socalTECH

MARCH 8, 2016

Brendon McQueen: The idea behind the platform, is that over 70 percent of college graduates today have college loans. I eventually ended up here in 2012, where the company came out of an incubator here called Launchpad LA. Brendon McQueen: We just saw the kind of impact this platform could have on the larger, studen tloan crisis.

Help 100

Help Startup Platform Santa Monica 100

Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 21, 2012

Journey is a platform to build data gathering mobile apps much faster than would traditionally have been possible. While Journey has launched now in mid-2012, it is the result of technology that we have been building and deploying in production since 2009, when Embark Mobile was founded. Any competition? When was it launched?

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Mobile Platform JavaScript Web 65

Tech Zulu Event

JULY 26, 2013

Squabbler, a video engagement platform for web and mobile publishers has launched new features and the next generation of its video engagement platform in a move that will power engagement for sports, entertainment and news publishers a like. The firm’s latest launch places management of the platform into the hands of publishers.

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Metrics Platform Content Web 79

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 30, 2013

By some measurements Twitter was the fastest growing social network of 2012. In 2012 that number skyrocketed to 26%. SocialBakers , a site that tracks data, reported in December 2012 that 1.4 Don’t connect the latest platform, which may be transient, with the larger phenomenon of digitally enabled social conversations.

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Tech Zulu Event

FEBRUARY 16, 2012

pitch and technology competition at the Computer History Museum in Mountain View, CA, I couldn’t help but feel like it might be a hall of crickets with a few passionate women warming the front row. Just like the sky scraping investment banks of Wall Street, the technology industry tends to be a sausage party.

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Conference Startup Technical Review Software Review 77

Tech Zulu Event

JUNE 11, 2012

Ambitious and motivated graduate-level and undergraduate (junior and senior) students are encouraged to apply for our internship positions: Business Development Intern (Summer 2012): Have the opportunity to work with and learn from TechZulu leadership while focusing on research, analytics, relationship management and collateral development.

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Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 18, 2012

The English/International version of the platform was launched in January 2012. Our headquarters are in Berlin, but we have platform users from all corners of the world. The result was a social platform especially built to serve the needs of Business-to-Business interaction and networking. Competition?

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 18, 2012

An all-too-common question I get from startups and small businesses is “Which is the right social media platform for my business?” Is it Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, or one of the other 200 active platforms vying for attention these days? Keep up with the competition. billion in 2012. billion and that could be $5.2

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 10, 2016

In a world that is hyper competitive – even amongst VCs – I can honestly say that not only is the media recognition accurate but it is amongst the proudest days I’ve had in developing Upfront Ventures and our future. Invest more heavily in platform services. From 2007-2012 I scoured LA constantly. I keynoted.

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Venture Capital Journal Invest Santa Monica 150

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 14, 2013

If I’m covering a company can I get evidence of what the competition is doing so the story is balanced? Consider this blog post titled, “ Christmas 2012 Shatters More Smart Device and App Download Records.” Do I have data or facts to present so the story has legs? Final example. They sell accounting services.

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Marketing Press Blogging Startup 389

Tech Zulu Event

FEBRUARY 20, 2012

With the SOLD OUT Startup Weekend Los Angeles quickly approaching (February 24th-26th, 2012) it’s time to start getting in the creation mindset. We are excited to part of this competition and to support others who are passionate about improving the state of education through technology.”

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Education Entrepreneur Startup Mentor 71

Tech Zulu Event

FEBRUARY 22, 2013

During last year’s (2012) CES we had the opportunity to speak with SocialNightlife has they were in private Beta. The platform was create to help nightlife professionals and venues gain insights about their most loyal customers and VIP members. Which has now officially been opened to the public.

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Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 7, 2011

While it won’t be completely exclusive to Google+ (Facebook’s launch will be later in Q1 of 2012), the release is for Google+ gamers only. This is the first social game based on a major movie franchise on any social platform, period. The game is Kabam’s first licensed brand game.

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Google Paramount Web 2.0 News 64

Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 6, 2012

Our team was founded in May 2012 and we released our app on October 8 th , Chicago, IL. People can use DreamSwapp to record their dreams and share them with family through social media on our public platform. Competition? In android platform, there are two other competitors for this market: Dream Writer and Dream Diary.

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Template Social Media Media Research 82

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 10, 2014

Well-known crowd-funding platforms on the Internet, led by Kickstarter and Indiegogo , have worked for years to provide non-equity “funding” for many startups, as outlined in my previous article Don’t Be Fooled By All The Hype For Crowd Funding.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 2, 2014

Lawyers on the platform love the experience. We''re talking about an industry which is very competitive, first, and two, one that people overwhelmingly try to avoid. That''s why we shifted from originally being a hiring platform for a lawyer, to more like matchmaking for lawyers. It''s a closed marketplace, behind closed doors.

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Tech Zulu Event

MARCH 2, 2012

So in October 2010, I evaluated the competitive landscape and realized that there weren’t any app companies out there focused on what I thought mattered the most: the brand, the look, and the experience a client would have with an app. Some of these are universal across all the platforms, whether iOS, Android or Windows Phone.

