Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 12, 2013

He shared tons of information about how how they were using marketing to quantitatively make marketing decisions at HauteLook and acquire customers for prices that were far cheaper than similar companies. In 2011 the company was sold to Nordstrom for $270 million in a deal that has been widely seen as a success for both buyer and seller.

Venture Capital 360

Venture Capital GRP Partners Startup Invest 360

Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 29, 2011

Just as we are summed up by the advertising methodologies of the 1950’s as unpredictable and irrational (The Economist, Sex and Advertising, 2011), not only are we both these traits, but also with the power of click-a-mouse comparison shopping we are perhaps pickier, more demanding and less ‘experience’ oriented over product features.

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Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 26, 2011

Just as we are summed up by the advertising methodologies of the 1950’s as unpredictable and irrational (The Economist, Sex and Advertising, 2011), not only are we both these traits, but also with the power of click-a-mouse comparison shopping we are perhaps pickier, more demanding and less ‘experience’ oriented over product features.

Customer 72

Customer Custom Demand Advertising 72

Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 2, 2011

Joey Flores, Chief Executive Officer & Co-Founder at Earbits (a Y Combinator Winter 2011 company). Alex Benzer , Chief Executive Officer & Co-founder at FanMix , previously known as SocialEngine (a TechStars Boulder 2011 company) FanMix is a recommendation engine for social media marketing. Tickets: $10.00

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Incubator Santa Monica Idealab Social Media 64

Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 27, 2011

So with out further ado I present the Spotlight: LA Tech Fall 2011 Judges! and has led business analysis & user interface design projects for the U.S. It’s a community and work space focused on empowering entrepreneurs, startups, freelancers, programmers, designers, professionals, and all awesome people in general.

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Tech Coast Angels Idealab Angel Startup 96

Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 7, 2013

Component design – computers need computer chips in order to compute, and computer chips have to be designed by someone. Device design – all of the major computing components – CPU, RAM, connectivity, display, battery, etc. – need to be enclosed into a coherently designed device. Value Chain.

Google 92

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InfoChachkie

AUGUST 8, 2016

Founded in 2011, Z Supply, LLC has created five women’s fashion brands with a sixth brand and extension into Men’s, launching Spring 2017. After Pacific Sunwear, my career covered two new ends of the retail spectrum; off price at Ross and women’s luxury at St. John Knits.

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Sites Sales Santa Barbara Design 100

InfoChachkie

OCTOBER 3, 2011

The broader one’s understanding of the human experience, the better design we will have.”. Note: On May 16th, 2011, The New Yorker published an excellent article by Malcolm entitled, Creation Myth. So they don’t have enough dots to connect, and they end up with very linear solutions without a broad perspective on the problem.

Startup 255

Startup High Tech SaaS .Net 255

Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 2, 2011

Joey Flores, Chief Executive Officer & Co-Founder at Earbits (a Y Combinator Winter 2011 company). Alex Benzer , Chief Executive Officer & Co-founder at FanMix , previously known as SocialEngine (a TechStars Boulder 2011 company) FanMix is a recommendation engine for social media marketing. Tickets: $10.00

Incubator 40

Incubator Santa Monica Idealab Social Media 40

Tech Zulu Event

APRIL 26, 2011

Though TAC meant Total Area Coverage, the name and design were clearly inspired by the communicators on Star Trek. 2011 and Wherecamp 2011 just happened this past week. The conference coincided with the news that three-year-old start-up is looking to raise funds at a price that valuates Foursquare at about $500 million.

Conference 77

Conference Startup Mobile Ideas 77

Xconomy

JULY 21, 2016

After a year in which Biogen’s share price has fallen by more than a third and one of its top drug prospects failed, Scangos, who has led the company since 2010, has announced plans to step down. Here’s more on Scangos in 2011, shortly after he left Exelixis to take the Biogen job. [ Updated, 9:20 a.m. Reprints | Share:

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socalTECH

AUGUST 18, 2009

We're doing our development in El Monte, and we think we'll be operational by the beginning of next year, and full scale by the end of 2010, with product launch in 2011. We hopefully will have our first production year in 2011. They can then be incorporated into tents, bags, and clothing as part of a design. We're also hiring.

