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DECEMBER 26, 2012

For the last week of the year, we're featuring the thoughts and reflections of some of the movers and shakers of Southern California's high tech community. 2012 has been a remarkably interesting year in terms of developments in technology. It was a big year for us. I don't even know where to start. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 28, 2012

For the last week of the year, we're featuring the thoughts and reflections of some of the movers and shakers of Southern California's high tech community. See more insights from the Southern California high tech community in our continued series this whole week! READ MORE>>.

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DECEMBER 26, 2014

j2 Global had attempted to acquire Carbonite before, in 2012. j2 Global--despite a low profile in the overall high tech sector--has been a ravenous acquirer, and has accumulated a huge line of cloud-based services (fax, email, backup, cloud apps, and much more) from across the world, and is also the owner of Ziff Davis.

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High Tech Email Acquisition Los Angeles 174

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 12, 2013

Santa Monica-based Cornerstone OnDemand has joined the club of local high tech companies to cross the $100M in annual revenues mark, after reporting Tuesday that it had full year revenues of $117.9M, up 56 percent year to year. Cornerstone OnDemand says it now has over 1,2000 clients and 10.5 million users using its software.

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Cornerstone OnDemand Santa Monica High Tech Software 176

SoCal Tech Calendar

MAY 26, 2012

Friday, June 1, 2012 -- The Israel Conference. May 31 and June 1, 2012. The Israel Conference is a fast-paced business conference showcasing the vitality and growth of Israel-facing business through a variety of panels on hot industry topics and trends with world-class speakers and high-quality networking. See [link] (more)

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Conference High Tech Commerce Class 113

socalTECH

JULY 17, 2012

You may not see it here in Southern California's high tech sector--which has been booming, due to a surge of startup and accelerator activity--but apparently, the technology sector has seen its highest level of layoffs in three years, according to a report today. The number of cuts is apparently the largest, midyear total since 2009.

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Technical Review Layoffs Southern California Report 133

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AUGUST 21, 2012

OCTANe , the Orange County-based organization helping to bolster the high tech industry and entrepreneurs, reported this morning that in the first half of 2012, companies participating in its startup accelerator have raised a total of $26.8M in funding.

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OCTANE Orange County High Tech Mentor 150

SoCal Tech Calendar

MAY 25, 2012

Thursday, May 31, 2012 -- The Israel Conference. May 31 and June 1, 2012. The Israel Conference is a fast-paced business conference showcasing the vitality and growth of Israel-facing business through a variety of panels on hot industry topics and trends with world-class speakers and high-quality networking. See [link] (more)

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Conference High Tech Commerce Class 100

SoCal Tech Calendar

FEBRUARY 24, 2012

Thursday, March 1, 2012 -- CONNECT Entrepreneur Hall of Fame. March 1, 2012 :: 11:30 am - 1:30 pm Join CONNECT for our prestigious Hall of Fame Luncheon honoring distinguished biotech inventor, entrepreneur, investor and pioneer, Howard "Ted" Greene.

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Entrepreneur San Diego High Tech Education 100

SoCal Tech Calendar

APRIL 13, 2012

Thursday, April 19, 2012 -- Semiconductor Technologies and Medical Devices. This OCTANe Innovation Series program will feature representatives from many of the companies that are aggressively pushing the high-tech innovations in the future of medical devices. See [link] (more)

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OCTANE Technology High Tech Marketing 113

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NOVEMBER 1, 2012

Wednesday, November 7, 2012 -- Turn Your Software App into SaaS in Days! Corent was named the 2012 Cloud Product of the Year at the High Tech Innovation Awards Conference. 1 and IBM Glendale office Nov 7, both from 8:30-10:00.

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SaaS Software IBM IBM 113

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JUNE 10, 2012

Saturday, June 16, 2012 -- Making Life Better: Entrepreneurs and Biomechanical and Assistive Technologies. Assistive technology incorporates high-tech materials and engineered parts, as well as hardware, software, and peripherals that assist people with physical, neural or motor disabilities. Caltech/MIT Enterprise Forum.

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Enterprise Forum Technology Entrepreneur CalTech 113

SoCal Tech Calendar

OCTOBER 26, 2012

Thursday, November 1, 2012 -- Turn Your Software App into SaaS in Days! Corent was named the 2012 Cloud Product of the Year at the High Tech Innovation Awards Conference. 1 and IBM Glendale office Nov 7, both from 8:30-10:00.

