socalTECH

FEBRUARY 4, 2013

Carlsbad-based ViaSat , the satellite communications operator and developer, reported a $34M contract win this morning. The win came from the Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command (SPAWAR), and will go towards developing a crytographic module used for satellite communications by the Navy, Marines Corps, and Army.

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Outsource Development Design Report Funding 138

socalTECH

AUGUST 31, 2011

Thousand Oaks-based Teledyne Technologies Incorporated says this morning that it has scored a $595M, Missile Defense Agency (MDA) contract. The contract is spread out over five years, beginning September 1st.

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Outsource Development Thousand Oaks Framework Design 133

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 11, 2012

Since my background includes software development, I often get the question about when to build a solution in-house, versus outsourcing it to a local company, near-shore service, or off-shore organization in China, India, or Eastern Europe. Don’t outsource your core competency. Protect your intellectual property.

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Outsource Development Outsource Software Development Software 89

TechCrunch LA

MARCH 19, 2021

Abodu , one of a slew of startup companies pitching backyard homes and office spaces to Californians in an effort to help address the state’s housing shortage, has instituted a new “Quickship” program that can take an order from contract to construction and installation in about 30 days.

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Outsource Development Orange County Startup Los Angeles 218

SoCal Tech Calendar

NOVEMBER 12, 2008

Tuesday, November 18, 2008 -- "Partnering With Product Design Firms To Accelerate Your Product Development Cycle" PDMA. A panel of both service providers AND satisfied client companies will share their experiences using and providing contracted resources. See [link] (more).

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Outsource Development Design Product Outsource 100

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 17, 2011

Since my background includes software development, I often get the question about when to build a solution in-house, versus outsourcing it to a local company, near-shore service, or off-shore organization in China, India, or Eastern Europe. Don’t outsource your core competency. Protect your intellectual property.

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Outsource Development Outsource Software Development Software 90

TechCrunch LA

APRIL 23, 2019

Canoo is locking in final contracts with its vendors and is going to be in production with prototypes before the end of the year. Canoo said that it intends to use a modular “skateboard” approach to its vehicle design where different form factors can rest atop its chassis.

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Outsource Development Startup Outsource San Diego 191

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 4, 2010

Since my background includes software development, I often get the question about when to build a solution in-house, versus outsourcing it to a local company, near-shore service, or off-shore organization in China, India, or Eastern Europe. Don’t outsource your core competency. Protect your intellectual property.

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Outsource Development Outsource Software Offshore 51

socalTECH

APRIL 30, 2020

Hawthorne-based SpaceX is one of three companies which was selected by NASA today to develop lunar landers to land astronauts on the Moon, according to NASA. According to NASA, SpaceX is one of the companies selected to design and develop human landing systems (HLS) for the agency's Artemis program.

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SpaceX Outsource Development Hawthorne Design 113

socalTECH

JANUARY 31, 2022

Los Angeles-based Silent Arrow, a developer of autonomous systems for guiding cargo dropped off C-130 aircraft, said today that it has had its first overseas deployment of its systems, delivering 1,026 lbs. The company said its drones were designed to replace the U.S. allied government in the Middle East.

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Outsource Development Guide Los Angeles Design 113

socalTECH

APRIL 24, 2012

Santa Monica-based CODA Holdings , the developer of electric vehicles and battery systems, announced today that it has inked a contract with Chinese automotive producer Great Wall Motors Company , to jointly develop an all-electric vehicle for the worldwide market. facility.

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Outsource Development Develop Development Santa Monica 154

TechCrunch LA

APRIL 24, 2020

The company, which employed about 160 people, laid off 57 workers, according to documents filed with the California Employment Development Department. Structures such as chassis components and subframes, for which Divergent has supply contracts, are going through various testing and validation stages, depending on the program.

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Startup Technical Review Outsource Development Platform 251

SoCal CTO

JANUARY 26, 2010

What worries me a bit is how often I read that startups should hire a developer / hands-on lead developer. But often the result of a Founder hiring a developer or lead developer or even a VP engineering is a gap created between the founders and the developers. What do we build in-house or outsource?

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TechCrunch LA

FEBRUARY 13, 2019

Chris Lorenz, Geoffrey Anderson, and James Borow may have spent their days over the past few years working at Snap, but on nights and weekends Anderson and Lorenz were laboring on a different project — improving Ethereum development tools. . “This year we’ll see a lot of interesting projects get launched.” ”

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Platform Outsource Development Tool Startup 216

TechCrunch LA

MARCH 27, 2020

The company’s entertainment is designed to be interactive with live-streaming, geo-location, live chat, polling, choice-based narratives, 360 viewing, augmented reality, and click through e-commerce, the company said.

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Los Angeles Content Angel Outsource Development 152

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 7, 2011

Santa Ana-based STEC , the developer of solid state disk drives and technology, said this week that it has opened up a new storage innovation center in Pune, India. According to STEC, the new design center will provide software development resources for its products.

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Outsource Development Develop Development Software Development 150

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

The company also previously owned ArrowStream, a cloud-based provider of end-to-end supply chain management software for the foodservice industry, which it sold in December of 2020.

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Capital Funding Outsource Development Equity 113

TechCrunch LA

SEPTEMBER 24, 2019

The Canoo designers have departed pretty radically from the traditional designs that other electric vehicle manufacturers have favored going with something that looks more like a VW Microbus than the sport utility vehicle that Byton is aiming for, or Tesla and Fisker’s sportscars and sedans or Rivian’s electric trucks.

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Chief Technology Officer Los Angeles Design Outsource Development 237

TechCrunch LA

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

After operating in stealth mode for about two years, First Resonance , a company founded by former SpaceX engineers, is finally showing the world their software toolkit designed to let manufacturers make things using the processes employed by their former boss.

