNxPV @thrivemkt #letsthrive
— Corinne Crockett (@corinnecrockett) May 11, 2016
Ryan Prust
Partner, rhubarb studiosTwitter bio: partner @_rhubarbstudios. hockey coach @LAjrKings. man bun connoisseur.
Check out Pershing Square Renew and add your feedback. I just took the SWA | Morphosis survey! https://t.co/PMG4DHXFvJ
— Prust, Ryan (@PrustRyan) May 5, 2016
Garrett Reim
Jim Gilliam
Kathryn Cicoletti
George Mitsopoulos
Reagan Sirengo
George Strompolos
Brian Mullins
Jonathan Eppers
Marc Hemeon
Corinne Crockett
Ryan Prust
