Tech Zulu Event

JULY 8, 2011

For those who still might be wondering what Spotlight: LA Tech is all about, It’s a screening room for new technology homegrown in our region. It’s a gathering of friends and tech enthusiasts of all stripes. This Spotlight takes place Thursday, July 14, at The California Institute of Technology (CalTech).

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CalTech Technical Review Company Companies 100

InfoChachkie

AUGUST 29, 2011

Naval Ravikant, Co-Founder of AngelList and Venture Hacks, details a variety of factors that influence your chances of raising venture funding in this informative interview. This concentration is partly due to natural causes – successful startups spawn other successful startups. The Three Enthralling Factors Of Venture Funding.

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Venture Capital Capital Funding Technical Review 233

Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 10, 2010

They provide structure to the valuable social information that emerges, helping them connect with the information they need to plan trips and enjoy richer, more social travel experiences. Also, the new iPad rumored for release in first quarter of 2011 to sport a 7-inch screen and a micro or mini USB port.

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Technical Review News Tips Screening 65

InfoChachkie

JULY 18, 2012

The following guest post is from Eric Greenspan, Founder and CEO of MakeItWork, a consumer facing, in-home tech support service. From 2008 to 2011, the company paid its own bills, we were cash flow positive and we believed we could maintain this trend indefinitely. Then came the weekend, our lease payment and payroll was due Monday.

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RSS Technical Review Capital Email 170

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 23, 2012

I have been close to the tech & startup sectors for more than 20 years and I can’t think of a period in which I felt more optimistic about the innovation and value creation I see in front of us. By 2010-2011 this had shrunk by half again, averaging under $15 billion. By the end of 2011 the Internet population was estimated at 2.3

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Venture Capital Capital Technical Review Startup 347

socalTECH

DECEMBER 12, 2013

However, the founder recognized back in early 2011 that they wanted to take the platform to another level, and get DreamHosting in front of a much bigger audience, worldwide. I was hired back in the middle of 2011, and have now been ceo for about two and a half years. We''ve also managed to grow quite nicely.

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Software Review Cloud Computing Technical Review Platform 238

socalTECH

OCTOBER 30, 2013

It''s very similar to flowers, in that sense that I was working on a deal selling a flower company, and got lots of background information and understanding of the industry as part of our due diligence. Farbod Shoraka: We started out in the summer of 2011. I have such respect for other platforms and technology.

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Beverly Hills Technical Review Design Startup 157

Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 19, 2012

“The object is to exploit the convergence of people, information, products, services and places with today’s smartphones and tablets, which drive online orders in addition to purchases from brick-and-mortar stores.”. Due to the combination of these factors, marketers began to more heavily fund digital platforms. Getting Mobile-Ready.

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Mobile Software Review Statistics Technical Review 85

Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 5, 2010

Lunch is searching for the best reviewers on the Web in an effort to recognize excellence in consumer-created online reviews. Winners will be announced during a live streaming webcast in March 2011, and nomination and voting details can be found at [link] LunchAwards. Good luck to all the reviewers out there!

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Web Social Media Blogging Course 64

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 19, 2013

Matt sold his last startup, Thriva, to Active Network, and was part of the team that build up Active Network until its successful IPO in 2011. We thought we could add lots of value by servicing that pain, by producing real information for consumers, to help guide them through the process of maintaining and improving their property.

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Startup Guide CTO Hire Organization 133

Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 23, 2010

PT as they kick off the new weekly tech law show "TechZulu Law" with a discussion with IP attorney Denise Grayson, who portrays the attorney of Eduardo Saverin in the film about the early days of Facebook, "The Social Network.". The show focuses on legal issues surrounding startups, entrepreneurs, venture capitalists and emerging technology.

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IP Social Network Technical Review Networking 81

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 31, 2014

Positive content, such as information and pictures on your accomplishments, achievements, and friends, paints you in a good light. Neutral content, including your membership in business associations, and company affiliations, can at best balance false negative information, or at least make the negatives harder to find.

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Blogging Content Google Sites 99

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. Co-Founder & Co-CEO of Integr8 Group – one of the largest private owned Information Communication and Telecommunication Managed Service providers in South Africa (Annex.13). When was it launched? A member of Endeavor Global.

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Software Review Social Network Platform Technical Review 92

Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 17, 2011

Conducted this fall, the 2011 Consumer Payment Poll revealed that consumers have dramatic and growing concerns about the safety and privacy of using credit or debit cards for online transactions. Pretty substantial findings, when more than half of consumers surveyed admitted to abandoning a check out process due to security fears.

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Mobile Study Software Review Research 68

Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 5, 2010

But Friendster’s computer systems couldn’t keep up with the explosive growth (reportedly due to the complexity of the security model set up to control connections, privacy and authenticity of users) so MySpace was hot on the heels and swept up the market in a very rapid ascent. Social Networking goes Real Time: Twitter.

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Social Network Networking Web 2.0 Startup 318

Tech Zulu Event

AUGUST 31, 2011

May 4, 2011 was the official launch date). As a reputation-based marketplace, Zipments customers can review profile information of couriers who bid on their jobs before they select them to perform the job. They can also review past deliveries the courier has done, and any comments past customers have left them.

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Los Angeles Angel Examples Mobile 79

Xconomy

SEPTEMBER 2, 2016

Just last month, a startup Tsien cofounded announced a round of funding to push ahead with a fluorescent technology that aims to help surgeons cut out tumors without removing healthy tissue. For more on Tsien and the rest of the week’s news, let’s get to the roundup.

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News San Diego Journal Technical Review 57

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 27, 2011

If Nivi ever sent me a deal I’d meet the team without any question or pre-review. Great seed investors like Bryce Roberts / OATV (and other great ones like Floodgate , Founder Collective , Information Arbitrage or Rincon Ventures ) still get all the dealflow the need. 2011 is one big cocktail party all over again.

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Venture Capital Writing Blogging Startup 267

SoCal Delicious

OCTOBER 8, 2012

Loading… Tech. SIGNIFICANCE PASSING-MENTION. --> Tech Titans Hit the Beach As Silicon Valley moguls go on a home-buying spree in Los Angeles, theyre reshaping the real-estate landscape. The tech industry is going south. Prices are soaring in the beachfront communities tech types favor, and rents in these.

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Los Angeles Software Review Technical Review Journal 44

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 19, 2010

It’s always fun debating companies with Dana because she’s always so knowledgeable on deals – particularly those in the digital media, ad-tech and eCommerce spaces. An obvious example that comes to mind is Roger Ehrenberg, whose fund Information Arbitrage , is looking at companies in these categories. Greycroft is an early-stage VC.

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Venture Capital Startup Platform Technical Review 240

InfoChachkie

JULY 9, 2012

During the latter half of 2011, Google awarded a number of leading YouTubers and nascent Internet TV networks grants of $1 million to $2 million. For instance, Kids React reviewed a video by DeStorm , while the Gregory Brothers incorporated Kids React into their hilarious Chuck Testa video.

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Google Develop Development Funding 133

SoCal CTO

DECEMBER 1, 2010

I continue to collect great content that is the intersection of startups, products, online and technology. The United States is now a debtor nation to China and that the bill is about to come due. Want to know, for example, why Foursquare uses MongoDB to store check-in information? One out of ten of Americans are out of work.

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Technical Review Startup Product Technology 175

Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 25, 2013

We discuss advertising, Vidzey’s story, technology, business, interns, and entertainment. Is the technology even possible? It was 2011, so these were valid questions. We were reviewing the content and looking at the stats on viewership. So how far are we from the ideal level of technology sophistication?

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Entertainment Advertising Startup Media 98