SoCal CTO

NOVEMBER 2, 2009

Because I was the Acting CTO for eHarmony at it's start, I quite often get introduced to people who have an idea for a startup company that is based on some kind of matching algorithm. They describe the company as the eHarmony of careers, clothes, jobs, college, tutoring services, doctors, service companies, investments, etc.

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SoCal CTO

MAY 19, 2008

Like Christian Gammil (who I recommend as an advisor) working with entrepreneurs is something I really enjoy. eHarmony for start-up / advisor relationships? On the flip side, as a person who regularly advises early stage start-ups, I often have a hard time finding interesting start-ups.

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JULY 16, 2013

We want to create businesses and engage with entrepreneurs. My own history, is I was here when Overture was doing great things, and Citysearch, Earthlink, and eHarmony were all here. I think part of that is eHarmony moved, Overture got sold, and other things that were driving critical mass somehow faded away. more) READ MORE>>.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 18, 2010

Find the best and brightest next generation of entrepreneurs and help them to be more successful. Encourage the most successful LA tech entrepreneurs who had previously started companies to get involved as mentors, instructors or just informal advisors. The rest is history. I’m excited.

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socalTECH

APRIL 29, 2009

de Silva, who is a General Partner at Highland based out of its Menlo Park offices, pointed specifically to companies like LowerMyBills, eHarmony, and MySpace. Now, he says he sees lots of second and third time entrepreneurs who "know how to play the game."

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DECEMBER 10, 2009

Nikhil Jain: Clean Green Guy is an online platform, which allows entrepreneurs and inventors with green business concepts, ideas, and companies connect with investors, financing, and service providers. I got involved in government agencies and job creation, and ended up working with lots of entrepreneurs. Coming into the U.S.,

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SoCal CTO

FEBRUARY 28, 2007

He has been the CTO for several start-ups, most notably eHarmony. Product Manager Entrepreneur Mark Geller SEO for Startups Startup Version 1.0 Tony Karrer is CEO/CTO of TechEmpower , a Los Angeles Web Development firm, and is considered one of the top technologists in e-Learning. He has twenty years’ experience as a CTO.

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SoCal CTO

FEBRUARY 25, 2007

He has been the CTO for several start-ups, most notably eHarmony. Product Manager Entrepreneur Mark Geller SEO for Startups Startup Version 1.0 Tony Karrer is CEO/CTO of TechEmpower , a Los Angeles Web Development firm, and is considered one of the top technologists in e-Learning. He has twenty years’ experience as a CTO.

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SoCal CTO

FEBRUARY 17, 2007

He has been the CTO for several start-ups, most notably eHarmony. Product Manager Entrepreneur Mark Geller SEO for Startups Startup Version 1.0 Tony Karrer is CEO/CTO of TechEmpower , a Los Angeles Web Development firm, and is considered one of the top technologists in e-Learning. He has twenty years’ experience as a CTO.

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 18, 2010

I wrote out 3 pages of bullet point notes on paper and delivered a 20-minute speech to a crowd of entrepreneurs (which included the Minister of Technology for China). I though to myself, “too many young entrepreneurs in LA seem to feel pressured by NorCal VCs to move to the Bay Area. Get some seasoned entrepreneurs to come.

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 28, 2012

The startup--created by Robert Earl (Founder and CEO of Planet Hollywood), Grant Hosford (formerly of eHarmony), and Connell (formerly of Nokia)--is using the Internet to arrange group dates at local restaurants, to connect people in person and offline. We spoke with Andrew about the startup and what it's all about.

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SoCal CTO

MARCH 1, 2007

skip to main | skip to sidebar SoCal CTO Thursday, March 1, 2007 Entreprenuer Network Great post by Ben Kuo - The Importance of the “Network&# to Entrepreneurs - the informal connections between people in the technology industry here who have a vested interest in helping entrepreneurs take their companies to the next level.

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SoCal CTO

FEBRUARY 17, 2007

He has been the CTO for several start-ups, most notably eHarmony. Product Manager Entrepreneur Mark Geller SEO for Startups Startup Version 1.0 Tony Karrer is CEO/CTO of TechEmpower , a Los Angeles Web Development firm, and is considered one of the top technologists in e-Learning. He has twenty years’ experience as a CTO.

