socalTECH

JUNE 21, 2011

Pasadena-based FastSoft , the developer of Internet traffic acceleration technology, reported today that online file storage service FilesAnywhere has selected its web acceleration software. FastSoft develops appliances which optimize the TCP/IP protocol, increasing speed of access to files across the Internet. READ MORE>>.

CalTech 162

CalTech IP Pasadena Web 162

SoCal CTO

MAY 22, 2012

Founder Dating Los Angeles LA Demo Day Startups Uncensored Tech Cofounder Dating Los Angeles TechCoastAngels Online Events Venice Tech Entrepreneurs Downtown Startups LA Startup Nights Santa Barbara Startup Weekend Silicon Beach Fest Silicon Beach Startups Los Angeles Startup Weekend Hollywood Hackday Startup Weekend Los Angeles LA Tech Happy Hour (..)

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Los Angeles Southern California Angel Enterprise Forum 198

SoCal CTO

OCTOBER 6, 2009

CalTech MIT Enterprise Forum – Great events on various topics – there's one this Saturday that would be great to go to. They put on great events. VentureNet – Great annual event by the Technology Council. You can use keywords like: Events in Los Angeles or Southern California Events or even Santa Monica Events.

Southern California 243

Southern California Los Angeles Technology Council Stirrers and Shakers 243

socalTECH

JULY 16, 2013

One of those high profile neighborhoods here is Pasadena, home of Idealab, Caltech, OpenX, and many other high tech companies and institutions. Because of that, I formally reached out to Caltech, Idealab, the Art Center College of Design, and all the CEOs I knew running tech companies out here. We were at ground zero.

Pasadena 242

Pasadena Santa Monica CalTech Technical Review 242

socalTECH

MARCH 25, 2009

Pasadena-based FastSoft , which develops network appliances for accelerating Internet transfers, said this week that the firm has upgraded the firm's E Series devices. FastSoft is a spinout of Caltech which is commercializing enhancements to the TCP/IP protocol, which is used to transmit Internet data.

Miramar 100

Miramar CalTech IP Pasadena 100

Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 5, 2010

I recently spoke at Caltech at the Caltech / MIT Enterprise Forum on “the future of social networking,&# the 30-minute video is here and the PowerPoint presentation is here on DocStoc ). What I want to answer with this post (long though it may be) is: Why did Web 2.0 Social Networking in Web 1.0.

Social Network 297

Social Network Networking Web 2.0 Web 297

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 17, 2010

Anyone who works in the venture business or frankly just lives in Silicon Valley will be used to hearing a buzz word rise up out of nowhere to capture the technology zeitgeist and find its way into every entrepreneur’s product development plan or every aspiring entrepreneur’s pitch deck. In my view almost all ideas are derivative.

Startup 296

Startup Evite Web Ideas 296

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 7, 2011

One of the great joys of doing the web series This Week in VC every week is that I get to spend time with great people debating the issues of our day including how our industry is evolving as well as insights into how companies got started, got their initial traction and dealt with adversities. Oh, yeah. Not a chance.

Startup 286

Startup Venture Capital Web Ideas 286

Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 20, 2012

After graduating from college, Bill and his brother Larry started GNP Development, Inc., In 1985, Lotus Development Corporation acquired GNP and Bill became a software entrepreneur at Lotus Development. Dinesh’s passion is developing VoIP-driven startups and creating unique online growth strategies. Event Details.

Idealab 84

Idealab Tech Coast Angels CalTech Startup 84

socalTECH

AUGUST 24, 2010

We were literally on the cusp of launching our prpoduct, and all of our work and money to date had gone into getting the innovative technology out of Caltech, exploring the marketplace, and making sure the product features matched with the demand of the market, which it clearly did. Is there a market?

Startup 185

Startup Southern California Ideas Research 185

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 8, 2014

Both graduates of one of the most premier science institutions in the United States: Caltech. What do Bill Gross and Gil Elbaz have in common that portends well for the future of LA Tech? Both are massively funding other LA tech companies through what Fred Wilson once defined as “recycled capital.”

