#amira overwatch

[shwbyy]

“Humans hurt me too. I don’t need to be an omnic to know pain.”

I freaking suck at lighting and shading, but this was a fun challenge for me as an artist. 😭

Enjoy some Circe lore! Those nodes look unique, hmm….

Take a guess where this took place.

[yblissp]

Happy ⅓ of inktober !!!!

Here's all my art so far!! :D

[mlp410nightcore]

Hi Everyone!! Here is another next gen for my Blossom Love AU. Jenny's parents are Jesse and Lukas. Jenny is super sweet, very helpful and super social. She's also a skilled sword fighter and somewhat of a novice when it comes to potion crafting. Jenny loves hanging out with her friends and family and loves going on adventures with them all the time. She's also BFFS with The New And Improved Order Of The Stone, who is Amira (Gabriel and Soren's daughter), Octavius (Ivor and Harper's son) and Echo (Magnus and Zarya's daughter). Jenny is also bisexual and is in a current relationship with Ari (Olivia and Petra's daughter). Jenny is super supportive of anyone she meets and loves to spread positivity and joy to anyone she cares about. Credit goes to Selenaede for the base I used and to Telltale Games, Mojang and Blizzard Entertainment for creating Minecraft:Story Mode, Minecraft, Overwatch and Overwatch 2 as well as creating the characters, Jesse, Lukas, Gabriel, Soren, Ivor, Harper, Magnus, Olivia, Petra and Zarya as well as The Order Of The Stone as well. I only take credit for my next gens, art, ships, stories and the Blossom Love AU. I hope you guys like her!!!

[tiefsterwinter]

soo they are making a game to focus on lore and release a short story with Ana in it set in the city Pharah is stationed in with a attack on the facility she is guarding and isn't mentioned once?

[lonelyhorrortea]

I have updated my commission info! If wished, all prices are the same for traditional drawing, if you want traditional art. I am fine with drawing anything, but I suck at robots, animals/furries and NSFW, so be warned. I will not draw hate art for anything. Please provide references or clear message of what you want. Email me at golemofthewoods@gmail.com for more info

[dafuzzgod]

I want to write something. If you give me a prompt (with/without specified characters, certain fandom, etc.) I'll write it I'm in a writing mood.

Like seriously need to write smth.

[runicmagitek]

Femslash February 2020 Recs - Runic's Fave Fics

And now for the second half of my rec list, featuring some of my favorite F/F pieces over the years. Please check them out and support the writers! Many thanks for checking out my recs and enjoy the rest of Femslash February!

Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon

Red Ribbon by SaraJaye (Rei/Minako - Rated M) The tragic story of why Minako wears her red ribbon

Bloodborne

Drinking The Lethe by CourierNinetyTwo (Eileen/Lady Maria - Rated M) Bittersweet memories of when Eileen learned to hunt from Lady Maria and the bond they shared

Critical Role

Asking, for a Friend by dvske (Beauregard/Jester - Rated T) I honestly haven't read this yet, but it's by one of my favorite writers and the premise is gold: a coffee shop AU where Beau is her usual disaster self and everyone knows it

Dragon Age

Of Witches and Gifts by Alfer (Leliana/Morrigan - Rated T) The slow bond these two share throughout Origins, complete with gift giving

The Expanse

even though our stars are crossed by SugarFey (Camina/Naomi - Rated E) Delicious smut with feels The Gravity of Stars by SugarFey (Camina/Naomi - Rated M) Gorgeous backstory for Camina along with what a relationship between these two might have looked like

Final Fantasy IV/X

Left Your Mark On Me by wingsyouburn (Rydia/Yuna - Rated T) Instead of Tidus, Rydia is pulled into Spira. My favorite crossover pairing of all time!

Final Fantasy VI

Make All Your Sorrows Undone by wingsyouburn (Celes/Terra - Rated T) Post-canon where Celes and Terra maintain a long-distance relationship and Celes pays her girlfriend a visit Move with Me by FireEye (Celes/Terra - Rated T) Post-canon feels where Terra still doesn't remember and Celes refuses to let her go, featuring dancing

Fire Emblem: Awakening

Demonym by EvilMuffins (F!Robin/Tharja - Rated M) A love potion goes wrong... or does it go right?

