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A Conversation With Appetize's Kevin Anderson On Getting Customer Service Right

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Ahead of the conference, we sat down and spoke with Kevin Anderson , co-founder and CEO of Los Angeles-based Appetize (www.appetizeapp.com), a rapidly growing developer of point-of-sale software, on the topic of customer service. That was important, especially in the early days, to get them to use a brand new piece of software.

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TechZulu Top 2013 SXSW Panel Picks & More

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Culture and Entertainment. Immersive Entertainment – Sensation to Imagination. Culture and Entertainment. Culture and Entertainment. Culture and Entertainment. Culture and Entertainment. Culture and Entertainment. Culture and Entertainment. Outsourcing Startup Operations. Catching Fire?

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Product Management for Startups in Los Angeles – Steve Gilison

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Steve Gilison worked as a market researcher and product manager at a startup where my company, TechEmpower , did the software / web development. It’s very difficult to communicate the value of my services and it’s even harder to find people/companies looking to outsource their product development to a business guy like myself.

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Interview with Kevin Strong, FutureDash

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Kevin Strong: FutureDash is a software company, and our core technology is actually focused on real-time dashboards, primarily for consumers and small businesses. Our server software sits on those devices very easily. We're outsourcing lots of development, and our developers are all around the world in low cost locations.

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SoCal Heads to SXSWi | 2012 Panel Picking Guide

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Scaling thru Outsourcing. Consumerism of business freemium software (BetterWorks). Funding: The New Indie: BONA FIDE film. Startups: Demystifying the PR Process for the Lean Startup (Symphony PR). Moral Psychology and Big Data Singularity. Merge Offline/Online Networks for Startup Success.

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Twiistup 007: Final Showoff's Additional Speakers and TZ Discount

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Founder and CEO of Mandalay Entertainment, the visionary multimedia venture spanning movies, TV, sports, and new media, Peter Guber is among the most successful executives in the entertainment and communications industries. You folks are just that awesome that we try and hook our readers up whenever we can so you are Welcome!

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63 Los Angeles Entrepreneurs To Be Proud Of

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Charlie Capen is co-founder of HowToBeADad.com , an entertainment site and dad blog for “parents, soon-to-be parents and people who have no desire to procreate, whatsoever.” Charlie Capen – Co-founder of HowToBeADad.com. Isaac Garcia – CEO and Co-founder of Central Desktop. Isaac Garcia is the CEO & Co-founder of Central Desktop.