socalTECH

NOVEMBER 7, 2013

Santa Monica-based Convertro , the developer of marketing attribution software led by serial entrepreneur Jeff Zwelling, has rolled out a new product, which it says helps marketers measure the return on investment from printed catalogs. Zwelling''s last big success was EchoSign, which he sold to Adobe. READ MORE>>.

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Product Santa Monica Software Marketing 205

socalTECH

NOVEMBER 19, 2013

Daryl Bernstein , RightSignature (Santa Barbara, software). James Borow and Clark Landry (shared position), SHIFT (Los Angeles, Santa Monica, advertising). Sam Friedman , ParkMe (Santa Monica, mobile apps). Aaron Hirschhorn , DogVacay (Santa Monica, marketplace). Ryan Hudson , Honey (Pasadena, apps).

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Southern California SoCalTech Dollar Shave Club Santa Monica 279

socalTECH

AUGUST 22, 2014

For our profile today, we had a chat with Jonathan David , the CEO of Los Angeles-based Tapstone (www.tapstone.com), a company providing media buying and optimization. Jonathan David: We''re essentially a media buying and optimization platform. I''ve now been in Santa Monica as an entrepreneur for thirteen years, at this point.

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Advertising Santa Monica Startup Media 230

socalTECH

DECEMBER 22, 2017

In this solo episode we meet up with Nick Co-Founder and Co-CEO and talk about Thrive Market, affordable healthy living, learning how to mange 'insane' growth, giving back, providing engineers a good reason to migrate south to Los Angeles, and as an entrepreneur solving a problem you care about. www.collective-genius.com. www.socaltech.com.

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Manhattan Beach Marketing Southern California Santa Monica 113

socalTECH

OCTOBER 5, 2017

In this solo episode we meet up with Greg Bettinelli and talk about Upfront Ventures, investing in Los Angeles, high performance cultures, building legacy, helping/funding/nurturing entrepreneurs and the future of the Los Angeles tech scene. Media Sponsor: SOCALTECH - High Tech News and Information for Southern California.

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West Hollywood Compton Southern California Santa Monica 100

socalTECH

DECEMBER 30, 2016

In 2016, our Santa Monica office more than doubled market share of early-stage companies. we're proud to be part of one of the world's most vibrant innovation ecosystems with some of the fastest growing companies and most creative entrepreneurs. In the interest of full disclosure, Headspace is a client of SVB Santa Monica.

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Santa Monica Southern California Venture Capital SoCalTech 124

socalTECH

JANUARY 17, 2012

Santa Monica-based Convertro , the venture backed, advertising analytics and optimization firm run by Jeff Zwelling, said today that it has hired Armen Avedissian as its Chief Operating Officer. Zwelling said that Avedissian is "the biggest hitter" in the area of attribution and media optimization. READ MORE>>.

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MyLife eHarmony Santa Monica Advertising 205

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 28, 2018

My friend Michael Broukhim, founder & co-CEO of FabFitFun and I recently had a catch-up meeting for 3-miles on the Santa Monica “Bird Trail” No company has ever elicited so many questions by friends, colleagues, entrepreneurs, fellow VCs and journalists as has Bird, the company that pioneered the electronic scooter as a service market.

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Santa Monica Funding Startup Course 256

Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 17, 2014

TZ Tech Crawl is back and teaming up with Social Media Week Los Angeles! !! Come take a tour of some of the hottest LA Tech companies located in Santa Monica. Social Media Week LA , Purse Case , Famous Birthday s & Pivotal Labs already on board! When: Thursday, September 25, 6-10:30pm PT. Want to Sponsor?

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Social Media Media Santa Monica Startup 93

socalTECH

NOVEMBER 21, 2011

Santa Monica-based Science , the new startup creation and "technology studio" created by former Myspace CEO Mike Jones, said today that it has brought on Peter Pham as a Partner at the company. Pham was most recently Entrepreneur-in-Residence for Trinity Ventures. READ MORE>>.

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Southern California Orange County Santa Monica SoCal 168

Jason Nazar

JUNE 22, 2010

This month’s Startups Uncensored will be on “How to Become an Entrepreneur Superhero”. It will be an open and frank town-hall conversation with some of the most successful tech leaders talking about the qualities that make for great entrepreneurs. These events are put on in conjunction with our friends at DealMaker Media.

