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APRIL 23, 2010

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MARCH 20, 2007

His work in social media, e-Learning and Performance Support has won awards and has led him into engagements at many Fortune 500 companies including Credit Suisse, Royal Bank of Canada, Citibank, Lexus, Microsoft, Nissan, Universal, IBM, Hewlett-Packard, Sun Microsystems, Fidelity Investments, Symbol Technologies and SHL Systemhouse.

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MARCH 9, 2007

skip to main | skip to sidebar SoCal CTO Friday, March 9, 2007 Map of VC Investments Found this Map of 2006 VC Investments post. Dr. Karrer was valedictorian at Loyola Marymount University, attended the University of Southern California as a Tau Beta Pi fellow, one of the top 30 engineers in the nation, and received a M.S.

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MARCH 1, 2007

skip to main | skip to sidebar SoCal CTO Thursday, March 1, 2007 Entreprenuer Network Great post by Ben Kuo - The Importance of the “Network&# to Entrepreneurs - the informal connections between people in the technology industry here who have a vested interest in helping entrepreneurs take their companies to the next level.

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MARCH 20, 2007

skip to main | skip to sidebar SoCal CTO Tuesday, March 20, 2007 Kevin Federline Search Engine Just saw a post - Sleep with a pop star, get your own branded search engine. Technology Jobs in Southern California – a Rebound. talking about Prodeges Search with Kevin Site - [link]. in Computer Science.

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MARCH 13, 2007

skip to main | skip to sidebar SoCal CTO Tuesday, March 13, 2007 8 Ways the Internet has Changed Software Marketing Great post - 8 Ways The Internet Changed Software Marketing - is an interesting take on how different it is these days to market software. Technology Jobs in Southern California – a Rebound. Good stuff.

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FEBRUARY 28, 2007

skip to main | skip to sidebar SoCal CTO Wednesday, February 28, 2007 Google Maps Mobile I recently downloaded Google Maps Mobile for my Treo. Dr. Karrer was valedictorian at Loyola Marymount University, attended the University of Southern California as a Tau Beta Pi fellow, one of the top 30 engineers in the nation, and received a M.S.

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FEBRUARY 25, 2007

skip to main | skip to sidebar SoCal CTO Sunday, February 25, 2007 Interesting Model for University President Saw a post by Paul Kedrosky pointing us to Graeme Thickins on How Stanford Does It. Technology Jobs in Southern California – a Rebound. In my experience, this has been really hard to do successfully.

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FEBRUARY 17, 2007

skip to main | skip to sidebar SoCal CTO Saturday, February 17, 2007 About this Blog Ive been thinking about doing a blog with my thoughts on technology and whats happening in the Los Angeles area technology scene for a while, but it was Ben Kuos recent start of a blog that inspired me to actually go ahead and do it. Thanks Ben.

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FEBRUARY 17, 2007

skip to main | skip to sidebar SoCal CTO Saturday, February 17, 2007 A Different Kind of Incubator - The Hive I recently met with The Hive a new incubator in Orange County. This company was started by Victoria Duff (who many of us know from back in the late 90s), Phillis Lane (who I have known for quite a few years) and Jon Bukosky.

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FEBRUARY 17, 2007

skip to main | skip to sidebar SoCal CTO Saturday, February 17, 2007 Finding Good Developers in Los Angeles? Dr. Karrer was valedictorian at Loyola Marymount University, attended the University of Southern California as a Tau Beta Pi fellow, one of the top 30 engineers in the nation, and received a M.S. in Computer Science.

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MARCH 5, 2007

However, there are lots of companies that are making money from open source and freemium models. A friend of mine has a company that builds open source applications in spaces that are a bit less innovative than Elgg, but they do very well financially through the packaging and support models. in Computer Science.

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MARCH 12, 2007

skip to main | skip to sidebar SoCal CTO Monday, March 12, 2007 MyShape Article - Analyst Misses the Point The NY Times did a piece today on MyShape, a start-up in Pasadena - Log in Your Measurements, and the Clothes May Fit. Technology Jobs in Southern California – a Rebound. in Computer Science.

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FEBRUARY 27, 2007

skip to main | skip to sidebar SoCal CTO Tuesday, February 27, 2007 Stanford Podcasts - eHarmony - Greg Waldorf I was just pointed to a set of great podcasts done by Stanford B-School and particularly, I just listed to the podcast by eHarmonys Greg Waldorf. Technology Jobs in Southern California – a Rebound.

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FEBRUARY 25, 2007

skip to main | skip to sidebar SoCal CTO Sunday, February 25, 2007 Challenge of Predicting Winners I just read a bit on the payout to YouTube from the Google Acquisition ( Internet News , CNN ). Technology Jobs in Southern California – a Rebound. in Computer Science. Marketing, Startups and Networking in Los Angeles.

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FEBRUARY 17, 2007

skip to main | skip to sidebar SoCal CTO Saturday, February 17, 2007 Where LinkedIn Works for Me Ive been a long time user of LinkedIn , but only recently have started getting the benefits I always expected. Technology Jobs in Southern California – a Rebound. in Computer Science.

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FEBRUARY 20, 2007

skip to main | skip to sidebar SoCal CTO Tuesday, February 20, 2007 Innovation and Geography I ran across a post in Read/Write Web - Does Location Matter in Web Innovation? Ive personally been involved in the start-up world in Los Angeles for about 15 years, and have had the opportunity to work on many early-stage companies (e.g.,

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MARCH 20, 2007

skip to main | skip to sidebar SoCal CTO Tuesday, March 20, 2007 Time Rich, Time Poor and Apple Jeremy Liew at Lightspeed Venture Partners has an interesting post: Time Rich or Time Poor? Technology Jobs in Southern California – a Rebound. in Computer Science. Marketing, Startups and Networking in Los Angeles.