Kill la Kill

The Polka-Dotted Snake's Explosive Fifth Symphony by logorrhea (Nonon/Satsuki - Rated T) Nonon makes preparations before e17 and tops it off with a surprise visit to see Satsuki

Legally Blonde

show me devotion and take me all the way by aqualined (Elle/Vivian - Rated T) Vivian stressed over getting the perfect engagement ring for Elle

Monster Prom

ELDRITCH by Meatball42 (Red | Amira/Z'gord | Zoe - Rated M) A sexy bad ending that's completely aligned with the game's hilarious narration.

Overwatch

hands up and touch the sky by echoslam (D.Mon/D.Va - Rated G) A glimpse at the lives of Yuna and Hana, from the early Starcraft eSports days to post-Shooting Star h/c territory Sing the Body Electric by CourierNinetyTwo (Sombra/Widowmaker - Rated M) Amelie refuses to acknowledge how touch-starved she is and Sombra is beyond eager to play with her

Puella Magi Madoka Magica

Dancing Underneath a Frozen Sky by rubylily (Homura/Madoka - Rated G) These two share one last night together before Walpurgisnacht Pati Pactae by reconditarmonia (Homura/Madoka - Rated G) Introspective slivers through timelines while Homura desperately tries to save Madoka again and again

Transistor

Safe Harbors by dvske (Red/Sybil - Rated G) Long-distance relationship AU full of pining and feels Tryst by Melande (Red/Sybil - Rated T) A passionate, yet secret love affair, complete with fluff

[ao3feed-aizawashouta]

by Universeruler666

This is were you should comment for requests to keep things a little organized! I'm open for requests because I really do want to write more for you guys and to make up for such long absences, I will be making sure I can reach as many requests possible!

Words: 106, Chapters: 1/1, Language: English

Fandoms: 僕のヒーローアカデミア | Boku no Hero Academia | My Hero Academia, Boyfriend to Death (Visual Novels), Monster Prom (Visual Novel), Overwatch (Video Game), Dead by Daylight (Video Game)

Rating: Explicit

Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings, Graphic Depictions Of Violence, Major Character Death, No Archive Warnings Apply, Rape/Non-Con

Categories: F/F, F/M, Gen, M/M, Multi, Other

Characters: Yellow | Oz (Monster Prom), Blue | Vicky (Monster Prom), Green | Brian (Monster Prom), Red | Amira (Monster Prom), Soldier: 76 | Jack Morrison, Reaper | Gabriel Reyes, Angela "Mercy" Ziegler, Moira O'Deorain, Genji Shimada, Hanzo Shimada, Brigitte Lindholm, Roadhog | Mako Rutledge, Junkrat | Jamison Fawkes, Fareeha "Pharah" Amari, Ana Amari, Hana "D.Va" Song, Reinhardt Wilhelm, Bakugou Katsuki, Midoriya Izuku, Kaminari Denki, Todoroki Shouto, Shinsou Hitoshi, Tokoyami Fumikage, Toga Himiko, Aizawa Shouta | Eraserhead, Amajiki Tamaki, Toogata Mirio, Hadou Nejire, Class 1-A (My Hero Academia), Class 1-B (My Hero Academia), Class 1-C (My Hero Academia), Yagi Toshinori | All Might, Uraraka Ochako, Dabi (My Hero Academia), Kirishima Eijirou, Shigaraki Tomura | Shimura Tenko, Kurogiri (My Hero Academia), Vincent (Boyfriend to Death), Strade (BTD/TINR), Farz Murphy, Lawrence (Boyfriend to Death), Ren (Boyfriend to Death), Rire (Boyfriend to Death), Cain (Boyfriend to Death), Damien (Boyfriend to Death), Sano Kojima, Akira Kojima, Meg Thomas, Jeffrey "Jeff" Johansen, Frank Morrison, Julie (Dead by Daylight), Susie (Dead by Daylight), Joey (Dead by Daylight), Evan MacMillan | The Trapper, Philip Ojomo | The Wraith, Herman Carter | The Doctor, Lisa Sherwood | The Hag, Sally Smithson | The Nurse, Max Thompson Jr. | The Hillbilly, Michael Myers, David King (Dead by Daylight), The Entity (Dead by Daylight), Survivors (Dead by Daylight), Killers (Dead by Daylight), Nea Karlsson, Quentin Smith, Claudette Morel, Jake Park, Dwight Fairfield, Rin Yamaoka | The Spirit, Adam Francis, Werewolf Pack (Monster Prom), Damien LaVey, Scott Howl, Liam de Lioncourt, Polly Geist, Cult of Z’Gord | Zoe, Miranda Vanderbilt, Vera Oberlin, Calculester Hewlett-Packard

