TechCrunch LA

OCTOBER 23, 2019

“The decision for today’s shoppers to buy happens once they receive validation from friends and family, but e-commerce has made shopping very isolating. The company has 200 brands that have already signed on as of today’s launch including: AG, JBrand, Hudson, Retrobrand, Boyish, MadeWorn, Junkfood, Mavi and Edwin.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 2, 2022

Many entrepreneurs think that adapting to the new technologies, like smart phones and Internet commerce, are the key to attracting new customers. Survey results show that more than 80% of consumers now receive advice through social networking sites prior to a product purchase. Authority – the guiding light. Consistency.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

JULY 23, 2009

Wednesday, July 29, 2009 -- 8th Digital Media Summit. Past presenters have received millions in funding from our program; and several have sold their company for huge earnings. See [link] (more).

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 17, 2010

Thursday night was the unveiling of the newest batch of Launchpad LA companies. The VC’s & executives were then asked to make “commitments&# (in writing) to 3-5 of the companies that they felt they could make some sort of contribution to. Have a look at the companies below.

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TechCrunch LA

MARCH 18, 2019

After we typed the first two letters from our computer room at UCLA, namely, “Lo” for “Login,” the network crashed. Commercial policies gained influence, companies could charge for domain registration, and credit card encryption opened the door for e-commerce. That’s how the Internet was conceived and nurtured.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 2, 2013

When my friend’s small business was struggling a while back, I suggested he add some social media marketing initiatives, and his answer was that he was “too busy.” According to a study of 1700 CEOs last year, only 60% of companies today use social media for marketing, and only 12% of those feel that they are using it effectively.

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TechCrunch LA

FEBRUARY 3, 2021

Techstars Los Angeles , the local Los Angeles-focused branch of the global accelerator network, has named Matt Kozlov as its new managing director. “As I begin this new role, my goal is to continue to leverage my experience to help generate opportunities for future Techstars LA companies to make meaningful, long-term impact.”

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TechCrunch LA

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

Co-founder and CEO Josh Xu met his co-founder and CFO Liang Wang, a veteran of ByteDance and the music social network Smule, when the two were studying at Carnegie Mellon University. How China’s synthetic media startup Surreal nabs funding in 3 months.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 28, 2012

When my friend’s small business was struggling a while back, I suggested he add some social media marketing initiatives, and his answer was that he was “too busy.” According to a recent Harvard Business Review article , only 60% of companies today use social media for marketing, and only 12% of those feel that they are using it effectively.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 17, 2010

And we’re left with a city with idyllic weather, major commerce, the media center of the world, and a great emerging technology scene. We have many seasoned entrepreneurs who have built successful companies here and made a lot of money for investors and themselves. Los Angeles. People either love it our hate it.

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socalTECH

JULY 16, 2012

With the proliferation of social media, how do you--as a brand--manage all of those various websites, content, and media? Los Angeles-based Fliptu (www.fliptu.com), headed by Jeremy Gocke , thinks it has this figured out, by providing a central place to access a brand's content, across social networks. What is Fliptu?

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InfoChachkie

NOVEMBER 3, 2014

It is no secret that Pinterest and other social commerce sites have begun to dial in the commerce equation. Search Meets Social = Commerce. The Search and Social Commerce toolset helps us get deeper insights and more effectively scale more tailored consumer experiences wherever the searching for and discovering products”.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 27, 2018

If there are burnout or communication problems on a founding team those problems can hijack a company's progress. Techstars has continued to expand its global footprint with 48 accelerator programs around the world and the first company from our portfolio (Sendgrid) to IPO in late 2017 and then be acquired by Twilio in 2018.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 15, 2022

Per a recent study by networking giant Cisco , the world’s yearly mobile data traffic has grown 17-fold over the past 5 years, reaching 11.5 Virtual living: the rise and growing dominance of social media. Digital commerce: infinite options for buying goods and services online. The audience is now the actors.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 12, 2021

Network with local organizations and industry groups. Networking is all about marketing yourself and your company. You can get started by visiting your local Chamber of Commerce and attending the next Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. Use social media for marketing, not just feedback.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 17, 2020

Indi is focused on powering individual commerce. In essence, we want to give every individual their own, e-commerce store. Our team has a passion for e-commerce, and we also have athletes and others on our team. We run our day-to-day business with professional athletes and folks out of the e-commerce industry.

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Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 12, 2013

Manatt Digital Media is a professional digital media service for businesses. In early October, Manatt Digital Media was a proud sponsor of Siemer Silicon Beach Summit. TechZulu met with Hale Boggs, from Manatt Digital Media, and discussed Manatt Digital Media and the future of LA’s startup scene.

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TechCrunch LA

SEPTEMBER 24, 2018

The Los Angeles-based women’s subscription box and media business FabFitFun is expanding its video catalog with the launch of new live programming set to coincide with the launch of its latest seasonal box. FabFitFun is creating a new slate of live programming which will air every day on its Facebook page from 11 a.m. 24 to Oct.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 9, 2011

I suggested that he add some social network marketing initiatives, and his answer was he is “too busy.” He is not alone, according to a recent study , which concludes that only 47% of companies use social media today for marketing, despite the fact that 78% of executives polled feel it’s critical for success.

