Both Sides of the Table

MAY 19, 2010

It’s always fun debating companies with Dana because she’s always so knowledgeable on deals – particularly those in the digital media, ad-tech and eCommerce spaces. Closing a VC fund in 2009/10 is a major achievement in and of itself. Gilt Group is currently the largest private sale web site in US. Time will tell. Employees: 27.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 18, 2010

We also talked about how brands are increasing driving much of their traffic to Facebook and away from their own web pages. Self-reported 60mm daily unique as of Dec 2009, games played by 250mm people a month (AppData). Online service offering privacy certification for web sites. This is astounding and myopic in my view.

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Venture Capital Google Web Sites 225

SoCal CTO

MAY 15, 2009

Just a quick note that I'll be moderating a Technology Council Event : Social Networking as a Business Strategy May 19, 2009 - Culver City Social networking media are used on a daily basis to grow businesses and expand career opportunities. Corporations increasingly see social media as a key PR, communications and marketing medium.

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Social Network Networking Yammer CTO Hire 150

Xconomy

SEPTEMBER 26, 2016

Tealium initially focused on helping corporations, government agencies, and other “enterprise” customers to manage “tags,” the snippets of JavaScript embedded in Web pages or e-mails. Tags are a creature of Web analytics, generating data that enable marketing teams to determine if users viewed a Web page or e-mail.

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Custom Customer San Diego JavaScript 40

SoCal CTO

MARCH 5, 2007

Tony Karrer is CEO/CTO of TechEmpower , a Los Angeles Web Development firm, and is considered one of the top technologists in e-Learning. ► January (5) Los Angeles Web Developer Startup CTO or Developer When to Use Facebook Connect – Twitter Oauth – Goo. Los Angeles Social Media Starters What is Visible Networking?

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Southern California CTO Coach CTO Hire Social Media 150

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 21, 2018

According to the 2017 Kauffman Startup Activity Index , the share of new entrepreneurs who started businesses to pursue opportunity rather than from necessity reached 86 percent, more than 12 percentage points higher than in 2009 at the height of the Great Recession. Social media is a boon for entrepreneurs and startups.

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Entrepreneur Startup Social Media Satisfaction 66

SoCal Delicious

JANUARY 20, 2010

On CBS MoneyWatch: Why Debit Cards Are Dangerous BNET Business Network: BNET TechRepublic ZDNet ZDNet Members login Newsletters Site Assistance RSS Feeds Home News & Blogs Videos White Papers Downloads Reviews Popular Enterprise Web 2.0 Dion Hinchcliffe Get Enterprise Web 2.0 Dion Hinchcliffe Get Enterprise Web 2.0

Web 29

Web Technical Review Web 2.0 Social Media 29

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 1, 2009

In my previous post, The VC Ice Age is Thawing (for now) I wrote about the reasons why the VC market came to a screeching halt in September 2008 and remained largely shut until at least April 2009. As of near the end of September 2009, we’re up 46% since the March 9th nadir (yes, I need to find a way to use one of my SAT words ; – ).

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Venture Capital Marketing Startup Social Network 255

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 4, 2010

Palm (acquired by HP ) – In our interview we talked about how transformational mobile computing is and why it’s different than web computing (e.g. Hyper-local, flash marketing platform connecting consumers with local business offers; super majority of offers are restaurant and personal services; competitor to Groupon.

Clearstone 236

Clearstone Venture Capital ReachLocal Google 236

socalTECH

MARCH 14, 2011

We started in the comedy industry, hence the name, but basically for venues, we have a website management tool so you can fire your web programmer. Scot Richardson: We started our product in the middle of 2009, and the product has been basically available since January of 2010. So, how long has the company been around?

Ticketmaster 140

Ticketmaster CTO Hire Tech Coast Angels Social Media 140

socalTECH

MARCH 24, 2010

For today's interview, we spoke with Brandon Hance, the firm's founder, about how his startup is helping musicians to sell both digital and physical merchandise on the web. There's a convergence between the paradigm of the music business, and the business of social media. Is this installed software, or web technology?

Van Nuys 191

Van Nuys Tech Coast Angels Startup Web 191

Tech Zulu Event

MARCH 2, 2012

After directing a film in 2009, I wanted to get back into the design industry. Initially, my desire to go into the mobile space came from my love for design and my weariness with web or print related art. Lastly, I think the push on Reponsive Web Design is going to really take off this year. It simply makes more sense.

Design 94

Design Mobile Web Design Outsource Development 94

Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 9, 2009

Stribe offers a plug and play service for instantly creating a social network on any Web site. The company's main target is e-commerce sites with rich media. Zoomorama was a finalist at the Microsoft BizSpark event at South by Southwest Interactive 2009. Teacheo - an online tutoring platform with a live virtual classroom.

