socalTECH

JANUARY 24, 2011

Looking for a high tech job in Southern California? Despite the economy, Southern California's high tech job outlook is better than it has ever been, with hundreds of open positions and many companies eagerly seeking high tech talent. Tech Lead Adserving Engineer , Santa Monica, Adconion Media Group.

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Malibu Oversee.net Southern California High Tech 145

socalTECH

JANUARY 5, 2021

Every year, we feature the year end reflections of founders, CEOs, investors, sposors, and others in Southern California's high tech community. What was the biggest news for you/your company this year? It's been a tough year for many due to the pandemic; how have you or your company adapted to the business environment?

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Southern California SoCal Technical Review Startup 202

socalTECH

DECEMBER 28, 2012

For the last week of the year, we're featuring the thoughts and reflections of some of the movers and shakers of Southern California's high tech community. At SGN we've seen steady revenue growth and we are a profitable company. Don't bet on any one platform. Platforms come and go, remember Beta and VHS?

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Technical Review Southern California Incubator High Tech 223

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 30, 2022

I can think of many companies that waited too long to react to change, including Polaroid and Blockbuster , and were never able to recover. Don’t be lulled into a false sense of security by an initial innovation that has served your company well so far. Invest in communication skills and use all platforms.

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Technical Review Metrics Resource Software Review 101

socalTECH

DECEMBER 29, 2020

Every year, we feature the year end reflections of founders, CEOs, investors, and others in Southern California's high tech community. What was the biggest news for you/your company this year?  It's been a tough year for many due to the pandemic; how have you or your company adapted to the business environment? 

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Southern California Technical Review Platform Organization 140

socalTECH

DECEMBER 22, 2020

Every year, we feature the year end reflections of founders, CEOs, investors, and others in Southern California's high tech community. What was the biggest news for you/your company this year? It's been a tough year for many due to the pandemic; how have you or your company adapted to the business environment?

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Capital Technical Review Truecar Southern California 124

socalTECH

DECEMBER 28, 2020

Every year, we feature the year end reflections of founders, CEOs, investors, and others in Southern California's high tech community. What was the biggest news for you/your company this year? It's been a tough year for many due to the pandemic; how have you or your company adapted to the business environment? ,p>

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Technical Review Software Review Organic Search Startup 140

socalTECH

JULY 21, 2010

On the heels of the announcement this morning by Facebook that it has officially hit 500 million users, socalTECH has mined its database of high tech companies , and identified a few of the firms here in Southern California hoping to ride Facebook's coat-tails to success and fortune. Headed by Ian Swanson.

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Westlake Village Steamboat Ventures Southern California SoCalTech 178

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 12, 2014

Steve is helping to spearhead the efforts of TechLA Internships (techla.internships.com), an online site which lists local internships at high tech companies for college students. One, led by Todd Gitlin, is getting companies to post internships. How can companies here get involved? That''s also true of UCLA.

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Startup UCLA USC High Tech 185

socalTECH

DECEMBER 27, 2010

All this week, we are sharing the opinions of some of the top influencers in Southern California's high tech community. In each technology company in which Miramar invests, we are focused on supporting the management teams successful execution of its plan. None tanked. Facebook and Newsweek are already Factual's partners.

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Miramar Southern California High Tech Clearstone 140

TechEmpower

FEBRUARY 13, 2013

In the 1980s, high-tech companies stored information about their customers on their sophisticated and high-cost computer equipment. Back then such practices were exceptional except at relatively large companies. As a result, developer efficiency may be slightly improved with a NoSQL platform.

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Platform Startup High Tech Develop 227

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 17, 2013

Looking for a job at some of the hottest Southern California high tech startups? The Company has been covered by ABC, NBC, CBS, FOX, USA Today, New York Times and practically every major news outlets across the country. Senior Frontend Engineer , Dollar Shave Club.

