Tech Zulu Event

FEBRUARY 11, 2013

Together they envisioned a Match.com type of site for entrepreneurs to find each other and make things happen. In November 2011, they launched the CoFoundersLab.com platform. By November 2012, CoFoundersLab Meetups had expanded to 20 cities. He has noticed a lot of newcomers setting up shop to be opportunistic to entrepreneurs.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

FEBRUARY 14, 2012

Monday, February 20, 2012 -- SCV Startup #4: How I Built a Wildly Successful Gaming Companyby Wingin' It. Now it's time to hear from an entrepreneur. And not just any entrepreneur, he's created one of the most successful gaming companies in the country. Guest Speaker: Voldi Way. Last month we heard from the VC side.

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Tech Zulu Event

JUNE 16, 2014

We recently sat down with Luc Berlin, co-founder of Miigle, a SoCal startup that has an aggressive global mission to bring entrepreneurs together from around the world. We first interviewed Luc in 2012, just as he was launching the prototype for Miigle. We’ve made it very easy for people to access the Miigle platform.

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Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 15, 2012

We all know him as @gapingvoid, and his inspiring artwork that is well-respected and loved by many entrepreneurs. DJZ is bringing it all together and creating a platform to house everything related to the DJ world, from new releases to shows and festivals to top news and apps, they give you everything you could ever want or find.

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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. Those dynamics offer new opportunities for entrepreneurs as well as ‘teacher-preneurs,’ educators who have a passion for building scalable solutions.”.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 21, 2015

Even if you ignore all the hype around crowdfunding, there can be no doubt that it is a real alternative for entrepreneurs to achieve visibility and funding today. despite having been passed into law in early 2012 via the JOBS Act , and still has no scheduled date for availability, waiting for the rules to be finalized by the SEC.

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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.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 9, 2014

Entrepreneurs who require funding for their startup have long counted on self-accredited high net worth individuals (“angels”) to fill their needs, after friends and family, and before they qualify for institutional investments (“VCs”). billion collected in 2012. Angel groups fear the loss of members for the same reason.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

JUNE 6, 2010

The global cloud computing market is expected to grow at a compounded annual rate of 28 percent from $47 billion in 2008 to $126 billion by 2012, according to IBM based on various market estimates. Keynote Speaker: Peter Coffee, Director of Platform Research,Salesforce.com. See [link] (more).

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Tech Zulu Event

FEBRUARY 16, 2012

Chase had many tidbits of information for the room of lady innovators from “every single person is your free consultant” to “make sure you are an ‘I can make that person’ versus ‘I can buy that person’ if you want to be an entrepreneur.” This is the main objective of any company.

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SoCal Delicious

MAY 6, 2012

where entrepreneurs share their stories. 63 Los Angeles Entrepreneurs To Be Proud Of By mario on May 2, 2012 in Features , grid. Free Corporations For First-Time Entrepreneurs. Right now they’re setting up 500 free corporations for first time entrepreneurs. a perks platform for small and medium sized businesses.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 5, 2015

Entrepreneurs who require funding for their startup have long counted on self-accredited high net worth individuals (“angels”) to fill their needs, after friends and family, and before they qualify for institutional investments (“VCs”). Here again, the entrepreneur will be the one hurt most, by having fewer funding sources to access.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 21, 2014

Nanxi Liu: We started the company in the summer of 2012, with five totally random people. What''s a unique part of what we do, that no other competitor does, is that we''re built as an open platform. That means third party developers can create apps on top of our platform. Our software is an open platform. READ MORE>>.

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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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socalTECH

AUGUST 12, 2014

Our sister company, Turner, began Media Camp San Francisco in 2012. These companies were each offering a product or platform that really addressed one of those areas. When we saw the great success that they were doing, we started our own program in 2013. This is our second class, and it culminates in this Demo Day we just had.

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Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 11, 2013

and their user-curated music sharing platform. was founded in February 2012 by a team of three passionate music fans. With $325 million under management, Javelin Venture Partners’ investment professionals are proven-new technology entrepreneurs who operate their firm with the culture of start-up. About Plug.DJ.

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Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 11, 2012

One of the worst things for an entrepreneur to have happen to them is to lose communication due to battery life. Software Platform. There are countless times when I myself have been on the great power outlet hunt at a networking event, conference, you name it and can either not be found or already swooped up by someone else.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 10, 2014

Many entrepreneurs seems to be convinced that the “crowd” of regular people using the Internet will somehow solve their startup funding needs, when they sense a lack of interest from accredited investors. But safely seeking equity investments from the crowd via the Jobs Act of 2012 is problematic and has still not been defined.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 10, 2016

Invest more heavily in platform services. From 2007-2012 I scoured LA constantly. Greg truly is a prolific deal maker and is amongst the most helpful people to entrepreneurs in our ecosystem. Create diversity of thought, experience and backgrounds in our senior ranks. He’s pushed us to be out in the community more.

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Tech.Co

MAY 21, 2016

VNTANA was founded in 2012 and has since become a leader in social augmented reality. It is hologram system that combines Microsoft technology with VNTANA’s hardware and software platform, to create an advanced social augmented reality experience. “We User-generated content has become so powerful.

