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Customer Validation - 33 Great Articles

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I’m going to take that thought out into the field and validate it with my customers." I’ve spoken to dozens of customers, I have a validated customer persona, built an MVP to test key behavioral hypotheses, and the data doesn’t back what you’re saying." Customer Validation 101. Either: "That’s interesting.

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SoCal Edison Hits One Million Smart Meters Installed

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The electric utility said that it started installing smart meters starting in September 2009, with a plan to install five million smart meters for both residential and small business customers by the end of 2012. Tags: socal edison smart meter southern california energy electricity cleantech clean demand.

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Reflections On 2019: Andy Wilson, Alliance for SoCal Innovation

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Today, we share the thoughts of Andy Wilson , Managing Director of the Alliance for SoCal Innovation (www.alliancesocal.org). While 2018 was all about better understanding the SoCal opportunity, 2019 was about honing our focus and defining our core programs. We'll be featuring contributions all through the holiday season.

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Eight Repeat Entrepreneurs To Watch In SoCal

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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. Blackline / Therese Tucker - Tucker was CTO at SunGard Treasury Systems, and knows her customers--finance folks at enterprise firms--well.

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Top 120 Startup Posts for 2010

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500 Hats , February 1, 2010 When to Use Facebook Connect – Twitter Oauth – Google Friend Connect for Authentication? First Principles. Steve Blank , January 25, 2010 10 Tips for Adding Game Mechanics to a Non-Gaming Service - ReadWriteStart , September 21, 2010 Startups & VCs: Learn How to Design, Market, & Eat Your Own. -

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Unusual Perk For SoCal Technology Firm: Unlimited, Paid Vacation

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LRN--which is around the corner from UCLA--serves such customers as 3M, Dow, Johnson & Johnson, Loews, Pfizer and Siemens. The benefit is unusual in what often seems to be an always-on, always-working, go-go environment in the Silicon Beach startup community. READ MORE>>.

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Reflections on 2018: Andy Wilson, Alliance for SoCal Innovation

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Our first is with Andy Wilson of the Alliance for SoCal Innovation. In the Spring we publicly released the Boston Consulting Group's extremely thoughtful strategic assessment of the SoCal region. Their report crystallized the opportunity and pathways to moving SoCal forward as one of the leading global innovation ecosystem.