socalTECH

APRIL 17, 2013

the online business credit company headed by serial tech entrepreneur Jeff Stibel, is looking to make its technology avialable to traditional publishers looking to go online, the firm said last week. Pricing and details on the new platform were not announced. Los Angeles-based Dun & Bradstreet Credibility Corp. ,

Technical Review 124

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Tech.Co

JULY 13, 2023

Initially pinned as a generative AI startup for Twitter when it first hit the headlines back in April, the xAI website seems to suggest that the new startup will remain separate from the social media platform, as well as Musk's collection of other technology companies. The post What Is xAI?

Artificial Inteligence 117

Artificial Inteligence ChatGPT Generative AI Technical Review 117

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 11, 2015

He knew first hand what it was like for people to bully or make you feel self conscious due to your weight or looks or physical abilities. It was sort of an anti Secret or YikYak that become bullying platforms due to their anonymity and cruel crowd-enraged mob behavior. So shots did away with both of those conventions.

Social Media 150

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Tech.Co

MAY 31, 2023

Business tools — from customer relationship management ( CRM ) platforms to accounting software — help to save startups time and money by automating key processes and maximizing efficiency. The video conferencing platform welcomes over 300 million daily users, and enjoys some of the best name recognition in the industry — and for good reason.

Tool 131

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 28, 2012

When my friend’s small business was struggling a while back, I suggested he add some social media marketing initiatives, and his answer was that he was “too busy.” Develop a marketing strategy specific to this media. Social media demands two-way communication, rather than outbound only. But don’t stop there.

Social Media 115

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Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 10, 2011

South, a solid Santa Monica bar and grill was bustling earlier this Tuesday courtesy of the good people at Tech Cocktail and their winter technology mixer. Noisy, but due to a solidly participative crowd in a mix of business, casual, and in between attire. ” Said the smiling girl at the check-in table.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 30, 2022

As a potential investor, I always think of the high rate of failure of disruptive technologies, due to the longer learning curve of customers, infrastructure change consistently required, and higher marketing costs. Technology is great, but high-tech major-step-forward solutions are not the answer to all our change challenges.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 8, 2023

When I dig deeper, I find that many of you are easily excited by a great new idea, but fail to diligently follow a validation process to test the limits of your thinking, before proceeding to rollout. Start with a real problem, rather than a technology or solution looking for a problem. Evaluate alternatives that are now available.

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Technical Review Ideas Study Social Media 120

socalTECH

DECEMBER 26, 2013

Disney said the move will give it a perspective into the "latest technologies and platforms" to reach more people, due to his influence in the social media and commerce space. Dorsey was co-founder of Twitter, and also co-founded mobile payment service Square in 2009. READ MORE>>.

Burbank 113

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Tech Zulu Event

AUGUST 3, 2011

Loudie is a gps location based iPhone application that combines the best of social media to help you keep up with all of your favorite concerts. Loudie is an absolutely interactive social media application for the ultimate music fans. Loudie is currently being developed for other platforms like the Android platform.

Social Media 71

Social Media Media Platform Help 71

Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 30, 2012

LA based CapLinked , a cloud-based business transaction platform yesterday raised $1.6 James (chairman of the Althea Foundation) and appointed Adam Sroka as Senior Vice President of Technology in a move to make business transactions simple and secure. . CapLinked is changing this with our intuitive and easy-to-use platform.”.

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Technical Review Software Review Bertelsmann Technology 88

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 30, 2020

In my role as a mentor to aspiring entrepreneurs, I find that most have the technical challenges well understood, but many are a bit short on some basic street smarts , or basic business realities. With information overload due to the Internet, you need to find your customers, rather than assume they will find you.

Entrepreneur 173

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Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 13, 2012

Fan Appz, a Santa Monica headquartered firm founded in 2010, and a Facebook Preferred Marketing Developer (PMD) today Tuesday launched its Personalized Marketing Platform, a next-generation social media marketing solution set to help firms convert fans into customers and increase repeat purchases by turning good customers into great ones.

