Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 24, 2011

million monthly active users who are creating more than 32 million text messages per day! Well, we started out a free text messaging platform. We just happen to have significantly more users than most of the group texting platforms you typically read about. To put things into perspective, the company has 7.7 People like free.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 4, 2017

Then it’s time to innovate through the channels or platforms that are relevant. Look to the movie screen to see what you won’t soon forget. Several companies, including Mastercard, Coca-Cola, and Doritos have let customers build commercials and design contests, with big rewards for the customer and for the company. Want control?

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Tech Zulu Event

JUNE 25, 2015

But that’s changing with a new crop of rich media platforms disrupting the ecosystem with new mobile and non-standard rich media ad formats, one of which – Jetpack – is located right here in Santa Monica. The company recently announced plans to introduce a self-service version of its rich media authoring and ad serving platform.

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Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 20, 2011

For those who still might be wondering what Spotlight: LA Tech is all about, It’s a screening room for new technology homegrown in our region. Earbits is an online radio platform where artists, labels and concert promoters bid for airtime on a per-song-played basis, and use the exposure to sell their music, event tickets and more.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 10, 2014

Well-known crowd-funding platforms on the Internet, led by Kickstarter and Indiegogo , have worked for years to provide non-equity “funding” for many startups, as outlined in my previous article Don’t Be Fooled By All The Hype For Crowd Funding. When pitching to consumers, online or offline, the feedback will likely be on features and design.

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Tech Zulu Event

FEBRUARY 13, 2014

has unveiled a new smartphone app designed to help people find, hire and manage in-home care for seniors. The app, dubbed HomeHero Connect, supports phone timesheet tracking, daily activity summaries, emergency alerts and automated payments between a user and an independent home caregiver.

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Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 18, 2013

Blayze , the first online video audience development platform that empowers brands, YouTube channels, and media companies to buy and sell highly targeted new viewers. RocksBox , a new discovery and sales channel for designer fashion jewelry. Forget the second screen, play and interact with video content today. Founded by L.A.’s

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Tech Zulu Event

JUNE 19, 2013

Featuring its new games, Infinity and Disney Fantasia: Music Evolved , their space seemed the most active with long lines forming and people patiently waiting for a free custom shirts and Infinity figures. Disney did not disappoint, boasting a grand display at the entrance in the South Hall.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 17, 2013

Well-known crowd-funding platforms on the Internet, led by Kickstarter and Indiegogo , have worked for years to provide non-equity “funding” for many startups, as outlined in my previous article Will the Real Crowd Funding Model Please Stand Up? When pitching to consumers, online or offline, the feedback will likely be on features and design.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 13, 2012

Kian Saneii: What we have is a platform that helps all sorts of channel partners, including family members, assisted living facilities, home care and home health providers, and even insurance companies, help the elderly to stay home longer and more comfortably. What's the story behind the company? READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 13, 2012

I think we were able to effectively transition, because our technology platform. At the time, our platform allowed us to build our games, and have one game which we could send to multiple devices. Speaking of iOS and Android, what's the future of platforms? Josh Hartwell: In the near term, it's iOS, Android, and Amazon.

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Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 30, 2012

For those who still might be wondering what Spotlight: LA Tech is all about, It’s a screening room for new technology homegrown in our region. Leftronic is a real-time data visualization platform for startups. Everything happens in the browser (no software to download) and the finished product looks amazing on large screens!

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CalTech Company Companies Idealab 91

Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 23, 2013

He explains with online marketing in general, there’s the huge shift into native advertising (inputting marketing messaging in line with content users are actively engaging with) – Largely due to a shift away from traditional in banner advertising. Ophir gives us a look into what’s going on in the ad-tech industry.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 7, 2011

Leverage a feedback platform like Get Satisfaction or UserVoice. In addition to Seth, the core team he pulled together consisted of Elaine, a product person with front-end engineering skills and sharp design sense, and Sandy a back-end server engineer. Feedback means having an obvious way for users to give feedback.

