SoCal CTO

OCTOBER 22, 2009

Great by Cliff Allen Business Networking Online who I had blogged about previously in Marketing, Startups and Networking in Los Angeles. I see Visible Networking as a series of conversations around blog posts, and encouraging a group of people to actively participate. Cliff create a great image for the group.

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 14, 2009

I recently wrote a post on angel financing covering the topic of convertible notes but I realized I was thinking about the issue more from investor perspective and a very narrow topic of how to price the round. This post is for those who want to raise angel money. At an angel round you can get away with no market validation.

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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. See Five Things Meme as an example.

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SoCal CTO

OCTOBER 15, 2009

Steve Gilison worked as a market researcher and product manager at a startup where my company, TechEmpower , did the software / web development. I have about 11 years in the technology sector including roles doing market research, sales and product development. My focus has been marketing strategy and product development.

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SoCal CTO

MARCH 16, 2010

I am hearing from my project management team a bit of distrust in the technical capacity of our web development team. I think we suffer because of the distance and culture but the project management team takes every late delivery or small bug as evidence that the development team may not be capable. No communication between developers.

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socalTECH

MAY 14, 2013

Los Angeles-based content delivery network provider NetDNA is powering a web performance optimization service for WordPress blog owners this morning. W3 Total Cache''s plugin helps WordPress developers to manage browser caching, minifying scripts and code, and more, helping to improve site performance for WordPress users.

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Xconomy

OCTOBER 25, 2018

Watson Quick Pitch Competition to further the development of its nerve pain management device. The same day President Trump signed a bipartisan package of measures to address the opioid epidemic, San Diego startup NeuraLace Medical won $50,000 on Wednesday at the annual John G.

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NOVEMBER 5, 2014

El Segundo-based Aggregage , which develops software driven B2B websites and newsletters which aggregate blog and news postings for specific industries, has raised $1M in a convertible note, the company said today. Aggregage''s B2B websites are published in conjunction with trade and professional associations. READ MORE>>.

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SoCal CTO

OCTOBER 14, 2009

I've been following both of your blogs for a while. I like the thread of comments that occur on popular blogs, especially those blogs that notify you when additional comments have been posted. Blogs also make it easy for new people to find those interesting conversation. Great stuff. That's great to hear. Marketing 2.0

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OCTOBER 16, 2018

Virtual reality studio and content producer Jaunt --which has a virtual reality content development effort in Los Angeles--said on Monday that it is "winding down" a number of its virtual reality products and content services, and switching its focus to augmented reality. Jaunt is based in San Francisco. READ MORE>>.

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Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 5, 2011

Although Worlize may be news to some they have been around for just over a year and they are based right here in Los Angeles. Their latest addition to Worlize is the ability to for a “Chat Now” badge to be placed on your blog. With sites like TurnTable.fm , Chill , and Shaker to name a few.

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MAY 7, 2013

Quaterly said that Jobson, which creates and edits the blog Colossal , has joined the service, letting subscribers receive a package every three months with personally curated gifts of things Jobson finds inspiring. Jobson''s blog is focused on art, sculpture, photography, and design. READ MORE>>.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 16, 2010

This is the fourth article in a series on what it takes to be a great angel investor (and why this should matter to entrepreneurs). The first three skills I espoused were: access to the highest-quality deal-flow, domain knowledge of the topic area in which you’re investing and access to VCs to help fund the next stages of development.

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JUNE 3, 2013

PublishThis , the developer of content management and publishing tools for online publishers and businesses, has tied into WordPress.com with a new WordPress Plugin, the company announced this morning. publishthis wordpress plugin publishing content blog blogging partnership' READ MORE>>.

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APRIL 1, 2019

In the tradition of tech companies getting into the April Fool's spirit, Los Angeles-based dating app developer Tinder announced a "new feature" on Monday, height verification of its users. Of course not." READ MORE>>.

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TechCrunch LA

APRIL 12, 2018

seems like an unlikely place to grow one of the next billion-dollar startups in the booming Los Angeles tech ecosystem. But it’s here in the (other) Valley’s southernmost edge that investors have found a startup they consider to be the next potential billion-dollar “unicorn” that will come out of Los Angeles.

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SoCal CTO

FEBRUARY 23, 2007

skip to main | skip to sidebar SoCal CTO Friday, February 23, 2007 Events and Networking in Los Angeles One of the issues I discussed in Innovation and Geography was that the geography and traffic in Los Angeles generally makes it more difficult for networking. Startup Co-Founders: If You Cant Recruit Em, Should You Join Em?

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TechCrunch LA

MARCH 19, 2021

Behind the quick turnaround time is a pre-approval process that was first rolled out in Santa Fe and came to Los Angeles in recent weeks. That approval process means that ADU developers like Abodu can be permitted in one hour. That approval process means that ADU developers like Abodu can be permitted in one hour.

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MARCH 18, 2014

Irvine-based Bitvore , a startup developing big data and intelligence-gathering software which pulls information from both public and private data sources for businesses, said this morning that it has closed a $4.5M, Series A funding round. Bitvore, led by Jeff Curie, said that it has developed a. READ MORE>>.

