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Eight Repeat Entrepreneurs To Watch In SoCal

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One complaint we sometimes hear from venture capitalists visiting Southern California for the first time, is the difficulty of finding experienced entrepreneurs and executives. Getting lots of notice--and controversy--at Demand Media for its use of writers to create content specifically to attract web traffic.

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SURE: Bringing The Insurance Industry Into The Digital Age, With Wayne Slavin

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We're partnering with the biggest insurance brands, including Nationwide, and many, many others�25 different insurance companies�and taking their insurance policies and selling them in a unified way, making it available to consumers via iOS and Android apps and the web. I applied, and left Southern California to New York for the program.

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Koupon Kitty Launches Coupon Code Software

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A new, online coupon software "bookmarklet" called Koupon Kitty --backed by Juvo Capital, the investment firm of Talmadge O'Neill and Harry Tsao--said it launched Wednesday, to help consumers find the best coupon codes for various e-commerce sites.

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Walmart: Turning San Diego Into A Key Technology Center

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However, the company's technology team, Walmart Labs (www.walmartlabs.com)--which said this month that it is planning on major growth in San Diego is responsible for the company's key supply chain technology, online e-commerce site, and much more. He reports to another department. Things have evolved since then.

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Walmart: Turning San Diego Into Its Technology Center

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However, the company's technology team, Walmart Labs (www.walmartlabs.com)--which said this month that it is planning on major growth in San Diego is responsible for the company's key supply chain technology, online e-commerce site, and much more. He reports to another department. Things have evolved since then.

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Local Hardware Companies Out In Force At CES

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Who says that Southern California's high tech industry is all about Hollywood and e-commerce? Broadcom announced digital and web television, home gateway technology, 5G WiFi ecosystem expansion, and automotive Ethernet products, with what it calls a game changer of a chip aimed at HDTV market.

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Interview with Jerry Jao, Retention Science

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How to you better convert web visitors into customers? That's exactly what Retention Science (www.retentionscience.com), the latest firm out of the MuckerLab acceleartor, helps e-commerce companies do. Jerry Jao, the CEO of Retention Science, tells us how the firm is using big data to help e-commerce firms convert more customers.

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