2009 Competition Mobile Web 
Tech Zulu Event
OCTOBER 21, 2012
Journey is a platform to build data gathering mobile apps much faster than would traditionally have been possible. That is the problem Embark Mobile is set to solve across the world beginning in Africa. Journey was created by our company, Embark Mobile (or “Embark” for short). Why the name? How does it work?
Both Sides of the Table
JUNE 3, 2010
Web-based client for user stream data including Twitter (original focus), FaceBook, MySpace, Google Buzz, FourSquare and many others. Users leave messages for each other through BlockChalk mobile app. Mobile gifting service. Founded in 2009 in Los Angeles by Michelle Crames. Estimated 15mm downloads to date. BlockChalk.
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Both Sides of the Table
MAY 19, 2010
Closing a VC fund in 2009/10 is a major achievement in and of itself. Gilt Group is currently the largest private sale web site in US. Total raised: $83mm; Series B round (July 2009 for $43mm) valued company at $400mm. Booyah – Develops a location based service platform that pairs the virtual world with mobile gaming.
Both Sides of the Table
JUNE 18, 2010
We also talked about how brands are increasing driving much of their traffic to Facebook and away from their own web pages. Self-reported 60mm daily unique as of Dec 2009, games played by 250mm people a month (AppData). Online service offering privacy certification for web sites. This is astounding and myopic in my view.
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. The company’s CEO, Brendon McQueen, graduated from Columbia with 12 loans that totaled over $120,000.
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?
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. Last week I was having coffee with an ex engineering student of mine now on his second startup (and for a change it wasn’t a Web 2.0 You could just outspend. 8211; are mostly a loss leaders for Google.
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