UCLA 159

UCLA Technical Review El Monte Startup 159

Tech Zulu Event

APRIL 26, 2011

Though TAC meant Total Area Coverage, the name and design were clearly inspired by the communicators on Star Trek. 2011 and Wherecamp 2011 just happened this past week. The conference coincided with the news that three-year-old start-up is looking to raise funds at a price that valuates Foursquare at about $500 million.

Conference 63

Conference Startup Mobile Ideas 63

Daradiction

JULY 22, 2013

The wineary that we visited was called Encuentro Guadalupe and I was delighted to learn abour their vision (social enterprise) and the impecably well designed grounds that all integrated naturally and seamlessly. Plus it was a real price performer as well. Boy did we meet some characters down there.

San Diego 76

San Diego Conference Startup Class 76

Tech Coast Venture Network

OCTOBER 25, 2010

Business owners have been asking a lot of questions about the new rules; these answers are designed to provide some clarity around a complex topic. As a consequence, small businesses should be able to get competitive insurance plans and better pricing. Will businesses have to offer health care coverage for all employees?

Slides 100

Slides Startup Study Resource 100

Tech Zulu Event

JUNE 9, 2011

Just like iGottaGuide, the idea was all about democratization–taking the power away from the gatekeepers and giving customers a greater range of choices at a lower price. While others enter routines designed to avoid failure, I embrace it. The risk is worth the reward! What’s one of your most successful decisions? Henry Ford.

Startup 63

Startup Guide Entrepreneur Ideas 63

Tech Zulu Event

JULY 18, 2011

Andrea: Anybody who’s looking for clothes, shoes or accessories can come to our site and put up a post of what they’re looking for with the size, price range, etc., Nude shoes to be even more specific for the Summer 2011 season. Right now we’ve got: an intern that started on Thursday, a designer, a developer, and myself.

Startup 99

Startup Social Media Media Sites 99

SoCal Delicious

OCTOBER 8, 2012

Prices are soaring in the beachfront communities tech types favor, and rents in these. Prices have gone up dramatically on this beachfront strip. Venices median home price in the first eight months of 2012 broke the $1 million barrier, rising to $1,012,000 from $899,000 in the first eight months of 2011. Derek Wooden.

Los Angeles 44

Los Angeles Software Review Technical Review Journal 44

Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 25, 2013

It was 2011, so these were valid questions. What price point works the best? Sean discusses how much fun the design tweaking process was: changing button placement and seeing how people react, and ultimately, making an efficient administrative back-end to easily populate items. Rapid fire questions ensue: could we build this?

Entertainment 98

Entertainment Advertising Startup Media 98

SoCal Delicious

MAY 6, 2012

Lisa and her team create media projects designed to move the social progress agenda forward. He is a founder of Strengths Doctors, a consulting firm which helps leaders design energizing work environments. Cyrus Farudi is an American entrepreneur who co-founded Flipswap, Inc in 2004 and Capsule in 2011. Laura Trice , M.D.

Los Angeles 78

Los Angeles Entrepreneur Angel Fractional CTO 78

SoCal CTO

DECEMBER 1, 2010

Clearly it'd be more accurate to say "sometime in Q1 2011." We're looking to choose a design put together by one of our readers as the official t-shirt for OnStartups. The design should be unique, include a slogan related to entrepreneurs, and something stylish. If nothing changes, when will you run out of money?

Technical Review 175

Technical Review Startup Product Technology 175

Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 5, 2010

Fox bought MySpace for $580 million and then did a deal with Google worth more than the purchase price to serve up ads. MySpace would liked to have owned YouTube but didn’t have the public stock valuation to purchase them at the price that Google did. For a nanosecond Rupert Murdoch seemed like the smartest guy on the Internet.

Social Network 318

Social Network Networking Web 2.0 Startup 318

SoCal CTO

JANUARY 5, 2011

Steve Blank , January 25, 2010 10 Tips for Adding Game Mechanics to a Non-Gaming Service - ReadWriteStart , September 21, 2010 Startups & VCs: Learn How to Design, Market, & Eat Your Own. - First Principles. Berkonomics , November 29, 2010 Rice Alliance IT/Web 2.0

Startup 378

Startup Venture Capital Blogging CTO Coach 378

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 19, 2010

But with the introduction of Apple TV, Google TV, the Boxee Box & other initiatives it’s clear that this battle will heat up in 2011. “Over the Top&# video distribution – Apple TV comes out in November and is priced at $99. . So entering 2011 why does this matter? The bundle is the walking dead.

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Content Google Media Hulu 386