Both Sides of the Table
DECEMBER 16, 2009
This is part of my new series on what makes an entrepreneur successful. I originally posted it on VentureHacks , one of my favorite websites for entrepreneurs. If you haven’t spent time over there you should. I started the series talking about what I consider the most important attribute: Tenacity. 2. Street Smarts - OK, so you’re a tenacious person – you never give up.
socalTECH
DECEMBER 14, 2009
Santa Monica-based LIVESTRONG.COM , the online health site run by Demand Media in conjunction with the Lance Armstrong Foundation, announced this morning that it has launched a new online tool it is calling MyPlate D, for online nutrition tracking. The site is targeted at people with diabetes, to help them control the disease. According to the site, the new product allows users to track calories, fat, protein, and carbohydrates for more than 625,000 food items.
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SoCal CTO
DECEMBER 14, 2009
Just saw a great post by Mark Geller - Developers wanted… in Los Angeles, U.S.A. (you can get to know Mark a bit more in my post Product Manager Entrepreneur Mark Geller ). Mark tells us: there is a lot of demand for developers right here in L.A. If you have solid web skills and a few years experience, either with a commercial company or running your own legit projects, there are dozens of companies in L.A. who would love to talk with you.
Eric Greenspan
DECEMBER 13, 2009
Yesterday, Make It Work got together at our partner South Bay Mini’s offices to discuss our achievements, our challenges and our future. It was an amazing day! The team was energized. We ate great food, we chatted, we listened to Jeremy Anticouni’s 38th broadcast of CBS/KNX Tech News (powered by Make It Work) and I presented to the team.
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Both Sides of the Table
DECEMBER 17, 2009
This is part of my new series on what makes an entrepreneur successful. I originally posted it on VentureHacks , one of my favorite websites for entrepreneurs. If you haven’t spent time over there you should. I started the series talking about what I consider the most important attribute: Tenacity. I then covered Street Smarts. 3. Ability to Pivot – I don’t like to invest in people that I’ve never met before who come through my office wanting to have a term sheet within 30
socalTECH
DECEMBER 14, 2009
Hollywood-based Friendgiftr , an angel funded startup developing Facebook applications, said today that it has launched a new Facebook application which allows users to send real gift cards to friends, family, and others. The startup said it is now offering over 120 U.S. merchants through its app, which allows users to send both physical and digital gift cards via the popular Facebook social networking site.
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Eric Greenspan
DECEMBER 13, 2009
Yesterday, Make It Work got together at our partner South Bay Mini’s offices to discuss our achievements, our challenges and our future…we called it “Launch to the Moon, 2010.&# There were 50+ Minis parked in a row , that was cool! It was an amazing day. The team was energized. We ate great food, we chatted, we listened to Jeremy Anticouni’s 38th broadcast of CBS/KNX Tech News (powered by Make It Work) and I presented to the team.
Both Sides of the Table
DECEMBER 13, 2009
I’ve been thinking a lot about comments lately. I recently wrote a post about how to get access to people at conferences and how to connect with people on social networks. These posts encouraged groups of people to provide their thoughts on these topics. As usual we began a dialog with lots of people sharing their points of view. Arnold Waldstein , who stops by periodically on my blog and always leaves relevant comments, made the observation that, “if I want to connect with you, I
socalTECH
DECEMBER 17, 2009
Los Angeles-based Twitter advertising startup Ad.ly has just launched a new Twitter analytics product, the firm said Thursday afternoon, which allows Twitter users to see statistics on their account. According to Ad.ly, the new Ad.ly Analytics services allows users to see how many engaged followers a user has, audience gender, location, and other information.
SoCal Tech Calendar
DECEMBER 14, 2009
Sunday, December 20, 2009 -- Medical Device Communications Symposium: Enabling your Medical Device for Wireless Communications. Join Texas Instruments, Telit, LSR, 7 Layers, and Wyless for this exciting event hosted by Arrow Electronics. Technical presentations and demonstrations showcasing Low Energy Bluetooth - Zigbee - ISM Band Solutions - Cellular.
Tech Zulu Event
DECEMBER 14, 2009
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Both Sides of the Table
DECEMBER 14, 2009
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socalTECH
DECEMBER 17, 2009
Los Angeles-based Total Immersion , which develops software for "augmented reality"--combining real life video with computer generated graphics and interactive features--said today that it is in a promotion with McDonalds around the new film 'Avatar'. According to Total Immersion, McDonald is incorporating the firm's technology in product packaging in the U.S. for Big Macs.
