SoCal CTO

MARCH 18, 2010

My management book, Ignited, was released in 2007 and serves a guide and champion for middle managers. Tony: I personally am torn by choices around Networking Events in Los Angeles – you can go to something almost every night. I really enjoy events where there are interesting people with interesting conversations to be had.

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Agile VC

JUNE 30, 2016

Subsequent challenges in 2005 and 2007 had better results, and the 2007 event was the first actually staged on roads… albeit an abandoned military base in California. 2007 DARPA Grand Challenge winner. But these challenges certainly sparked interest in vehicle autonomy.

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Altgate

MAY 14, 2009

A few weeks ago when I was talking with Scott about the event he asked what I thought was “next in technology.&# I think one of the biggest new opportunities is going to be a new class of companies that are now viable investments because of improvements in capital efficiency over the past few years.

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ConversionXL

MARCH 19, 2020

“Rare is the business that has a formal disaster plan, let alone one that covers a global Black Swan event.” Hyundai’s Assurance program, which debuted during the 2007–08 financial crisis, is a great example. Consider hosting “show it off” on social events, particularly for products that depend on social non-distancing motivations.

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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. event I did last fall.

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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? Evening events in Orange County require about 2 hours of round trip drive time. It has to be a pretty good event for it to be worth attending.

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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

MAY 19, 2010

I wouldn’t say it’s 1999 or even 2007, but it certainly has turned around. See Networking Events in Los Angeles and Southern California. One recruiter tells me it’s “like 1999? in terms of the activity, with not only jobs aplenty, but offers and counter-offers hitting good talent.

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David Teten

FEBRUARY 26, 2012

Michael is Founder and CEO of Hashable , and Former CEO of Quigo, which he sold for $340 million to AOL in 2007. Best Practices is an event series hosted by serial entrepreneur Joe Chin. Michael’s bio ). Food (pizza), drinks and networking included.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 5, 2011

As an investor you’re trying to pay the appropriate price for your perceived risks of the company succeeding and protect yourself in the event that it isn’t quite as valuable as you had hoped. 2007, 2011) and for the hottest of companies and in bad markets for fund raising (2003, 2008) prices test the bottom end of the range.

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SoCal CTO

MARCH 13, 2007

skip to main | skip to sidebar SoCal CTO Tuesday, March 13, 2007 8 Ways the Internet has Changed Software Marketing Great post - 8 Ways The Internet Changed Software Marketing - is an interesting take on how different it is these days to market software. He is a frequent speaker at industry and academic events. Good stuff.

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YoungUpstarts

APRIL 4, 2013

You may not find the name familiar, but Boyd co-founded electronics firm Enzer Corporation and was its CEO from 1984 to 2007. Events & Happenings Boyd Au business entrepreneur Entrepreneurship event Learnemy mentor startup' Sign up or find out more about the session here.

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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. He is a frequent speaker at industry and academic events. 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.

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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. He is a frequent speaker at industry and academic events. In my experience, this has been really hard to do successfully. 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 ). He is a frequent speaker at industry and academic events. The poor guy. What a bad $200M decision. Why did YouTube win? Why did MySpace win?

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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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YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 13, 2013

In 2007, Boyd sold off his entire interest in the company. He started his business from scratch and grew it into a public-listed company on the Singapore Stock Exchange in 2001. His products were sold globally in 33 countries and his brand won the Superbrands award 3 years consecutively.

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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. When I was looking for speakers for an event last fall on Web 2.0 , LinkedIn was a great way to reach out. in Computer Science.

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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? He is a frequent speaker at industry and academic events. Im part of a CTO group that meets once a month to discuss various topics. in Computer Science.

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Duct Tape Marketing

JUNE 16, 2011

I was speaking at a small event when an audience member came up and told me they had followed me for years, read my books and were really excited to meet me. The event was small enough that there were no plans to introduce me to the group before I started, so I ask this customer is she would like to introduce me to the group.

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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. He is a frequent speaker at industry and academic events. 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. He is a frequent speaker at industry and academic events. in Computer Science.

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SoCal CTO

MARCH 20, 2007

He is a frequent speaker at industry and academic events. Karrer was valedictorian at Loyola Marymount University, attended the University of Southern California as a Tau Beta Pi fellow, one of the top 30 engineers in the nation, and received a M.S. in Computer Science.

