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73.6% of all Statistics are Made Up

Both Sides of the Table

How to Interpret Analyst Reports. The stats are often quoted from the latest reports. Often when they do I throw out my favorite statistic: 73.6% of all statistics are made up. Often when they do I throw out my favorite statistic: 73.6% of all statistics are made up. Stats sell. I say it deadpanned.

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Southern California Sees $1.9 Billion In Q1 Deals, Biggest Since Dot Com Boom

socalTECH

MoneyTree report, which was released this evening, The quarter was the biggest, investment quarter for Southern California since the dot com era. More than half of this quarter''s investment due to a single, nearly $1 billion investment in Hawthorne-based SpaceX. Southern California saw a staggering $1.9 invested in SmartDrive Systems.

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How is Big Data Affecting the Hiring Process?

Tech Zulu Event

These technology solutions allow large companies to utilize software products to source, screen and select hiring candidates. Companies can now customize complex algorithms to find the exact candidate through the power of cutting edge software. Therefore, the HR managers spend less time reviewing and comparing applications.

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Three Factors Which Intoxicate Venture Capitalists - Why Your Startup Will (Probably) Not Raise Venture Capital Funding

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Randy Churchill and his team at PricewaterhouseCoopers meticulously prepare a quarterly report detailing the venture landscape, called Shaking The Money Tree. This concentration is partly due to natural causes – successful startups spawn other successful startups. SECTOR: Software, Energy, Bio Or Bust. Do The Math. Do The Math.

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The Future of Couponing | How Social-Local-Mobile has Changed the Game

Tech Zulu Event

The industry had seen unprecedented growth in the past decade due to a combination of factors, one of which was the United States’ economic recession. Statistics from 2008 show that digital couponing has rapidly grown but has yet to outpace paper coupons. At that time, digital accounted for “less than 1/10 of all coupons distributed.”

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Interview Therese Tucker, BlackLine Systems

socalTECH

It's somewhat unusual in this economy to find companies who are seeing strong growth, so we were intrigued recently in running into BlackLine Systems (www.blackline.com), a firm which develops software for helping in the financial reporting process. Initially, our software focused on wealth management.

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Tech Titans Peter Thiel, Matt Jacobson, Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss, Mich Mathews, Elon Musk Buy Homes in Los Angeles

SoCal Delicious

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