socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 22, 2011

with a variety of support, training, and certification options for VARs and others. As part of that partner program, it said it has signed Logical Choice Technologies, a national provider of educational technology solutions, to help it reach schools, colleges, and universities with its product. READ MORE>>.

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Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 1, 2015

Technology is author of the boardroom revolution. With the trend to higher technology needs and the youth who are involved in the development of new technology, it is no longer unusual to walk into a board meeting and see a CTO in his early 40s. A look back on boardroom shifts. Today’s boardroom.

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Tech Zulu Event

FEBRUARY 16, 2012

Just like the sky scraping investment banks of Wall Street, the technology industry tends to be a sausage party. A Silicon Valley conference is a room full of suits, with the occasional skirt suite. Katie started with personal stories and spoke of her mission in social as humanizing technology. So when I heard about Women 2.0

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Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 30, 2013

SoCal Code Camp is at it again, getting together an amazing pool of experts to speak in front of fellow developers and developers-in-training here in Los Angeles. This fun conference will have over 85 sessions on various technologies including Web Development, Mobile, Ruby , Javascript and more. appeared first on TechZulu.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 27, 2022

Plus you can challenge yourself to keep abreast of technology advancements in related industries, looking for a fit in your own. Promote change in team culture, and provide support through smart hiring, attending industry conferences, and periodic training to all team members. Always practice thinking outside the box.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 8, 2019

I found many more helpful suggestions in a new book, “ The Culture Question ,” by Randy Grieser, Eric Stutzman, Wendy Loewen, and Michael Labun, who have spent years providing leadership and professional development training to companies around the world. Proactively provide support and training.

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Tech Zulu Event

JULY 1, 2013

All of the stakeholders mentioned above play a role in creating a technology ecosystem. People like Mike Macadaan , who came down from San Francisco to throw professionally-produced Twiistup events showcasing our budding startups and Francisco Dao who turned them into full-blown conferences. I say it takes a village. Let me explain.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 2, 2018

If you can’t quantify or document your service for repeatability and new employee training, you will kill yourself trying to grow the business. You don’t have enough hours in a day, or trained people, to succeed with lower margins in a services startup. Capture your “secret sauce.” Don’t let your service be viewed as a commodity.

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Services Startup Training Writing 72

Tech Zulu Event

JULY 2, 2014

Highlighted Panels (for full list, go to the conference agenda ) : The Future of Smart Footwear to discuss connected shoes and the use in sports. Outliers: Wearable on the Periphery, presented by Syuzi Pakchyan, Art Center’s Intel Technologist-in-Resident, will examine wearable technology that pushes the boundaries.

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Entertainment Hollywood Pasadena Conference 88

TechCrunch LA

OCTOBER 23, 2019

“If it was 1994 and we knew what technology is today and we want to reinvent this [shopping] experience… one thought was how we bought our whole life and how we go to the mall,” says Agha. . Then he met Jonathan Ellman at the Summit conference in Los Angeles. Shopping is, for most people, a social activity.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 6, 2020

Get out of the office to visit real customers, attend industry conferences, and network with peers and influencers. This starts with strong leadership and communication on your part, but it has to extend into the training, decision making, and reward systems that you foster. Learning can be fun and profitable.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 7, 2019

On the other hand, if you expect your employer to push you into future training required, always have a growth opportunity waiting, and set all your work parameters, then you may find a difficult road ahead. Then look ahead to assess the likelihood that your job could be eliminated with new technology, artificial intelligence, or robots.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 5, 2018

The rules of business and technology are changing rapidly, and the pace of change is only accelerating. You need a plan on how to train yourself, or be mentored, for each step along the way. Only you know your strengths and learning preferences, from jobs, conferences, books, websites, and videos.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 27, 2014

If you can’t quantify or document your service for repeatability and new employee training, you will kill yourself trying to grow the business. You don’t have enough hours in a day, or trained people, to succeed with lower margins in a services startup. Capture your “secret sauce.” Don’t let your service be viewed as a commodity.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 1, 2019

Take control of your own future through directed communication, targeted actions, training and practice. Think beyond just attending industry conferences, to being on a “futures” panel, or even presenting your own ideas. Keep ahead of others on use of new technology. Stay extra savvy about your business domain.

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InfoChachkie

FEBRUARY 8, 2011

lynda.com was born from my desire to share new technology with others. lynda.com was born from my desire to share new technology with others. I would probably enjoy teaching, running a conference, making documentaries, curating a series of lectures, writing a book or a regular blog. Hello Kitty!”. Coffee or tea?

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InfoChachkie

FEBRUARY 8, 2011

lynda.com was born from my desire to share new technology with others. lynda.com was born from my desire to share new technology with others. I would probably enjoy teaching, running a conference, making documentaries, curating a series of lectures, writing a book or a regular blog. Hello Kitty!”. Coffee or tea?

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socalTECH

AUGUST 20, 2018

What's the best way to build a strong portfolio of technology companies, which tap into the broadest markets and avoids the "bubble" group-think of many venture firms? It was a great training ground to learn the business of venture capital. I led a number of investments for that company. We did it for the first time this one.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 17, 2016

If you can’t quantify or document your service for repeatability and new employee training, you will kill yourself trying to grow the business. You don’t have enough hours in a day, or trained people, to succeed with lower margins in a services startup. Capture your “secret sauce.” Don’t let your service be viewed as a commodity.