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Entrepreneur Santa Monica Startup Venture Capital 106

Tech Zulu Event

JULY 2, 2013

This month TechZulu is heading to Coloft in Santa Monica! The Deets: Where: Coloft 920 Santa Monica Blvd, Santa Monica, CA 90401. During TechZulu events you will connect with developers, designers, investors, media, potential new hires, and more. Startups Apply Here. When: July 26, 2013 8pm – 11:00pm.

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Santa Monica Entrepreneur Startup Design 97

SoCal CTO

MAY 22, 2012

Founder Dating Los Angeles LA Demo Day Startups Uncensored Tech Cofounder Dating Los Angeles TechCoastAngels Online Events Venice Tech Entrepreneurs Downtown Startups LA Startup Nights Santa Barbara Startup Weekend Silicon Beach Fest Silicon Beach Startups Los Angeles Startup Weekend Hollywood Hackday Startup Weekend Los Angeles LA Tech Happy Hour (..)

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Los Angeles Southern California Angel Enterprise Forum 198

socalTECH

DECEMBER 27, 2012

We asked the same four questions of a variety of top technology entrepreneurs, investors, and others, to hear what they're thinking about, and are sharing it here over the next week. We'll head back to the beach on the first week of summer for a week-long Silicon Beach Fest in Santa Monica June 2013.

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Dollar Shave Club Technical Review Santa Monica Southern California 272

socalTECH

JANUARY 11, 2018

Watch Tech Scenes episode two we explore Los Angeles from Pasadena, Hollywood, Santa Monica to Manhattan Beach and meet up with Harrison Tang of Spokeo, Sarah Zurell of Pavemint, Andrew Blackmon of the The Black Tux, Bambi Francisco of Vator, Nick Green of Thrive Market, and Brew Johnson of PeerStreet. www.collective-genius.com.

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Manhattan Beach Southern California Santa Monica SoCalTech 113

SoCal CTO

NOVEMBER 10, 2009

He has a really interesting background as a product manager and now an entrepreneur. I then worked as a product manager at NetZero/United Online in the VOIP group, and then most recently at Google as a product manager on the Picasa/Photos team based in Santa Monica. Tell me a bit about your background.

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Product Entrepreneur Social Media Google 150

Jason Nazar

OCTOBER 14, 2009

This month’s Startups Uncensored will be on the “Characteristics of Successful Entrepreneurs”. It will be an open and frank town-hall conversation talking about what it takes to build a successful business and how to distinguish yourself as an entrepreneur. These events are put on in conjunction with our friends at DealMaker Media.

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Santa Monica Entrepreneur Startup Mahalo 76

socalTECH

NOVEMBER 7, 2013

Santa Monica-based Convertro , the developer of marketing attribution software led by serial entrepreneur Jeff Zwelling, has rolled out a new tool, which it says helps marketers measure the return on investment from printed catalogs. Zwelling''s last big success was EchoSign, which he sold to Adobe. READ MORE>>.

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Tool Santa Monica Software Marketing 100

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 1, 2013

The magazine turned its attention this month towards the Los Angeles innovation and technology economy in a section guest edited by StartEngine co-founder Howard Marks , including a reception held Wednesday evening at the Viceroy in Santa Monica. Big disclaimer: the author and editor was one of the honorees at the event).

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Ventura Santa Monica Idealab High Tech 182

Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 14, 2014

For those who may be unfamiliar Techweek hosts a 7-day series of events with a 2-day technology conference and expo to bring together a mixture of entrepreneurs, visionaries, and thought leaders. TechZulu will guide groups through some of the hottest tech companies in Santa Monica: Hawke Media, NeoHire, Zuma Ventures and others.

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Santa Monica Commerce Conference Truecar 92

SoCal Tech Calendar

MAY 18, 2011

They also have a growing tech culture in Los Angeles and its adjacent cites like Santa Monica, West Hollywood and Beverly Hills as companies like Demand Media, MySpace and more recently Hulu, Mahalo, Callfire, DocStoc and BetterWorks have staked claim to the area.

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Beverly Hills West Hollywood Mahalo Santa Monica 113

Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 6, 2012

TechZulu is excited to invite you to a fireside chat with Greg Cargill, VP of Client Services and Social Media at BLITZ. Greg will share his experience on how to Successfully Build and Sell an Effective Social Media Marketing Agency. There will be plenty of FREE Pizza & Drinks!

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Social Media Santa Monica Media Southern California 111

socalTECH

JUNE 20, 2014

We spoke with Kevin Winston, the organizer of Silicon Beach Fest (www.siliconbeachfest.com), which is currently going on in Santa Monica and runs through Saturday, about the energy here in Southern California, as well as a little bit about what''s going on with the event this year. There are a lot of women entrepreneurs and VC.

