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. The pride and effort they have placed in building up their business should be reflected through their web presence. Asmita’s are challenging for a web designer; anyway you move you will be damned.

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Tech Zulu Event

MARCH 5, 2012

Tyler has helped coach dozens of companies through pitching and presenting at Launch Conf and formerly TechCrunch 50. Definitely was a helpful talk and seemed to really made a huge difference — we’re very lucky to have Tyler here in the community and drop by. What a SWLA.

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Startup Mahalo Technical Review Idealab 66

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 23, 2012

I can’t help feel a bit of rear-view mirror analysis in all of “VC model is broken” bears in our industry. But in 2012 a visit to any major college in America will show you the massive increase in aspirations of our young talent to become the next Mark Zuckerberg and build a future Facebook. Just why does over-funding dampen returns?

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Venture Capital Capital Technical Review Startup 347

socalTECH

APRIL 27, 2015

We are an online ordering platform, that helps restaurants enhance their web presence and the profitability of their brand. We thought we found a gap in the market where we could fit in, so we looked at a bunch of the services which were existing in the market, and we designed our own product offering, back in 2012.

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Cornerstone OnDemand Startup Social Media Outsource Development 100

socalTECH

JUNE 23, 2017

The insurance industry today is one of the last industries to fully jump into adopting technology for offering up their products, says Wayne Slavin , CEO and founder of SURE (www.sureapp.com), and just needs some help in getting there. What kind of insurance are you offering now through those apps and the web?

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Southern California Technical Review Startup Commerce 244

Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 18, 2012

The English/International version of the platform was launched in January 2012. Right from the beginning, we also partnered with a young web development agency for development and technical consulting – they are now more than business partners, they are friends and part of the team. 2012 has been the year of internationalization.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 27, 2018

My team is responsible for building tools to help improve the online customer experience, whether that's through native apps, devices, or the web. That really helps improve conversion. started in August of 2012. He reports to another department. How long has Walmart had an office in San Diego? How big are you now?

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socalTECH

AUGUST 27, 2018

My team is responsible for building tools to help improve the online customer experience, whether that's through native apps, devices, or the web. That really helps improve conversion. started in August of 2012. He reports to another department. How long has Walmart had an office in San Diego? How big are you now?

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San Diego Southern California Technology Artificial Inteligence 100

Tech Zulu Event

MAY 28, 2013

Alex is a proven web entrepreneur, having led and sold multiple successful startups. Prior to co-founding EdgeCast, he was a co-founder, chairman and CEO of KnowledgeBase, a hosted enterprise knowledge management company with many Fortune 1000 customers. Alex Kazerani. Chairman & CEO at Edgecast. Scott Kriz. CEO at Bitium.

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SaaS Cloud Computing CIO Web 92

socalTECH

DECEMBER 5, 2014

Startup Blossom (www.myblossom.com) thinks it is part of the solution to the dry conditions across the Westand can help save lots of money for homeowners nationwide, by tapping into the cloud with a connected, smart sprinkler controller. It''s a web based controller, which gives you direct access to the system with their phones or browser.

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Demand Startup Southern California Marketing 258

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 31, 2011

Who are you on the web? It’s almost like the web equivalent of Facebook Connect. On the web each website wants you to log in to their website using a proprietary user name and password. .” **. Historically you are your email address. That’s one form of identity. This is A REALLY BIG DEAL.

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News Web Email Startup 324

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 12, 2013

He shared tons of information about how how they were using marketing to quantitatively make marketing decisions at HauteLook and acquire customers for prices that were far cheaper than similar companies. The feedback was always universal, “that was the most helpful marketing meeting I’ve every had.” Approachable.

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Venture Capital GRP Partners Startup Invest 360

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 20, 2012

This was the first in her string of web properties. Sam is the managing director of Launchpad LA and we were about to pick our 2012 class of entrepreneurs. She focused on her customer. The premise is that you should blog for your customers, suppliers and ecosystem – not for your peers. She’s infectious.”

