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Former LA VC Gets Backing For Enterprise Alerting, Micro Apps Startup

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Those apps provide push-like, user-friendly access to enterprise apps, much like employees are used to interacting with mobile consumer apps and alerts. ElNaggar was most recently serving as Chief Strategy Officer at CBS Interactive; he co-founded Sapho with fellow CBS Interactive alum Peter Yared, who was CBSi's CTO and CIO.

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Can You Really Build a Great Tech Firm Outside Silicon Valley?

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Last year I was on Sand Hill Road in Silicon Valley meeting with one of the most prominent venture capital firms in the country. The VC partner, somebody I greatly respect said, “Yeah, we like Gil and what they’re doing. That’s convenience when your VC is hoping to write the next $20 million check.

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Interview with Jeff Kukowski, SecureAuth

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In a world where there seems likes there is a major, security breach every day, where usernames and passwords are just not enough because they keep getting stolen, and where hackers have even started to hijack people's mobile phones to break into accounts, what do you do? You might remember Quest Software and Vinny Smith.

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Who Should you Hire at a Startup?

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Please don’t also confuse this with whether a VC should invest in a CEO who’s done it before – that’s a given. One such meeting that he set up was with the CIO of the largest consumer products company in Europe. Life’s too short – find somebody geographically desirable or totally mobile.

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Want to Start a Technology Company in LA?

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Funding is different – In Silicon Valley you have mega venture capital funds and many of them. Douglas Merrill, the former CIO of Google, is building his next company in LA. But we have a great city for building technology companies. If you decide to build a company in LA, here’s what you need to know: 1.

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