socalTECH

JANUARY 7, 2013

LaunchpadLA Opens Up Spring Applications. TapIt Media acquired for $23M by Phunware. How to find a startup mentor. Broadcom Powering New Mac Wireless. Surf Air Gets First Aircraft. In the latest roundup of fundings (big few weeks for San Diego, apparently): PatientSafe Solutions ($20M, San Diego, mobile health).

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Southern California Technical Review SoCal San Diego 168

socalTECH

OCTOBER 31, 2011

Not suprisingly, the announcement by YouTube late Friday of a new initiative to provide original content programming channels on the site was a who's who of Southern California content and media startups.

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Southern California Content SoCal Startup 154

SoCal Tech Calendar

MAY 12, 2017

Thursday, May 18, 2017 -- Media 2.0 SAM Preccelerator Program is our meeting spot to showcase the Preccelerator's current class of all-star companies to investors and the start-up community. Followed by keynote speaker Peter Csathy, founder of Creatv Media and author of Media 2.0(17): See [link].

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Media Guide Class Startup 100

SoCal Tech Calendar

MARCH 12, 2009

Wednesday, March 18, 2009 -- Bootstrapping Your Start-up: Lessons Learned from Building a Business During a Recession. Dave Gross, one of the founders of Fastclick, will present the lessons he learned in building his local internet media company between 2000 and 2003. MIT Enterprise Forum of the Central Coast.

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Startup Enterprise Forum Ideas Media 100

TechCrunch LA

AUGUST 27, 2020

Los Angeles was always more than a one-industry town, even when it comes to technology startups, as media and entertainment (and social networking) were always the big draws in Tinseltown. Fastly is also setting up a $50 million retention pool of restricted stock units to give out to Signal Sciences employees.

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Culver City SaaS Los Angeles Social Network 249

socalTECH

OCTOBER 16, 2012

A conference being held this week by the OpenStack cloud software group has surfaced what looks to be a surge in cloud-based companies in Southern California, including a number of startups.

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Southern California SoCal Ticketmaster Software 189

socalTECH

MARCH 16, 2017

Here's a rundown of some of the venture capital investors who have set up shop in Southern California, plus those with big new funds, which have been announced so far since January of this year. Investment interests: Wide ranging interests related to the firm's startup accelerator. Watertower Ventures. Core Innovation Capital.

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Southern California Artificial Inteligence Funding SoCal 138

SoCal CTO

SEPTEMBER 2, 2010

Here were the new ones: LeanLA Startup Circle Meetup I’ve gone to a couple of these. Especially if you are looking at early-stage start-up issues. Especially if you are looking at early-stage start-up issues. Social media week Los Angeles Runs week of Sept 20 - 24.

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Los Angeles Web Angel Social Media 167

Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 1, 2011

For those who may be living under a rock and have no idea what SXSWi is, its five days of presentations and panel discussions from some of the biggest thought leaders in Interactive digital media space. If you do not see your panel listed and are from SoCal let us know in the comments below and I’ll get it listed.

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Southern California SoCal Guide Mixergy 89

TechCrunch LA

AUGUST 16, 2020

We’re seeing a lot more companies that are starting up now as a result of a [the pandemic],” said Norton. Norton’s latest fund is the only the most recent act in a career that has seen the investor traverse the financial services digital media and the early days of the internet. “I see two things happen.

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Funding Southern California Los Angeles Invest 230

SoCal CTO

MAY 21, 2012

" I realized that I've never captured topics that I've covered (I'm always willing to look at other topics), nor have I put up my speaker bio. So, here goes: Dr. Tony Karrer Over the past 15 years, Tony has been a part-time CTO for more than 30 startups. Tony has a Ph.D. He is a frequent speaker at trade and industry events.

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CTO Hire Startup Metrics eHarmony 175

SoCal Tech Calendar

JANUARY 20, 2013

Saturday, January 26, 2013 -- Beginner's Social Media Workshop: Setup and Content Strategy. It's a new year and you have no more excuses, it's time that you clean up your brand's social profiles and start being active online! Coloft Academy. See [link] (more)

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Social Media Content Media Startup 113

SoCal CTO

OCTOBER 19, 2009

I did a presentation about the use of Social Media to a great group of people who mostly are different kinds of service professionals (attorneys, accountants, consultants, etc.). I promised that I would do a follow-up post with some thoughts out of the presentation and providing links. I have groups for Close Friends and SoCal.

