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CES 2014 | Staff Picks

Tech Zulu Event

Here are some of our top staff picks thus far from CES 2014. A bigger version of its predecessor, the Scooba 450 boasts more cleaning power and a bigger price tag at $599.99. With a high price point, it may not reach as many households as iRobot would like. XYZprinting da Vinci 1.0 : Priced at $499, the da Vinci 1.0

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socalTECH Jobs: Job Highlights for August 7th, 2014

socalTECH

The Vice President of Business Development reports to the CEO and is responsible for the direction and management of all worldwide sales operations direct and indirect, including market competitiveness, pricing, compensation, and distribution. Business Development Director, Colony Logic - Los Angeles.

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Let’s Get Weird, a SXSW Interactive Recap (2014)

Tech Zulu Event

As we know, long gone are the days of experiencing SXSW Interactive with just 9,000 other tech entrepreneurs and business brights – with 30,000 registrants in 2013 and the final numbers for 2014 still in the works. Erin Chase – Favado , combining price comparisons with grocery shopping. Big ups to the Twitch.TV

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What Can You Learn From Ring’s Astounding Success?

Both Sides of the Table

Throughout all of this we saw a tinkerer, a problem solver and a completely obsessed leader who was competitive and wanted to win. But we were sure that Jamie would be maniacally focused on improving the product, marketing the dream to consumers and out-maneuvering the slower-moving competition. We weren’t sure.

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The Changing Structure of the VC Industry

Both Sides of the Table

The VC market has right-sized (returned back to mid 90′s levels & less competition). Limited Partners or LPs (the people who invest into VC funds) have taken notice as 2014 is by all accounts the busiest year for LPs since the Great Recession began. We’re all socially connected (so great businesses spread faster).

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7 Winning Strategies For Smartphone App Startups

Startup Professionals Musings

The price of entry can be less than $10,000, so the competition is huge and growing rapidly. According to Tim Cook at Apple, there were over 9 million registered developers in 2014. If you want to drive up the demand for your core product, one smart tactic is to drive down the price of all complementary products.

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Don’t Let Faux Unicorns Screw Up Your Financing

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It is no secret that the number of private companies with valuations in excess of one billion dollars has skyrocketed since the start of 2014. As show in CBInsight’s chart, the number of such “unicorns” created during the first half of 2014 was roughly equivalent to the number created during the prior three years.

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