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SaaS Software IBM IBM 100

SoCal Tech Calendar

APRIL 6, 2012

Wednesday, April 11, 2012 -- Brad Feld Speaks at SCV Startup. As a successful entrepreneur, investor, creator of the Tech Stars Accelerator, and best-selling author he is one of the most sought after speakers in High Tech. The rumors are true. Brad Feld is coming to Valencia to speak to SCV Startup.

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Startup High Tech Entrepreneur Invest 113

SoCal Tech Calendar

JANUARY 24, 2012

Thursday, January 26, 2012 -- Realizing Value from Innovation. However, while most high tech, biotech, cleantech and sports companies have wonderful technologies, relatively few have good business models. To translate innovation into real value, you need both great technology and a great business model.

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High Tech Design Acquisition Technology 100

SoCal Tech Calendar

AUGUST 14, 2012

Monday, August 20, 2012 -- Raise $1 Million for your Startup. His dad, Tim, is a venture capitalist and so is his grandfather, William who is credited for starting the venture capital industry in tech. They've funded some of the biggest names in High Tech over the last 50 years. Adam Draper knows Venture Capital.

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Startup Venture Capital Draper High Tech 113

InfoChachkie

DECEMBER 9, 2013

A 2012 Dow Jones'' report entitled Women At The Wheel encompassed 15-years of data on venture-backed startups. In a similar vein, a 2012 study by the Kauffman Foundation noted that women account for only 10% of all the founders of high-tech startups. During the period studied, only "1.3% What Gives?

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Customer Custom Study Metrics 185

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 8, 2014

They estimate that high-tech work contributes $108.3 What is perhaps different from other regions is that we have large indigenous aerospace industry and a big high-tech import/export trade as opposed to a lot of software companies. They estimate that high-tech work contributes $108.3

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Entrepreneur Snapchat Startup Google 376

Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 27, 2013

The Model S, primarily assembled at Tesla’s main plant in Fremont, California, wowed pundits and critics so much that it won 2012 Car Of The Year awards from Motor Trend, Automobile Magazine, Yahoo Motors, and more. Moto-X by Motorola: Motorola has been a mainstay in the mobile device market since the days of early flip phones.

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Technology Google Mobile Outsource Development 104

InfoChachkie

JANUARY 30, 2012

According to a January 2012 article in Forbes Magazine , nearly 16% of the 400 most affluent Americans do not have a college degree. We Don't Need No Stinkin' Degrees. "As "As important as school was, I found that it could be very disruptive to a steady income." " [Tweet this quote]. " [Tweet this quote].

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Tips Startup Entrepreneur Santa Barbara 247

InfoChachkie

MARCH 24, 2016

For instance, in the High Tech Sales class, we discussed the necessity of tracking ad performance. Since we have released our product, and are now looking to acquire new users, this has proven to be extremely valuable for getting a high return from our advertising expenditures. Cardenas: The entrepreneurial program is excellent!

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Startup Sites Research Santa Barbara 100

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 27, 2013

One of the most frequent questions from high tech startups is: where''s my exit? In 2012, half of all the M&A transactions were cross border, for the first time. Siemer & Associates runs its annual conference next week to delve into the same topics. They''re much more aggressive buying companies for the first time.

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Southern California SoCal Commerce Invest 124

Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 11, 2013

I also joined the staff of CALinnovates in 2012. I worked on the auto assembly line, I worked in high-tech avionics, and I was able to stay close to my family while I was serving my country. I did some internships with various companies and public affairs groups in school. I’m forever grateful to technology.

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Training UCLA Technology IP 98

TechEmpower

FEBRUARY 13, 2013

In the 1980s, high-tech companies stored information about their customers on their sophisticated and high-cost computer equipment. A layperson would be excused to think that in 2012, questions about how to store data on computers have been worked out.

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Platform Startup High Tech Develop 227

Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 30, 2010

Either way, the gridlock that is now the US congress will prevent any real economic responses and it seems likely that this political malaise will last beyond the 2012 election as the Republicans look to make big gains in the 2010 mid-term elections.

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Entrepreneur Venture Capital Technical Review Startup 298