Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 15, 2014

This was certainly the case when I invested in a small YouTube video production company called Maker Studios that recently sold to Disney for just shy of $1 billion. Periodically we do portfolio reviews to evaluate whether we have enough diversified risk across the fund. We look at stage, geography and of course sector. 6SensorLabs.

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Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 24, 2013

TechZulu & Gadget Review present REACH. A quarterly event series seeking to dive deep into what comes next in technology, and giving you the opportunity to experience it first hand with the gadgets on site. Scot has been an entrepreneur and executive responsible for the launch of several interactive entertainment ventures.

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Tech.Co

SEPTEMBER 25, 2015

If they come out on top, Mobile Therapy can expect prizes and support from Tech Wildcatters, 500Startups, Consumer Electronics Association, Crowdfunder, Techstars, American Airlines, and more! Clinicians must be convinced that this positively disruptive technology will indeed help them provide better treatment.

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InfoChachkie

JULY 21, 2016

The reality television show Shark Tank makes for entertaining content but many of its underlying messages are potentially detrimental to tech entrepreneurs. I get that Shark Tank is a TV show focused on entertaining its viewers. Experienced entrepreneurs have no issues parsing where reality stops and entertainment begins.

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InfoChachkie

JANUARY 27, 2014

Entrepreneurs typically embrace celebrity investments, while most sophisticated investors prefer to avoid famous entertainment or sports personalities on the cap table. A well known (non-celebrity) tech investor who judiciously adds value, provides reputational validation and is relatively effortless to interact with is ideal.

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Tech Zulu Event

FEBRUARY 8, 2012

Building a strong tech industry to rival that of Silicon Valley is definitely no easy feat, but the overall feeling within Cal Tech’s Baxter Hall at last week’s event certainly bodes well for the year. Crowd Seats came up first to give their two minute breakdown of the company.

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Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 3, 2013

Images and web content come alive on the large display, making it easy to stay productive and entertained almost anywhere, all on the nation’s fastest and now most reliable 4G LTE network.”. The post The Samsung Galaxy MEGA is a MONUMENTALLY MASSIVE Mecha [Review] appeared first on TechZulu.

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Berkonomics

MAY 30, 2019

We are constantly bombarded by ads in multiple types of media, to the extent that we most often tune them out unless particularly entertaining from the first moment (eight seconds.). People are more trusting of unknown third parties endorsing your product that they are of direct ads touting the benefits of the product in large, clear type.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 8, 2014

Industry reviews. So the “VC associate” is largely a launching pad job for exceedingly bright and hard-working young tech professionals. a really wide angle view of the tech industry since you see so many concepts / so many pitches and REAL data points on how startups perform financially. Deal screening.

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Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 17, 2016

Second, Samsung is working on including tech from other devices, such as Amazon’s Echo, for even more smart features. We’ve seen 4K TVs in our smart home automation reviews, and we’ve even seen 4K OLED TVs, but LG’s plans for 2016 unveil unique features that we haven’t seen on the shelves before.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 2, 2023

Products requiring changes to government regulations. Things such as driver-less cars and new medicines are far more than a technology challenge. For new car companies such as DeLorean and Fisker, designing and testing the product is only the beginning. New drugs usually fall in this category, due to side-effect testing.

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socalTECH

JULY 22, 2016

Rufus Labs is one of a number of hardware startups which have started to proliferate in the community, due to low cost hardware, 3D printing, and crowdfunding sites like Kickstarter and Indiegogo. What's your product, and what is it used for? We're focused on a product which makes for a more efficient, safer, workplace.

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Tech Zulu Event

JUNE 11, 2012

Tech Reporters: These individuals will write and edit informative and practical articles on a range of topics including Startups/Entrepreneurs, Gadgets, Mobile Tech, Tech in Entertainment, Gaming, Apps & Software, productivity, and cover breaking tech news. Take a look below and give us a shout.

