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Meet the Investors & Tech Leaders Judging at Startup Night SXSW 2018

Tech.Co

Fortunately, for those headed to SXSW, Startup Night SXSW 2018 , presented by the Kauffman Foundation and TechCo, will be filled with investors from a multitude of industries who are looking to discover and fund startups building the latest solutions and tech innovations. Blackwell, iTech Program Executive & OCT Innovation Liaison, NASA.

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A Tale of Three Cutting-Edge Cities

Tech Zulu Event

Back in 2006, the city set out to build a municipal Wi-Fi network for its citizens. Even San Francisco, the hottest of tech cities, is struggling to make its investment in Wi-Fi along Market Street worthwhile. Most of us carry at least one mobile device at all times. Just ask Riverside, California. Cities can maintain streets.

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This Week in VC with Dana Settle of Greycroft Partners

Both Sides of the Table

It’s always fun debating companies with Dana because she’s always so knowledgeable on deals – particularly those in the digital media, ad-tech and eCommerce spaces. Their first fund was a $75 million fund raised in 2006 and they very recently announced a brand new $130 million fund. Greycroft is an early-stage VC. OTHER DEALS: 1.

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Ten Tech Entrepreneurs Who Are Putting LA on the Map

SoCal Delicious

Ten Tech Entrepreneurs Who Are Putting LA on the Map. ” Residents of Northern California (everyone north of Bakersfield) don’t understand how we do it, constantly touting Palo Alto’s tech scene. Follow PandoDaily: Search. Skip to primary content. Skip to secondary content. Post navigation. ← Previous.

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5 Tips to Becoming a More Customer Centric Organization

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some came from our customer service, some were to improve performance / scalability from tech ops, some were bug fixes, etc.) This was 2006 and we were now working on our second company. m-Via does financial remittances using mobile phones for people from the US to Mexico. But he didn’t grow up with technology.

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Vizio and the Story of the Sleeping Giant

Tech Zulu Event

The company brought on retailers Circuit City, Sears and Kmart in 2006 followed by mega retailer Walmart in 2007. Due to the addition of Walmart as a retailer, 2007 was the first year Vizio became the #1 HDTV manufacturer in the world. All this success in less than five years. All three interfaces will be exactly the same.

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Decoding the Secret of iPhone Game Popularity, With William Volk, Playscreen

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It's an intensely competitive market in developing games for the iPhone and other mobile platforms, with thousands and thousands of titles competing for attention from users. In 2010, we sold the game assets and name PlayScreen, which we had acquired, and formed a new company with some solid financial and technology guys.

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