SoCal Tech Calendar

JANUARY 13, 2012

Thursday, January 19, 2012 -- SVP and CTO, HP, Mike Salfity. Mike Salfity is senior vice president and chief technology officer of HP's Imaging and Printing Group (IPG). In this role, Mike and his team work across the business to oversee IPG's long-range technical strategy as well as research and development efforts.

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TechCrunch LA

MAY 20, 2019

We’re excited to announce that Ford CTO Ken Washington will participate in TechCrunch’s inaugural TC Sessions: Mobility , a one-day event on July 10, 2019 in San Jose, Calif., A conference dedicated to transportation and mobility wouldn’t be complete without hearing from Ford, the U.S. automaker with a storied 116-year history.

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socalTECH

MARCH 1, 2010

Calabasas-based DTS , a developer of surround sound technology, said today that it has named Dr. Frederick Kitson as the firm's EVP and Chief Technology Officer. Kitson joins from Motorola, where he was Corporate VP and head of Research and Development of the firm's Applied Research Center. READ MORE>>.

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SoCal CTO

MAY 21, 2013

These are often the same things that cause a founder to reach out to me about helping their CTO, VP Engineering, tech team, off-shore development, etc. CTO Knowledge and Skill I personally believe that the best CTOs will have a technical/developer background. Some of the top symptoms are: Frequently missed deadlines.

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socalTECH

APRIL 25, 2011

San Diego-based Fallbrook Technologies said today that it has added two former auto executives to its transportation advisory board. Fallbrook said it has added Neil Ressler, former former Vice President for Research and Vehicle Technology and Chief Technology Officer for Ford Motor Company, and Rudolph A.

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TechCrunch LA

MARCH 23, 2021

These products don’t get at the full potential for cellular technology according to Daan Luining, Meatable’s chief technology officer. Now with 35 employees and new financing, the company is trying to shift from research and development into a food production company.

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InfoChachkie

DECEMBER 30, 2013

For instance, a friend of mine found it difficult, as a young engineer, to establish a relationship with his company''s CTO. The CTO''s calendar was booked solid, except for lunch, which he spent running. My friend, who was not a runner at the time, summoned the courage to ask the CTO if he could run with him.

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 15, 2018

The funding was led by Acacia Research Corporation, and also included entertainment and sports hospitality firm Levy, Joseph Essas, the chief technology officer of OpenTable, as well as investors associated with CaliBurger.

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SoCal CTO

MARCH 4, 2010

I’ve worked with 30+ early-stage companies in all sorts of capacities (and spoken to many, many more), so I thought it might be worthwhile trying to classify the various ways that I’ve engaged in different technology roles in startups. Actually, David’s taking even broader roles than I generally do as he’s CEO for at least one startup.

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TechEmpower

MARCH 4, 2024

In the domain of Product Research and Development (R&D) , generative AI acts as a catalyst for innovation, significantly accelerating the ideation and creation phases of product development. cto , infotech , innovation , product , project , saas

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SoCal Tech Calendar

MAY 10, 2012

ISSA-LAs Information Security Summit provides business leaders, technology leaders and information systems security leaders with concentrated, thought-provoking, valuable information on the latest cyber threats, providing actionable insights on protecting their organizations. See [link] (more)

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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. He has twenty years’ experience as a CTO. Technology Jobs in Southern California – a Rebound.

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socalTECH

JULY 16, 2018

Karow was previously Human Longevity's Chief of Radiogenomics. Karow has previously been a researcher at UC San Diego, UCLA, and the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. Human Longevity is venture backed by Illumina, Celgene, GE Ventures, and others, and raised a big round of funding in 2016 worth $220M.

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SoCal CTO

JANUARY 5, 2012

It always has great, fresh content from a wide variety of industry professionals.

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SoCal CTO

MARCH 9, 2010

In my post, Technology Roles in Startups , I described some of the different ways I engage with startup companies such as CTO Founder , CTO , Part-Time CTO , Acting CTO , Consultant, Advisor and Advisory Board Member. And don’t confuse having a CTO with getting an Technology Advisor.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 22, 2011

LegalZoom said the new center will be led by co-founder Eddie Hartman and CTO Tracy Terrill. The new center will be the third location for LegalZoom, which also has an office Austin, Texas. The company said its new location will be home to LegalZoom's technology research and development, and social media programs.

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socalTECH

MAY 18, 2017

Los Angeles-based Kryptos Logic has emerged from the shadows this week, after one of its researchers halted the massive WannaCry virus. The company, led by Salim Neino, employed 22-year old security researcher Marcus Hutchins, who halted the spread of the virus by registering a domain name coded into the virus source code.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 9, 2018

The startup's founder is Professor Chris Barty of UCI, former CTO of LLNL's National Ignition Facility and Photon Science Directorate. Lumitron claims its technology is "1000 times beyond" current imaging capabilities, and specifically has the potential to find and treat disease at the cellular level.

