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Announcing The Socaltech 50: Southern California's Up-and-Comers

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Daryl Bernstein , RightSignature (Santa Barbara, software). James Borow and Clark Landry (shared position), SHIFT (Los Angeles, Santa Monica, advertising). Josef Gorowitz , Swagbucks (Torrance, online marketing/rewards). Aaron Hirschhorn , DogVacay (Santa Monica, marketplace). Ryan Hudson , Honey (Pasadena, apps).

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Dynamic Duos – Are You Batman Or Robin?

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Earlier this year, researchers at USC proved the veracity of this old adage. For instance, a team comprised solely of engineers is greatly handicapped, as is a team exclusively made up of sales and marketing executives. The same foundational elements that lead to a successful marriage are precursors to startup success.

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Interview with Kos Galatsis, Carbonics

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In the startup world, one of the most difficult journeys to market is by companies who are taking basic scientific advances and technologies originally developed at universities, and taking them all the way to use in the commercial world. So explain where you are now with the taking your technology to market?

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Interview with Richard Koffler and John Morris, The Tech CEO Network

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That technology is coming out of USC's biomedical department, which is part of its School of Engineering. John Morris: I think it's trying to make a decent connection with customers, and trying to assess the size and viability of the market. At USC, there's probably five or six different touchpoints. Thanks, and good luck!

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TechZulu Presents: The Annual Startup Forecast

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Topics of discussion will be Wearables Technology, Bitcoin, SaaS, Cloud, Mobile, Gaming, Social Markets, what surprises are coming for 2014, creating value with your company, hiring problem solvers, and building a sensible businesses. Brock Pierce is a 10x entrepreneur best known for pioneering the market for digital currency.

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Surf Air Takes Flight Despite Turbulent Times

Tech Zulu Event

One of the quintessential end goals of this feature is to make life easier for busy entrepreneurs and investors in California by quickly connecting them to critical hubs like LA, Silicon Valley and Santa Barbara. Surf Air’s Facebook page is currently managed by Surf Air Marketing Coordinator Mark Noble. Regional Roots.

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Some Thoughts on Leadership Going into 2016

Both Sides of the Table

In fact, 50% of our investments are in Southern California, from Santa Barbara to San Diego. But putting no time into anchoring your beliefs because you’re too busy executing sales, marketing, support, product & engineering is an easy recipe for leadership drift. He took a star receiver from USC in the college draft.

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