SoCal CTO

JUNE 9, 2010

While Google fights on the edges, Amazon is attacking their core - Chris Dixon , May 22, 2010 Google is fighting battles on almost every front: social networking, mobile operating systems, web browsers, office apps, and so on. First off the two prezis and then the case study material (i used ERPLY as inspiration).

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Startup Venture Capital Conference Social Media 248

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MAY 23, 2012

The movie, “The Social Network” might have had more of an impact on creating future entrepreneurs than any other event of the past 5 years. LP contributions to VC firms shrunk from 2000 and by 2005-2008 had stabilized to around $30 billion per year. Mobility really changes everything. Thank you, Aaron Sorkin!

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Venture Capital Capital Technical Review Startup 347

Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 20, 2012

TVSync’s parent company Voible , has provided fingerprint protection technology to most major movie studios and TV networks since 2005. The new model includes viewing content — but adds interactivity, multiple screens, personalization, social networking, cloud streaming and mobility. What does that mean?

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Screening Content Mobile Netflix 82

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FEBRUARY 12, 2017

Around 2001 Jonah was studying at MIT Media Lab and began running experiments in viral stories in an era before smart phones (2007) and before social networks took off (2004–2007) and before YouTube (2005). I asked Jonah in my interview how he became this viral guru. Back then there were “email forwards.”

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Buzzfeed Media Content News 210

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MAY 15, 2010

Swipely is a social network orientated around users credit card transaction data. CEO/President is Karl Siebrecht (ex-Pres of Atlas at AQuantive and ex-GM of ad platform product management, search and display marketing, and mobile and gaming advertising for Microsoft). Primarily targets SMBs. Founded in 2006 by Aaron Finn.

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Venture Capital Startup Advertising Redpoint 285

socalTECH

JULY 20, 2015

Los Angeles-based Flipagram (www.flipagram.com) has created a potent and wildly viral mobile app, which combines photos, music, and video to create addictive, engaging mini slideshows of your life. Farhad Mohit: As you know, Bizrate spawned Shopzilla, which took us from 2000 to 2005. So, that didn't scale well.

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Flipagram Social Network Networking Blogging 100

socalTECH

JULY 20, 2015

Los Angeles-based Flipagram (www.flipagram.com) has created a potent and wildly viral mobile app, which combines photos, music, and video to create addictive, engaging mini slideshows of your life. Farhad Mohit: As you know, Bizrate spawned Shopzilla, which took us from 2000 to 2005. So, that didn't scale well.

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Flipagram Social Network Networking Blogging 100

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FEBRUARY 7, 2011

It became a theme in my keynote at Caltech on the future of social networking. Mark then talked about Crittercism, a mobile feedback solution. In 2005, Meebo started connected users across other websites. What is your mobile strategy? We then captured this conversation again on camera.

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Startup Venture Capital Web Ideas 286

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AUGUST 9, 2011

Companies raised too much money in 2005-08 and had high burn rates. Cash will continue to become less relevant in 10 years as electronic & mobile commerce continue to proliferate and new technologies like NFC drive change. I’m long Mobile. And Social. tl;dr summary. VCs were very active in this period.

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Marketing Venture Capital Funding Technical Review 305

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DECEMBER 9, 2010

When I started my second company in 2005 we decided to do everything differently. I have talked in the past about other layers that are emerging particularly in social networking and mobile applications. By then the open-source movement had really developed. Other Layers.

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Startup Technical Review S3 Services 343

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 16, 2012

I raised money as an entrepreneur, like you, in 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003 and 2005 for two different companies. For example, if you’re looking to approach Kleiner Perkins it’s worth knowing that my friend Matt Murphy runs their iFund and therefore is the in-house expert on all things mobile. In Accel that’s Rich Wong.

Develop 366

Develop Development Funding Venture Capital 366

SoCal Delicious

MAY 6, 2012

He previously led business development for Affiliate Fuel, leading to its acquisition by Experian in 2005. Michael Schneider – CEO of Mobile Roadie. Michael Schneider is the CEO of Mobile Roadie , the leading self-service mobile app engagement platform. Sizhao “Zao” Yang – COO and Co-founder at BetterWorks.

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