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Interview with Alex Benzer, SocialEngine

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I was really into graphic design in high school, and took several summer workshops at Caltech. We started working on local web design projects, but got sick of that in six months. I met Charlotte in high school, and she ended up going to Harvey Mudd for two years, and dropped out to start SocialEngine.

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5 things Silicon Valley gets wrong about Southern California

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And, let’s not overlook the research juggernaut called Caltech, which managed $332 million in sponsored research and $1.77 Web Design Software. Web Hosting Software. socaltech socalcto billion for its endowment in 2011 alone. MYTH 5: The SoCal crowd is better looking. Okay, so they got this one right. SEO Software.