socalTECH

MARCH 2, 2010

Alec Shankman is CEO of Santa Monica-based Gotcast (www.gotcast.com), an online site focused on casting of actors for television shows, movies, and other productions. Instead of people just getting online, it became online contests for certain events. We did an event for BeyondHollywood.com, sponsored by True Religion jeans.

Hollywood 252

Hollywood Startup Sites SEO 252

Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 13, 2010

We are just over a week out from StartupDemo and things are shaping up to be an amazing event. Last Friday was the final deadline for all StartupDemo applications to be submitted and we are hard at work selecting the best Startups to Demo during the event. Event Details: When: Wednesday, Sept 22nd, 2010 - 5:00 p.m.

Technical Review 58

Technical Review Software Review Santa Monica Tech Coast Angels 58

Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 14, 2010

After weeks of StartupDemo submissions we are now ready to announce the participating startup companies for the StartupDemo event being held at Wokano Sept. Codeita is a powerful, easy to use, cloud-based, web development environment. enables developers to sell cross-platform web-apps that optimize to your mobile device.

Company 106

Company Companies Web Evite 106

Tech Zulu Event

FEBRUARY 18, 2013

Think about how many images are on the web. The old media companies were resistant to change. Early on GumGum began to experiment with overlaying rich media ads through Flash with photos until technology progressed and they moved over to Javascript. Big events can benefit from in-image advertising. Much bigger.

Advertising 98

Advertising Santa Monica Startup Content 98

Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

For those of you who may not know about StartupDemo, it is an event that TechZulu and Schmoozd have partnered up to bring you some of the hottest startups around. 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.

Social Media 71

Social Media Technical Review Mixergy Tech Coast Angels 71

Tech Zulu Event

JUNE 17, 2011

The Spotlight: LA Tech Summer event is turning to be the best one yet! He sits on several boards and is involved in the virtual worlds, gaming, mobile, media, and healthcare markets. We hear they might bring something special to this event….wonder Event Details. What: Spotlight Series Event. to 9:30 p.m.

Tech Coast Angels 100

Tech Coast Angels Idealab Angel Design 100

Tech Zulu Event

JULY 20, 2012

Last week, I attended an event hosted by The Los Angeles User Experience Meetup at Cross Campus in Santa Monica. I had a brief interview before the event got started with the very sweet and funny, Mr. Reiss. In terms of UX, Reiss says that right now everyone is focused on social media.

Social Media 101

Social Media Design Los Angeles Media 101

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. One of which I saw was taking startup after startup meetings at a booth during the event until he was literally told the event was over. Investment trends in startups that are about or related to social media.

Social Media 60

Social Media Technical Review Tech Coast Angels Venture Capital 60

Tech Zulu Event

FEBRUARY 22, 2010

TechZulu will be streaming SMCLA: Going Goo Goo Over Google Analytics, live from the Mahalo Office in Santa Monica. Here is some info on the event: Confused by Analytics? This month we are going to take a deeper dive into one of the easiest ways to measure online social media efforts – through Google analytics.

Google 56

Google Mahalo Social Media Santa Monica 56

Jason Nazar

MARCH 22, 2011

He just pounded out design and code for a few weeks and got Plancast up on the web and users adopting his product right away. In Los Angeles we are at a disadvantage because the founder(s) often have no experience in building consumer web applications. Some of the past events & videos are linked to below.

Company 111

Company Companies Startup Twiistup 111

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 20, 2012

Tracy built her company, Recycled Media , out of necessity. This was the first in her string of web properties. Weddings are a bit like college degrees – they often set you back financially for many years after the event. She’s a painter and a self-proclaimed Bohemian. She hasn’t raised any venture capital.

Startup 363

Startup Entrepreneur SEO Venture Capital 363

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

Tech Zulu Event

AUGUST 26, 2011

The event will take place Thursday, October 27, at 6pm. Every ticket includes FREE appetizer and cocktail reception after the event for you all to mix and mingle. CallFire.com is a small company with fewer than 20 employees located in beautiful Santa Monica. mt) Media Temple, Inc. Diamond Sponsor. Want to Sponsor?

Tech Coast Angels 80

Tech Coast Angels Southern California Los Angeles Santa Monica 80

Tech Zulu Event

JULY 8, 2011

CODA Automotive is a privately held company headquartered in Santa Monica, California that designs, manufactures and sells electric vehicles and lithium-ion battery systems purpose-built for transportation and utility applications. We hear they might bring something special to this event….wonder Event Details.

CalTech 100

CalTech Technical Review Company Companies 100

Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 21, 2011

A serial Internet entrepreneur, Mike has founded and sold numerous businesses, including agency PBJ Digital, application platform Userplane, which he led from startup to its acquisition by AOL, Tsavo Media and Myspace. The event will take place Thursday, October 27, at 6pm. mt) Media Temple, Inc. Diamond Sponsor.