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 10, 2011

The Los Angeles Venture Association (LAVA) held its annual awards event last night, honoring former Los Angeles Mayor Richard Riordan, as well as local, venture backed companies in a banquet last night at the Luxe hotel in Los Angeles. Other finalists were Clicker.com , Truecar , and Zumbox. Other finalists included Ad.ly and ServiceMesh.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 31, 2022

They may not have noticed the wave of “open businesses,” spawned by the Internet and social media. In fact, Conscious Capitalism companies, for example, historically have outperformed the S&P 500 index by a factor of ten. Shared clients and objectives (networked organization). Shared ideas and rewards (open innovation).

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TechCrunch LA

APRIL 5, 2019

The company unveiled a series of new strategies that are aimed at breathing fresh life into the service which has been ruthlessly cloned by Facebook across Instagram, WhatsApp, and even its primary social network. company is applying its own twist to the genre. The result?

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 27, 2017

What was the big news for your company this year? Those three LA programs alone invested in a total of 38 companies this year. In 2018 I'm looking forward to seeing some great new startups emerge in LA in areas such as future of work, cleantech, and blockchain, and to investing in ten more great companies. Find her @annawbarber.

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socalTECH

JUNE 6, 2011

Los Angeles-based TopSpin Media has inked a deal with Facebook music page application provider RootMusic , to offer up an e-commerce app for musicians on the popular social networking site. Financial details of the link between the two companies was not disclosed.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 11, 2018

When you look at social messaging, and talk about social messaging, we're talking about social media, text messaging, email, and chat applications. Those references drive trillions of dollars of commerce. We automatically add tracking and point those product references to e-commerce merchants. What does that look like?

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socalTECH

AUGUST 7, 2009

Los Angeles-based ShopIt , which develops online, e-commerce software which allows people to buy and sell products through social networking sites like Facebook and MySpace, has been acquired by Altrinsic. Tags: media ecommerce networking social altrinsic shopit. Financial terms of the acquisition were not announced.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 4, 2010

I suggested that he add some social network marketing initiatives, and his answer was he is “too busy.” According to this study from last year, over 65% of existing small businesses still ignore social media for marketing, so he is still the rule rather than the exception. Develop a marketing strategy specific to this media.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 17, 2022

I’m talking about the kind of change that moved Apple from personal computers to music distribution to consumer electronics, and Amazon from books to e-Commerce to cloud computing services. Power has been guiding growth companies for 25 years, and now teaches innovation at the Harvard Extension School.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 1, 2019

Many entrepreneurs think that adapting to the new technologies, like smart phones and Internet commerce, are the key to attracting new customers. Survey results show that more than 80% of consumers now receive advice through social networking sites prior to a product purchase. Authority – the guiding light. Consistency.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 12, 2019

The Vinetta Project (www.vinettaproject.com), a group which is focused on helping to accelerate the growth of female-led startups, announced a few weeks ago that it is working with P&G Ventures, the internal "startup studio" of Procter and Gamble on an effort to help female-led companies in Los Angeles. What is The Vinetta Project?

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InfoChachkie

JUNE 16, 2011

In social media, the underlying artifact of the ecosystem is that consumers are following people. What do you think the social media ecosystem will look like in three years and what role will a fully matured Ad.ly When a platform evolves, at some point the company that built the platform starts to slow down.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 8, 2014

” in 2014 the data seems pretty conclusive because LA has now become the fastest growing tech startup region by numbers of companies being started and those of us here have noticed this pace accelerating. Both are massively funding other LA tech companies through what Fred Wilson once defined as “recycled capital.”

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 18, 2021

You see, I’m convinced that the entrepreneur makes the company, not the other way around. We have enough social network startups. With today’s interactive social media, there is no reason to assume that you know what customers want, or they know what you have. Keep commitments, with no excuses.

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Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 14, 2014

Our LAUNCH competitors will be in attendance as you mingle and expand your network. TechZulu will guide groups through some of the hottest tech companies in Santa Monica: Hawke Media, NeoHire, Zuma Ventures and others. It’s like a bar crawl but featuring tech companies instead of bars! appeared first on TechZulu.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 23, 2019

David is an award-winning entrepreneur, and often described as an early revolutionary in the telecom industry, based on early innovation in fiber networks, cable TV systems, and international communications. Today every small business can look big, via a modern website, visibility on social media, and taking an active role in popular causes.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 23, 2012

We do mostly seed and Series A, and the occasional series B round, especially if we get into the company in seed or Series A level. We invest anywhere from $100,000 to $1 million per company, and the maximum we'd invest in any company would be $2 million. We also do follow on rounds for our existing portfolio companies.

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TechCrunch LA

OCTOBER 7, 2018

If investors at some of the biggest technology companies are right, the next big restaurant chain could have no kitchens of its own. These venture capitalists think the same forces that have transformed transportation, media, retail and logistics will also work their way through prepared food businesses.

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