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Interview with Jonathan Zweig, AppOnboard

socalTECH

We are a technology company, not an ad agency, and we are really just a bunch of nerds who believe we can turn this thing upside down, and let people try those apps out before downloading. I got super, super fortunate that early in my career, I was living with an entrepreneur, Randy Saaf, who was running a company called MediaDefender.

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George Powell – Doing Well By Having Fun

InfoChachkie

The world’s largest skateboard company, Skate One produces many of industry’s best-selling brands, including Powell•Peralta Skateboards , BONES Wheels and Mini•Logo Skateboards. George spent the first ten years of his career, gaining experience in the aerospace industry, before founding his skateboard company in 1976 at the age of 33.

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sales vs marketing

AeA Los Angeles Council

But there's a high price to pay when you consider that it affects the well-being of your company culture. It's important, because a bad company culture can literally "make or break" your firm. Judy Key Johnson , former IBM executive and president/COO of Southern California technology companies. Who should attend?

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