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2009

Los Angeles-based Crosscut Ventures (www.crosscutventures.com) is one of the newest venture capital funds in the area, and has quietly been working on funding local companies over the last year. The fund--started by Brian Garrett and Rick Smith --has been focused on digital media investments, and so far has made investments in six companies.

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FEBRUARY 23, 2007

skip to main | skip to sidebar SoCal CTO Friday, February 23, 2007 Events and Networking in Los Angeles One of the issues I discussed in Innovation and Geography was that the geography and traffic in Los Angeles generally makes it more difficult for networking. Technology Jobs in Southern California – a Rebound.

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OCTOBER 16, 2008

Wednesday, October 22, 2008 -- Funding Early Stage Tech Companies. How will the stock market and possible recession impact early-stage company financing? What are the metrics investors look for today? What companies and deals are most attractive to investors? Pasadena Angels. Learn more. See [link].

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JANUARY 6, 2011

In a world dominated by Google, Apple and Facebook, can the other content and media companies retain or regain their former glory? Speakers: Richard Berger, Sr. Moderator: Ned Sherman, CEO and Publisher, Digital Media Wire.

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OCTOBER 29, 2010

In a world dominated by Google, Apple and Facebook, can the other content and media companies retain or regain their former glory? Speakers: Richard Berger, Sony Pictures Home Entertainment; Scott Brovsky, , Disney Interactive Studios; Eric Garland, CEO, Big Champagne; Richard Neff, Neff Law Firm. Moderated by Ned Sherman, Digital Media Wire.

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MARCH 22, 2007

skip to main | skip to sidebar SoCal CTO Thursday, March 22, 2007 Discussion Creation Among Bloggers - LinkedIn, Blogging and Discussion Groups Ive been participating in a Yahoo Group that are users of LinkedIn and who are Bloggers: [link] Its an interesting group of folks from diverse backgrounds. in Computer Science.

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MAY 21, 2012

He's also led significant technology projects for a very impressive list of companies including Citibank, Lexus, Microsoft, Nissan, Universal, IBM, HP, Sun, and the list goes on. Metrics-Driven Startups Virtually every startup has a model that has critical aspects to it that will make or break the business. Tony has a Ph.D.

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APRIL 8, 2010

Startup Company Lawyer , March 14, 2010 After the recent announcement of the Series Seed Financing documents by Marc Andreesen, Brad Feld points out that there are now four sets of “open source” equity seed financing documents. How do the sample Series Seed financing documents differ from typical Series A financing documents?

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SEPTEMBER 16, 2016

Join this interactive talk series with early innovators from Sonos, Tinder and former Facebook executive to learn how they're using behavioral analytics to better understand key business metrics like conversion, engagement, and retention.

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MARCH 11, 2013

If you do build the MVP and show it to them, they will ask you about your metrics. They really want metrics, not a product. The real question you should be asking is "When I've built this product and show you the following metrics, would you invest?" What The Heck Does “Traction” Really Mean To A VC?

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JUNE 11, 2012

It is an article about how to make your company worth a fortune by listening to your customers. Why do so many of us have iPhones? The good news is you can do it, too, and there are great examples in Socal. This is a company for the long haul. Swing by Swing is a much younger company, but has a very similar approach.

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NOVEMBER 10, 2009

When I got to college, I did not see myself as a full-time coder, so I majored in biology, which was my favorite subject at the time. My first job out of school was at one of the early bioinformatics companies in Silicon Valley, working as the head of technical services. Graduated with a BS/MS in bio from Stanford.)

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AUGUST 4, 2011

What are your key Startup Metrics ? What set of functionality would make your company launch-ready? What has been captured so far? Questions Developers May Have Forgot to Ask So here are some of the questions that developers may not have thought to ask and a little bit of commentary around each question. Administrators?

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AUGUST 4, 2011

What are your key Startup Metrics ? What set of functionality would make your company launch-ready? What has been captured so far? Questions Developers May Have Forgot to Ask So here are some of the questions that developers may not have thought to ask and a little bit of commentary around each question. Administrators?

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NOVEMBER 5, 2009

I recently got together with Aaron Shechet and an early stage startup to discuss the direction the company might want to take. We also represent a few larger companies with international issues. Any thoughts on my recent post Startup Metrics ? The Startup Metrics post is a good example of what I call “holocognics.”

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NOVEMBER 7, 2011

I love cars--I grew up in SoCal, and my father was really into cars, and didn't have sons. Tara Weingarten: We had no metrics when we started, and even now, we had a big week with 1900 uniques on one day. But, I think it's because I have known all of these car companies for seventeen years. How did you manage that?

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JULY 25, 2011

Speakers during this networking forum will discuss implications for bioscience companies as they face a more uncertain future in the current business climate. Ernst and Young will also summarize the sector's performance using key metrics - financial performance, financing, deals and pipeline productivity. See [link] (more)

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JUNE 17, 2011

What metrics do you use to determine if your projects are successful? Learn what creative companies are doing with this powerful technology from leading experts on the front lines. Find out how companies are using virtualization to go green, stay connected, and recover from disasters. Whats on the horizon?

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JULY 10, 2009

Private or public, the rules and metrics have gone the way of GM, AIG or the best guess of your Uncle Charlie. On July 14th we will have an interesting session on finding the current method to value a private company. Some of these guidelines can be applied to smaller public companies.

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