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Steve Poizner Boots Up New Southern California Tech Nonprofit

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The new group says it will develop initiatives that encourage tech entrepreneurs, venture capitalists and top talent to locate to and stay in Southern California, complementing and extending the success of Silicon Valley and the Bay Area. Marc Stern of The TCW Group, and Scott Wolfe of Latham and Watkins in San Diego.

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Cyber Rain Finds New CEO

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Los Angeles-based Cyber Rain , the venture backed developer of smart irrigation controllers, has tapped an entrepreneur known for making waterless urinals ubiquitous in the US and around the world, as its new CEO. Krug has also previously served at Paramount Pictures and the Walt Disney Company, among other companies.

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Create An Industry Alliance Entrepreneurs: Need Friends On The Startup Playground

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Entrepreneurs can emulate de la Guerra’s strategy and make their adVenture appear far larger than reality and thus increasing its influence and market reach while discouraging competitive threats by creating an industry alliance. The same phenomenon is true for startups. This enhanced the relevance and cohesion of the alliances.

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Convergence Of Mobile Devices With The Physical World

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How often we connect and how we connect has been paramount to our history as a civilization - and to our modern economy. We will then hear from three entrepreneurs that are pioneering advanced uses of mobile technologies - right here in our community. MIT Enterprise Forum of the Central Coast. See [link] (more).

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Ten Of The Top Tech Companies For Employees In LA

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NastyGal is just one of a number of fashion-meets-technology startups to emerge in Los Angeles, which. has long been home to both technology and fashion--but, based on its trajectory, looks to be one of the fastest growing. Frank Addante, who founded Rubicon, is a serial entrepreneur who co-founded L90, which was acquired.

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13 Red Flags To Avoid In Your Investor Funding Pitch

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Others, like Guy Kawasaki , have irreverently called some of these “entrepreneur lies,” but I prefer to think of them as innocent enhancements or omissions that can kill your deal. Terms “paradigm shift” or “disruptive technology” used more than once. Entrepreneurs in this category are usually dreamers.

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Interview with Sara Bordo, NowLive

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NowLive is trying to do just that, leveraging both technology and the entertainment world to build its business. Bordo has previously served at Paramount and MGM, in addition to a stint at SocialVibe.com. My first studio role was in digital media at Paramount Pictures. What is NowLive all about? It's all part of the same vision.

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