Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 17, 2012

Topics of discussion will be Saas, Cloud, Mobile, Gaming, Social Markets, what surprises are coming for 2013, creating value with your company, hiring problem solvers, and building sensible businesses. In 1991, Marks and a partner transformed ailing video game giant Activision into a $14B market cap video game industry leader.

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Startup Activision Santa Monica SaaS 110

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AUGUST 8, 2012

Santa Monica-based Fundable (www.fundable.com) is a newly launched, crowdfunding site which is headed by local entrepreneur Wil Shroter. Recently, an interesting project popped up on the site--a a 2D to 3D conversion project , from the inventor of the original, LCD projector, Gene Dolgoff. What's the next step for your project?

Startup 252

Startup Sites Patents Outsource Development 252

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FEBRUARY 1, 2011

Los Angeles-based Aggregage (www.aggregage.com) is looking to help aggregate the content across multiple blog publishing sites, and curate that information into specific, B2B niche vertical web sites. The target market was initially all of the sound work done in the media space. What is Aggregage? Elearning is an example.

Startup 162

Startup Content Advertising Sites 162

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APRIL 7, 2011

Todd is now Chief Operating Officer of Marmol Radziner (www.marmol-radziner.com), an architecture and construction company, which recently installed a eco-friendly mobile home park project in Santa Monica which was focused on applying clean and eco-friendly technologies to the pre-fab building market. It's a truly interesting product.

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Santa Monica Venture Capital Anthem Design 190

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SEPTEMBER 19, 2008

We seem to receive lots of pitches from companies looking to attack the mobile market with their mobile software applications, but few who have deployed on-deck with carriers. The client then presents the consumer with the opportunity to have a dashboard view of social networking sites. Derrick Oien: The primary market is the operator.

Social Network 113

Social Network Anthem Mobile Java 113

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MAY 25, 2010

I didn’t know what I was getting into when I started buying live endorsement radio ads back in 2005. What I mean by this is we do radio better by building it around the web, social media and traditional marketing strategies alongside, behind and wrapped around our radio shows. I spent a lot of money on Mark Germain (Mr.

Social Media 220

Social Media Media Blogging Social Network 220

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AUGUST 15, 2014

Keith Bonnici: We have created a platform that lets standard web publishers tap into the growing pool of money being spent by app developers to market their products. What we saw back in 2005, was that everyone was making a ton of money on desktop ads, because that''s where the users were. What is Kixer? What''s your background?

Mobile 124

Mobile Web Artificial Inteligence Technical Review 124

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MAY 11, 2011

We're the only site that is specialized in people over the age of 35 in that area. How did you end up starting the site? My other, non-marketable skill included philosophy. Elizabeth Amini: I actually ran into him in 2005, when he was a keynote speaker at a conference. What does Anti-AgingGames do? How is the firm funded?

Study 252

Study Startup Design Tips 252

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NOVEMBER 4, 2008

We recently ran across TravBuddy.com (www.travbuddy.com), a Los Angeles area travel site which allows travelers to meet others, share travel reviews, photos, and more, and had thought it would be great to hear the story behind the site. For our readers who haven't used your site, what's it all about? He graduated from U.C.

Startup 100

Startup Sites Social Network Web 100

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JULY 6, 2009

We recently caught up with CEO Jonno Wells to talk about the firm and its expanding network of web sites. First off, tell us about your network of sites? Our products are also syndicated into newspapers and web sites around the country. If I'm not mistaken, your firm has actually been around awhile, hasn't it?

Web 140

Web Content Mobile Sites 140

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AUGUST 20, 2009

We spoke with Sherry Gunther, CEO and founder of the firm, earlier this week to get a better look at the company and the dynamics behind the virtual world market nowadays--as well as why Sherry decided to make the jump from the world of entertainment media to online. There seem to now be a slew on kids-focused virtual worlds.

Media 150

Media Tech Coast Angels Social Network Content 150

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OCTOBER 1, 2010

Taher tells us about his journey from Silicon Valley to Southern California, the inspiration behind the site, and where he hopes to take the business next. My sweet spot is taking companies to market. We now have a fully functional site, both on the consumer side and customer side. What's the idea behind FavRav?

