Sat.Jan 15, 2011 - Fri.Jan 21, 2011

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Julie Schoenfeld On Perfect Market's New Funding

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This morning, Pasadena-based Perfect Market (www.perfectmarket.com) announced a new, $9M round of funding for the firm's technology, which is used to help publishers monetize their content. We caught up with Julie Schoenfeld , the firm's CEO, to hear about how the firm's offerings have evolved, an interesting comparison of the firm's software to what Demand Media is doing, and what this new funding will go towards.

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CTO Equity - Negotiation After Funding

SoCal CTO

I received an inquiry from a reader of my blog and thought I would provide some thoughts, but would definitely welcome input: I am an unpaid CTO of a small startup. I have been working full time with two founders for about 10 months on full time basis. I have been through many months with them but because of lack of funds, I spent lot of time doing non-technical work for first 4-5 months, spending time with them on putting pitches for investors, cash flows, budgets, writing business plans, produ

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The 18 month rule.

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It can take 18 months from initial concern about a critical employee to getting a replacement up to speed. This insight is not mine, although I have experienced it several times with key employees since becoming sensitive to the concept. An old friend, Dick Tanaka, gets credit for this one. He observed that the process we follow to be humane in our handling of underperforming employees, manage the risk of future lawsuit, finally then move to separate the employee, define the open position, rec

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2011 Venture Capital Outlook

SoCal Tech Calendar

Tuesday, January 25, 2011 -- 2011 Venture Capital Outlook. SDVG. Come hear our expert panelists from the venture industry (NVCA, Sigma Partners, Charles River Ventures, SVB Capital) share and debate their outlook for the industry in 2011. Hear which market segments are attracting the most capital and how Super Angels have reinvigorated activity in early stage investing.

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Can You Ask for Office Rent Relief? How to Manage Your Lease During COVID-19

Office leases are one of companies’ largest expenses, and if your whole team is working from home with no clear end in sight, you may be wondering what to do about your lease.

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President Obama To Honor USC Professor With Math, Science Award

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A University of Southern California professor with a specialty in robotics is one of eleven individuals being honored by President Obama next week, as part of the Presidential Awards for Excellence in Science, Mathematics, and Engineering Mentoring. According to the White House, Obama will be awarding Maja J. Mataric , who is a Professor of Professor of Computer Science, Neuroscience, and Pediatrics at the University of Southern California, at a ceremony at the White House next week.

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CTO Equity - Negotiation After Funding

SoCal CTO

I received an inquiry from a reader of my blog and thought I would provide some thoughts, but would definitely welcome input: I am an unpaid CTO of a small startup. I have been working full time with two founders for about 10 months on full time basis. I have been through many months with them but because of lack of funds, I spent lot of time doing non-technical work for first 4-5 months, spending time with them on putting pitches for investors, cash flows, budgets, writing business plans, produ

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LA Hacker News Meetup

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Saturday, January 22, 2011 -- LA Hacker News Meetup. Watch insightful presentations and mingle with like minded hackers and entrepreneurs at our monthly meetups.

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Green Jobs Growth Surges In California, Says Report

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New jobs data released today by nonpartisan research foundation Next 10 , finds that green job growth surged in California over the lsat few years, despite the economic crisis. According to data released by the group, job employment in the green sector grew three times faster than total employment in California, accounting for 174,000 jobs. The report, based on data from January 2008 to 2009, found the Los Angeles Area had 23 percent of green employment in the state, and 22 percent of green busi

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Flavors.me Vs About.me | Splash Page Supremacy

Tech Zulu Event

The battle for splash page supremacy carries on although no one told Flavors.me they have already lost. I recently wrote an article explaining how About.me sold out to AOL. Visit TechZulu for full story.

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Eight Types of Intelligence Make the Entrepreneur

Startup Professionals Musings

I’ve long believed that entrepreneurs are different. We all know successful entrepreneurs who dropped out of school, and people with high IQs that cannot manage a business. I used to call this “street smarts,” but recently I found a better explanation, called multiple intelligences. Successful entrepreneurs always seem to have several good intelligences.

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State of Evolving Media Address

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Thursday, January 27, 2011 -- Beverly Hills Bar Assoc. Lunch - 3rd Annual State of Evolving Media Address. Leading IP and new media lawyer James D. Nguyen, partner of Wildman, Harrold, Allen and Dixon LLP will discuss the latest trends and legal issues in today's evolving media landscape: Digital distribution of audiovisual content; Rise of the real-time web; Group buying deals for online portals; Image-driven social network sites; Apps move onto more devices; Smartphone games; Games of chance a

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uSamp, Kiplinger Tie On Market Research Panel

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Encino-based uSamp , the online surveying, sample, and panel firm headed by Gregg Lavin and Matt Dusig, has scored a major win with Kiplinger, the firm revealed this morning. uSamp said the Kiplinger organization has chosen the firm to power a custom, online market research panel under the Kiplinger brand. Financial details of the win were not disclosed.

