socalTECH

JUNE 30, 2010

It ran in April of 2008. We got lots of traction on the web, and the story was picked up in many places. They wanted to use the platform we had developed in a class called Mashup Culture. We've been in discussions with news organizations to use the platform, including with large organizations and journalism sites.

Journal 187

Journal USC News Startup 187

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 12, 2010

Mo was graduated from Wharton, worked in investment banking, spent 6 years at IAC (including in an operational role for Connected Ventures which includes College Humor, Busted T’s and Vimeo) before joining Spark Capital in 2008. How did they end up with such an irreverent site and what was their objective? TechCrunch article.

Venture Capital 217

Venture Capital Capital Metrics Competition 217

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 1, 2010

A social analytics platform for Facebook app developers and publishers that provides detailed demographic and engagement data. Analytics also extend to iPhone and web apps using Facebook Connect. Founded in 2008 in Santa Monica by Ron Goldman (former CRO of shopping.com) and Rahul Sonnad. Total Raised: $21.4mm. Kontagent. -A

Zag 248

Zag Truecar Venture Capital CarsDirect 248

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 4, 2010

Palm (acquired by HP ) – In our interview we talked about how transformational mobile computing is and why it’s different than web computing (e.g. Hyper-local, flash marketing platform connecting consumers with local business offers; super majority of offers are restaurant and personal services; competitor to Groupon.

Clearstone 236

Clearstone Venture Capital ReachLocal Google 236

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 19, 2010

Gilt Group is currently the largest private sale web site in US. Founded in November 2007 in New York City by Alexis Maybank and Kevin Ryan (co-founder of DoubleClick); CEO is Susan Lyne (ex-CEO Marta Stewart Living Omnimedia) Revenue estimates: $50mm in 2008; $170mm in 2009 (versus budget of $150mm); $450mm forecasted for 2010.

Venture Capital 240

Venture Capital Startup Platform Technical Review 240

socalTECH

JANUARY 4, 2013

Harrison created one of the Internet's first video search sites, FastTV, and also ran IFILM, which he sold to Viacom in 2006. We hope to be on every single platform, over time. Blair Harrison: I sold iFilm to Viacom at the end of 2005, and got out of there at the beginning of 2008. You helped define video on the web with iFilm.

Social Network 232

Social Network Startup Services Organization 232

socalTECH

JANUARY 25, 2010

Johnson's latest effort is Lunch.com (www.lunch.com), a web site which takes the concepts behind VirtualTourist.com beyond travel, and into lots of other subjects. We sold it in July of 2008, to Expedia. Lunch.com was the platform to do all of that. We spent a lot of time proving out the platform, to see that it works.

Content 204

Content Startup Sites Manhattan Beach 204

socalTECH

MARCH 3, 2011

One of those he mentioned was Hark (www.hark.com), an online site which allows users to find and share sound bites and audio clips from movies and elsewhere. We thought we'd create a platform that was as powerful and rich as Youtube is for video, or Flickr is for pictures, or Docstoc is for documents.

Redpoint 201

Redpoint Startup Content .Net 201

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 26, 2013

I can remember when creating a web site for eCommerce could easily require a million dollar investment. Now you can create a web site for almost nothing - and be on your way with your latest invention or personal services. The elements include communications, mobile platforms, and location-based services.

Startup 109

Startup Entrepreneur Social Media Satisfaction 109

socalTECH

APRIL 1, 2010

in a venture round from GRP Partners and Rincon Ventures, for the firm's mobile ad management platform. We caught up with founder Evan Rifkin --who previously founded and sold TagWorld/Flux to MTVN in November of 2008--to learn more about the startup. Evan Rifkin: Basically, we are an open and free ad management platform.

Startup 164

Startup Platform Advertising GRP Partners 164

SoCal CTO

MAY 15, 2009

Individuals use social networking sites such as LinkedIn and Plaxo as career-advancing tools, even more useful in a down economy. Social networking sites and microblogs are used not only to build company brands, but to foster productivity; social media tools help build communities around the question, "What are you working on?"

Social Network 150

Social Network Networking Yammer CTO Hire 150

socalTECH

APRIL 16, 2010

Albert previously founded CheapCheapCheap.com, an online coupon and deal finding site, and we thought we'd hear from Albert why he thinks the local, group purchasing market is so interesting, and how he hopes to grow the service beyond just Orange County. What is the site all about? How did DealPerk.com come about?

Orange County 170

Orange County Startup Sites Southern California 170

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 19, 2011

In a world where it’s easier to judge the immediate value of a business, I know that metrics like “time on site&# matter. I’m starting to spend my time evaluating companies that can help brands simultaneously build within the fortress but also maintain social value in the open web. On the open web.

Social Media 274

Social Media Google Media Startup 274

socalTECH

APRIL 30, 2013

It was not working for app developers, because they could not monetize their apps because there was not enough appropriate advertising for them--think dating sites, beer ads. We spent the last few years building our advertising ad serving platform, and launched about two months ago. That wasn''t something we wanted our girls to see.

Mobile 208

Mobile Networking Media Advertising 208

socalTECH

AUGUST 27, 2012

It's an intensely competitive market in developing games for the iPhone and other mobile platforms, with thousands and thousands of titles competing for attention from users. Prior to that, the big title at MyNUMO was Match 3D, which was a very ambitious title in 2008, and was a freebie game. We also have a bunch of casino games.

