socalTECH

AUGUST 7, 2014

However, one of the biggest beneficiaries of that boom-- TaskUs (www.taskus.com) has been far lower profile--but has grown from only five employees three years ago, to over a thousand employees today who are helping behind the scenes to power those startups. The two of us really wanted to be entrepreneurs. That was really what did it.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 11, 2018

Jordan Glazier: Wildfire has developed a platform for monetizing social messaging. When you look at social messaging, and talk about social messaging, we're talking about social media, text messaging, email, and chat applications. The majority of our time is now spent online.

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San Diego Social Media Commerce Snapchat 159

Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 11, 2013

” We explained what we felt the core values of a firm of the future needed to uphold: Provide real operational insights to entrepreneurs (the days of being “money men” are gone). Be open & transparent (mimicking the greater social order changes that have come with blogs & social media).

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Jason Nazar

SEPTEMBER 9, 2009

These events are put on in conjunction with our friends at DealMaker Media. The event is free and is followed by a reception and mixer at the Docstoc Offices in Santa Monica by the 3rd Street Promenade. Santa Monica Public Library (Auditorium) 601 Santa Monica Blvd. Santa Monica, CA 90401.

Commerce 81

Commerce Santa Monica Startup Social Media 81

Jason Nazar

AUGUST 14, 2009

These events are put on in conjunction with our friends at DealMaker Media. The event is free and is followed by a reception and mixer at the Docstoc Offices in Santa Monica by the 3rd Street Promenade. Santa Monica Public Library (Auditorium) 601 Santa Monica Blvd. Santa Monica, CA 90401.

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Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 2, 2011

The Santa Monica based startup accelerator, is inviting Los Angeles tech entrepreneurs for an evening of discussion highlighted by a panel of startup founders that have received funding from leading accelerators and incubators on Thursday, Nov. 10th from 7pm to 9pm at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium (SMCA).

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Incubator Santa Monica Idealab Social Media 64

Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 11, 2013

Santa Monica startup airline Surf Air has been spreading its wings in recent months and spreading the word about its initiatives at Silicon Beach events such as Social Media Week LA and Techweek LA. The experience of going through the tougher times has helped make us into the company we are today.

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Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 10, 2011

South, a solid Santa Monica bar and grill was bustling earlier this Tuesday courtesy of the good people at Tech Cocktail and their winter technology mixer. Dather – A social media marketing tool that packages videos, photos, tweets, and posts into one place. “Would you like a free drink ticket?”

Technical Review 63

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Alon Schwartz

MAY 20, 2009

These events are put on in conjunction with our friends at DealMaker Media. The event is free and is followed by a reception and mixer at the Docstoc Offices in Santa Monica by the 3rd Street Promenade. Santa Monica Public Library (Auditorium) 601 Santa Monica Blvd. Santa Monica, CA 90401.

Outsource 75

Outsource Startup Santa Monica Social Media 75

Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 16, 2013

Los Angeles has seen its own startup scene develop with Silicon Beach, which stretches between Santa Monica and Playa Vista. “As corny as it sounds, Tony Hsieh is a seller of dreams,” said Sarah Evans, founder of PR firm Sevans Strategy and social media venture FAVES + CO. “So

Social Network 111

Social Network Social Media Press Technical Review 111

Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 1, 2010

This Panel is filled with investing super stars who will be going over amazing content for all the startups and entrepreneurs out there. Topic discussion: Impact of social media on startups and on funding leads for investors. Topic discussion: Impact of social media on startups and on funding leads for investors.

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Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 2, 2011

The Santa Monica based startup accelerator, is inviting Los Angeles tech entrepreneurs for an evening of discussion highlighted by a panel of startup founders that have received funding from leading accelerators and incubators on Thursday, Nov. 10th from 7pm to 9pm at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium (SMCA).

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Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 27, 2012

With the help of TechZulu I am doing what I hope to be a quarterly series of Fireside Chats featuring successful entrepreneurs who I hand select to share how they remained ‘Nice Guys’ and continue to finish 1st in business. We must shift our mindset starting by disassociating nice from weak and then focus on demonstrating confidence.