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Tech Zulu Event

JUNE 11, 2012

Tech Reporters: These individuals will write and edit informative and practical articles on a range of topics including Startups/Entrepreneurs, Gadgets, Mobile Tech, Tech in Entertainment, Gaming, Apps & Software, productivity, and cover breaking tech news. Think you may be interested? Take a look below and give us a shout.

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SoCal Delicious

NOVEMBER 8, 2012

November 8, 2012 6:00 PM Only $20! Next → As startup ecosystems evolve and mature, validation of their viability comes in waves from entrepreneurs, investors, and service providers alike. The idea is simply to foster the community and support up-and-coming entrepreneurs. Fireside Chat with Daniel Ek, CEO of Spotify.

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Tech Zulu Event

APRIL 1, 2014

The very mention of the word fundraising can illicit some powerful emotions among entrepreneurs. On one end, entrepreneurs who have (at minimum) built something customers love and are willing to pay for, and the other hand, investors who are looking for the very companies who fit that profile. Where SeedInvest Sprouted.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 17, 2013

Many entrepreneurs seems to be convinced that the “crowd” of regular people using the Internet will somehow solve their startup funding needs, when they sense a lack of interest from accredited investors. But safely seeking equity investments from the crowd via the Jobs Act of 2012 is problematic and has still not been defined.

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Tech Zulu Event

JUNE 11, 2012

TALK NYC Heads to SOHO House, Bringing Madison Avenue to West Hollywood on June 13, 2012. State of Content is an unrivaled opportunity to connect and collaborate with today’s leading influencers, executives, and entrepreneurs in the new establishment of advertising, marketing & technology.

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Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 19, 2012

In a collaborative effort, Ria Consulting, LLC and Los Angeles Net Developers Group are hosting this event on November 10th, 2012 at the Long Beach Convention Center in Long Beach, California. Hattan is responsible for developing applications on a variety of platforms including web and mobile devices.

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Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 11, 2012

ZunguZ is a global social payment platform that integrates deeply into the social graph of Facebook and financial service providers. We may keep the platform with the name ZunguZ and look for a client facing name for the application. Ernst & Young – World Entrepreneur Awards – FINALIST (Annex 13). What is Zunguz?

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Software Review Social Network Platform Technical Review 92

Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 28, 2011

In addition to the 330+ students, entrepreneurs and investors in attendance, the event also achieved over 45,000 views on the TechZulu live stream. It’s the first performance-based marketing platform specifically designed for the music industry. Parking In Motion (PIM) is a provider of dynamic and real-time parking data.

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Idealab Tech Coast Angels Startup Platform 77

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. Once you know the space, China really helps entrepreneurs. tradesparq alibaba trading international trade china entrepreneur startup kleist michael' What is Tradesparq? READ MORE>>.

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Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 21, 2012

One thing I noticed from our previous interview is that Heather is one smart entrepreneur. For a first-time entrepreneur, she is not only getting it right and getting “base hits”, but she is slugging balls out of the park! Entrepreneur Nuggets. Have a crystal clear value proposition to your potential partners.

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Education Web 2.0 Course Platform 63

Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 20, 2011

Earbits is an online radio platform where artists, labels and concert promoters bid for airtime on a per-song-played basis, and use the exposure to sell their music, event tickets and more. It’s the first performance-based marketing platform specifically designed for the music industry. Community Sponsors.

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UCLA Company Companies Idealab 102

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 12, 2013

It was perfect timing since in 2012 GRP raised its fourth fund bringing our total assets managed to nearly $1 billion. We both wanted to build a practice that would make Los Angeles proud but where we would travel tirelessly to other locations to make investments in the best entrepreneurs wherever they were.

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Venture Capital GRP Partners Startup Invest 360

socalTECH

JULY 20, 2015

We spoke with Farhad Mohit , the CEO of Flipagram and a successful serial entrepreneur (having founded Bizrate, which later became Shozilla, and was sold to Scripps), to learn more about the story behind Flipagram and the vision behind its app. That was between 2010 and 2012. So, that didn't scale well.

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Flipagram Social Network Networking Blogging 100

socalTECH

JULY 20, 2015

We spoke with Farhad Mohit , the CEO of Flipagram and a successful serial entrepreneur (having founded Bizrate, which later became Shozilla, and was sold to Scripps), to learn more about the story behind Flipagram and the vision behind its app. That was between 2010 and 2012. So, that didn't scale well.

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Flipagram Social Network Networking Blogging 100

socalTECH

JUNE 23, 2017

By the end of the year, we expect to have ten to twelve different types of insurance available on our platform. We're here to serve, as a technology distribution platform, to help those insurance carriers become digital. We were eventually acquired by a large competitorin 2012. Wayne Slavin: That's a good question.

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Southern California Technical Review Startup Commerce 244

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? billion in 2012. United Airlines is still recovering from that debacle.

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Social Media Media Marketing Platform 79

Tech.Co

NOVEMBER 5, 2015

So, I left London, which was an amazing opportunity and experience, to move out to LA in August 2012,” says Salamon. Truthfully though, they knew very little about the platform. They told the Wisecrack team that they were one of the fastest growing channels on the platform and asked what their intended path was for the future.

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