Mobile 216

Mobile Startup Software Review Platform 216

SoCal CTO

MARCH 5, 2007

link] [link] Posted byTony Karrer at 5:33 PM 0comments: Post a Comment Newer Post Older Post Home Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom) About Me Tony Karrer Dr. Tony Karrer is CEO/CTO of TechEmpower , a Los Angeles Web Development firm, and is considered one of the top technologists in e-Learning. He has twenty years’ experience as a CTO.

Southern California 150

Southern California CTO Coach CTO Hire Social Media 150

Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 19, 2012

The rise of couponing in late 2008 coincided with the recession of the late 2000s;” this factor combined with an increased consumer interest in mobile technology and devices led to an unprecedented decline in print media. Due to the combination of these factors, marketers began to more heavily fund digital platforms.

Mobile 85

Mobile Software Review Statistics Technical Review 85

socalTECH

AUGUST 20, 2010

We did a successful trial in 2008. When I joined the company, I found an amazing technology platform and analytics capability. He's gone through this a couple of times now, so we have a robust platform which can predict the content users will like, and do so in an elegant and efficient manner.

Content 189

Content Screening Mobile Customer 189

socalTECH

JULY 20, 2011

Earlier this month, Los Angeles-based HitFix (www.hitfix.com) an online news site focused on entertainment, announced it had raised $2M in a funding round. We spoke with Jennifer about what HitFix is looking to do, her own background, and how HitFix is different from the many celebrity gossip and news sites out there.

News 173

News Entertainment Startup Bertelsmann 173

InfoChachkie

AUGUST 20, 2012

The company launched its social media management system in 2008, growing to over 4 million users by the start of 2012. We just made it really, really easy to get a job online across the web in a couple minutes. SaaS applicant tracking and recruiting tools also allow companies to quickly plug customized job boards into their sites.

SaaS 209

SaaS Tool Startup Screening 209

socalTECH

APRIL 28, 2010

Dave Waldman: We started quite a while ago, back in almost September of 2008. We were developing games, applications, and WAP sites for lots of carriers around the world while at Twistbox. Once we get the Gmail application in place, we're going to start looking at expanding support for other platforms, such as Yahoo, AOL, and Hotmail.

Email 185

Email Startup Mobile Ideas 185

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 30, 2009

We closed our fund in August of 2008. Brian Garrett: It's analytics, it's delivery platforms, it's optimization of technology facilitating compression to delivery of video. It's analytics around users and visitation on web sites, and it's knowledge of the consumption of photos--for example, GumGum--or video images on the web.

Southern California 153

Southern California Startup Palomar Rustic Canyon 153

SoCal Delicious

MAY 6, 2012

Charlie Capen is co-founder of HowToBeADad.com , an entertainment site and dad blog for “parents, soon-to-be parents and people who have no desire to procreate, whatsoever.” The site features running commentary and visual diagrams on the idiosyncrasies of fatherhood, parenting missteps and his own adjustment to having children.

Los Angeles 78

Los Angeles Entrepreneur Angel Fractional CTO 78

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 13, 2009

There must have been some reasons the stations did not embrace the platform, because--from what I gathered--there were not a lot of stations actively participating in the system. Dave Newmark: We doubled our business in 2008 over 2007, a 93 percent increase, and 2009 is up there as well. Our platform doesn't require any time.

Google 124

Google Advertising Media Startup 124

SoCal Delicious

SEPTEMBER 22, 2008

Where it might look something like: 1000, profile.photo.update, 1, 9:30AM 3/14/2008. Every web product ultimately has a bunch of user flows contained within it. For example, there might be a series of flows in how users come into the site, starting with ads, SEO, or otherwise. September 18th, 2008 at 8:00 am. Make sense?

Startup 29

Startup IP Email Report 29

Frank Addante

MAY 24, 2007

► February (1) Building and Developing an A++ Team ► 2008 (14) ► December (1) Develop a Culture Roadmap ► November (2) Green Week - Save the Environment and Your Cash Creating a Culture of Innovation: Cultural Values. Blogger Template originally design by Web-Kreation Converted By Jacky Supit Startup 3.0:

Advertising 40

Advertising Startup Venture Capital Outsource Development 40

SoCal CTO

DECEMBER 1, 2010

20 Recommended Quora Threads for Startups - ReadWriteStart , November 1, 2010 The Q&A site Quora has become an indispensable trove of knowledge and expertise when it comes to the tech industry. Ask a question and get an answer - that is, after all, what all Q&A sites offer. This should not deter you. You got it.

Technical Review 175

Technical Review Startup Product Technology 175

Frank Addante

MAY 15, 2006

► February (1) Building and Developing an A++ Team ► 2008 (14) ► December (1) Develop a Culture Roadmap ► November (2) Green Week - Save the Environment and Your Cash Creating a Culture of Innovation: Cultural Values. All of this was supported by the technology platform (adMonitor) that I invented at ReaXions, Inc.

Advertising 40

Advertising Startup Chief Technology Officer Technical Review 40

Frank Addante

JUNE 4, 2006

► February (1) Building and Developing an A++ Team ► 2008 (14) ► December (1) Develop a Culture Roadmap ► November (2) Green Week - Save the Environment and Your Cash Creating a Culture of Innovation: Cultural Values. With the web, you can change things everyday because it is always in your control. Be scrappy.

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Startup Venture Capital Email CTO Hire 40