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JANUARY 2, 2019

During the holiday season, our tradition over the last few years has been to post reflections on the past year and some predictions from Southern California's technology industry. Reading books continues to be a big focus for me. As a result I was able read a lot more this yeara record 32 books.

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AUGUST 9, 2016

Saturday, August 13, 2016 -- Interactive Architecture: Adaptive World Release Party and Book Signing. Fox will sign his new book Interactive Architecture. See https://www.eventbrite.com/e/interactive-architecture-adaptive-world-release-party-book-signing-tickets-26597580078. Open to the public.

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JUNE 1, 2020

El Segundo-based consumer rewards program operator Prodege , led by longtime SoCal technology veteran Chuck Davis, said Monday morning that it has acquired Upromise , the popular college education-saving rewards business which was owned by SLM Corporation (Sallie Mae). Financial terms of the acquisition were not announced. READ MORE>>.

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NOVEMBER 13, 2017

Amazon Studios , the content arm of Amazon which is based in Southern California, said this morning that it has acquired the rights to The Lord of the Rings , and will produce a multi-season television series based on the Toklein books. The new series will be available on Amazon Prime.

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DECEMBER 28, 2017

During the holiday season, our tradition over the last few years has been to post reflections on the past year and some predictions from Southern California's "movers and shakers" in the technology industry. He is the co-founder of the Recurring Revenue Conference, the largest SoCal tech event focused on innovative business models.

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MARCH 24, 2011

Wednesday, March 30, 2011 -- ACG 101 Executive Book Evening. Marc Emmer will discuss the answers that he presents in his acclaimed book, "Intended Consequences," at the March 30 ACG 101 Executive Book Evening. What is the secret sauce that enables best-in-class companies to create and sustain their competitive advantage?

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DECEMBER 13, 2011

I thought I would take an opportunity on this blog to move away from some of the current investment and startup trends, reflect, and dive into the tech history books (as well as my own personal history) by looking at the man and place I believe really put the modern southern California tech community on the map: Bill Gross and Idealab.

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DECEMBER 1, 2016

At the TechCouncil of Southern California we believe in giving back. Toys for Tots with its rich history of giving and educating dating back to 1948 continues to be one of the only philanthropies where 97% of all donation funds goes to their mission of providing toys, books, and other gifts to less fortunate children.

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MARCH 29, 2013

It looks like the sale of book review and community Goodreads was worth between $150M to $200M, according to a report form AllThingsD Friday, potentially making the acquisition one of the better returns on capital from a Southern California technology startup in recent years.

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MAY 24, 2012

Two of the newest startups to emerge out of Southern California's technology and accelerator scene, Lifecrowd , and Eventup , are partnering, to join Lifecrowd's social activities site with Eventup's service to help people book exclusive private residences and locations for their events.

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DECEMBER 31, 2018

Editor's note: As we head into the new year, we've been featuring reflections on 2018 from notable investors, entrepreneurs, and others from Southern California's technology community. This morning's reflections are from Richard Wolpert , a longtime Southern California investor, and now author of The Soul Of A Deal ([link].

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2012

Thursday, September 20, 2012 -- The City and the Book will explore the dynamic world of storytelling in interactive, virtual spaces on September 20 and 21, 2012.

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SEPTEMBER 26, 2016

LeisureLink , which develops vacation travel booking software and technology, and was started in the Los Angeles area, appears to have halted its service, telling its partners on Friday that it has suspended accepting new reservations as well as modifying existing reservations.

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DECEMBER 26, 2012

For the last week of the year, we're featuring the thoughts and reflections of some of the movers and shakers of Southern California's high tech community. The biggest trend in the last twelve months is the rapid consolidation of major technology platforms across the board (social, cloud, mobile, video, communications, e-book, etc.)

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APRIL 1, 2014

Handybook says it has hired former Wheelz GM Travis Tharp to set up an office for the company in Los Angeles, as the company looks to expand throughout Southern California.

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InfoChachkie

AUGUST 20, 2010

I recently read a book I'd highly recommend to every reader of this blog called "Yes, 50 Scientifically Proven Ways to be Persuasive” by Robert B. Cialdini who is also author of a very well received book called "Influence” (which I plan to read). Any SoCal entrepreneur raising early-stage money should put Rincon on their short list.

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SEPTEMBER 16, 2008

Thursday, September 18, 2008 -- "The New Age Of Innovation" TiE SoCal's Legends and Leaders Series – Professor C. Join the The Indus Entrepreneurs (TiE) of Southern California for an exciting and value-laden presentation by C.K. In his latest book, The New Age of Innovation, co-authored with M.S.

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JUNE 13, 2012

85 Broads / LA is thrilled to welcome Alexis Maybank, co-founder of the Gilt Groupe and 85 Broads Power Circle member, to Southern California for an exclusive, intimate evening of hors d'oeuvres, VeeV cocktails, networking and QandA/book signing. Tuesday, June 19, 2012 -- 85 Broads presents GILT: By Invitation Only.

