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How the Government (Yes, the Government!) Can Help You Grow Your Business

SoCal Tech Calendar

Tuesday, February 21, 2012 -- How the Government (Yes, the Government!) Can Help You Grow Your Business. If your company is positioned in a science, technology, or education field, you may be well poised for a government grant to validate your idea, develop your product, and grow your business. How can you qualify?

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MaintenanceNet Wins Panasonic

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The firm, which develops software-as-a-service used by companies to automate warranty and maintenance contract management, reported another win this morning, with Panasonic. billion in service contracts for its customers last year. The firm hasn't given any actual financials, but did say it generated more than $2.3

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SoCal Heads to SXSWi | 2012 Panel Picking Guide

Tech Zulu Event

The race to get your SXSWi panel to as many votes as possible so that you will be selected to present at the coming 2012 SXSW. TechZulu is helping the Southern California tech community out by listing all the great panels. Design: Developing for a Consumerized Enterprise World (BetterWorks). Scaling thru Outsourcing.

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Will Crowdfunding Replace Angel And VC Investors?

Startup Professionals Musings

despite having been passed into law in early 2012 via the JOBS Act , and still has no scheduled date for availability, waiting for the rules to be finalized by the SEC. The crowd gets the satisfaction of helping, with minimal risk, and no expectation of any high return. Product pre-order model.

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Don’t Be Fooled By All The Hype For Crowd Funding

Startup Professionals Musings

The newest equity model was passed into law in early 2012 via the JOBS Act , and still has no scheduled date for availability in the USA, waiting for the rules to be defined by the SEC: Startup equity crowd funding. It has had some notable successes for entrepreneurs (over $1M in funding), as well as non-starters. Rewards-based crowd funding.

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Paying It Forward: Amanda Bensol of Karma Wi-Fi

Tech Zulu Event

Wi-Fi hotspots aren’t new by any means (duh) but this was the first time I’d heard of Karma and their always maintaining open wifi networks, no contracts, and pay it forward mantra which rewards both hub owners and would be wifi users with free data incentives. ” Everyone asked in unison. ” Spreading the Word.

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YouTube Introduces its Own App for iPhone and iPod touch | Google Adds Editing to the iOS Drive App

Tech Zulu Event

YouTube today announced its new app for iPhone and iPod touch weeks after its license with Apple to develop and preload the app in the iPhone iPod touch expired. Five Year Contract. In Quarter 2 of 2012, Google ad revenues were $10.96 Now Available on the App Store. Social Videos. billion From Ads.

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