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APRIL 6, 2011

In 2009, The University of Southern California was host to the first-ever TEDx event. Since then, the TEDx movement has spurred a surge of people around the world to host their own independently organized TEDx events in over 70 countries, in more than 37 languages, 1,600 venues, with over 150,000 attendees! See [link] (more)

Southern California 113

Southern California Organization 113

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SEPTEMBER 23, 2009

Tuesday, September 29, 2009 -- SCVN Emerging Growth Awards. Southern California Venture Network (SCVN) is proud to present the 2009 Emerging Growth Awards. This prestigious event will take place on Tuesday September 29, 2009 in Newport Beach at CODE Restaurant. See [link] (more).

Orange County 100

Orange County Southern California Organization Networking 100

socalTECH

MARCH 22, 2010

Zag, which also says it reached profitability in August 2009, said consumers saved over $350M over MSRP by using its programs. Zag develops online car configuration and quoting software, used by affiliate organizations, and is backed by over $37.4M in venture funding. READ MORE>>.

Zag 160

Zag Santa Monica Software Organization 160

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 21, 2014

Since 2009 we’ve been in an unequivocal bull market. ” Case studies get done with ebullient CEO’s espousing the benefits of said software even though their organization was barely using the product. Every consultant was pitching a process for reinventing your organization through BI. ROI studies were published.

Marketing 354

Marketing Case Study Metrics Sales 354

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NOVEMBER 10, 2009

Monday, November 16, 2009 -- JETRO BIZMATCH Event: Business-matching with Japanese Green Tech Companies. businesses to pre-arrange individual meetings with green tech companies featuring the most innovative and cutting-edge technologies from Japan.

Los Angeles 100

Los Angeles Organization Technology Angel 100

socalTECH

OCTOBER 4, 2010

Irvine-based WebVisible , which provides online advertising to small and medium sized businesses, has made a major change in its organization today, saying that it has made a fifteen percent reduction in its headcount, and shuffled its CEO. Burr has been COO of the company since 2009, and was founder of ISP NetZero. READ MORE>>.

Layoffs 154

Layoffs Advertising Activity Organization 154

socalTECH

MARCH 2, 2011

Jason Calacanis , the CEO of Santa Monica-based Mahalo.com , and organizer of the recent Launch conference, has dropped his lawsuit against TechCrunch founder Michael Arrington , according to Arrington himself in a news story. Photo: Calacanis and Arrington in happier times, courtesy Techcrunch50-2009 ). READ MORE>>.

Mahalo 145

Mahalo Technical Review Santa Monica News 145

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NOVEMBER 14, 2009

Thursday, November 19, 2009 -- Escape to Reality: Organizational Control and the Internet in a Total Institution. associate professor of organization and management, Paul Merage. UCI Calit2. Christine Beckman. Email hondak@uci.edu.

UCI 100

UCI Email Organization 100

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

There are many others, like the classic book about Ratan Tata bringing out the Nano car way back in 2009 in India for less than $2,500. Organizations don’t produce game-changing innovations; people do. Lead the revolution. Innovators have more than the vision; they have the drive to lead, and the focus to stay on target.

Entrepreneur 136

Entrepreneur Technology Ideas Examples 136

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 15, 2012

The Tech Coast Angels , the largest organized angel investment group in Southern California--and the nation--said Wednesday that it was part of $45M in funding in companies during last year, with $11M directly invested across 37 companies during 2011. READ MORE>>.

Tech Coast Angels 113

Tech Coast Angels Angel Southern California Venture Capital 113

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FEBRUARY 5, 2009

Wednesday, February 11, 2009 -- CommNexus San Diego's HR SIG Presents: Best Downsizing Strategies for 2009. Business owners, C-level executives, VP/Directors and middle managers should attend.

Layoffs 100

Layoffs San Diego Organization 100

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NOVEMBER 15, 2009

Saturday, November 21, 2009 -- A Professional Challenge: Your Job Search and Career Development. Although many companies are downsizing, discontinuing, relocating or re-engineering their organizations, there are new opportunities being created by emerging technologies, business births, economic development and other factors.

