socalTECH

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. In Entertainment, we're seeing more and more people prefer their iPad over the Big Screen experience. What are the technologies, companies, or things we ought to watch in 2013?

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Tech Zulu Event

FEBRUARY 5, 2014

The Annual TechZulu Startup Forecast is one of our most anticipated events. Richard Wolpert – Managing Director of Amplify.LA, startup incubator and Venture Advisor at Accel Partners. In addition, we had a fully stacked line up of showcasing startups with Causora , Floshare , Kiosked , and Yekra.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 3, 2013

We spent a year (2012-2013) building a merchant acquisition machine and all of the systems to support bookings, calendar integrations, location services, etc. We then spent much of 2013 proving out the merchant model in one city – Los Angeles. Startup Advice' I’d be delighted if you gave it a try. Top Photo Credit.

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Xconomy

NOVEMBER 7, 2016

To augment and overcome physical distance, we are starting to use drones, virtual reality, and driverless cars. Back in 2013, Google reported that 90 percent of multiple device owners switch between screens to complete tasks, using an average of three different combinations every day. The Device-Agnostic Customer Experience.

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socalTECH

JULY 22, 2016

Rufus Labs is one of a number of hardware startups which have started to proliferate in the community, due to low cost hardware, 3D printing, and crowdfunding sites like Kickstarter and Indiegogo. Where they start to fail, is one, they are handheld. Because of that, wearables have a good leg up.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 8, 2014

Deal screening. 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.

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InfoChachkie

MAY 19, 2014

As Facebook''s mobile ad revenue attests, marketers are stepping up their "phone based" spending. For instance, consumers can effortlessly click on a desktop Facebook ad, surf a site to learn more and then execute a purchase or fill out a lead form, via their large screen, mouse and full-sized keyboard. Share and Enjoy.

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Tech Zulu Event

MAY 9, 2013

The project was started by a group of young Spanish digerati called Riot Cinema Collective. They want it all hacked and mashed up. Transmedia elements in the works include alternate reality games (ARG), mobile apps, webisodes and whatever else the fans come up with. There will be a smattering of special screenings worldwide.

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InfoChachkie

FEBRUARY 10, 2014

As Wired magazine pointed out in a January 2013 article , "It’s a Hail Mary pass for a company that held 44.5 For a growing, successful startup, rebranding can be an effective way to redefine the company''s expansion beyond its initial core market. The path from a product name to an umbrella brand is not uncommon in the startup world.

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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. Maker’s talent started commenting on it and sharing it. In fact, that’s how Maker Studios got started in the first place. Why would it?

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socalTECH

JULY 11, 2014

Now, a new, Los Angeles team--led by Josh Meyers --is tapping a team of experience LA technology vets to take what is a diamond in the rough, and polish it up, to bring the deal site to the next level. We caught up with Josh to learn more about the history of Slickdeals, and how he and his team got involved. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 13, 2012

Josh Hartwell: We officially incorporate in 2003, though we started laying groundwork for the company in 2002. We started back then, because my other co-founder and I had worked very closely with JAMDAT on JAMDAT Bowling and Fifa Soccer. Talk about how you went from JAMDAT to Mobile Deluxe? Can you talk about how you managed that?

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Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 24, 2014

While Lift and Uber allow people to request a pickup and ride from screen tested drivers to transport them and their friends safely to and from their destinations, Buddytruck fills a void that the ride-sharing services are sorely lacking, hauling of items. We began working on the project in November of 2013.

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Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 15, 2016

It’s a known fact that there are more men than women in tech, and those numbers aren’t getting better — in 2013, women held 26 percent of computing jobs in the United States, as opposed to 35 percent in 1990. The daughter of a Chinese immigrant, Wang grew up on the streets of Los Angeles selling slippers and lighters with her mom.

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Tech Zulu Event

FEBRUARY 27, 2013

Launched in beta July last year in Oakland, San Francisco, Dealflicks is a price line for movie tickets and gives movie tickets and concessions for up to 60% off to help theaters get butts in their seats. 3rd Startup. Grew up in Seoul and is bilingual and bicultural. What are you 2013 plans? We love movies.

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Tech Zulu Event

MAY 20, 2014

TechZulu recently sat down with east coast transplant Olenka Polak to talk about startup life in Los Angeles. Explain to our readers why you started your company, and why you created your app myLINGO. I mean, we’re new to this town and new to this industry – so just a lot of things came up during the launch that we’re now looking into.

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Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 24, 2014

You message them to meet up; they agree by returning your message. And with that, you’ve skipped over the arduous process of pre-screening every stranger at the bar you’re at. Maybe someone got stood up and dragged along so they wouldn’t have to stay home. The app tells you they’re about a mile away.

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Tech Zulu Event

MARCH 27, 2013

TechZulu is ramping up to do it all again with an all new group of companies and a SuperDemo. Entries will be closed for company submissions at midnight of April 17th, 2013. For those who still might be wondering what Spotlight: LA Tech is all about, It’s a screening room for new technology homegrown in our region.

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Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 6, 2013

It’s something of a sci-fi fantasy scenario: Driverless cars that show up at the touch of a button. All photos are taken from the 2013 LA Auto Show. We as car people are working towards building one-off accommodations that enable apps to work well in our cars while opening up our ecosystems to app developers.

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Tech Zulu Event

MARCH 1, 2013

Saturday evening, the night before software was to be submitted, the first and third floors of ROC were filled with people clustered into small groups all staring intently at their computer screens. Several teams came up with concepts that have high market value and are currently continuing development. I say, goal attained.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 10, 2012

I think that’s one of the reasons that many of the most interesting bay area startups are choosing to locate themselves in the city. Many “tech companies” now have green screens. And make-up artists. But there does seem to be huge startup energy around the Flatiron District / Union Square. And writers!

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