Platform 82

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 11, 2014

There’s an article making the rounds in tech circles titled “ Growth Hacking is Bull ” written by Muhammad Saleem. If you are early in a platform (Zynga to Facebook, AngryBirds to iOS, Maker Studios to YouTube) you catch a major marketing wave where acquiring customers and growing revenue is exponential.

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Tech.Co

OCTOBER 24, 2017

One of the major shifts we have seen in consumer behavior is how reliant they are on reviews and third party recommendations. In fact, 71 percent of people say they make buying decisions based on recommendations they find on social media. Another pitfall to traditional company ads comes in the way of pop up ads.

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TechCrunch LA

OCTOBER 26, 2021

And how are these concerns exacerbated given that these authors’ target audience is too young to buy cryptocurrency on platforms like Coinbase and Gemini? The project ultimately imploded due to a combination of factors. An emerging tech dystopia. But monetizing fan fiction through online platforms is a trickier matter.

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socalTECH

JULY 21, 2011

Rob Reed: I was doing social media strategy consulting from 2007 until 2009, what I would really characterize as Social Media 1.0. Now, what we've entered is actually Social Media 2.0, Now, what we've entered is actually Social Media 2.0, That was in addition to the social media work I'd done.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

I recommend using digital channels, including email and social media, personalized, if possible, with promotions. Maybe it’s time for you to expand online, through Amazon or similar platform, or open a new store in a new growth community. Innovation is not all about break-through technologies and big financial investments.

Outsource 95

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Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 6, 2013

The platform connects foodies to restaurants for a win-win situation for both parties. The platform uses an iPhone app and website to help users make decisions quickly and confidently while also helping them share their valuable restaurant experiences with others. myfab5 is a platform that reinvents the restaurant review.

Software Review 79

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 5, 2010

This was in large part due to the marketing efforts of Jason that created a great top end of the funnel (100+ companies applied) and the herculean efforts of Tyler Crowley who spent days going through all of the submissions and serving up 5 very interesting companies. Udemy is an online education platform similar to EduFire and others.

Angel 254

Angel Technical Review Software Review Platform 254

socalTECH

OCTOBER 8, 2015

Four of the companies in this year's accelerator class (FEM, MakieLab, Littlestar, and HYP3R) now have operations in Los Angeles, three having set up shop in Los Angeles due to their involvement in the program. READ MORE>>.

Artificial Inteligence 100

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 18, 2015

Search online startup platforms and crowdfunding sites. Typically you can browse them by region or technology to find founders. Every geographic area has entrepreneur networking activities, such as startup weekends and tech meetups. Use LinkedIn to check for a fit, and craft personal resume emails and letters to make your case.

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Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 28, 2012

Just request advice and, if granted, leave a review on how effective you found the Advisor’s input. Entrepreneurs ask Advice, when granted, they leave a review for the Advisor. We review the credentials of Advisors via LinkedIn and other social media sources to ensure they’re worth their weight in advice.

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socalTECH

JULY 8, 2013

Michael Lum: We were all semi-independently looking at mobile, due to the growth projection and potential there. Michael Lum: Programmatic buying enables an advertiser, using our platform, to bid on impressions on an impression-on-impression basis. Programmatic buying enables you to buy media based on your model.

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Advertising Mobile OpenX Software Review 253

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 29, 2015

With the advent of social media and the pervasive move to smartphones, even customers who still prefer to purchase in brick-and-mortar stores have dramatically changed their shopping habits. Most startup founders are early adopters, so they love the latest and greatest technology. Blogs must provide value to customers.

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Customer Custom Marketing Social Media 103

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 9, 2014

Search online startup platforms and crowdfunding sites. Typically you can browse them by region or technology to find founders. Every geographic area has entrepreneur networking activities, like startup weekends and tech meetups. Use LinkedIn to check for a fit, and craft personal resume emails and letters to make your case.