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Dollar Shave Club SoCalTech Technology Santa Monica 147

socalTECH

JULY 27, 2020

We caught up with Nick--who is a veteran of the area's high tech industry, most recently serving as CEO of Velocify--to get the latest on MomentFeed, which provides services to multi-brand, location businesses. For us, relatively large and very large multi location brands use our platform to ensure they get discovered online.

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Google Santa Monica Networking Software 113

socalTECH

APRIL 3, 2019

We caught up with Randy Saaf , the CEO of Lucid Sight, to learn more about how exactly the company is doing that, and why. Randy Saaf: Me and a couple of buddies started on of the first iPhone gaming companies back in 2008, called Jirbo. That's designing games on platforms that are fairly nascent now, like the iPhone was in 2008.

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Examples Startup Platform Venture Capital 157

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 8, 2014

” in 2014 the data seems pretty conclusive because LA has now become the fastest growing tech startup region by numbers of companies being started and those of us here have noticed this pace accelerating. They estimate that high-tech work contributes $108.3 They estimate that high-tech work contributes $108.3

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Entrepreneur Snapchat Startup Google 376

socalTECH

APRIL 13, 2015

San Diego''s Events.com (www.events.com) thinks so, saying it is prepared to create a new platformbuilt in the social and mobile agedesigned to help manage all kinds of events, in a way which has been completely overlooked by the incumbent event registration and management providers. What is Events.com all about?

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Software Activity Startup San Diego 100

InfoChachkie

JANUARY 20, 2014

Each social media platform enforces rules which punish fakers. According to Don Charlton, Co-founder and CEO of the applicant tracking software company The Resumator , "Employers have become increasing more sophisticated when reviewing an applicant''s social media prowess. Correspondingly, Klout is penalizing obvious fakers.

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Social Media Media Technical Review Software Review 274

InfoChachkie

SEPTEMBER 3, 2013

Positioning pitches, one-line descriptions of a company''s value proposition and relative placement within its ecosystem, are the first step in achieving such balance. The type of business, the nature of the investor audience and the company''s relative maturity all influence the relevancy of a company''s positioning claim.

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Product Yammer Technical Review Google 208

InfoChachkie

JANUARY 23, 2012

These individuals would have undoubtedly helped the company avoid some of its intellectual property and employee compensation lawsuits. " I recently performed a 360-Review on two Co-Founders who were the company's CEO and CTO. 2) Modern Day Water Cooler, Neighborhood Pub And Hair Salon. "When " [Tweet this quote].

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Startup Tips CTO Coach Technical Review 268

socalTECH

AUGUST 20, 2010

Patrick Kennedy: Sidebar is a company that was founded to bring consumers personalized content, focused on mobile delivery of that content. When I joined the company, I found an amazing technology platform and analytics capability. By using our analytics platform, they learn about what consumers want.

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Content Screening Mobile Custom 189

socalTECH

DECEMBER 30, 2010

All this week, we are sharing the opinions of some of the top influencers in Southern California's high tech community. A number of companies in the portfolio delivered very strong operating results in 2010, which is exciting. Earlier today, we talked with Greg Martin at Archer Venture Capital. 2010 was very good to us.

Technical Review 160

Technical Review Southern California Cloud Computing Venture Capital 160

Xconomy

JULY 26, 2016

With the Republican National Convention behind us and the Democratic convention in full swing, it seems like a good moment to ask how a Donald Trump presidency or a Hillary Clinton presidency might affect the prospects for high-tech entrepreneurship and business growth in the United States. The Democratic platform says that the U.S.

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Education Platform Training High Tech 40

socalTECH

AUGUST 6, 2012

Santa Monica-based Demand Media (www.demandmedia.com) has seen its share of ups and downs as one of the highest visibility technology and media companies to come out of Southern California's technology ecosystem in recent years. They have a great brand name, are very discoverable, and are looked upon favorably.

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Demand Media eHow Content 240

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 2, 2013

According to a study of 1700 CEOs last year, only 60% of companies today use social media for marketing, and only 12% of those feel that they are using it effectively. A business profile starts with a business account using your company logo as your picture (avatar), rather than your photo or a picture of your cat.

