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Bobbie One startup that's proved to have the formula for success this year is Bobbie – the first infant formula to be certified as organic by the USDA, and the fastest-growing product of its kind to enter the US market since the 1980s. Organic milk formula product Bobbie. million site visits in October alone. Gumroad homepage.

Startup 210

Startup Generative AI Newsletter Tool 210

SoCal Tech Calendar

MAY 25, 2012

Thursday, May 31, 2012 -- The Israel Conference. May 31 and June 1, 2012. The Israel Conference is a fast-paced business conference showcasing the vitality and growth of Israel-facing business through a variety of panels on hot industry topics and trends with world-class speakers and high-quality networking. See [link] (more)

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Conference High Tech Commerce Class 100

Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 19, 2011

TechZulu is heading out to CES and we have tons of products/gadgets/games/companies to review and interview. Hear from key influencers and investors about trends shaping the connected TV market, mobile and web apps, iPad, content discovery and hybrid TV standards and opportunities for advertising and marketing campaigns.

Social Media 84

Social Media Newsletter Mobile Startup 84

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 20, 2014

I have been saying privately for years now that I believe online video will evolve into fragmented distribution (my next online video post) and vertical production. They have production facilities in Mexico where they have been creating lower-cost video for traditional TV for many years and they pivoted this facility to producing for YouTube.

Invest 291

Invest Content Media Networking 291

socalTECH

MARCH 28, 2014

Los Angeles-based mobile advertising company Airpush has quietly grown to around $100M in annual revenues, according to a recent ranking from Forbes--a big surprise, as the company was completely bootstrapped by founder Asher Delug , who eschewed the usual use of venture capital and private equity to build a company to those revenue levels.

Startup 196

Startup Mobile Advertising Organization 196

socalTECH

MAY 21, 2013

Before that, I was running product at Spotrunner. I''ve grown from driving part of the technology within the company, to driving all of the product development side, and also picking up product management and business development, around traffic acquisition and third party products. How big is YP? Louis and Atlanta.

Technical Review 223

Technical Review Glendale Advertising Google 223

socalTECH

MAY 21, 2013

Before that, I was running product at Spotrunner. I''ve grown from driving part of the technology within the company, to driving all of the product development side, and also picking up product management and business development, around traffic acquisition and third party products. How big is YP.com? Louis and Atlanta.

Technical Review 211

Technical Review Glendale Advertising Google 211

socalTECH

OCTOBER 21, 2014

Talk about what your product is all about? Nanxi Liu: We started the company in the summer of 2012, with five totally random people. However, it costs anywhere from $7,000 to $20,000 to start using those products. media social advertising open software display entrepreneur startup interview nanxi' That''s ridiculous.

Social Media 178

Social Media Media Startup Culver City 178

InfoChachkie

JULY 9, 2012

Networks have significantly increased YouTubers’ advertising revenue by negotiating sponsorships and large ad purchases with major brands. By allowing advertisers to purchase ads across a cadre of YouTubers, Internet TV networks can achieve their efficiency and reach goals.

Google 133

Google Develop Development Funding 133

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 25, 2011

There’s a line of thinking in Silicon Valley that you should build product businesses rather than services businesses. They feel very confident they can hit $18 – 20 million in 2012. And stop effing around trying to create a product company.&#. This post originally appeared on TechCrunch. This team is talented.

Services 332

Services Venture Capital IP Startup 332

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 12, 2013

It was a software platform for allowing advertisers to purchase brand integration (product placements) as a standardized unit through a marketplace. At every entrepreneur event I through between 2008-2012 I invite Hamet because he was a great mentor for entrepreneurs. I’ve known Hamet for 5 years. I stayed close.

Invest 340

Invest Venture Capital Startup News 340

Tech Zulu Event

APRIL 12, 2013

Recently, HelloSociety surveyed 100 of its tastemakers and found that 52 percent are between 24-34 years-old, 57 percent have a 4-year college degree, 88 percent purchased a product they’ve pinned, and they average 107 re-pins on each image shared. HelloSociety chose Pinterest because it is a referral powerhouse brands can’t ignore.

Sales 101

Sales Technical Review Marketing Technology 101

Tech Zulu Event

FEBRUARY 19, 2014

You might be aware of their products – perhaps having seen their digital media signs in your favorite local restaurant or bar, but what you might not know is their compelling founders’ story and unique company culture. We move the discussion over to early product days. Focus on Value, Not Advertising.

