Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 19, 2010

The created a hegemony that delayed innovation until January 2007 when the iPhone was introduced. You’ll likely see applications that draw you into interactive experiences, connect you to your social networks, help you browse your TV better and create a richer media experience overall. This will change in the next 2 years.

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 9, 2010

Another big innovator in helping manage cloud implementations is Okta , founded by Todd McKinnon, the former VP of Engineering at Salesforce.com (who knows a thing or two about cloud services) and Freddy Kerrest who was senior in biz dev & sales at Salesforce and was there from 2002-07. This is the top layer in the Cloud Stack.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 31, 2011

I was watching Meet the Press this morning and they put a big screen behind the guests with TweetDeck open and showing the constant stream of information about Egypt. My SVP of Sales & Marketing quit 30 minutes before an important board meeting. It was 2007. That must have been a proud moment in the Betaworks offices.

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Tech Zulu Event

AUGUST 31, 2011

When tickets went on sale over a month ago, we expected the regular ticket sales cycle, however we were more than surprised when Startup Weekend LA sold out in 6 hours! Also of note was Ryan Orrico’s launch of HandJob, a new form of job applicant screening and referral tracking.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 22, 2011

I was watching Meet the Press this morning and they put a big screen behind the guests with TweetDeck open and showing the constant stream of information about Egypt. My SVP of Sales & Marketing quit 30 minutes before an important board meeting. It was 2007. That must have been a proud moment in the Betaworks offices.

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SoCal Delicious

MAY 6, 2012

Loren Bendele joined Savings.com in January 2007 as the CEO. Otis Chandler built Goodreads in 2006 because he believed in social networking and wanted to see what his friends were reading. Matt McKinney is the Founder of TiesForCharity.com, a trendy tie company that donates a percentage of each tie sale to unique charities.

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