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Social Media Services Media Blogging 222

SoCal Tech Calendar

AUGUST 17, 2012

Monday, August 20, 2012 -- What Is The TCA Looking For In Digital Media and Consumer Products Startups? Join Barbara Seymour Giordano and TCA members Jody Dunitz and Roulee Marcus as we delve into what it takes to launch successful digital media and consumer product startups. See [link].

Media 113

Media Product Startup 113

socalTECH

JULY 7, 2010

Here are eight Southern California companies and the experienced, successful entrepreneurs heading up their efforts, who haven't had any problems finding investors--or customers--for their firms. Demand Media / Richard Rosenblatt / Los Angeles - Rosenblatt's last big win: MySpace, where he was Chairman, brokering its sale to News Corp.

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Southern California Entrepreneur SoCal Mahalo 228

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 15, 2008

Southern California's top startups showed up in force Friday at the Westin South Coast Plaza in Costa Mesa, for the Technology Council of Southern California's annual VentureNet conference. socalTECH was a media sponsor of the conference).

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Southern California Conference SoCal Startup 100

socalTECH

APRIL 24, 2012

Los Angeles-based SocialAnnex , a startup helping online retailers to use social media to spur sales, has scored a round of funding from a who's who of Southern California technology angels, the firm said Tuesday. According to SocialAnnex, Kamran Pourzanjani of PriceGrabber.com, Brian S.

Southern California 170

Southern California Oversee.net Angel SoCal 170

SoCal CTO

MARCH 30, 2010

People seem to be missing the really big picture of the value of social media and really the Internet for that matter. It takes 3-4 hours of time to meet up with only a few people who are from a small pool of candidates. Let’s consider some questions I might have: I want to find a co-founder for my startup. Product purchases.

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Social Media Media Social Network Networking 179

SoCal Tech Calendar

JANUARY 4, 2013

Tuesday, January 8, 2013 -- LAVA General Membership Meeting: Trends and Funding in Digital Media. Driving Innovation in Digital Media -- Incumbents, Insurgents, and Investors: digital media is going through dramatic changes in production, marketing, distribution, and monetization. See [link] (more)

Media 124

Media LAVA Funding Tool 124

SoCal CTO

JUNE 9, 2010

Continuing my series of posts that I’ve been collecting that live at the intersection of Startups and being a Startup CTO : Startup CTO Top 30 Posts for April 16 Great Startup Posts from March here are the top posts from May 2010. Now, thanks to social media, you don't have to outspend. It is to out friend.

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Startup Venture Capital Conference Social Media 248

socalTECH

AUGUST 2, 2016

Los Angeles-based Gipper Media --a new app inspired by a high school entrepreneurship project--has launched, with the backing of Pandora co-founder and SoCal technology vet Jon Kraft and former Stamps.com Chief Softwarwe Architect Girish Venkat.

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SoCal Southern California Coach Incubator 100

Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 3, 2009

We are a city unique in merging the world’s best content with digital media and technology expertise. In SoCal we are also leaders in affiliate marketing (Commission Junction), Internet video (Hulu) and bringing local businesses online (ReachLocal). Much of this was highlighted at Twiistup. photo credit to Brian Solis].

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Twiistup SoCal Southern California Yammer 228

SoCal Tech Calendar

JUNE 23, 2017

Startups In The Sky. Journalism, Media, and the Future Where does reporting go next? Thursday, June 29, 2017 -- The Future of News. Can Fake News be stopped? How does tech help create the next golden age? See [link] (more)

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News Journal Startup Report 100

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 21, 2009

On the third Wednesday of every month I co-chair a meeting called the SoCal VCA (venture capital alliance), which represents participants from all of the top venture capital firms in Southern California as well as prominent members of the Tech Coast Angels (TCA). They have data from surveys they did with corporate development officers (e.g.