Social Media 106

Social Media Startup Screening Advertising 106

Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 29, 2011

Up 33% this year, according to the Washington Post, online commerce is trending upwards from $175 billion in 2007 to a projection of $335 billion in 2012 (Forrester Research). Rather, the online store is a speed machine built not on being soothed into what we need, but rather on the features and use of the product on it’s own.

Customer 74

Customer Custom Advertising Demand 74

socalTECH

MARCH 10, 2017

By the end of 2012, Rob had done a really great job of identifying the opportunity, and being a visionary on how social, local, and mobile would change how consumers engaged with brands. Robert Blatt: The first stage, in 2013, was really nailing product-market-fit. How did you get involved with MomentFeed?

Google 127

Google Paid Search Mobile Activity 127

Tech Zulu Event

AUGUST 7, 2013

Launched in 2012, RebelMouse allows users to aggregate together all their social media content and is being used by individuals, bloggers, firms, brands and many more others. Andrea Harrison from PepsiCo Beverages and Jake Beckman from Bloomberg TV to its team to help it disrupt the social publishing and advertising space.

Funding 71

Funding Journal Social Media Startup 71

Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

An alternate outcome that I also unfortunately observe in some cases are companies who had extreme early success with an initial product adoption but failed in key areas that limited the growth and therefore the ultimate financial outcomes. How profitable is my product or service? As an early-stage VC I love this phase.

Startup 286

Startup Technical Review Customer Custom 286

Tech Zulu Event

JULY 31, 2013

They acted on instinct understanding people would be searching google to solve a problem, not find their brand, so they named their channel the solution to their product “ curebadbreath ”, rather than the boring ol’ brand name. 12,000 people signed up in the first 48 hours after the Dollar Shave Club video went live in 2012.

Dollar Shave Club 101

Dollar Shave Club Customer Custom Marketing 101

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 12, 2013

Yet I am amazed to see US Census Bureau data from 2012 that at least 50%, maybe up to 75%, of small businesses still have no presence at all. Finalizing the web site validates your product plan and sales strategy. Everyone knows that word-of-mouth advertising is an effective and important part of any small business.

Web 99

Web Startup Sites Design 99

socalTECH

OCTOBER 10, 2013

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. In 2011, we built our site, and in 2012, last year, we started getting content. In 2011, we built our site, and in 2012, last year, we started getting content. Tell us about your backers?

Southern California 170

Southern California Startup SoCal CTO Hire 170

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 7, 2013

Production costs have fallen more than 90%. Ynon & I first discussed Maker in early 2012. And we are unbelievably proud to see the company grow from small, crappy offices above a taco shop in Venice to a production home in Culver City with 70,000 square feet and more than 50,000 individual content contributors.

Media 320

Media CTO Coach CTO Hire Los Angeles 320

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 12, 2013

Greg was the first person to share with me the insights of mobile conversion and why with a simpler product selection and conversion funnel they would get higher conversion on mobile than on the web. He was also the first one to challenge my conventional wisdom that it made no sense for tech companies to advertise on television.

Venture Capital 360

Venture Capital GRP Partners Startup Invest 360

Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 26, 2011

Up 33% this year, according to the Washington Post, online commerce is trending upwards from $175 billion in 2007 to a projection of $335 billion in 2012 (Forrester Research). Rather, the online store is a speed machine built not on being soothed into what we need, but rather on the features and use of the product on it’s own.

Customer 72

Customer Custom Demand Advertising 72

Tech Zulu Event

FEBRUARY 19, 2014

You might be aware of their products – perhaps having seen their digital media signs in your favorite local restaurant or bar, but what you might not know is their compelling founders’ story and unique company culture. We move the discussion over to early product days. Focus on Value, Not Advertising.

Social Media 81

Social Media Startup Screening Advertising 81

SoCal Delicious

AUGUST 28, 2012

Monday, August 27th, 2012. Advertise Here. Advertise Here. Software Engineer, Front End Games.com Mid-Senior Full Stack / Front-End Engineer (HTML5, CSS3, JS, Ruby) John McNeil Studio Senior Ruby on Rails Engineer Universum USA Product Manager - Local Business Products Yelp. © 2012 AOL Inc.

