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Choosing Internet Platforms

SoCal CTO

I'm blogging from the CalTech Enterprise Forum. The basic conclusion was that it was a bit premature if you were talking about a serious, funded start-up. The basic conclusion was that it was a bit premature if you were talking about a serious, funded start-up. Amazon EC2 - uses it for natural language processing.

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5 things Silicon Valley gets wrong about Southern California

SoCal Delicious

MYTH 2: Silicon Valley companies will always have the best shot at funding. And, let’s not overlook the research juggernaut called Caltech, which managed $332 million in sponsored research and $1.77 Matthew has seen hundreds of startups pitch funding though OCTANe’s LaunchPad program. Editor’s picks. Featured stories.