TechCrunch LA

DECEMBER 1, 2020

AWS today closed out its first re:Invent keynote with a focus on edge computing. The company launched two smaller appliances for its Outpost service , which originally brought AWS as a managed service and appliance right into its customers’ existing data centers in the form of a large rack.

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InfoChachkie

MARCH 4, 2013

Their deep understanding of their customers, an uncompromising drive to create a quality product and the courage to ignore the music industry's formulaic approach to producing hits resulted in the creation one of the top selling non-compilation albums of all time.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 12, 2013

Earlier this month, Los Angeles-based web hosting and cloud computing provider DreamHost (www.dreamhost.com) raised a big, $30M funding round for the company--the first in the company''s long history. First, for those not familiar with DreamHost, talk about what your company does? Structuring this deal like this was important.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 1, 2015

I’m not talking here about a small pivot. I’m talking about the kind of change that moved Apple from personal computers to music distribution to consumer electronics, and Amazon from books to e-Commerce to cloud computing services. The first customers are early adopters who are the least price-sensitive.

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socalTECH

JULY 10, 2019

We spoke with CEO and co-founder Spencer Price to learn more about the company. It's a much smarter way of understanding shopping behavior, using data about human tastes to deliver recommendations to grocery consumers. The customer is really struggling to regain their lost humanity. The company has raised $1.9M What is Halla?

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 14, 2010

The biggest investments in Southern California for the quarter were for San Diego's SkinIt , a maker of customized "skins" for electronic devices, with $60.0M funding, fellow San Diego cloud computing firm RightScale , with $25.0M funding, fellow San Diego cloud computing firm RightScale , with $25.0M in funding.

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 13, 2012

If you're an application developer, sending emails through your application can be a chore. Jim Franklin: Sendgrid is a cloud-based email service. If you think of Pinterest, one of our customers, every time content is pinned or re-pinned, an email is generated to let users know that is happening.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 26, 2014

I’m not talking here about a small pivot. I’m talking about the kind of change that moved Apple from personal computers to music distribution to consumer electronics, and Amazon from books to e-Commerce to cloud computing services. The first customers are early adopters who are the least price-sensitive.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 3, 2018

I’m not talking here about a small pivot. I’m talking about the kind of change that moved Apple from personal computers to music distribution to consumer electronics, and Amazon from books to e-Commerce to cloud computing services. The first customers are early adopters who are the least price-sensitive.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 28, 2014

In reality, startup titles should be more about the division of labor than an executive position. Here are some pre-conceived notions about what non-standard titles in a startup, like the following, might mean: Chief Inspiration Officer. More executives, or other more creative titles are seen as a big red flag. Chief Brand Officer.

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Tech.Co

JANUARY 9, 2018

It is here that Arlington Economic Development (AED) has joined with CES 2018 and will host the Startup Arlington Lounge (booth #50463) at Eureka Park to showcase some of their top startups. Their company helps developers bring security to their apps and devices with minimal code. WireWheel.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 14, 2015

A few years ago, before the Internet was pervasive, before everyone carried a smartphone and before do-it-yourself software tools were available for free, it was difficult to reach a critical mass of new customers without spending a million dollars on a website, custom software and television advertising.

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InfoChachkie

JULY 14, 2011

Messenger : Rob Duva , Co-Founder, COO RingRevenue, prior Director of Customer Acquisition, CallWave. At RingRevenue we’ve created a call performance marketing platform that at its core is all about getting more high-value calls to advertisers who want them. Our motto is, ‘ease of use equals use and use equals revenue.’

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 22, 2013

In reality, startup titles should be more about the division of labor than an executive position. Here are some pre-conceived notions about what non-standard titles in a startup, like the following, might mean: Chief Inspiration Officer. More executives, or other more creative titles are seen as a big red flag. Chief Brand Officer.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 1, 2010

In reality, startup titles should be more about the division of labor than an executive position. Here are some pre-conceived notions about what non-standard titles in a startup, like the following, might mean: Chief Inspiration Officer. More executives, or other more creative titles are seen as a big red flag. Chief Brand Officer.