Startup 100

Startup Technical Review Entrepreneur Conference 100

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 27, 2016

Crowdfunding is the hot new vehicle for raising money to support your entrepreneurial efforts, with over 1,250 website platforms around the world to help you, according to a 2015 industry report. Project your costs as diligently as your revenues. How can you go wrong? Several crowdfunding successes have failed as a business.

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Technical Review Platform Entrepreneur Funding 58

socalTECH

OCTOBER 30, 2013

It''s very similar to flowers, in that sense that I was working on a deal selling a flower company, and got lots of background information and understanding of the industry as part of our due diligence. It''s more about connecting then with customer, than BloomNation sending orders through the platform.

Beverly Hills 157

Beverly Hills Technical Review Design Startup 157

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 19, 2013

I have never felt prouder of the team & product at awe.sm ( please visit to check out our latest & be ready for our next big product announcement due out in next month or so) and yet we just brought in a new CEO to the company, Fred McIntyre. Do we price for volume of consumption or for enterprise integration with other platforms?

Startup 303

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Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 24, 2014

eddi , a new social listing site, seeks to change the way community-based e-commerce works by implementing strong security and a complete social experience. It’s really aiming to go after the community-based e-commerce platform. It feels like you are on a social media platform.

Commerce 110

Commerce Sites Software Review Platform 110

Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 24, 2010

We would like give a huge thank you to Social Media Week and the supportive startup community here in Los Angeles. Stewart Roberts , President of Orange County of Tech Coast Angels. Topic discussion: Impact of social media on startups and on funding leads for investors. Mark Suster , GRP Partners.

Social Media 60

Social Media Technical Review Tech Coast Angels Venture Capital 60

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 18, 2019

Turns Out There Are Competitive Moats There were some tech meme’s out there last year that scooter companies had no moats. But what is unique about Bird is that with each generation of scooter platform we launch our unit economics get better and better. In the scooter market, the consumer is the driver.

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Santa Monica Venice Competition Software Review 250

Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

Stewart Roberts , President of Orange County of Tech Coast Angels. Topic discussion: Impact of social media on startups and on funding leads for investors. Investment trends in startups that are about or related to social media. How startup can leverage social media to get investors attention.

Social Media 71

Social Media Technical Review Mixergy Tech Coast Angels 71

SoCal Delicious

JANUARY 20, 2010

On CBS MoneyWatch: Why Debit Cards Are Dangerous BNET Business Network: BNET TechRepublic ZDNet ZDNet Members login Newsletters Site Assistance RSS Feeds Home News & Blogs Videos White Papers Downloads Reviews Popular Enterprise Web 2.0 Dion Hinchcliffe Get Enterprise Web 2.0 Dion Hinchcliffe Get Enterprise Web 2.0 landscape.

Web 29

Web Technical Review Web 2.0 Social Media 29

Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 23, 2014

If core audiences on core platforms are asking why they should care, there is a problem. This fame/indie collaboration was attempted at several award ceremonies but mostly failed due to lack of authenticity. The alleged democratization of the voting process, by making it a social media contest, only strengthens the 1%.

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Technical Review Entertainment Content Class 92

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 29, 2009

so compelling (other than the fact that the CEO Sean Rad is a great young technology leader and his advisers – Brian Norgard , Dan Gould and Evan Rifkin - are some of the guys I respect most in the LA tech market.). Wordpress), video (YouTube), pictures (Flickr), review sites (Yelp) and collaborative content (Wikipedia).

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Ideas Advertising Google Technical Review 286

Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 20, 2014

The afternoon, with Tech Wildcatters ‘ Gabriella Draney and a handful of still-stealth eCommerce ventures, solidified that the industry of commerce is in Texas. 0, eCommerce platforms: Volusion and BigCommerce (which raised $40M last year with Steve Case). Home of the review Bazaarvoice. Texas and eTail.

Technical Review 71

Technical Review Commerce Yahoo Web 71