socalTECH
MARCH 6, 2014
Paid search advertising , invented at Goto.com --a spinout of Idealab--which was later acquired by Yahoo for $1.63 billion and became Yahoo Search Marketing. Gordon Moore, co-founder of Intel, who got his PhD in Chemistry from Caltech, then went to co-found Fairchild Semiconductor, and built Intel from an initial $2.5
socalTECH
SEPTEMBER 14, 2010
The reason why, is because there's not only a lot of effort competing with larger companies like Google, Microsoft, and Yahoo, but because startups don't have dedicated people to recruit talent from local universities. We don't even get a chance to see them. That's the impetus for the program.
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Both Sides of the Table
OCTOBER 17, 2010
I recently gave talks at Caltech & Stanford. Me: “OK, but what is your innovation?&#. “Well, when people check in on TV we’re going to give them badges.&# Me, dead panned. &# Wow, how did you think of that?&#. Answers or Twitter just being a take in IRC that has existed for years.
Tech Zulu Event
OCTOBER 25, 2013
With Yahoo!, LA brings forth a lot of talent from USC, UCLA, and Caltech. The wide range of startups is great and creates more opportunities for new talent and entrepreneurs to join the Los Angeles area. The area between Santa Monica and Playa Vista, otherwise known as Silicon Beach, houses more than 35% of startups in Los Angeles.
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 ). If you came here via a direct link you might want to check out the more detailed full version on my blog, which is here.
Both Sides of the Table
OCTOBER 8, 2014
Both graduates of one of the most premier science institutions in the United States: Caltech. The monetization engine of the Internet that powers the most profitable business perhaps in history was invented and perfected in Los Angeles and is what you now know as Google Ad Words. acquired Overture for $1.63 Yes, Google won.
socalTECH
FEBRUARY 7, 2012
People we met there were Greg Cohn, who was recently head of yahoo games. I was really into graphic design in high school, and took several summer workshops at Caltech. The program itself is incredibly daunting initially, but it was really valuable for us, especially as an educational experience. We have some great mentors now.
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