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Tech Zulu Event

MARCH 22, 2016

In case you’re just getting into Snapchat, a geofilter is like a normal Snapchat filter: a design you can overlay onto a photo you take in the app. VaynerMedia used it for a number of event-based activations. The value of your branding impression compared to impressions on any other platform is insanely high. The list goes on.

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Tech Zulu Event

APRIL 19, 2012

” I also wasn’t expecting much, if anything, from the Windows Phone 7 (WP7) platform in terms of available apps in their marketplace. The seamless design is smooth, feels great to hold, and is extremely easy to handle while using. The camera button activates the camera, focuses the camera, and operates the shutter.

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Google Netflix Mobile Screening 77

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 16, 2013

But if you want to be able to repeat your success on your next campaign you need to know more about how you drove those clicks: Which social platform were they published on? visualization tool for 2+ years so when they told me they were building a new sweet of tools designed for marketers I was all over it. And so forth. No brainer.

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Marketing Technical Review Startup Tool 307

Tech Zulu Event

MAY 22, 2015

Take Watson , IBM’s artificial intelligence platform as an example: it has advanced significantly since it handily defeated human opponents on the Jeopardy game show four years ago. In short, they offer extended screens with limited functionality and limited access to your car systems.

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Google Artificial Inteligence Research Marketing 40

Tech Zulu Event

APRIL 19, 2012

” I also wasn’t expecting much, if anything, from the Windows Phone 7 (WP7) platform in terms of available apps in their marketplace. The seamless design is smooth, feels great to hold, and is extremely easy to handle while using. The camera button activates the camera, focuses the camera, and operates the shutter.

Google 40

Google Netflix Mobile Screening 40

Tech Zulu Event

JULY 22, 2014

Through simple design, extensive sensing mechanism research, and behavioral science principles, Moving Analytics is carving out its own innovative niche in a heavily competitive space by providing a simple solution for highly sedentary people. We have built this into the platform’s DNA from the very beginning.

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Tech Zulu Event

JULY 8, 2011

For those who still might be wondering what Spotlight: LA Tech is all about, It’s a screening room for new technology homegrown in our region. We have helped many other startups through our carefully designed investment model. The Spotlight is shining down these amazing LA companies! It’s a gallery of great entrepreneurship.

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CalTech Technical Review Company Companies 100

socalTECH

AUGUST 24, 2009

One of the startup areas where we've been seeing renewed activity in the last few months is in the enterprise software space--specifically, in software-as-a-service applications targeted at corporate customers. It's always in your face, and always on screen. You have to jump from one screen to screen within Salesforce.com to do this.

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Oracle Sales Startup Screening 145

Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 5, 2015

To help you get the most out of your Hues, I tested 20 of the most popular, highly rated iOS apps to come up with a top 5 list of must-have apps for using your Hue light bulbs (iOS is the dominant platform for Hue control, and all these below work on both iPads and iPhones): 1. First off, practicalities. Huemote (free). Get set to party.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 16, 2012

He knows the history of all of the payment gateways, mobile payment platforms, credit offerings, remittance companies, etc. When I was reading the Fab.com website I noticed that the CEO refers to Fab’s “one thing” as being design. They’re the place focused on design. They think design wins.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 10, 2014

The problem is that with WordPress I just found it a bit too cumbersome to change the design on my own. I like to get what is in my brain out into words and as you probably know I worry less about typos, grammar or – generally – visual design. He runs platform for Upfront Ventures and is doing an amazing job.

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Blogging Design Venture Capital Screening 294

SoCal Delicious

MAY 6, 2012

Lisa and her team create media projects designed to move the social progress agenda forward. Joey Flores is co-founder and CEO of Earbits , an online radio platform that enables bands, labels and concert promoters to acquire fans, market new releases and promote live events. a perks platform for small and medium sized businesses.

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Los Angeles Entrepreneur Angel Fractional CTO 78

Tech Zulu Event

JULY 28, 2015

This platform takes our web-based technology from the computer screen to the concert experience, as L.E.D. In order for the lights to activate, there are four points of input: Crowd Density – Infrared technology tracks and displays the collective audience movement. The TrueCar L.E.D. now to September 10.

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