socalTECH

APRIL 8, 2016

In the world of on-demand driving�such as driving for Uber and Lyft--one of the biggest costs for drivers it the cost of owning, maintaning, fueling, and cleaning their vehicles. Why target the on-demand economy? When we first started, the largest demand was from government, particularly Mayor Greg Ballard in Indianapolis.

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socalTECH

MAY 19, 2015

On-demand, delivery startup Schlep and Fetch (www.schlepandfetch.com) wants to be the place you contact first to get practically anything delivered for you, whether that's a food order or something you forgot to pick up from home. Bryson Strauss: We are an on-demand delivery service. Need something--anything--delivered in Los Angeles?

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socalTECH

JUNE 18, 2010

The survey, conducted by Ernst & Young's Global Automotive Center, suggested that the interest in the vehicles could result in "more than enough demand" to sell out the estimated 2010 and 2011 production runs of those vehicles. The survey indicated that 7% of respondents would "definitely consider" buying a PHEV or EV.

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Demand Marketing Product 145

socalTECH

APRIL 27, 2011

Power released the results of its 2011 U.S. Despite a huge amount of funding given to electric and hybrid vehicle manufacturers by venture capitalists, a new study from Westlake Village-based J.D. Power and Associates finds that the outlook for "green" vehicles will remained "limited" for some time. The study examined attitudes of U.S.

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 23, 2011

Santa Monica-based LIVESTRONG.COM , the fitness and healthy living site run by Demand Media , said this morning that it has seen a "momentous activity spike" in usage of the site. Livestrong.com said it had over 12 million unique visitors in January 2011, an all-time traffic high for the site. READ MORE>>.

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Santa Monica Demand Media Sites 170

socalTECH

JANUARY 22, 2016

The move comes after the shutdown of Sidecar Technologies, the onetime Uber competitor which had recast itself as an on-demand restaurant delivery app; Sidecar just sold its assets to General Motors this week. The move is part of a rush to offer restaurant delivery services nationwide by on-demand companies. READ MORE>>.

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Los Angeles Angel Startup Demand 100

socalTECH

APRIL 22, 2011

A number of Southern California ranked in the top 50 most visited Internet sites in March, according to the latest, March 2011 numbers released by comScore today. comScore shows Santa Monica-based Demand Media as the highest rank Southern California firm, with 76.5M unique visitors, ranked at number 12. million unique visitors.

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 28, 2014

Nippon TV said it would use the acuqisition to enter into the subscription, video-on-demand business. Hulu had only launched services in Japan three years ago, in September of 2011. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. Hulu is jointly owned by NBCUniversal, 21st Century Fox, and The Walt Disney Company.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

AUGUST 18, 2011

Wednesday, August 24, 2011 -- What Do You Prize? Do we build inventory then demand, or demand then inventory. Speaker: Eileen Bartholomew, Senior Director, Prize Development X Prize Foundation. Business case: "We are faced with a classic chicken and egg problem. Presenter: Matthew Zimmer, President and CEO; STACKED Wines, LLC.

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Demand Develop Development 100

SoCal Tech Calendar

NOVEMBER 25, 2011

Thursday, December 1, 2011 -- LA CEOs, an education and support group for CEOs presents: Eliminate 10 Obstacles to Explosive Revenue Growth  our featured speaker is Robert Jurkowski, Founder and Managing Partner for On Demand Advisors. This is for CEOs only. You must be a current CEO with revenues over $1million to attend.

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Education Demand 113

SoCal Tech Calendar

DECEMBER 3, 2011

Friday, December 9, 2011 -- Insights on the Future of UAV's: LtGen Robling. Lieutenant General Terry Robling, Deputy Commandant for Aviation, USMC, will give his unique insights on the current and future demands that our military faces. See [link] (more)

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Demand 100

socalTECH

OCTOBER 6, 2010

Qualcomm said it is suspending direct consumer sales of devices, and will continue maintaining the service until Spring 2011. Qualcomm said that--if it shuts down the service--it will make "appropriate refunds" and would order some layoffs related to the shutdown.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

DECEMBER 3, 2011

Friday, December 9, 2011 -- Insights on the Future of UAVs. Lieutenant General Terry Robling, Deputy Commandant for Aviation, USMC, will give his unique insights on the current and future demands that our military faces. CommNexus San Diego.

