Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 17, 2009

But I’m no longer an entrepreneur – I’m a VC at a $200 million fund called GRP Ventures , the largest active fund in Southern California. Many VCs who do lots of seed stage deals are very supportive and active. They’re active, helpful and wise. What gives? Am I a hypocrite?

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Seed Funding Venture Capital Funding Software Review 283

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 1, 2011

Our profile this morning is with Network Automation , a Los Angeles company competing in the IT automation market. Southern California--despite the lack of huge, name brand firms-- has a significant number of enterprise software companies, of which Network Automation is just one. You are self funded too, we recall.

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Networking IBM IBM Pacific Palisades 214

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 1, 2010

Momentum Ventures is a firm which has been very active providing management expertise in Southern California, helping promising technology firms. Part of the plan which we are already doing, is working on top of existing social networks like Facebook. We can leverage the social graph already in place.

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Social Network Tool Southern California Networking 259

SoCal CTO

MARCH 22, 2007

skip to main | skip to sidebar SoCal CTO Thursday, March 22, 2007 Discussion Creation Among Bloggers - LinkedIn, Blogging and Discussion Groups Ive been participating in a Yahoo Group that are users of LinkedIn and who are Bloggers: [link] Its an interesting group of folks from diverse backgrounds. How do you use LinkedIn?

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Blogging CTO Coach CTO Hire Southern California 150

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JULY 23, 2013

What''s one of the hottest, fastest growing mobile apps out there out of a Southern California startup? Justin Mateen: The vision for Tinder, is about social discovery. There are plenty of other social networks out there, who do a good job of connecting you with your existing network of friends. READ MORE>>.

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Mobile Southern California News Snapchat 245

SoCal Tech Calendar

APRIL 2, 2011

Virtual worlds have become an important part of the information economy, not only for entertainment, but for education, scientific research, social networking, and military defense. How is such activity to be governed? Formal regulation, informal agreement, private contract, economic incentives, and social norms all play a role.

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UCI Social Network Study Education 113

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MAY 26, 2011

Jake Winebaum is a veteran of the Southern California technology industry, having run and sold a number of successful, Southern California startups. Although there are tons and tons of ventures going after solving healthcare, there is very little activity in dental. It's a huge, huge sector. READ MORE>>.

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Startup Pricing Southern California Networking 249

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 30, 2008

Our interview this morning is with David Sacks, CEO of Geni.com, an online family tree and social networking site, as well as Yammer, the instant messaging startup spun out of Geni.com at TechCrunch50. Most social networking sites have a problem with having lots of pageviews, but advertising that isn't very valuable.

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Yammer Geni Startup Southern California 133

socalTECH

NOVEMBER 6, 2014

I ran Altavista from 2001 to 2002 in Europe, and came back to the states, doing a lot of consulting between the Dot Com crash and the beginning of social networking. David Carter: In my case, I really enjoy the culture of Southern California. David Carter: We have a dev team, and actively working on projects now.

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socalTECH

MAY 27, 2010

For this morning's interview, we have an interview with Kieve Huffman , the co-founder of Dather (www.dather.com), a new Los Angeles startup which has created a tool which helps to aggregate social networking web sites and media. We're also powering the Warp tour, and will be the backbone for all the activities they are doing.

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Startup Buzznet Entertainment Social Network 213

SoCal Tech Calendar

FEBRUARY 10, 2011

Wednesday, February 16, 2011 -- TechAmerica HR Executive Strategy Monthly. ARE YOUR EMPLOYEES BLOGGING YOU INTO BANKRUPTCY?

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SoCal Tech Calendar

AUGUST 9, 2009

Thursday, August 13, 2009 -- Industry Trends, Social Media and Web 2.0 Would you like to learn and understand the most effective ways to get the attention of the hundreds of millions of active social networkers around the world?

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Web 2.0 Social Media Web Tool 100

SoCal CTO

MARCH 12, 2012

Tech Events / Meetups - In Los Angeles, There are lots of Networking Events in Los Angeles and Southern California that are techie oriented. Most of them suffer from lack of activity, but it's worth a shot. Take lots of them out for free coffee, food, beer. Ask them about your concept.

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CTO Hire CTO Coach Startup Equity 211

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 23, 2009

To break that down, in terms of what that means, is we handle the managing and executing translation content, including the actual operational activity of translating that content. You could use it to break down language silos in those social networks. It also supports blogs.

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Startup Technical Review Social Network Content 133

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 10, 2015

And social networks enabled rapid growth and also the ability to more easily find and play with friends or make new ones. A group of friends at Andersen Consulting (now Accenture) got together to form a league and also had several members of our client at the time Southern California Gas Company.

Startup 150

Startup Outsource Development Mobile Southern California 150

SoCal CTO

MARCH 4, 2010

He posted on several social networking sites the following message: If you know of a startup company that could benefit from the knowledge, experience, professional network and reputation of a globally recognized technology and innovation leader. So while I’m trying to make sense of this, it’s somewhat hopeless.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 16, 2010

Social networking meets online personal health management. Measuring my daily activity. Next up for me is measuring my daily activities. I haven’t done the research yet so if anybody has any input on these devices or others please leave them in the comments section. But wait, there’s more !

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Technical Review Software Review Startup SoCal 278

Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 18, 2013

Pierce’s entrepreneurial activities are focused in the areas of digital currencies such as Bitcoin, games, gambling, ad tech and payments. Mr. Csathy previously served as the CEO of social network and online video technology company Sightspeed, Inc., Pierce also led the acquisition of Xfire from Viacom.

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Startup Entertainment Media Santa Barbara 111

SoCal Tech Calendar

FEBRUARY 12, 2009

If one wishes to thrive in the market place, choosing not to network is no longer a strategy and smart networking has proven to be a necessity. The panelists will share their experience, perspectives, and views on networking and relationship building. See [link] (more).

