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SocialVibe Co-Founder Returns As CEO

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Marchese had been President of the company from 2006 until 2011, when he departed to become Senior Vice President of Marketing and Digital for Fuse Networks. Tappin left just as rumors of an IPO at Rubicon have been swirling among the high tech community here. READ MORE>>. socialvibe executive online advertising'

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Reflections on 2020: Harrison Tang, Spokeo

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Every year, we feature the year end reflections of founders, CEOs, investors, and others in Southern California's high tech community. He started Spokeo with his college roommates Mike Daly (CTO) and Eric Liang (CIO) in 2006 in his parents basement. We'll be posting these throughout the next two weeks.

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Four Sites To Add Adventure To Your Summer Travel Plans

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We've dug through our database of high tech companies, web sites, and startups and found four Southern California companies and web sites looking to cater to that adventure traveler in you. . Demand acquired Trails as a part of its buy of Hillclimb Media back in 2006. Planning out the rest of your summer travel plans?

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The @TWTFelipe Story – A Tale of US Visa Policy Gone Awry (#startupvisa)

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By 2006 he had received proper authorization to move back to the US to join a company in the town I grew up in: Sacramento, California. TWTFelipe and everybody like him who want to start high-tech, green tech or other scientific companies in the US should be encouraged to do so. He spent a bunch of this time in Canada.

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First Ever Startup Weekend Orange County Live!

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He joined Miramar in 2006. Maneesh has more than nine years of product development and operational experience in the high tech industry. We are going to do what we do best and bring you all the awesome presentation action live tonight at 5PM PST. Managing Director of Miramar Venture Partners.

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9 Technology Innovations Made In The USA

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LED Flashlights by Maglite : In 2006, Maglite introduced LED illumination into the company’s product portfolio. Google Glass by Google: Major technology companies are jumping aboard the domestic manufacturing bandwagon, and Google’s high-tech glasses are part of this wave.

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Surveying SoCal's M&A Landscape, with David Siemer

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One of the most frequent questions from high tech startups is: where''s my exit? For the more questionable ones, ones with less sustainable differentiation, this time it''s a little tougher than a couple of years ago, and certainly much more so than 2006 and 2007. For good companies, it''s a great exit opportunity.