Additional Tags: Fluff and Smut, Eventual Smut, Smut, Angst and Fluff and Smut, Fluff and Angst, Fluff, Size Kink, Daddy Kink, Praise Kink, BDSM, Lemon, Lime, Rape/Non-con Elements, Threats of Rape/Non-Con, Consensual, Consensual Kink, Nonbinary Character, Consensual Non-Consent, Drug Use, Non-Consensual Drug Use, Implied/Referenced Drug Use, Eventual Romance, Eventual Relationships, Eventual Sex

[deatharcana]

i want to start rping amira (i know i said 4.0 but hhhhhhh) but i don’t.... know where to start.

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[sukebanak]

Currently

🎮 Playing: SOOOO much Conan Exiles! I love this game so much. Our server is growing fast. Since December 4th, I have played a total of 893 hours. ^_^; As a moderator of our server, I spend a lot of my time helping our players and I find that very rewarding. When I'm not helping people, I'm decorating the Red Lace Palace which is my bathhouse and brothel or I'm Role-playing! This is my character, Amira. I love her. ^_^

If you play Conan Exiles, come join us! Just ask me for our server name. When I'm not playing CE, I'm playing either Overwatch or League of Legends. On OW I main Widowmaker, Junkrat, Symmetra, D.Va, Mercy, Moira and Lúcio. I'd like to get good with Baptiste, Hanzo and Genji. 

On LoL I main Lux, Swain, Soraka, Mordekaiser and Illaoi. Only Lux and Soraka are level 7, though. I'm working hard on getting Swain up there! I checked my hours earlier this week and... Yeah. ^_^; 

You can check your own here!

📺 Watching: Ástríð and I have been watching so much stuff! We finished season 1 of The Witcher, which was soooo good. Neither of us have played the game series or read the novels, so this was our first experience with the universe. I highly recommend watching! 

We're almost finished with season 1 of 世話やきキツネの仙狐さん (Sewayaki Kitsune no Senko-san / The Helpful Fox Senko-san), which is soooo かわいい (kawaii / cute!) I am very much like Senko and Ástríð reminds me a lot of Shiro.

Outside of that, we just started 逃げるは恥だが役に立つ (Nigeru wa Haji da ga Yaku ni Tatsu /  The Full-Time Wife Escapist or We Married as a Job) which was recommended by someone on HelloTalk! It's a romantic comedy.

🎧 Listening to: Lots of Guns N' Roses. I've liked their music for a long time, but I had never heard a certain song which is this one (below) until Koji told me I should listen. ^_^ It's so good!

I found ℃-ute a day or so ago and I really like their song 夢幻クライマックス, so please give them a listen! 

  📚 Reading: So much! Koji found us a fantastic novel called 极道天魔 (Way of the Devil). Here's one of my favorite parts:

We've also been reading I’m The Great Immortal and The Last Human. The funny thing with I'm The Great Immortal is, I came across the manga because it's one I thought Koji would enjoy as we have similar taste and before I could give him the link, he told me he started reading a new manga. ^_- I know him so well. ^_^ We have VERY similar tastes, too! As for The Last Human, I'm not a huge zombie fan but this manga is soooo good.

Spirituality wise, Ástríð bought Llewellyn's 2020 Magical Almanac which I can't wait to start reading! She also bought Our Troth Volume 1: History and Lore. Both very good reads! I love how much I have in common with Ástríð and Koji. ^_^ 

💪 Working on: Mainly continuing learning Japanese and as of last month, learning Brazilian Portuguese! When I type in Japanese here on Sukeban A K, I include the romaji butttt... Let me just give anyone interested in learning Japanese a piece of advice: do NOT depend on romaji. If you already know the pronunciation of hiragana, that's great and romaji will help you a bit. But if you don't, learn that first. For years, I thought neko was NEE-KO. I said that in front of Koji once and he was like wait... Did you say NEE-KO? and I was like... Yes. I had been saying neko wrong for years. It's NEH-KO. >.<; Alright, lesson over. ^_^; I've really been dedicating myself to my studies. I can totally do this! Even if it's really hard.   😊 Loving: Ástríð and Koji ♥ all of our babies ♥ the beautiful snow we had a few nights ago ♥ the sweet taste of tea ♥ drinking my coffee without creamer and with cinnamon ♥ being reallyyyy hyper lately ♥ my new コカ・コーラ (Coca-Cola) t-shirt ♥ and so much more!

