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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. SpotOn is paying $415 million in cash and stock for the Los Angeles-based company.

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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. But where do the software development companies in Southern California congregate? or focused on industry or type of company.

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Taylor Freeman of UploadVR on Building a Passionate Culture for Good

Tech.Co

Taylor returned home and dove into learning web development and design on his own. He ended up building a digital agency that did everything from custom apps and web development to branding and digital marketing. This location will become the headquarters for UploadVR.

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The Age of Virtualization

SoCal Tech Calendar

Wednesday, January 21, 2009 -- The Age of Virtualization: Enabling 3D artists to succeed on the web. The popularization of the 3D art form, made possible by the entertainment industry, has spawned a new generation of artists. San Diego SIGGRAPH. See [link] (more).

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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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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. Likely any successful web entrepreneur has more ideas than time. It was great to hear from a long, lost colleague the other day. Remind me about your background Steve? Or maybe not.

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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. What we did was we owned television stations, radio stations, cable stations.

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