socalTECH

OCTOBER 4, 2012

We also talk about creating things specifically for the web, how to distribute on the web, and how to build a revenue stream aside from advertising revenue. YouTube has a player which works in Google hangouts, so they can instantly screen your work or your pitch, and you can get instant feedback that way.

Web 187

Web Content Startup Education 187

socalTECH

AUGUST 20, 2009

Last Week, Calabasas-based Masher Media announced it had received a round of angel funding from the Tech Coast Angels to fund its development of MyMiniPeeps (www.myminipeeps.com), a virtual world for children. How did you get into this - looks like you came from the entertainment world? I found the process incredibly great.

Media 150

Media Tech Coast Angels Social Network Content 150

Tech Zulu Event

MARCH 6, 2014

He points specifically to 1995, two decades ago, when consoles ruled the world and PC games were a tiny subset; but as we’ve seen the many faces of the gaming industry develop, we’re now looking at the wild success of virtual crystals, flight-indept birds; a world where free to play + micro-transaction models sit front and center.

Mobile 93

Mobile Platform Technology Screening 93

socalTECH

JULY 22, 2016

For our interview today, we have an interview with Gabe Grifoni , CEO and founder of Rufus Labs (www.getrufus.com), which has has developed an Android-based, wearable device which is aimed at use in the enterprise, warehouses, and factories. After college, I didn't go into engineer, I went into the marketing and entertainment side.

Technical Review 100

Technical Review Startup Software Review CTO Hire 100

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 12, 2013

For startup new product development, this is a strategy used for fast and quantitative market testing of a product or product feature, popularized first by Eric Ries for web applications. Osmosis marketing is the hot new term for word-of-mouth advertising. Minimum Viable Product (MVP). Social mobile web. Startup pivot.

Entrepreneur 109

Entrepreneur Startup Web Equity 109

Tech Zulu Event

FEBRUARY 5, 2014

The company hopes to prepare advertisers for varying screen sizes. The discussion includes the role these digital currencies will play in developing countries, where they’ll have the ability to skip over traditional (and slow) development cycles for progress. Peter Csathy jumps in to answer questions about content.

Startup 95

Startup Google Education Venture Capital 95

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 19, 2010

We also talked about the emergence of New York City as the “hot” new area of entrepreneurship, VC and innovation driven by the quantification of the online advertising industry. Booyah – Develops a location based service platform that pairs the virtual world with mobile gaming. OTHER DEALS: 1. Total raised: $29.5mm.

Venture Capital 240

Venture Capital Startup Platform Technical Review 240

Tech Zulu Event

AUGUST 31, 2011

and Founder at AuctionWagon), Ian Hunter (Co-founder/CTO at Zaarly), Grant Nestor (Community Manager at Factual ), Rahim Sonawalla (Developer Evangelist at Twilio ) and Rob Zazueta (Vertical Response). Also of note was Ryan Orrico’s launch of HandJob, a new form of job applicant screening and referral tracking.

Los Angeles 73

Los Angeles Startup Angel Tech Coast Angels 73

Tech Zulu Event

AUGUST 31, 2015

Watson has many services that developers can use to create their own programs. And this small box that we are as the entertainers of the evening, how could you explain that? And look at that [points to screen]. As an IBMer, I am familiar with Watson, the supercomputer that beat Ken Jennings on Jeopardy back in 2011.

Search Engine Optimization 40

Search Engine Optimization Social Media Technology Council Ideas 40

Tech Zulu Event

AUGUST 31, 2015

Watson has many services that developers can use to create their own programs. And this small box that we are as the entertainers of the evening, how could you explain that? And look at that [points to screen]. As an IBMer, I am familiar with Watson, the supercomputer that beat Ken Jennings on Jeopardy back in 2011.

Search Engine Optimization 40

Search Engine Optimization Social Media Technology Council Ideas 40

SoCal Delicious

MAY 6, 2012

Charlie Capen is co-founder of HowToBeADad.com , an entertainment site and dad blog for “parents, soon-to-be parents and people who have no desire to procreate, whatsoever.” He previously led business development for Affiliate Fuel, leading to its acquisition by Experian in 2005. Charlie Capen – Co-founder of HowToBeADad.com.

Los Angeles 78

Los Angeles Entrepreneur Angel Fractional CTO 78

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 17, 2011

I recently invested in a company in the media & entertainment sector (this will be announced in a couple of months) so I’ve been thinking a lot about how the industry works, why the structure has evolved the way it did, why the company I invested in has had so much success and what this all implies for the future.

Writing 356

Writing Startup Ideas Summary 356

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. The launch of their new Boxee Box in November and the user acceptance of that will be telling for their future development.

Content 386

Content Google Media Hulu 386