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Reflections on 2018: Andy Wilson, Alliance for SoCal Innovation

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Our first is with Andy Wilson of the Alliance for SoCal Innovation. In the Spring we publicly released the Boston Consulting Group's extremely thoughtful strategic assessment of the SoCal region. Their report crystallized the opportunity and pathways to moving SoCal forward as one of the leading global innovation ecosystem.

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About this Blog

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skip to main | skip to sidebar SoCal CTO Saturday, February 17, 2007 About this Blog Ive been thinking about doing a blog with my thoughts on technology and whats happening in the Los Angeles area technology scene for a while, but it was Ben Kuos recent start of a blog that inspired me to actually go ahead and do it.

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Insights and Opinions: Top 10 Attributes of Successful VC Investments

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The bulk of all professional Venture Capital is managed out of offices based in Silicon Valley and most of these fund managers like to invest close to home. So how does an entrepreneur based in SoCal get the attention of VC funds today?

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Discussion Creation Among Bloggers - LinkedIn, Blogging and Discussion Groups

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skip to main | skip to sidebar SoCal CTO Thursday, March 22, 2007 Discussion Creation Among Bloggers - LinkedIn, Blogging and Discussion Groups Ive been participating in a Yahoo Group that are users of LinkedIn and who are Bloggers: [link] Its an interesting group of folks from diverse backgrounds. See Five Things Meme as an example.

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Walmart: Turning San Diego Into A Key Technology Center

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We've also really been investing in the tech community. About a year and a half ago, we started the Walmart Labs blog, to give a voice to our internal associates, to share solutions and challenges they were facing every day, and using that as a way to attract technical talent. Things have evolved since then. READ MORE>>.

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Walmart: Turning San Diego Into Its Technology Center

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We've also really been investing in the tech community. About a year and a half ago, we started the Walmart Labs blog, to give a voice to our internal associates, to share solutions and challenges they were facing every day, and using that as a way to attract technical talent. Things have evolved since then. READ MORE>>.

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StartupSD: Mark Suster

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Mark is a UCSD graduate and writes one of the best startup blogs on the Internet. Come hear him talk about about SoCal startups, entrepreneurship and the investment scene. He joined GRP Partners in 2007 as a General Partner after selling his company to Salesforce.com. He focuses on early-stage technology companies.