Tsavo 76

Tsavo Idealab Tech Coast Angels Userplane 76

Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 27, 2011

A serial Internet entrepreneur, Mike has founded and sold numerous businesses, including agency PBJ Digital, application platform Userplane, which he led from startup to its acquisition by AOL, Tsavo Media and Myspace. He sits on several boards and is involved in the virtual worlds, gaming, mobile, media, and healthcare markets.

Tech Coast Angels 96

Tech Coast Angels Idealab Angel Startup 96

Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 20, 2011

Earbits is an online radio platform where artists, labels and concert promoters bid for airtime on a per-song-played basis, and use the exposure to sell their music, event tickets and more. Event Details. What: Spotlight Series Event. CallFire.com is a small company with fewer than 20 employees located in beautiful Santa Monica.

UCLA 102

UCLA Company Companies Idealab 102

Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 28, 2011

In addition to the 330+ students, entrepreneurs and investors in attendance, the event also achieved over 45,000 views on the TechZulu live stream. GumGum was founded in 2007 when a team of seasoned Internet entrepreneurs realized web site publishers were missing out on valuable revenue by not monetizing their image-based content.

Idealab 77

Idealab Tech Coast Angels Startup Platform 77

Tech Zulu Event

AUGUST 31, 2011

Coming hot off the coat tail of earlier this year’s Startup Weekend LA where Zaarly launched, this LASW was nothing less than amazing and as someone put, one of the best tech events in LA they had ever been to. Also a big thanks to Efren Toscano of TechZulu for streaming and editing the event Sunday evening.

Los Angeles 73

Los Angeles Startup Angel Tech Coast Angels 73

SoCal CTO

NOVEMBER 10, 2009

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. Fascinating that you are going against the trend of trying to make everything a web application. What are you working on now? How did you do that?

Product 150

Product Entrepreneur Social Media Google 150

socalTECH

OCTOBER 24, 2011

Erik Rannala: MuckerLab is a new startup accelerator, focused on incubation stage Internet, software, services, and media businesses here in LA. I think there is also some density of technology companies in certain areas, particularly around Santa Monica, which is helpful. It's a very similar model to YCombinator and TechStars.

Technical Advisors 176

Technical Advisors Startup Southern California Los Angeles 176

Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 28, 2011

In addition to the 330+ students, entrepreneurs and investors in attendance, the event also achieved over 45,000 views on the TechZulu live stream. GumGum was founded in 2007 when a team of seasoned Internet entrepreneurs realized web site publishers were missing out on valuable revenue by not monetizing their image-based content.

Idealab 49

Idealab Tech Coast Angels Startup Platform 49

Tech Zulu Event

MARCH 5, 2012

Startup Weekend LA has grown to become a very special event here in Los Angeles. This past SWLA (February 24-26) was like non other and the 5th event to take place at Coloft here in Santa Monica. The 1st place winner was SnazzyRoom, an online styling tool for mixing and matching items on the web ( SnazzyRoom.com ).

Startup 66

Startup Mahalo Technical Review Idealab 66

Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 20, 2012

VP, Strategic Planning at Disney Interactive Media Group. He sits on several boards and is involved in the virtual worlds, gaming, mobile, media, and healthcare markets. Event Details. What: Spotlight Series Event. A 20-year industry veteran, having co-founded juggernaut Activision as well as Acclaim Games. to 10:00 p.m.

Idealab 84

Idealab Tech Coast Angels CalTech Startup 84

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. What are the best startup events in LA?

Guide 42

Guide Startup Mahalo GRP Partners 42

Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 28, 2011

NOT just because they have the best deals on web based business tools. Being that the theme of the night was community, it was perfect that the event was held at CoLoft , a workspace in Santa Monica that focuses on start up entrepreneurs. I am a raving fan of AppSumo.com.

Metrics 87

Metrics Email Startup Technical Review 87

SoCal CTO

OCTOBER 23, 2007

I went to an event by Amazon on their Amazon Web Services in Santa Monica today. A lot of the examples that Amazon used were media related. Other storage of media: GreenLightJobs - store media / portfolio elements, LoanToolBox - content elements/videos.

Web 150

Web S3 EC2 Services 150

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 8, 2014

Web Services, led by Amazon’s AWS, which reduced the costs a further 90%. A move to more urban environments (SF over SV, Cambridge over Waltham, London over Thames Valley, Santa Monica / Venice, Flatiron and so forth) as basically young people want to live where young people want to live.

Startup 390

Startup Venture Capital Capital Funding 390

SoCal Delicious

OCTOBER 8, 2012

Replay the event. There is a feeling that techies are the new celebrities," says Eric Kuhn, an agent who heads the social-media department at United Talent Agency. If youre buying a luxury home or just like looking at them, check out this live chat from reporter Lauren Schuker Blum and WSJ.com real estate editor Matthew Strozier.

Los Angeles 44

Los Angeles Software Review Technical Review Journal 44