Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 18, 2013

I have started thinking about what the future might look like and I’ve started imagining what I call, “MMOV” or massive multiplayer online video. The problem with the “long tail” content is that only the platform provider (ie YouTube) makes money. Why would it? think Apple. Harlem Shake.

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APRIL 30, 2013

The startup says it added more than 200 new publishers and 100 new buyer channels for the six months ended March 31, 2013, and that its customers now include more than 500 of the world''s premium publishers, including eBay UK, Time, ABC News, the Wall Street Journal, Tribune Company, Virgin Media, People, Universal and many others.

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FEBRUARY 25, 2014

Kraft, who co-founded Thrively with fellow startup veteran Girish Venkat, sat down to talk to us about Thrively, as it emerges out of beta. However, the pull of this new idea became too strong, so we set out to start the company. There are only a hand full of activities every kid does, and it just fills up their schedule.

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JUNE 19, 2015

Los Angeles-based StartEngine , which was launched back in 2013 as a startup incubator, has pivoted its model, and has become an online equity crowdfunding platform called StartEngine Crowdfunding. READ MORE>>.

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DECEMBER 28, 2012

Aber Whitcomb is a partner at startup co-working and incubation community io/LA , CTO of SGN , and former co-founder and CTO of MySpace. We've also invented and patented a new technology called "MasterKey" that allows people to play our games natively on all relevant social and mobile platforms. Don't bet on any one platform.

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NOVEMBER 4, 2013

The Director of Operations role puts you in a leadership position in a firm that helps 100+ well-known Fortune 500 companies and innovative startups build the right foundation for their next generation technology platform. startup beach silicon angeles employment jobs tech high socaltech' Image courtesy Bigstock. READ MORE>>.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 8, 2014

Let me start with the obvious baseline that most people probably know instinctively: Los Angeles is the 3rd largest technology startup ecosystem in the US. Given how efficient markets are when a large market like LA starts to blossom it attracts capital pretty quickly. LA By The Numbers. But even this is changing.

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TechCrunch LA

DECEMBER 4, 2018

Freeletics , headquartered in Munich, Germany, is today announcing its first round of private capital after bootstrapping since 2013. The startup, however, has no plans to expand into hardware. One of Europe’s most popular fitness applications is poised to flourish in the U.S. for one month or $74.99 for a year-long membership.

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Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 23, 2013

All in a room at the University of Southern California Silicon Beach Event on September 18th, 2013. Startup Pitch Competition. In the end, 3 startups were awarded prize money for their spectacular business ideas. Sellbot helps online sellers sell through multiple platforms. Innovation, Technology, and Startups.

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TechCrunch LA

OCTOBER 9, 2018

Shipwell , a startup pitching a marketplace for domestic ground shipping and fleet and cargo management services for freight trucking companies, has raised $10 million in a new round of funding. And the small-fleet shipping companies that make up the bulk of the industry. trucking services. For Fifth Wall the opportunity was clear.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 8, 2014

Associates often shadow partners at board meetings so that they can help follow up with the company on important initiatives between board meetings. a really wide angle view of the tech industry since you see so many concepts / so many pitches and REAL data points on how startups perform financially. Startup Advice'

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 19, 2015

Since the recession, and at least partially sparked by it, I’m seeing a real resurgence of entrepreneurial spirit, and more startup activity than ever before. The rate of new entrepreneurs increased about 10 percent, from 280 out of 100,000 adults in the 2014 Startup Activity Index, to 310 out of 100,000 adults in the 2015 Index.

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InfoChachkie

JUNE 24, 2013

The CEO of Expertcity (creator of GoToMyPC and GoToMeeting, acquired by Citrix) was born in Germany and grew up in South Africa. Although his English was impeccable, he was occasionally tripped up by colloquialisms. Startups must economically counteract the pervasive drone of large incumbents'' messaging.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 26, 2013

Since the recent recession, and at least partially sparked by it, I’m seeing a real resurgence of entrepreneurial spirit, and more startup activity than ever before. It still adds up to over 20 million non-employer businesses out there today, with more starting every day. in 2013, with aggregate proceeds of over $38 billion.

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 23, 2015

Los Angeles-based StartEngine , which got its start as a startup accelerator but is now focused on offering up a platform for companies to raise equity crowdfunding, said Friday that a $25M crowdfunding effort by Elio Motors has been qualified by the SEC using its platform.

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InfoChachkie

NOVEMBER 3, 2014

Although Search and Social both matter, Experian Marketing Services recently pointed out that 2013 saw a significant drop in the number of users who accessed social sites from search. In contrast, social networking sites drove a record number of clicks, up 20% over the prior year. Image: Wikipedia.

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Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 28, 2013

On Friday October 25th, this innovative spirit was put on display at the 2013 Student Innovator Showcase. It’s not about the money for us,” said Cosmo Scharf of Coursewiz , a college course-scheduling platform. “We Stevens spoke about how the Stevens Center for Innovation got started. The bar is moving higher every year.”.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 7, 2013

Anyone who reads this blog frequently will know that I am a big believer in low-cost video content and specifically the power of YouTube as a content creation & distribution platform. My estimate is that the top 5 YouTube networks will do > $200 million net revenue in 2013 (after Google’s share). billion deal to Disney.

