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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. Can social networking be a money-maker for companies?

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There’s Something Abuzz With GoodBuzz

YoungUpstarts

Africa is not known to generate many technology talents – the country is far more prolific in its music, sport and art – but here’s one young African who intends to buck the trend. His first foray into technology was in 1995, when Koutonin, along with a few friends, created one of Togo’s first news website.

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Top 29 Startup Posts May 2010

SoCal CTO

Draw Your Ideas - A VC : Venture Capital and Technology , May 16, 2010 I saw Jack Dorsey give this talk at The 99% Conference last month. The Yin and Yang of Product and Engineering - A VC : Venture Capital and Technology , May 22, 2010 For a tech company, product and engineering are the heart and soul of the business. Tesla is not.

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Don’t Be Afraid to Hire Your Critics

Hunter Walker

Facebook’s Head of Product Chris Cox is, gasp, in his 30s and joined Facebook in 2005. Even Zuck turns 30 this year and grew up with a different set of assumptions around connectivity and technology. We should all try to approach every day as if we were a new employee , but that’s hard through long successful tenures.

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30 Entrepreneurs Reveal Their Favorite Business or Entrepreneur Turnaround Story

Hearpreneur

The company didn’t turn a profit until 2003, but by 2005 business was booming – Netflix was shipping out a million DVDs daily. Reddit, a popular website for news and discussion, was founded in 2005 by Steve Huffman and Alexis Ohanian. Photo Credit: Jen Wan. Thanks to Jen Wan, Soteri Skin ! #5- Photo Credit: Raven Cobb.

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Spiceworks Uses Data and Analytics Powered by AI to Connect IT Professionals to Brands

SiliconHills

In 2005, Jay Hallberg, founder, and chairman of Spiceworks met with three friends in Austin to create what has become Spiceworks. They wanted a place where IT professionals could connect and talk about technology. That free platform evolved into a sophisticated social network for IT professionals.

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HOW TO: Hire the Perfect CTO

mashable.com

This is especially true when it comes to tech companies hiring the wrong chief technology officer. An Eye for Business Development Your new CTO’s technology vision should fall in line with your overall business strategy. They must exhibit a thirst for working in teams, helping others and being forthright. Jesse Davis , Entrustet.