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Powermat: A Brief History and Walkthrough at CES 2011

Tech Zulu Event

It's been just about 2 years since we first came across Powermat at CES and they have come a long way from only providing wireless charging mats. This year Powermat made announcements of a deal with General Motors to wirelessly enable vehicles, to airports, offices, and more of today’s most popular smartphones. Visit TechZulu for full story.

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Great Entrepreneurs Master Reflective Thinking

Startup Professionals Musings

Startups and entrepreneurs are drowning in the information overload, where the volume of data created is like a new Library of Congress every 15 minutes. That creates a huge gap between data and meaning, and makes quick decisions and action ever more difficult. We all need to take a little more time to think. On the other end of the spectrum, some people “over-think” things to the point of inaction.

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Growth Capital Conference

SoCal Tech Calendar

Thursday, January 27, 2011 -- Growth Capital Conference. Network with capital sources, advisors, deal makers and 50 entrepreneurs seeking capital and counsel. DEAL DISPLAY showcases attractive firms needing growth capital. View products, videos, on-line demos. Hot Networking Breakfast at 7:00 AM sharp!

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Insights and Opinions: 3 Things to Avoid When Fundraising in LA

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For today's Insights and Opinions article, we have an article from Ryan Born , CEO of AudioMicro , on his experience fundraising in Los Angeles. In an article that is sure to spur many comments and a few flames, Ryan gives his opinion on the 3 Things to Avoid When Fundraising in LA. It’s been over 3 years since I moved to LA and started what I’ll call the Los Angeles Venture Capital “fundraising scene&#.

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Turn Any Smartphone App To A Ford SYNC App | Ford SYNC AppLink SDK

Tech Zulu Event

What would cars be these days without apps? Oh right, they would be a way of transportation to help us get around. Well if you just can't live without your car being app enabled, Ford has some great news for you and developers. Visit TechZulu for full story.

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Name the Big Three Social Networks for Business

Startup Professionals Musings

With the advent of social networking sites like LinkedIn, Twitter, and Facebook, Internet usage has totally morphed, from a serious business medium, to a social and fun medium that still means business. Regular people now build business applications with “mashup” technology, rather than hiring programmers. I’m a technology follower from the early days of the Internet, so a couple of years ago I decided to dive into this new world and check it out (who even heard of blogging or mashups ten years

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Red Herring Global 2011

SoCal Tech Calendar

Tuesday, January 25, 2011 -- Red Herring Global 2011. The Red Herring Global 2011 forum will feature presentations from the Red Herring 100 Global Award winners, and keynote addresses from leading investors and CEOs of game-changing companies. There will be insightful roundtable sessions along with numerous opportunities for members to meet and interact with their peers.

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PostUp Buys UberTwitter, Becomes UberMedia

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Pasadena-based PostUp , the Internet advertising firm spawned out of Idealab, said Friday afternoon that it has acquired UberTwitter , developer of a Twitter client that runs on the BlackBerry Platform. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. As part of the acquisition, the firm said it has changed its named to Ubermedia. The name change marks the second for PostUp (formerly known as TweetUp) in less than six months; the firm had changed its name in August to TweetUp.

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Brian Solis Takes The Reins For The Pivot Conference

Tech Zulu Event

Congratulations to our good friend, best-selling author and social media thought leader Brian Solis! He will be heading up as Editorial Director and Host for 2011 and future Pivot Conference's. Solis will take over the reins from Chris Shipley, who will be focusing on her position as chairman and CEO of Guidewire Group. Visit TechZulu for full story.

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Seven Characteristics of a Committed Entrepreneur

Startup Professionals Musings

We’ve all heard the old joke “In a bacon-and-egg breakfast, the chicken is involved, but the pig is committed.” This quote epitomizes the true essence of commitment. We all know at least one self-professed entrepreneur who claims to committed, but seems to treat it like a part-time hobby, won’t put any personal skin in the game, and is quick to give up when things are tough.

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Red Herring Global 2011

SoCal Tech Calendar

Monday, January 24, 2011 -- Red Herring Global 2011. The Red Herring Global 2011 forum will feature presentations from the Red Herring 100 Global Award winners, and keynote addresses from leading investors and CEOs of game-changing companies. There will be insightful roundtable sessions along with numerous opportunities for members to meet and interact with their peers.

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Illumina Expands in Latin America

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San Diego-based Illumina , which manufactures genetic sequencing tools for the life sciences industry, said late Tuesday that it has opened up a new office in Sao Paolo, Brazil, to focus on business across Latin America. Illumina said the office will make it easier to connect wiht researchers in the Latin American region. Illumina said the office will open on February 1st.