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AUGUST 23, 2018

Electronauts is an impressive title from the California VR studio that also developed the addictive first-person shooter, Raw Data. Formed in 2013 by a trio of University of Southern California students, Survios is among the most compelling VR studios around. Students get a special rate of just $45 when they book here.

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FEBRUARY 23, 2015

The startup airline charges $1750 per month, letting clients book unlimited private flights to its eight destinations. The company has aggressively been reaching out to the business executive community in Southern California in the last few months. READ MORE>>.

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OCTOBER 26, 2009

He is well known in the Southern California Technology scene for his work producing the Digital Family event series, along with the MOTM (Meeting of the Minds) series. I'm also still busy working with Baron Miller to produce MOTM (Meeting of the Minds) , which is a curated, invite only conversation we produce in SoCal.

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AUGUST 12, 2010

Wednesday, August 18, 2010 -- CommNexus Presents: E-Books New Industry Making Big Waves - What Happens Next? PANELISTS: Anthony Astarita Vice President, Digital Products, Barnes and Noble Anthony Astarita joined Barnes and Noble in 1998 and was appointed vice president of digital products in 2007.

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JANUARY 2, 2020

I love the Whisper Synch feature on Audible so I can read books and then seamlessly listen where I left off. Also, the IPad has become my multi-functional portable PC with its new great pen for notetaking and keyboard for documents that is so intuitive to integrate and easy to carry around. READ MORE>>.

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JULY 24, 2009

Southern California's high tech news and companies. Backing Southern California's next great technology companies. SoCal IP Law Group LLP - IP Counselors For Technology Companies. A Stanford alum, Aaron wrote the book on sales 2.0. They include: Sponsors. Redpoint Ventures (www.redpoint.com).

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JUNE 22, 2021

We invest 40% of our dollars in Southern California firms?—?and You can listen to the entire conversation above or via this link , but I also wanted to highlight one topic we discussed that I feel strongly about, which is how I think enterprise sales and venture fundraising are basically the same muscle.

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JULY 19, 2016

Roni Eschel: It's a market network for outdoor sports, a social network for connecting like minded people, sharing conditions and moments in real time, and helping to find the best spots for your favorite sports, like surfing, paddleboard, kite surfing, and so on. We recently launched booking experiences and services in L.A.

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Eric Greenspan

OCTOBER 18, 2014

Back in 2006, my company was awarded Services Company of the Year by the Technology Council of Southern California. So I called OnStar Cadillac Concierge services from my Escalade (yes, it had big rims). I asked the concierge to book us a table for 6 and I was amazed that when she returned we got in.

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NOVEMBER 18, 2010

The University of Southern California is looking to tie together technology and media, saying Thursday that it has launched a new Annenberg Innovation Lab as part of the USC Annenberg School for Communication & Journalism.

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JULY 29, 2010

We've dug through our database of high tech companies, web sites, and startups and found four Southern California companies and web sites looking to cater to that adventure traveler in you. . The site offers up a way to research and book adventure travel, across the globe. . Adventurelink [ Profile ]. Kijubi [ Profile ].

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DECEMBER 21, 2017

We talked with Richard about NordicEye's $30M fund, its interests in Los Angeles, and why a Nordic venture capital firm has its eyes on Southern California's technology startups. Lars Tvede has written fifteen books on entrepreneurship, is a serial entrepreneur himself, and has been uber-succcessful.

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FEBRUARY 7, 2013

.” So Ethan went to work as a product manager at Google Video. He had an idea for a startup that would help consumers better book service jobs and would take on Service Magic, which he believed had a business model that could be disrupted. So there you have it. When Ethan was considering leaving Google we talked about it.

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JANUARY 6, 2011

From GoogleTV to iTunes and YouTube to the rise of social networks to e-book readers to cloud computing and free software, the worlds of newspapers, books, music, platform games, film, television and even software have seen the sales of physical media such as DVDs plummet. Speakers: Richard Berger, Sr.

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MARCH 1, 2012

So how did you end up back in Southern California? Andy Steuer: Back in 2002, I moved back to Southern California, because my wife runs her own interior design company, and there are great jobs down here for her. We moved back down to Southern California, and never looked back.

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OCTOBER 29, 2010

From GoogleTV to iTunes and YouTube to the rise of social networks to e-book readers to cloud computing and free software, the worlds of newspapers, books, music, platform games, film, television and even software have seen the sales of physical media such as DVDs plummet.

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NOVEMBER 4, 2008

One Southern California firm is putting a new twist on its recruiting efforts for engineers and scientists, by running a "Puzzle Contest" which will award $1,000 for the first answer to a series of questions on the firm's site. READ MORE>>

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DECEMBER 6, 2017

Tuesday, December 12, 2017 --.

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AUGUST 3, 2009

In SoCal we are also leaders in affiliate marketing (Commission Junction), Internet video (Hulu) and bringing local businesses online (ReachLocal). Now back to work – we’ve got a venue to get booked. Tags: SoCal Stuff LA SoCal startup technology.

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