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Social Media Santa Monica Venice Tips 104

Jason Nazar

JUNE 8, 2009

We are joined this month by Mark Suster , a serial venture backed entrepreneur and current Partner at GRP Venture Capital. These events are put on in conjunction with our friends at DealMaker Media. The event is free and is followed by a reception and mixer at the Docstoc Offices in Santa Monica by the 3rd Street Promenade.

Santa Monica 46

Santa Monica Startup Social Media Media 46

Jason Nazar

APRIL 9, 2009

These events are put on in conjunction with our friends at DealMaker Media. The event is free and is followed by a reception and mixer at the Docstoc Offices in Santa Monica by the 3rd Street Promenade. Santa Monica Public Library (Auditorium) 601 Santa Monica Blvd. Santa Monica, CA 90401.

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Santa Monica Company Companies Startup 54

Jason Nazar

JULY 10, 2009

These events are put on in conjunction with our friends at DealMaker Media. The event is free and is followed by a reception and mixer at the Docstoc Offices in Santa Monica by the 3rd Street Promenade. Santa Monica Public Library (Auditorium) 601 Santa Monica Blvd. Santa Monica, CA 90401.

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Advertising Gorilla Nation Santa Monica Startup 41

Tech Zulu Event

JUNE 12, 2014

Silicon Beach Fest is LA’s original festival celebrating LA tech, entertainment & startups with panels, keynotes, workshops, mixers, and more in Santa Monica. Parties: Networking parties every night to help you meet key players and friends including the Opening Party and Closing Party. SBF appeared first on TechZulu.

Hollywood 81

Hollywood Entertainment Content Email 81

Jason Nazar

MAY 19, 2009

These events are put on in conjunction with our friends at DealMaker Media. The event is free and is followed by a reception and mixer at the Docstoc Offices in Santa Monica by the 3rd Street Promenade. Santa Monica Public Library (Auditorium) 601 Santa Monica Blvd. Santa Monica, CA 90401.

Outsource Development 46

Outsource Development Web Development Outsource Web 46

socalTECH

DECEMBER 1, 2009

We invite you to the Second Annual Digital Family Reunion on Wednesday, December 2nd at Wokcano Restaurant in Santa Monica from 6-11pm. Join us as we kick off the holiday season in grand style and bestow the Digital Family Outstanding Achievement Honor on Scott Painter, Founder of CarsDirect and Entrepreneur.

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Fandango CarsDirect Case Study Santa Monica 124

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 14, 2014

Social media users are over 60% more likely to check email at least four times a day than those who don’t use social media. Only naive people believe that but for inexperienced entrepreneurs you can be fooled into the narrative by the press who sometimes write stories without the actual data. PHONE CALLS.

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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.

Hollywood 67

Hollywood Technical Review Startup Rustic Canyon 67

Alon Schwartz

MAY 20, 2009

These events are put on in conjunction with our friends at DealMaker Media. The event is free and is followed by a reception and mixer at the Docstoc Offices in Santa Monica by the 3rd Street Promenade. Santa Monica Public Library (Auditorium) 601 Santa Monica Blvd. Santa Monica, CA 90401.

Outsource 45

Outsource Startup Santa Monica Social Media 45

Jason Nazar

DECEMBER 29, 2008

As planned, I’ll be hosting monthly presentations/conversations each month throughout 2009 on different topics for entrepreneurs. I wrote this presentation (purposefully harsh/comical) a year ago to help convey some of the mistakes I’ve most commonly seen and made myself. Santa Monica, CA 90401. Cost: FREE.

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Los Angeles Santa Monica Startup Angel 46

Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

We will be bringing you some of the hottest startups around to give you a quick rundown about their companies and get to know the entrepreneur behind those companies. This Panel is filled with investing super stars who will be going over must have content for all the startups and entrepreneurs out there. Adrenaline Fueled Angel.

