Tech Zulu Event

JULY 15, 2012

The voice technology enables a driver to dictate a phone call, an email or SMS, edit it or read (listen) and respond to emails and SMS texts received without the touch of a button or touch screen. Users can also get directions for local businesses, search the web or ‘play’ a song from a particular artist. Mobile office assistant.

Email 61

Email Technical Review Software Review Mobile 61

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 13, 2018

The most important advice I could give you before you set out in fund raising mode is to understand that fund-raising a sales & marketing process and needs to be managed. The A’s are the firms you’re going to work hardest to research, hardest to find high-quality introductions to and make the most effort to engage with.

Venture Capital 332

Venture Capital Funding Startup Sales 332

Tech Zulu Event

MARCH 23, 2012

Your research through apps will compile a large list of competitors. From your name, to your user interface, to the tone in your on-screen instructions, you promote the concept of being wealthy and not being ashamed of it. Still, people have opted into paying a premium for the beauty and interface which TweetBot offers.

Marketing 84

Marketing Software Review Tips Competition 84

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 8, 2012

The incubation period is very short and intense, usually intending to drive entrepreneurs from ideas to marketable products in a matter of months. However, many research and technology parks also house incubation programs.

Entrepreneur 86

Entrepreneur Incubator Startup Seed Funding 86

Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 20, 2011

Maneesh focuses on the medical information technology markets. Maneesh began his career conducting research at Brown University’s Experimental Pathology Lab to determine the effects of HIV on the Vitamin D pathway. Through Tech Coast Angels, he has screened in excess of four hundred start-up companies. Sean Ellis.

Orange County 106

Orange County Miramar Startup Tech Coast Angels 106

Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 21, 2011

That strikes me as an attractive market for disruption over time. Banner ads were never very effective on web pages so it baffles me that it’s the preferred method of advertising today on mobile devices. If you’re less familiar with this market please check out this short video RingRevenue made on the market.

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Mobile Advertising Media Marketing 329

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 4, 2011

The Gust Deal Funnel from the last 12 months indicates is that 70% of the interested companies never make it past the initial screening process. That’s why this item is so important, and is probably the biggest stumbling block I see in getting through the initial angel screening. are eliminated during due diligence.

Invest 99

Invest Angel Technical Review Summary 99

Tech Coast Venture Network

MARCH 9, 2011

But as the stock market edges ever higher and the wealthier feel healthier, there’s a good chance that American startups will also get their moment in the sun. Pitching at a screening in slow months can result in delayed response from investors or even lack of interest at lightly attended screenings. The group invested $8.7

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Tips Capital Tech Coast Angels Screening 100

socalTECH

OCTOBER 14, 2019

We caught up with Michele and Dan to better understand why they founded the company, and why this market was such an interest to them. My side of this, has been taking a bunch of academic research, and turning that into software. These look nothing like the boring tools that are used in typical psychological research.

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Content Training Education Outsource Development 150

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 24, 2011

However, many research and technology parks also house incubation programs. To find what’s available in your area, take a look at the National Business Incubation Association (NBIA) web site, and use the lookup tool provided.

Incubator 93

Incubator Startup Seed Funding Mentor 93

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 23, 2010

The AngelSoft Deal Funnel from the last 12 months indicates is that 70% of the interested companies never make it past the initial screening process. That’s why this item is so important, and is probably the biggest stumbling block I see in getting through the initial angel screening. are eliminated during due diligence.

Angel 89

Angel Funding Technical Review Startup 89

Tech Zulu Event

APRIL 23, 2013

Valarm is an Android mobile app and integrated suite of web-based tools that will track almost anything via GPS, and remotely monitor almost any environment via built-in and external sensors. to create, market and sell an interactive cookbook as both an iPad App and web-based book. Spotlight Companies. digmybrand.

UCLA 97

UCLA Santa Monica Mobile Web 97

socalTECH

MARCH 4, 2010

Jason Nazar: Legal contracts, business forms and templates, conference presentations, financial models, research reports, any kind of professional content that you have which you use on a daily, weekly, or monthly basis. Do you screen all of the documents on the marketplace, or how does that work? A year ago, we were around 3.5

Technical Review 171

Technical Review Rustic Canyon Screening Startup 171

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 2, 2010

However, many research and technology parks also house incubation programs. To find what’s available in your area, take a look at the National Business Incubation Association (NBIA) web site, and use the lookup tool provided.

Incubator 93

Incubator Startup Seed Funding Mentor 93

socalTECH

MAY 16, 2012

It's an election year in the United States, and the screens and airwaves are full of provocative sound bites, pundits, scandals, and the latest political gossip of the day. The idea was to save users time, and do the research for them to look at candidates. We started this a few months ago. READ MORE>>.

