SoCal CTO

FEBRUARY 28, 2007

skip to main | skip to sidebar SoCal CTO Wednesday, February 28, 2007 Google Maps Mobile I recently downloaded Google Maps Mobile for my Treo. Its works great. And there was a big surprise. It includes traffic! This is something that Ive wanted on my wifes GPS for a while. If you havent checked it out, its pretty amazing. in Computer Science.

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SoCal CTO

FEBRUARY 25, 2007

skip to main | skip to sidebar SoCal CTO Sunday, February 25, 2007 Interesting Model for University President Saw a post by Paul Kedrosky pointing us to Graeme Thickins on How Stanford Does It. Its interesting to think about how universities might want to have their staff better aligned with moving ideas from the lab to start-ups.

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SoCal CTO

FEBRUARY 17, 2007

skip to main | skip to sidebar SoCal CTO Saturday, February 17, 2007 About this Blog Ive been thinking about doing a blog with my thoughts on technology and whats happening in the Los Angeles area technology scene for a while, but it was Ben Kuos recent start of a blog that inspired me to actually go ahead and do it. Thanks Ben.

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SoCal CTO

MARCH 22, 2007

skip to main | skip to sidebar SoCal CTO Thursday, March 22, 2007 Discussion Creation Among Bloggers - LinkedIn, Blogging and Discussion Groups Ive been participating in a Yahoo Group that are users of LinkedIn and who are Bloggers: [link] Its an interesting group of folks from diverse backgrounds. in Computer Science.

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SoCal CTO

MARCH 1, 2007

skip to main | skip to sidebar SoCal CTO Thursday, March 1, 2007 Entreprenuer Network Great post by Ben Kuo - The Importance of the “Network&# to Entrepreneurs - the informal connections between people in the technology industry here who have a vested interest in helping entrepreneurs take their companies to the next level.

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SoCal CTO

FEBRUARY 17, 2007

skip to main | skip to sidebar SoCal CTO Saturday, February 17, 2007 Finding Good Developers in Los Angeles? Im part of a CTO group that meets once a month to discuss various topics. About 18 months ago, the entire group began to mention that they were having more difficulty finding good developers. in Computer Science.

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SoCal CTO

MARCH 12, 2007

skip to main | skip to sidebar SoCal CTO Monday, March 12, 2007 MyShape Article - Analyst Misses the Point The NY Times did a piece today on MyShape, a start-up in Pasadena - Log in Your Measurements, and the Clothes May Fit. “They’re probably a little ahead of their time,&# she said. in Computer Science.

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SoCal CTO

FEBRUARY 27, 2007

skip to main | skip to sidebar SoCal CTO Tuesday, February 27, 2007 Stanford Podcasts - eHarmony - Greg Waldorf I was just pointed to a set of great podcasts done by Stanford B-School and particularly, I just listed to the podcast by eHarmonys Greg Waldorf. in Computer Science.

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SoCal CTO

FEBRUARY 25, 2007

skip to main | skip to sidebar SoCal CTO Sunday, February 25, 2007 Challenge of Predicting Winners I just read a bit on the payout to YouTube from the Google Acquisition ( Internet News , CNN ). in Computer Science.

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SoCal CTO

FEBRUARY 17, 2007

skip to main | skip to sidebar SoCal CTO Saturday, February 17, 2007 A Different Kind of Incubator - The Hive I recently met with The Hive a new incubator in Orange County. This company was started by Victoria Duff (who many of us know from back in the late 90s), Phillis Lane (who I have known for quite a few years) and Jon Bukosky.

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SoCal CTO

FEBRUARY 17, 2007

skip to main | skip to sidebar SoCal CTO Saturday, February 17, 2007 Where LinkedIn Works for Me Ive been a long time user of LinkedIn , but only recently have started getting the benefits I always expected. Im sure that many of you have read Guys article Ten Ways to Use LinkedIn. in Computer Science.

