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JULY 7, 2010

One complaint we sometimes hear from venture capitalists visiting Southern California for the first time, is the difficulty of finding experienced entrepreneurs and executives. His latest startup, Factual, is aimed at the data mashup and open data market. com, and was CEO of Vivendi Universal Net USA. which he sold to AOL.

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APRIL 3, 2014

The startup, lets consumers order flowers from local florists and designers, instead of generic mass marketers, and is one of the companies out of MuckerLab. BloomNation other backers include Andreessen Horowitz, Spark Capital, Chicago Ventures, and CrunchFund.

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MARCH 17, 2016

There has been a lot of worry recently in the high tech industry and from venture investors about "headwinds" in the technology market, particularly with valuations of "unicorn" companies dropping, investors shying away from investing in rounds, and even employees looking for safer jobs. GoToMyPC was then acquired by Citrix for $225M in 2003.

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SoCal CTO

NOVEMBER 17, 2009

He’s done several startups and is a board member of the Technology Council of Southern California (which is where I met him originally). A day might include a discussion with a finance partner, an investor, a customer or a fusion partner. I’m more familiar with content marketing in B2B Marketing. Great posts.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

SEPTEMBER 15, 2019

Saturday, September 21, 2019 -- AMAOC Marketing Tech Summit. The AMAOC is hosting their 2nd annual Marketing Tech Summit at UCI. Keynote: MarTech in the Era of Customer Journey by Annette Franz Four tracks focused on marketing technology, customer journey and career advancement. See [link] (more)

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SoCal Tech Calendar

JANUARY 23, 2019

Thursday, January 24, 2019 -- TCVN Program: Customer Development. The four tracks are: Legal, Execution, Finance, and Marketing and will consist of a series of five, consecutive monthly programs designed to give the entrepreneur a comprehensive overview of each area. Who is your customer? See [link] (more)

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socalTECH

JULY 15, 2019

Los Angeles-based Internet information and services company j2 Global --one of Southern California's largest yet most unknown technology companies--said this morning that it has acquired two more companies. The company said the deal will help grow its global customer base and provide it with access to new markets.

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DECEMBER 26, 2018

Editor's note: All this week, and into the start of next year, we'll be featuring reflections on 2018 from notable investors, entrepreneurs, and others from Southern California's technology community. We led the Seed round at each company, so its especially gratifying to see those founders rewarded for so much hard work.

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JUNE 23, 2017

Wayne Slavin: We've been in the market for 18 months. We started in travel insurance, which was our first entry into the market, and have expanded from there. Today, we have six different lines of business in the market, both in the U.S. When that happens, there will be an inevitable shift in the market.

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APRIL 17, 2019

j2 Global said the acquisition will help it grow its global customer base, provide it with access to new markets, and will expand its product lineup. j2 Global said the acquisition will help it grow its global customer base, provide it with access to new markets, and will expand its product lineup.

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SoCal Delicious

NOVEMBER 16, 2012

Southern California is often criticized for having too many startups which only revolve around brand, celebrity, ecommerce, and. marketing, and not enough of the traditional, software-and-algorithm intensive startups you'd expect to see in Silicon Valley. Are you trying to track and figure out what makes your customers tick?

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SoCal CTO

OCTOBER 6, 2011

His basic point was: If someone, including me, tells you something isn’t a great idea and there’s no market for it there are only two acceptable responses. I’m going to take that thought out into the field and validate it with my customers." Customer Validation 101. Either: "That’s interesting. billion dollar mistake.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 14, 2020

The company--which is likely the most active acquirer of companies in Southern California's high tech economy--says it acquired FES IQ , a company in the digital media space, and Buffered VPN , a provider of cloud services based in Gibraltar. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 13, 2010

Pasadena-based Green Dot , the provider of prepaid credit cards which recently debuted on the markets, reported its quarterly earnings Thursday, saying that the tight financing environment continues to drive new customers to the company. The firm had debuted on the market at $36.00. The firm said it had net income of $4.6M

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DECEMBER 28, 2017

During the holiday season, our tradition over the last few years has been to post reflections on the past year and some predictions from Southern California's "movers and shakers" in the technology industry. Techand the markets overall--has enjoyed a surprisingly long stretch of prosperity. It also means going to bed earlier!

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MAY 19, 2011

Search engine giant Google has made its entree into an area long dominated by Southern California technology startups: financial products and leads generation. According to Google Thursday, it has launched Google Advisor , a new service to help users find mortgage, credit card, CD, or checking and savings account offers and rates.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

APRIL 22, 2019

Thursday, April 25, 2019 -- Navigating the Green Rush: Canna Advertising, Marketing and Branding. Hear from stand-out canna brands and marketers as they discuss what to know when launching campaigns to reach customers and partners. See [link] (more)

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JANUARY 29, 2018

Irvine-based cybersecurity sofwtare provider Cylance announced on Monday morning that it has just passed up the $100M in revenues market, only 3.3 Cylance says it now has over 3,800 enterprise customers using its product. The company is one of Southern California's unicorns. READ MORE>>.

