Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 19, 2017

(Hint: 60 million US Latinos driving US growth engine) I am beyond excited to announce the Herb Scannell has agreed to move from NYC to Los Angeles to take on the role of CEO at mitú, the fast growing Latino digital media company, serving more than 100 million monthly unique viewers. Yes, with a “B.” There is no more Latino-only market.

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Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 10, 2010

Amidst your Friday product releases and celebratory beers to cap a great week, I wanted to remind you that SXSW Accelerator applications are due TODAY! There are categories for Innovative Web Technology, Social Media and Social Networking Technology, Entertainment Technology, News Technology, and Music Technology.

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 23, 2012

Irvine-based Local Corporation , the provider of local business directory websites and related products, said today that its Rovion ad management system now includes the ability to add real-time polling on its rich media ads.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

NOVEMBER 1, 2011

Monday, November 7, 2011 -- Film Technology Summit. The Film Technology Summit, presented by Sony and co-produced by Digital Media Wire, will explore how film production and exhibition is evolving in this digital age, and identifying opportunities for enhancing the audience experience. See [link] (more)

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 14, 2010

Irvine-based semiconductor maker Broadcom said today, among a number of product announcements, that it has rolled out a new platform targeted at the Android smart phone market. Broadcom said the new chip is sampling now to early access customers, with first commercial launches expected in Q1 of 2011. READ MORE>>.

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JANUARY 20, 2011

Adconion Media Group , the Internet advertising firm which has been ramping up its operations in Santa Monica, said today that it is spinning out its video product, Joost Video Network , into a new, standalone business, also based in Santa Monica. The firm said it expects triple digit growth in 2011. READ MORE>>.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

FEBRUARY 3, 2011

Wednesday, February 9, 2011 -- Twiistup. Twiistup combines a showcase for innovation, a platform for thought leaders and an audience of entrepreneurs, media and investors all wrapped in a unique, stylized environment that rivals a Hollywood production. More than just a conference, Twiistup is LA's biggest technology event.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

JULY 1, 2011

Thursday, July 7, 2011 -- LA CEOs, an education and support group for CEOs presents: New Media Training. The power of a video of you speaking or your own words in a blog introducing your product, service, a key event is tremendous and every CEO should leverage it. The potential for missteps and misinterpretation is huge.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 20, 2011

Adconian Media Group , the Internet advertising firm which has been ramping up its operations in Santa Monica, said today that it is spinning out its video product, Joost Video Network , into a new, standalone business, also based in Santa Monica. The firm said it expects triple digit growth in 2011. READ MORE>>.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

FEBRUARY 4, 2011

Thursday, February 10, 2011 -- Twiistup. Twiistup combines a showcase for innovation, a platform for thought leaders and an audience of entrepreneurs, media and investors all wrapped in a unique, stylized environment that rivals a Hollywood production. More than just a conference, Twiistup is LA's biggest technology event.

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SoCal CTO

DECEMBER 1, 2010

I continue to collect great content that is the intersection of startups, products, online and technology. So let’s be very specific: let’s assume your dream job is product manager at Google, working on the Analytics product. Clearly it'd be more accurate to say "sometime in Q1 2011." By doing the job.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 30, 2010

These companies have all experienced growth and we're expecting substantial value creation in 2011. I have also been working with a couple entrepreneurs on some exciting new businesses that will be launched in early 2011. Pay attention to what Los Angeles entrepreneurs are doing, it's going to be an interesting 2011.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

OCTOBER 31, 2011

Thursday, November 3, 2011 -- Young Digital Entrepreneurs. The USC Annenberg Innovation Lab welcomes a panel of tech-savvy innovators to discuss the digital market and social media and how they won success by engaging audiences. USC Annenberg Innovation Lab. million subscribers on YouTube.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 13, 2012

Tech Companies & Calls: I once read a quote on Twitter that said, If you use a tech service for free then product is you. Only 2 problems: - 94% of people hate paying for products even more (avg pay rate for ‘ad free’ tech products is < 6%). - It’s why people buy branded products. In fact, it is.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

MARCH 10, 2011

Wednesday, March 16, 2011 -- Virtual Events: Selling More by Spending Less. Our virtual event experts will discuss best practices for generating leads, retaining customers, enabling business teams and launching products while maximizing ROI and business impact. Speaker: Steve Gogolak, Executive Director of Media and Webcasting, Cramer.

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Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 6, 2012

TechZulu is excited to invite you to a fireside chat with Greg Cargill, VP of Client Services and Social Media at BLITZ. Greg will share his experience on how to Successfully Build and Sell an Effective Social Media Marketing Agency. There will be plenty of FREE Pizza & Drinks!

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Tech Zulu Event

AUGUST 31, 2011

Highlights included Tyler Crowley (of Sqweal and the Launch conference), Myke Armstrong and William Barnes’ presentation of Votoboth and how it’s not about badges anymore, but county fair ribbons (keep this in mind as you gamify your product). Also a big thanks to Efren Toscano of TechZulu for streaming and editing the event Sunday evening.

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 5, 2013

Does the world need another, online streaming media service for movies and television? We caught up with M-GO''s CEO, John Batter , to hear about where M-GO fits into the streaming media market. I personally come from DreamWorks, and was President of Production previous to taking the opportunity to come run M-GO. READ MORE>>.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 19, 2011

Not just the fact that you Tweet publicly versus privately, but also that they’re open in letting their Tweet stream flow into other products & services. I just want to point out that longer-term value is often harder to perceive when a product is still going through its growth stage. Social Media helps change that.