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Networking TechBiz Social Network Web 100

SoCal CTO

AUGUST 4, 2011

Social Integration/Viral Outreach - are you integrating in some way with social networks? Is your integration limited to login and “like” buttons or are you building a presence within the social networks themselves? Does the site need to throttle potential malicious activity? Is there a step-by-step wizard?

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Develop Development Startup SEO 396

SoCal CTO

AUGUST 4, 2011

Social Integration/Viral Outreach - are you integrating in some way with social networks? Is your integration limited to login and “like” buttons or are you building a presence within the social networks themselves? Does the site need to throttle potential malicious activity? Is there a step-by-step wizard?

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Develop Development Startup SEO 384

SoCal CTO

MARCH 30, 2010

People seem to be missing the really big picture of the value of social media and really the Internet for that matter. They look at how current social networking sites work and how online and offline relationships currently work and make the assumption that this represents the value proposition.

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Social Media Media Social Network Networking 179

SoCal CTO

SEPTEMBER 14, 2011

Tech Events / Meetups - There are lots of Networking Events in Los Angeles and Southern California that are techie oriented. Most of them suffer from lack of activity, but it's worth a shot. Visit your friends and ask them to bring you to their dev shop.

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Guide Startup Mobile Framework 349

socalTECH

AUGUST 3, 2009

Our company, Jute Networks, is a startup that is about a year and a half old. We build web software that improves the ability of people to manage their networks. We're specifically not a social network. Rajiv was an early member, now a VP with them, and is an active angel investor. What's next for your company?

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Networking Startup Social Network Software 113

Steve Reich

MARCH 30, 2012

They did it entirely through social networking. inLife signed up dozens of merchants in Santa Barbara for their activity site. You can go to virtually any city in the world and meet a local who will tell you about their city. No wonder they just raised $1mm.

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Incubator Web Entrepreneur Santa Barbara 91

SoCal CTO

SEPTEMBER 14, 2011

Tech Events / Meetups - There are lots of Networking Events in Los Angeles and Southern California that are techie oriented. Most of them suffer from lack of activity, but it's worth a shot. Visit your friends and ask them to bring you to their dev shop.

Guide 296

Guide Startup Mobile Framework 296

SoCal CTO

NOVEMBER 11, 2009

I need to get you into both the Southern California Tech Central and the B2B Marketing Zone. Just posted a blog about that: [link] I've been struggling a little with making the numbers work out for some social media activity. How do you decide what and how much social media effort/expense makes sense?

Marketing 150

Marketing Social Media Blogging Media 150

SoCal CTO

JUNE 9, 2010

prefer instead to divide it according to the mindset of users: whether or not they are actively looking to purchase something (i.e. A FB ad targeted at one person (my wife) - Gabriel Weinberg , May 14, 2010 The other day I gave a presentation with Steve Welch on the use of social media in politics. Do fewer structured activities.

Startup 248

Startup Venture Capital Conference Social Media 248

socalTECH

JUNE 30, 2009

The other feature that sets us apparent, is our integration with social media. savvy, we have every social networking credential there is, and we've integrated those sites into the API. Kurt Daradics: I've just found myself at the nexus between technology, digital media, activism, and pop culture.

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Startup Writing Southern California Email 100

socalTECH

APRIL 30, 2010

Curtis Staker: I left Websense to be Chairman of GFI Software, and post GFI I was on boards and served as CEO and was involved in other interim CEO activity. But, it was important that was in Southern California. Social networking sites, and even the general enterprise has need for this.

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Technology Web Sites Orange County 124

SoCal Delicious

AUGUST 23, 2010

Southern California companies are second to only Silicon Valley in raising venture capital , there are three major universities to recruit talent – UCLA, Caltech, and USC – and a thriving startup community to mingle with. MySpace is one of the world’s largest social networks, with about 125 million users.

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Guide Startup Mahalo GRP Partners 42

Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 27, 2011

Mike continues to be actively involved with early-stage start-ups as an investor, advisor and board member. If you’d like to see some of the best technologies and meet some of the brightest minds in beautiful Southern California, SIGN UP NOW. Tech Coast Angels is actively seeking great startups to fund. Event Details.

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Tech Coast Angels Idealab Angel Startup 96

SoCal CTO

DECEMBER 1, 2010

aka: An Open Letter to the Next Big Social Network) - 500 Hats , November 1, 2010 I've held off writing this post for a long time, because I couldn't quite get my head around all the issues. But I don’t think so. Venture Bonsai enters the increasingly active market of enabling new methods to fund startups. What truth?

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Technical Review Startup Product Technology 175

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 This is the same with competing activity streams in various social networks.

Web 29

Web Technical Review Web 2.0 Social Media 29

socalTECH

DECEMBER 3, 2008

The firm's technology--which creates a 3D, virtual avatar from digital photos--was originally developed at the University of Southern California for the CIA, and was spun out into a venture funded company targeting the consumer market. We see this as a way to let them represent themselves in the digital realm.

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Entertainment Clearstone Venture Capital Media 100

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 16, 2012

In the era of social networks, LinkedIn, Facebook messaging, Quora and email addresses that are easily guessable, it’s easy to think that maybe you should just approach a VC directly. They seem so reachable. So they develop short-hand ways to qualify things better. Determine how to get access to them.

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Develop Development Funding Venture Capital 366

Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 24, 2010

Bring your products to your Customers, their social network and their influencers with DoTogether Hosted Facebook Applications. The Wokcano Restaurant Group is a contemporary Asian Restaurant and Lounge venue with six locations currently operating throughout Southern California.

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Social Media Technical Review Tech Coast Angels Venture Capital 60