Develop 100

Develop Development Organization Email 100

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JUNE 19, 2009

Thursday, June 25, 2009 -- Marketing Automation Roundtable. While many businesses have deployed advanced sales force automation tools, only the most forward-thinking marketing organizations have embraced the power of the next generation of marketing automation tools. See [link] (more).

Marketing 100

Marketing Organization Tool Sales 100

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JUNE 10, 2009

Tuesday, June 16, 2009 -- Management of Technology and Innovation. Better manage cross-functional relationships and organizations. Build more effective, motivated entrepreneurial teams. Lead innovation and change under technological and market uncertainty. See [link] (more).

Technology 100

Technology CalTech Organization Marketing 100

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MARCH 25, 2009

Monday, March 30, 2009 -- "The CEO's Guide to Managing Sales and Maximizing Revenues" TCOSC. In this difficult economic environment, it is more critical than ever that your organization is maximizing revenue from the sales organization. See [link] (more).

Sales 100

Sales Technology Council TCOSC Guide 100

AeA Los Angeles Council

JANUARY 7, 2009

A report just released by the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation says that spending $30 billion in taxpayers' money in 2009 on broadband infrastructure, health IT, and electric grid technologies could create or save approximately 949,000 U.S. More than half of those jobs, the report claims, would be in small businesses. (

AeA 40

AeA Research Technology Report 40

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JULY 6, 2009

Thursday, July 9, 2009 -- How To Form and Structure Your Company. In this TCVN workshop, you will pick up the essential points on organizing your new business. This workshop will focus on the critical issues and steps in forming and organizing your business! What type of entity should you use, and why? See [link] (more).

TCVN 100

TCVN Company Companies Organization 100

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JULY 6, 2009

Wednesday, July 8, 2009 -- How To Form and Structure Your Company. In this TCVN workshop, you will pick up the essential points on organizing your new business. This workshop will focus on the critical issues and steps in forming and organizing your business! What type of entity should you use, and why? See [link] (more).

TCVN 100

TCVN Company Companies Organization 100

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MAY 28, 2009

Wednesday, June 3, 2009 -- Dinner for Decision Makers. By definition, CI is a philosophy by which individuals within an organization look for ways to always do things better. The organization as a whole along with each employee pledges to every day make something better than it was before. TechAmerica. See [link] (more).

Organization 100

Organization Company Companies 100

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MARCH 3, 2009

Monday, March 9, 2009 -- Caltech Executive Education: Successful Acquisition Integration. Learn how to successfully integrate the strategies and operations of merged organizations, implement the latest techniques, tools and metrics to improve performance, revitalize acquisitions that are not meeting expectations. See [link] (more).

Acquisition 100

Acquisition CalTech Metrics Education 100

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APRIL 14, 2009

Monday, April 20, 2009 -- Southern California Business Growth Conference. The two organizations are teaming up to provide valuable real-world content, access to capital, and a chance to connect with the "golden rolodexes" of HBSAOC and LAVA. This is the "must-attend" event for 2009 for everyone involved in Southern California business.

Southern California 100

Southern California Conference Orange County LAVA 100

Tech.Co

JANUARY 15, 2018

MVF was founded in the UK by five friends in 2009, and has driven incredibly fast growth over the past 9 years. Over the next few months we will work closely with the team at MVF to ensure a successful transition as the organization continues to build Tech.Co Today, I’m excited to announce that Tech.Co Most importantly, we like them.

Media 175

Media News Organization Content 175

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OCTOBER 14, 2009

Tuesday, October 20, 2009 -- Young Professionals in Energy ("YPE") is holding its first Los Angeles meeting. The organization is the first and only inter-disciplinary networking and volunteer organization for young people in the global energy industry  a place where bankers can connect with engineers, accountants with geologists and so on.

Los Angeles 100

Los Angeles Organization Networking Angel 100

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APRIL 19, 2009

Thursday, April 23, 2009 -- itSMF - Driving IT Cost Reduction With the Application of Continual Service Improvement. IT organizations are under pressure to reduce cost and increase efficiency; the challenge is knowing where to focus. This session will provide practical techniques in the areas of assessment, design and measure.

Services 100

Services Design Organization 100

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FEBRUARY 25, 2009

Tuesday, March 3, 2009 -- The Business Case for Agility. This talk blends the best of Lean Software Development, Agile, Scrum and eXtreme Programming to give the big picture to executives contemplating transitioning their organization to Lean-Agile methods. See [link] (more).