[shwbyy]

I’ve been away from this account for quite a while and I didn’t just want to leave it barren, so here’s some Wirefire doodles (thank you @rockmuncher3000 for the name idea lmao 😭). Some of these are pretty old (Circe try and post newer challenge level IMPOSSIBLE). Featuring @err0r-401’s OC Surge who is an UGLY OWL.

[headbobbingart]

10-14

Amira. Sharpshooter, overwatch specialist, and all-around crack shot. 

My oldest OC in terms of date since initial conceptualization- it’s been almost a year now!

[mlp410nightcore]

Hi Everyone!! Here is a next gen ship painting of Octavius and Gemma. Octavius's parents are Ivor and Harper while Gemma's parents are Jack and Nurm. Octavius is super intelligent, very polite and loves to go on adventures with his friends quite often. He's also a very skilled redstone engineer and can make any gadget with redstone. Octavius is also a skilled potion crafter as well as he's tasked with making various potions to aid his friends in their adventures. Both are reasons as to how Octavius got his cutie mark. Octavius is apart of the new and improved Order Of The Stone along with Echo (Magnus and Zarya's daughter) and Amira (Gabriel and Soren's daughter). Gemma is both adventurous and very book smart. She loves to learn more about the different places she, her father Jack and her sister Mikayla go to whenever they're in search for an adventure. (BTW Gemma has two sisters named Mikayla and Eliza with Gemma being the oldest, Mikayla being the middle child and Eliza being the youngest.) Gemma got her cutie mark after discovering that she's very good at reading complicated treasure maps and is very skilled in her sword training. Octavius and Gemma have been dating for 3 and a half years now. Credit goes to Tharaxia for the base I used and to Telltale Games, Mojang and Blizzard Entertainment for creating Minecraft:Story Mode, Minecraft, Overwatch and Overwatch 2 as well as creating the characters, Ivor, Harper, Jack, Nurm, Magnus, Gabriel, Soren and Zarya as well as creating The Order Of The Stone as well. I only take credit for my next gens, art, ships, stories and the Blossom Love AU. I hope you guys like this!!!

[growslikefancyflowers]

I was tagged by @justinaneedle!!!

Five things you’ll find in my bag:

1. Tissues

2. Pencils

3. Cough drops

4. My phone (if it’s not in my pocket)

5. Probably like a spare bit of food

Five things in my bedroom:

1. Bruv’s makeup table

2. Two bookshelves

3. A poster of Mettaton

4. Clothes on every surface

5. My cat

Five things I’ve always wanted to do in life:

1. Travel to Germany

2. Learn to draw

3. Love myself

4. Meet Joel Heyman

5. Kick someone’s butt!!!

Five things that make me happy:

1. Talking with bruv

2. Eating good food

3. Knowing that I have supportive friends

4. Cuddling with my pets

5. Walking outside

Five things that I’m currently into:

1. Overwatch

2. RWBY

3. Hetalia (AGAIN!!!!)

4. Writing

5. Studio Ghibli in general

Five things on my to-do list:

1. Finish my homework!!!

2. Start my novel

3. Finish literally any piece of writing omg kms

4. Start working out???

5. Organize my room

Five things people may not know about me:

1. I’m chubby

2. I have two dogs, two cats, and a snake

3. I’m 19!!

4. I’m going to school to be an Accountant

5. I want to be a vegetarian!!

Five people I tag:

@je-taime-amira, @eggsy-over-easy, @arcticfoxmulder, @dalish-rights-activist, @happyfunballxd (for some reason I can’t tag Karu!!!)

[girlsofthedcu]

//Also I now want an alternate version where all of Oliver’s kids come back; it would have to be for different reasons cause no way 2040 plays out like that in those verses, but....

William doing the Overwatch thing. Di in full canary mode. Ollie with his SCPD gear. Juliet with her quiver. Connor doing the meta thing. Amir and Amira in full league regalia. And Ro also with her quiver...

Just all of them standing there.