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SpaceX Tool Los Angeles Design 248

SoCal Tech Calendar

NOVEMBER 14, 2009

Thursday, November 19, 2009 -- 2009 Veterans Economic and Business Development Summit. This event is designed to encourage and support Veterans and Service Disable Veteran Owned Small Businesses interested in obtain federal contract, learn more about contracting opportunities, the procurement process and resources available.

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Outsource Development Develop Development Resource 100

SoCal Tech Calendar

NOVEMBER 12, 2008

Tuesday, November 18, 2008 -- Partnering With Product Design Firms. A panel of expert practitioners will share their personal experiences using and providing contracted resources and answer your questions on this critical aspect of product development. See [link] (more).

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Design Product Outsource Development Resource 100

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 29, 2022

In reality, the process of designing, building, and validating a prototype does dramatically reduce the risk, and allows everyone to hone in on the real costs of going into production. Don’t spend your whole development budget, before finding that you need another iteration. Reduce the time to production and rollout.

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Outsource Development Ideas Tool Outsource 110

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 17, 2022

If both of you are experts at software development, even though one loves design and the other loves coding, that still won’t get the marketing done. Look at the big picture first of development, finance, and marketing/sales. This is probably the best place to apply your “gut” feeling. Brings complementary skills and experience.

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Software Review CTO Hire Outsource Development Startup 154

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 5, 2009

Los Angeles-based Alelo , the USC spinout which is developing language learning systems based on video games, disclosed this week that the firm has been selected as a prime contractor by the U.S. Alelo said that it was selected by the U.S. Size of the deal and other details were not released.

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Outsource Development USC Training Los Angeles 100

Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 26, 2012

At Silicon Beach Fest Hollywood 2012 Kevin Winston organized a panel called “How to Find and Hire a Developer”. Always have a developer do a test project before hiring them to make sure they deliver quality work. This will prove your product is worth building to you and to the developer. Ask for is code samples.

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CTO Hire Outsource Development Develop Development 81

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 14, 2021

Start the product design process by thinking about what a historian in the future would look back on as the one big thing that changed everything. Amazon uses this technique internally for all new product design efforts. Outsource services back to the customer. The future history assessment approach.

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Entrepreneur Startup Outsource Development Design 158

TechCrunch LA

JANUARY 17, 2019

Now, more than $35 million dollars later , the company has been awarded a multi-year contract to build and operate its own rocket launch facilities at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. That contract, awarded by The 45th Space Wing of the Air Force, is the first direct agreement the U.S. space and missile defense program.

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Sites Outsource Development SpaceX Inglewood 217

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 8, 2023

In my opinion, real pain points for most people do not include a new user interface for Facebook, a new programming platform for app development, or a new size smart phone. Other countries can provide e-commerce with different business models, outsource manufacturing at low cost, and a huge market for new products.

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Ideas Outsource Development Outsource Course 118

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 2, 2020

In reality, the process of designing, building, and validating a prototype does dramatically reduce the risk, and allows everyone to hone in on the real costs of going into production. Don’t spend your whole development budget, before finding that you need another iteration. Reduce the time to production and rollout.

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Outsource Development Ideas Tool Outsource 124

socalTECH

MAY 14, 2012

Burbank-based utility-scale, solar power developer eSolar is looking to electronics contract manufacturer Sanmina SCI to optimize its component design and manufacturing, the two announced Monday. eSolar develops concentrating solar power technology used in utility scale solar installations. READ MORE>>.

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Outsource Development Burbank Idealab Google 145

socalTECH

JANUARY 26, 2016

The size of the contract was not announced. The vacuum-sealed tube--think supersized pneumatic tube--will be used to prove out transport pod prototypes being designed in the competition by students. READ MORE>>.

SpaceX 100

SpaceX Hawthorne Outsource Development Competition 100

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 17, 2020

In my opinion, real pain points for most people do not include a new user interface for Facebook, a new programming platform for app development, or a new size smart phone. Other countries can provide e-commerce with different business models, outsource manufacturing at low cost, and a huge market for new products.

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Customer Custom Startup Outsource Development 167

socalTECH

JANUARY 19, 2010

The UniSys unit provides design, development, implementation, and business process outsourcing to state governments for Medicaid management. The firm said the buy would complement its Medicaid health plan business.

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Long Beach Outsource Development Outsource Acquisition 154

socalTECH

NOVEMBER 17, 2009

Monrovia-based Tanner Research , which provides technology research, electronic design automation (EDA) software, and other products and services, said Tuesday that it has been awarded a SBIR Phase I contract worth $100,000 from the Army Research Office. Tags: tanner research army sbir grant contract software sensors.

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Research Outsource Development Monrovia IBM 133

Frank Addante

MAY 12, 2007

► February (1) Building and Developing an A++ Team ► 2008 (14) ► December (1) Develop a Culture Roadmap ► November (2) Green Week - Save the Environment and Your Cash Creating a Culture of Innovation: Cultural Values. Outsourcing ► April (1) GoogleClick - Who owns your cash register? Startup 3.0:

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Outsource Development Outsource Software Review Startup 40

Berkonomics

JANUARY 3, 2013

Sometimes, products are designed to make all of their profit upon the recurring revenues from supplies or support. We immediately recall the razor and blade analogy to illustrate the point when planning product development and release. Most every business can take advantage of continuing, recurring revenues from its customer base.

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Outsource Development Software Review Sales Demand 197

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 15, 2019

If both of you are experts at software development, even though one loves design and the other loves coding, that still won’t get the marketing done. Look at the big picture first of development, finance, and marketing/sales. This is probably the best place to apply your “gut” feeling. Brings complementary skills and experience.

Software Review 88

Software Review CTO Hire Outsource Development Startup 88