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SoCal CTO

MARCH 9, 2007

skip to main | skip to sidebar SoCal CTO Friday, March 9, 2007 Map of VC Investments Found this Map of 2006 VC Investments post. He is a frequent speaker at industry and academic events. Some very interesting graphics including this heat map: Very cool visualization tool! in Computer Science.

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YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 22, 2015

Introduce a monthly staff social event. Jason O’Brien joined TollFreeForwarding.com in October 2007 and has helped fuel the company’s growth by building the operational infrastructure for sales, customer service, billing and technical support. Announce good work in company updates and celebrate achievements.

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bizthoughts.mikelee.org

MARCH 8, 2012

Then go to hacker events and developer meetups. But to really attract good people, you’ve got to go to various meetups and events as well. This is a relatively slow method, however, depending on how quickly you can connect with someone. But such a connection can be long-lasting and meaningful. Learn to write code yourself.

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This is going to be BIG.

OCTOBER 12, 2020

Moat, the biggest exit out of the bunch, was sourced when I met Mike Walrath at a tech event. I watched Twitter blow up at SXSW in 2007—even got into the Twitter book about surfacing it to the USV team, which was awesome except for the part where Nick Bilton (of all people) felt the need to describe me as “shorter” (I’m 5’11”, thank you).

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SoCal CTO

MARCH 20, 2007

skip to main | skip to sidebar SoCal CTO Tuesday, March 20, 2007 Kevin Federline Search Engine Just saw a post - Sleep with a pop star, get your own branded search engine. He is a frequent speaker at industry and academic events. talking about Prodeges Search with Kevin Site - [link]. I actually think this is a pretty innovative model.

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Board Effect

JANUARY 3, 2020

A 2007 National Nonprofit Ethics Survey showed that just over 50% of nonprofit employees had observed at least one act of misconduct within the prior year. Is it ethical for nonprofits to hold meetings or events at expensive venues? Unethical behavior erodes confidence in nonprofit leaders and breaks down trust.

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Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 19, 2019

How long has this event been going on? What are some of your favorite moments from event in the past? The Awards ceremony has always been a highlight of the event for me, even well before I took the helm. SXSW audiences were among the first to witness the emergence of Twitter when they won the Best New App in 2007.

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Duct Tape Marketing

JUNE 9, 2011

From a local business standpoint it gives Google another lever into the transaction while adding functionality for both buyer and seller. Note: There have been some updates since I published th. 5 Practical Tips for Gett. : As the importance of Facebook as small business marketi. 5 Steps to Successful Fac.

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Altgate

SEPTEMBER 16, 2010

You can also get to know local media easily, they’re at the same events you are and generally speaking are very approachable. Please let me know when there are other events. In the early days no one can tell your story better than you. I think that there is a lot of overlap in outsourced service providers between me, you and John.

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Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 8, 2010

Unlike a traditional conference, RISE is a non-profit event with no cost to participate, and sessions are independently organized, peer-led and limited to 25 participants. It is certainly an advantageous event to take part in and an asset to the community. Tags: Events RISE Austin.

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Duct Tape Marketing

JUNE 10, 2011

Event follow-up – A quick way to monitor how your webinar, conference or presentation went. It may be one of the most important reflections of the service your customers receive. How about monitoring the relationship between internal teams like sales and marketing?

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Hunter Walker

JULY 13, 2016

I saw this firsthand during my time at YouTube where in addition to running the product org from 2007-2011, I sat on our Policy Committee. Ben Thompson has a smart Stratechery column today about Facebook’s emerging role as a Journalism Company. And the internal discussions (debates?) which are likely occurring.

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crowdSPRING Blog

SEPTEMBER 26, 2016

When Apple held their Special Event keynote on September 7th, their live video stream garnered the highest-ever video traffic for an Apple event. Image credit: Apple. In the days following the announcement, almost every technology publication, blogger, and influencer posted some kind of content related to the new iPhone.

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crowdSPRING Blog

SEPTEMBER 26, 2016

When Apple held their Special Event keynote on September 7th, their live video stream garnered the highest-ever video traffic for an Apple event. Image credit: Apple. In the days following the announcement, almost every technology publication, blogger, and influencer posted some kind of content related to the new iPhone.

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