[wkyi-blog]

3 Reasons Why I’m Long LA Tech ☀️

Goodbye summer, and hello still sunny weather! After graduating from HBS this past May, I decided to spend this summer being a tourist in my hometown and reconnecting with friends, places, and experiences in LA. I ended up learning about their passions, their industries, and their thoughts on the LAtest trends. I especially enjoyed wandering around their chill-tech office, which revealed a lot about their culture. After learning from 20 of the fastest growing tech companies across major industries, I’m long on LA tech because of the following key reasons:

Recent home run exits and influx of institutional and industry-specific capital to seed and grow the next tech generation

Uniquely diverse industries going through a creative renaissance (creative capital of the world as Mayor Garcetti officially established)

Universities producing large tech talent pools while favorable climate attracting and retaining talent

1. Recent home run exits and influx of institutional and industry-specific capital to seed and grow the next tech generation

If SF Bay Area is in its mid 50’s like a seasoned CEO, then LA is in its early energetic 30’s as a newly minted Director. SF Bay Area has seen massive exits, dating back to the 1960s when Intel was founded, 1970s for Apple and Oracle, then 1990’s for eBay, Yahoo, PayPal, and Google, then followed by the 2000’s Facebook, Twitter, Uber, and Tesla. On the other hand, LA has recently seen a few home runs from Snap, Dollar Shave Club, Beats by Dre, and Oculus VR. After employees vest at Snap and Google Venice, they’ll spin off to either found startups or become angel investors for other founders looking to build. This won’t happen overnight, but it is inevitable as families establish roots in the community.

There has been an influx of institutional capital from long-time VC’s and new industry-specific VC’s. Upfront Venture and Greycroft continue to raise massive $400M and $250M funds respectively, while newer funds like Fifth Wall Ventures (real estate tech), Bonfire Ventures (SoCal B2B), Embark Ventures (deep tech), and CAA Ventures (entertainment) provide more industry expertise. As both tech talent continues to increase and venture capital continues to follow in lockstep, there will be healthy incubation and support for startups in the growth stage in the coming decade.

2. LA is uniquely diverse in its industries going through an innovation renaissance

Some of the major industries in LA are media, entertainment, transportation and logistics, aerospace, e-commerce, real estate, and health & wellness.

As the original entertainment capital of the world, LA is the home of major offices of Disney, Netflix, and Creative Artist Agency (CAA). Media has no boundaries when it comes to expanding to other countries. With the massive population in China, there are a lot of opportunities to create content in LA and then scale internationally. And the reverse is true, as Chinese media giant ByteDance ($75B) and Spotify have just opened offices in West Hollywood and downtown LA, as they look to connecting with content creators and hiring talented engineers and business development teams. Also, Intel recently built a 10K square feet dome studio for volumetric VR/AR video productions, taking advantage of the creative content, talent, and real estate in LA.

Gaming is well positioned in LA, as top gaming developers Blizzard Activision and Riot Games (League of Legends, Tencent acquisition) are born and raised here. Gaming is growing massively and globally because of its scalable and democratic nature, in which anyone in the world can play or create new games with just an internet connection. With the rise of eSports, LA leads much of the innovation as the top developers have already experimented the past few years. They have taken a page out of NFL and NBA sports leagues to create their own like Overwatch League and building physical stadiums for live events drawing in 11M viewers. As a result, they are creating new job opportunities and pulling in talent from traditional sports leagues to enhance their business development.

Transportation gets a bad rap in LA, but that just shouts opportunity especially in such a large metro area with the second largest population in the U.S. Recently, Santa Monica approved some of the biggest players: Bird is based out of Venice Beach, and LimeBike is aggressively putting its stake in the ground, while Uber (via Jump) and Lyft are inevitably establishing themselves. Driving has been the main mode of transportation for most people, except in West LA most recently. After living in Venice Beach for a summer, I noticed the medium distance last mile could easily be solved with ridesharing, and the short distance last mile can be solved by scooters. Cars are not going away anytime soon, but we do see a major platform shift into multi-modal transportation that can involve public transportation, ride sharing, scooters, and then our feet. (Perhaps they’ll be running shoe-sharing on the streets...). The new modes of transport will lead to more frequent social interactions; this density will lead to more and faster information sharing, which is often cited as an interactive ecosystem for creativity and innovation.

Frontier mobility tech has quite literally launched few moonshot ideas in LA. During World War II and the advent of Cold War, LA became the nation’s hub for weapons research and aerospace, and it has had a residual effect on today’s massive bets in mobility. Now, it is the home of SpaceX, Richard Branson’s Hyperloop, and a fellow USC Trojan’s startup Relativity Space, building and launching 3D printed rockets in days. Also, Uber Elevate is partnering with NASA to launch their first pilot city in LA, because its highways can greatly benefit from air taxis. Every year, LA experiences forest fires, so drone startups like DroneBase and AirMap have been hatched out of necessity, capturing data from hundreds of feet above ground while optimizing for safety and cost. Many of these decades-long infrastructure bets require industry-specific talent and a vast amount of land to test products, both of which are ideal in LA.

