socalTECH

JUNE 8, 2011

We spoke with CEO and co-founder Jimmy Hendricks about where Deal Current fits into the industry, and how the company grew out of a need of a client. We actually built that about a year and a half ago, and are bringing that back due to overwhelming demand. We had our contest software, ArtisticHub, driving some revenue.

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Platform Training Software Review Advertising 263

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 18, 2015

In some ways having seen these trends before and being a bit more mature (code for I’m 47) I think I feel just a little bit less pressure than I did when I was younger. They simply said, with shrugged shoulders and without trying to make a big deal about it. “Yeah, we think about going every year. Year in, year out.

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Software Review Startup Venture Capital Invest 150

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 28, 2014

Danielle goes through some commentary from Bill Gurley, Fred Wilson and Marc Andreessen about burn rate and then goes on to discuss her own burn rate and others publicly weigh in. if you have a good use for it and we’re excited about your company – fine. But what IS the right amount of burn for a company?

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socalTECH

MARCH 12, 2013

What is it about the content delivery network market which has enabled Santa Monica-based EdgeCast to go from startup to over $100M in revenues in only a few, short years? For those who don't know about EdgeCast, CDN services, who/what kind of clients you serve? James Segil: EdgeCast is the fastest growing CDN in the world.

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CTO Hire Content Networking Web 248

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 2, 2010

It in not uncommon to see a VC talk about “total assets under management&# as in “We have $1.5 I’m writing this post to explain to entrepreneurs what you should be thinking about in terms of the VC’s you approach and the size and stage of their funds. What IS relevant about the size of a VC’s fund?

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 5, 2010

I’ve been meaning to write this post since September of last year when Brad Feld first wrote about the The Founders Visa Movement. Two weeks after Brad’s post I was at the 140 Conference in LA and I held open office hours for any entrepreneur who wanted to spend 15 minutes talking with a VC about their business.

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Technical Review Startup High Tech Software Review 282

InfoChachkie

FEBRUARY 9, 2010

He also spearheaded a number of fundamental software breakthroughs, including creating the basic hardware / software architecture which resulted in the creation of the third-party personal computer (PC) software industry. Designed CD-ROM filing system and created Universal Software Bus.

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socalTECH

APRIL 25, 2011

We spoke with Scott about GOGII and textPlus, the shifting mobile market, and also what lessons he's applied to his new startup. We called the company GOGII--literally, our short text code of 60611, which you can looks a little like GOGII. What's special about textPlus, versus other mobile apps looking to do similar things?

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Gogii Mobile Activision Electronic Arts 200

SoCal CTO

MARCH 22, 2007

skip to main | skip to sidebar SoCal CTO Thursday, March 22, 2007 Discussion Creation Among Bloggers - LinkedIn, Blogging and Discussion Groups Ive been participating in a Yahoo Group that are users of LinkedIn and who are Bloggers: [link] Its an interesting group of folks from diverse backgrounds. Maybe this meme will help.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 27, 2012

We had the chance to speak with William Volk , Chief Creative Officer of Playscreen (www.playscreen.com), who talked how his company is looking to crack the code with Crickler 2: Daily Word Puzzle , which is among the most popular puzzle games on iTunes, and recently number one in free educational games. Talk about your other titles?

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Mobile Startup Software Review Platform 216

InfoChachkie

NOVEMBER 9, 2015

However, at the time I reviewed the deals, the opportunities did not appear to be credible, let alone lucrative. It wasn't until 2007 that the iPhone finally cracked the code and made handheld Internet surfing a reality. I promise I will never Tweet about trendy bars or that killer burrito I just ate - just startup stuff.

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socalTECH

JULY 21, 2011

We talked with Rob Reed, the firm's founder and CEO, about the firm, his experience with AngelList, and where the firm goes next. How did the company come about? Rob Reed: I was doing social media strategy consulting from 2007 until 2009, what I would really characterize as Social Media 1.0. Whats your prior experience?

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 5, 2010

emerge and are there any lessons to be gained about the future? It was suddenly now not only about whom I was connected to, but who they knew and how I could get access to them. Facebook had grown stratospherically from 2004-2007 to 100 million users and was everything that MySpace wasn’t. We all wanted intros.

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Social Network Networking Web 2.0 Web 297

socalTECH

MARCH 4, 2009

We sat down with president and co-founder, Mark Cromack, to hear more about the company. That's what the Cogi service offering is all about--giving you the ability to capture, review, and share the content of your important conversations. I can review it myself, both in audio form, or text form, and share it with others.

