Both Sides of the Table
DECEMBER 10, 2012
My wife & I have a close friend who recently entered the workforce for his first-ever job. On his first day of work my wife was kind enough to write down words of wisdom from her years on the job. I don’t write about Tania very often – mostly at her request. Otherwise I’d shout from the mountain tops how smart & capable she is.
SoCal CTO
DECEMBER 10, 2012
I did a presentation recently for a graduate class from The Founder Institute around getting online/mobile products out the door. I LOVED it because, the presenting part was over quickly and we got into specific issues that the founders had in terms of getting things built. It was like having a bunch of mini- Free Startup CTO Consulting Sessions all in one room.
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socalTECH
DECEMBER 12, 2012
What's the best way to encourage development of the technology industry in Los Angeles? A new group, headed by Major Villaraigosa and including a notable list of local entrepreneurs, investors, and others in the technology industry, announced today that it has presented the idea for a "(t)expo Line" Technology Corridor , centered around the new Expo Line light rail, which currently runs from Downtown to Culver City, and eventually will extend all the way to Santa Monica.
InfoChachkie
DECEMBER 10, 2012
This article previously appeared in Forbes. I recently spoke with Michael Bleigh, Co-Founder and CEO of Divshot. I reached out to Michael after their surprising day at the top of Hacker News during early September. The innocuous post, which was simply titled " Divshot " generated over 110 comments and was awarded nearly 200 points by Hacker News' notoriously jaded readers.
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Office leases are one of companies’ largest expenses, and if your whole team is working from home with no clear end in sight, you may be wondering what to do about your lease.
Berkonomics
DECEMBER 13, 2012
Business cycles are a fact of life, and those of us who have lived through many cycles have gained experience in finding the proper time to step on the gas and when to use the brakes. These next several posts, we will explore a number of ways to build security into your plan, including insights relating to cash management, banker relations, and identifying recurring revenue streams that do not rise and fall with the business cycle… Often we joke together as CEOs that our goal is “world dom
SoCal Tech Calendar
DECEMBER 9, 2012
Saturday, December 15, 2012 -- Initiated by US-China Association of High-level Professionals (UCAHP), "Win in the 21st Century Startup Contest" is the first startup contest that targets entrepreneurs in U.S. and helps them to expand business in U.S. and China. By soliciting startup projects, expert judging, mentor programs and eventual funding, the contest hopes to inspire entrepreneurial spirit, lead technology innovation, invest in promising projects and further develop the global market.
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Startup Professionals Musings
DECEMBER 14, 2012
To be successful as an entrepreneur, you don’t have to be a fabulous person, but it helps. Some people, and some entrepreneurs, have that something extra, like Simon Cowell is searching for on the X-Factor , that you can’t quite put your finger on. But the entrepreneurs that have “it” seem to be able to effortlessly get team members, investors, and customers to follow them anywhere.
Tech Zulu Event
DECEMBER 13, 2012
Hey folks! We’re excited to announce TechZulu is officially partnering with New Media Expo (formerly BlogWorld) to create a Startup Launchpad at their next event taking place January 6-8, 2013 at the Rio All-Suite Hotel and Conference Center in Las Vegas. What does this mean for you ? To start, New Media Expo (NMX) is the first and only industry-wide conference, tradeshow and media event dedicated to blogging, podcasting, social media, social networking, online video, music, Internet TV a
SoCal Tech Calendar
DECEMBER 8, 2012
Friday, December 14, 2012 -- MediaBistro Social Gaming Summit. This is a conference focused on the intersection of mobile gaming, immersive worlds, real-life brands and social networking.
socalTECH
DECEMBER 14, 2012
Do you have a small task (graphic design, page layout, UI) you wish you had someone do, in an affordable way? What if you could tap into a marketplace of students who could do those tasks for you? Ninjathat (www.ninjathat.com)--recently graduated from the Dreamit Ventures accelerator in Philadelphia--is a Los Angeles startup creating a marketplace for connecting students with small jobs--"missions"--for working professions, alumni, and businesses.
Startup Professionals Musings
DECEMBER 11, 2012
Just because you are an entrepreneur, or work in a startup, you can’t ignore the rules of building and maintaining relationships. Many despise these experiences in corporate environments, and leave for a startup, only to find that they have to be able to navigate a similar minefield there of workplace and business relationships to be successful. Jan Yager, Ph.D., an author and speaker on this and related subjects, outlines in her recent book “ Productive Relationships: 57 Strategies for Building
Tech Zulu Event
DECEMBER 10, 2012
What is Sgrouples? Sgrouples is the world’s private social network. It was built on the belief that people want to replicate their real life online–to communicate personally and privately with the people that they really care about in their real life–which is a different model from the current social networks. Simply, Sgrouples is designed to allow its users to share exactly what they want with exactly who they want without having anybody else see it.