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Santa Monica Conference Belkin Southern California 205

Tech Zulu Event

JUNE 11, 2013

Silicon Beach Fest takes place June 19-22, 2013 in Santa Monica. ABC Family, Fox, Universal Music, Google, Facebook, Demand Media, MyLife, Riot Games, DFJ Frontier, Rustic Canyon, GRP Partners, Siemer and Associates, Marketshare, Saatchi Online, OMD, Ignited, Rubicon Project, Smashbox Cosmetics, NFL, UCLA, USC, and dozens of start-ups.

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GRP Partners MyLife Dollar Shave Club Santa Monica 88

Jason Nazar

MARCH 2, 2010

The “How to Persuade People&# presentation will be geared towards startups and entrepreneurs to learn and review the skills that will help them raise money, hire great talent, and land partnerships. These events are put on in conjunction with our friends at DealMaker Media. Santa Monica, CA 90401. Cost: FREE.

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Santa Monica Startup Media Entrepreneur 104

Jason Nazar

SEPTEMBER 22, 2010

It will be an open and frank town-hall conversation with some of the most successful LA entrepreneurs talking about how they started and grew their successful businesses without raising outside financing. These events are put on in conjunction with our friends at DealMaker Media. Santa Monica, CA 90401-1418. Cost: FREE.

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Startup Santa Monica Resource Los Angeles 110

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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Venture Capital Startup Blogging Platform 324

Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 17, 2011

Mike Jones may be known for his most recent role as CEO of MySpace , but this Internet entrepreneur is no stranger to the startup world. He’s had multiple exits and also advises private startups (his company Userplane sold to AOL for nearly $40 million and Tsavo Media drew a cool $75 million from Cyberplex ).

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Hollywood Userplane Tsavo Santa Monica 101

Tech Zulu Event

AUGUST 19, 2010

TechZulu and Schmoozd have joined forces to bring you Startup Demo during Social Media Week. We are excited to be part of Social Media Week and helping awesome startups receive their much deserved exposure. Where: Wokcano, 1413 5 th Street, Santa Monica, CA. About Social Media Week. to 11:00 p.m. Price: FREE.

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Social Media Media Startup Mixergy 71

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.

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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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Startup Santa Monica Social Media Media 86

socalTECH

JULY 18, 2018

Santa Monica-based SPACES (www.spaces.com), led by CEO Shiraz Akmal and a team of entertainment veterans from Dreamworks Animation, is hoping to do that with a series of physical attractions, powered by VR technology. What is SPACES? Our new format lets guests take a journey into amazing experiences together, with their friends.

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Entertainment Santa Monica IP Startup 180

socalTECH

DECEMBER 27, 2018

Editor's note: All this week, and into the start of next year, we'll be featuring reflections on 2018 from notable investors, entrepreneurs, and others from Southern California's technology community. We moved from our loft in Venice to a new tech campus in Santa Monica. You'll be able to browse all of those contributions here.

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Riot Games Southern California Startup Santa Monica 133

SoCal CTO

FEBRUARY 4, 2009

Here's the rest. Top for January 16, 2009 - January 31, 2009 Posts Are You Selling Online Yet? Here’s how to do it.

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Layoffs Woodland Hills Southern California Orange County 159

Jason Nazar

MAY 4, 2010

It will be an open and frank town-hall conversation where we bring in venture capitalists from the top firms across the country to talk about the process and requirements entrepreneurs need to go through to successfully raise money from venture capitalists. These events are put on in conjunction with our friends at DealMaker Media.

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Venture Capital Rustic Canyon Capital Santa Monica 108

Tech Zulu Event

FEBRUARY 12, 2014

The LA-based accelerator is powered by Techstars and is looking for “technology-based companies focused on transformative media and entertainment experiences.” Applications are being accepted starting today, through April 16, 2014 for early-stage companies with innovative consumer media and entertainment product ideas.

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Entertainment Santa Monica Ideas Mentor 102

socalTECH

AUGUST 7, 2014

The two of us really wanted to be entrepreneurs. We''d gone to high school together in Santa Monica, and we were both very entrepreneurial in high school. So, we wondered what we could do at a low price point, things like transcribing voicemail, things like social media sentiment analysis. That was really what did it.

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Startup Technology Outsource Santa Monica 231