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Interview with Matthew Jenusaitis, OCTANe

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Clearly, 2009 was not a good year, from the perspective of the technology innovation ecosystem. At the same time, the need for the products and services that OCTANe provides are greater in a recessionary economy than in when the economy is booming. For OCTANe to be successful, we want to see our technology ecosystem grow.

OCTANE 174
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AWM Smart Shelf Launches Automated Market In OC

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Santa Ana-based AWM Smart Shelf (Adroit Worldwide Media), which develops computer vision and machine learning technology, says it has opened up its very first "autonomous micromarket" in Santa Ana, which lets residents of the Nineteen01 luxury apartment community shop for sodas, water, juice, food, and more--all without the need for a clerk.

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Accounting and Taxation for Startups

SoCal Tech Calendar

At the inception of a company the entrepreneur typically focuses on product development, RandD, customer relationships and sales and marketing.Often, accounting and taxation are overlooked. Thursday, May 10, 2012 -- Accounting and Taxation for Startups. See [link] (more)

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Angel Funding Advice

Both Sides of the Table

Product : You should build a product or a prototype. I know you’re not a tech guy and haven’t done anything other than an HTML course you once took, but if you’re inspirational and a leader you’ll find somebody to moonlight for free to get your prototype built. But for most businesses it is.

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5 things Silicon Valley gets wrong about Southern California

SoCal Delicious

VentureBeat | News About Tech, Money and Innovation. In a recent Forbes.com article , contributor Tara Brown wrote of her own misapprehension moving from San Francisco to Southern California, saying, “I’m a technologist and moving away from the tech hub of the world to the land of Botox seemed like a really bad career move.