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The Future of Personal Manufacturing | The Thing-O-Matic 3D Printer

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3D printers have been around for a while, however, just until recently are the general consumer beginning to hear about them and actually have the chance to buy them. How does it work? Just as you think it might. Visit TechZulu for full story.

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Five Common Mistakes in Jumping the Corporate Ship

Startup Professionals Musings

Many people, especially those who have spent years struggling up the corporate ladder, dream of jumping ship and becoming an entrepreneur. But every job move is fraught with risk, and the move from employee to entrepreneur is on the high end of the risk curve. This is a big jump, especially in a down economy, so do your homework first on this one. According to an article in the Harvard Business Review a while back, “Five Ways to Bungle a Job Change” there are at least five common missteps that p

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Real Answers for Tough Times

SoCal Tech Calendar

Saturday, January 22, 2011 -- Real Answers for Tough Times. CTC First Annual Achievement Summit. Start 2011 Off Right! Discover answers that can be Powerfully Integrated into your Business, Career and Life! Global Business Visionaries will share what IS and IS NOT working in today's uncertain environment. Connect with a network of like-minded leaders and achievers.

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Mogreet Wins CBS TV Station

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Los Angeles-based Mogreet , the video marketing and mobile messaging startup headed by James Citron, said today that it has launched a new mobile video service for WGCL-TV, CBS-Atlanta. According to Mogreet, the new service will deliver video news and weather alerts to viewers' mobile devices. Financial details of the win were not disclosed. Mogreet said it is powering the service, which allows users to text keywords to the station for video updates.

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How I Use Visualization to Drive Creativity

Both Sides of the Table

Creativity. I’ve always believed it’s been one of the most important attributes of business success yet something very few business leaders talk about. So I thought I’d write a post about how I drive my personal creativity. (A slightly shorter version of this post originally appeared on TechCrunch ). As a practitioner of creativity rather than as an instructor of it I’m certain that there are many ways to get the creative juices flowing and how to release more creativit

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2011 May be the Year of the IPO for Social Media

Startup Professionals Musings

It has been at least a decade since going public via an Initial Public Offering (IPO) has been considered a credible exit strategy for startups. But the word is out on Reuters that LinkedIn, Twitter, and maybe even Facebook are looking hard at going public this year, so all of a sudden the IPO option is back in business plans again as an exit strategy for startups.

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Economic Forecasting

SoCal Tech Calendar

Friday, January 21, 2011 -- TechAmerica Presents: Senior Finance Executive Roundtable Breakfast Series: Are you getting your FREE money? R and D tax credit. Economic Forecasting. Speaker: TBA.

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Interview with Costin Tuculescu, Freebinar

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In recent years, one of the more common ways to share information, conduct training, or pitch your company to other has been through online, web-based webinar and conferencing. However, those services can be expensive, particularly for individual users and small and medium sized businesses. To address the need for more affordable webinars, services like DimDim (acquired by Salesforce.com earlier this month), and Huntington Beach-based Freebinar (www.freebinar.com) have been offering up free webi

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Why Did I Invest in the Company Pose?

Both Sides of the Table

What a sweet feeling it was last week to see the launch of the photo sharing site Pose , whose application targets shoppers of apparel. If you don’t know it and own an iPhone (soon Android) please check it out. What I’d like to do is tell you the story of how the investment came to be, what my thesis is / was and share some thoughts on macro trends.

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MaxLinear Gets Connected TV Win

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Carlsbad-based MaxLinear , the developer of analog and RF semiconductors, reported today that it has been selected by Spanish consumer electronics firm Bluesens , for a new connected TV device. MaxLinear said that Bluesens is using its DVB-T HDTV receiver ICs. Shipment volumes and expected financial impact of the design win was not announced. Bluesens is using MaxLinear's products as part of its web:tv connected home device, which provides time shift and PVR functionality combined with HDTV rece

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Adconion Spins Out Joost

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Adconion Media Group , the Internet advertising firm which has been ramping up its operations in Santa Monica, said today that it is spinning out its video product, Joost Video Network , into a new, standalone business, also based in Santa Monica. Adconion acquired the assets of Joost from the founders of Skype in November of 2009. Joost offers up video advertising for brands, as well as related services such as site and inventory representation in addition to content production.

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mygameIQ Ties With Women in Games International

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mygameIQ , the digital distribution and content management platform for gaming firms developed by Westlake Village-based Pragmatic Solutions , said today that it is in a promotion with Women In Games International. According to Pragmatic Solutions, mygameIQ is looking to find games produced by and for women to become part of a special WIGI channel on the site, which helps users find both online and downloadable games.