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Tech Zulu Event

JUNE 28, 2012

The first-ever Silicon Beach Fest attracted more than 2,000 attendees from LA, San Francisco, San Diego, Santa Barbara, New York, Toronto, and London to celebrate LA startups and entertainment with panels, parties, pitch fests, hackathon, and beach games: volleyball, basketball and surfing lessons in Santa Monica and Venice on June 21-23, 2012.

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Berkonomics

JUNE 30, 2012

We are constantly bombarded by ads in multiple types of media, to the extent that we most often tune them out unless particularly entertaining from the first moment. Given the statistics quoted above, you must find ways to have your consumers endorse your product publicly, and in a form that is divorced from looking like an advertisement.

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Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 10, 2010

Amidst your Friday product releases and celebratory beers to cap a great week, I wanted to remind you that SXSW Accelerator applications are due TODAY! There are categories for Innovative Web Technology, Social Media and Social Networking Technology, Entertainment Technology, News Technology, and Music Technology.

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Technical Review Social Media Social Network News 72

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 25, 2019

In my experience as a business consultant, I find than most people still believe that technology drives business disruption. I’m more convinced that technology merely enables disruption, and changing customer interests and needs really causes it. I recommend creating new services and products for existing customers.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 7, 2020

Products requiring changes to government regulations. Things such as driver-less cars and new medicines are far more than a technology challenge. For new car companies such as DeLorean and Fisker, designing and testing the product is only the beginning. New drugs usually fall in this category, due to side-effect testing.

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Startup Sites Technical Review Social Media 126

Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 13, 2010

We give a huge Thank You to the following sponsors: Demand Media is a leading online media company that informs, entertains and connects millions of people every day. Tech Coast Angels is ever-mindful that some of the world’s greatest companies began with angel investments and we take our commitment to that tradition seriously.

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socalTECH

JULY 27, 2015

There's been a huge debate over the future of Adobe's Flash raging over the last month, as both Google and Mozilla disabled Flash due to security holes and other issues. All of digital advertising today uses Flash as a foundation technology. Matt Cooper: It was a classic, scratch-your-own-itch product.

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Hollywood HTML Software Review Advertising 100

Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 14, 2017

Agreeing an annual budget Setting a 409a valuation used to price stock options Agreeing stock option allocations Reviewing financial performance Talking about the organizational structure and where we need to bolster things Discussing sales & marketing strategies, product launches, technical challenges Talking about law suits (patents, trademarks, (..)

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TechCrunch LA

OCTOBER 26, 2021

The project ultimately imploded due to a combination of factors. An emerging tech dystopia. For example, when Tumblr announced it would roll out Post+, a paid subscription product, the company used fan fiction writers as an example of a content creator who could profit from the product. pic.twitter.com/2NHEmzHZrV.

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Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 23, 2010

PT as they kick off the new weekly tech law show "TechZulu Law" with a discussion with IP attorney Denise Grayson, who portrays the attorney of Eduardo Saverin in the film about the early days of Facebook, "The Social Network.". The show focuses on legal issues surrounding startups, entrepreneurs, venture capitalists and emerging technology.

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Tech Zulu Event

MAY 2, 2011

The girls gave their live slideshow pitches with cheeky excitement, using skits and live acting to show the need for their products. Their slideshow presentations addressed a number of questions about their products including target demographics, customer needs, marketing avenues, financial/revenue streams, leading competitors, and etc.

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Technical Review Entrepreneur Software Review USC 82

InfoChachkie

APRIL 25, 2011

Although many are entertaining, most fail to provide entrepreneurs with a sufficient return on their time investment. If you are a leader at a startup and you are reading a business book, you are not closing customers, raising capital, improving your product, or spending time with your loved ones. Positive ROI.

