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Contour Energy Systems Names New Sales, Marketing Head

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Azusa-based Contour Energy , the developer of advanced battery technology, said today that it has named Joe Carcone as Vice President of Sales and Marketing, and also promoted Dr. Simon Jones to Vice President of Technology. Carcone joins the firm from PowerGenix, where he was Vice president of Marketing and Sales. READ MORE>>.

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Interview with Thomas Russell, ETC Solar, Improving Solar Cell Efficiency

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We spoke with Thomas on how the company's technology was spun out of Caltech, and why the startup believes the solar cell industry needs its technology. Thomas Russell: We're a spinout of Caltech, out of the labs of Professor Harry Atwater. While I was working at Caltech we invented this technology. What does ETC Solar do?

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Congrats To The Spotlight: LA Tech Summer Presenting Companies at CalTech

Tech Zulu Event

This Spotlight takes place Thursday, July 14, at The California Institute of Technology (CalTech). Their all new all electric car is set to be released for sale in limited quantities at the end of 2011. Where: CalTech 1200 E California Blvd Pasadena, CA 91125. We hear they might bring something special to this event….wonder

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Impinj Raises $21M, But Drops IPO Effort

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Impinj , a developer of UHF, radio frequency identification (RFID) chips which has linked to Caltech, and an office in Orange County, said today that it has raised $21M in an equity funding round, as well as dropped its plans for an IPO. Impinj said the funding came from AllianceBernstein L.P., The firm had filed for an IPO in April 2011.

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Insights and Opinions: If It Walks Like An Entrepreneur.

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I learned that based on my selling statistics (which were good, but not great), every non-sale got me 1/15th of the way toward a sale. To stay super-motivated, I had to train myself to view a non-sale as having earned a hard $20 (1/15th of a full commission), rather than seeing it as a failure.

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Building the ??App for That.??: What??s in the Future for New Businesses in Mobile Computing?

SoCal Tech Calendar

Caltech/MIT Enterprise Forum. What are the idiosyncrasies of sales and distribution? ": What's in the Future for New Businesses in Mobile Computing? Applications for handheld devices from Android to the iPhone have become a central focus in the mobile computing environment. What kinds of revenue structures are available?

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Skate Where the Puck is Going

Both Sides of the Table

Similar current buzz-meter terms include: geo-location, geo-fencing, local deals, local offers, flash sales, group sales, privates sales and augmented reality. I recently gave talks at Caltech & Stanford. And of course – badges. Fawking badges. OK, I get it. Badges were an innovation. And they seem to work.

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