InfoChachkie

JANUARY 6, 2011

Pull Quote: “If you are smart, competitive, hard working and passionate about what you do you will have the best experience of your life. This might sound a bit off, but I actually thought the movie “The Social Network” did a phenomenal job at depicting the essence a startup. How do you stand out?”.

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Entrepreneur Competition Software Review Course 232

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 12, 2017

Around 2001 Jonah was studying at MIT Media Lab and began running experiments in viral stories in an era before smart phones (2007) and before social networks took off (2004–2007) and before YouTube (2005). The idea that they would then be assigned to make Trump ads … seemed pretty unacceptable.” But I digress.

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Buzzfeed Media Content News 210

socalTECH

JUNE 30, 2010

We got lots of traction on the web, and the story was picked up in many places. The idea emerged from that real life pain in the market, and as we like to say, we've grown incrementally from there. A few months later, we won the USC New Venture Competition. It ran in April of 2008.

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Journal USC News Startup 187

Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 18, 2012

Right from the beginning, we also partnered with a young web development agency for development and technical consulting – they are now more than business partners, they are friends and part of the team. Competition? How unique are you from the competition? exploreB2B is a social platform for business professionals.

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Networking Help Social Media Platform 71

SoCal CTO

AUGUST 3, 2010

What if someone copies your awesome business idea? No, the question is: What are doing now knowing that a big company will copy your idea? Graphs - Chris Dixon , July 22, 2010 It has become customary to use “ graph &# to refer to the underlying data structures at social networks like Facebook. Make it unique.

Startup 217

Startup Venture Capital Blogging Software Review 217

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 19, 2008

We spoke with Derrick Oien, president and co-founder of the firm, about the company's mobile social networking applications, as well as about his view on penetrating the mobile carriers. What exactly are your mobile social networking applications? The second customer is the social networking sites.

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Social Network Anthem Mobile Java 113

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 24, 2012

Remember the old adage that “investors fund people, not ideas.” In today’s world, if you don’t have a web site up and running, you will not be perceived as a real company. Investors routinely go to candidate web sites to get a feel for the tone and scope of the company, as well as its maturity and offerings.

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Angel Screening Summary Startup 104

Tech Zulu Event

MAY 11, 2011

The best part about being a writer who covers startups is seeing revolutionary ideas take shape from their infancy. PayDivvy according to CEO Mike Melby is: “the first and only social bill pay solution. But it is really the secondary social layer that makes this new technology incredibly exciting.

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Conference Orange County Technical Review Software Review 96

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 18, 2013

At 12.30pm in the afternoon the idea to create the video was hatched. They help find talented film makers globally, enter them into competitions and advance the best of them toward winners that get to produce full-length films. But when you think about the movement we once called “Web 2.0″ Then back to work, people!

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Startup Media Content Platform 380

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 23, 2012

The movie, “The Social Network” might have had more of an impact on creating future entrepreneurs than any other event of the past 5 years. Yes, it’s true that FOMO (fear of missing out) is driving some irrational behavior and valuations amongst uber competitive deals and well-financed VCs. Thank you, Aaron Sorkin!

Venture Capital 347

Venture Capital Capital Technical Review Startup 347

InfoChachkie

JANUARY 24, 2011

This might sound a bit off, but I actually thought the movie “The Social Network,” did a phenomenal job at depicting the essence a startup. For example, how Facebook evolved from other ideas and how two really simple concepts (exclusivity and relationship status) were fundamental to its success. How do you stand out?”.

Blogging 219

Blogging Entrepreneur Software Review Course 219

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 4, 2011

Remember the old adage that “investors fund people, not ideas.” In today’s world, if you don’t have a web site up and running, you will not be perceived as a real company. Investors routinely go to candidate web sites to get a feel for the tone and scope of the company, as well as its maturity and offerings.

Invest 99

Invest Angel Technical Review Summary 99

Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 7, 2012

We told you about young twins behind Social network LAGbook , Today we caught up with two 19 year-old entrepreneurs from Naperville, Illinois. After about a year and a half of working on ideas and how we can make DinnDinn successful, DinnDinn finally launched on August 28 th. Any Competition? Such a cool idea and concept!

Startup 65

Startup Software Review Ideas Social Network 65

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 13, 2011

While Google stopped Facebook in their tracks when they built a social networking company. And Facebook stomped out Twitter from building an open social network. They seem to have several interesting ideas. Skype is an amazing web company. Expect big competition in the group messaging market.

