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How Chinese Startup Tradesparq Is Looking To Grow In SoCal

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In 2011, we built our site, and in 2012, last year, we started getting content. Michael Kleist: My business partner and I were both originally from San Diego. Our CTO is mainland Chinese, but was educated here. Fortunately our CTO doesn''t have that problem. But, you can overcome it. Everyone else is Chinese.

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Peeking Into Your Neighbor's Remodel, With Porch's Founders

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Co-founder and CEO Matt Ehrlichman and CTO and co-founder Eric Schleicher sat down to talk to us about the new startup, which is split between San Diego and Seattle. Matt sold his last startup, Thriva, to Active Network, and was part of the team that build up Active Network until its successful IPO in 2011.

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Interview with Jason Howe, CEO of Awarepoint

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San Diego-based Awarepoint (www.awarepoint.com) is a developer of systems for tracking hospital assets, patients, and doctors, using RFID tags. We've also hired another VP of Sales, brought on a new CTO, who started ZigBee, Matt Perkins, and we are going to get some headcount growth--though we're planning to keep that under 50.

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63 Los Angeles Entrepreneurs To Be Proud Of

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Cyrus Farudi is an American entrepreneur who co-founded Flipswap, Inc in 2004 and Capsule in 2011. Founded in 2011 with the goal of saving lives through soap, Jack’s gives one bar away every time one is sold. Matt Miller – Co-Founder and CTO of CareerBliss.com. She just spoke at TED EX in San Diego. Magnanimous.