Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 25, 2015

Like many of you I read in awe last week about the accomplishments of the Washington Post since Jeff Bezos acquired the company two years ago. The killer chart is below: In the article it raved particularly about the WaPo’s amazing mobile app and how Bezos personally intervened to get the team to improve loading times – whatever the short-term costs. “His focus on customer experience has become a near mandate within the news operation.

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Berkonomics

DECEMBER 24, 2015

If we never advertised, we’d never sell anything. Right? Perhaps right, but there are three major types of advertising, some requiring large outlays of cash, some not. First, you can advertise your brand so that people recognize it when they see it in later materials. Second, you can make a call to action, using an ad to bring people to your place of offer, buy your services or product, or take advantage of a special incentive.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 22, 2015

As is the tradition at socaltech, over the holidays we publish contributions from some of the movers and shakers in the community, with their reflections on the past year and their thoughts on the upcoming year. We'll be publishing these between now and the new year. Our first for this year is from Richard Wolpert , founder of HelloTech (www.hellotech.com), an in-home, technology and IT support service.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 25, 2015

Today’s customers demand more than a good product; they expect a great customer experience. A few companies are leading the way, including Apple with their iPad and iPhone, offering irresistible stores with friendly experts, elegant packaging, and customer service that never ends. People love Apple’s whole customer experience, and willingly pay a premium for the product.

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Advertiser: Aggregage

Office leases are one of companies’ largest expenses, and if your whole team is working from home with no clear end in sight, you may be wondering what to do about your lease.

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Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 21, 2015

One of the best ways for increase in business development is to create a more responsive web design. This can help people to spend more time on your website, especially if they can have more fun and a more pleasant experience with your product through your website. A great website design simply reflects well on your business and the quality of your service.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 22, 2015

As is the tradition at socaltech, over the holidays we publish contributions from some of the movers and shakers in the community, with their reflections on the past year and their thoughts on the upcoming year. We'll be publishing these between now and the new year. Our first for this year is from Richard Wolpert , founder of HelloTech (www.hellotech.com), an in-home, technology and IT support service.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 22, 2015

San Diego-based eFFECTOR Therapeutics , a biopharmaceuticals startup focused on treatment of cancer, announced this morning that it has raised $40M in a Series B funding. The funding was led by Altitude Life Science Ventures and also included AbbVie Biotech Ventures, BioMed Ventures, Abingworth, Novartis Venture Fund, SR One, The Column Group, US Venture Partners, Astellas Ventures, Osage University Partners and Mission Bay Capital. eFFECTOR is led by Steve Worland, and is targeting treatment of

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 23, 2015

Editor's note: Over the holidays we publish contributions from some of the movers and shakers in the community, with their reflections on the past year and their thoughts on the upcoming year. We'll be publishing these between now and the new year. For today's thoughts, we have Lief Morin , founder and CEO of KeyInfo (www.keyinfo.com), a regional systems integrator which provides compute, storage and networking solutions and professional services for advanced software-defined data centers.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 22, 2015

San Diego-based AVACEN Medical , a developer of medical devices for treating fibromyalgia, said this morning that it has retained investment banker Objective Capital Partners, and is looking to sell the company. AVACEN Medical is led by Thomas G. Muehlbauer. The company said the attempt to sell the company came after the company decided it was in the "best interest of its shareholders" to offer itself up as an acquisition target.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 22, 2015

Irvine-based Ingram Micro , the technology product distribution giant, has wrapped up two acquisition, including the acquisition of Latin American value added distributor Grupo ACAO , as well as the Odin Service Automation platform from Parallels Holdings Ltd. Both acquisition had recently been announced. Grupo ACAO is based in Sao Paulo, Brazil, and is a provider of value added IT products.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 21, 2015

In a triumphant return to space for Hawthorne-based SpaceX , the commercial rocket firm successfully launched its first mission to space on Monday evening since a catastrophic failure in June. The rocket, which was launched at 5:29PM PST, successfully delivered 11 satellites to space for ORBCOMM. Even more impressively, the company successfully landed the first stage of its rocket in Florida, the first successful landing for the company of that stage--a key part of reusability efforts by the com

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 21, 2015

Los Angeles-based Wi-Fi network operator Boingo Wireless announced this morning that it has boosted speeds at a number of its U.S. airport locations, providing up to 20Mbps of speed at Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI), Boston � Logan International (BOS), Chicago � Midway International (MDW), Chicago � O'Hare International (ORD), New York � John F.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 23, 2015

Los Angeles-based OpenX said Tuesday that it has signed a Canadian telecommunications and media company, Quebecor , has a customer. OpenX said Quebecor Media is using its Ad Server technology platform, to manage and monetize its digital advertising inventory. Financial details of the win were not disclosed. Quebecor's properties include Canoe.ca, Elle Canada, and Elle Quebec.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 21, 2015

San Diego-based Cubic Corporation announced this morning that it has agreed to acquire TeraLogics , a provider of ll motion video products for the Department of Defense, and GATR Technologies , a manufacturer of satellite communication terminal. Cubic said it will pay $39M, including $9M in contingent consideration for TeraLogics, and will pay $232.5 million, including $7.5 million of contingent consideration for GATR.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 19, 2015

Image via Flickr by socialautomotive Most technical entrepreneurs cringe when they finally realize that marketing is still king, despite the power of technology, and they are up against competitors who have a hundred times their spending power. Luckily, the digital revolution has been a great equalizer in the marketing world, if used effectively to target the audience, engage the customer, and measure results.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 23, 2015

The world of marketing is changing faster than technology these days. Winning entrepreneurs have long since supplemented conventional print and video “push” marketing with digital online interactive “pull” marketing, and more recently added social-local-mobile ( SoLoMo ) to the mix. Mobile and global are driving all of these in innovative new ways to grow your business.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 20, 2015

Whether you are an entrepreneur managing a startup, or a corporate executive with thousands of employees, it’s hard to ignore the evidence of big value from happy employees. For example, the Harvard Business Review a while back included an analysis of hundreds of studies showing an average of 31% higher productivity, 37% higher sales, with creativity three times higher.

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