Social Media 71

Social Media Technical Review Mixergy Tech Coast Angels 71

Jason Nazar

FEBRUARY 25, 2009

Here is a helpful presentation I found on angel investors from HutchLaw - check out the Presentation with our new Docstoc DocShots product: What Are Angel Investors. These events are put on in conjunction with our friends at DealMaker Media. These events are put on in conjunction with our friends at DealMaker Media.

Startup 44

Startup Angel Santa Monica Social Media 44

Tech Zulu Event

AUGUST 5, 2013

One of the hotter topics at the last Silicon Beach Fest (SBF) in Santa Monica was the exodus of homegrown tech talent. That kind of vote isn’t exactly encouraging to companies and entrepreneurs with new and potentially disruptive business models looking to plant roots here. Some refer to it as “brain drain.” But it is the L.A.

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Tech Zulu Event

FEBRUARY 18, 2013

Tanz has been featured in Entrepreneur Magazine “Young Millionaires of 2011 Special Report.” Though competitors have sprung up, Tanz welcomes the competition to help define the market. Creating very natural and appealing social engagement opportunity, as well as video without the television network costs.

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Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 16, 2011

Every entrepreneur at some point has probably felt like this and asked themselves the question: “now what?” Well, perhaps it’s time to consider an incubator/accelerator program: Programs like Silicon Valleys’ Y Combinator which essentially put entrepreneurs through a 3+ month startup boot camp.

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Incubator Startup Mentor Entrepreneur 107

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 17, 2010

We want to give our brightest new startups the connections and interactions they need to help streamline success. The company combines high-quality information about genetics, with tools that use family health history to help identify personal disease risk. Oh, and the cocktail party afterward also rocked! (I

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Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 24, 2010

We would like give a huge thank you to Social Media Week and the supportive startup community here in Los Angeles. Topic discussion: Impact of social media on startups and on funding leads for investors. Investment trends in startups that are about or related to social media. Moderator: Giang Biscan , PhD.,

Social Media 60

Social Media Technical Review Tech Coast Angels Venture Capital 60

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 15, 2011

We were talking about a company, Factual (disclosure my firm is an investor), which was founded by one of LA’s most talented Internet entrepreneurs, Gil Elbaz , who as co-founder of Applied Semantics (purchased by pre-IPO Google for $102 million and now Google AdSense) is responsible for a large portion of the Internet’s monetization.

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Venture Capital Southern California Google Startup 313

socalTECH

JULY 23, 2010

This week, Santa Monica-based ThisNext (www.thisnext.com) said it has raised another round of funding for the firm's social shopping site. Matt Edelman: The last company I ran and co-founded PeopleJam, which was a social media business for people interested in self improvement. So let's talk about ThisNext.

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Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 14, 2010

All that combined is what lead us to the amazing group of participating companies that follow: CapLinked lets entrepreneurs focus on what they do best, while making sure their investors always stay in the loop. Bring your products to your Customers, their social network and their influencers with DoTogether Hosted Facebook Applications.

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Tech Zulu Event

JULY 15, 2011

She’s also half of the team that built the ever growing Coloft in Santa Monica, CA. Kyle : How did you get started in the entrepreneur world? So we decided it would be cool to create a place where people like us, you know, crazy entrepreneurs, can hang and work. Cam : Any entrepreneur encounters so many hurdles.

Startup 111

Startup Venture Capital Santa Monica News 111

Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 28, 2011

To prove that point, tonight I had the privilege of hearing him speak at Lean LA , a Los Angeles group that helps high tech start-ups build great companies on a budget. He told us how important it is to empower our team to make decisions that will help achieve company goals. But you need to pay the bills!’ I resisted.

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SoCal Delicious

AUGUST 23, 2010

Demand Media is an online media company operating two strategically-linked businesses: an integrated content and social media platform, and registrar solutions. The CitizenNet platform helps you measure, analyze, and automate social media marketing and engagement. It filed for an IPO on August 6th.

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Tech Zulu Event

JUNE 3, 2015

Almost all credited their spouse, or a mentor, in helping them achieve their success. It’s been a fascinating sociology study starting with the first panel of all female executives I heard during a conference on the Santa Monica Pier all the way up until now.

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