Software Development 100

Software Development Organization Software Marketing 100

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2009

Tuesday, October 6, 2009 -- San Diego - The Nation's Hub for Wireless Healthcare. Recognizing the potential to leverage the region's remarkable resources, the West Wireless Health Institute was launched in 2009 with a $45 million commitment from the Gary and Mary West Foundation. Topol, M.D., and Donald Jones. See [link] (more).

San Diego 100

San Diego Resource Organization Technology 100

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MARCH 13, 2009

Thursday, March 19, 2009 -- Technology and the Current Economic Climate ? Learn how organizations are keeping up with today's highly competitive business climate, and how this economic climate is impacting IT staffing, partners and suppliers. How to Weather the Storm.

Technology 100

Technology AWT Competition Organization 100

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NOVEMBER 23, 2009

Tuesday, November 24, 2009 -- New Space Era: Global Competition, Transition to Private Projects and Space Tourism. The Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO) Los Angeles is hosting their annual 4th Tuesday Technology Exchange event. Dr. Tsuyoshi Saotome (Ph.D.

Competition 100

Competition UCLA Email Los Angeles 100

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MARCH 2, 2009

Wednesday, March 4, 2009 -- SOA Quality: Conducting Error Forensics across the Services Architecture. Organizations have started to develop service-oriented solutions and many are now leveraging services in their production environments.

Services 100

Services Organization Product Develop 100

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DECEMBER 2, 2009

Tuesday, December 8, 2009 -- Caltech Executive Education: Successful Acquisition Integration. Learn how to successfully integrate the strategies and operations of merged organizations, implement the latest techniques, tools and metrics to improve performance, revitalize acquisitions that are not meeting expectations.

Acquisition 100

Acquisition CalTech IP Metrics 100

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OCTOBER 2, 2009

Thursday, October 8, 2009 -- VC in the OC. Learn from one of the foremost experts on this subject how organizations can engage and profit from such initiatives. Keynote by Guy Kawasaki. One of the hottest recent stories in the tech industry has been the rapid rise of the messaging service Twitter.

Venture Capital 100

Venture Capital Organization Media Entrepreneur 100

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SEPTEMBER 9, 2009

Tuesday, September 15, 2009 -- The Acquisitions Option. Attendees at this event will hear and discuss real-world strategies with CEOs of smaller companies who have successfully completed one or more acquisitions that have helped to fuel their growth beyond pure organic means. SDSIC C-Level Execs BIG. See [link] (more).

Acquisition 100

Acquisition Examples Organization Software 100

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SEPTEMBER 3, 2009

Wednesday, September 9, 2009 -- Messaging Platforms. A unified message platform defines what an organization is, what it does, what it stands for, why it matters and where it is going. It communicates vision, value and reputationultimately creating greater ROI for all communication strategies and programs. See [link] (more).

Platform 100

Platform Organization Services Marketing 100

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OCTOBER 14, 2009

Tuesday, October 20, 2009 -- Strategy to Execution in These Trying Times Speaker: Barbara Nelson from Pragmatic Marketing Good strategy helps you filter out bad tactics so you can focus on whats most important to your long-term viability in the market. See [link] (more).

Develop 100

Develop Development Product Activity 100

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FEBRUARY 11, 2009

Tuesday, February 17, 2009 -- What's Ahead for the Green Economy?, Access Executive Network is an organization focused on bringing executives together and giving back to the community. an event put on by Access Executive Network is just around the corner.

Organization 100

Organization Networking Media Entrepreneur 100

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JANUARY 16, 2009

Thursday, January 22, 2009 -- ASP-Operationalizing WellPoint Business Strategies with the Balanced Scorecard. This case study will showcase how the organization identified 11 strategic measures and used the balanced scorecard as a vehicle for operationalizing its strategies.

ASP 100

ASP Case Study Study Organization 100

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FEBRUARY 11, 2009

Tuesday, February 17, 2009 -- "Effective New Product Development PROCESS in Entrepreneurial Cultures" PDMA SoCal. Product development professionals have long recognized that a new products process, if not properly suited for an organization, can actually hinder new product development.

Develop 100

Develop Development Product SoCal 100