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SEPTEMBER 9, 2014

Carslbad-based satellite and wireless networking developer ViaSat said today that it has scored a big, $54M contract, from the Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command (SPAWAR). ViaSat said the contract covers a program for migrating a line-of-sight radio system used for tactical data links used by the military.

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AUGUST 24, 2015

Carlsbad-based satellite networking technology developer ViaSat reported this morning that it has certified the company's security, systems-on-a-chip technology with the National Security Agency (NSA). Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command. The chip is being used as part of a system with the U.S. READ MORE>>.

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OCTOBER 2, 2014

Los Angeles-based venture capital investor Upfront Ventures is the lead investor in a developer of a heads up display for any car, which the company likens to a "Google Glass for your Car". Navdy --which is based in San Francisco--said it raised $6.5M Navdy --which is based in San Francisco--said it raised $6.5M READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 4, 2013

Carlsbad-based ViaSat , the satellite communications operator and developer, reported a $34M contract win this morning. The win came from the Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command (SPAWAR), and will go towards developing a crytographic module used for satellite communications by the Navy, Marines Corps, and Army.

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socalTECH

MAY 6, 2013

Cheers , the developer of a mobile app aimed at spreading gratitude and cheer to people--which is venture backed by $2.5M The startup, which is headed by Farhad Mohit (Bizrate/Shopzilla) and backed by MindFund, Charles River Ventures, Trinity Ventures, Naval Ravikant, and others--has the tagline "celebrate life and happiness."

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APRIL 20, 2017

SafeGraph, which is led by Auren Hoffman, has not disclosed what it's product is about; Dangermond and ESRI helped create the modern geographical information system (GIS) industry; ESRI started developing GIS systems in 1969. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 10, 2014

Thousand Oaks-based Teledyne Technologies , which develops electronics instrumentation, digital imaging products, aerospace, defense, systems, and a wide range of other products and services, reported Thursday that it has scored a $9.9M contract from the U.S. According to the company, the contract comes from the U.S.

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 27, 2014

Instead, he''s one of the key angel investors in a new, crowdfunding site called Ramen , which launched this week at Calacanis'' Launch Conference, saying that it has raised a seed funding from Calacanis, Naval Ravikant (AngelList), and Matt Cutler, to bring its online crowdfunding service for software projects to market. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 11, 2011

Los Angeles-based Chromatik , which is developing a web-based, music learning products, took the top honors at the Twiistup Showoff event Thursday night. Judges of the event were Naval Ravikant (Angel List), Scott Sangster (TechCoast Angels), Matt Thompson (Microsoft), Paige Craig (BetterWorks), and Jim Andelman (Rincon Venture Partners).

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socalTECH

JULY 8, 2009

Pasadena-based Evolution Robotics , an Idealab-backed firm developing robotics software, said today that it has won a federal contract from the U.S. Navy Office of Naval Research, which is worth nearly $1M. According to Evolution Robotics, the contract covers research on scaling visual recognition for maritime domain awareness.

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InfoChachkie

AUGUST 29, 2011

Naval Ravikant, Co-Founder of AngelList and Venture Hacks, details a variety of factors that influence your chances of raising venture funding in this informative interview. Naval Ravikant describes how Silicon Valley’s dominance over the venture capital landscape will evolve over time in the previously mentioned interview.

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Venture Capital Capital Funding Technical Review 233

socalTECH

APRIL 10, 2009

Calabasas-based National Technical Systems , a provider of engineering services to the defense, aerospace, communications, and other markets, said Thursday that the firm has gained an award from the Naval Surface Warefare Center (NSWC), Indian Head Division.

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Tech Zulu Event

AUGUST 18, 2011

If we take a look back Zaarly was one of the most successful startups to come out of February’s LASW with over $1M in funding from Felicis Ventures, Lightbank, Ashton Kutcher, Paul Buchheit, Bill Lee, Naval Ravikant, and Michael Arrington. Its going to be really fun seeing what grows and becomes the reigning champ this time around.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 2, 2008

San Diego-based Avaak, which is developing wireless video networking technology, said Thursday that it has raised $7M in a Series A funding. According to Avaak, the funding will go towards product development, marketing, and sales.