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Santa Barbara Startup Software Review Technical Review 100

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 22, 2010

It's been awhile since we last caught up with Los Angeles-based Language Weaver (www.languageweaver.com), a venture-backed firm which develops language translation software, so we sat down the other day with Mark Tapling , the President and CEO of the firm, to hear more about where the company is nowadays--plus its strategy for growth and an exit.

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Software Review USC Content Tech Coast Angels 145

InfoChachkie

JANUARY 6, 2011

Pull Quote: “If you are smart, competitive, hard working and passionate about what you do you will have the best experience of your life. We all make important, complicated decisions in our life and having accurate, objective data about our choices allow us to find and compare products that meet our needs. How do you stand out?”.

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Entrepreneur Competition Software Review Course 232

InfoChachkie

JANUARY 24, 2011

We all make important, complicated decisions in our life and having accurate, objective data about our choices allow us to find and compare products that meet our needs. If you are smart, competitive, hard working and passionate about what you do, you will have the best experience of your life. free weekly Infochachkie articles!

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Blogging Entrepreneur Software Review Course 219

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 22, 2011

I spoke about a lot of things during the keynote. I spoke about how Amazon Web Services deserves far more credit for the last 5 years of innovation than it gets credit for and how I believe they spawned the micro-VC category. I will write more about this in the next 2 weeks. I will write more about this in the next 2 weeks.

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Pricing Marketing Startup Venture Capital 309

socalTECH

MARCH 17, 2009

The firm recently relocated its headquarters from Hawaii, and we talked with Rob about why someone might need the service, how it's different from the scores of social networking sites on the web, and what problem it's trying to solve. In late 2007, we had a group of guys were creating concepts about social identity.

Social Network 147

Social Network San Diego Sites Startup 147

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 7, 2010

We made lots of assertions about what features we thought people would want, how to price them and how to overcome the objections that people have to managing data in the cloud. Their first company was called Traffic.com, which they sold in March 2007 to Navteq for $180 million (not too shabby). Another example.

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Entrepreneur Startup SaaS San Diego 267

Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 5, 2010

emerge and are there any lessons to be gained about the future? Listening to young people talk about social networking as a new phenomenon is a bit like hearing people talk about a remake of a famous song from my youth as though it was the original version. At it’s peak AOL had about 27 million US subscribers.

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Social Network Networking Web 2.0 Startup 318

Inverted Software

SEPTEMBER 5, 2017

Millennials are more educated about healthy choices, are price sensitive and environmentally friendly. liquid softener sales to fall 15% overall between 2007 and 2015, and sales of Procter & Gamble’s leading Downy brand have dropped 26% in the same time period.

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Company Companies Sales Education 48

InfoChachkie

DECEMBER 2, 2009

Cost Per Click (CPC) or Download (CPD) – As the name implies, advertisers pay only for clicks on its advertisements or when a user downloads its software, case study or whitepaper. However, Mr. Wanamaker’s name lives on, due to his once lauded quote, which has become an anachronism in today’s highly trackable advertising age. . _.

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Customer Custom Advertising SEM 164

SoCal Delicious

JANUARY 15, 2010

Shortcut: sebastian-x.com Blog About Blogroll Links How brain-amputated developers created the social media plague Posted on 12 January, 2010 The bot playground commonly refered to as “social media&# is responsible for shitloads of absurd cretinism. The Twitter pest that costs you hard earned money WTF I’m ranting about?

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Social Media Develop Development Media 41

SoCal Delicious

JANUARY 15, 2010

Shortcut: sebastian-x.com Blog About Blogroll Links How to cleverly integrate your own URI shortener Posted on 30 December, 2009 This pamphlet is somewhat geeky. For example when you operate a WordPress blog, you could code nearly everthing below in your 404 page (consider alternatives ). You need to take care of errors yourself.

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SEO IP PHP Blogging 37

SoCal Delicious

APRIL 5, 2010

Home About Us Newsstand locations Special Section Nominations Stock Index Advertising Contact Search Subscribe Weekly Features Week in Review Top 25 Lists Top Stories Local News Opinion Calendar Ongoing Events Monthly Reports Central Coast East Ventura Nonprofits Technology Small Business Women and Co. that still remain unrecognized.

