socalTECH

OCTOBER 14, 2011

Well, Los Angeles based Near Networks (www.nearnetworks.com) is looking to both reach customers online, and avoid the tacky, lousy production of typical small business ads, with a new service. What is Near Networks? I imagine it must be difficult to scale this and build out a network of filmmakers? Sam Rogoway: Yes, it has.

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Xconomy

APRIL 11, 2019

In an awards program, it can seem like a competition, but in the Commitment to Diversity category, many of the finalists are in fact collaborating with each other or share common roots. For example, finalist Silvia Mah is also a co-founder of one of the other finalists in the category, Ad Astra Ventures.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 12, 2019

In this post I set out to explain why the seed market emerged as its own category in the first place and why it’s declined as of late. ( I have very strong conviction that seed investing will remain its own category. The skills and networks inherent in making the early bet are consistent with the funds that play in this category.

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socalTECH

MARCH 15, 2013

In the "recent fundings we've missed" category, Los Angeles-based YouTube network StyleHaul quietly raised $6.5M in a Series B funding led by Bertelsmann Digital Media Investments, along with its prior investors. StyleHaul's prior investors include Juvo Capital, RezVen Partners, Siemer Ventures, and Machinima's Allen DeBevoise.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

APRIL 23, 2018

Participate in friendly competition and win bragging rights and special TCA recognition with plaques and digital website badges awarded to category favorites and participants. Incredible networking and exposure to media and active investors of Orange County.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

APRIL 23, 2018

Participate in friendly competition and win bragging rights and special TCA recognition with plaques and digital website badges awarded to category favorites and participants. Incredible networking and exposure to media and active investors of Orange County.

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Tech Coast Angels Coach Orange County Angel 100

Tech.Co

MAY 26, 2020

Since April 21, Amazon has slashed its rates across a wide range of product categories, in some cases dropping as much as 70%. Suddenly, every other affiliate program and network out there is looking more attractive. eBay Partner Network. The impact? Top Publications: The Strategist, Us Weekly.

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TechCrunch LA

MAY 8, 2019

It can reduce fraud for insurers, validate the performance of dentists in networks that are being created through the consolidation of small practices by large private equity firms, and automate workflows inside the dental office. “We’re going to be focused on dentistry and the dental category and the laboratory for quite a while.”

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TechCrunch LA

OCTOBER 16, 2019

Dozens of impeccably dressed women outfitted in jumpsuits and Rothy’s gathered at the Greylock offices last week for a “structured networking” session hosted by All Raise , an 18-month-old nonprofit organization that seeks to amplify the voices of and support women in tech. The idea was how do we hack the old boys’ network?

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 22, 2014

Carpinteria-based Lynda.com is expanding its online training and learning site to cover IT training, the company said Tuesday, as it adds such new topic areas as hardware infrastructure, network administration, business intelligence, content management, help desks, and big data.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 18, 2014

For example, Factual said marketers can specifically use thigns like business mane, merchant chain, category, or geography and a radius to target offers--for example, offering up ads to users if they are visiting a merchant''s store, or even those of a competitor.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 11, 2011

The firm said it has launched a new Email Content Network offering, which will connect advertisers ads with email updates to consumers. Advertise.com said that advertisers can choose a category or vertical market, and use its systems to tap into a network of opt-in email publishers, automatically matching ads with users.

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Southern California Edison Blog

JANUARY 2, 2019

To expand coverage in high-demand areas, such as densely populated areas like Southern California, finding a local carrier network infrastructure provider is often the best option. Like all service providers, all carrier network infrastructure vendors aren’t created equal. To find a provider that meets your needs, use these tips.

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 27, 2010

Other firms also recognized in individual categories included El Segundo-based NanoH2O , the UCLA spinout headed by Jeff Green, for its water filtration and purification technology. Panda Security , which is based in Spain but has its U.S. Panda Security , which is based in Spain but has its U.S.

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socalTECH

JULY 12, 2012

The firm's online service helps buyers find and source products using social networking, product categories, industries, and other factors. Siemer disclosed the investment to its supporters in an email this week. Tradesparq is based in Shanghai and Hong Kong. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

MARCH 1, 2011

Los Angeles-based Demand Media , the online publishing firm headed by Richard Rosenblatt, along with food and cooking celebrity Rachel Ray , said this morning that they are in a multi-year, exclusive partnership to develop co-branded content in the food category. Rachel Ray is known for her shows on the Food Network and CBS Television.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 12, 2019

Their goal is to partner in really unique ways with entrepreneurs, accelerators and investors, to create businesses and brands in new categories for P&G. They have done a ton of research and have access to consumer analytics and data, where they have identified eight categories where they feel there is a ton of potential for innovation.

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socalTECH

MARCH 21, 2011

Irvine-based Specific Media , which operates an Internet advertising network, said Monday that it has expanded its UK office staff. According to the company, it has added Daniel Stephenson as Senior Director of Category Development. Stephenson joins from the UK government's Central Office of Information (COI). READ MORE>>.