Startup 193

Startup Newsletter Customer Custom 193

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 25, 2016

Lately I’ve been having to say things I thought I’d never have to remind people, like, “getting to positive gross margin in several territories is a very low bar to claim success” or “profitable excluding marketing costs” is not actually a real thing. Market Size. MakeSpace provides physical storage.

Startup 150

Startup Marketing Study SEO 150

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JANUARY 15, 2009

Our startup interview this morning is with Josh Stomel , founder of ResumeBucket (www.resumebucket.com), a new web site that is focused on helping people share their resumes with the world. Stomel--who is bootstrapping the startup from his recruiting firm, NeoHire--explained the site to us. What's the idea behind the site?

Startup 140

Startup Yahoo Sites Oversee.net 140

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SEPTEMBER 19, 2012

It wouldn't be a twenty two minute television show, where you'd site down at some time to watch. Gregg Spiridellis: We've got four products in the market right now. Gregg Spiridellis: We were producing viral video hits in 2005. So, for all this year, we've been head downs creating StoryBots. What's the big vision for StoryBots?

Content 224

Content Startup Screening Education 224

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AUGUST 11, 2011

What that means, is we monitor, algorithmically, how busy or how slow a merchant is in real time, and use that information to create discounts and mobile marketing campaigns. If you try to use daily deals or directors, or even handouts of fliers for marketing, that only brings customers when you're already busy.

Startup 177

Startup Mobile Culver City Los Angeles 177

SoCal CTO

MAY 15, 2009

Individuals use social networking sites such as LinkedIn and Plaxo as career-advancing tools, even more useful in a down economy. Corporations increasingly see social media as a key PR, communications and marketing medium. a social networking site for families), where the Yammer technology was developed.

Social Network 150

Social Network Networking Yammer CTO Hire 150

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OCTOBER 8, 2008

We spoke with the two founders of the firm, Rob Angarita and Aaron Hawkey , about what the site is all about, and the interesting way in which they connected with their angel investor. After that, Rob and I took a year or so to gain traction, and in 2005 we committed full time to the business.

Study 113

Study Education Startup Sites 113

Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 21, 2011

We dive into the very beginnings of IconFinder, where Martin’s personal need led him to start the site, to how he was able to fit working on IconFinder into his school projects and all the way to where the site is now and where they are heading. What do you have planned for the site in the future?

Design 65

Design Web Design Google Develop 65

Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 24, 2013

A quarterly event series seeking to dive deep into what comes next in technology, and giving you the opportunity to experience it first hand with the gadgets on site. From 1997 through 2005, Robin was a marketing executive and general manager at PepsiCo. TechZulu & Gadget Review present REACH. Josh Yguado - President SGN.

Technical Review 76

Technical Review Technology Activision Entertainment 76

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APRIL 30, 2010

What we've done, is for authentication, we have created a way to have a unique password to give you access to a web site very time. We bought the assets from Vidoop, which was an LLC that was first established in late 2005 in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Social networking sites, and even the general enterprise has need for this.

Technology 124

Technology Web Sites Orange County 124

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MARCH 29, 2010

We talked with Jeff about his new startup, and where it fits into the Internet ad market. Basically, we're willing to use marketer data. There are lots of marketers who have accumulated data, and don't do a good job of using it to improve their spend. Every marketer has access to those. Jeff, thanks for the interview.

Advertising 157

Advertising Startup Media Marketing 157

SoCal CTO

JUNE 9, 2010

"Authentic" is dead - A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks , May 3, 2010 It's time to retire the following phrases. Through advertising or direct sales, these sites harvest intent. If you can just be friendly enough and get your users to party with you, the rest is really easy. Enjoyed this post? The Application.

Startup 248

Startup Venture Capital Conference Social Media 248

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JANUARY 28, 2009

Los Angeles-based KlickSports (www.klicksports.com) recently rolled out the firm's live sports prediction web site and game, looking to harness the enthusiasm of sports fans for their favorite sports and teams. We are not trying to reinvent the fan, and are not trying to be a betting site. So what's the revenue model for the site?

Patents 179

Patents CarsDirect Sites Pomona 179

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JULY 16, 2010

Quinn Curtis: We were around since 2005, we were incorporated and funded in 2006. What that means, is we provide both content classification for web sites--which enables web filtering--but also website reputation management. Our reputation produt and content classification technology is the best on the market.

