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Catching Up With Mike Giardello, President of Innovate Pasadena

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Pasadena has a long history as a center of the technology and innovation world�all the way back to first American experiments with rocket launches in 1936�Southern California's first foray into the rocket business (sorry, SpaceX)--through the Internet boom with Idealab, to today. What else do you think Pasadena needs in the ecosystem?

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The next big restaurant chain may not own any kitchens

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If investors at some of the biggest technology companies are right, the next big restaurant chain could have no kitchens of its own. If anyone is aware of the massive market potential for leveraging on-demand services, it’s Kalanick. On-demand food startup Sprig is shutting down today. They just have to enable it.

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DFR2013: Over 700 Celebrate The socalTECH 50 At The Skirball Center

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We partnered up with the Digital Family Reunion to bring together the technology community for the night, for a night of networking (and more networking), live music, food, drink, and great company. party skirball event dfr2013 entrepreneurship feature entrepreneur awards socaltech50' READ MORE>>.

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Announcing The Socaltech 50: Southern California's Up-and-Comers

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We''re proud to announce the Socaltech 50 , our list of the 50, up-and-coming people in Southern California''s technology ecosystem. Tim Cadogan , OpenX (Pasadena, advertising). Isaac Garcia , Central Desktop (Pasadena, software). Matthew Goldman , Wallaby Financial (Pasadena, financial).

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Interview with Marcus Filipovich, Ocular Data Systems

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Last week, Pasadena-based Ocular Data Systems (www.oculardatasystems.com) announced a funding round from the Pasadena Angels, for its camera-based systems used by law enforcement to capture evidence in drunk or drugged driving cases. How did the company and its technology come about? What does Ocular Data Systems do?

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Smarter Digital Marketing With Smartify's Carla Bourque

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Pasadena-based Smartify (www.getsmartify.com)''s CEO, Carla Bourque , recently talked to us about the company''s online marketing platform, and how it differentiates itself from a lot of other competitors in the market. Carla Bourque: Smartify has been based in Pasadena for the past three and a half years. What is Smartify?

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Ten Of The Top Tech Companies For Employees In LA

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Demand Media. Demand Media consistently popped up near number one in the list of "companies to work for" from our readers. The firm, based in Pasadena, has dozens of. NastyGal is just one of a number of fashion-meets-technology startups to emerge in Los Angeles, which. The now-public. The company recently reported record.