SoCal Tech Calendar

OCTOBER 4, 2010

Tuesday, October 5, 2010 -- Startup Matchmaking Night. LA Web/Mobile Software Entrepreneurs. The idea is pretty simple, each company rep at the happy hour will have a 'Hello' badge that says what kind of talent they're looking for, and all the people looking for a gig will have a different badge that shows their specialty.

Startup 100

Startup Web Ideas Mobile 100

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 16, 2022

Here are some basic principles: Angels invest in people, more often than they invest in ideas. This software platform is used by many local angel organizations for managing deal flow. It was founded back in 2010 by Naval Ravikant and Babak Nivi of Venture Hacks , which is also a great place to visit for startup advice.

Startup 135

Startup Keiretsu Platform Invest 135

socalTECH

DECEMBER 23, 2019

The podcast ecosystem continues to grow and Im excited to see this content medium continue to change the way people receive information and share new ideas. Since 2010, $6.3B Due to this, seed rounds have become more competitive, with more expensive valuations and more oversubscribed rounds.

Capital 100

Capital Technical Review Truecar Venture Capital 100

InfoChachkie

OCTOBER 12, 2015

Software Secretaries. Software coding was initially considered "woman's work," as it involved typing the commands onto punchcards, which was akin to taking dictation via a typewriter. Diversity on all levels, be it ideas, education, background, gender, ethnicity or otherwise, is critical to our growth.

Company 100

Company Companies Santa Barbara Education 100

SoCal CTO

DECEMBER 1, 2010

aka: An Open Letter to the Next Big Social Network) - 500 Hats , November 1, 2010 I've held off writing this post for a long time, because I couldn't quite get my head around all the issues. When It’s Darkest Men See the Stars - Steve Blank , November 24, 2010 When It’s Darkest Men See the Stars. but: Something is Still Missing.

Technical Review 175

Technical Review Startup Product Technology 175

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 18, 2010

industry investors rather than VCs) a good idea for entrepreneurs. Founded in April/May 2010 by Diego Berdakin (Ex-Slingshot Labs) and Josh Berman (Ex-Slingshot Labs, MySpace Co-founder) in Santa Monica, CA. first vertical to launch by 2010 Holiday Season. Offers cloud-based web analytics software provider. 406 Ventures.

Venture Capital 225

Venture Capital Google Web Sites 225

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 5, 2011

We liked this idea so much we decided to steal it from True Ventures. Just as we launched a 2010 site they go all 2011 on us! Yet we wanted to be clear that we invest heavily in digital media, mobile & software companies. I have some ideas. Just as we did they took it down from their website. I still loved it.

UCSD 260

UCSD Invest Startup Design 260

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 4, 2010

. $14mm in Series C; $25mm in Series B raised in March 2010; $44mm raised in total. If Klout can become an embedded solution in every marketing software companies’ toolkits then they could be a valuable company. If these software companies each build this authority algorithm in-house then they may become a product.

Clearstone 236

Clearstone Venture Capital ReachLocal Google 236

SoCal CTO

JULY 13, 2010

This continues my series of posts: Top 29 Startup Posts May 2010 Startup CTO Top 30 Posts for April 16 Great Startup Posts from March There was some really great content in June. " And in the spirit of how to get your ideas to happen, they asked me to talk about entrepreneurship and the myriad ways you can "be your own boss."

Startup 175

Startup Venture Capital Slides Blogging 175

SoCal CTO

FEBRUARY 25, 2007

Its interesting to think about how universities might want to have their staff better aligned with moving ideas from the lab to start-ups. Mobile Internet Apple Facebook ► 2009 (32) ► December (3) Startup Software Developers Startup Software Development – Do Your Homework Be.

CTO Coach 150

CTO Coach Southern California CTO Hire Startup 150

SoCal Delicious

JANUARY 20, 2010

As for 2010, it’s shaping up to be a year of general improvement in the business and technology industries hard hit by recession, the impact of which has seemed to hold back new investment and experimentation in social technologies, many of which are funded by staff participation from Internet firms.

Web 29

Web Technical Review Web 2.0 Social Media 29

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 14, 2019

Here are some basic principles: Angels invest in people, more often than they invest in ideas. This software platform is used by many local angel organizations for managing deal flow. It was founded back in 2010 by Naval Ravikant and Babak Nivi of Venture Hacks , which is also a great place to visit for startup advice.

