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San Diego Meets the Xconomists: When Social Media is Not Enough

Xconomy

View the Slideshow The technology for online social networks arrived practically hand-in-hand with the Internet. Since the advent of the World Wide Web in the mid-1990s, we’ve seen such networks proliferate, from the Whole Earth ‘Lectronic Link (remember The WELL?)

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Retro: My Favorite Blog Post on Raising VC

Both Sides of the Table

On December 2nd, 2006 I wrote the blog post published later in this post when I was CEO of startup Koral about my experiences in pitching VCs. After my company was acquired by Salesforce.com I was asked to stop blogging and they took over my blog as an asset in the sale of the company. My blog was wiped out.

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At First Summit, 7CTOs Takes Baby Step to San Diego Tech Buildup

Xconomy

A lot of ink has been spilled on the subject of building tech startups and creating entrepreneurial communities for tech innovation. But to Etienne de Bruin, a disproportionate amount of attention has focused on the tech founder as CEO, and what it takes for a CEO to build a tech business.

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Interview with Howard Lindzon, StockTwits

socalTECH

He was also the founder of Wallstrip, which he sold to CBS back in 2007, is an investor in a significant number of web and social media companies. Howard is based in San Diego, and spoke to us about StockTwits. We've just added a layer on top of all the social networks particular to finance.

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Interview with Idris Manley, NativeTung

socalTECH

It's another big week for startup launches, this time in San Diego at DEMOfall. We've been two years in development, and are excited to provide a revolutionary platform for web sites, blogs, and social sites to create and grow their international business. It also supports blogs.

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5 things Silicon Valley gets wrong about Southern California

SoCal Delicious

Venture capital. Social media. Social networking. Social games. With LaunchPad’s help, more than 61 Orange County companies have raised more than $97 million in startup capital, seed, and series A investments — and much of that money comes from Valley investors betting on their neighbors to the south.

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With Cowboys’ Backing, Blue Star Set to Boost Sports Startups

Xconomy

Dallas —Partners with a deep well of subject matter expertise and capital are on the top of any entrepreneur’s wish list. Now an accelerator tailored to sports technology startups might be giving those founders a connection to the ultimate in sports and marketing royalty: the Dallas Cowboys.

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