Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 30, 2010

Burstly, a Santa Monica based company, provides an open and free ad management platform that helps mobile application developers better monetize their inventory. As I naturally get asked all the time why we invested in Company A or Company B, I thought I’d just put forth my thesis in writing.

Mobile 282

Mobile Invest Company Companies 282

SoCal Tech Calendar

MAY 7, 2009

After years of dialog on mobile convergence, what has actually converged on the mobile platform is the high quality experience, spurred by innovations in Media Content (Video, Music, Movies, T.V.), This forum brings together media companies, application developers, device manufacturers, networking and O.S.

Mobile 100

Mobile UCLA Screening Media 100

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 19, 2010

It’s always fun debating companies with Dana because she’s always so knowledgeable on deals – particularly those in the digital media, ad-tech and eCommerce spaces. But having different funds available for different stages of one’s company is actually a really good thing. DEAL OF THE WEEK: Gilt Groupe – We both admired this company.

Venture Capital 240

Venture Capital Startup Platform Technical Review 240

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 10, 2011

Hamilton Chan: We provide a platform where brands can go and create a QR code. We help them generate, and have also launched a platform which allows people to pick modules using a drag-and-drop interface. Our application is a QR code reader, where you can read any QR code--not just one created through our platform.

Startup 233

Startup Tips Web Platform 233

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 17, 2010

But like lemmings, every company in the market rushed to proclaim they were launching WAP versions of their products. In the same year Salesforce.com launched a SaaS CRM platform to compete with Siebel. Their company, my company and countless others espoused cloud-based applications. Enter Apple.

Brentwood 326

Brentwood Mobile Google Web 326