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Design Mobile Web Design Outsource Development 94

Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 21, 2012

I mean they just had their formal product launch in April 2012 and was a runner-up in NBC’s Education Nation Innovation Challenge in October 2012, which hails in comparison to the recent contractual partnerships they are forming with education pillars. Apply to conference Startup Alley’s and competitions.

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Education Web 2.0 Course Platform 63

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 17, 2013

Well-known crowd-funding platforms on the Internet, led by Kickstarter and Indiegogo , have worked for years to provide non-equity “funding” for many startups, as outlined in my previous article Will the Real Crowd Funding Model Please Stand Up?

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 10, 2013

Michael Kleist: Tradesparq is a B2B trade platform. In 2011, we built our site, and in 2012, last year, we started getting content. It''s also a dog-eat-dog world over there with the competition. What is Tradesparq? We then add things like ratings, and then shipment data. Michael Kleist: We started in 2010.

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Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 16, 2012

A TechCrunch Disrupt SF 2012 Finalist, Gyft said it was giving away $250k in free gift cards on its launch but that’s not what they are up to now. Any competition? We allow users to upload their existing plastic gift cards into the app and always keep a digital version with them.

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Mobile Google Email Competition 70

Tech Zulu Event

AUGUST 28, 2012

We started building LoveIt at the beginning of 2012. When we discussed the feedback we saw an opportunity to use our backgrounds in search and discovery to help us stand out from the competition. Our mission is to create a dynamic platform with powerful tools that provide the most engaging user experience possible.

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Organization Content Tool Blogging 90

InfoChachkie

SEPTEMBER 14, 2015

In 2012 the company rolled out Inktank, an innovative open source storage solution based on Ceph’s distributed file system, which was subsequently sold to Red Hat for $175 million. Cloud Architecture – Most cloud projects are now built on OpenStack an open source virtualization platform.

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socalTECH

MAY 21, 2013

The consumer piece is a big part of our business, and the next big piece is the advertiser platform, plus everything we wrap around the advertiser experience, helping them to manage their content, and provide great reporting, and helping them to understand the ROI of doing business with us. When did the split with AT&T happen?

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Technical Review Glendale Advertising Google 223

socalTECH

MAY 21, 2013

A consumer piece is a big part of our business, and the next big piece is the advertiser platform, plus everything we wrap around the advertisers experience, helping them to manage their content, and provide great reporting, and helping them to understand the ROI of doing business with us. When did the split with AT&T happen?

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Technical Review Glendale Advertising Google 211

InfoChachkie

AUGUST 20, 2012

Rapidly and repeatedly hiring star employees is a competitive advantage. The company launched its social media management system in 2008, growing to over 4 million users by the start of 2012. Entelo has developed a "proactive recruiting" system which can be integrated with most of the leading applicant tracking platforms.

SaaS 209

SaaS Tool Startup Screening 209

Tech Zulu Event

FEBRUARY 1, 2013

Speakers include Scott Hunger, a principal program Manager and Lead on the Azure Application and Platform Team; Richard Campbell, cofounder of Strangeloop Networks, Jeffrey Palermo, CIO of Headspring Systems and many more! Leveraging these techniques should put you on an even playing field or ahead of the native app competition.

Training 65

Training Technical Review Technology Software Review 65

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 15, 2016

Defy Ventures runs business plan competitions and has people like us who attend and give business advice and feedback. Catherine (Cat) Hoke founded the program in 2010 and launched the business plan competition in 2012. You can go. You SHOULD go. Here is how. You can make excuses — many do.

Writing 150

Writing Startup Design Training 150

Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 10, 2012

TenHands was Incorporated on January 11, 2011 and launched its first alpha service in November of 2011, private beta in April 2011 and open beta in July 2012. TenHands has a powerful platform that enables partners to easily add Real-Time Communiations (RTC) for video and voice. How unique are you from the competition if you have any?

Cloud Computing 65

Cloud Computing Software Platform Startup 65

From the Venture Trenches

APRIL 4, 2013

A Google survey from July 2012 calculated that more than half the small businesses in the US are still without a basic website. If you are not flexing your digital muscle, your competition certainly is. And with 20% of traffic coming from smart phones your site has to be mobile friendly.

Web Design 58

Web Design Web Design Sites 58

From the Venture Trenches

APRIL 4, 2013

A Google survey from July 2012 calculated that more than half the small businesses in the US are still without a basic website. If you are not flexing your digital muscle, your competition certainly is. And with 20% of traffic coming from smart phones your site has to be mobile friendly.

Web Design 40

Web Design Web Design Sites 40

Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 5, 2015

Fun fact: iWaboo Group was founded in 2012 as a pure retail company that owned gadget concept stores in Italy. He was fortunate enough to attend three competitions: Atlanta, Sydney and Athens. Moveha is a housing platform that helps students find off campus housing and make reservations online. AngelList: [link]. LawTrades.

Startup 40

Startup Training SaaS Walnut 40

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 31, 2011

It is intended for product & tech people – mostly people who want to build cool stuff on the Twitter platform and it will showcase some really cool stuff that has been built on Twitter. Know what I call a company in the future who’s not ingesting real-time data feeds to gain competitive advantage?

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