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A Chat with Chris Tragos of Jetpack

socalTECH

Chris Tragos: Jetpack is an ad platform, which I would describe as the most beautiful, best engaging, and most performant ad product for desktop, mobile, and tablet. Our business is helping those guys make more money, through our better ad product. But, you still have lots of ideas. We are primarily focused on publishers.

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What Makes an Entrepreneur (3/11) – Ability to Pivot

Both Sides of the Table

Every entrepreneur starts with an idea that they believe makes sense. But then your customes start using your products, your competitors come out with new offerings and your business partners decide to launch a similar product rather than working with you. Did you know that their original product wasn’t a video camera?

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The End of the Web? Don’t Bet on It. Here’s Why

Both Sides of the Table

The trends are legit, but we have no idea what unexpected breakthrough in human interaction is going to change everything.” He argues for a world he calls POSO (post social) in which we will only use social applications which drastically cut down our time involvement and/or increase our productivity. A tough way to drive.

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Pragmatism with Flavor

TechEmpower

Sure we still get excited and animated about a new JavaScript library, a new CSS trick, a new device, or a new data store. Imagine your prototyping is over, and you're building a production system. When working with other people's money to implement their ideas, we don't want to be technology early adopters. Think of the money!

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Congrats To The Spotlight: LA Tech Fall Presenting Companies at UCLA

Tech Zulu Event

The evening will consist of a series of live stage demonstrations guaranteed to impress and inspire new ideas among all in attendance. We offer an intensive three-month program and provide up to $18,000 of seed capital, extensive mentorship and a shared work environment to help entrepreneurs go from idea to product to fundable business.

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Interview with William Chow, Mobophiles

socalTECH

William--who, among prior experience developed Stamps.com's security architecture--sat down with us to explain the firm's products and plans. What does Mobophiles do, and what the idea behind the product is? What we wanted to do is allow people to be productive when they wanted to be productive.

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Spotlight: LA Tech | One Year, Recap, and Thank You!

Tech Zulu Event

We offer an intensive three-month program and provide up to $18,000 of seed capital, extensive mentorship and a shared work environment to help entrepreneurs go from idea to product to fundable business. Applications are now open for the January 2012 program. The Hybrid Group is passionate about making useful things with technology.

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