SoCal Tech Calendar
DECEMBER 14, 2009
Wednesday, December 16, 2009 -- Tech Entrepreneur Happy Hour. Let's get together for drinks at Copa d'Oro in Santa Monica to catch up and talk tech before the holidays. There are lots of exciting things happening in LA software right now. Tons of great new startups, lots of higher level acquisitions. See [link] (more).
Tech Zulu Event
DECEMBER 17, 2009
Yesterday I was hanging out at the Zune house in LA for a live ZuneChat with the All American Rejects. That was pretty cool and all but the awesome thing was during the event the new Twitter app for the ZuneHD was released and we got Matt Singley ( @mattsingley ) to give us a walk through of the app. At first look it definitely had a sweet looking interface.
Both Sides of the Table
DECEMBER 14, 2009
This is part of my new series on what makes an entrepreneur successful. I originally posted it on VentureHacks , one of my favorite websites for entrepreneurs. If you haven’t spent time over there you should. I wanted to also post the series here to have it as a resource on my blog for future entrepreneurs who stop by. I wanted to get the conversation going in the comments section around each topic because I think as much value comes from the comments section as comes from the original p
socalTECH
DECEMBER 16, 2009
West Hollywood-based Geni.com , the online family tree and genealogy site backed by the Founders Fund and Charles River Ventures, told its users today that it has created a new "Geni Lab" for experimental features from the firm. As part of the lab, the company said it has created a new feature to enable translation of pages on the site, tapping Google Translate for the translations.
socalTECH
DECEMBER 17, 2009
Los Angeles-based Rubicon Project , the online advertising optimization service firm headed by Frank Addante, is claiming this morning that the firm saw 270%, year over year growth in 2009. According to the firm, it served up more than 350 billion ads through its platform this year. The firm did not disclose any financial, but said it now has 150 employees.
socalTECH
DECEMBER 17, 2009
Electric car firm Tesla Motors is looking to clog up traffic a bit more along Santa Monica boulevard this morning, as the firm kicks off a 2,700 mile roadtrip starting at its Los Angeles store at 10 today. According to Tesla, Tesla Chief Designer Franz von Holzhausen, its customers, and employees are gathering at the store this morning to kick off a road trip to the North American International Auto Show in Detroit in January.
socalTECH
DECEMBER 18, 2009
Beverly Hills-based Spark Networks , which operates a network of online, vertical dating sites, said Friday that it has rolled out a new site, Spark.com. The new dating site consolidates members from two of the firm's other dating sites, AmericanSingles.com and Date.ca. Both of those sites are now redirecting users to the new Spark.com site. Spark Networks operates JDate.com, ChristianMingle.com, BlackSingles.com, and other vertical dating sites.
socalTECH
DECEMBER 18, 2009
Los Angeles-based EA Mobile , the mobile apps division of Electronic Arts, said Friday that its driving simulation game Need for Speed SHIFT debuted Friday on the Apple App Store. The game, which runs on the iPhone and iPod touch, includes multi-player support using Bluetooth and Wi-Fi. The application lists for $9.99. The app is a follow on to the firm's earlier iPhone title, Need for Speed Undercover, which was released in May.
socalTECH
DECEMBER 17, 2009
Los Angeles-based Break Media , which operates a number of male-oriented video and other content sites, announced Thursday that the firm has inked a deal with IPTV firm Clearleap. According to Break, the deal calls for Clearleap to include a part of Break's video library in Clearleap's Content Marketplace, which is used by cable and IPTV providers for serving up their video on demand programming.
socalTECH
DECEMBER 16, 2009
Los Angeles-based Riot Games , a venture backed developer of online games, said Wednesday that it has added Jarl Mohn to its board of directors. Mohn is an investor in the firm. Mohn was the founder of E! Entertainment Television, and was also founding president and CEO of Liberty Digital. He has also served at MTV, VH-1, and on the board of Scripps Networks Interactive.
socalTECH
DECEMBER 17, 2009
Los Angeles-based RealD , a supplier of hardware for projecting 3D movies, and consumer electronics giant Sony are in a pact to bring 3D television to the market, the firms said Thursday. According to Sony and RealD, their technology partnership will aim to bring immersive, 3D home entertainment to consumers beginning next year, using Sony's LCD panel televisions in sync with 3D eyewear based on RealD's technology.
