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Snapchat Names Former Pandora CTO As VP

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Venice-based Snapchat has named Tom Conrad, the former CTO of Pandora, as its new VP of Product, the company disclosed on Wednesday. Conrad--who is based in the Bay Area--was CTO at Pandora between 2004 and 2014. He also served at Kenamea, Pets.com, Documentum/Relevance, Berkeley Systems, and Apple Computer. READ MORE>>.

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Demand Media Shuffles Execs

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Santa Monica-based Demand Media has had another shuffle in its executive ranks, saying late Thursday that it has named Brian Pike, currently its Chief Technology Officer, to the role of Chief Operating Officer. Pike had joined Demand Media in November of 2014 from Rubicon Project, where he also served as CTO.

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The brains behind one of marketing’s biggest hits are out to reshape the industry again… with direct mail

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Neddenriep, served as the chief technology officer for Science — a role he’s continuing at Postie. According to study from the Direct Marketing Association, direct mail campaigns rang up $46 billion from advertisers and companies in 2014, and Fink and his co-founder are hoping that number will climb.

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NGD Systems Gains Two New Patents

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Both patents were developed by Vladimir Alves, the company's Chief Technology Officer, and Joao Alcantara. Patent and Trademark Office. Patent 9,448,745 was granted on September 20th, and had been filed on March 13, 2014; patnet 9,454,551 was also filed on March 13, 2014, and granted on September 27th.

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Larry Ellison To Keynote USC Commencement

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Ellison founded Oracle in 1977, and was CEO until 2014, when he shifted to Executive Chairman and Chief Technology Officer. Larry Ellison , the founder and Chairman of Oracle , has been named the speaker for the University of Southern California commencement, the school said on Thursday.

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Glossier just laid off one-third of its corporate employees, mostly in tech

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The company built its own point-of-sale system and commerce APIs in-house, allowing them to deliver a “seamless” customer experience, former Glossier CTO Bryan Mahoney said in 2018. Founded in 2014, Glossier is widely touted as one of the earliest breakout successes of the DTC model, and raised its Series E last July at a $1.8

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CyberTech Founder Andersen Named to Head Nxt Robotics Startup

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Jeff Debrosse, the San Diego cybersecurity expert who founded Nxt Robotics in 2014, will continue as CTO, according to a statement from the company. Nxt Robotics , a San Diego startup developing robots for private security, has named San Diego CyberHive and CyberTech founder Darin Anderson as CEO.