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SpotOn raises $300M at a $3.15B valuation and acquires Appetize

TechCrunch LA

The latest investment is being used to finance the acquisition of another company in the space — Appetize, a digital and mobile commerce payments platform for enterprises such as sports and entertainment venues, theme parks and zoos. So they see a responsibility to install the necessary technology to properly run their business.”.

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Taylor Freeman of UploadVR on Building a Passionate Culture for Good

Tech.Co

Working in the film and event industry for many years, Taylor Freeman decided to put his career on hold and travel around Europe reflecting on what is important and discovering his true passion, technology. “My Taylor returned home and dove into learning web development and design on his own.

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Software Development Companies in Southern California

SoCal CTO

They are generally the senior most person responsible for custom software development, database design, database administration, web development, etc. Yes, there are some events around particular technologies. But where do the software development companies in Southern California congregate?

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Product Management for Startups in Los Angeles – Steve Gilison

SoCal CTO

Steve Gilison worked as a market researcher and product manager at a startup where my company, TechEmpower , did the software / web development. I have about 11 years in the technology sector including roles doing market research, sales and product development. Remind me about your background Steve? Or maybe not.

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4 Essential Webpage Elements for Getting Site Visitors to Convert

Tech Zulu Event

Much effort and study has been expended to determine how a web site can better convert its visitors to paying customers. The good news is there are more than a few ways to improve the chances a visitor will become a customer. . It is estimated that reviews and recommendations are responsible for a huge number of online purchases.

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Interview with Robert Flynn, Aggregage

socalTECH

Back in the early days of LA venture capital, I was first an associate of a fund, and then partner of a fund, Entertainment Media Venture Partners. Entertainment is confusing--we didn't make investments in pure content plays. On the other side, we had about one third of our investments in early stage, technology driven companies.

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A Day in the Life of a Product Manager

Tech Zulu Event

The conversation moves on to dependence (Jen’s stated challenge) on other existing technologies as Vic Parekh of Machinima nods. You need to research what they do, and on the development/API side, that’s something that you’ll have to go in and fix too. His interests include Analytics and Lean Product Development.

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