socalTECH
OCTOBER 6, 2010
Not happy with just keeping up with the thousands of updates from your fellow Twitter users? If not, El Segundo-based toy maker Mattel has launched a new toy this week which connects the Twitter micro-messaging service to your own pet dog. Mattel said it has launched a new gadget called Puppy Tweets , which allows users to follow their dog's activities via Twitter.
Both Sides of the Table
OCTOBER 5, 2010
I have often complained how much I hate sitting on panels. The reason is that conferences usually pack them up with speakers to maximize the number of high profile guests in attendance to sell more general admission tickets. So with a panel of 5-6 people and 30-45 minutes it’s hard to have a real conversation. Every speaker wants to get their points in so the conversation often lacks rhythm.
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Berkonomics
OCTOBER 4, 2010
Perhaps this is the natural conclusion from the several insights previously explored. While the CEO and management offers the vision, strategies and tactics as well as the proposed budget, it is the board that controls with its votes the execution of strategy, the expenditure of cash, the taking on of debt or new equity, the very direction of the company as well as its ultimate health.
SoCal Tech Calendar
OCTOBER 6, 2010
Tuesday, October 12, 2010 -- The Future Has Arrived: Connected Home Reality is Now: Patrick Henry CEO Entropic. Weve heard about the connected home for years, where consumers have the freedom to enjoy advanced whole-home content and services, when and where they want it, in their home. And it has been this insatiable consumer appetite that has driven technologists, content delivery companies, and service providers to place greater emphasis on the technology and standards required to delive
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socalTECH
OCTOBER 4, 2010
Irvine-based Blizzard Entertainment said that its third expansion for World of Warcraft is expected to debut in stores on December 7th. The firm--which has been running a invite-only beta of the expansion pack for World of Warcraft since July--said it will make the release available for Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7, and Macintosh computers both at retail stores and online as a download.
Startup Professionals Musings
OCTOBER 3, 2010
Probably every one of you who has a business and a website have been approached through email or personal contact, and asked to spend money on Search Engine Marketing (SEM). For most, it sounds like a magical process or a scam, with the experts spewing so many acronyms. Search engine marketing is simply buying advertising for your business from Google or another search engine company.
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SoCal Tech Calendar
OCTOBER 8, 2010
Thursday, October 14, 2010 -- SoCal Bio networking. Southern California Biomedical Council. "Telehealth: If everybody says it is good for you, why progress is slow" See [link]. (more).
socalTECH
OCTOBER 7, 2010
The University of Southern California and wealthy engineer Fariborz Maseeh , now a hedge fund manager in Newport Beach, is announcing this week a $1M endowment, which will fund an annual, $50,000 prize for a business plan competition for the school's engineering students. The new prize, which is being funded by the Massiah Foundation, will award $50,000 each year to the best, entrepreneurial plan and idea to come out of the USC Viterbi engineering school.
Startup Professionals Musings
OCTOBER 6, 2010
A common misconception I often hear in the startup world is that non-profits are easy and safe, since they don’t have to pay taxes, and they don’t have to make a profit for their shareholders. In reality, from the feedback I get from non-profit executives, exactly the opposite is true. Colloquially speaking in the United States, a non-profit corporation or association is one which has been exempted from Federal income taxes by meeting the criteria set out Section 501(c) of the Internal Revenue C
Tech Zulu Event
OCTOBER 5, 2010
Lunch.com announced that they will be honoring some of the best contributors on the web with the first annual Lunch Awards. For those not familiar with Lunch.com they are a social media website where people can share relevant knowledge and opinions, and create free communities on any topic. Lunch is searching for the best reviewers on the Web in an effort to recognize excellence in consumer-created online reviews.
SoCal Tech Calendar
OCTOBER 8, 2010
Thursday, October 14, 2010 -- Strategic Alliances. TCOSC. Funding and MandA Society. Strategic alliances, ranging from customer-supplier relationships to joint venture companies, can provide a business with the strategic ingredients needed to accelerate the growth of its top and bottom lines in ways it couldn't with only its internal resources. They also can be an important source of funding for that growth.
socalTECH
OCTOBER 5, 2010
Los Angeles-based BeachMint , the stealth e-commerce startup headed by former MySpace exec Josh Berman and backed by Anthem Ventures, New Enterprise Associates, and others, has rolled out a new, fashion e-commerce site, JewelMint. According to BeachMint, the new site will feature unique jewelry designs created by actress Kate Bosworth and celebrity stylist Cher Coulter.
