Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 14, 2014

If you follow the tech media you would be subject to a lot of narrative biases that are completely off base – and this includes the value of email and phone calls. I’m sure you’ve heard the meme that “email is dead” – if fact if you Google it you’ll find a long list of articles that will mislead you.

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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. or the rest of the team: Cameron@Coloft.com , and Avesta@Coloft.com.

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Tech.Co

MAY 21, 2016

About a year ago we introduced you to VNTANA , an Los Angeles, CA-based startup that wanted to leverage hologram technology to help celebrities and brands use holograms to entertain and engage their followers and fans. VNTANA was founded in 2012 and has since become a leader in social augmented reality.

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 4, 2013

In June of 2011, MySpace was sold for a mere $35M to another, Southern California technology firm-- Specific Media , which has since been looking to remake MySpace with the help of Justin Timberlake. in a $580M deal. Local technology firms here actually look to be the home to quite a few of News Corp.'s READ MORE>>.

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TechCrunch LA

APRIL 12, 2018

Founded by Ara Mahdessian and Vahe Kuzoyan in 2012, ServiceTitan is very much an up-and-coming billion-dollar business that’s a family (minded) affair. The two men built a suite of services to help contractors like their fathers manage their businesses. Indeed, more than 60% of U.S.

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socalTECH

MAY 2, 2017

Andrew Bermudez , co-founder and CEO of Irvine-based Digsy (www.getdigsy.com) wasn't looking to build software to help commercial real estate brokers close more deals. However, he quickly discovered the deal data the company was collecting was not just data--but a guide to the best practices on helping brokers close more deals, quickly.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 10, 2016

From 2007-2012 I scoured LA constantly. 7 times out of 10 he knows what’s going on before I do and is either slipping a paper on my desk, texting me or emailing me something about to go down. Greg truly is a prolific deal maker and is amongst the most helpful people to entrepreneurs in our ecosystem. I sat on panels.

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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. What is Clorder?

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Tech Zulu Event

JUNE 16, 2014

We first interviewed Luc in 2012, just as he was launching the prototype for Miigle. Unless people feel a certain level of appeal towards what you are doing, they are less likely to want to help you. What differentiates us from other platforms is that our members are helping each other – it’s about startups helping each other.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 31, 2011

Historically you are your email address. Think about your local news anchor saying, “if you want to get in touch email me at xxxx.” Nearly every day now I see public figures telling people their Twitter identity in stead of Facebook, email or other forms of identity. Thanks for helping me expand!].

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Tech Zulu Event

JUNE 23, 2015

Back in 2012 when the Flame virus was wreaking havoc across the world, the need for army-trained hackers became a whole new frontier for IT software companies. As a result, software companies are turning to military trained hacking talent to help deal with this threat. Israeli software companies are the perfect example.

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InfoChachkie

JUNE 11, 2012

HIGHEST DEGREE OBTAINED BY AMERICA'S 400 RICHEST PEOPLE Source: Forbes Magazine, Jan 2012. According to a January 2012 Forbes article, nearly 16% of the 400 most affluent Americans do not have a college degree. When one considers the 400 richest people on the entire planet, the percentage of non-college graduates doubles.

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Eric Greenspan

MAY 9, 2013

My 16 year old was living with his mom this past year as my business of 12 years went under in June of 2012. I tried to help him but my method was wrong. I emailed each of his teachers for confirmation. I helped him study and I made it fun. I’m a good father and I love them more than my own life. Yep, really.

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Eric Greenspan

JANUARY 24, 2016

In 2012, my company plundered and it was horrific…bygones. Learning of my company’s demise, Seth called me with the schoolofbookkeeping.com project and asked for my help. I saw an opportunity here to help him and knew that I could bring significant value. I liked Seth and we often helped each other this way.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 11, 2017

Scott Cannon: We started in 2012, when it was basically a couple of people on a telephone and the yellow pages. We help the small independent rental yards. He convinced me to come out of retirement and help. We're riding that wave, and really changing how things are done. So where are you now?

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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. Your customers will now be helping you to monitor, defend, and amplify your brand. Even the Google search engine crawlers may take up to two weeks to find you.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 4, 2013

We got the core iFilm engineering team in late 2010, and spent about a year and a half building out our platform, and released our first consumer product at the beginning of 2012. You helped define video on the web with iFilm. What's different now, and how has the world changed? We touch on all three.

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Eric Greenspan

MARCH 25, 2013

I had suppressed much of what happened prior to and after that day, June 25, 2012. When I woke up that Sunday morning and received an email that our investor had pulled out, I knew it was over. He was gracious and responsive until I mentioned my goal of helping Geek Squad. It’s been 10 months and I really need to move on.

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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. According to Ambrosia Humphrey, the company’s Director of Human Resources, “We had a jobs@ email in place, but it was hard to manage once we decided to move forward with the hiring process.” Online Onboarding.