SoCal Tech Calendar
DECEMBER 8, 2012
Friday, December 14, 2012 -- EV Sphere 2012. EV Sphere 2012 is a great networking opportunity for stakeholders and the general public to discuss the challenges and opportunities in electric vehicle industry. See [link].
socalTECH
DECEMBER 10, 2012
Every consumer out there who goes to live sports, music, and other events is used to the drill: pay lots of money to a ticketing site, pay lots of extra fees, or have to hassle with a shady ticket broker, or pay extra to get a seat to the event you want to get to. As an executive at the National Basketball Association (NBA), Adam Kanner saw those issues--plus the industry's own desire to sell its unsold inventory--so he created ScoreBig (www.scorebig.com), an online marketplace aimed at connecti
Startup Professionals Musings
DECEMBER 8, 2012
Most people think innovation is all about ideas, when in fact it is more about delivery, people, and process. Entrepreneurs looking to innovate need to understand the execution challenge if they expect their startup to carve out a profitable niche in the marketplace, and keep innovating to build and maintain a sustainable competitive advantage. Everyone thinks they know how to make innovation happen, but I can’t find much real research on the subject.
Tech Zulu Event
DECEMBER 14, 2012
Based in Santa Monica, California and founded by Sam Friedman and Alex Israel, ParkMe , a leading provider of parking information to navigation companies and smartphones to simplify parking using dynamic and real-time parking data has partnered with Los Angeles and Santa Monica cities to help motorists find available parking quickly. Partnership to help motorists find parking quickly.
SoCal Tech Calendar
DECEMBER 12, 2012
Tuesday, December 18, 2012 -- Putting the "User" back in User Experience. Coloft. Who is this mysterious "user" that everyone's talking about? In this class, we'll review several techniques for defining who your users are and understanding how and why they use your product.
socalTECH
DECEMBER 10, 2012
Are you a user of the Chrome web browser? Busy doing your holiday shopping? A newly launched, Chrome extension, Honey --developed by a Pasadena-based startup--is making it a lot easier for you to find those online coupon deals and discount codes. Honey, which installs alongside your Chrome browser, automatically looks up coupon codes for such popular e-commerce sites like Amazon.com, Barnes and Noble, Zulily, Target, and others.
Startup Professionals Musings
DECEMBER 9, 2012
Startup work environments are always chaos, but they can still be great environments to work in, or they can be terrible. Whether yours is terrible or great, that same tone flows out to your customers, and regulates your productivity inside. You as the founder are the starting point and definer, so you need to get it right. What does it take to create a positive workplace culture?
Tech Zulu Event
DECEMBER 12, 2012
Viddy, your favorite iOS App for sharing moments with your Social Network friends has come to Android devices today. With over 400 million registered users, Viddy has come to be known as the Instagram for videos. In addition to providing the option of changing color pallets, Viddy features options such as special effects and the ability to add sound clips.
SoCal Tech Calendar
DECEMBER 10, 2012
Wednesday, December 12, 2012 -- SVB Presents Amplify Mentor Series with Zefr. ZEFR Founders, Zach James and Richard Raddon, will give a presentation on the founding of ZEFR. ZEFR provides solutions for professional content owners on YouTube and has built a premium network that brings together the largest and most diverse collection of movies, television, music and sports content.
socalTECH
DECEMBER 12, 2012
A new, online coupon software "bookmarklet" called Koupon Kitty --backed by Juvo Capital, the investment firm of Talmadge O'Neill and Harry Tsao--said it launched Wednesday, to help consumers find the best coupon codes for various e-commerce sites. The service said it was created by Juvo Capital to simplify and streamline getting online savings. The software bookmarklet works within a web browser, and lets users click on a button to get all of the available coupons for a specific website before
Startup Professionals Musings
DECEMBER 8, 2012
It’s time for more entrepreneurs to reset their focus, and shift their thinking to completely different ways of doing things. Everyone talks about innovation, but the majority of business plans I see still reflect linear thinking – one more social network with improved usability, one more wind-farm energy generator with a few more blades, or one more dating site with a new dimension of compatibility.
Tech Zulu Event
DECEMBER 13, 2012
Holiday event brings together LA’s top digital executives, honors Jim Jonassen. It was 2008. Silicon Beach as we know it didn’t exist, coworking was unheard of, and an angel was mainly thought of as a heavenly creature, not the likes of Paige Craig. Digital LA had just begun throwing monthly networking events, Rubicon Project was in its infancy, and the Roosevelt in Hollywood was the local hangout.