Social Media 106

Social Media Media Startup Social Network 106

Xconomy

JULY 1, 2016

In the Bangladesh case, the attackers compromised a legitimate bank user’s account and put in money wire orders through the SWIFT platform, which is used by banks around the world to transfer money. The attack method for these high-tech bank heists is similar to credit card fraud.

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Activity Networking High Tech Platform 59

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 28, 2012

According to a recent Harvard Business Review article , only 60% of companies today use social media for marketing, and only 12% of those feel that they are using it effectively. A business profile starts with a business account using your company logo as your picture (avatar), rather than your photo or a picture of your cat.

Social Media 115

Social Media Media Startup Social Network 115

socalTECH

JUNE 23, 2011

One trend in the Southern California high tech startup market has been an increasing number of startups--and executives--who have been looking to combine their interests in business with their enthusiasm for giving back through nonprofits and causes. First, for those not familiar with CauseCast, what is the company all about?

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Causecast Startup Content Education 222

socalTECH

MAY 24, 2011

We're creating a platform that highlights musicians, venues, and local fans. I ended up doing consulting work for high tech companies in the San Francisco Bay Area in the software messaging area, and then came back to Los Angeles doing corporate sales for 3M, of all things. What is Loudvine?

Social Media 241

Social Media Startup Sites Advertising 241

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 9, 2011

He is not alone, according to a recent study , which concludes that only 47% of companies use social media today for marketing, despite the fact that 78% of executives polled feel it’s critical for success. The basic tools are the platforms like Twitter and Facebook. So print it off and deliver it to a friend who is not so high-tech.

Social Media 104

Social Media Media Marketing Social Network 104

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 4, 2010

A business profile starts with a business account using your company logo as your picture (avatar), rather than your photo or a picture of your cat. The basic tools are the platforms like Twitter and Facebook. So print it off and deliver it to a friend who is not so high-tech. People love to share what they know.

Social Media 88

Social Media Media Marketing Startup 88

Alon Schwartz

DECEMBER 14, 2008

or “ what do you think about the effects of the economy on high-tech? ”. The whole notion of a company trying to make money from selling software makes me sick. Can someone please tell me which company is spending more on hardware, software, license, hosting, traffic, storage, and support, MySpace or Facebook?

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LAMP PHP Java CTO Hire 45

Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 11, 2013

That’s about all I can tell you about the program, but I spent six months in tech school where I received classroom training in electrical theory and hands-on field training and learned two different system platforms we used at the time. I did some internships with various companies and public affairs groups in school.

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Training UCLA Technology IP 98

Alon Schwartz

DECEMBER 14, 2008

or “ what do you think about the effects of the economy on high-tech? ”. The whole notion of a company trying to make money from selling software makes me sick. Can someone please tell me which company is spending more on hardware, software, license, hosting, traffic, storage, and support, MySpace or Facebook?

LAMP 40

LAMP PHP Java CTO Hire 40

Alon Schwartz

DECEMBER 14, 2008

or “ what do you think about the effects of the economy on high-tech? ”. The whole notion of a company trying to make money from selling software makes me sick. Can someone please tell me which company is spending more on hardware, software, license, hosting, traffic, storage, and support, MySpace or Facebook?

PHP 40

PHP LAMP Java CTO Hire 40

SoCal CTO

DECEMBER 1, 2010

Equity-Only CTO and Equity-Only Developers - SoCal CTO , November 1, 2010 I had a recent email dialog with the founder of a company looking for a CTO for their startup. Who better to answer than the company's engineering lead. Over the last few weeks, the Real Ventures team has met with easily 50 companies. But I don’t think so.

Technical Review 175

Technical Review Startup Product Technology 175

Tech Zulu Event

MARCH 7, 2010

Discover the what the future holds for you and this game changing media platform. Checkout this amazing lineup of keynotes, panels, and talks during this high-level full day event. Should media companies offer their content on an ad-supported basis or get users to pay up front? But does every brand need an app? The advertiser?

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Mobile Media Case Study Advertising 40