socalTECH
DECEMBER 15, 2009
Irvine-based semiconductor startup RFaxis , which is developing RF front-end integrated circuits for the wireless market, reports this morning that it has received what it says is its first, multi-million dollar purchase order. The firm said the order came from electronic distributor EDOM Technology, based in Asia. Exact size of the win was not disclosed.
socalTECH
DECEMBER 15, 2009
Los Angeles-based RealD said Tuesday afternoon that the firm is powering the U.S. premiere of James Cameron's AVATAR, at the Grauman Chinese Theatre. The firm, which develops 3D movie projection technology, said the premiere will be the first time 3D has been displayed in the theater. The theater recently installed RealD's XL Cinema System. The U.S. premiere is set for Wednesday.
socalTECH
DECEMBER 14, 2009
For our Insights and Opinions section today, we have an editorial from Robert Kibble , who is a director of the National Venture Capital Association (NVCA), and Managing Partner at Mission Ventures. We are concerned in the venture capital community by the bill known as the "Tax Extenders Bill", which was passed in the House of Representatives last week.
socalTECH
DECEMBER 14, 2009
San Diego-based Calixa Therapeutics , a biopharmaceuticals firm developing antibiotics to treat multi-drug resistant organisms, has been acquired by Cubist Pharmaceuticals , a Massachusetts-based biotherapeutics firm. The deal was worth $92.5M in cash, with potential milestone payments worth up to $310M. Calixa was co-founded in 2007 by Dr. Eckard Weber and Dr.
socalTECH
DECEMBER 14, 2009
Los Angeles-based Sometrics , which develops virtual currency products for social networking game developers, is linking holiday shopping and social games with a new product. Sometrics says it has rolled out a new "Shop & Earn Shopping Feed" service, which will allow game participants to earn virtual currency when they purchase products from e-commerce retailers.
socalTECH
DECEMBER 18, 2009
Los Angeles-based social networking site MySpace , The Wall Street Journal, and the World Economic Forum today said that the firms are in a contest to send a "citizen journalist" to the Davos World Economic Forum. According to the firms, the "citizen journalist" will join the Davos press corp, and report on conference news and interview world leaders for MySpace and The Wall Street Journal.
socalTECH
DECEMBER 14, 2009
Irvine-based Quub , the UC Irvine spinoff developing a social messaging service, said today that it has opened up new offices, in Guangdong, China. The firm said the new offices will help support international efforts for the service, particularly in China. Quub develops a service which helps users to manage and share their status via Twitter, instant messaging, and other services.
socalTECH
DECEMBER 18, 2009
Los Angeles-based entertainment news blog Deadline.com is trumpeting its readership numbers today, saying that the site had 1,111,000 unique visitors in November, more than industry publications Variety and The Hollywood Reporter. The site, run by Nikke Finke, was acquired by Mail.com in June. Quoting comScore ratings data, Deadline.com said it had over 1.1M unique visitors in November, compared with only 515,000 unique visitors to Variety.com and 336,000 unique visitors to HollywoodReporter.com
socalTECH
DECEMBER 18, 2009
El Segundo-based BridgeCo , a developer of semiconductors for the home entertainment market, announced Friday that it has raised $7.5M in a new round of funding. The firm said the new investment came from Earlybird Venture Capital, and private investors Christian Wenger and Brian Long. Long is at private equity firm Atlantic Bridge, and will join the firm's board as Chairman.
socalTECH
DECEMBER 17, 2009
Laguna Niguel-based Symwave , a developer of semiconductors for the USB 3.0 market, has scored a win with storage products firm LaCie , the two said today. According to the firms, they are rolling out a dual hard disk RAID storage solution based on the new SuperSpeed USB 3.0 standard. The new product uses Symwave's USB 3.0 dual SATA and RAID bridge controller.
socalTECH
DECEMBER 17, 2009
Santa Barbara-based RightScale , a developer of cloud computing software, has linked with a London developer of enterprise content management software, Alfresco Software, the two said this week. According to the firms, they are using RightScale's software-as-a-service cloud management product to implement, manage, and scale Alfresco's open source content management software in the cloud.
socalTECH
DECEMBER 17, 2009
Costa Mesa-based Emulex , a developer of storage networking products, said today that it has signed a deal with Alacritech, a developer of TCP/IP offload technology, which will give it access to Alacritech's patent portfolio. Financial details of the licensing deal were not disclosed. Emulex said the deal will give it access to support for Microsoft's Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) Chimney architecture for its OneConnect network adapter line.
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