SoCal Delicious

NOVEMBER 16, 2012

We've identified ten of the more technically interesting companies working on software in Southern California, using our unscientific, unproven, and undoubtedly biased informal polling. The company handles all the infrastructure required for text messaging, voice. The company's software is being included in the Linux.

Southern California 66

Southern California Software Artificial Inteligence Company 66

socalTECH

JULY 29, 2009

In a major deal, search portal provider Yahoo and software giant Microsoft said that the two companies are in a deal where Yahoo will replace its own search engine technology with that of Microsoft--with potentially huge repercussions to Yahoo's Southern California search engine marketing operations.

Yahoo 113

Yahoo Southern California Paid Search Advertising 113

InfoChachkie

MAY 14, 2012

Along with GoToMyPC, companies like Netflix, Classmates and ZoneLabs were learning from each other. This latest wave in this transformation has been enabled by a number of sophisticated technology companies, including: Burstly , Coull , Collider Media , GraphEffect , SteelHouse , RingRevenue , GumGum , and DataPop.

Content 171

Content Platform Paid Search OpenX 171

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 8, 2014

Let me start with the obvious baseline that most people probably know instinctively: Los Angeles is the 3rd largest technology startup ecosystem in the US. What is perhaps different from other regions is that we have large indigenous aerospace industry and a big high-tech import/export trade as opposed to a lot of software companies.

Entrepreneur 376

Entrepreneur Snapchat Startup Google 376

socalTECH

AUGUST 28, 2017

She told us about why so many Los Angeles investors are supporting the company and gave us an overview of what PartySlate is all about. I tapped my co-founder, John Haro, who I worked for at Agency.com, and at another mobile marketing company, and we talked about the idea, ideated, and I brought him on as co-founder.

Technical Advisors 100

Technical Advisors Technical Review Metrics Startup 100

InfoChachkie

JULY 14, 2011

And for many companies a good deal of their business is still closed over the phone–through their call centers. This is especially true for companies with expensive and complex products or services that are more consultative in nature, like insurance, financial services, home services, education and travel, etc.

Marketing 209

Marketing Advertising Paid Search Startup 209

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 28, 2013

You took the risk to start your company. But I’m working on a large team of people trying to figure out how to make micro improvements to a paid-search algorithm. Have the breakthrough technology. I worked with a startup CEO who decided he wanted to sell his company. The Mind of the Founder. Are tacking.

Startup 417

Startup Course Venture Capital Writing 417

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 3, 2012

In a recent book by business technologies guru Joe Wozny, “ The Digital Dollar: Sustainable Strategies for Online Success ,” I found a good summary of the top strategies, with some practical advice on how to implement them: Understand what’s in a name on the Internet. Search engines. like Google. Engage your audience with social media.

Startup 96

Startup Social Media Content Paid Search 96

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 15, 2010

It was the first company to do “paid search&# back when Larry & Sergey were saying they would never do it. plus a large settlement on patent disputes paid from Google) so Bill did well on it. Maybe even as powerful as search. Many other people over paid for Chemdex, VerticalNet, Pets.com, etc.

Venture Capital 271

Venture Capital Capital Google Platform 271

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 24, 2010

That's why we exist, and why we are a company, to help consumers figure out that fundamental question. But, the collective mission of the company now formed, Curatemedia, is a reflection of two things: one, that we're focused on product discovery, and helping consumers find what they want to buy within their lifestyle categories.

Content 165

Content Demand Sites Media 165

From the Venture Trenches

APRIL 19, 2013

The site also has the backing of some prominent technology investors including Jeff Bezos the founder and CEO of Amazon, who just sunk $5 million into company and joins the likes of Mark Andreesen and Allen and Company as co-investors. Online, he said, he neither makes recommendations nor offers financial advice.”

Blogging 45

Blogging News Journal Invest 45

From the Venture Trenches

APRIL 19, 2013

The site also has the backing of some prominent technology investors including Jeff Bezos the founder and CEO of Amazon, who just sunk $5 million into company and joins the likes of Mark Andreesen and Allen and Company as co-investors. Online, he said, he neither makes recommendations nor offers financial advice.”

Blogging 40

Blogging News Journal Invest 40

SoCal CTO

OCTOBER 5, 2010

Great content again in September that meets at the intersection of startups, technology, product and being a Startup CTO. I applied to hundreds of jobs: low-level VC roles, startups jobs, even to big tech companies. Big companies rejected me outright or gave me a courtesy interview before rejecting me. Kanye West. and chartbeat.

Startup 191

Startup Product Technology Venture Capital 191

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 11, 2011

He invented the category of sponsored search. I thing I’ve learned over the years is that technology purists hate advertising even when it is that revenue stream that truthfully drives much of our industry. He created GoTo.com (later renamed Overture) out of a frustration with search. Overture was sold to Yahoo!

Competition 350

Competition Idealab Product CitySearch 350