socalTECH

JUNE 18, 2009

Santa Monica-based Outcast , and Irvine-based AdtekMedia , the operator of out-of-home advertising network PumpTop TV, said today that the two firms have created a new, joint venture focused on at-the-pump displays. Tags: outcast pumptop adtekmedia advertising station network video screen merger acquisition.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

JUNE 14, 2016

We spoke with co-founder Ryan Costello about Santa Monica-based Event Farm (www.eventfarm.com), on how its software technology is being used to power high end, VIP events for large companies. We're in Santa Monica, and sometime people think we're a venue or rental space for events, but what we are, is a 100 percent software company.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 18, 2010

Chartbeat is a relatively young company and product. I’m only writing about the product because I’m passionate about it. Let’s start with what I like most about the product. It’s fun when a story is blowing up to see the right hand side of your screen light up like a pinball machine.

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 25, 2008

Santa Monica-based Jacked, a provider of second screen information for sports broadcasts, said Monday that the firm has inked a deal with the NBA. According to Jacked, it will provide an interactive, second screen companion to a number of NBA teams.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 14, 2018

Awareness Years ago Upfront Ventures rented out a movie theater of 350 people in Santa Monica to screen the movie, “ Code: Debugging the Gender Gap ,” an important movie by Robin Hauser and we invited senior members of many local tech firms to attend. My response was swift, “No! You don’t get it. I want YOU to come.

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socalTECH

MARCH 14, 2017

I was working at a job in Santa Monica, helping to run somebody's company. It's very much version 1 of the product right now. I want to build a product to make people happier. Aaron Robin: We've gotten some great investors who really believe in the product, and we've been moving forward at great speeds.

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socalTECH

MARCH 4, 2010

Recently, Santa Monica-based Docstoc (www.docstoc.com) launched a new marketplace on its site, for anyone interested in selling professional documents. Do you screen all of the documents on the marketplace, or how does that work? Jason Nazar: We screen the profiles, but we don't screen the content.

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Tech Zulu Event

FEBRUARY 17, 2012

The swanky little boutique suite on Santa Monica’s Main Street greeted me in a way that I hadn’t expected. The feel of the unit was very much like its predecessor, the PSP, with a wide body, glossy black surface, and wide screen. Sony’s LiveArea interface was definitely designed for the social gamer in mind.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 8, 2012

Santa Monica-based Fundable (www.fundable.com) is a newly launched, crowdfunding site which is headed by local entrepreneur Wil Shroter. Because we want to get into production, marketing, and sales, right now we're listing on Fundable.com. I was doing that until 1995. There also automatic converters.

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Tech Zulu Event

JUNE 12, 2014

Silicon Beach Fest is LA’s original festival celebrating LA tech, entertainment & startups with panels, keynotes, workshops, mixers, and more in Santa Monica. If you have content, APPLY to screen your < 10 min video made in the past year. Register for a 5-6? table on this Eventbrite, and we will follow up with you.

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Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 6, 2012

In a world where we promote technology as a means to make life easier by getting information quickly, communicating more efficiently and increasing productivity, we draw a thin line in becoming prisoners to the very tool built to set us free. building in Santa Monica, California. Our hands? What if we see it as a challenge?

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 17, 2010

We’ll be conducting a series of educational programes covering: fund raising, team building, product development, sales, marketing, business development and how to prioritize your time as a CEO. Walk into any Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf in Southern California and you can’t miss their digital screens.

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AUGUST 3, 2009

There was the usual cogent presentation by Brian Solis on the future of PR in which he implored us to get beyond the echo chamber of Silicon Valley and Techmeme and focus on staying on the radar screen of real America. No doubt the platform that Francisco built will take Twiistup 7 to a whole different level.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 14, 2014

The reduction in screen size has made the economic model of Internet advertising totally inefficient. It’s funny but recently I was at the CornerstoneOnDemand conference in Santa Monica. So I send Byron any SaaS investment I do at the earliest stage where I know we’ve nailed product / market fit. Not so fast.

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Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 23, 2013

GumGum’s goal is to continue educating the market and selling the product – they’re expecting 400% growth next year. By focusing on creating marketing executions that are viewable and engaging in a relevant way, they can ensure their products are in line with content. Beyond mobile.

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Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 24, 2014

While Lift and Uber allow people to request a pickup and ride from screen tested drivers to transport them and their friends safely to and from their destinations, Buddytruck fills a void that the ride-sharing services are sorely lacking, hauling of items. Unlike the two ride-sharing services, Buddytruk isn’t a ride-sharing service.

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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. CallFire.com is a small company with fewer than 20 employees located in beautiful Santa Monica.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 13, 2012

We saw that we could get product and games out faster, that it was a new industry, that there was tons of potential, and we could also develop relationships with carriers to get products on deck. We're able to get thousands of downloads per day on our products, a far cry from the BREW and Java days.

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Tech Zulu Event

JUNE 25, 2015

But that’s changing with a new crop of rich media platforms disrupting the ecosystem with new mobile and non-standard rich media ad formats, one of which – Jetpack – is located right here in Santa Monica.

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Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 22, 2013

I was with SAP America for about 7 years heading different roles such as consulting, product management, and sales. Our mission is very simple: We want to make sure that all the technology professionals have the tools they need to not only connect, but also to collaborate and become more productive. What is Solaborate all about?

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Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 30, 2012

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. Everything happens in the browser (no software to download) and the finished product looks amazing on large screens! It’s a gallery of great entrepreneurship. SuperDemo: Bill Gross.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 30, 2010

Burstly, a Santa Monica based company, provides an open and free ad management platform that helps mobile application developers better monetize their inventory. And this part of the product is entirely free to use. Burstly is attempting to provide a better, more transparent way to promote your product. I like that.

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Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 20, 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. CallFire.com is a small company with fewer than 20 employees located in beautiful Santa Monica. It’s a gallery of great entrepreneurship. It’s a toast to those who build and innovate.

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Tech Zulu Event

MAY 31, 2013

That’s what developers are always facing when making a new product. As you can see my screen lights up and you can see the Glass unit on. I have been at Coloft in Santa Monica, which is full of driven people. I soon understood the user interface and experience of Glass the longer I worked on it.

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Tech Zulu Event

AUGUST 31, 2011

Friday evening, August 19th, rolled around and Startup Weekend LA was underway with attendees showing up at Coloft in Santa Monica around 6:00 pm and the classic Idealab keg there to quench everyone’s thirst. Also of note was Ryan Orrico’s launch of HandJob, a new form of job applicant screening and referral tracking.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 10, 2012

Many “tech companies” now have green screens. And post production. These days it’s Santa Monica and Venice. In LA the VC shift is clearly to Santa Monica / Venice, home of Rustic Canyon, Greycroft, Anthem and just about every incubator (Amplify, Launchpad, Mucker, Science). And make-up artists.

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Frank Addante

JUNE 10, 2007

Under Process, Over Deliver So, you need to develop a product? ► 2006 (20) ► December (2) Just Say What it Is 12 Proven Guidelines for Rapid Product Development. For us, being near Santa Monica was key. Around the Santa Monica area, it happens to be a landlords market with less than 6% availability.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 15, 2011

I live in the city of Santa Monica. In my LA I often see computer screens open with entrepreneurs talking about digital media. We have the actors, directors, producers, lighting specialists, writers, agents, post-production editors, etc. Sure, but it will be different than the Bay Area ones. Let me use LA as an example.

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