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Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 7, 2016

Again, it seems to be fairly common knowledge that computers are getting faster and more powerful. A list of the 500 most powerful supercomputers (called the Top500 ) shows this, but an interesting development has slowly evolved over the last few years. Greater efficiency usually means lower costs. Faster May Be A Detriment.

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Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 10, 2012

Co-founder and CEO Mark Weidick was VP and General Manager of Cisco’s TelePresence Video Exchange where he was responsible for a team of 150 developers that built and supported video exchange platforms for AT&T and other Service Providers. Co-founder and lead software developer Anil Kumar was a led software engineer for WebEx.

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Xconomy

OCTOBER 19, 2016

Using the cloud, newly purchased software can be set up in a matter of minutes, instead of taking weeks. Software that uses cloud-based infrastructure also means customers can store and analyze a nearly infinite amount of data at low cost. Cloud-based collaboration. Science is all about data.

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Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 20, 2011

For those who still might be wondering what Spotlight: LA Tech is all about, It’s a screening room for new technology homegrown in our region. They are dedicated to providing high-availability systems, beautiful user interfaces, furious developer support and unparalleled customer care. Custom ad deals and partnerships.

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SoCal CTO

JUNE 14, 2008

A very interesting topic, especially for those of us involved in developing for start-ups. The basic conclusion was that it was a bit premature if you were talking about a serious, funded start-up. Level 1 & 2 Burden is still on the developers, you still have infrastructure. All about end-user requests. It's funny.

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Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 28, 2011

CallFire provides Voice and SMS Solutions to over 40,000 customers including political groups, non-profits, insurance agents, small business owners, and marketers. The Hybrid Group is passionate about making useful things with technology. Applications are now open for the January 2012 program.

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Tech Zulu Event

AUGUST 13, 2010

We'll use all the panel members' experiences to tell a "how to story" about bootstrapping to million. Bootstrapping process, product development, Prototyping. . Bootstrapping development, team management. . Your Web Developer Thinks You're an Idiot. Bootstrapping development, Startup, Website content. .

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Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 28, 2011

CallFire provides Voice and SMS Solutions to over 40,000 customers including political groups, non-profits, insurance agents, small business owners, and marketers. The Hybrid Group is passionate about making useful things with technology. Applications are now open for the January 2012 program.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 10, 2012

Like many I read the headlines about Pinterest moving from Palo Alto to San Francisco and thought about the trend it portends. Palo Also is about 35 miles south of San Francisco. And it is one of the reasons that NYC is developing a vibrant technology community. Palo Alto is home to Stanford. Our lease runs out in 2013.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 17, 2010

The moderator asked each of us panelists the asinine question, “tell us what you’re doing about WAP!&# (you know, as in “tell us what you’re doing about China?&# or “tell us what you’re doing about location-based services?&# ). It required content sites to develop totally new content.

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SoCal Delicious

JANUARY 20, 2010

The state-of-the-art today when it comes to the social computing environments that surround us now — in our browsers, mobile devices, and elsewhere — underscore how much more we have left to do to make these new modes of digital conversation and discourse become mature, efficient, safe, and truly useful. There are others as well.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 23, 2012

I have been close to the tech & startup sectors for more than 20 years and I can’t think of a period in which I felt more optimistic about the innovation and value creation I see in front of us. Cloud computing and the open source movements have brought down the costs of starting a company by more than 90%.

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TechCrunch LA

APRIL 27, 2021

“Much like how Microsoft Windows defined the operating system for personal computers decades ago, Clio has developed a software platform for law firms and their clients that is cloud-based and client-centric by design,” Newton said. Clio has more than 150,000 customers across 100 countries. Image Credits: Clio.

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 9, 2010

I believe that this is a major new area of growth & innovation for the Internet as Cloud Services start to form deeper & richer layers. I mention this because I believe the layered metaphor for technology development has served our industry well and even if you aren’t technical it’s an important concept for you to grasp.

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