Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 5, 2010

I recently spoke at Caltech at the Caltech / MIT Enterprise Forum on “the future of social networking,&# the 30-minute video is here and the PowerPoint presentation is here on DocStoc ). What I want to answer with this post (long though it may be) is: Why did Web 2.0 We were on services called CompuServe and Prodigy.

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Social Network Networking Web 2.0 Startup 318

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 7, 2011

One of the great joys of doing the web series This Week in VC every week is that I get to spend time with great people debating the issues of our day including how our industry is evolving as well as insights into how companies got started, got their initial traction and dealt with adversities. Oh, yeah. Positive feedback feeds the idea.

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Startup Venture Capital Web Ideas 286

Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 20, 2012

Prior to Idealab, Alex led sales and marketing efforts for venture-backed startups focused on enterprise software and services. Alex serves on the Board of Directors for Logsdon School, a non-profit school providing educational services to students with special needs. Where: CalTech 1200 E California Blvd Pasadena, CA 91125.

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Idealab Tech Coast Angels CalTech Startup 84

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 11, 2011

To say he has had an impact on the web would be an understatement. He was a life-long entrepreneur and the first business he created out of college (actually, he founded it while he was at Caltech) was a company that manufactured high quality audio speakers. Yes, long before Yelp or any similar service.

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Competition Idealab Product CitySearch 350

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 17, 2012

World-class education including Caltech, USC and UCLA. And before that he worked years at hedge funds and more broadly in the financial services industry. Whenever I have a business that is big-data oriented and financial services focused he’s my first call. And do so in real life, too. downtown LA]. Also East of the 405?

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Startup Venture Capital Los Angeles Woodland Hills 304

SoCal CTO

JUNE 14, 2008

I'm blogging from the CalTech Enterprise Forum. application services (security, integration), etc. Mentions - Marc Andreessen's - The three kinds of platforms you meet on the Internet A Level 1 platform's apps run elsewhere, and call into the platform via a web services API to draw on data and services -- this is how Flickr does it.

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Platform EC2 Java S3 150

socalTECH

AUGUST 24, 2010

We were literally on the cusp of launching our prpoduct, and all of our work and money to date had gone into getting the innovative technology out of Caltech, exploring the marketplace, and making sure the product features matched with the demand of the market, which it clearly did. It's not just hospital electronic medical records.

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Startup Southern California Ideas Research 185

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 22, 2011

I do energy and materials investment, Internet investing, digital media investing, and financial services investing. Fouad ElNaggar: I think that what we offer to companies is a different level of service, even at the early stage, than super angels can provide. I am different, in that my areas of focus is quite broad.

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Redpoint Southern California Cornerstone OnDemand Invest 154

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 7, 2012

Alex Benzer: We're building SocialEngine in parallel, and working on a new, software-as-service version. I was really into graphic design in high school, and took several summer workshops at Caltech. We started working on local web design projects, but got sick of that in six months. We're also updating the format.

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Startup CTO Coach Blogging Social Media 242

Tech Zulu Event

JUNE 17, 2011

Prior to Idealab, Alex led sales and marketing efforts for venture-backed startups focused on enterprise software and services. Alex serves on the Board of Directors for Logsdon School, a non-profit school providing educational services to students with special needs. Where: CalTech 1200 E California Blvd Pasadena, CA 91125.

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Tech Coast Angels Idealab Angel Design 100

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 15, 2011

We have world-class universities like Caltech, UCLA, USC and more. In New York you have access to fashion, media, art and of course, financial services. That sets us up nicely for the next phase of the web. It is the second largest city in the country with (18 million inhabitants) (vs. million in SF Bay Area ).

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Venture Capital Southern California Google Startup 313

SoCal CTO

NOVEMBER 10, 2009

My first job out of school was at one of the early bioinformatics companies in Silicon Valley, working as the head of technical services. Fascinating that you are going against the trend of trying to make everything a web application. (Graduated with a BS/MS in bio from Stanford.) I'll be interested to see what it turns into.

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Product Entrepreneur Social Media Google 150

SoCal Delicious

AUGUST 28, 2012

Cloud services. And, let’s not overlook the research juggernaut called Caltech, which managed $332 million in sponsored research and $1.77 Web Design Software. Web Hosting Software. Amid criticism, Uber’s CEO fights back: ‘On bad days, I look at our revenue graph’ channels. Editor’s picks.

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Southern California PHP Technical Review Orange County 57

SoCal Delicious

AUGUST 23, 2010

Southern California companies are second to only Silicon Valley in raising venture capital , there are three major universities to recruit talent – UCLA, Caltech, and USC – and a thriving startup community to mingle with. provides online service to compile and compare plans and rates across multiple monthly services.

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Guide Startup Mahalo GRP Partners 42