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Technical Review Blogging Class Entrepreneur 279

socalTECH

APRIL 26, 2011

We're not talking publicly about that yet, but the idea is to get away from the annual review, away from the quarterly review, and give everyone within and outside a company the ability to recognize people, up and down the chain, for doing great things in the workplace. Beyond that, it's really about real time recognition.

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Startup Technical Review Software Review Platform 216

SoCal Delicious

SEPTEMBER 19, 2012

Ten Tech Entrepreneurs Who Are Putting LA on the Map. ” Residents of Northern California (everyone north of Bakersfield) don’t understand how we do it, constantly touting Palo Alto’s tech scene. His second venture was Tesla Motors, creating the first production electric car of the modern era. Post navigation.

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Technical Review Entrepreneur Riot Games Southern California 75

Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 25, 2013

Enter Vidzey , the in-video shopping platform that seamlessly combines media, entertainment and e-commerce. We discuss advertising, Vidzey’s story, technology, business, interns, and entertainment. Valuable personality traits in his previous life working in entertainment, no doubt. Is the technology even possible?

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Entertainment Advertising Startup Media 98

Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 29, 2011

I have worked on CG films where the script was re-written half way through production several times,” explains May. This is a technological innovation of the past decade and perhaps the most extreme case of using the actors ‘nuances.’. Although, you always have to start somewhere, so the script kicks us off. The Breakdown Behind CG.

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Technical Review Technology Examples Malibu 90

Tech Zulu Event

FEBRUARY 18, 2016

Why tell someone about your product if you can give them a demonstration, and what better way to make that demonstration irresistible than to make it free? One way to improve the effectiveness of even a free demonstration is to obtain a quote from an authoritative source on the quality or features of your product. Free Demonstration

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Sites Search Engine Optimization Technical Review Web Development 40

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 19, 2012

It might look a little bit like StoryBots (www.storybots.com), the new kids educational and entertainment service just launched by JibJab (www.jibjab.com). Our product is called Starring You, which lets oyu put yourself into any video we create. Gregg Spiridellis: We've got four products in the market right now.

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Content Startup Screening Education 224

Tech Zulu Event

JULY 1, 2013

Set to come on Groupon Reserve s are premium deals and experiences from top beauty, product, travel and entertainment brands and also reservations for spas, salons and hotels so as it can give customers a discount on purchase without requiring pre-payment or vouchers. Premium Deals.

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Marketing Entertainment Los Angeles Tool 61

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 22, 2018

Products requiring changes to government regulations. Things such as driver-less cars and new medicines are far more than a technology challenge. For new car companies such as DeLorean and Tesla, designing and testing the product is only the beginning. New drugs usually fall in this category, due to side-effect testing.

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Sites Technical Review Social Media Entrepreneur 81

Tech Zulu Event

AUGUST 4, 2011

And the site is growing, it now includes video content made by brands you may recognize from places that you visit elsewhere on the web, like the Popsugar entertainment news brand. To date, Blip.tv boasts more than 3 billion video views. Explore the site and you’ll find there is something for everybody.

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Web Netflix Social Media Product 65

Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 26, 2012

According to Ravi Raj, vice president of products @WalmartLabs wants to end that fear of launching out. Send every month, under different themes, the gift box is becoming a phenomenon with many particularly due to its simplicity. Taster’s box, taste what’s in it, review and buy the treats they love. It’s a solution.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 9, 2016

Products requiring changes to government regulations. Things such as driver-less cars and new medicines are far more than a technology challenge. For new car companies such as DeLorean and Tesla, designing and testing the product is only the beginning. New drugs usually fall in this category, due to side-effect testing.

Startup 104

Startup Entrepreneur Sites Technical Review 104

InfoChachkie

JULY 9, 2012

Mark Suster , fellow venture capitalist and serial entrepreneur, has written extensively about YouTube’s evolution from dogs-on-skateboards to its current status as an entertainment medium rivaling cable television networks. Mark provides an excellent primer regarding the future of Internet TV HERE. YouTuber (Show Title). Total Views.

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