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Venture Capital Technical Review Southern California Company 241

SoCal CTO

SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

August was a slow month in terms of traffic and I was away for a lot of the month, but there were some really great posts at the intersection of startups, technology, product and being a Startup CTO. He blogs to 10,000 web entrepreneurs at Software by Rob and co-hosts the podcast Startups for the Rest of Us. equity debate.

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Startup Venture Capital Blogging CTO Hire 191

SoCal CTO

JULY 13, 2011

This site aggregates and filters content from thought leaders who talk about topics such as Marketing , Sales , Design , Revenue , Hiring , Social Media , Business Models , Metrics , PR , Venture Capital , Angel Investors , Bootstrapping , Incubators , Agile and many others. Click around on the various topics to find some amazing resources.

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Content Startup Social Media IP 175

SoCal Tech Calendar

MAY 20, 2011

Thursday, May 26, 2011 -- Social Media - Is There Still a Play? Theres been a great deal of talk and hope about the future of social media, and for good reason. Its gotten to the point that venture capital firms like Kleiner Perkins have launched an investment fund just for social media start ups.

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Social Media Media Conference Venture Capital 100

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. He teamed up with Jordanna Joaquina, a genetic counselor, to create an online version of what she was already doing in the physical world. Oh, and the cocktail party afterward also rocked! (I Watch this space.

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Company Companies Startup Southern California 276

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, a SoCal native best known for his roles at Photobucket, Billshrink, and Color, will focus on marketing and business development for Science.

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Southern California Orange County Santa Monica SoCal 168

SoCal Tech Calendar

JANUARY 31, 2011

Saturday, February 5, 2011 -- Social Media Bootcamp. Media Leaders. This event is perfect for small biz owners, bootstrapped startups, motivated corporate ladder climbers, real estate agents, restaurant owners, or anyone wanting to wear the social media hat in their organization. See [link] (more)

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Social Media Media Organization Startup 100

SoCal Tech Calendar

APRIL 6, 2012

Tuesday, April 10, 2012 -- LAVA Special Event: Venture Funding in Digital Media. Digital Media's New World: Incumbents, Insurgents, and Investors: The media world is going through tremendous change. Please join us for a unique discussion with a panel of leading media executives that are creating and executing these strategies.

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Media Funding LAVA Incubator 100

SoCal Tech Calendar

JANUARY 12, 2012

At SoftBank Capital, a venture capital fund, he helped with investments in mobile, digital media and enterprise software startups totaling $50 million; Ash Kumra is a business coach, speaker and entrepreneur. Wednesday, January 18, 2012 -- Building and Growing Great Businesses. Speakers: Tarang Shah is a venture capital professional.

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SoCal Southern California Coach Venture Capital 100

SoCal CTO

AUGUST 4, 2011

Almost every day I'm talking to early stage startup founders (see Free Startup CTO Consulting Sessions ) about what they plan to do. Before I jump into the 28 questions, let me start with 14 questions that I will want to go through first so I know a bit more about what we are talking about. SEO for Startups )? Wireframes?

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Develop Development Startup SEO 396

SoCal CTO

OCTOBER 13, 2009

I find myself speaking at various venues in Los Angeles to tell people (most often service providers) about how I've used social media and particularly my blogs, LinkedIn, twitter and topic hubs as part of my own services business. How can I get more help setting up my blog? They need some help getting started.

Social Media 167

Social Media Los Angeles Media Angel 167

socalTECH

OCTOBER 19, 2017

It's already a great technology center for lots of different areas, but when compared with Silicon Valley, the activity level needs to go way up in order for Southern California to be on par with Silicon Valley. I spent my professional career starting and running tech companies in Silicon Valley, and have been really successful at it.

Southern California 170

Southern California Venture Capital Startup Entrepreneur 170

SoCal CTO

AUGUST 4, 2011

Almost every day I'm talking to early stage startup founders (see Free Startup CTO Consulting Sessions ) about what they plan to do. Before I jump into the 28 questions, let me start with 14 questions that I will want to go through first so I know a bit more about what we are talking about. SEO for Startups )? Wireframes?

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Develop Development Startup SEO 384

socalTECH

NOVEMBER 14, 2012

BMW said the contest is open to only residents of Los Angeles and Orange County, and that the deadline for entries is Sunday, November 18th.

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Orange County SoCal Southern California Social Media 185