Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 30, 2012

James (chairman of the Althea Foundation) and appointed Adam Sroka as Senior Vice President of Technology in a move to make business transactions simple and secure. . Jackson , “This financing round, coupled with hiring Adam Sroka as our head of technology, puts CapLinked in a position to further enhance our enterprise product offerings.”.

Technical Review 88

Technical Review Software Review Bertelsmann Technology 88

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 18, 2015

If your business is to be a thought leader in the social media world, the dominant system of grading how much influence you have online today is your Klout score, as explained in a recent book, “ Klout Matters ,” by Gina Carr and Terry Brock. If you can’t write it down, you probably don’t understand it. Provide a unique point of view.

Social Media 104

Social Media Ideas Media Writing 104

socalTECH

MAY 5, 2010

Yossi, who is co-chairing the upcoming Israel Conference (www.theisraelconference.org) here in Los Angeles next month, recently sat down with us to talk about entrepreneurship, why Israel has been able to become such a center of high tech--and what Southern California might be able to learn from the Israeli culture.

High Tech 150

High Tech Southern California Writing Conference 150

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 13, 2009

We had scrambled to get a product to market, built our first website, rapidly hired a technology team, raised our seed round of capital ($1.5 Around this time B2C eCommerce had been dominating the media but the wheels were starting to come off. They got us invited to the Fortune CEO conference in Paris held at Versailles.

Startup 310

Startup Venture Capital Press Journal 310

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 22, 2010

Last night I co-hosted a dinner at Soho House in Los Angeles with some of the most senior people in the media industry with executives from Disney, Fox, Warner, media agencies and many promising tech & media startup CEO’s. You want to get yourself to a position where you can do what you want to do&# (Chamillionaire).

Entrepreneur 356

Entrepreneur Venture Capital Startup Email 356

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 2, 2018

Even artisan-based services, like graphic design and writing good ad copy, have innovative processes and principles. Be accessible on social media, write a blog or articles for industry publications, and participate in conference panels and speaking engagements. Capture your “secret sauce.”

Services 72

Services Startup Training Writing 72

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 26, 2013

If your business is to be a thought leader in the social media world, the dominant system of grading how much influence you have online today is your Klout score, as explained in a new book, “ Klout Matters ,” by Gina Carr and Terry Brock. If you can’t write it down, you probably don’t understand it. Provide a unique point of view.

Social Media 92

Social Media Ideas Media Writing 92

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 6, 2016

If your business is to be a thought leader in the social media world, the dominant system of grading how much influence you have online today is your Klout score, as explained in a book on this subject, “ Klout Matters ,” by Gina Carr and Terry Brock. If you can’t write it down, you probably don’t understand it. Build a team.

Social Media 63

Social Media Ideas Media Writing 63

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 24, 2015

A fellow thinker and tinkerer of technology. I often find somebody at a conference will say “I comment on your blog from time-to-time.” I write lots of people on Twitter. This can be at a conference, via an intro from a mutual friend or similar. Theory: it’s really that simple. Somebody I respect.

Networking 150

Networking Blogging Startup Conference 150

Tech.Co

JANUARY 29, 2018

This is the startup epicenter of CES 2018, where over 900 startups from around the world showcase their latest innovation to over 170,000 people including distributors, investors, leaders, analysts, media and potential partners looking for the next big thing. Get Your Playbook Together. Add Mentors to Your Roster.

Startup 87

Startup Mentor Artificial Inteligence Research 87

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 27, 2014

Even artisan-based services, like graphic design and writing good ad copy, have innovative processes and principles. Be accessible on social media, write a blog or articles for industry publications, and participate in conference panels and speaking engagements. Capture your “secret sauce.”

Services 105

Services Startup Training Writing 105

Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 3, 2012

Hours after the panelists debated the future of content distribution at the Silicon Beach @ USC conference, across campus at the Annenberg Innovation Lab a remarkable product demo was taking place by Coincident.TV. A technology that will surely revolutionize how viewers interact with content and television in the very near future.

Screening 109

Screening Content CTO Hire Platform 109

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 17, 2016

Even artisan-based services, like graphic design and writing good ad copy, have innovative processes and principles. Be accessible on social media, write a blog or articles for industry publications, and participate in conference panels and speaking engagements. Capture your “secret sauce.”

Services 61

Services Startup Training Writing 61

InfoChachkie

JUNE 9, 2015

My Forbes co-contributor Geri Stengel concurs that something is happening in the Volunteer State, writing last month about that state’s emerging women entrepreneurs. In advance of LaunchTN’s flagship conference, 36|86 , June 8-10 in Nashville, Jason shared with me the following three ways an accelerator should add value beyond demo day.

Startup 100

Startup Class LAMP Santa Barbara 100

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. billion in venture capital to LA’s technology startups and 2014 will shatter that figure. He built & IPOd Demand Media. acquired Overture for $1.63 Yes, Google won.

Entrepreneur 376

Entrepreneur Snapchat Startup Google 376

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 4, 2013

The sheer number of relationships I’ve built through being public, transparent and being willing to engage in comments and through social media has enabled me to get to know entrepreneurs even before they launch their next company. They do this because they have amazing skills at writing business plans. ” Fair play.

