Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 14, 2014

All the data actually suggests with the growth of mobile, inbound sales calls will double from 30 billion to 60 billion in 3 years (source: Kelsey). In fact 61% of all mobile searches where a customer contacts a business it is via a phone call (source: Google). Some quick data that I pulled from EmailisNotDead.com (mid 2012).

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Email SaaS Venture Capital Google 339

socalTECH

OCTOBER 24, 2013

In today''s mobile world, SMS has widespread, near ubiquitous adoption, which is great for consumers who want to communicate with their friends and family. By giving them your mobile number, you''ve created a priority channel. They realized you can''t have that kind of information out there lying on people''s mobile devices.

Yammer 229

Yammer Startup Mobile Organization 229

Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 11, 2013

Santa Monica startup airline Surf Air has been spreading its wings in recent months and spreading the word about its initiatives at Silicon Beach events such as Social Media Week LA and Techweek LA. Surf Air’s Facebook page is currently managed by Surf Air Marketing Coordinator Mark Noble.

Social Media 89

Social Media Startup Santa Monica Santa Barbara 89

Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 24, 2013

Tonight starting at 7:00pm PST we will be streaming and bringing you all the action live from Cross Campus in Santa Monica. Event Details: Where : Cross Campus 820 Broadway, Santa Monica, CA 90401. Robin is a former advisor to Gai Kai (acquired by Sony in 2012), an on-line technology company. Make sure to tune in!

Technical Review 76

Technical Review Technology Activision Entertainment 76

socalTECH

MAY 14, 2013

So, at the beginning of 2012, we picked a website that we owned, to make it awesome. However, we are here in Santa Monica, and we are a celebrity and entertainment site, and the next step for us in monetization is to get direct partnerships and deals with entertainment advertisers. That also particularly fits well on mobile.

Google 236

Google Sites Startup Web 236

Tech Zulu Event

MAY 21, 2013

” Launched in Los Angeles early 2012 by Sam Friedman and Alex Israel, ParkMe is a free app that helps users find the closest, cheapest parking nearby and displays real-time availability at select destinations, ParkMe now covers over 19 countries and on three continents but it was only available for iPad and iPhone and as a widget.

Help 88

Help Santa Monica San Diego Los Angeles 88

Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 30, 2012

Mobile Web America, Inc. has created a simple to use, online application for your business to create a mobile site and secure its mobile presence. We utilize the content of your existing website and create a mobile version on-the-fly. When: Thursday, February 2, 2012 – 7:00 p.m. Event Details. to 10:00 p.m.

CalTech 91

CalTech Company Companies Idealab 91

Tech Zulu Event

JUNE 15, 2015

Santa-Monica based Tapiture has grown in traffic by 300%, monetized from year one and raised $2.25 million in seed funding since its founding in 2012. With the mobile app launched in 2014, Tapiture continues to refine its technology to reach its users. I am drawn to it.

Seed Funding 40

Seed Funding Funding Commerce Social Media 40

Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 18, 2013

28 from 7pm-10pm in Santa Monica. Topics of discussion will be Wearables Technology, Bitcoin, SaaS, Cloud, Mobile, Gaming, Social Markets, what surprises are coming for 2014, creating value with your company, hiring problem solvers, and building a sensible businesses.

Startup 111

Startup Entertainment Media Santa Barbara 111

Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 13, 2012

Fan Appz, a Santa Monica headquartered firm founded in 2010, and a Facebook Preferred Marketing Developer (PMD) today Tuesday launched its Personalized Marketing Platform, a next-generation social media marketing solution set to help firms convert fans into customers and increase repeat purchases by turning good customers into great ones.

Platform 82

Platform Help Customer Custom 82

Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 20, 2011

Leveraging mobile application and online platform. CallFire.com is a small company with fewer than 20 employees located in beautiful Santa Monica. Applications are now open for the January 2012 program. CitySourced is a real time mobile civic engagement platform. As of May 2010, CallFire has over 20,000 customers!

UCLA 102

UCLA Company Companies Idealab 102

Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 28, 2011

Headquarted in Santa Monica, CA, CallFire is dedicated to providing high-availability systems, intuitive user interfaces, furious developer support, and unparalleled customer care in order to transform how companies do business. Howard is now CEO of Gamzee, a new social game company building games for the new Facebook mobile platform.

Idealab 77

Idealab Tech Coast Angels Startup Platform 77

Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 20, 2012

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 January 22, 2012. When: Thursday, February 2, 2012 – 7:00 p.m. Directions to the Spotlight: LA Tech Winter 2012. Still Time to Submit Your Company!

Idealab 84

Idealab Tech Coast Angels CalTech Startup 84

Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 28, 2011

Headquarted in Santa Monica, CA, CallFire is dedicated to providing high-availability systems, intuitive user interfaces, furious developer support, and unparalleled customer care in order to transform how companies do business. Howard is now CEO of Gamzee, a new social game company building games for the new Facebook mobile platform.

Idealab 49

Idealab Tech Coast Angels Startup Platform 49

SoCal Delicious

SEPTEMBER 19, 2012

The top five tournaments for “StarCraft 2″ in the month of June 2012 had combined prize-pools of over $150,000. If you said 6 million (as of April 2012), you’d be close, because JustFab is growing by nearly to 500,000 members a month. In 2012, ShoeDazzle jumped from 3 to 13 million members. Brandon Beck – Riot Games.

Technical Review 75

Technical Review Entrepreneur Riot Games Southern California 75

SoCal Delicious

OCTOBER 8, 2012

October 5, 2012. The narrow, 3-mile strip of land that runs from Santa Monica through Venice, and is now stretching down to Playa Vista, has been dubbed "Silicon Beach" due to the heavy concentration of Internet companies and executives there. 2012, compared with the same period in 2011. Derek Wooden. VENICE RISING.

Los Angeles 44

Los Angeles Software Review Technical Review Journal 44