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 8, 2013

According to the most recent study by the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, there were approximately 514,000 new businesses created per month in the US in 2012. The days when you could launch your business with a new web site, and the phone would begin to ring, are long gone. Make your customers your platform.

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Platform Entrepreneur Startup Social Media 105

InfoChachkie

AUGUST 20, 2012

The company launched its social media management system in 2008, growing to over 4 million users by the start of 2012. The Resumator has well over 1,000 customers, including: Pinterest, Tumblr, Hootsuite, Klout, Posterous, Bitly, Atari and Mashable. Job Syndication And Customized Job Boards.

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SaaS Tool Startup Screening 209

InfoChachkie

JANUARY 30, 2012

According to a January 2012 article in Forbes Magazine , nearly 16% of the 400 most affluent Americans do not have a college degree. But it's also about operations and customer relationships." Along with Amazon, Dell was also an early pioneer of web-based customer service. " [Tweet this quote]. Look around.

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Tips Startup Entrepreneur Santa Barbara 247

Xconomy

JULY 26, 2016

LendingClub helped to pioneer the model, saying in November 2012 that it had surpassed $1 billion in loans issued since 2006, when it was founded. billion in loans since 2012, when its business “morphed” into an alternative lender, according to founder and CEO Dave Gilbert. million in 2012 to more than $59 million in 2015.

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Tech Zulu Event

FEBRUARY 8, 2013

Meet the Graduates: · Connectifier, which connects recruiters to potential job candidates, consists of 4 ex-Google employees and local angel investor, Terrence Yang, has dubbed Connectifier one of the best startups of 2012. Less Neglect helps companies reduce churn, upsell users, and increase customer acquisition rates. .

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GRP Partners Startup Tech Coast Angels Bertelsmann 96

Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 5, 2010

What I want to answer with this post (long though it may be) is: Why did Web 2.0 Brands didn’t advertise their web pages they advertised “AOL Keywords.&# You couldn’t pick up a magazine in the 96-99 timeframe without seeing AOL Keywords advertised everywhere. Social Networking in Web 1.0: The Present Era.

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Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 30, 2012

Months of submissions and the amazing help from our judges , the Spotlight is shinning down on awesome companies that were born right out of Southern California. Mobile Web America, Inc. When: Thursday, February 2, 2012 – 7:00 p.m. Directions to the Spotlight: LA Tech Winter 2012. The time has finally arrived!

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CalTech Company Companies Idealab 91

Tech Zulu Event

APRIL 9, 2015

ZehnerGroup designs and builds custom websites that scale. Our unique entrepreneurial spirit lends itself perfectly to launching the next great web startup or is generating that fresh spark to create a competitive advantage for a large corporation. Praedicat is an independent corporation launched in March 2012. Praedicat, Inc.

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Tech.Co

DECEMBER 6, 2017

Joe: I came to the Coachella Valley in January of 2012 to serve as the Founder and Managing Director of the Palm Springs iHub. Hank: I am the CEO and founder of Seco Sys, which is a platform that allows water agencies, customers, and water related services to concurrently engage in water conservation at all water use endpoints.

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Tech.Co

DECEMBER 6, 2017

Joe: I came to the Coachella Valley in January of 2012 to serve as the Founder and Managing Director of the Palm Springs iHub. Hank: I am the CEO and founder of Seco Sys , which is a platform that allows water agencies, customers, and water related services to concurrently engage in water conservation at all water use endpoints.

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Startup Technical Review Patents Services 119

Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 20, 2011

After months of submissions and the amazing help from our judges , the Spotlight is shinning down on awesome companies that were born right out of Southern California. They are dedicated to providing high-availability systems, beautiful user interfaces, furious developer support and unparalleled customer care. Community Sponsors.

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UCLA Company Companies Idealab 102

Tech Zulu Event

APRIL 23, 2012

It started as basic as signing up for a newsletter from your favorite site to customizing a profile to display particular topics. One thing Internet technologies have brought us over time is the increasing ability to create customizable or personalized content for ourselves. Then we took a giant leap with social media integration.