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SoCal CTO

MARCH 20, 2007

He has been the CTO for several start-ups, most notably eHarmony. Product Manager Entrepreneur Mark Geller SEO for Startups Startup Version 1.0 Tony Karrer is CEO/CTO of TechEmpower , a Los Angeles Web Development firm, and is considered one of the top technologists in e-Learning. He has twenty years’ experience as a CTO.

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SoCal CTO

MARCH 12, 2007

Having worked on eHarmony where the intake is 2 hours and was completely counter to the prevailing trend, I think the analyst missed the point. He has been the CTO for several start-ups, most notably eHarmony. Product Manager Entrepreneur Mark Geller SEO for Startups Startup Version 1.0

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SoCal CTO

FEBRUARY 25, 2007

He has been the CTO for several start-ups, most notably eHarmony. Product Manager Entrepreneur Mark Geller SEO for Startups Startup Version 1.0 Tony Karrer is CEO/CTO of TechEmpower , a Los Angeles Web Development firm, and is considered one of the top technologists in e-Learning. He has twenty years’ experience as a CTO.

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SoCal CTO

FEBRUARY 17, 2007

He has been the CTO for several start-ups, most notably eHarmony. Product Manager Entrepreneur Mark Geller SEO for Startups Startup Version 1.0 Tony Karrer is CEO/CTO of TechEmpower , a Los Angeles Web Development firm, and is considered one of the top technologists in e-Learning. He has twenty years’ experience as a CTO.

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SoCal CTO

FEBRUARY 17, 2007

He has been the CTO for several start-ups, most notably eHarmony. Product Manager Entrepreneur Mark Geller SEO for Startups Startup Version 1.0 Tony Karrer is CEO/CTO of TechEmpower , a Los Angeles Web Development firm, and is considered one of the top technologists in e-Learning. He has twenty years’ experience as a CTO.

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SoCal CTO

FEBRUARY 20, 2007

He has been the CTO for several start-ups, most notably eHarmony. Product Manager Entrepreneur Mark Geller SEO for Startups Startup Version 1.0 Tony Karrer is CEO/CTO of TechEmpower , a Los Angeles Web Development firm, and is considered one of the top technologists in e-Learning. He has twenty years’ experience as a CTO.

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SoCal CTO

FEBRUARY 23, 2007

He has been the CTO for several start-ups, most notably eHarmony. Product Manager Entrepreneur Mark Geller SEO for Startups Startup Version 1.0 Tony Karrer is CEO/CTO of TechEmpower , a Los Angeles Web Development firm, and is considered one of the top technologists in e-Learning. He has twenty years’ experience as a CTO.

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socalTECH

APRIL 28, 2011

Earlier this month, Fullerton-based HipGeo (www.hipgeo.com) announced a $500,000 funding round from Morado Venture Partners, the seed fund of ex-Yahoo executives Ash Patel and Michael Marquez, eHarmony's Galen Buckwalter, and San Diego angel investor Bob Bingham.

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Jason Nazar

MARCH 22, 2011

In the bay area it’s quite common for the entrepreneurs starting a company to be developers or technologists who can build the first versions of their products. Entrepreneurs that start companies in LA are often focused on revenue and business models. That’s typically not the case in Los Angeles.

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SoCal CTO

MARCH 9, 2007

He has been the CTO for several start-ups, most notably eHarmony. Product Manager Entrepreneur Mark Geller SEO for Startups Startup Version 1.0 Tony Karrer is CEO/CTO of TechEmpower , a Los Angeles Web Development firm, and is considered one of the top technologists in e-Learning. He has twenty years’ experience as a CTO.

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SoCal CTO

MARCH 20, 2007

He has been the CTO for several start-ups, most notably eHarmony. Product Manager Entrepreneur Mark Geller SEO for Startups Startup Version 1.0 Tony Karrer is CEO/CTO of TechEmpower , a Los Angeles Web Development firm, and is considered one of the top technologists in e-Learning. He has twenty years’ experience as a CTO.

