TechEmpower

APRIL 30, 2013

Authors'' Note: We''re using the word "framework" loosely to refer to platforms, micro-frameworks, and full-stack frameworks. The high-performance Netty platform takes a commanding lead for JSON serialization on EC2. If the framework provides no JSON serializer, a best-of-breed for the platform is selected. Since Vert.x

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Framework EC2 PHP Java 544

TechEmpower

MARCH 28, 2013

Authors Note: Were using the word "framework" loosely to refer to platforms, micro-frameworks, and full-stack frameworks. The high-performance Netty platform takes a commanding lead for JSON serialization on EC2. We aim to know the upper bound being set on an applications performance per unit of hardware by each platform and framework.

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Framework EC2 PHP Java 560

Tech Zulu Event

FEBRUARY 17, 2016

As I sit here writing this, I can’t help but think how excited I am about our future. Launched in July of 2006, Twitter was a platform that experienced consistent and steady growth for many years. They hit the coveted one million user milestone and within two years a billion tweets had been sent on the platform.

Platform 40

Platform Startup News Content 40

Tech Zulu Event

MARCH 6, 2014

What they do: They’re a website, platform, and now mobile-app for crowdsourced annotation of song lyrics and texts. What You May Not Know: They were considered one of the fastest growing companies in their Y-Combinator batch (same as Reddit, Summer 2011) and successfully raised a total of $16.8 Rap Genius, Black Sheeps of Tech.

Startup 93

Startup Mobile Entertainment Sites 93

Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 13, 2013

Then we rescued it from nothing around the end of 2011. Another goal is to continue to drive awareness of our platform. PF: Pascal, the French mathematician and philosopher, back in the day said something like this, “I wrote you a long letter because I did not have time to write you a short one.” The company almost died.

Mobile 86

Mobile Marketing Writing Startup 86

Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 5, 2010

encouraging an open platform where 3rd parties can make lots of money]. As I write these words I’m aware that I could practically change the words AOL and Facebook for much of this section and with a few factual tweaks it might not be noticeable to the reader which of the firms I was talking about. They looked unstoppable.

Social Network 318

Social Network Networking Web 2.0 Startup 318

InfoChachkie

JULY 30, 2012

I always enjoy a great guerilla marketing story, such as TestFlight’s use of T-shirts and Tacos to gain Steve Jobs’ attention at Apple’s 2011 developers’ conference. However at the 2011 Hospitality Conference, he allowed his desire to make an impact impair his reasoning when he hired a band of masked parcours. Don’t Try Too Hard.

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Marketing Conference RSS Angel 209

Tech Zulu Event

AUGUST 22, 2012

It’s payments API allows platforms and marketplaces to accept payments for their customers without pre-existing merchant accounts. BusinessWeek named Bill and Rich two of the Best Young Tech Entrepreneurs of 2011. Anyone can start sending invoices, selling tickets, setting up a store, or accepting donations in under minute.

Startup 71

Startup Tool Capital Custom 71

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. But I didn’t write it for you; I wrote it for myself. Clearly it'd be more accurate to say "sometime in Q1 2011." call to arms.

Technical Review 175

Technical Review Startup Product Technology 175

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 15, 2011

That’s convenience when your VC is hoping to write the next $20 million check. But one common theme I’m hearing from there in 2011 is that it’s impossible to recruit. In our regions? Fuggetaboutit – show me the money ! Recruiting & retention will be different outside the Valley.

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Venture Capital Southern California Google Startup 313

SoCal Delicious

MAY 6, 2012

There are hundreds of entrepreneurs here in Los Angeles who are building awesome companies, writing awesome books, making awesome movies and are trying to solve important problems to help make this world a better place. a perks platform for small and medium sized businesses. Here are 62 63 Los Angeles entrepreneurs we can be proud of.

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Los Angeles Entrepreneur Angel Fractional CTO 78

SoCal CTO

JANUARY 5, 2011

Will Price , October 11, 2010 Georgians Should Vote No - Force of Good: a blog by Lance Weatherby , October 28, 2010 Free Software for Managing a Lean Startup - Platforms and Networks , January 17, 2010 Purpose Driven Life - Journey of a Serial Entrepreneur , July 26, 2010 Two Decade-Defining Acquisitions?

Startup 378

Startup Venture Capital Blogging CTO Coach 378

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 19, 2011

I know it’s easier to write “horse race&# stories about who’s signing up more users, raising more funding or who’s “hot&# lately. Companies such as Starbucks, McDonalds, IBM, Motorola & SAP are using their platform that is now generating more than 1 million job leads per month according to the company.

Social Media 274

Social Media Google Media Startup 274

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 19, 2010

But with the introduction of Apple TV, Google TV, the Boxee Box & other initiatives it’s clear that this battle will heat up in 2011. So without my weighing into the pro’s / con’s of this I can say that I believe it will capture a large segment of the market but leave room for “open platforms&# to play a big role.

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Content Google Media Hulu 386