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Social Networking and Business Value

SoCal CTO

Just a quick note that I'll be moderating a Technology Council Event : Social Networking as a Business Strategy May 19, 2009 - Culver City Social networking media are used on a daily basis to grow businesses and expand career opportunities. This Panel will explore issues such as: How can companies best utilize social networking media?

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Burn the bridges behind.

Berkonomics

My sales tax payments were due in the next few days, and I didn’t have the money. But I did have an appointment, a sales opportunity the next morning. I made the sale, and paid my debts. It was about the earliest days of our life together when we moved to Westwood so I could attend UCLA. Starting up'

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How FilmBreak Is Bringing Data and Analytics To Hollywood, with Darren Marble

socalTECH

One of those is Hollywood-based FilmBreak (www.filmbreak.com), which is applying the world of social networking, media, and the Internet to help film-makers gain access to the analytics and insights they need to better market their films. I'm a guy that gets things done as a sales person. Where's the service now?

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New Bootstrap Fund Pulls Itself Up in World of Health IT Deals

Xconomy

They wanted to combine Hinshaw’s experience in starting and growing health IT startups with Balgrosky’s expertise in strategic IT planning and overhauling healthcare IT networks—but without getting too deeply involved. They came to San Diego in 1996, when Scripps Health hired Balgrosky as CIO and senior vice president.

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Digital LA: Branded Entertainment Panel Live!

Tech Zulu Event

Join us tonight live at 8pm PST from UCLA Korn Hall for Digital LA’s Branded Entertainment panel right here on TechZulu. TV Group, VP Sales Development (Ellen Degeneres Show, Extra, TMZ, KidsWB.com, TheWB.com). Check-In, Networking and light appetizers. 9:30-10p Networking. Scheduled speakers include. georgeruiz.

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Are MBAs Necessary for Start-ups or VC?

Both Sides of the Table

Almost all of the finalists were MBAs (Stanford x2, Wharton, Harvard x2, MIT, UCLA). on all the computers and established a network using Novell. Don’t forget that long after you forget the CAPM pricing model, how to do regression analysis or how to calculate NPV without a spreadsheet – your network should endure.

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Want to Start a Technology Company in LA?

Both Sides of the Table

We have universities like CalTech, UCLA, USC and many more. LA was a leader in lead generation (LowerMyBills), comparison shopping (PriceGrabber, Shopzilla), social networking (MySpace … I know, I know – Facebook won – but it was still a big business). So it’s always a trade-off.

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