Angel 96

Angel Keiretsu Invest Networking 96

SoCal CTO

MARCH 20, 2007

Take a look at other sites: [link] But the overall idea is to provide branded search in order to get merchandise from your artist, star, etc. Mobile Internet Apple Facebook ► 2009 (32) ► December (3) Startup Software Developers Startup Software Development – Do Your Homework Be.

CTO Coach 150

CTO Coach Southern California CTO Hire Social Media 150

Xconomy

SEPTEMBER 19, 2016

Eslambolchi, who had served as a LonoCloud advisor and CEO, told Caldwell he had an idea for a cybersecurity startup that would use analytic software and machine learning technology to monitor the data flowing in and out of networks for anything that looks out of the ordinary. This is ‘leaning forward’ cybersecurity.”.

San Diego 40

San Diego Artificial Inteligence Universal City Chief Technology Officer 40

InfoChachkie

FEBRUARY 8, 2011

Value Prop Twitter Style : Lynda.com is: “The best, new, online way to learn how to use your software. 3) Imagine it is 2010 and Lynda is a 20-year old, digital native who wants to start a company. Search for a specific answer or learn something new from start to finish. ”. Hello Kitty!”. Coffee or tea?

Entrepreneur 245

Entrepreneur Training Startup Web 245

InfoChachkie

FEBRUARY 8, 2011

Value Prop Twitter Style : Lynda.com is: “The best, new, online way to learn how to use your software. 3) Imagine it is 2010 and Lynda is a 20-year old, digital native who wants to start a company. Value Prop Twitter Style: Lynda.com is: “The best, new, online way to learn how to use your software. Hello Kitty!”. Coffee or tea?

Entrepreneur 245

Entrepreneur Training Startup Web 245

SoCal CTO

FEBRUARY 17, 2007

If anyone has ideas on how to reach into to find candidates or other ways to find good people, I would love to hear it. Mobile Internet Apple Facebook ► 2009 (32) ► December (3) Startup Software Developers Startup Software Development – Do Your Homework Be.

Los Angeles 150

Los Angeles CTO Hire CTO Coach Develop 150

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 17, 2013

In my first enterprise software company we developed a methodology for sales that we called PUCCKA. Take for example the years 2010-2012 where every brand out there seemed to be buying Facebook “Likes.” ” In truth many companies had no idea why they actually needed Facebook Likes but there was still a pain point.

Sales 367

Sales Slides Startup Customer 367

SoCal CTO

FEBRUARY 25, 2007

But even if you came to me with that idea, Im not sure I would have bought it. Mobile Internet Apple Facebook ► 2009 (32) ► December (3) Startup Software Developers Startup Software Development – Do Your Homework Be. Why did YouTube win? Why did MySpace win?

CTO Coach 150

CTO Coach Southern California CTO Hire Social Media 150

socalTECH

JULY 16, 2012

Jeremy Gocke: The first incarnation of the idea for Fliptu started to gel between 2008 and 2010. That's where the initial idea for Fliptu came about. We provide a dashboard page, and from there they can click into and view media from all their favorite brands. What's your background and how did you come up with this?

Social Media 268

Social Media Media Social Network Seed Funding 268

Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 13, 2012

Initially, they decided to join forces in 2010 to create a new ad network called Ocean Park Interactive that matched publishers with advertisers. “We had this crazy idea. They funded their new company with their own money and started some serious ad testing.

Mobile 102

Mobile Networking Advertising Southern California 102

SoCal CTO

OCTOBER 5, 2010

This continues my series of posts: Top 40 Startup Posts for August 2010 Top 30 Startup Posts for July 2010 Top 30 Startup Posts in June 2010 Top 29 Startup Posts May 2010 Startup CTO Top 30 Posts for April 16 Great Startup Posts from March Some great free resources listed this month that I thought were interesting.

Startup 191

Startup Product Technology Venture Capital 191

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 5, 2010

The idea of aggregation is powerful in a world where your social communications are fragmented and increasingly hard to manage. ThereNow has build a platform (physical camera + software platform) to help remote coaches help improve teachers. The pro’s (for me) – the UI was simply beautiful.

Angel 254

Angel Technical Review Software Review Platform 254

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 24, 2014

Here are some basic principles: Angels invest in people, more often than they invest in ideas. This software platform is used by most local Angel organizations for managing deal flow. It was founded back in 2010 by Naval Ravikant and Babak Nivi of Venture Hacks , which is also a great place to visit for startup advice.

Angel 115

Angel Startup Funding Keiretsu 115

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 11, 2017

Here are some basic principles: Angels invest in people, more often than they invest in ideas. This software platform is used by many local angel organizations for managing deal flow. It was founded back in 2010 by Naval Ravikant and Babak Nivi of Venture Hacks , which is also a great place to visit for startup advice.