Startup Professionals Musings
OCTOBER 7, 2010
In reality, so-called “founder’s” shares are simply common stock, issued at the time of startup incorporation, for a very low price, and normally allocated to the multiple initial players commensurate with their investment or role. But that’s only the beginning of the story. These shares are allocated and committed, but not really issued and owned (vested) until later.
Tech Zulu Event
OCTOBER 8, 2010
This year BlogWorld and New Media Expo 2010 is set to be their biggest yet. There is still time to register so you if you are on the edge and wanted to nab a ticket last minute just use our promo code TECHZULU20 during checkout. With some of the biggest names in the industry set to attend and even give keynotes sessions, you will be able to absorb all the wisdom they will be passing down to you and become a better professional within your prospective industry for it.
SoCal Tech Calendar
OCTOBER 8, 2010
Thursday, October 14, 2010 -- Negotiating The Preferred Stock Term Sheet. TCVN. As you know, today's market is a different place to start a business. Join us for this Workshop to learn the basic elements of a preferred stock term sheet from TCVN's Chairman, Bart Greenberg! This workshop will focus on the staging of the investment, dividends, liquidation preferences, redemption rights, anti-dilution rights, protective revisions, as well as post-closing considerations, such as preemptive rights, p
socalTECH
OCTOBER 6, 2010
Los Angeles-based MySpace has launched a new iPhone app, the site has announced. According to MySpace, its new 'Drawler' application allows iPhone users to draw, color, add stickers, art, and other decorations to mobile phone photos. MySpace said the free application also allows users to share those creations with friends on MySpace, Facebook, and Twitter.
Startup Professionals Musings
OCTOBER 4, 2010
If your startup can’t be bothered with social media, or has no plan to take advantage of it, then you are definitely at risk these days. But simply jumping in is not enough. Before you start spending money and time being a user, you need to understand how it can help you and your business. Using it randomly or incorrectly is a waste of your precious time.
Tech Zulu Event
OCTOBER 5, 2010
Click here to watch live Thursday at 4pm PT. This week on TechZulu Live we have special guest Brittany Laughlin of Gtrot. Gtrot makes it really easy for college students to book trips and share their travel experiences. They provide structure to the valuable social information that emerges, helping them connect with the information they need to plan trips and enjoy richer, more social travel experiences.
SoCal Tech Calendar
OCTOBER 7, 2010
Wednesday, October 13, 2010 -- Connect with CONNECT. CONNECT invites you to attend our signature networking reception, which attracts more than 600+ leaders from San Diego's most innovative industries. Eat/drink/connect on October 13 at the new offices of Knobbe Martens Olson and Bear LLP. Bring a handful of business cards and take advantage of this unparalleled opportunity to renew your life sciences and high tech connections and meet business leaders from all San Diego's technology clusters.
socalTECH
OCTOBER 8, 2010
San Clemente-based RateBlend.com , a new site developed by Nuvolocity , said this week that it has launched a web-based calculator site targeted at commercial real estate professionals. According to Nuvolocity, the new site helps those professionals calculate lease rental rates and rental concession savings. Nuvollicity was founded by Kris Williams, who was a former software developer at MySpace.
Startup Professionals Musings
OCTOBER 5, 2010
One of the biggest impediments to starting a new venture is the “terror barrier,” as popularized by Bob Proctor , a 75-year-old millionaire and world renowned entrepreneur. This is the imaginary barrier that always seems to appear at the critical point where we would step out ahead of peers or competitors, but fear causes us to stop short. Everyone has a comfort zone, or level of risk, where they feel in control.
Tech Zulu Event
OCTOBER 4, 2010
Rain got you down and just feel like staying in bed with a warm cup of hot chocolate? Well you can and not miss a beat from the 140conf happening in LA today and tomorrow. 140conf will be streaming live from the LA Music Box Theater. For those wondering what is the 140conf? Its an event that provides a platform for the worldwide twitter community to: listen, connect, share and engage with each other, while collectively exploring the effects of the emerging real-time internet on business.
SoCal Tech Calendar
OCTOBER 3, 2010
Saturday, October 9, 2010 -- e Time - Leveraging Social Networks for Commercial Value. Caltech/MIT Enterprise Forum. Social networks have moved beyond casual communications between friends and family and now provide professionals and enterprises opportunities to realize meaningful economic value. We will explore the evolution of the social net and the emergence of business models using social networks as platforms for generating revenue.
socalTECH
OCTOBER 4, 2010
Southern California venture totals for Q3 totaled around $1.0 billion in investments, according to the Q3 analysis of venture capital deals by socalTECH.com. According to an analysis of socalTECH's proprietary database of venture capital deals, venture investors invested slightly more than the $966M in Q3 of 2009, but less than the $1.6 billion invested in Q2.