Fashion, e-commerce, and CPG companies are able to competitively differentiate in LA thanks Hollywood and media. Some of the biggest consumer brands are right in LA, because fashion and beauty is a big part of its culture. For example, Jessica Alba founded The Honest Company and Gwyneth Paltrow founded Goop, both CPG companies have capitalized on their founder’s star power. From the investor side, Ashton Kutcher and Kobe Bryant both have their VC’s investing in consumer startups like Bird and BodyArmor (Gatorade competitor), respectively.

Health & Wellness has always been a big part LA culture due to the entertainment sector and “sun’s out guns out” weather. In fitness, SoulCycle, Rumble Boxing, and CorePower yoga studios have opened up locations from West Hollywood to downtown LA. In meditation, Headspace has been growing rapidly driven by a trend towards mindfulness. From a tech perspective, my section mate from HBS Amira is founding Struct Club, a technology platform for fitness instructors, transforming the way they design and teach classes because of the health and fitness industry and culture in LA.

Real estate is multi-faceted in LA ranging from beach-side resorts in Malibu to Beverly Hills and to large suburban inland neighborhoods. In fact, one of the largest real estate brokerage companies CBRE $16B along with others is headquartered in downtown LA. This sounds like a traditional industry and not tech-enabled, because it really hasn’t experienced much innovation until recently. For example, storage is a very antiquated industry dominated by Public Storage ($37B) but starting to be disrupted by LA-based Clutter, an on-demand storage startup capitalizing on the underutilized storage spaces due to LA sprawling nature. Though it will not change overnight due to the inertia of the industry, it has already started to shift and will accelerate when incumbents play catch-up.

3. Universities producing large tech talent pools while favorable climate attracting and retaining talent

LA Metro has 10M people making it the second largest city in the U.S., but it hasn’t really claimed itself as the second hottest tech scene. Sure, it has Silicon Beach, but I personally cringe when I try to boast about it. Part of the reason for lagging is timing. As we segment the total population we find that LA has great technical universities such as USC, UCLA, CalTech, UC Irvine, and Harvey Mudd producing almost 10% of the nation’s engineering graduates. But many of them end up being brain drained to SF and NY. My friends and I are prime examples of this. Lastly, we find that professional training is critical in producing experienced talent. Think of this as the Google, Facebook, Amazon, tech powerhouses that produce talent that learn from the best and end up leaving and starting their own companies. Now, LA has Snap, Google, and other tech-enabled industries training next generation of entrepreneurs not only in the internet space.

Weather is not just small talk when people talk about LA. There is a good reason why people live here. Spoiler alert - it’s because there are beaches, it’s always sunny, and the sun usually makes people happier. New York, Chicago, Boston can be freezing, while San Francisco frequently fools you because it looks sunny until the fog rolls over. Good weather matters.

There are LA specific challenges, but I remain optimistic

However, the future will be a bumpy ride up, because there is a reason for how long it’s taken for LA to establish itself as a contender for the tech throne. LA is notorious for its traffic, and I’ve personally experienced 3 hour round trip drives from east to west LA visiting companies. There are metros being built and mobility startups, but it’ll take years or decades to truly solve the commute problem. Homelessness continues to be a major issue with almost 60K homeless, only second to NYC, as I’ve witnessed many tents set up near tech companies in Venice Beach and downtown LA. This may continue to happen if affordable housing doesn’t meet demand while many homeless from colder states are moving to LA for a better weather. The city has been experimenting with creative ideas like subsidizing homeowners to build backhouses to provide more supply and lower cost of living. Whether this will solve the problem is less important in the short term, while LA’s private and public sector’s innovative attitude is more promising in the long term.

Despite all the challenges, as an LA native, I remain optimistic about what the future of LA tech community looks like. Having lived in NY, SF, Boston, I’ve noticed there are similar energy and innovation that have allowed tech to thrive in those areas, while differentiating LA with its massively diverse industries and, of course, its unparalleled weather.

What city are you long or short tech? Feel free to share your thoughts and if you’re working on an interesting startup let me know if I can help! kyimail@gmail.com, LinkedIn, FB Messenger, Instagram.

Wilson

P.S. Many thanks to all the old and new friends for indulging me and my musings at their workplace!