socalTECH

MARCH 7, 2012

The USC Stevens Institute--which was founded with significant funding from Mark Stevens, the venture capitalist at Sequoia Capital who is a USC alum--said the six projects were selected from 31 proposals, which were submitted in the summer of 2011. READ MORE>>.

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 5, 2010

I recently spoke at Caltech at the Caltech / MIT Enterprise Forum on “the future of social networking,&# the 30-minute video is here and the PowerPoint presentation is here on DocStoc ). What are the big trends that will drive the next phase of social networks? And so it goes with social networking.

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 2, 2012

billion in 2011 in its S-1, which is being underwritten by Morgan Stanley, J.P. The firm reported net income of $1 billion on revenues of $3.7 Morgan, Goldman Sachs & Co., BofA Merrill Lynch, Barclays Capital, and Allen & Company.

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OCTOBER 1, 2009

.&# This is a direct result of innovation around the iPhone / mobile computing, Facebook / Social Networks and Twitter (as distinct from Social Networks). Tags: Pitching VCs Start-up Advice VC Industry startup technology vc venture capital. It is also a result of pent-up demand.

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Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 5, 2012

Technology has given us the ability to connect with others like never before, but personal access still remains uncommon. Our focus is providing anyone who is active online already with the ability to leverage their existing social networks for monetized one-on-one conversations. We caught up with the CEO William Zell.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 31, 2014

After you claim your identity with placeholder domain names, accounts in social networks, and common blogging platforms, your next challenge is to create enough positive content as a “Google wall” to keep negative info out of the top Google search results. The Internet has been a powerful and disruptive technology.

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Tech Zulu Event

AUGUST 31, 2011

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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. Rob and Lance made multiple business trips to the USA and UK in order to understand the offerings and strategy of existing payment providers, social networks, banks and financial service providers. When was it launched?

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 1, 2012

Is your audience out walking in the park without technology or are they technology lovers who never parted with their BlackBerry or iPhone? According to the “ Small Business Marketing Forecast 2012 ” from Ad-ology, Social media for small business marketing has reached its tipping point. small businesses.

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Social Media Media Startup Tips 93

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 7, 2013

For example, if you are working on a great social networking idea to replace Facebook, and need funding, you probably won’t find any interested and focused VCs or Angel investors in Phoenix, Arizona, where I live. When it comes to the technology ecosystem, clusters are vital. get the attention of the market they choose.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 24, 2013

After you claim your identity with placeholder domain names, accounts in social networks, and common blogging platforms, your next challenge is to create enough positive content as a “Google wall” to keep negative info out of the top Google search results. The Internet has been a powerful and disruptive technology.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 10, 2013

It''s a social network for world trade, kind of a combo between Alibaba and LinkedIn. In 2011, we built our site, and in 2012, last year, we started getting content. We''ve now reached critical mass in content, and in Asia we''re number three in the amount of information on products and suppliers online.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 30, 2013

Where are the young social media users going? By some measurements Twitter was the fastest growing social network of 2012. Teens fueled that growth when in 2011 12% of teens reported using Twitter. They are going to Instagram, Tumblr, Snapchat, Kik, and other applications. In 2012 that number skyrocketed to 26%.

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Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 27, 2011

So with out further ado I present the Spotlight: LA Tech Fall 2011 Judges! Entries will be closed for company submissions at midnight of October 16th, 2011. If you’d like to see some of the best technologies and meet some of the brightest minds in beautiful Southern California, SIGN UP NOW. Event Details. to 9:30 p.m.

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Tech Zulu Event

MARCH 26, 2012

Although, the overall message of the film is quite bleak as they point to the mediocrity that more access to creation and freedom of distribution creates. . “The idea was to build something that ‘shows’ and ‘enchants,’” which is, in fact, what the Japanese word Miselu translates as.

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Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 21, 2011

This included stabilizing a historically negative traffic and user trend, reducing the operational cost of the business by nearly 90 percent and pivoting the product from its legacy as a social network to a social entertainment destination. join us in proving there’s more than one place in California to create great technology.

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SoCal CTO

DECEMBER 1, 2010

I continue to collect great content that is the intersection of startups, products, online and technology. 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: Something is Still Missing.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 15, 2013

MySpace , the online social networking site which is now owned by Specific Media, has finally rolled out its new, Justin Timberlake-inspired web design, in conjunction with the release of a new single from Timberlake and JAY Z. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 31, 2011

According to Qualcomm, it has selected six regional finalists, who will each represent $100,000 in venture financing, with the chance to win $150,000 as a grand prize winner at DEMO Spring 2011 in Palm Desert. READ MORE>>.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 23, 2012

The movie, “The Social Network” might have had more of an impact on creating future entrepreneurs than any other event of the past 5 years. 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 Thank you, Aaron Sorkin!

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Venture Capital Capital Technical Review Startup 347

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 3, 2012

These indicate that the correct icon for an entrepreneur may now have gray hair, rather than the warm glow of youth: The number of Baby Boomers starting a business from 1996 to 2011 rose nearly 7 percent, while the start-up rate by those aged 20 to 44 fell about 5 percent.

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 9, 2011

2010 was the year of the “super angel&# and 2011 has to date been the year of unbelievably highly priced B,C & D rounds of venture capital. August 2011. Cash will continue to become less relevant in 10 years as electronic & mobile commerce continue to proliferate and new technologies like NFC drive change.

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Marketing Venture Capital Funding Technical Review 305

SoCal Delicious

MAY 6, 2012

sold to Zynga Game Networks, Inc.). After the acquisition, MyMiniLife became the common technology platform at Zynga and powers 150M monthly users including games like Cityville, Farmville, and Frontierville. Cyrus Farudi is an American entrepreneur who co-founded Flipswap, Inc in 2004 and Capsule in 2011.

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SoCal Delicious

AUGUST 28, 2012

Social media. Social networking. Social games. I assumed that the people of Los Angeles were disingenuous attention whores and didn’t know anything about technology.”. Not only does Southern California have leaders in technology, we have innovators. billion for its endowment in 2011 alone. Interviews.

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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. they’ll continue to look for independent technology partners. So entering 2011 why does this matter? This is where the digital media puck is going.

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