Startup Professionals Musings
OCTOBER 2, 2010
Every dark cloud has a silver lining. Driven by the recent recession, smart entrepreneurs of all ages are jumping into the fray with new ideas, new recovery strategies, and discarding outmoded business models. I see it most in the newest generation of entrepreneurs (Gen-Y), who were shocked out of entitlement into action by the recession. Donna Fenn, in her recent book “ Upstarts!
Both Sides of the Table
OCTOBER 6, 2010
I obviously don’t speak for all investors. But in my experience as an entrepreneur and now spending my time amongst investors I can generalize that almost all VC investments in early stage technology & Internet investments come down to just four key factors. And they’re easy to remember because they all begin with an M: management, market, money and above all else momentum.
SoCal Tech Calendar
OCTOBER 2, 2010
Friday, October 8, 2010 -- 2010 NAE Grand Challenges National Summit. The Summit will bring together leading scientists and engineers, educators, policy leaders, innovators and corporate executives to address the 14 Challenges articulated by the National Academy of Engineering. The discussions will be organized around the four thematic threads of the challenges, namely sustainability, vulnerability, health and the joy of living, which represent key societal issues of the 21st Century.
socalTECH
OCTOBER 6, 2010
Los Angeles-based Boingo Wireless , the provider of Wi-Fi roaming and hotspot services, said today that it has inked a deal to expand its network in Canada. The firm said it has inked a deal with MTS, a Canadian national communications provider, to add over 150 MTS hotspot locations to its network. The hotspots cover Winnipeg, Brandon, and other communities in Manitoba.
SoCal CTO
OCTOBER 5, 2010
Great content again in September that meets at the intersection of startups, technology, product and being a Startup CTO. This continues my series of posts: Top 40 Startup Posts for August 2010 Top 30 Startup Posts for July 2010 Top 30 Startup Posts in June 2010 Top 29 Startup Posts May 2010 Startup CTO Top 30 Posts for April 16 Great Startup Posts from March Some great free resources listed this month that I thought were interesting.
Startup Professionals Musings
OCTOBER 8, 2010
The emergence of social networking and the Internet has caused a new focus and value on “openness,” which leads to a new element of leadership, called “Open Leadership.” The mantra of open leadership is “Be Open, Be Transparent, and Be Authentic.” This is counter to the traditional business premise of “control,” so many companies are still pushing back.
SoCal Tech Calendar
OCTOBER 8, 2010
Thursday, October 14, 2010 -- TechStars/DoMoreFaster Event. Entreprenurial Meetup to help Brad Feld and David Cohen celebrate the LA stop on the TechStars / Do More Faster book tour. See [link] (more).
socalTECH
OCTOBER 7, 2010
Pasadena-based X1 Technologies , the developer of email and desktop search software, said Thursday that it has rolled out a new, mobile version of its product. X1 said its new, X1 Mobile Search for iPhone will cost $9.99, and will allow users to search their desktops from their iPhone, iPad, or iPod Touch. X1's search software provides deep indexing of desktop documents, emails, and attachments.
socalTECH
OCTOBER 4, 2010
San Diego-based Qualcomm said this morning that it has released a new, augmented reality (AR) software development kit for Android smartphones. According to Qualcomm, the new SDK enables software which delivers interactive, 3D experience with everyday objects. Qualcomm said the SDK includes computer vision technology will allows developers to align graphics tightly with underlying objects.
socalTECH
OCTOBER 4, 2010
Last week, Santa Monica-based Revolution Prep announced its first, institutional round of funding, worth $15M, from Kennet Partners. The company provides SAT, ACT, and other similar test preparation courses and related software. The firm was bootstrapped several years ago, and is profitable, and its founders are both MBAs from UCLA Anderson, where they met.
socalTECH
OCTOBER 8, 2010
Santa Monica-based videogame developer Activision Blizzard and Santa Ana-based Web Wise Kids , a provider of Internet safety education, announced this morning that the two are in a new partnership. According to the two, they are working together to educate kids and parents on how to avoid inappropriate and unlawful online behavior. Terms of the partnership were not disclosed.
socalTECH
OCTOBER 7, 2010
La Jolla-based Synthetic Genomics and the J. Craig Venter Institute , the nonprofit genetic research organization of genetic sequencing pioneer J. Craig Venter, said today that they have formed a new company in San Diego, Synthetic Genomics Vaccines Inc. (SGVI). According to the two, the new, privately held firm will focus on developing next generation vaccines, using genomic sequencing and synthetic genomic research expertise and intellectual property from SGI and JCVI.
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