SoCal Tech Calendar

MAY 14, 2010

Thursday, May 20, 2010 -- Accelerate Your Revenue. If you are a software, cloud-computing or technology company and want to grow your revenue predictably and profitably, you should attend this 5 hour Revenue Acceleration Workshop. A joint program with On Demand Advisors and Technology Council. See [link] (more).

Technology Council 100

Technology Council Cloud Computing Demand Design 100

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 23, 2014

15 years ago we were at the peak of Internet hype with the launch of many over-capitalized businesses with a market size & opportunity was limited. The VC market has right-sized (returned back to mid 90′s levels & less competition). But markets value high growth over short-term profitability. Where are we today?

Venture Capital 398

Venture Capital Technical Review Startup Seed Funding 398

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 21, 2011

The era of cheap cloud computing plus open-source software plus digital natives unleashed upon society is creating some truly amazing products that will challenge the way we do business and the way we live our lives. They get marketed as such. As with the late 90′s the answer is “Yes. Not solving a real problem.

Startup 309

Startup Cloud Computing Venture Capital Marketing 309

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 23, 2012

There are obvious reasons the industry has had less-than-desirable returns, including: massive over-funding of the sector, huge increases in inexperienced venture capitalists that took a decade to peter out, and the massive correction in the value of the public stock markets that closed many exit opportunities for half a decade.

Venture Capital 347

Venture Capital Capital Technical Review Startup 347

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 6, 2015

I began asking around who the likely investors were for such a market. If you want to understand the software trend that drove the creation of the seed-stage VC phenomenon I wrote about it that linked blog post but in short: cloud computing drove down the cost to create startups enabling a new category of investor.

Venture Capital 150

Venture Capital Startup Invest Cloud Computing 150

Tech Zulu Event

JULY 16, 2012

CallFire serves clients in a diverse array of industries, from automotive, education and entertainment, to finance, healthcare, marketing and real estate. CallFire powers voice and text messaging applications that enable businesses, government agencies and grassroots organizations to instantly and affordably communicate with key audiences.

Venture Capital 89

Venture Capital Cloud Computing Class Education 89

Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 20, 2011

It’s the first performance-based marketing platform specifically designed for the music industry. Additionally, the database includes on-street meter and sign restrictions in the top 26 US markets. As of May 2010, CallFire has over 20,000 customers! Leveraging mobile application and online platform. Community Sponsors.

UCLA 102

UCLA Company Companies Idealab 102

Tech Zulu Event

AUGUST 13, 2010

Branding / Marketing / Publicity marketing, PR, publicity. . Why cater to a market that makes you eat ramen when you can slap on a suit and get budget for sushi? Bootstrapping enterprise, marketing, Sales. . Bootstrapping marketing, Start-up, Technology. . Post-Launch: Marketing Web Apps on a Budget.

Guide 69

Guide Startup Venture Capital Entrepreneur 69