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SoCal CTO

MARCH 20, 2007

skip to main | skip to sidebar SoCal CTO Tuesday, March 20, 2007 Time Rich, Time Poor and Apple Jeremy Liew at Lightspeed Venture Partners has an interesting post: Time Rich or Time Poor? In it he separates web consumers into: Time Rich (more time than money) and Time Poor (more money than time). in Computer Science.

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SoCal CTO

MARCH 5, 2007

His work in social media, e-Learning and Performance Support has won awards and has led him into engagements at many Fortune 500 companies including Credit Suisse, Royal Bank of Canada, Citibank, Lexus, Microsoft, Nissan, Universal, IBM, Hewlett-Packard, Sun Microsystems, Fidelity Investments, Symbol Technologies and SHL Systemhouse.

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SoCal CTO

FEBRUARY 20, 2007

skip to main | skip to sidebar SoCal CTO Tuesday, February 20, 2007 Innovation and Geography I ran across a post in Read/Write Web - Does Location Matter in Web Innovation? that talked about a recent NY Times article When It Comes to Innovation, Geography Is Destiny. in Computer Science.

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SoCal CTO

FEBRUARY 23, 2007

skip to main | skip to sidebar SoCal CTO Friday, February 23, 2007 Events and Networking in Los Angeles One of the issues I discussed in Innovation and Geography was that the geography and traffic in Los Angeles generally makes it more difficult for networking. in Computer Science.

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Altgate

SEPTEMBER 16, 2010

PlentyOfFish has 11 million registered users, is the #1 dating site in the UK and Canada and the #2 in the US by audience share. Many of you have heard of PlentyOfFish. It’s a dating website that is free for users and makes money from advertising. He basically outsources everything.

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YoungUpstarts

APRIL 15, 2019

At the age of 25, Genovese founded his first company in his home of Ontario, Canada. He is also was the chair of the annual Car and Boat Rally Scavenger Cups, which began in 2007, and has helped raise more than $20 million for the hospital’s cancer research efforts.

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ConversionXL

FEBRUARY 29, 2016

Wrong: Air Canada. I recently changed some of the details of an Air Canada flight and received this… Where do I start…? Now, compare Air Canada’s email to Postmates’ post-purchase thank you email… Image Source. Start by taking inventory of all of your transactional emails in a spreadsheet.

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YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 30, 2011

Serial entrepreneur Weyrich has started three Internet companies and three mobile app companies since the age of 22, and recently sold a Catholic Dating service he owned and operated in 2007 to a competitor. Other functions include wish lists, as well as social sharing via email, Facebook and Twitter.

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Cracking the Code

FEBRUARY 27, 2009

26 Bessemer Venture Partners (BVP), the oldest venture capital practice in the United States, today announced the closing of a $350 million supplement to its current fund family, BVP VII, which closed in June 2007. ► 2007. (10). Best Venture and Technology Podcasts for 2007. To learn more, visit [link]. Save the planet!

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Hearpreneur

SEPTEMBER 23, 2019

However, I have been with AccessEasyFunds since the company’s founding in 2007 and was an active participant in its development and advancement. AccessEasyFunds provides commission advances to real estate agents in Canada. My background is in accounting. Especially in the low end of the market.

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Austin Startup

JULY 2, 2021

About CareerPlug Since 2007 CareerPlug has worked to make hiring easier for over 12,000 growing companies in the U.S. and Canada. Chargify was able to solve these pain points for CareerPlug with its specialized billing and data management tools built specifically for B2B SaaS companies utilizing a subscription-based business model.

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Duct Tape Marketing

DECEMBER 17, 2015

When Alina Martin took over her father’s small company in 2007 it had been ticking along, growing slowly for several years. Tema has helped Bank of America, the Government of Alberta, the Royal Bank of Canada, and many small organizations improve their online & offline customer experience & marketing. photo credit: epSos.de.

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Occam's Razor

OCTOBER 15, 2012

I spend 70% of my time in the US and for those discussions I'm primary looking at speed (connection above), mobile penetration (yes, 2007 was the year of mobile!), Come on Canada! Notice the other nuances: Search and Product Comparison Sites are relatively more important in Canada than in the US. For hotel stays!