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San Diego Demand Platform Technology 100

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 4, 2011

Los Angeles-based RealD , the developer of 3D movie projection technology, released its results Thursday, saying its Q3 2011 revenues rose to $57.8M, up 91 percent from Q3 of of 2010, when it reported revenues of $30.2M. The firm had a net GAAP loss of $16.6M. READ MORE>>.

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Screening .Net Demand Los Angeles 153

SoCal Tech Calendar

MAY 20, 2011

Thursday, May 26, 2011 -- Vator Splash LA. This upcoming Splash will showcase 10 up-and-coming startups, prominent VCs and founders of the leading LA-based companies - Demand Media and ReachLocal. Shawn will also talk about the future of Demand.

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Rustic Canyon ReachLocal Anthem Mission Ventures 100

Xconomy

APRIL 16, 2018

The deal underscores the growing demand for software coding and other digital skills—and employers’ increased willingness to turn to non-traditional sources to find talent. General Assembly (GA) launched in early 2011 with an incubator in New York City that was a cross between a co-working space and a startup university.

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Training Incubator Demand Course 59

SoCal Tech Calendar

JUNE 22, 2011

Tuesday, June 28, 2011 -- Front End Integration in the Era of the Smart Phone. In an effort to support this demand, operators are expanding capacity by increasing spectrum and moving to higher order modulation schemes. The high growth rate of consumer smart phones is driving a surge in mobile data traffic.

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Demand Mobile 100

SoCal Tech Calendar

MARCH 21, 2012

February of 2011 an IBM computer, called Watson, astonished audiences worldwide by soundly beating the two all-time greatest Jeopardy champions-at their own game. Technology Council.In

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IBM IBM Demand Technology 100

socalTECH

DECEMBER 30, 2010

These companies have all experienced growth and we're expecting substantial value creation in 2011. I have also been working with a couple entrepreneurs on some exciting new businesses that will be launched in early 2011. Pay attention to what Los Angeles entrepreneurs are doing, it's going to be an interesting 2011.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

FEBRUARY 14, 2011

Tuesday, February 15, 2011 -- IEEE Smart Grid / Power and Energy Meeting. Engineering skill in power systems, circuits and devices, wireless and wired communications, computer control systems, software engineering, and standards integration will be in high demand for the next ten to twenty years.

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Ventura Software Engineering Demand Software 100

SoCal Tech Calendar

MAY 18, 2011

Tuesday, May 24, 2011 -- Tech Cocktail. They also have a growing tech culture in Los Angeles and its adjacent cites like Santa Monica, West Hollywood and Beverly Hills as companies like Demand Media, MySpace and more recently Hulu, Mahalo, Callfire, DocStoc and BetterWorks have staked claim to the area. See [link] (more)

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socalTECH

JUNE 14, 2010

Agoura Hills-based videogame maker THQ has drastically lowered its sales guidance, saying early this morning that it has updated fiscal guidance for its fiscal first quarter ending June 30th and fiscal year ending March 31, 2011, due to "lower than anticipated sales" of its title UFC Undisputed 2010, plus a strengthening US dollar.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

APRIL 16, 2011

Friday, April 22, 2011 -- The Rise of Inbound Marketing: Adapting Marketing to Changing Customer Behaviors and Demands. Online marketing and social media have dramatically changed the marketing practice. From garage startups to board rooms, a new billion-dollar question now reverberates: Is marketing as we know it really dead?

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Marketing Social Media Media Demand 113

SoCal Tech Calendar

SEPTEMBER 7, 2011

Tuesday, September 13, 2011 -- PR for Startups. LAVA.Successfully marketing your startup to customers and investors can be challenging. What do you do if you build a website and all you hear are crickets? See [link] (more)

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Startup LAVA Social Media Tips 124

socalTECH

JANUARY 6, 2010

DIRECTV said the initial 3D channels will include a 3D, pay-per-view channel featuring movies, documentaries, and other programming; a DIRECTV on demand channel; and a free, 3D sample demo channel. on producing additional, 3D programming to debut in 2010 and 2011.

