Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 7, 2013

The first phase of a hype cycle is the technology trigger or breakthrough, product launch or other event that generates significant press and interest. Consequently, the press usually abandons the topic. A hype cycle in Gartner''s interpretation always comprises five phases: Technology trigger. Peak of inflated expectations.

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2012

In this article the focus will be on how to successfully attract media attention. In order to prepare for TechCrunch Disrupt 2012 I reviewed company bios via the official site and read taglines that said “cool” rather than what the company does. Speaking of time thievery = long winded boring press releases. 1 Pre Planning.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 9, 2016

This was a dog whistle to his base that the Jews had taken over the media and the world of money. But he also got more Latino votes proportionally than Mitt Romney did in 2012. Yes, I want to scream at the media who gave Trump so much free press and created false equivalencies between his misdeed and misstatements and Clintons.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 23, 2012

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. So it is unsurprising that an over-funding environment and the commensurate returns hangover would have lasted until about – well – 2012.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 26, 2013

That is a 65% increase in the number of IPOs over 2012, and the highest proceeds raised since the year 2000. Social media is a boon for entrepreneurs and startups. business entrepreneur investment IPO social media startup' According to a report just out, a record 156 operating companies went public in the U.S. Marty Zwilling.

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Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 18, 2011

Among some tech press releases from this week include a few announcements from local LA-based venture, ImageCollect , a micro-stock celebrity photo library, high-res and all prelicensed. In just over three months, they’ve doubled their library to 3 million photos and are adding 40,000 images per day.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 20, 2012

Tracy built her company, Recycled Media , out of necessity. It represents the great majority of entrepreneurship and eschews the fairytale rags-to-VC-riches stories we so often read about in the press. Sam is the managing director of Launchpad LA and we were about to pick our 2012 class of entrepreneurs. She’s infectious.”

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socalTECH

JUNE 23, 2017

We were eventually acquired by a large competitorin 2012. I worked at Barnes and Noble through three releases of the Nook, and then I moved over to a smaller company, Buddy Media, where I ran all of the analytics products. It's not about pressing a button and getting a better taxi cab. The reality is, this is not a taxi cabs.

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 21, 2012

Steve Jillings has a long track record of running successful startups in Southern California, ranging from such companies as FrontBridge Technologies (sold to Microsoft in 2005 for over $200M) and Vantage Media (acquired in 2007). 2011 was an incredibly huge year for us, and 2012 will be the same way. more) READ MORE>>.

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AUGUST 28, 2012

Streaming media. Social media. 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. October 20, 2012 1:57 PM. October 17, 2012 1:15 PM. Electric cars. Hybrid cars. Interviews.

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Tech Zulu Event

JUNE 28, 2012

The first-ever Silicon Beach Fest attracted more than 2,000 attendees from LA, San Francisco, San Diego, Santa Barbara, New York, Toronto, and London to celebrate LA startups and entertainment with panels, parties, pitch fests, hackathon, and beach games: volleyball, basketball and surfing lessons in Santa Monica and Venice on June 21-23, 2012.

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Tech Zulu Event

JULY 24, 2012

The Digital Detox Retreat September 13-16, 2012. Four days off the grid – with no clocks, technology or media – a chance to getaway from the fast paced world and truly recharge. As technologists living online in real time all the time, it is easy to lose perspective on life. How did The Digital Detox get started?

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