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Google Press Marketing Content 325

Tech Zulu Event

JULY 29, 2013

Tracy Hayes: A few years ago we had an idea to launch a website where people can share the things they loved. Then last year we got the idea of short videos that are six seconds long. Then last year we got the idea of short videos that are six seconds long. At first, the flik site was mainly for our own personal use.

Social Media 81

Social Media Startup Media Ideas 81

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 23, 2010

Remember the old adage that “investors fund people, not ideas.” In today’s world, if you don’t have a web site up and running, you will not be perceived as a real company. Investors routinely go to candidate web sites to get a feel for the tone and scope of the company, as well as its maturity and offerings.

Angel 89

Angel Funding Technical Review Startup 89

SoCal CTO

DECEMBER 1, 2010

aka: An Open Letter to the Next Big Social Network) - 500 Hats , November 1, 2010 I've held off writing this post for a long time, because I couldn't quite get my head around all the issues. And I tried to evaluate the idea and figure out: What did the founder really need here? Your First Iteration of an Idea Will Be Wrong.

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Technical Review Startup Product Technology 175

Tech Zulu Event

MARCH 13, 2013

The competition was fierce and the winner was…… Airping! Technologies used: node.js, web sockets. Java Web App built on the Spring Framework. Technologies used: Google Maps API, to help us give passengers an idea of their ETA according to distance/traffic. Up for grabs for first place at this hack was $10k.

Java 94

Java Google Press PHP 94

Tech Zulu Event

AUGUST 13, 2010

Over the past ten years, the rise of the consumer web and the availability of better measurement too. Have you ever had an idea for a great product, but thought any of the following: "I don't have en. Step by Step From Idea to Bootstrap Startup. Starting a dev team to build a brand new idea is harder. The constrai.

Guide 69

Guide Startup Venture Capital Entrepreneur 69

Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

IngBoo is an online marketplace for information updates-where consumers receive timely updates on relevant topics and web publishers compete effectively for consumer attention. enables developers to sell cross-platform web-apps that optimize to your mobile device. They bounce ideas off one another, brainstorm, create, and prosper.

Social Media 71

Social Media Technical Review Mixergy Tech Coast Angels 71

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 10, 2011

Asymmetric – Before Twitter most social networks had “symmetric” relationships meaning that when somebody wanted to follow you, you had to follow them back in order for us to be connected. They know this because Twitter is social, open & asymmetric. A senior Facebook official told us, “Great idea. Not so on Twitter.

Platform 307

Platform News Startup Invest 307

Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 24, 2010

IngBoo is an online marketplace for information updates-where consumers receive timely updates on relevant topics and web publishers compete effectively for consumer attention. enables developers to sell cross-platform web-apps that optimize to your mobile device. They bounce ideas off one another, brainstorm, create, and prosper.

Social Media 60

Social Media Technical Review Tech Coast Angels Venture Capital 60

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 4, 2011

You’ll have no idea when you’re off course. If you have multiple versions of your product, how many are web vs. mobile? How many social networks, picture sharing sites, new aggregators or blogs can we really spend time on? Measuring viral adoption is obviously important. It has to come from somewhere.

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Metrics Startup SEO Custom 346

Tech Zulu Event

MARCH 25, 2014

Nevertheless, it was fantastic showcase of new ideas and a glimpse into the future of tech. Anima Sarah Lavoy – Connect , Geo locational convenience for your social networks. Doug Krugman – Web Thrift Store , supporting charities through buying/selling online. A special thanks to our guests/interviewees!

Entertainment 99

Entertainment Google Entrepreneur Course 99

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 16, 2012

In the era of social networks, LinkedIn, Facebook messaging, Quora and email addresses that are easily guessable, it’s easy to think that maybe you should just approach a VC directly. It’s tempting to want to stay in your offices and fund raise via email or web conferencing. You need to create a sense of competition.

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Develop Development Funding Venture Capital 366

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 19, 2009

There was no viral social networking products back then like Twitter where people could easily discover your content. Web service architecture that provides a content management platform for the Internet. Page 3: Competition. Tim handled the product management, vision, roadmap and competitive questions like a pro.

Venture Capital 274

Venture Capital Blogging Startup Slides 274

AeA Los Angeles Council

JULY 7, 2008

A colleague working at the National Science Foundation said to me, "The lag time between fundamental idea and marketable product is usually longer than policymakers are willing to consider." One very encouraging note these organizations are trying to use "Web 2.0" An interesting anecdote about use of Web 2.0 Army, for example.

Education 45

Education Technical Review Research Web 2.0 45