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Hacking Hacker News – How Wily Startups Leverage Social News Sites

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I reached out to Michael after their surprising day at the top of Hacker News during early September. The innocuous post, which was simply titled " Divshot " generated over 110 comments and was awarded nearly 200 points by Hacker News' notoriously jaded readers. According to Michael, the Hacker News exposure was completely unplanned.

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Performio Sees Growth After HQ Move To Irvine

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Irvine-based software developer Performio, which develops incentive compensation management software, says it saw 110 percent growth in North America for its FY2020, after relocating its headquarters to Irvine in 2019.

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Generative AI – The End of Empty Textboxes

TechEmpower

Drop-off on the first page of an application is bad news. So instead, we fill it with a completely custom blurb, written just for him: Hello! Thanks to his custom blurb, instead of closing his browser and feeling inadequate for the rest of the day, Mark completes his bio and becomes a happy customer.

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Eucalyptus Systems Raises $30M

socalTECH

Santa Barbara-based Eucalyptus Systems , the cloud computing software developer headed by Marten Mickos , has raised $30M in a Series C round of funding, the firm announced this morning. The firm will use the new funds for product innovation, sales, and customer support. IVP's Steve Harrick joins the company's board.

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Thanks to socalTECH's Sponsors!

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Thanks to all of the sponsors and advertisers, who allow us to keep you updated on Southern California's high tech news and companies. Custom Insurance Programs for Technology Companies. Murano Software (www.muranosoft.com). Your Software Development Partner. They include: Sponsors. Helping entrepreneurs succeed.

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Eight Repeat Entrepreneurs To Watch In SoCal

socalTECH

Here are eight Southern California companies and the experienced, successful entrepreneurs heading up their efforts, who haven't had any problems finding investors--or customers--for their firms. Demand Media / Richard Rosenblatt / Los Angeles - Rosenblatt's last big win: MySpace, where he was Chairman, brokering its sale to News Corp.

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Lead Developer to CTO at a Startup

SoCal CTO

What existing systems will we leverage, what programming languages, software development methodologies, web application frameworks, revision control systems, etc.? If you are a Lead Developer now and want to grow into a CTO role, there's some good news and bad news. Get in front of customers as often as you can.

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