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El Segundo Sample Hollywood Demand 145

SoCal Tech Calendar

MARCH 31, 2011

Wednesday, April 6, 2011 -- UCLA Smart Grid Thought Leadership Forum: From Technology to ConsumerOPPORTUNITY - The Electric Utility Grid is approximately a hundred years old. The grid architecture is generally hierarchical with a small number of large energy generation sources and a large number of smaller energy demand sinks.

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UCLA Demand Mobile Technology 100

SoCal Tech Calendar

MAY 13, 2010

Cloud computing is estimated to be a $160 billion market opportunity by 2011 (Merrill Lynch). software as a service", "SaaS" or "on-demand") is a popular way to access, use and pay for business support software and provides a viable business model in this emerging field of cloud computing. The applications segment (a.k.a.

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Cloud Computing SaaS Enterprise Forum Software 100

socalTECH

DECEMBER 27, 2010

Right here in Los Angeles, Gil Elbaz and his team at Factual are building a platform and pipe for structured datasets that can be accessed (and purchased) as an on-demand service by anyone who needs them. What are the technologies, companies, or things you think the community ought to pay the most attention to in 2011? READ MORE>>.

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Miramar Southern California High Tech Clearstone 140

socalTECH

NOVEMBER 9, 2012

Demand Media. Demand Media consistently popped up near number one in the list of "companies to work for" from our readers. HauteLook was acquired for $270M in 2011 by Nordstrom. (Readers in San Diego, Orange County, Ventura County, and elsewhere, please comment or send us your comments!). The now-public. LiveNation.

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Technical Review Company Companies Southern California 279

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 21, 2009

Montgomery believes there will be 50 IPOs in 2010 as there is pent-up supply and a higher risk tolerance amongst institutional public investors harmonizing at 40 deals / year for the 3 years starting in 2011. More interestingly Montgomery expect the M&A market to grow to 600 in 2011 and 750 in 2012. Love to hear more views! .

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Venture Capital Technical Review Southern California Company 241

socalTECH

JANUARY 14, 2011

Its primary goal is to focus on identifying what is truly driving demand, analytically, so that our customers can optimize their activities. The client demand we are seeing as we have married our analytics with Jovian's engineering is staggering. I think we'll see a dramatic escalation of demand for the software this year.

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Xconomy

AUGUST 16, 2016

What Booth didn’t say explicitly is that providing only a limited supply of drug candidates in the face of increasing demand is a key element in the venture investment model. With a limited supply of new firms coming into the business, venture’s ability to expand to meet demand is inherently constrained.

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Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 29, 2011

As customers shift online, retailers have no choice, to not only follow suit, but to adapt to their changing demands. Consumers demand an exact product suited to our exact needs and this time we do not want to be told what this is. percent of all American advertising in 2011 (Rao, Leena, Techcrunch).

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Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 26, 2011

As customers shift online, retailers have no choice, to not only follow suit, but to adapt to their changing demands. Consumers demand an exact product suited to our exact needs and this time we do not want to be told what this is. percent of all American advertising in 2011 (Rao, Leena, Techcrunch).

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Customer Custom Demand Advertising 72

Tech Zulu Event

JUNE 11, 2012

The round will explore some of the hits and misses of 2011 and look at recent Content developments & initiatives with YouTube Premium Channels, HBO GO, Hulu Original Content, & Netflix On-Demand. ** TechZulu readers get a 35% discount by entering the promo code ‘ techzulu’ at checkout. **.

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Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 6, 2012

That work laid the foundation for Greg’s contribution in founding bigMETHOD in 2008, a social media agency that joined BLITZ in 2011. His time in the industry served as a living education in the world of online consumer engagement. Venue Sponsor. This special event will be taking place at The ROC (Real Office Centers).

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Social Media Santa Monica Southern California Media 111

Tech Zulu Event

MAY 11, 2011

The inaugural Splash LA event will be held on the evening of May 26, 2011, at The Highlands Hollywood. The event includes keynotes from Shawn Colo, co-founder of Demand Media, one of the hottest IPOs of this year, Zorik Gordon, co-founder and CEO of ReachLocal, one of the hottest IPOs of 2010. The third round is an audience vote.

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