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 26, 2016

When Troy and Lady Gaga were introduced the market had been in a free fall from the financial crisis of 2007-09 and Troy had had some setbacks professionally while Lady Gaga was sleeping on her grandmother’s couch in West Virginia, having just been dropped by Def Jam Records. Same with Gaga. “It was a series of inflection points.

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Hearpreneur

JUNE 4, 2019

You have been an entrepreneur and business leader in both Canada and the United States for many years and have worked in a variety of enterprises. Our annual car and boat rallies have raised more than $20 million since we began in 2007. Based on your experience, how have you managed to cultivate success in so many different fields?

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ConversionXL

JANUARY 24, 2013

Economists at the University of Texas analyzed data from 5 large scale surveys conducted between 1971 and 2009 in USA, Canada, Germany and UK to find links between happiness and attractiveness. The year year is 2007, it’s early July and you are on the market for a new mobile phone. Would you rather choose Nokia N95: Image credit.

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YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 27, 2011

Wrigley’s gum became a huge success and he moved the company to its first factory in Canada, then Australia, Great Britain and New Zealand. In 2007, Burt’s Bees was bought out by Clorox for a reported sum of $925 million. Two years later, Wrigley launched Wrigley’s famous Spearmint and Juicy Fruit flavors.

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ReadWriteStart

MAY 6, 2011

Last up was Sanjeev Arora from Oakville, Ontario, Canada discussing Tabillo , a collaboration and content management solution for SME customers across verticals like legal, engineering, etc. I was looking for what you teach back in January of 2007 and couldn't find it anywhere.

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Rob Go

APRIL 14, 2014

This particularly hits home for me because I myself was on an H1-B for my entire professional life before gaining permanent residency in the United States in 2007. Four of our portfolio company founders are from other countries (India, Estonia, Croatia, and Canada).

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Duct Tape Marketing

MAY 22, 2019

I have clients in Canada and different places. companies, are there tools out there that would or hacks that would allow you to kind of see what people in Kansas City, Missouri would see or people in Canada would see? You have gotten out of that. Brian Dean: Just courses. I live in Kansas City, Missouri. Brian Dean: Yep.

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The Next Web

SEPTEMBER 24, 2013

Waterloo, Canada-based Kik recently passed 80 million users, which was given particular significance from local media who noted that it took the 4-and-a-half year old startup past BlackBerry and its BBM mobile messaging solution. It began at RIM.

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www.startupnorth.ca

OCTOBER 23, 2010

They are rough estimates.Any one have sample option grants in Canada? This isn't a bad thing if everything is fair… [link] » Startup compensation in Canada | StartupNorth [.] Title Range (%) CEO 5 – 10 COO 2 – 5 VP 1 – 2 Independent Board Member 1 Director 0.4 – 1.25 Manager or Junior Engineer 0.2 – 0.33

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Ben's Blog

APRIL 7, 2021

A more recent incarnation of this is the 2007 development of ARPA-E, designed to fund basic science related to advanced energy technologies. Countries such as Canada have also adopted aggressive payroll tax holidays for engineering roles, effectively reducing the cost of employing an engineer by about 50%.

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maplebutter.com

JANUARY 8, 2013

I built a multi-million dollar company (and sold it) from New Brunswick Canada. Near shoring development with your team (ex: your team is based in Canada / India) is cool, but not outsourcing. We (QuoteRobot) are a “ramen profitable” startup in Canada. I did my last startup in Moncton, NB, Canada and made it work.

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abovethecrowd.com

FEBRUARY 27, 2019

The company was acquired by ebay in January 2007. VIPKid links students in China who want to learn English with native English speaking tutors in the United States and Canada. In many cases, a deeper focus on a particular category or vertical allows these marketplaces to distinguish themselves from broader marketplaces like eBay.

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David Teten

FEBRUARY 3, 2014

The funds with sophisticated non-venture center outbound origination programs were almost all able to raise funds equal or larger than their preceding fund in the economically challenging period 2007-2010. We have three in Israel , two in Canada , one in the UK, and the remainder scattered all over the US.

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