SoCal Tech Calendar
DECEMBER 8, 2012
Friday, December 14, 2012 -- Cross Campus and FastPay are hosting a charity holiday party for Silicon Beach.
socalTECH
DECEMBER 13, 2012
Los Angeles-based Hello Music , the social commerce marketplace run by Rick Camino, has updated its site, with a brand new design and features. The firm said "Hello Music 3.0" includes new features like a social shopping feed; ability to like, pin, tweet, and comment on any products on the site; new, daily deals on gear and services; along with other enhancements.
Startup Professionals Musings
DECEMBER 10, 2012
Every entrepreneur needs to be honest about their strengths and weaknesses, and realistic about their reasons for choosing the startup route. For any entrepreneur, even the best business opportunities, if entered for the wrong reasons, will likely fail. Some of these reasons seem obvious, so forgive me for restating, but I still hear them too often.
Tech Zulu Event
DECEMBER 13, 2012
Hitting the AppStore today is Kincast , an exciting new app that allows you to share your pictures and videos solely with the people you want to see them. Kincast is another app that was created out of a gap in the market. Sure, Facebook, Instagram and other Social Networks provide the ability to upload and share your content, but none make it as seamless and easy as Kincast.
socalTECH
DECEMBER 10, 2012
Los Angeles-based Vyclone , the developer of mobile video collaboration software, said it is powering a new effort to create a massive documentary on "the human experience". Vyclone--which creates a mobile app which makes it easy to co-create, share, and sync multiple videos--said that it is working with documentary film event "One Day on Earth", where people can record and submit their live of December 12th (12/12/12).
socalTECH
DECEMBER 11, 2012
Parkme , the Santa Monica-based startup which provides smartphone users with real-time, parking information, said today that it has formally launched its services in btoh Santa Monica and Los Angeles. The company said that the Los Angeles Department of Transportation (LADOT) has selected it to help enhance the LA Express Park program, offering real time parking informtaion on parkin meters, prices, hours of operation, and more; in addition, the firm said th the City of Santa Monica is planning t
socalTECH
DECEMBER 13, 2012
Technology mogul Elon Musk has made huge waves in Southern California with his success at Hawthorne-based commercial rocket and spaceflight company SpaceX. However, Musk also has his hands in a number of other companies, including Foster City-based SolarCity , which just had a successful IPO this morning. SolarCity is a provider of power purchase agreements (PPAs), used to finance solar power installations, which just debuted on the NASDAQ Global Market as SCTY.
socalTECH
DECEMBER 11, 2012
The Digital Family Reunion , the annual holiday gathering which pulls together a network of local trade groups and organizations, said Tuesday that it has selected Jim Jonassen with its annual Outstanding Achievement honor. Jonassen is a recruiter and also runs the Thursday Nights events, along with having been involved with efforts such as LAwNMoweR and the Digital Coast Roundtable.
socalTECH
DECEMBER 11, 2012
Yet another, Silicon Valley venture capitalist is headed to Los Angeles--this time, David Lee, co-founder and managing partner of prolific angel investment fund SV Angel. The move--first reported by PandoDaily's Sarah Lacy--apparently comes for personal reasons for Lee, whose famly lives in Los Angeles. However, it looks like Lee will be doing the Los Angeles-to-San Francisco shuffle, working in San Francisco while living in LA, a not uncommon arrangement for Silicon Valley executives stretched
socalTECH
DECEMBER 12, 2012
Los Angeles-based social game developer Scopely announced today that it has launched a new, developer program called LeveUp, which looks to help top independent game studios co-develop titles with Scopely. The firm said it will tape a small group of partners to help develop, design, distribute, scale, and monetize their mobile games. Scopely, which was founded by Eytan Elbaz, Walter Driver, and Ankur Bulsara, said it will provide all the server-side infrastructure for multiplayer mobile games, a
socalTECH
DECEMBER 11, 2012
Los Angeles-based private equity firm The Gores Group said yesterday that it is acquiring Harris Broadcast Communications , a supplier of hardware and software for managing and distributing video content, in a deal worth $225M. Gores acquired the company from Harris Corporation. Harris Broadcast Communications is based in Denver, Colorado. Gores said the buy will help the division become a "strong independent company".
socalTECH
DECEMBER 12, 2012
EvoNexus , the San Diego-based startup incubator, has opened up application for its next program, with a deadline of January 23rd. EvoNexus, which is run by CommNexus, said it will provide fully furnished open space, mentorship, and access to startup programming to companies accepted to the incubator--and will also consider those same companies for QualcommLabs@EvoNexus, the business acceleration and funding program being run by EvoNexus for Qualcomm.
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