Incubator 40

Incubator Develop Development Social Network 40

Tech Zulu Event

MARCH 10, 2012

Cunningham’s current business, a marketing agency, Polar Unlimited in Toronto, had expanded in growth through the last decade by embracing social media and web 2.0. Like Gary Vaynerchuk, Cunningham built the family business 10 fold through creating branded web content with a viral touch. They specialized in content creation.

Startup 76

Startup Social Media Content Web 2.0 76

Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 14, 2010

But I’ll judge the angel class of 2009/2010 on a 7-10 year time horizon. Instead investors are looking for the next flash sale, private sale, game dynamic, social games that rely on mobile platforms with geo-fenced, location aware offers. in 2009 the market was completely constipated as investors focused on triage.

Invest 299

Invest Angel Technical Review Venture Capital 299

socalTECH

APRIL 16, 2010

I actually started my web site, CheapCheapCheap, while I was in college. After starting CheapCheapCheap to understand the consumer behavior and trends, I decided to get into the hyperlocal area in 2009. Albert Ko: With social media right now, it's definitely scalable.

Orange County 170

Orange County Startup Sites Southern California 170

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 13, 2009

There must have been some reasons the stations did not embrace the platform, because--from what I gathered--there were not a lot of stations actively participating in the system. Dave Newmark: We doubled our business in 2008 over 2007, a 93 percent increase, and 2009 is up there as well. Media is exploding.

Google 124

Google Advertising Media Startup 124

socalTECH

JULY 20, 2011

The driving force for me was the gap in the market which I saw, a disruption in media consumption patterns. Basically, that disruption is 18-34 year olds have changed how they consume media. I worked in Hamburg for about two years, making investments in early stage media and technology companies in Western Europe.

News 173

News Entertainment Startup Bertelsmann 173

SoCal Delicious

MAY 6, 2012

We believe there are awesome entrepreneurs everywhere, not just in the places constantly covered by the media. Team Rubicon unites the unique skills America’s returning veterans offer with the expertise of medical professionals; all while interactively engaging donors through social media. We want to help them, and will.

Los Angeles 78

Los Angeles Entrepreneur Angel Fractional CTO 78

socalTECH

APRIL 28, 2010

We raised funding in September of 2009, about six months ago, raising $500,000 from private angel investors. My co-founder, Michael Steuer and myself both came from Twistbox, which was later acquired by Mandalay Media. Dave Waldman: We started quite a while ago, back in almost September of 2008. Finally, what's in your plans now?

Email 185

Email Startup Mobile Ideas 185

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 11, 2016

Your customers are all on this product so not trying to grok this platform gives you a few big handicaps: Some VCs on on Snapchat and interacting with them daily on Snapchat and you’re not. Stick with it the same way you “didn’t get” Twitter in 2007 when you signed up but by 2009 you were using it effortlessly.

Snapchat 150

Snapchat Screening Venture Capital Guide 150

SoCal Delicious

JANUARY 15, 2010

Wordpress in particular is fairly resource heavy right out of the box so speeding up everything else is a critical piece of running a site on this platform. You’re about halfway there but the next few steps differ depending on what platform your site uses.

RSS 29

RSS HTML JavaScript Doc 29

Tech Zulu Event

AUGUST 13, 2010

SXSWi is five days of presentations and panel discussions from some of the biggest thought leaders in Interactive digital media space. Over the past ten years, the rise of the consumer web and the availability of better measurement too. The step by step story of an entrepreneur’s journey from idea to bootstrap web startup from her vi.

Guide 69

Guide Startup Venture Capital Entrepreneur 69

SoCal CTO

DECEMBER 1, 2010

I’d been around the web long enough to remember the dozens of companies before YouTube that tried to create crowdsourced video sites and failed. Storm Clouds - A VC : Venture Capital and Technology , November 12, 2010 We have enjoyed an amazing run in the web startup and investing space over the past five or six years. You got it.

Technical Review 175

Technical Review Startup Product Technology 175

Frank Addante

MAY 15, 2006

► 2009 (3) ► May (1) A Tour of the Rubicon Project Headquarters ► April (1) "Pay it Forward" Event for Students & Aspiring Ent. Web Development & Marketing Technology) Exit: evolved into L90 (next company) Lesson: What you dont know cant stop you. DoubleClick, 24/7 Media, AdForce, Engage, Flycast).

Advertising 40

Advertising Startup Chief Technology Officer Technical Review 40