socalTECH

JULY 7, 2010

Getting lots of notice--and controversy--at Demand Media for its use of writers to create content specifically to attract web traffic. They've acquired CAPTCHA security tools originally developed by Vidoop, and looking to market that technology to e-commerce web sites, social networking sites, and others looking to reduce spam and fraud.

Southern California 228

Southern California Entrepreneur SoCal Mahalo 228

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. In the bay area there are dozens of firms that are actively making investments.

Company 111

Company Companies Startup Twiistup 111

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 19, 2010

Gilt Group is currently the largest private sale web site in US. Read more: VentureWire (requires login) , Mahalo Profile Page. Jelli - I went on record saying that I wanted to invest and that I think this company will create a big success. I don’t like going against Google Docs or against 37Signals for project management.

Venture Capital 240

Venture Capital Startup Platform Technical Review 240