socalTECH

MAY 18, 2010

For our interview today, we caught up with Al Eisaian , CEO of Pasadena-based IconApps (www.iconapps.com), which is developing mobile applications for the iPhone market. Al Eisaian: IconApps is built around simplifying people's lives through mobile technology. We built that and put it on the App Store on December 24 of 2009.

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Mobile .Net Pasadena Software Review 168

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 19, 2010

Closing a VC fund in 2009/10 is a major achievement in and of itself. 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.

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Venture Capital Startup Platform Technical Review 240

Tech Zulu Event

FEBRUARY 8, 2013

Divshot, a tool for web designers and developers, won a national pitch competition and one of it’s founders Michael Bleigh created a popular open source library now included in Ruby on Rails. Launchpad LA was founded by prominent VC Mark Suster of GRP Partners in 2009, and invests in each company that is accepted into the program.

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GRP Partners Startup Tech Coast Angels Bertelsmann 96

Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 31, 2012

. “As always, if you’d prefer not to permit businesses to see when you check into their locations going forward, you can uncheck the box under ‘Location Information ’” Competition From Facebook’s Nearby. Foursquare has been growing and now has nearly 30,000,000 active users since its launch in 2009.

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FAQ Competition News Customer 58

Tech Zulu Event

MARCH 2, 2012

As we know the mobile industry is accelorating at high speeds with no chances of slowing down anytime soon. What inspired you to co-found Rocksauce Studios and get involved in the mobile space? After directing a film in 2009, I wanted to get back into the design industry. What are your thoughts on the exploding mobile industry?

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Design Mobile Web Design Outsource Development 94

socalTECH

JUNE 20, 2012

We were founded in 2009 by Mark Suster from GRP Partners. We've created a heads down environment, where companies are not competitive with each other, but you've got serious, smart people in a productive working environment. They may or may not have a full time marketing person, or a mobile development person, as the case may be.

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Class Mentor Startup Santa Monica 261

Tech Zulu Event

MAY 11, 2011

PayDivvy provides a smarter way to manage bills by allowing you to pay, send and share bills…simply and socially…via web or mobile. His idea and subsequent business plan won the Wharton Venture Award in 2009 and was a finalist for the Wharton Business Plan Competition.

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Conference Orange County Technical Review Software Review 96

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 18, 2010

-Self-reported 60mm daily unique as of Dec 2009, games played by 250mm people a month (AppData). Reportedly, Softbank and Zynga have discussed jointly distributing games through Softbank’s mobile-phone service in Japan and other countries. FTC is considering an investigation into Apple’s anti-competitive practices.

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Venture Capital Google Web Sites 225

SoCal CTO

JUNE 9, 2010

Kathy Sierra at Business of Software 2009 - Business of Software Blog , May 4, 2010 "In the old days, getting customers was easy. No One Wins In Business Plan Competitions - Steve Blank , May 17, 2010 Last week one of the schools I teach at invited me to judge a business plan contest. You could just outspend.

Startup 248

Startup Venture Capital Conference Social Media 248

Tech.Co

MARCH 8, 2018

Also at Startup Night will be 25 diverse and innovative startups showcasing their latest products, competing for prizes including: $1K from LaunchKC , Business Extra Points from American Airlines , and a fast tracked spot to the Startup of the Year semifinals competition at Innovate Celebrate 2018. Marissa Lowman, Investor at Village Capital.

Technical Review 70

Technical Review Startup Software Review Entrepreneur 70

Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 28, 2012

In 2009, after their first round of investment, they launched internationally. The service can be accessed by computer, mobile phone ( iPhone , Android ) or social network ( Facebook ). Any competition back home? Our original German site, mitfahrgelegenheit.de , was founded as a student project in 2001. Any user stats?

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Training Marketing Competition Platform 82

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 12, 2010

I’d like to offer you two “life hacks&# that I implemented in 2009 and one that I’m test driving in 2010. They take all incoming calls on my mobile phone and work phone, transcribe them for me and send me an email with a text transcription and a.WAV file to listen to messages if I feel the need to. Quite literally.

Product 280

Product Startup Email Technical Review 280

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 9, 2009

We're really excited about 2009. If you're an industry insider--for example, maybe you worked at Microsoft in its mobile division for eight years, before your mobile startup--the extent you can get that out in a meeting to establish credibility, makes the rest of your ideas more credible. It's a great time to be investing.

Tech Coast Angels 100

Tech Coast Angels Ideas Entrepreneur Invest 100

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 13, 2009

Dave Newmark: We doubled our business in 2008 over 2007, a 93 percent increase, and 2009 is up there as well. At the same time, media--or what we called media--which now includes traditional media, online media, mobile, product placement, etc.--there Can you talk about this, and why the radio market is different? Media is exploding.

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Google Advertising Media Startup 124

socalTECH

JULY 13, 2009

So we think we're the right size for the market in 2009. We've invested in a fantastic company called Mobiclip, which provides high throughput video with low battery consumption on mobile devices. My competition is not Rustic Canyon, it's not Clearstone, or the other venture firms in town. That's what I'm hoping to do.

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GRP Partners Southern California Santa Barbara Rustic Canyon 157

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 12, 2010

Competition: Chegg (has raised $144 in debt and equity)—estimated by Steven Carpenter ( TechCrunch ) to be 10x more unique visitors than BookRenter (during peak book renting seasons) with nearly $140mm in revenues for 2010. Free experience is web and mobile app-based, has ads, limited skipping, and limited listening time (40 hours/month).

Venture Capital 217

Venture Capital Capital Metrics Competition 217

Tech Zulu Event

AUGUST 13, 2010

In 2009 my art blog www.johntunger.com earned $188,138 in gross sales from 205,839 unique visitors. Entrepreneurism / Monetization Apps, content, mobile. . Web and mobile technology have developed differently in Japan than any other country with hardware, Entrepreneurism / Monetization business, japan, Localization. .

Guide 69

Guide Startup Venture Capital Entrepreneur 69

Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 5, 2015

India’s Mobile first eBates and its digital assistant helps consumers find the best savings online. He was fortunate enough to attend three competitions: Atlanta, Sydney and Athens. , which is either crazy or foolish depending on who you ask. Elizabeth is equally crafty, and is also a world traveler, having visited over 30 countries!

Startup 40

Startup Training SaaS Walnut 40

Frank Addante

APRIL 16, 2007

► 2009 (3) ► May (1) A Tour of the Rubicon Project Headquarters ► April (1) "Pay it Forward" Event for Students & Aspiring Ent. What if there was another competitive cash register on the market? ► October (1) New Video! Whats the cost of not having it? How could they abuse their power?

Google 40

Google Advertising Startup Venture Capital 40

SoCal CTO

JULY 13, 2010

Just because a product has a patent, deep complexity and an obvious competitive advantage does not mean that it can fly by itself into the market. Don Norman at Business of Software 2009 - Business of Software Blog , June 21, 2010 Imagine you’re on the first slide of your powerpoint presentation and want to move to the next slide.

Startup 175

Startup Venture Capital Slides Blogging 175

SoCal CTO

DECEMBER 1, 2010

Competing To Win Deals - A VC : Venture Capital and Technology , November 7, 2010 The venture capital business is highly competitive. Conceived in 1987 by Motorola and spun out in 1990 as a separate company, Iridium planned to build a mobile telephone system that would work anywhere on earth. 17, 2009 and before Jan.

Technical Review 175

Technical Review Startup Product Technology 175