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Services Startup Training Writing 61

Tech.Co

JANUARY 15, 2018

My first cofounder, Eric Olson, and I launched “Tech Cocktail” events to connect the Chicago startup and technology ecosystem before products like Eventbrite, Twitter, and other social and organizational tools were readily available, yet we quickly amassed crowds of hundreds at each event. I’ve also shared a few Tech Cocktail and Tech.Co

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 21, 2020

Food production and distribution, group collaboration, remote training or education, sensor technology (tracking people movement, temperatures, etc), certain biotech deals. I spoke about that more in this deck that I wrote for the SaaStr conference in early March 2020. How Do I Advise People When Raising Money in a Hard Market?

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 25, 2017

This technology is not only spawning a new generation of entrepreneurs, but is also changing the educational landscape, all the way down to early grade school. Makerspaces and hackerspaces have sites and events, including education and training, where people with common interests can meet, socialize and collaborate.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 20, 2011

In recent years, one of the more common ways to share information, conduct training, or pitch your company to other has been through online, web-based webinar and conferencing. We are targeting small businesses, startups, or anyone who doesn't want to pay the $50 to $100 a month for web conferencing technology.

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Tech Zulu Event

JULY 2, 2013

gaming and mobile tracks others took advantage of during the course of the three-day conference held consecutively at ROC , Cross Campus and Santa Monica Place. One such entrepreneur was Adam Miller , Cornerstone OnDemand , CEO, who kicked off the conference at ROC. 4 P’s of Success. Meet The Accelerators.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 21, 2014

I do believe that we are in structural change where technology will increasingly play a bigger role in all facets of life so the long run up for tech is promising through all of these cycles. People attending marquee conferences with rock bands, prominent speakers, Gartner Group prognosticators and lots of other happy customers.

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Steve Reich

JUNE 26, 2012

” That was the understatement of the week, as I learned by attending YouTube’s Premium Partner conference, YouTube Access 2012. Every big company talks about an ecosystem developing around its’ technology, but YouTube is actively building one with its’ Premium Partners. The event was last week in New York.

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Tech.Co

MAY 25, 2018

If you’re an early-stage entrepreneur, technology has served you well. BlackTech Week was created by the leadership team from Code Fever to accelerate and support the innovation of black communities through training, networks and funding. “ THE SANDBOX is a coworking space that comes with its own Airstream conference room.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 19, 2013

And of course the most successful technology companies: Google, Facebook, Salesforce.com [duh], Oracle, Microsoft all have loads of sales people. Referenceable means they are willing to be part of your sales collateral, willing to take calls from key leads, willing to speak at your conferences, etc. You need to implement them.

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Tech.Co

NOVEMBER 28, 2017

Four new companies have been created through the incubator, which offers training, mentorship and guidance in addition to individual and shared workspaces: Nuhubit Software Studios LLC, 3D-SensIR. Outlyer Technologies, and Your Village. The California Spirits Company. The Travel Experience Incubator.

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socalTECH

APRIL 21, 2017

xWe spoke with a few companies in the recurring revenue area space, ahead of the Recurring Revenue Conference ([link] which we are helping to sponsor next week. Georg Richter: OceanX is a technology platform, and a company, solely focused on physical subscriptions. That's actually what we've done at OceanX. Thanks, and good luck!

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LATechDigest

MAY 12, 2016

Santa Monica-based talent management software firm Cornerstone OnDemand announced the launch of its suite of people analytics products at its annual Convergence Conference. We’re bringing the powerful data science models to the world of HR that mega industries such as retail, finance and energy rely on to make the smartest decisions possible.

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 14, 2016

How do you find somebody that is exceptionally bright, driven and accomplished and yet still be humble enough to understand that the founders we back are the ones who have invented technologies and have to live with the day-to-day decision-making and hard choices. I mean this seriously.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 22, 2010

He stood up, grabbed the mic and gave a heartfelt overview of his experiences in experimenting with new technologies to build relationships with his audience, get feedback on his product quality and to market his music all the way to the top of iTunes. He was riveting. To stay the crowed was “wowed&# was an understatement.

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socalTECH

MARCH 2, 2020

I ended up going to Lockheed Martin as Chief Innovation Officer, doing AR and VR work, creating a virtual framework used for training by the defense department. At the time, Alan was a Senior Fellow at HP Labs when we first demonstrated Croquet, chowing complex interactive worlds.

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Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 21, 2011

Hollywood and Silicon Valley converged over coffee at the Ritz Carlton Hotel in West Los Angeles for the Digital Hollywood conference to find out what studios and techies are all buzzing about. The conference brings about panelists from across the platforms in film, television, new media and tech.

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Tech.Co

JANUARY 15, 2018

My first cofounder, Eric Olson, and I launched “Tech Cocktail” events to connect the Chicago startup and technology ecosystem before products like Eventbrite, Twitter, and other social and organizational tools were readily available, yet we quickly amassed crowds of hundreds at each event. I’ve also shared a few Tech Cocktail and Tech.Co

Media 70

Media News Organization Content 70

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 4, 2009

Many entrepreneurs who start technology companies are product people, technologists or savvy business people who worked previously for a larger company. That is why they qualify customers really hard and ask the sort of questions that would make us non-sales-trained people squeamish. This is part of my ongoing series Startup Advice.

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