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Social Media Google Media Startup 274

socalTECH

MARCH 28, 2014

Asher Delug: Airpush is a mobile ad network, similar to an Admob or Millenial Media. Asher Delug: We have had amazing growth coming from our smart wall product, our inter-app interstitial ad product, which patent pending. Plus, our In-App Banner Apps product has also been scaling very fast.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 19, 2010

Dana Settle & I are hosting a dinner tonight (10/20/10) with some of the biggest companies in entertainment to talk about the future of television, film & digital media. 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.

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InfoChachkie

SEPTEMBER 28, 2011

Guy’s latest book, Enchantment , was released in March of 2011, to overwhelmingly upbeat reviews. An entrepreneur, in particular, has to be likeable and trustworthy AND have a great product. An entrepreneur has to enchant people to use new products and services not simply bludgeon them, promote them or discount them.

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 19, 2016

One of the companies at that intersection of video and e-commerce is IPSY (www.ipsy.com), a subscription beauty products company which uses video as a core piece of its monthly beauty products business. It was cofounded by Michele phan in November of 2011. What is IPSY? IPSY comes from the Latin, ipsa, which means self.

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Commerce Content Sample Yahoo 100

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OCTOBER 6, 2012

I had been trading emails & Tweets with venture capitalist John Frankel and we were to meet in person in March 2011 at SxSW to talk about Klout and other investments he had made. Other people were convinced including Kleiner Perkins who lead their $30 million fund raising in 2012 (they had previously also invested in 2011).

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Cornerstone OnDemand Venture Capital GRP Partners Startup 303

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DECEMBER 3, 2013

I started announcing my Twitter thesis back in 2011 (still serves as a useful read today). It’s also worth noting what a great win this has been for the UK as our tech & product teams are still based outside of London and we continue to grow those operations under the guidance of Nick Halstead and Tim Barker. Chris Smart.

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socalTECH

JUNE 5, 2012

We then take that information and find trends and metadata, and all that content and sharing, and use it to drive e-commerce, and to design and manufacture apparel products. I started with a men's apparel brand doing marketing, creative, and branding, and worked on everything from production to design and manufacturing.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 14, 2014

If you follow the tech media you would be subject to a lot of narrative biases that are completely off base – and this includes the value of email and phone calls. The three largest webmail services had over 1 billion global users at the end of 2011. Calls are changing but not dying. 94% of all online adults use email.

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Email SaaS Venture Capital Google 339

socalTECH

NOVEMBER 9, 2012

Demand Media. Demand Media consistently popped up near number one in the list of "companies to work for" from our readers. NastyGal -- which was just about unheard of a year ago -- has rocketed to a over $100M business, driven by women's clothing, shoes, and other products. HauteLook was acquired for $270M in 2011 by Nordstrom.

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Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 15, 2014

Though thermostats might not be its major interest, social media is awash with claims that Google might tap Nest’s data to track how people use energy or simply track users’ homes for its Google Maps project. We are simply going to get our products into the hands of people around the world – faster. ?What

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 25, 2011

There’s a line of thinking in Silicon Valley that you should build product businesses rather than services businesses. They have created two internal technology “products&# and wanted to figure out how they could turn their services business into a product business that could be financed. But it might not.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 24, 2014

Reward shorter hours of high productivity. Peer pressure keeps productivity standards high. Encourage people to work where and when they are most productive. Encourage people to work where and when they are most productive. Use of collaborative and other social media platforms. Bring your own device to work (BYOD).

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SoCal CTO

JANUARY 5, 2011

Some really great stuff in 2010 that aims to help startups around product, technology, business models, etc.

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Startup Venture Capital Blogging CTO Coach 378

Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 11, 2013

Co-founded in 2011 by Sina Sohangir and Shahram Seyedin-Noor, GraphDive raised over $1 million in initial funding. We offer a suite of products to grow revenues. Its proprietary Concept Graph interprets social media chatter to discover actionable insights on users. Power to harness the social data revolution.

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Equity Social Media Google Tool 65

Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 5, 2012

Rock Prodigy is Music Prodigy’s pioneer product and is a revolutionary interactive music app powered by patent-pending polyphonic pitch-recognition technology that allows musicians of all skill levels to use any instrument and provide instant performance feedback to accelerate learning. it’s like a video game! Beat 70 Start-ups.

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Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 31, 2011

BlogWorld and New Media Expo 2011 comes to Los Angeles and its finally here. Also, if you happen not to be able to attend BlogWorld and New Media Expo this year TechZulu has you covered. With Lisa as CEO, the company has grown from an idea for a grassroots conference into a diversified media company.

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Tech Zulu Event

JUNE 17, 2011

So with out further ado I present the Spotlight: LA Tech Summer 2011 Judges! He sits on several boards and is involved in the virtual worlds, gaming, mobile, media, and healthcare markets. Entries will be closed for company submissions at midnight of July 4th, 2011. When: Thursday, July 14th, 2011 – 6:00 p.m.

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Tech Coast Angels Idealab Angel Design 100

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 26, 2013

is already well above the dot.com bubble of 15 years ago, although we have slipped a bit this year from the high point of 320 new entrepreneurs out of 100,000 adults in 2011. Social media is a boon for entrepreneurs and startups. Most now routinely buy startups for new technology and new products. It’s not too late to start.

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