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Startup CTO or Developer

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Increasing competitive advantage? Here’s a graphic from Socal CTO that illustrates the roles as they change over time: In its earliest days, a startup’s top need is often to produce a product. What does the role demand? Should a startup CTO spend their time programming? Exploring new technologies? The answer is: it depends.

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How Chinese Startup Tradesparq Is Looking To Grow In SoCal

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In what is a fairly unusual move, last week, Tradesparq (www.tradesparq.com), a Chinese startup in the area of B2B trade information, said it was planning on setting up its operations here in Southern California, as part of an expansion and scaling of the company. It''s also a dog-eat-dog world over there with the competition.

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Rocket Lab Successfully Launches Payload To Space

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Huntington Beach-based Rocket Lab , one of Southern California's new crop of space and rocket startups, has launched its first commercial payload to space, successfully sending its first paying payload to space on Sunday. Rocket Lab successfully put six small satellites into orbit into low earth orbit.

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HipTraveler | Taking Startup Competitions by Storm

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The University of Southern California is home to many innovative students and companies. In order to support all of these teams, there are several on-campus startup competitions every year, from the Silicon Beach USC competition to the New Venture Seed Competition, with prize funds to help build the companies.

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L.A. By Design

SoCal Tech Calendar

By Design" Mastering the Nuances of Design to Win in an Increasing Competitive MedTech Scape. Thursday, May 31, 2012 -- SoCalBio Networking Forum in Los Angeles County: "L.A. See [link] (more)

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Design and Innovation Showcase

SoCal Tech Calendar

Thursday, June 21, 2012 -- Design and Innovation Showcase. Innovative industrial design can give your company competitive advantage in the marketplace by catering to both utilitarian and aesthetic requirements of the customer. Connect with CONNECT.

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