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Catalyzing Innovation In Pasadena, with Innovate Pasadena

socalTECH

So, I thought I''d see if there was an interest here to active a community in town. People might be willing to do that for major events, but that''s too high a barrier for people to be actively engaged in the Silicon Beach community. The thesis is, we need collaboration, ideas, and IP, and to translate that into innovation.

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How to Kick Start Your Community’s Startup Scene

Both Sides of the Table

To interconnect these computers we needed IP-based telecommunications equipment build by the likes of Cisco Systems and Juniper Networks. I like to boil down the overwhelming majority of what we do on the web to just three primary activities, which I call the three C’s: Content, Commerce & Communications.

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A Few Key People Really Can Make a Huge Difference

Both Sides of the Table

It has the dual technology patrons and yet the consistent story I get is that they’re not actively out embracing the startup community, helping local successes emerge, getting comfortable with the symbiotic benefits of some employees going to startups that innovate at a different pace and then buying up local teams, talent & IP.