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JANUARY 8, 2013

Fanmix , a startup developing "social inbox" software to manage a user's social conversations on Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, blogs, comment threads, and elsewhere, has spun out of Los Angeles-based Social Engine , according to Social Engine co-founder and new FanMix head Charlotte Genevier.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 5, 2010

I attended the inaugural Open Angel Forum in Los Angeles back in January and wrote about it here. Jason Calacanis started this initiative in response to the pay-to-play network of angel events that he despised. The first event was a big success and brought out many of LA’s angel elite.

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FEBRUARY 9, 2012

Los Angeles-based HipGeo , the developer of location-aware mobile apps that allow users to log their travels, is announcing today that it has partnered with Vagabondish , a news website focused on offbeat travel news and advice. Financial details of the partnership were not disclosed. READ MORE>>.

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TechCrunch LA

OCTOBER 19, 2019

Popular messaging app Kik is, indeed, “here to stay” following an acquisition by the Los Angeles-based multimedia holding company, MediaLab. In a post on Kik’s blog on Friday the MediaLab said that it has “finalized an agreement” to acquire Kik Messenger. Securities and Exchange Commission. .”

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MARCH 11, 2016

Los Angeles-based HelloSociety , the influencer marketing agency which is part of Science, Inc. , HelloSociety develops tools to help marketers reach influencers on social media, including on Instagram, Pinterest, Vine, YouTube and blogs. has been acquired by the New York Times, the company said late Friday. READ MORE>>.

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TechCrunch LA

APRIL 1, 2019

Here’s how the two describe it in a blog post about the new program: Venture partner, operating partner, entrepreneur in residence, advisor etc, so many names and so many different implementations, so we decided to simply give our unique relationship it’s own name- a Sage. . million round.

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Xconomy

SEPTEMBER 5, 2018

Los Angeles has long been in San Francisco’s shadow when it comes to life sciences investment. But a new venture capital firm led by industry veterans is trying to cast the City of Angels in a new light. Westlake Village BioPartners is launching today with $350 million in committed capital.

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MAY 19, 2014

Incentive Corp , a developer of private, intranet services aimed at small and medium sized business users, said this morning that it has raised $1.8M in a funding round, and set up shop in Los Angeles. The funding came from un-named angel investors. The funding came from un-named angel investors. READ MORE>>.

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NOVEMBER 5, 2014

Viddy , once the hottest company in Los Angeles, and which had been for awhile calling itself the "next Instagram"--is shutting down its namesake app, as of December 15th. Supernova, the team behind Viddy, said it is retiring its apps Viddy, Epic, and Clique to focus instead of developing products for parent company Fullscreen.

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Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 16, 2013

The seed round was led by investments from Richard Chino, a key early member of GoTo.com and Smarter.com; Dan Murray, CFO of Machinima ; Derek Draper of Wildfire by Google; Nikhil Srivastava of KKR ; Angel Investor Andrew Schwartz and other angles from LA and Silicon Valley. 750,000 for Scaling & Product development.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 16, 2023

Excellent detailed resources are everywhere, including a classic book, “ The Startup Checklist ,” by serial entrepreneur and founder of the New York Angels, David S. Before you bring on partners, develop intellectual property, raise capital, or generate revenues, you need to establish an official business entity.

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Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 31, 2011

BlogWorld and New Media Expo 2011 comes to Los Angeles and its finally here. Shani Higgins joined Technorati in 2007 to lead strategy and day to day operations for the company¹s advertising sales, business development and the Technorati Media advertising network. Jace Hall is the President and founder of HDFILMS INC.

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SEPTEMBER 19, 2011

Los Angeles-based Hipgeo , the develope rof a location-aware, smartphone applications service focused on recording and sharing your day with others, said this morning that it has launched its iPhone app. READ MORE>>.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 2, 2011

It’s apropos because there is so much noise these days with email, Twitter, Facebook, blogs, web shows, etc. I was thinking back to a few previous “insider baseball&# blog debates that raged for several weeks: AngelGate (aka Bin38 secret cabal), convertible debt vs. equity, bubble vs. not, and now the AngelList discussion.

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MARCH 28, 2012

Los Angeles-based MediaPass , the developer of subscription and content monetization software aimed at online publishers, has raised $1.75M more in a Series B funding. The funding came from angels, including Jeff Stibel of Dun & Bradstreet Credibility Corp. and Jeff Tinsley of MyLife. READ MORE>>.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 26, 2013

One of the advantages of blogging, using social media, public speaking, etc as a VC is that you get a more nuanced view of these shifts by watching your own successes and failures. This is true on all of the major tech blogs. So your goal should be a steady stream of news across many different news outlets and your own blog.

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NOVEMBER 15, 2011

In another switchup for venture capital firm Redpoint Ventures efforts in Southern California, Fouad ElNaggar , who had been covering Redpoint's investment efforts in Los Angeles, has departed the firm. ElNaggar had worked with Machinima, BetterWorks, and Chill via his involvement in Los Angeles; he had spent six years at Redpoint.

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JUNE 4, 2013

which is backed by True Ventures, Collaborative Fund, SV Angel and others, said today that it has added the team behind the popular technology blog Laughing Squid to its service. The firm has been signing up different bloggers and other tastemakers to develop its various quarterly mailings. Quarterly Co. Quarterly Co.

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