San Diego 145

San Diego IP Acquisition Web 145

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JUNE 6, 2011

To try to change that, two entrepreneurs, Dan Dato and Bruce Brown, are launching a new effort called Upstart LA (www.upstart.la), which aims to bring that venture accelerator model into this market. These were companies like Autobytel when it was Pete Ellis and three other people, a company called Interactive Marketing Inc.,

Startup 221

Startup Mentor Southern California Incubator 221

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OCTOBER 25, 2010

billion in 2005, and finally sold again to Google in 2007 for $3.1 We had to go to 1200 ski resort sites to gather data in a consistent format, so that people could do a good comparison. There is a marketing funnel, and the closer you can get to an actual purchase, the more valuable your real estate is.

Startup 210

Startup Advertising Examples Santa Barbara 210

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2009

The fund is just celebrated its first year in business, so we thought we'd catch up with Brian to hear more about what the firm is investing in, the challenges of raising a venture fund in this market, plus his view on the Los Angeles venture market. Let's start with an overview of the fund. What do you invest in?

Southern California 153

Southern California Startup Palomar Rustic Canyon 153

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SEPTEMBER 19, 2012

It wouldn't be a twenty two minute television show, where you'd site down at some time to watch. Gregg Spiradellis: We've got four products in the market right now. Gregg Spiradellis: We were producing viral video hits in 2005. So, for all this year, we've been head downs creating StoryBots. What's the big vision for StoryBots?

Content 138

Content Startup Screening Education 138

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 7, 2011

In 2005, Meebo started connected users across other websites. “The Meebo MiniBar sits on the bottom of your browser and is the social layer connecting people on sites including TV Guide and TMZ. The bar brings chat to the website and sites have seen share rates double using the bar. For Meebo 1.3%

Startup 286

Startup Venture Capital Web Ideas 286

Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 31, 2011

Jim Farley is Ford Motor Company’s group vice president, global marketing, sales and service. Mitch Joel – Marketing Magazine dubbed him the “Rock Star of Digital Marketing” and called him, “one of North America’s leading digital visionaries.” Technorati and AdAge rank his site as one of the world’s Top 10 business blogs.

Los Angeles 75

Los Angeles Angel Social Media Media 75

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JULY 13, 2009

Mark has also been quite active mentoring entrepreneurs, We caught up with Mark to hear about what kinds of investments GRP is looking at nowadays, his view on the software-as-a-service market, and how best to approach him with a pitch. So we think we're the right size for the market in 2009.

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GRP Partners Southern California Santa Barbara Rustic Canyon 157

Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 31, 2011

Jim Farley is Ford Motor Company’s group vice president, global marketing, sales and service. Mitch Joel – Marketing Magazine dubbed him the “Rock Star of Digital Marketing” and called him, “one of North America’s leading digital visionaries.” Technorati and AdAge rank his site as one of the world’s Top 10 business blogs.

Los Angeles 49

Los Angeles Angel Social Media Media 49

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MAY 27, 2009

He was basically active investing until 2004 and 2005, and then started getting much more involved in the non-profit space. I met him a year ago, and we got chatting about the market, what's going on, and his own interest in getting back involved in investing. I don't think that is going to go away just because the market is down.

Southern California 113

Southern California Venture Capital Startup SoCal 113

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JULY 20, 2009

One of the big, open source successes in both Southern California and the software world was Gluecode Software , which was based in Los Angeles and acquired by IBM in 2005. We give them options and advice on the best course to reach their goals, such as responding quickly and getting to market faster. We're also growing and hiring.

IBM 100

IBM IBM Mission Ventures Venture Capital 100

SoCal Delicious

JANUARY 15, 2010

Here’s how you can (could) integrate a URI shortener into your site’s architecture. Your site’s architecture may require a different approach. By integrating a URI shortener into your site architecture you gain the abilitiy to perform way more than URI shortening.

SEO 37

SEO IP PHP Blogging 37

SoCal Delicious

JANUARY 15, 2010

How to do it the right way Here is what a site owner can expect from a Twitter app’s Web robot: A meaningful user agent A Web robot must provide a user agent name that fulfills at least these requirements: A unique string that identifies the bot. XXXL t-shirt that I really like to get a descriptive link from this site.

Social Media 41

Social Media Develop Development Media 41