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Santa Barbara Thousand Oaks Oracle Ventura 53

Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 29, 2011

Up 33% this year, according to the Washington Post, online commerce is trending upwards from $175 billion in 2007 to a projection of $335 billion in 2012 (Forrester Research). Shoesofprey.com have built an easy-to-use online software to build your own shoe, order, and have shipped to your door for any occasion or mood.

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Customer Custom Advertising Demand 74

Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 26, 2011

Up 33% this year, according to the Washington Post, online commerce is trending upwards from $175 billion in 2007 to a projection of $335 billion in 2012 (Forrester Research). Shoesofprey.com have built an easy-to-use online software to build your own shoe, order, and have shipped to your door for any occasion or mood.

Customer 72

Customer Custom Demand Advertising 72

InfoChachkie

OCTOBER 1, 2010

Similar to like-minded startups that are partnered with the target BDC, most VARs are fairly accessible and willing to learn about new industry trends and product offerings. Review the person’s publicly available information from social media sites. Copyright © 2007-10 by J. Meredith Publishing. All rights reserved.

Company 124

Company Companies Email Press 124

Frank Addante

MAY 12, 2007

About Frank Addante > (from the Silicon Valley Business Journal) Twitter Updates follow me on Twitter Blog Archive ► 2010 (2) ► June (1) Part II: Optimized for Profitability ► February (1) Get Out of the Office! Wireless & Voice Application Software) Exit: technology acquired Lesson: Timing is critical. Zondigo, Inc.

Outsource Development 40

Outsource Development Outsource Software Review Startup 40

AeA Los Angeles Council

JULY 7, 2008

Approximately 50 executives from the worlds of technology & venture capital piled into the dining hall on June 30th to listen to Dr. Mark Drapeau speak about "innovation" and its sister topic, "STEM education." Honestly, I never hear a thing about them. government. And what is the Department of Education doing?

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Education Technical Review Research Web 2.0 45

InfoChachkie

JUNE 25, 2009

Yet, despite his exceptional courtroom theatrics, you would be foolhardy to hire good old Johnnie to review your software cross-licensing agreement. Once you draft the straightforward text, sans the legal mumbo-jumbo, ask your lawyer to review the text to ensure your layman descriptions do not result in an unintended interpretation.

Technical Advisors 124

Technical Advisors Technical Review IP Patents 124

Frank Addante

JUNE 10, 2007

About Frank Addante > (from the Silicon Valley Business Journal) Twitter Updates follow me on Twitter Blog Archive ► 2010 (2) ► June (1) Part II: Optimized for Profitability ► February (1) Get Out of the Office! Wireless & Voice Application Software) Exit: technology acquired Lesson: Timing is critical. Zondigo, Inc.

Startup 40

Startup Technical Review Software Review Advertising 40

Frank Addante

JULY 30, 2007

About Frank Addante > (from the Silicon Valley Business Journal) Twitter Updates follow me on Twitter Blog Archive ► 2010 (2) ► June (1) Part II: Optimized for Profitability ► February (1) Get Out of the Office! Wireless & Voice Application Software) Exit: technology acquired Lesson: Timing is critical. Zondigo, Inc.

Startup 40

Startup Venture Capital Outsource Development Advertising 40

Frank Addante

JULY 10, 2006

About Frank Addante > (from the Silicon Valley Business Journal) Twitter Updates follow me on Twitter Blog Archive ► 2010 (2) ► June (1) Part II: Optimized for Profitability ► February (1) Get Out of the Office! Wireless & Voice Application Software) Exit: technology acquired Lesson: Timing is critical. Zondigo, Inc.

Startup 40

Startup Technical Review Venture Capital Advertising 40

Frank Addante

MAY 15, 2006

About Frank Addante > (from the Silicon Valley Business Journal) Twitter Updates follow me on Twitter Blog Archive ► 2010 (2) ► June (1) Part II: Optimized for Profitability ► February (1) Get Out of the Office! Wireless & Voice Application Software) Exit: technology acquired Lesson: Timing is critical. Zondigo, Inc.

Advertising 40

Advertising Startup Chief Technology Officer Technical Review 40

Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 9, 2010

That is excluding a single line of code or paying any salaries. And then came the debate about storage. Think about it. So far in the stack we’ve only spoken about infrastructure. We all know about IMDB. What about financial services information? We raised $16.5 million in our A round. Business Logic.

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Startup Technical Review S3 Services 343