Venture Capital 347

Venture Capital Startup Pricing Invest 347

socalTECH

AUGUST 20, 2018

What's the best way to build a strong portfolio of technology companies, which tap into the broadest markets and avoids the "bubble" group-think of many venture firms? In addition to that, black and brown people have been pretty well documented as earlier adopters of technology and consumer products. That's how we think about it.

Venture Capital 100

Venture Capital Invest Capital Startup 100

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 4, 2013

The sheer number of relationships I’ve built through being public, transparent and being willing to engage in comments and through social media has enabled me to get to know entrepreneurs even before they launch their next company. They do this because they have amazing skills at writing business plans. ” Fair play.

Startup 361

Startup Venture Capital Pricing Technical Review 361

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 29, 2009

so compelling (other than the fact that the CEO Sean Rad is a great young technology leader and his advisers – Brian Norgard , Dan Gould and Evan Rifkin - are some of the guys I respect most in the LA tech market.). Traditional media companies published their stories on the web. So did the media. Then came blogs.

Ideas 286

Ideas Advertising Google Technical Review 286

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 25, 2013

In the original version of his post, Andy writes. The best VCs I know take 11pm conference calls. On the enterprise side, I know every buyer of technology in this industry. I use social media. They see how hard she does her job. Not in my experience, Andy. Meet with their teams on weekends. Agree whole heartedly.

Venture Capital 374

Venture Capital Entrepreneur Invest Funding 374

Tech Zulu Event

JULY 24, 2012

A new retreat called “The Digital Detox” offers a unique solution to recharge and reconnect by surrendering technology for a few days in a magical setting with like-minded fellows. Four days off the grid – with no clocks, technology or media – a chance to getaway from the fast paced world and truly recharge.

Pricing 86

Pricing Coach Email Startup 86

Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 19, 2012

In April 2011, the Association of Coupon Professionals held an Industry Conference in Atlanta to address the present and future state of couponing. Rich Lesperance, head of digital marketing and merging media, Walgreens, says the program is the largest deployment of in-store mobile coupon scanning of which he is aware.”.

Mobile 85

Mobile Software Review Statistics Technical Review 85

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 17, 2011

So I thought I’d write a post about how I drive my personal creativity. (A The key is channeling what you learn when you drive onto paper for retention purposes so you have to write it down soon afterward. When I write a blog post I often see the words before I write them. These are all creative processes.

Writing 356

Writing Startup Ideas Summary 356

Tech Zulu Event

MARCH 25, 2014

But considering the huge number of collaborative efforts, contacts, and great run-ins we experienced at this year’s little black sheep of a tech conference, in Austin, TX; we couldn’t possibly leave all the laundry out to dry. Game changing technology here!).

Entertainment 99

Entertainment Google Entrepreneur Course 99

Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 5, 2012

Technology has given us the ability to connect with others like never before, but personal access still remains uncommon. Zach Ferres (Chief Technology Officer) has been an entrepreneur since the age of 15. Based in Columbus, Ohio and community management in Washington, D.C, We caught up with the CEO William Zell. What Inspired You?

Mentor 94

Mentor Platform Social Network Chief Technology Officer 94

Jason Nazar

MARCH 22, 2011

I recently hosted a panel at the Twiistup Conference about LA tech companies. When he had the idea for his company, he didn’t write a long business plan or try to raise money to hire an agency to build a website for him. I may be biased, but it really feels like downtown Santa Monica is becoming the tech hub of LA.

Company 111

Company Companies Startup Twiistup 111

SoCal CTO

DECEMBER 1, 2010

I continue to collect great content that is the intersection of startups, products, online and technology. 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. but: Something is Still Missing.

Technical Review 175

Technical Review Startup Product Technology 175

SoCal CTO

SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

August was a slow month in terms of traffic and I was away for a lot of the month, but there were some really great posts at the intersection of startups, technology, product and being a Startup CTO. We had to write a CRM to keep track of them all. m the f%*kin’ boss.”. More tiers = more complication = more confusion. The Dry Run.

Startup 191

Startup Venture Capital Blogging CTO Hire 191

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 5, 2011

It really wouldn’t take much to turn a great technology ecosystem into a truly electric one. In Los Angeles we don’t have “patron technology companies&# that are big enough to matter – we’re still hoping to see them emerge. Every region needs its local media & events. Marketing Muscle.

Venture Capital 317

Venture Capital Technical Review Startup Press 317

Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 3, 2009

It seemed to save all of the bloggers from coming home at the end of the day from whichever conference they were attending and have to turn in long-form content like a journalist. I’m enjoying the creative process of getting my own personal thoughts down in writing. Now we could all sleep more. Thank you, Twitter.

Blogging 219

Blogging Venture Capital Startup Social Media 219

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 10, 2011

Some will cite my investment two years ago in social-media advertising company Ad.ly It is a must have if you’re building a technology product these days. Every developer who builds on the Apple ecosystem bites their nails waiting for the annual WWDC conference to see whether their company is on the “kill list.”

Platform 307

Platform News Startup Invest 307

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 5, 2017

LLfI9iHIJd  —  @msuster During the election of 2016 I started noticing that Glenn Beck was speaking out against Donald Trump and the alt-right and had apologized for his role in helping divide the country through the increasingly fragmented and polarized media. He knew this of course before he came.

UCSD 280

UCSD Media Writing Startup 280