Education 201

Education Sites Startup News 201

socalTECH

MAY 16, 2012

It's an election year in the United States, and the screens and airwaves are full of provocative sound bites, pundits, scandals, and the latest political gossip of the day. The idea was to save users time, and do the research for them to look at candidates. We started this a few months ago. READ MORE>>.

Education 171

Education Sites Startup News 171

socalTECH

JANUARY 3, 2014

When we first alpha tested this, we just had watchable entertainment, movies and TV, many of them popping up in second screen apps. The rest of the model will include things like customized marketing and advertising in a more focused way, all about entertainment. Is it a challenge to cover so much? Phoebe Scott: It is.

Entertainment 206

Entertainment Startup Southern California Netflix 206

Tech Zulu Event

APRIL 1, 2015

A survey by the Webs Small Business Digital Trends revealed that 63% of small business owners are using digital strategies in their overall marketing efforts. An integrated digital marketing strategy can do that and so much more. These two forms of marketing are meant to work hand in hand. Focus on customers.

Guide 40

Guide Social Media Content Advertising 40

Tech Zulu Event

JULY 8, 2011

For those who still might be wondering what Spotlight: LA Tech is all about, It’s a screening room for new technology homegrown in our region. It gives music companies a direct pipeline to market their products and services to music fans. The Spotlight is shining down these amazing LA companies!

CalTech 100

CalTech Technical Review Company Companies 100

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 16, 2010

Your measurements are automatically sent via wi-fi to the cloud and stored in a password protected portal viewed on the web or on your iPhone. WakeMate has you record things like the last time you had caffeine before sleeping, your last meal and when you last had computer or TV screen time. In our industry it must be 90+%.

Technical Review 278

Technical Review Software Review Startup SoCal 278

Tech Zulu Event

FEBRUARY 4, 2015

Of that smartphone internet time, mobile apps take up 86% of usage and only 14% access time via the mobile web. A research from Indiana University also points that aside from the information and personalization, apps provide the connection between the user and the brand they know and trust. What’s in an app? We need an APP!

Mobile 40

Mobile Social Media Google Software Review 40

Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 21, 2012

The whole Journey app building experience takes place inside your web browser, so there’s no software to install. You define the data structures that your app requires, and then the layout and logic of its various screens. How does it work? What has Embark Mobile done before this? Who are your clients? Any competition?

Mobile 65

Mobile Platform JavaScript Web 65

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 13, 2011

This time frame – 2005/2006 – web 2.0 Either it’s a bunch of pictures or screen shots or it’s a bunch of words. We have a theme we call Protocol, which are technology protocols and markets built around technology protocols like SMTP for email and RSS. actually did the fundamental research in the 90’s at the Medialab.

Venture Capital 288

Venture Capital Startup Technical Review Software Review 288

Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 21, 2011

Facebook has created a simple “Allow” button on a splash screen listing off permissions that you haven’t even read, you just close the window and discontinue your desire to commit. How does Facebook know this? Think about it.

News 104

News Hulu Commerce Sites 104

Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 24, 2014

The conversation’s moved well past the point of black or white acceptance into grayer areas – specifically from “would you use it” questions to its viability to yield lasting, meaningful connections, (though according to the data by Pew Research , long-term relationships and marriage are also on the rise).

Startup 108

Startup Mobile Ideas Activity 108

SoCal Delicious

MAY 6, 2012

Joey Flores is co-founder and CEO of Earbits , an online radio platform that enables bands, labels and concert promoters to acquire fans, market new releases and promote live events. He was Director of Online Marketing for Mota Motors, a BusinessWeek Top 50 Most Promising Startup of 2009 and TechCrunch50 finalist.

Los Angeles 78

Los Angeles Entrepreneur Angel Fractional CTO 78

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 22, 2010

This week I was preparing for my weekly This Week in Venture Capital web show and was researching some of the deals that were announced for the week. Aside from attacking yet another market segment all I could think about is, “Why enter the web conferencing market. Isn’t WebEx already dead man walking?

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Screening Screencast Web Yammer 266

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 10, 2012

Many “tech companies” now have green screens. I’ve been meeting with LPs (those who invest in VC funds) over the past year and discussing trends I see in the market and where I think we need to be as a firm to be near to and meet the needs of our customers. And make-up artists. And costume & set designers. And writers!

Technology 313

Technology Rustic Canyon Cloud Computing Beverly Hills 313

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 16, 2012

I’ve raised in boom markets and when everybody thought the Internet was a fraud. Spend time researching your buyers and not just pitching them. These include building products, recruiting, managing your finances, marketing, selling, getting feedback from customers and … fund raising. Meet in person. REAL information.

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Develop Development Funding Venture Capital 366