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SoCal CTO

MAY 18, 2010

Continuing my series of posts that I’ve been collecting that live at the intersection of Startups, Startup Development and being a Startup CTO. Here are a couple of the other collections: 16 Great Startup Posts from March , Startup CTO Top 30 Posts for April. Thanks Steve!

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InfoChachkie

JANUARY 9, 2013

2011 was the year of the video interview, in which I spoke with the likes of Guy Kawasaki, Len Short, Brad Feld, Naval Ravikant and Steve Blank. YouTubers Come Of Age – Google Scores A Solid Return On Its Video Development Fund. > Greetings loyal readers. > 20,200 views on Forbes, > 2,200 views of accompanying video.

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SoCal CTO

JUNE 9, 2010

Guide to Evaluating Startup Ideas - Tony Wright dot com , May 27, 2010 A great developer I once worked with was kvetching at lunch one day. They’re deep into Customer Development ,” he said. Innovative. Disruptive. We get it! I Be specific. Here’s why. Your Process Doesn’t Work.

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Startup Venture Capital Conference Social Media 248

Tech Zulu Event

APRIL 8, 2011

We opened an office in San Francisco last week and are adding developers to the team. We have an phenomenal group of investors that includes Ashton Kutcher, Felicis Ventures, Paul Buchheit, Bill Lee, Naval Ravikant, and Lightbank – the venture fund created by Groupon’s founders. How big is your team? and many other cities.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 2, 2011

But having lived through 3 downturns in my working career I have developed a point-of-view. But I wrote an entire blog post (and had Nivi & Naval on This Week in VC today) to discuss why I felt that was the case. I can’t imagine that a 24-year-old entrepreneur knows what to think. Is VC being disrupted by AngelList?

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Xconomy

MARCH 19, 2018

View the Slideshow Now that we know autonomous vehicles are going to be a real thing, we are watching an entirely new industry unfold.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 15, 2010

We read each of these statements from Chris Dixon, Babak Nivi, Naval Ravikant and me. 6mm in Series A: Investors: Union Square Ventures (Brad Burnham) (lead), Ron Conway, Chris Dixon, Caterina Fake, Naval Ravikant, Nirav Tolia, Joshua Schachter, Micah Siegel, Bob Pasker – Read more: VentureBeat. YOu should check it out.

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Xconomy

JUNE 23, 2016

The center also asked the San Diego Regional Economic Development Corp. Many of the government contracts for cybersecurity are awarded by the Navy’s San Diego-based Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command (SPAWAR). SPAWAR alone employs an additional 3,390 locals in cybersecurity, according to the study.

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San Diego Study Outsource Development Report 69

socalTECH

MAY 23, 2017

Our interview this morning is with Jonathan Zweig , the CEO of Los Angeles-based AppOnboard (www.apponboard.com), which has created software which allows mobile app developers--and in particular, mobile game developers--to create demos of those games which can be played without having to download and install those apps.

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socalTECH

JULY 13, 2011

Today's interview is with Los Angeles-based Miso Media , a developer of iPad-based music education software, which uses note detection to help users learn guitar, ukulele, and banjo. Finally, we hooked up with AngelList, Naval Ravikant really helped us out, which is how we found Google Ventures. How long has the app been available now?

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Media Education Google Startup 267

SoCal CTO

SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

Making Money From Social Games - ArcticStartup , August 23, 2010 Games Developer Conference Europe 2010 (GDCE) took place last week in Cologne, Germany. Develop your business plan. " Solving the Innovator’s Dilemma – Customer Development in a Big Company - Steve Blank , August 23, 2010 One of the ways I learn is to teach.

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SoCal CTO

OCTOBER 5, 2010

Sean Murphy on the first dozen enterprise customers - Gabriel Weinberg , September 8, 2010 I recently did a Traction Book interview with Sean Murphy who runs a boutique cutomer development firm in Silicon Valley. How To Pick A Co-Founder , by Naval Ravikant (Venture Hacks). development is the proliferation of web Apps (e.g.

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