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Tale of Two Valleys: LA and the Bay Area from an Investor’s Perspective

Mucker Lab

At the time, LA and Santa Clara were both the epicenter of the technology industry due to the significant overlap between the aerospace/military industry (Los Angeles) and the computing business (Silicon Valley). Over time, though, military spending wound down and many large aerospace and military companies left Southern California.

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Marketing, Startups and Networking in Los Angeles – Cliff Allen

SoCal CTO

Cliff Allen is someone I've known for quite a few years and he's a go to person for me when I'm thinking about issues around marketing, sales, technology, startups and networking. On a separate note, Cliff, should I add your blog.allen.com to the B2B Marketing Zone ? 2) How do these mind maps change in a 2.0

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A new field guide for entrepreneurs of all stripes

Startup Lessons Learned

While I got my start as a technology entrepreneur, I have always felt that industries such as traditional book publishing or Fortune 500 retailing will reap huge competitive advantages by adopting Lean Startup approaches. Maybe you’ll be hunting on a reef with a spear gun for 20lb groupers (B2B sales at a conference)?

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Product Manager Entrepreneur Mark Geller

SoCal CTO

It was also beneficial because I got some good experience with both B2B and B2C business models. to work on an entertainment-related technology project and have stayed ever since. Until recently, the technology had not progressed to the point where users could easily share these activities. Details coming soon!)

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Negative Customer Acquisition Costs - Creative Startup Marketing Ideas - Eric David Greenspan

SoCal CTO

I’ve recently had a chance to reconnect with Eric David Greenspan ( LinkedIn , Twitter ) He’s the CEO of Make It Work a high quality, personal, high touch technology service provider for homes and small businesses. I’m more familiar with content marketing in B2B Marketing. Who are some of your go to people in Southern California?

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Entrepreneurs Revolutionizing the Beverage Industry Through Canned Labels

Hearpreneur

Eliqs is a Southern California based start-up who creates custom-designed craft beverage cans for any occasion worth celebrating. To us, beer isn’t just a drink, it’s a medium that brings people together in shared experiences, and we exist to amplify those experiences through superior design and technology. – Joan Miró.

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Early Stage Marketing and Branding – Farida Fotouhi

SoCal CTO

She is a go to person for me when I have questions around technology or early stage marketing and branding. We do a lot of B2B and also have an "Early Stage Branding" practice for technology startups. Oh, and I forget to mention in my introduction about B2B. I've known Farida for quite a while. Maybe ten years.