Angel 67

Angel Keiretsu Invest Networking 67

Tech Zulu Event

AUGUST 25, 2012

The idea is to make the perfect engineering space: one giant room that fits thousands of people, all close enough to collaborate together. He posted, “Many development projects like this waste 30% or more of the materials due to poor planning, but Gehry uses a software-based design process to plan more precisely and efficiently.

Software Review 74

Software Review Design Santa Monica Social Network 74

socalTECH

OCTOBER 10, 2012

I left there in 2010, and starting looking at the electric vehicle market, what Southern California Edison was planning, saw these charging networks, and how all of this was planned to be an intelligence network. That was the genesis for the idea for the company, which was to build tools for that new market.

Help 178

Help Startup San Fernando Southern California 178

Tech Zulu Event

JULY 26, 2010

Have a great idea and product but need that extra boost of CTO juice to really get it going. Tweetup.com - An auction-based advertising system from Internet incubator Idealab, which originally came up with the idea for search advertising in the 1990s when it launched GoTo.com. The deets: When: Thursday July 29, 2010, 6:00PM - 10:00PM.

Santa Monica 71

Santa Monica LAVA Advertising Idealab 71

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 20, 2013

Here are some basic principles: Angels invest in people, more often than they invest in ideas. This software platform is used by most local Angel organizations for managing deal flow. It was founded back in 2010 by Naval Ravikant and Babak Nivi of Venture Hacks , which is also a great place to visit for startup advice.

Angel 108

Angel Keiretsu Organization Invest 108

Xconomy

JUNE 29, 2016

Smith, who joined the West institute as chief medical and science officer in 2010, took over as Reflexion’s interim CEO in December. I was at the institute when the idea germinated, and I’ve been on [Reflexion’s] board from the beginning.”. healthcare systems, CEO Joe Smith said late Monday. The role became permanent in March.

Technology 74

Technology San Diego Funding Coach 74

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 20, 2018

This is true of any buying process where a customer has to make a large investment decision on your software or when an investor must decide whether to give you $5 million. He said it sounded like a good idea and he committed to coming right then and there on the phone. the weather in LA is great this time of year!” I was relieved.

Funding 189

Funding Software Review Entrepreneur Venture Capital 189

Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 5, 2010

While Facebook was built on the idea that all our information was private and shared only between friend (before they changed this after the fact), Twitter was born under the idea that most of the information shared there was open and viewable by anybody. So … November 2010 and Facebook has 500 million users.

Social Network 297

Social Network Networking Web 2.0 Web 297

Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 13, 2010

Not limited to the technology industry, our members invest in exciting companies in a wide range of industries including biotech, consumer products, Internet, IT, life sciences, media, software and environmental, among others. They bounce ideas off one another, brainstorm, create, and prosper. TCA is a not-for-profit organization.

Technical Review 58

Technical Review Software Review Santa Monica Tech Coast Angels 58

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 28, 2010

It’s true that the carrier then gets their huge slice for being the billing and payment engine but the idea is that you as a website more than make up for this in terms of customer conversion. 11.2mm in Series A, rumored pre-money of $35mm; $1.6mm angel raised in Jan 2010. Read more: TechCrunch. Read more: PEHub.

Venture Capital 270

Venture Capital Capital Rustic Canyon Mobile 270

Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 22, 2009

The original idea behind Club Cooee came from the notion that instant messaging hasn't changed significantly since its inception. Coincidentally, Lemper was the partner responsible for Internet and Software investments at the time, and chose to transfer his focus to Club Cooee. To download the application, visit www.clubcooee.com.

Seed Funding 40

Seed Funding Social Media Conference Equity 40

Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 4, 2012

LAGbook was founded in 2010 by two twin brothers Chika and Chidi Nwaogu when they were just 19 years old and freshmen at University. 2010 and launched on 25 Apr. 2010, same day we purchased the domain name, lagbook.com. These are all great tech people, who have changed the world of computers, internet and software.

Social Network 100

Social Network Networking Advertising Startup 100

Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 11, 2012

We built a Proof of Concept in 2010, went into closed beta in 2011 and opened up to the public in Dec 2012. The idea was pioneered by renowned and award winning high impact serial entrepreneurs, Robert Sussman and Lance Fanaroff. What inspired you to come up with the idea? When was it launched? A member of Endeavor Global.

Software Review 92

Software Review Social Network Platform Technical Review 92