SoCal 77

SoCal Southern California Startup Tips 77

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 2, 2012

Segments mentioned include product tracking, navigation, safety, security, local business search, and payments. Sponsorships and advertising. then you may want to consider potential sponsorships or advertising opportunities with that business or venue. Coopetition,” or strategic cooperation with a competitor is another angle.

Services 82

Services Competition Mobile Entertainment 82

Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 18, 2011

The immediate goal is to reach 5M photos by early 2012, all accessible via their streamlined subscription-based service with real time celebrity photo coverage and older archives. In just over three months, they’ve doubled their library to 3 million photos and are adding 40,000 images per day.

Press 69

Press Entertainment Pricing Blogging 69

SoCal Delicious

NOVEMBER 8, 2012

November 8, 2012 6:00 PM Only $20! by Michael Carney on November 8, 2012. Thanks to our advertisers. PandoMonthly presents: A fireside chat with Spotify CEO Daniel Ek pandodaily.com/2012/11/08/pan… 31 minutes ago. pandodaily.com/2012/11/08/how… 1 hour ago. Follow PandoDaily: Search. Skip to primary content.

Sherman Oaks 44

Sherman Oaks Riot Games Tips Redpoint 44

socalTECH

MAY 14, 2013

So, at the beginning of 2012, we picked a website that we owned, to make it awesome. We get wired with a payment at the end of the month, and never have to worry about collecting, and don''t have to talk to advertisers. Instead, we build a very good product, get organic traffic, and those networks pay well. Our revenue is solid.

Google 236

Google Sites Startup Web 236

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 18, 2012

With 98% of the population now using social media, at least 30% look at business profiles on Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn before buying any product or service. Without social media, companies must rely on incoming calls and letters to address customer problems and concerns with products and services. billion in 2012.

Social Media 79

Social Media Media Marketing Platform 79

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 20, 2013

At first this was limited to news sites that concentrated on a segment of a community, like West Seattle, but the concept is now being applied to advertising and promotion sites, blogging sites, and even legal services sites. Foursquare has raised more than $112 million in outside funding, on $2 million in revenue in 2012.

Sites 84

Sites Content Sales Startup 84

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 20, 2012

Sam is the managing director of Launchpad LA and we were about to pick our 2012 class of entrepreneurs. Tracy is knowledgeable enough to talk tech and swap design & product stories with other founders, but she realized early that networking amongst this group and reading and writing in their journals would not bring her more customers.

Startup 363

Startup Entrepreneur SEO Venture Capital 363

InfoChachkie

MARCH 24, 2016

Since we have released our product, and are now looking to acquire new users, this has proven to be extremely valuable for getting a high return from our advertising expenditures. Greathouse: You mentioned Intrade, which was shut down by the government in 2012. Greathouse: You guys could have worked on a variety of ideas.

Startup 100

Startup Sites Research Santa Barbara 100

Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 24, 2013

Scot has 15+ years experience developing product integration and interactive campaigns for major sports, entertainment and consumer brands. It generates revenues through Subscription, Virtual Currency and Advertising. Robin is a former advisor to Gai Kai (acquired by Sony in 2012), an on-line technology company.

Technical Review 76

Technical Review Technology Activision Entertainment 76

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 1, 2011

At the same time, 62% plan to invest more in marketing and advertising, while 50% will invest in expansion and 46% will pursue new revenue streams. Another approach is to diversify and broaden the product lines and services. Add new revenue streams, and more aggressive marketing. Grab market share from competitors. One out of two U.S.

Study 89

Study Startup Pricing Guide 89

SoCal Delicious

AUGUST 28, 2012

August 24, 2012 10:24 AM. Qualcomm CEO Paul Jacobs was named one of Fortune’s 10 Brilliant Technology Visionaries for 2012 alongside the great and powerful Oz’s of Apple and Google. Advertise on VentureBeat. October 20, 2012 1:57 PM. October 17, 2012 1:15 PM. More Products. Social games. Interviews.

Southern California 57

Southern California PHP Technical Review Orange County 57

Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 19, 2012

The numbers really tell the stories of the power of the television twitter combo; there were 155 million Tweets generated during the 2012 Olympics generating 11 billion impressions. Advertising on Facebook before the launch of show, in the middle and during hiatus keeps engagement high, discovery and fandom higher.

Conference 78

Conference Beverly Hills Social Media Media 78