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JUNE 30, 2016

According to the two, Rambus will pay $90M in cash for the business, acquiring product inventory, customer contracts, supply chain agreements and intellectual property. Inphi said that the move will allow it to better focus on opportunities in the communications markets. READ MORE>>.

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JULY 3, 2018

Los Angeles-based Funraise , the Los Angeles startup which develops customer relationship management (CRM) and other technology for nonprofits, says it has created a new, $600,000 fund to provide grants to nonprofits. Application for its first round of grants are due by July 31st.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

JUNE 6, 2019

Wednesday, June 12, 2019 -- DigiMarCon West 2019 - Digital Marketing Conference and Exhibition. Hear from some of the most audacious and thought provoking speakers in the digital marketing industry. DigiMarCon West 2019 is your chance to.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 27, 2018

My team is responsible for building tools to help improve the online customer experience, whether that's through native apps, devices, or the web. We have our own A/B testing platform, and my team is responsible for that solution for desktop and native apps, not only for Walmart.com, but also online groceries and the market.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 27, 2018

My team is responsible for building tools to help improve the online customer experience, whether that's through native apps, devices, or the web. We have our own A/B testing platform, and my team is responsible for that solution for desktop and native apps, not only for Walmart.com, but also online groceries and the market.

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San Diego Southern California Technology Artificial Inteligence 100

SoCal CTO

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.

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Berkonomics

JUNE 11, 2015

In my case as a young software entrepreneur, I had a different approach: Fail Locally, one customer at a time. You just had to be lucky, write reasonably good code and land in an industry with some legs, and of course, treat the customer well. As I look back, I can remember so many times where I benefited from good luck.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 24, 2019

The startup, which offers up dockless, electric bicycles to customers, said the funding round came from Tenaya Capital, Bullpen Capital, Crosscut Capital, 3L Capital, Naval Ravikant, and a number of strategic investors from the entertainment and sports communities.

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Southern California Edison Blog

SEPTEMBER 11, 2017

As a division of Southern California Edison (SCE) and a leading provider of fiber optic network solutions for carriers and enterprises in Southern California, we are positioning ourselves to better serve our clients now and in the future. Why this change? Please follow us on Twitter at @SCEFiber and on LinkedIn.

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 27, 2012

Southern California entrepreneur Elon Musk has huge success this year, in (literally) getting commercial spaceflight firm SpaceX --based in Hawthorne--off the ground and into space, with a hugely successful set of flights to the International Space Station (ISS). Musk's last IPO success was electric car maker Tesla Motors.

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Southern California Edison Blog

JANUARY 15, 2019

The telecommunications industry is under increasing pressure as customers demand high speeds and data transport, as well as implementing big data initiatives for their businesses. The faster the speeds and the higher the quality of your offerings, the more customers you’ll win and retain. Expand your coverage. Dark Fiber.

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JANUARY 15, 2019

According to j2 Global, the two acquisitions happened in the fourth quarter, and help it grow its global customer base, provide access to new markets, and to expand its product lineup.

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Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 1, 2011

TechZulu is helping the Southern California tech community out by listing all the great panels. If you do not see your panel listed and are from SoCal let us know in the comments below and I’ll get it listed. Strategy to Get Your First 100 Paying Customers (bigMETHOD, Mixergy, Appsumo, Zaarly).

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Southern California SoCal Guide Mixergy 89

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FEBRUARY 9, 2010

Thanks to all of our sponsors, who make our coverage of Southern California's technology industry possible: Sponsors. Backing Southern California's next great technology companies. Binary Pulse Technology Marketing (www.binarypulse.com). We Create Demand for California's Technology Companies. Think Glendale.

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Berkonomics

APRIL 2, 2020

A business making those necessary items ignored the signs of progress and found itself without a market. late 1960’s (yes, I know, a long time ago), there were 31 phonograph record manufacturing plants in Southern California alone. Surely, you’ve heard the buggy whip analogy. And CD’s with the advent of streaming.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 11, 2009

Thanks to all of our sponsors, who make our coverage of Southern California's technology industry possible: Sponsors. Backing Southern California's next great technology companies. Binary Pulse Technology Marketing (www.binarypulse.com). We Create Demand for California's Technology Companies. Think Glendale.

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FEBRUARY 24, 2020

We casught up with CEO Jay Ackerman to learn more about the company, its market, and how the company is looking to help its customershealth plans and managed care organizations--with risk management and quality improvement using technology. I've been a sales leader, a Chief Revenue Officer, Head of Customer Success.

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OCTOBER 30, 2009

Without all of you, we wouldn't be able to keep you updated on Southern California's high tech news and companies. Backing Southern California's next great technology companies. Binary Pulse Technology Marketing (www.binarypulse.com). We Create Demand for California's Technology Companies. Think Glendale.

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FEBRUARY 13, 2009

In this kind of economy, it's more important than ever to find and locate customers. How do you find customers who are still going strong--and are expanding and hiring? In a tough economy, it might be your key to unlocking customers you didn't know existed, and getting the edge on your competition.

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