socalTECH

JULY 27, 2015

One of the side effects of the war over Flash, has been with advertisers--particularly in Hollywood--who rely on Flash to help display their advertising banners and video to users. Where do you fit into the mobile ad market? We make websites, and we make banners, primarily for the entertainment industry and Hollywood.

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Hollywood HTML Software Review Advertising 100

socalTECH

NOVEMBER 17, 2011

Despite the proximity to Hollywood and the entertainment world, in the world of Southern California startups, actually combining the two world is quite difficult. Sara Bordo: My co-founder, Brad Sexton and I, both come from the Hollywood studio world. We spoke with Sara Bordo , the firm's founder and CEO, about the company.

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Paramount Entertainment Hollywood Content 187

socalTECH

NOVEMBER 28, 2012

The startup--created by Robert Earl (Founder and CEO of Planet Hollywood), Grant Hosford (formerly of eHarmony), and Connell (formerly of Nokia)--is using the Internet to arrange group dates at local restaurants, to connect people in person and offline. We wanted to use the Internet to make things easy and help create initial connections.

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San Diego Hollywood Mobile eHarmony 264

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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Company Companies Startup Southern California 276

Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 23, 2013

As one of the organizers, Jay Tucker explained, “The Silicon Beach movement is the future of the Los Angeles tech area – tech, mobility, digital content, entrepreneurship, etc. Sellbot, an e-commerce platform for sellers made by USC graduates Michael and Payam Ahdoot, took home the grand prize of $25,000.

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USC Cornerstone OnDemand Southern California Netflix 98

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 18, 2013

I called this trend “ Torso TV ” because the “head” of consumption (largest number of views) was dominated by platforms that had massive distribution (think TV stations, radio or retail outlets that sell CDs and DVDs. Media in an age of: low-cost capture from mobile devices. think Apple. and again here.

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TechCrunch LA

MAY 26, 2018

A producer with MTV Networks, the founder of the collaborative game development platform Squarepushers Inc. From haptic platforms and motion floors that simulate the ability to walk around a space, the location based experience will offer a more fully immersive platform that can lend itself to more interesting narratives, says Bennett.

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Torrance Los Angeles Entertainment Platform 180

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 5, 2016

We helped talent with O&O (owned & operated websites) and with ad sales. YouTube AND other platforms. The platforms are expanding and fragmenting. But the future won’t be dominated by Hollywood. When we were acquired by Disney we had a product & engineering team of 55 people. We sold brand integration.

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Content Snapchat Platform SEO 150

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 1, 2010

He eventually applied his lessons learned in these experiences when he founded Zag, a company that helps consumers buy cars over the Internet at pre-negotiated prices with nearly 4,000 dealers across the country [disclosure: my firm GRP Partners is an investor in Zag]. Includes content mobile guides, ie. Hollywood Walk of Fame.

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Zag Truecar Venture Capital CarsDirect 248

Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 14, 2014

The film revolves around Manolo, a hero who sets out to three magical worlds to help him face and conquer his fears to fulfill his parent’s wishes and win the heart of Maria, his one true love. The game is a match-3 mobile puzzle game to appeal to both the casual and hardcore gamers with the look and feel of the movie.

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Entertainment Mobile Platform Startup 87

socalTECH

JANUARY 3, 2014

We hope the advertising will be much more considerate of users, helping them on their mission, and so that it can help you achieve something, consumer or acquire something, or watch something. Phoebe Scott: The really big thing we''d like to get going in 2014 is mobile. What''s the next big thing for you? Thanks, and good luck!

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Entertainment Startup Southern California Netflix 206

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 7, 2013

Anyone who reads this blog frequently will know that I am a big believer in low-cost video content and specifically the power of YouTube as a content creation & distribution platform. At the right time we would like to work with you to bring in the appropriate leader to help us build this company to the next level.”

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Media CTO Coach CTO Hire Los Angeles 320

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 19, 2010

Video will be inextricably linked to the future of the Internet and consumption between PCs, mobile devices and TVs will merge. So without my weighing into the pro’s / con’s of this I can say that I believe it will capture a large segment of the market but leave room for “open platforms&# to play a big role.

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Content Google Media Hulu 386

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 4, 2017

Then it’s time to innovate through the channels or platforms that are relevant. Remember Hollywood secrets. Digital channels enable you to turn products into on-demand services that help customers reach their goals, and add value. Mobile is where it’s at. Don’t repurpose, re-imagine. Your brand is a story; tell it.

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Marketing Demand Startup Custom 82

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 5, 2013

Then it’s time to innovate through the channels or platforms that are relevant. Remember Hollywood secrets. Digital channels enable you to turn products into on-demand services that help customers reach their goals, and add value. Mobile is where it’s at. Don’t repurpose, re-imagine. Your brand is a story; tell it.