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socalTECH

JULY 28, 2017

The company specifically said it has launched a new, malware search component within the tool, CrowdStrike Falcon MalQuery, which it says gives its customers access to more than 560TB of malware for use in malware research. CrowdStrike is led by security veteran and former McAfee CTO George Kurtz.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 29, 2021

San Diego-based Encodia, a biotech company which is focused on proteomics research, has raised $75M in a Series C funding round, the company said this week. Andrew ElBardissi of Deerfield Management have joined the company's board of directors.

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socalTECH

JULY 30, 2019

Office of Naval Research (ONR). According to Transphorm, the Office of Naval Resaerch--part of the U.S. Transphorm said the technology being developed is aimed at commercializing something called nitrogen polar (N-Polar) GaN, which was invented at the University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB). READ MORE>>.

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TechCrunch LA

OCTOBER 1, 2019

The financiers funding the company’s plans are a mix of Silicon Valley venture capital firms and members of Hollywood’s elite, which is only fitting for a company whose headquarters are in Los Angeles, but whose business takes it to the far flung research centers and launch facilities which support the U.S. space industry.

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 9, 2017

Venture capital investor Shervin Pishevar , the co-founder and Executive Chairman of Los Angeles-based Hyperloop One , has just filed a lawsuit alleging a political research group has been running a smear campaign against him. Pishevar filed the lawsuit in San Francisco against company Definers Public Affairs this week.

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socalTECH

APRIL 23, 2019

San Diego-based BlueNalu , a developer of cellular technology being applied to the aquaculture and sustainable seafood industry, said it is expanding in San Diego, with a move to a larger research facility. According to the company, the move will help it on its efforts to commercialize its technology.

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SoCal CTO

NOVEMBER 2, 2009

Because I was the Acting CTO for eHarmony at it's start, I quite often get introduced to people who have an idea for a startup company that is based on some kind of matching algorithm. You can maybe find a researcher or something to use as a proxy. These dimensions related to personality, values, likes/dislikes, etc.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 19, 2017

Luna DNA says it is developing a genomic and medical research knowledge base powered by the blockchain. Blockchain is the underlying protocol used to power the Bitcoin cryptocurrency.

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socalTECH

JUNE 18, 2018

Embodied's robot technology is based on research from Maja Mataric, the chaired professor of Computer Science, Neuroscience, and Pediatrics at USC. Jason Schoettler from Calibrate Ventures and Andrew Firlik from JAZZ Venture Partners both join the company's board with the funding.

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Xconomy

SEPTEMBER 22, 2017

The former Microsoft chief technology officer is now vice chairman of TerraPower , a Bellevue, WA-based spinout of Intellectual Ventures that aims to revive commercial nuclear energy.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 25, 2016

Embodied was co-founded by Paolo Pirjanian, the former CTO of iRobot and Professor Maja Mataric, a researcher in robotics and neuroscience at the University of Southern California. Pasadena-based Embodied , a new startup developer "affordable personal robots", has raised funding from Intel Capital.

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Xconomy

JANUARY 30, 2017

When I last spoke to Sophie Vandebroek in December, it was for a kind of exit interview as she prepared to leave her longtime job as Xerox’s CTO and head of its worldwide research organization.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 7, 2013

Ethan recruited a great team of people to help build this proposition including Lisa Robinson running marketing and Rahul Thathoo as CTO who have been working tirelessly for the past year. It’s more convenient for both sides. The next major decision for us was whether to launch in one major city or many at once.

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SoCal CTO

OCTOBER 15, 2009

Steve Gilison worked as a market researcher and product manager at a startup where my company, TechEmpower , did the software / web development. I have about 11 years in the technology sector including roles doing market research, sales and product development. It was great to hear from a long, lost colleague the other day.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

SEPTEMBER 30, 2011

What type of market research should you conduct? Tony Karrer, CEO/CTO of TechEmpower, will also give a presentation on tips and tricks of starting your own business. Are there certain paths that should or shouldn't be taken?

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TechCrunch LA

AUGUST 9, 2022

Danna and his co-founder, CTO Sean Stavropoulos, previously worked together at Fullscreen as head of product and head of engineering, respectively. The pair posed as UCLA students doing research, Danna said, going from salon to salon asking questions about what worked and what did not with scheduling in their workplaces.

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 25, 2014

There''s lots of research out there which shows that when kids can really find a passion they can love, and can get behind it and which they can pursue with all their energy, it transforms the experience of childhood and relieves a lot of the challenges that come with childhood.

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SoCal CTO

APRIL 22, 2010

eHarmony came with lots of research behind the dimensions of compatibility and how those related to marriage longevity and happiness. The people asking the above question don’t have that research and they also don’t really know how the matches should occur. Every time I hear that question, it worries me a bit.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 2, 2014

It took a while to do market research, but we ended up starting an app for law. Once we got our MVP up and running, we started doing research on this and went and raised around $150,000 to $180,000, for a total of under a quarter million from various people. They run a few businesses and believed in the concept.

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