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SoCal CTO

MARCH 13, 2007

He has been the CTO for several start-ups, most notably eHarmony. Product Manager Entrepreneur Mark Geller SEO for Startups Startup Version 1.0 Tony Karrer is CEO/CTO of TechEmpower , a Los Angeles Web Development firm, and is considered one of the top technologists in e-Learning. He has twenty years’ experience as a CTO.

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socalTECH

MARCH 26, 2012

One of our advisors is Galen Buckwalter, the former Chief Scientist at eHarmony. People want to use our offerings because there is no other, better way to connect with strangers, especially when you are traveling in a foreign land. We've developed an algorithm to match other people who are like-minded with you.

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SoCal CTO

MARCH 20, 2007

He has been the CTO for several start-ups, most notably eHarmony. Product Manager Entrepreneur Mark Geller SEO for Startups Startup Version 1.0 Tony Karrer is CEO/CTO of TechEmpower , a Los Angeles Web Development firm, and is considered one of the top technologists in e-Learning. He has twenty years’ experience as a CTO.

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SoCal CTO

MARCH 5, 2007

He has been the CTO for several start-ups, most notably eHarmony. Product Manager Entrepreneur Mark Geller SEO for Startups Startup Version 1.0 Tony Karrer is CEO/CTO of TechEmpower , a Los Angeles Web Development firm, and is considered one of the top technologists in e-Learning. He has twenty years’ experience as a CTO.

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MARCH 1, 2010

The city has, however, quietly been home to some of the most successful online companies to date, including CitySearch (sold to Ticketmaster for $260 million in 1998), Overture (acquired by Yahoo for $2 billion in 2003), eHarmony and LowerMyBills (bought by Experian for $330 million in 2005). before which is second-time entrepreneurs.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 24, 2021

To complement local face-to-face networking, you can always use one of the many online matchmaking sites that have sprung up in the last few years, like CoFoundersLab and Startbee (think eHarmony™ for entrepreneurs, or Match.com meets LinkedIn). Also, trusted advisors and experienced investors should be polled for good candidates.

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SoCal CTO

MARCH 22, 2007

He has been the CTO for several start-ups, most notably eHarmony. Product Manager Entrepreneur Mark Geller SEO for Startups Startup Version 1.0 Tony Karrer is CEO/CTO of TechEmpower , a Los Angeles Web Development firm, and is considered one of the top technologists in e-Learning. He has twenty years’ experience as a CTO.

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AUGUST 23, 2010

Mark Suster – GRP Partners Mark joined GRP Partners in 2007 after having worked with GRP for nearly 8 years as a two-time entrepreneur. If a group of founders moved to LA tomorrow, who are the first 5 people they should meet? Mark founded Launchpad LA, a program designed to help mentor LA’s most promising first-time startup CEO’s.

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JUNE 6, 2013

To complement local face-to-face networking, you can always use one of the many online matchmaking sites that have sprung up in the last few years, like CoFoundersLab and Founder2be (think eHarmony™ for entrepreneurs, or Match.com meets LinkedIn). entrepreneur cofounder startup investor dream team business' Everybody wins.

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 5, 2010

It was obviously a scheme set up by young entrepreneurs to line their pockets and some big-company executives who didn’t understand innovation. The goal was to create innovations outside of MySpace and then MySpace would acquire them at pre-agreed prices based on how well they performed. Enter Facebook.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 23, 2011

How about finding the best fit for you through something like eHarmony ’s “scientific approach to matching” with 29 DIMENSIONS® of compatibility? I wonder how many dimensions of compatibility there are to a good business partnership? I know it’s rarely love at first sight.

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SoCal CTO

MARCH 16, 2007

He has been the CTO for several start-ups, most notably eHarmony. Product Manager Entrepreneur Mark Geller SEO for Startups Startup Version 1.0 Tony Karrer is CEO/CTO of TechEmpower , a Los Angeles Web Development firm, and is considered one of the top technologists in e-Learning. He has twenty years’ experience as a CTO.

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