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Newsletter Content Social Media Startup 79

Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 28, 2011

GumGum was founded in 2007 when a team of seasoned Internet entrepreneurs realized web site publishers were missing out on valuable revenue by not monetizing their image-based content. In addition, Howard Marks unveiled Start Engine , a new LA incubator focused on helping entrepreneurs become successful in 90 days. Community Sponsors.

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Idealab Tech Coast Angels Startup Platform 77

Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 20, 2012

Alex previously helped lead the Proto Group at Idealab, working to determine the feasibility of new business ideas. OrangicStartup’s is a company that helps Internet startups start. Entries will be closed for company submissions at midnight of January 22, 2012. When: Thursday, February 2, 2012 – 7:00 p.m. Event Details.

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Idealab Tech Coast Angels CalTech Startup 84

Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 18, 2013

He believes if they can help build up good companies; they can also help the local economy, noting that the first class has created 100 new local jobs. The Black Tux online tuxedo rental, which is reinventing the customer experience in the antiquated $10B+ tuxedo rental and sales industry. And build great business they have.

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Class Startup Tech Coast Angels CTO Coach 100

Tech Zulu Event

APRIL 23, 2012

It started as basic as signing up for a newsletter from your favorite site to customizing a profile to display particular topics. One thing Internet technologies have brought us over time is the increasing ability to create customizable or personalized content for ourselves. Then we took a giant leap with social media integration.

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Newsletter Content Social Media Startup 56

Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 28, 2011

GumGum was founded in 2007 when a team of seasoned Internet entrepreneurs realized web site publishers were missing out on valuable revenue by not monetizing their image-based content. In addition, Howard Marks unveiled Start Engine , a new LA incubator focused on helping entrepreneurs become successful in 90 days. Community Sponsors.

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Idealab Tech Coast Angels Startup Platform 49

Tech Zulu Event

JULY 16, 2012

CallFire’s business model focuses on providing complete application solutions to businesses, while its open API enables applications to be customized in virtually any fashion. CallFire technology is already playing a prominent role in 2012 political races across the spectrum.

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Venture Capital Cloud Computing Class Education 89

Tech Zulu Event

MAY 8, 2015

These threats have already affected nuclear computers, as shown in 2012 when Iran’s centrifuge machine was damaged by the Stuxnet worm. Information that is shared may contain protected free speech, personally identifiable information and private email correspondence from customers.

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SoCal Delicious

SEPTEMBER 13, 2012

Check out the inaugural Startup UCLA companies, as self-described, below: Accelsor – Accelsor simplifies custom website creation into a single step by eliminating the prototyping and coding stages. Comment help. by Michael Carney on September 13, 2012. You can follow Michael on Twitter @mcarney. 5 comments. 4 people listening.

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UCLA Invest Startup Class 47

Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 19, 2012

Social Media Week (SMW) helps organizations connect and share the latest social media findings through social, cultural and economic talks and workshops in major cities worldwide. 2012. ” SMWLA will take place next week Sept. Perfect Your Pitch for Web, TV, and Film. ” SMWLA will take place next week Sept.

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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. We’re interested in being at the leading edge of how people search and explore the web based on images. When was it launched?

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SoCal Delicious

MAY 6, 2012

63 Los Angeles Entrepreneurs To Be Proud Of By mario on May 2, 2012 in Features , grid. Features like this, as well as our daily interviews wouldn’t be possible without the amazing support of our sponsor eMinutes – a law firm here in Los Angeles that focuses on helping entrepreneurs structure their companies. Subscribe to RSS.

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Tech Zulu Event

FEBRUARY 7, 2013

For example, Waze tapped into its community during Hurricane Sandy to help the White House and FEMA identify which gas stations had power. Mobile is a different animal than Web. Listen in to learn why Swiftkey chose to focus on Android first, and how it rose to the best-selling Android app of 2012.

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Mobile Technical Review Platform Startup 71