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Reflections on 2018: Andy Wilson, Alliance for SoCal Innovation

socalTECH

Editor's note: All this week, and into the start of next year, we'll be featuring reflections on 2018 from notable investors, entrepreneurs, and others from Southern California's technology community. Are there any technology innovations, gadgets, devices, software, that you found most interesting in 2018? Happy Holidays!

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TweetUp Inks Deals With TweetDeck, TechCrunch

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Pasadena-based TweetUp , the Idealab-backed startup focused on monetizing Twitter messages, said today that it has inked two deals to display its search results, one with Twitter client TweetDeck , and another with popular technology blog TechCrunch. Financial terms of the deals were not disclosed.

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Some Thoughts on Branding Startups and Communities

Both Sides of the Table

In his blog he says, “I responded that I thought it was stupid. An innovator in technology, especially monetization. ” To me, LA will always be a creative hub for TV, film, music, video games and now technology. Idealab, led by Bill Gross, who founded Overture, CitySearch and MANY other business [Pasadena].

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MyShape Article - Analyst Misses the Point

SoCal CTO

skip to main | skip to sidebar SoCal CTO Monday, March 12, 2007 MyShape Article - Analyst Misses the Point The NY Times did a piece today on MyShape, a start-up in Pasadena - Log in Your Measurements, and the Clothes May Fit. Technology Advisor Technology Roles in Startups Pricing Customer Acquisition Sunk Costs and More -.

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New Leader at Intel Capital Adjusts Strategy as Global Summit Opens

Xconomy

Intel Capital has invested $38 million in 12 technology startups since July, highlighting its venture investment focus on innovations in self-driving cars and machine vision, the Internet of Things, sports and health, drones, and virtual reality. We need to be on a path-finding mission to find tangential investments,” he told reporters.

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Docstoc's Jason Nazar Talks About DocStore

socalTECH

We started a year and a half ago by putting out a blog post, because I had people asking me for help on their business. I think one of the main reasons, is that LA has some unique challenges when it comes to a technology community. First, we're geographically spread out, with silos far away--in Pasadena, the Valley, Hollywood, etc.

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The Challenges (& Opportunities) of Starting a Tech Company in LA

Jason Nazar

While we often lack the technology and product depth of our counterparts in the Bay, I would argue that entrepreneurs in LA would thrive if you dropped them into any industry. There’s Santa Monica, Westside, Hollywood, Downtown LA, the Valley, and Pasadena. Past Startups Uncensored LA Tech Events.

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