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Social Networking and Business Value

SoCal CTO

A 12 - year veteran of the online world, he has worked in sales, business development and content partnership functions for Yahoo!, Previously, he was Chief Operating Officer & Strategic Creative at USA GROUP, INC., He was raised and educated in London. He has 20 years’ experience as CTO.

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Interview with Alex Benzer, SocialEngine

socalTECH

The most attractive thing about it was the educational value. So, we were pretty excited to educate ourselves at TechStars. So, we were pretty excited to educate ourselves at TechStars. The program itself is incredibly daunting initially, but it was really valuable for us, especially as an educational experience.

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Helping Consumers Name Their Own Price For Products, With Greentoe

socalTECH

I started by career at Yahoo, and also worked at Intermix. Todd introduced me to Andrew, and Andrew is now our CTO. However, we have a brand new concept, and are leading the way, which means that we have to educate the consumer about how and what''s happening. What''s the story behind the company?

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8 Tips To Get the Most Out of Your Investors and Board

Both Sides of the Table

By spending more time educating your board on your business you get more valuable advice from them. I am on a board that does business with Yahoo! If nothing else you will create board cohesion and board education by engaging your board. ” His argument is as follows. In his spare time he raised nearly $30 million.

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63 Los Angeles Entrepreneurs To Be Proud Of

SoCal Delicious

Matthew Clough is a social entrepreneur and creative professional who has dedicated himself to helping children get the educations they deserve in Tanzania, Africa. He is the founder of Benson Backpacks , a company that sells backpacks and supports children’s educations in Tanzania with each purchase. Ryan Born – Founder of AudioMicro.