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Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 20, 2013

The CPUC’s decision, which was unanimous, boils down to creating a new transportation category called “transportation network companies” in order to oversee rideshare companies – an idea put forward last July by Commission President Michael Peevey. It’s the first such decision in the U.S.

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Xconomy

JUNE 26, 2018

In a bid to differentiate itself from the crowd of cybersecurity companies offering network monitoring services, Carlsbad, CA-based Proficio said it has developed a risk-scoring system that assesses its customers’ network security controls. No one really knows where their blind spots are.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 10, 2022

Peter Andrews and Fiona Wood, in their classic book “ Überpreneurs ” have profiled 36 leading candidates for this category, to extract a set of common characteristics. Mark Zuckerberg envisioned Facebook as a virtual social network built on a lifetime of friendships, while offering advertisers a powerful and targeted marketing tool.

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TechCrunch LA

SEPTEMBER 7, 2020

Unlike Home Depot, The Shed touts its presence in eight categories. Perrone met Rodgers O’Neil at a networking event in Boston and became convinced that her notion of offering more rental options to encourage a more circular economy and reduce consumption was something that could resonate with consumers.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 20, 2010

Hollywood-based Taltopia.com , an online social networking site for artists, said today that it is launching a new tool which aggregates casting calls and job postings in the entertainment and arts industry. The firm said its service will allow members to search for jobs by area code or talent category. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 12, 2011

Irvine-basd Specific Media , the online advertising network which also owns MySpace, said Monday that it has tied with Nielsen Catalina Solutions , which measures advertising performance. The two said they will integrate offline purchase behavior with online ad data through the alliance.

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 10, 2011

Top honors went to ShoeDazzle.com , EdgeCast , NanoH2O , Green Dot , WaveStream , and BeachMint in different categories. ShoeDazzle.com , the online e-commerce startup headed by Brian Lee and whose co-founders include Kim Kardashian, scored top honors in the Best venture funding in digital media/e-commerce category.

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 23, 2010

Schulz was most recently SVP Global Category development for the firm, and had previously served at Ford Motor Company. Specific Media one of the major operators of Internet advertising networks. According to Specific Media, Schulz will help the firm develop overall company strategy and direction. Schulz had joined the firm in 2008.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 15, 2013

Other features include a network of over 40,000 fee-free ATMs, budgeting tools, savings goals, and more. Green Dot is headed by Steve Streit, and helped to create the entire category of prepaid credit cards, cards which look and act like a typical Visa or Mastercard, but are refilled by consumers on demand.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 7, 2023

Customers have come to expect disruptive change, so yet another social network is not the way to get traction. Entrepreneurs in this category are real risk takers, such as Elon Musk. Anyone can build a new web site, or publish a smartphone app for a few thousand dollars, but getting market penetration requires a lot more.

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Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 18, 2012

ExplorerB2B is a free to join exclusive network of experts who share information that matters to you and make sure you expand your professional network, interact with a relevant audience and present your expertise. The result was a social platform especially built to serve the needs of Business-to-Business interaction and networking.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 21, 2010

My firm, GRP Partners, invested in the company that innovated this entire category – Overture (formerly known as GoTo.com). But of course Google eventually became the massive winner in this category. I believe that many social networks confused this idea. Not necessarily in the shopping mindset.

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TechCrunch LA

JUNE 18, 2022

We talked through what went wrong on the Celsius network and how it’s surprisingly intertwined with the rest of crypto. Decentralized trading infrastructure startup Orderly Network raised $20 million in Series A funding from investors including ??Three Since then, the firm, which claimed to have 1.7 the week in web3.

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 24, 2010

What Quora has done is wrap social networking around Q&A with the more clever next-gen UX I’ve seen. I wrote the following answer: “I have always believed that UGC (user generated content) website users fall into three categories that follow the 1/9/90 rule. But perhaps the lurker category is smaller.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 10, 2022

My advice is to build the relationship first through networking, and find some common values and passion, before assuming that money and experience will solve all potential partner differences. Many smart people I know fall into the category of “idea” people. The relationship has to work, and there has to be trust at all levels.

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socalTECH

JULY 24, 2018

The categories that are at the center of that fight are transportation electrification, the nexus of energy and digital tools for a sustainable city, including blockchain and fintech solutions, Internet-of-Things, etc. We're the fifth largest economy in the world, and startups around the world want to enter the market here.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 15, 2022

For some customers and many investors, a heavy focus on social networks and viral marketing may be a negative, rather than a positive. Within each of the platform categories defined above, there is a right one and a wrong one for your audience. A balance of conventional and social communication and marketing is always advised.

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socalTECH

MARCH 9, 2009

The firm said it has optimized more than 18 billion impressions for 150 "Premium News" category publishers using its products. Rubicon said that the Premium News category is one of the firm's largest growing areas.

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 20, 2013

The CPUC and the services had announced the outline of the new rules earlier this year, with the CPUC creating a new category of "Transportation Network Company (TNC)" to specifically cover online-enabled applications connecting passengers with drivers using their personal vehicles. Image courtesy of Bigstock.

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