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Marketing Demand Startup Custom 104

SoCal CTO

OCTOBER 26, 2009

I've recently co-founded the first political social network FreedomSpeaks and CitySourced.com a real time mobile civic engagement tool. We were in the finals at TechCrunch50 this year and are waking up the neighborhood with our mobile application. What are you working on now? I've heard great things about their events.

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Los Angeles Southern California Technology Angel 150

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 2, 2012

Then it’s time to innovate through the channels or platforms that are relevant. Remember Hollywood secrets. Digital channels enable you to turn products into on-demand services that help customers reach their goals, and add value. Mobile is where it’s at. Don’t repurpose, re-imagine. Your brand is a story; tell it.

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Custom Customer Marketing Demand 100

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 13, 2010

I love learning first hand about the differences in analytics platforms, social media conversion, the effectively of copy, how to cultivate an audience, etc. But the reality is that most “conventional wisdom&# is a bit like Hollywood films. The world isn’t “all good&# or “all bad&# as it is in Hollywood films.

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Blogging Social Media Writing Startup 250

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 4, 2011

Then it’s time to innovate through the channels or platforms that are relevant. Remember Hollywood secrets. Digital channels enable you to turn products into on-demand services that help customers reach their goals, and add value. Mobile is where it’s at. Don’t repurpose, re-imagine. Your brand is a story; tell it.

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Marketing Startup Demand Custom 91

Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 3, 2012

Coincident has created a platform that will allow storytellers and producers to create robust second screen stories on the fly that incorporate video, images and other web content. Each of these platforms represents a variety of “screens” to view from. People are not simply watching the TV anymore. WOW, right? has accomplished.

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Screening Content CTO Hire Platform 109

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 15, 2010

I talked about the platform moves of Twitter and why it should be expected. Message of the week (from Fred Wilson) – “don’t fill cracks&# but innovate in new ways with the platform. TweetPhoto - Real-time photo sharing platform. It’s core platform stuff. No big surprise. PLUS RELATED FUNDING ….

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Venture Capital Capital Google Platform 271

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 15, 2011

My daily coffee meetings are not surrounded by the Hollywood elite with discussions of scripts, scenes and casting. In San Diego you have Qualcomm so an entire mobile industry has been spawned. And of course you have Hollywood. Sure, but it will be different than the Bay Area ones. Let me use LA as an example. Los Angeles.

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Venture Capital Southern California Google Startup 313

socalTECH

JANUARY 4, 2013

We hope to be on every single platform, over time. We got the core iFilm engineering team in late 2010, and spent about a year and a half building out our platform, and released our first consumer product at the beginning of 2012. You helped define video on the web with iFilm. What's different now, and how has the world changed?

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 2, 2010

Then it’s time to innovate through the channels or platforms that are relevant. Remember Hollywood secrets. Digital channels enable you to turn products into on-demand services that help customers reach their goals, and add value. Mobile is where it’s at. Don’t repurpose, re-imagine. Your brand is a story; tell it.

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Marketing Startup Demand Custom 55

socalTECH

NOVEMBER 6, 2008

This morning, Los Angeles-based Mogreet (www.mogreet.com) announced it had raised a Series B funding round for the firm's mobile greeting services. We caught up with James to hear more about the company, how he managed to get funding even in this economy, and his view on the mobile market. We've also seen lots of consumer traction.

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Mogreet Paramount Entertainment Mobile 133

Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 11, 2013

Assignmint is a web-based platform to list freelancing work for employers and help writers find the right freelance job for them and standardizes the paperwork between the two parties. Standardizing the paperwork is our goal to help free up everybody to work on what matters. I believe we can help do that. Digital media?

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Journal Startup Writing Media 90

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 17, 2010

We will never be Silicon Valley in the way that Toronto will never be Hollywood. It’s not uncommon for incredibly smart and talented Phd’s or CS majors from Stanford to raise $10 million on an early-stage “platform&# that if it succeeds it will be huge. But we have a great city for building technology companies.

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Company Companies Technology Startup 290

socalTECH

JULY 20, 2011

There are trade publications such as Variety, Hollywood Reporter, and Deadline at one end, and gossip celebrity news at the other end. It really showed me how you can leverage the power of an online platform for marketers, helping to convince marketers that leveraging the web was a good way to spend and invest their money.

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News Entertainment Startup Bertelsmann 173

Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 5, 2015

He’s helped shut down more companies than he’s started. . India’s Mobile first eBates and its digital assistant helps consumers find the best savings online. Linda’s nickname is “the Lactation Consultant to the Stars” and she’s seen more A-list celebrities’ boobs than any director in Hollywood. Drivio, Inc. From: India.

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Startup Training SaaS Walnut 40

Tech Zulu Event

MARCH 25, 2014

Well, thanks to a fantastic partnership with the good people at crowd fun ding platform, Indiegogo , we were able to do just that! James Citron – Outspoken , pioneering the combination of mobile messaging and advertisements. Noor Siddiqui – Remedy On Glass , helping doctors collaborate using Google Glass.

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Entertainment Google Entrepreneur Course 99