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InfoChachkie

JULY 30, 2012

Thus, I was inspired when I heard about the impact collaboration-in-the-cloud innovator Central Desktop made at the April 2012 San Francisco ad:tech conference. In this case, the collaboration angel humorously described how the company’s platform could help just about anyone connect, share and work better in the cloud. Share and Enjoy.

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Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 11, 2013

After a summer that saw the 2012 Mucker Lab graduate and 2013 TechZulu Tech Crawl participant secure $7 million in Series B funding and a National Aviation Administration permit to fly, it appears that Surf Air is continuing to raise the bar. . I’m grateful we went through it, but glad we’re flying planes now.”.

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Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 24, 2012

Launched in 2012 in Ontario Canada, eQuibbly wants to change the way we resolve disputes by being a quick, easy and free Online Dispute Resolution service across North America and eventually to a city near you. . Soskin adds that it offers both legally-binding and non-binding options to help users resolve their disputes.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 9, 2016

But he also got more Latino votes proportionally than Mitt Romney did in 2012. And I want to blame Clinton for using that damn email server but of course I know if it weren’t that it would just have been something else. And I already publicly screamed at Peter Thiel for supporting a race-bating demagogue and helping legitimize him.

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TechCrunch LA

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

The report highlighted that while growth-stage investments in CA were hitting record highs, total deal count and seed investing — both in terms of total seed dollars and seed deal count — were at their lowest points since 2012. If I can ever be of assistance, hit reply, or send an email to danny@techcrunch.com.

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InfoChachkie

JANUARY 14, 2013

This information helps me determine who will an impact the buying process and who is just along for the ride. This requires you to support your would-be champion, as you do not want them working against you, while you continue to seek a true champion who can help you get the deal done. Startups must follow a similar philosophy.

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Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 31, 2012

But we get emails every day saying that it’s now confusing. The team says it has had a great year this 2012. Its Privacy 101 is simpler and easy to use and doesn’t replace completely its current description of its privacy practices but a move to help users better understand how the firm thinks about privacy.

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Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 5, 2013

Liu began by talking about her background, eventually explaining how she sent an email to Marks to get into StartEngine in a no Wi-Fi zone. “A My job is to help you not get a job,” Marks announced. LA is up and coming and is a great place to be because everybody is helping each other out. It was the morning of June 26th, 2012.

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InfoChachkie

APRIL 21, 2013

What I really liked was serving people, I really liked helping people, and in my little seven-year-old mind, that meant being a waitress. Now my company is 28-employees, we closed a round of three million dollars in May (2012). helps you get up in the morning and know. A Foundation Of Honorable Service. month-to-month.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 18, 2012

I’ve been on the road much of 2012 and part of 2011. But you realize that you can be more helpful as a coach. Investor emails. Hell, I send those emails. I didn’t sleep much back then. I was on the road much and I internalized much of the stress so that others didn’t have to. And so it goes again.

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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. According to the founders, retailers can also use Gyft to help create meaningful new distribution channels by giving brands visibility into the consumers that hold their gift cards.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 15, 2016

On September 10th of this year I spent an entire day in California State Prison with people who had committed felonies and worked with them on business plans to help them create legal enterprise upon their release as part of Defy Ventures 6-month training program. I am committed to finding ways to help graduates get jobs.

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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. upStart.LA is a startup accelerator based in Los Angeles that helps tech entrepreneurs get their business up and going. It’s a gallery of great entrepreneurship.

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Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 7, 2013

There were only 22% women who invested in 2012. Natalia Oberti Noguera is on a mission to help change the demographic of investment with her Pipeline Fellowship. Pipeline Fellowship teaches women to become angel investors and become a more powerful and helpful voice in the investment world. What is Pipeline Fellowship about?

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Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 28, 2011

In addition, Howard Marks unveiled Start Engine , a new LA incubator focused on helping entrepreneurs become successful in 90 days. Last week Howard announced he has formed Start Engine, an incubator located in Westwood and focused on helping entrepreneurs become successful in 90 days. Community Sponsors.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 18, 2015

There are too many deals to look at, too many seed funds or angels asking you to look at deals and weekly “demo days” with manicured and monocultural presentations crafted by experienced story tellers to help even the mundane idea sound like it will. These days I find myself doing less. Not less work but fewer “things.”

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Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 24, 2013

As a consultant for Comcast and co-founder of G4 Media, Scot helped bring the world of video games to television in 2002. Wilson joined Paltalk from Zynga/OMGPOP where he was Chief Revenue Officer of the New York City based developer/publisher social mobile games company, which was sold to Zynga in 2012 for $210 Million.

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Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 11, 2012

YouTube claims the new search tools also help users find videos faster as they give hints as one types the search and lets users sort through videos or channels, comments simultaneously as they watching another video. It also allows you to share on Google+, Facebook or text message in the app, as well as to Twitter and email.

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