Entrepreneur 376

Entrepreneur Snapchat Startup Google 376

SoCal CTO

JUNE 14, 2008

I'm blogging from the CalTech Enterprise Forum. A very interesting topic, especially for those of us involved in developing for start-ups. Most likely, a Level 2 platform's apps also call into the platform via a web services API to draw on data and services. Interestingly it was same developers in both companies.

Platform 150

Platform EC2 Java S3 150

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 7, 2012

We're trying to build a center-of-mass on the East side, to draw talented developers and designers, to recruit more effectively, and reinvest in the local ecosystem. I was really into graphic design in high school, and took several summer workshops at Caltech. What was the most valuable thing about TechStars for you?

Startup 242

Startup CTO Coach Blogging Social Media 242

Tech Zulu Event

MARCH 4, 2014

“Sustainability is about developing an investment focus around social economic benefits that occur from capital solutions. In simple terms, developing state of the art materials costs a lot of money. Between Caltech, USC, and UCLA, $1 billion has been put into research expenditures.

UCLA 99

UCLA Technical Review Software Review Incubator 99

Tech Zulu Event

JUNE 17, 2011

He also designed the Farmville iPhone application (top iPhone app), and worked on corporate development deals including Microsoft, Yahoo, Zynga Japan, and Zynga corporate strategy. Dinesh’s passion is developing VoIP-driven startups and creating unique online growth strategies. He is a recognized leader in the Voice 2.0

Tech Coast Angels 100

Tech Coast Angels Idealab Angel Design 100

SoCal CTO

NOVEMBER 10, 2009

That's where I learned I enjoyed interacting with customers and working with development teams to build and launch products. Fascinating that you are going against the trend of trying to make everything a web application. I have also attended Thursday Lunch ( thursdaylunch.com ), Caltech/MIT Enterprise Forum , and Digital LA.

Product 150

Product Entrepreneur Social Media Google 150

SoCal Delicious

AUGUST 28, 2012

Huge news: Millions of PHP developers can now build mobile apps for iOS and Android — in PHP. Developers. While real estate and tourism continue to be strong economic drivers, there is also a thriving business climate developing life-changing technologies. Skip to secondary content. Newsletters. 11 hrs ago. 20 hrs ago.

Southern California 57

Southern California PHP Technical Review Orange County 57

Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 14, 2009

Do you work as a civil engineer on water projects and have great access to wealthy project developers? You need to make it an effort by researching on the web and going and doing 50 coffee meetings with people. If you’re three s -hot kids from Stanford, Caltech or MIT you might be able to push valuation higher.

Angel 291

Angel Funding Venture Capital Startup 291

Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 5, 2010

I recently spoke at Caltech at the Caltech / MIT Enterprise Forum on “the future of social networking,&# the 30-minute video is here and the PowerPoint presentation is here on DocStoc ). What I want to answer with this post (long though it may be) is: Why did Web 2.0 Social Networking in Web 1.0: The Present Era.

Social Network 318

Social Network Networking Web 2.0 Startup 318

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 11, 2011

To say he has had an impact on the web would be an understatement. He was a life-long entrepreneur and the first business he created out of college (actually, he founded it while he was at Caltech) was a company that manufactured high quality audio speakers. But also when you’re developing so is your competitor.

Competition 350

Competition Idealab Product CitySearch 350

SoCal Delicious

AUGUST 23, 2010

Southern California companies are second to only Silicon Valley in raising venture capital , there are three major universities to recruit talent – UCLA, Caltech, and USC – and a thriving startup community to mingle with. Codeita lets you design, code, and publish all from a cloud-based LAMP development environment.

Guide 42

Guide Startup Mahalo GRP Partners 42

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 15, 2011

We have world-class universities like Caltech, UCLA, USC and more. Every developer, biz dev person, marketeer or sales rep on your team will be surrounded by scores of companies calling them like Sirens to switch teams. But we do have great technology developers. That sets us up nicely for the next phase of the web.

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Venture Capital Southern California Google Startup 313