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SoCal Inventors Recognized By Popular Mechanics

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A number of Southern California inventors and companies have been recognized today by magazine Popular Mechanics , for their work on what the magazine says are "world changing" innovations. Tags: southern california inventor ucla innovation. The team behind the artificial retina project, backed by the U.S. READ MORE>>.

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Interview with Andy Steuer, Punchcard

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At the time, they were shipping out CD ROMs with 300 albums, album artwork, and three song samples each. So how did you end up back in Southern California? Andy Steuer: Back in 2002, I moved back to Southern California, because my wife runs her own interior design company, and there are great jobs down here for her.

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Selecting a Web Development Company

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So here are some thoughts on selecting the right firm. Different firms will have very different skill sets: Do you need user interface design? Graphic design? You will find firms that are design/interface heavy and light on development. What Do You Need It''s critical to know what kind of skills you really need.

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Document Your MVP for a Developer

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Examples (these are going to be more detailed than you need to get to at this point): Sample Spec Functional Specification Example Wireframes, Comps, Clickable Prototype Create wireframes for a few key screens that sketch your concept using a tool like Balsamiq. Send across any graphic designs you currently have.

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Match Algorithm and Inputs

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Critical Mass Problem One thing that many startups don’t recognize going into the design of their matching algorithm is the problem of critical mass. In terms of the design of the algorithm, you probably need to design your algorithm to be flexible in how it surfaces matches in the case where there are relatively few possible matches.

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Off To SXSW, Our Schedule, And A Special Thanks

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The time has come for us to say goodbye SoCal (temporarily of course) and HELLO Austin! AudioMicro - Are you a composer, publisher, songwriter, musician, independent band, sound designer, or audio engineer? Their products are designed to be powerful, affordable and relevant. Echo - is the next generation commenting system.

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Interview with Jerry Fitch, Teridian Semiconductor

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We've got four generation of parts in the market, with three in production, and the fourth sampling--with a fifth in design. Today, they're designing into the larger appliances smart grid programs, and a number of server manufacturers are starting to design in and introduce energy measurement into their devices as well.

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