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Tech.Co

MAY 25, 2018

Fortunately, the Startup of the Year program aims to make it easier for founders to connect with resources. In 2006, a passion to help startups grew into Tech Cocktail , a company whose mission was to showcased burgeoning companies in bars around the country. The Case Foundation (Washington, DC).

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 2, 2013

Dreamhammer is one of a number of robotics and drone-related startups here in Southern California. What''s the story behind the company, and how did it start? In 2004, we started providing the same kind of services to the government, mostly in defense and intelligence. What''s Dreamhammer? That''s a key factor.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 24, 2014

I have added my own insights, based on my experience advising and working with entrepreneurs and startups: Pay for results, rather than pay for work. People who get paid by results have every incentive to think up smarter ways of getting work done. Use of collaborative and other social media platforms.

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socalTECH

MAY 7, 2018

How do you get top tier venture capitalists interested in your startup? Our interview this morning is with Lidia Yan , the founder of NEXT Trucking (www.nexttrucking.com), a venture-backed startup which operates an online marketplace for freight shipping. How did the company start? That's when we came up with NEXT Trucking.

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TechCrunch LA

AUGUST 7, 2019

Earbuds , a new startup from Austin founded by former Detroit Lions lineman Jason Fox, wants to bring the power of social media to your eardrums. “We were playing Caroline in the first game of the season and Cam Newton was warming up right next to me,” Fox recalled. “He was jamming. Getting the crowd into it.

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Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 15, 2013

Analytics and optimization startup, FlxOne , aims to deliver insights and actions for real-time advertising by use of cloud-based infrastructure and data crunching to deliver insights and actions, making it the first platform to optimize performance automatically. billion, up from $8.7 billion in Q2 2012.

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Tech Zulu Event

APRIL 1, 2014

Today, with the help of the aptly named JOBS act (Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act) and companies like SeedInvest , it has never been easier for companies to gain exposure and enter the investment solicitation process. What companies like SeedInvest and its peers are doing to help connect investors to startups. 116,105,000.

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socalTECH

JUNE 4, 2019

Santa Monica-based AirMap , the startup developing aerial traffic mapping and UV management platforms, has added former Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Tom Wheeler to its board of directors, the company announced on Monday.

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InfoChachkie

MAY 19, 2014

As Facebook''s mobile ad revenue attests, marketers are stepping up their "phone based" spending. These platforms, including Invoca''s , provide advertisers with sophisticated quality controls and bulletproof tracking which makes these concerns a legacy of the desktop era. Follow my startup-oriented Twitter feed here: @johngreathouse.

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Tech Zulu Event

MARCH 21, 2014

Introducing Bitcoinference | A Decentralized Conference , hosted by illustrious startup accelerator, 500 Startups. Bitcoin has had a rough start to the year (to say the least) – with a never-ending news feed consisting of massive bankruptcy , scandal stories, and car chase media fiascos. Getting Things Started.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 27, 2018

Editor's note: All this week, and into the start of next year, we'll be featuring reflections on 2018 from notable investors, entrepreneurs, and others from Southern California's technology community. Now, we're investing in our own team, firm, and platform so we can further support those founders. Liquidity and transfer of wealth.

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Tech Zulu Event

APRIL 30, 2014

In order to support all of these teams, there are several on-campus startup competitions every year, from the Silicon Beach USC competition to the New Venture Seed Competition, with prize funds to help build the companies. The post HipTraveler | Taking Startup Competitions by Storm appeared first on TechZulu.

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Tech Zulu Event

JULY 1, 2013

According to Harjinder Sidhu, of Jacaranda Ventures,”SeedInvest is opening up new opportunities for a vast population of accredited investors, and will bring enormous amounts of new capital to startups. The platform carefully vets every company applicant and only presents less than 2% of opportunities to its investor base.

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 28, 2012

Andrew Connell is the CEO of DinnerDate.com , a startup which has been in beta in San Diego for the last few months, and is just now expanding out to new markets. We spoke with Andrew about the startup and what it's all about. I have a background that's combination of startups and corporate. What's DinnerDate.com?

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 3, 2022

04% full, you should start looking for a new container. TikTok is currently the fastest growing social network, while Instagram is close behind with a bigger share globally of new sign-ups. 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

JULY 13, 2012

On Tuesday, July 10, Crowdfunder hosted Crowdstart LA, the first crowdsourced startup contest at the Fairmont Miramar Hotel in Santa Monica. The event was sold out, attracting founders, angels, VC’s and future entrepreneurs in the LA Startup Community. This will most likely take event in January 2013. TradeYa Inc.

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socalTECH

JUNE 30, 2016

Phil Hui-Bon-Hoa: If you have ever been in a position where people come to you to as for help, you find that you end up answering lots of the same questions, over and over again. That ends up being a waste of time, especially in larger enterprises. How did the company start? What is Kaleo?

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TechEmpower

MARCH 27, 2013

This next iteration of the JDK is currently scheduled for general availability in September 2013. I'll do my best to keep this document up to date. Preview builds of Java 8, specifically the "Project Lambda" builds, can be downloaded from java.net: Java™ Platform, Standard Edition 8 Early Access with Lambda Support.

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Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 11, 2013

LOS ANGELES, December 10, 2013 – Some big news for local startup Plug.DJ and their user-curated music sharing platform. “DJ’s” will create their own personal playlists and step up one at a time to play. . was founded in February 2012 by a team of three passionate music fans. The post Plug.dj

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