Tech.Co

JUNE 22, 2021

Now, Shopify has apparently approached major publishers including Complex and Vox Media as well as getting Buzzfeed to sign on to the new program. Consumer tech, for example, is a perfect fit for affiliate marketing with 60% of consumers buying electronics on Prime Day 2020. As a result, Amazon managed to generate a frightening $10.4

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JUNE 30, 2021

The company said the funding was a combination of cash and "media value". The company did not say how much of the new investment was actual cash it did say it raised $15M in its Series A in 2020. The funding came from The Craftory and Arcadian Capital Management, along with others.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

NOVEMBER 5, 2020

Wednesday, November 11, 2020 -- BUSINESS INSIDE THE GAME (aka B.I.G.) is a series of highly-curated summits, panels and immersive experiences that explore how to create an impact in social enterprise and solve real business problems in sports, media, technology and culture.

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FEBRUARY 14, 2019

Costa Mesa-based Veritone says its artificial intelligence software was deployed for the 2019 College Football Playoff (CFP) National Championship, and was used to produce transcriptions, automated facial recognition of players and coaches, logo identification, and other tasks for the CFP's Media Day. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 29, 2020

Los Angeles-based LiveXLive Media , which operates a livestreaming and on-demand audio, video, and podcasting service, says it has signed an agreement to acquire Custom Personalization Solutions, LLC , in a deal worth up to $6M. LiveXLive said that CPS had approximately $19M in revenue in 2019. READ MORE>>.

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Tech.Co

DECEMBER 29, 2023

RunwayML Runway is an applied AI tool artists can use to create AI-generated media, like video, audio and text. Founded in 2020 by two former Meta executives, Tome is a business-focused storytelling and presentation tool that leverages generative AI. million it generated in 2020. Writesonic Library screenshot.

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TechCrunch LA

JANUARY 26, 2022

The company laid off its entire retail staff and closed all its physical locations, including its flagship New York City store, in August 2020. Despite its fundraising success, Glossier’s ascent has oftentimes been far from smooth. The company’s website currently says customers should “stay tuned” for more retail store openings this year.

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TechCrunch LA

AUGUST 20, 2019

The company also plans to double its footprint in its hometown of Los Angeles in 2020. Our Dublin and Barcelona teams play a critical role in the Scopely journey, and we are actively hiring across both markets.”.

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TechCrunch LA

AUGUST 2, 2022

Shein has shown the world how combining social media marketing, data analytics, and China’s well-oiled supply chain has created a $100 billion fast fashion behemoth. But keep in mind Cider was only founded in 2020 while Shein started out over a decade ago. Its success naturally spawns imitators and challengers.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 1, 2021

Since it’s January 1st and I know many people are scrambling to put together plans for what to eat I thought I’d just start with a question I know is on many people’s minds, “what should I eat in 2021 to make it healthier than 2020?” Have the right foods ready So much of success in any endeavor is planning. I’m not a teetotaler.

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TechCrunch LA

JANUARY 26, 2020

— Scopely (@scopely) January 26, 2020. ” While Bryant’s sports career was storied, and his post-sports career in media and investing successful, his legacy is complicated by a sexual assault allegation in 2003 , which was later settled and for which Bryant apologized , but did not admit guilt.

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TechCrunch LA

DECEMBER 18, 2019

Meet GIGXR , the new owner of all of the assets of Pearson Immersive Learning Group , a subsidiary of the education and media publishing giant, Pearson. Lassman said the company had raised $1 million in seed financing and would be seeking to raise additional capital in the first half of 2020.

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socalTECH

MAY 10, 2017

According to Zynga, it has provided a "substantial gift" to USC's School of Cinematic ARts' Interactive Media & Games Division, to support diversity, inclusive game production, and the creation of "innovative social mobile gameplay."

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TechCrunch LA

JANUARY 14, 2019

Meanwhile, new venture-backed companies like the superstealthy Shadows, SuperPlastic and Toonstar are all developing virtual characters that will launch via social media channels like Snap and Instagram, or on their own platforms. ” So the two founders began contemplating what a new, low-cost, high-touch media network might look like.

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StartUp Beat

MARCH 10, 2020

spurse announced the pre-launch of its Social Reward platform at the Influencer Marketing Conference & Expo 2020 (IMCX 2020) that took place the 25th February in Los Angeles. Attendees of this year’s networking and educational event included senior-level marketing decision-makers […].

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TechCrunch LA

MARCH 26, 2020

At present, there are two main areas of interest to news readers — the COVID-19 outbreak and the 2020 Election, both of which are now offered in the local sections. Once added, users can then browse their local news alongside other content they’re interested in, across a variety of topics.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 18, 2020

Customers these days are turned off by timeless safe messages, delivered repeatedly on traditional media. Using recognized experts and social media influencers turns the marketing context into teaching as opposed to selling. Marty Zwilling First published on Inc.com on 12/03/2020. Take your first step today.

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TechCrunch LA

MARCH 11, 2020

They’re combinations of social media platforms like Facebook and Snap, and big, high-budget movie productions, but lack any tools to simplify the process of development or ensure that persistence, scale and feature complexity don’t lead to downtimes.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 26, 2019

What are you most looking forward to in the technology/startup world in 2020? The thing I am looking most forward to in 2020 (and for the new decade as well) is seeing what amazing ideas come out of this new crop of home-grown companies. If the music can stop for WeWork, it can stop for anyone. in 2005 for $680M.

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TechCrunch LA

OCTOBER 7, 2021

Its “content arm” Entity Mag has quite interestingly gone viral on social media and has more than 1.1 When it relaunched as a virtual program in 2020, from a new company HQ in Las Vegas, the numbers grew, the company extended the length of the courses, and it increased the tuition to reflect the longer engagements.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 30, 2020

Offering one more social media site (over 200 already exist on Wikipedia) probably won’t work. Don’t forget to market yourself before, during, and after your initial idea, through social media, websites, and events. Marty Zwilling First published on Inc.com on 10/15/2020. Get support from credible industry groups and partners.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 23, 2020

The way to win today is to build relationships first, by listening and responding, whether it be in person or through social media, before kicking into full sales mode. Follow-up with a connection via social media or a meeting. Marty Zwilling First published on Inc.com on 03/09/2020.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 27, 2019

What are you most looking forward to in the technology/startup world in 2020? Scott advises clients across a number of industries, including software, technology, digital media, interactive entertainment and video games, cyber security and life sciences. It is incredibly exciting! READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 30, 2019

I organize everything from documents, media files to trip planning, and family calendars on Notion. What are you most looking forward to in the technology/startup world in 2020? I love Notion, the self-service database tool that allows you to build, collect and organize all the structured things in your life.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

In the past 5 years some of the best investors in the country could simply anoint winners by giving them large amounts of capital at high prices and then the media hype machine would create awareness, talent would race to join the next perceived $10bn winner and if the music never stops then everybody is happy. Except the music stopped.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 24, 2020

But customers today are fickle, instantly aware of every new alternative, due to the Internet and social media, and not afraid to change. Be responsive on social media, as well as every physical interaction, so that every customer feels a special sensitivity and connection. Marty Zwilling First published on Inc.com on 07/09/2020.

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TechCrunch LA

AUGUST 5, 2022

From Los Angeles to Silicon Valley , a trend emerged among social media influencers and startup founders alike: move into a mansion with 10 or so collaborators, work day and night together to build fame and wealth, and hope that your new roommates do their dishes.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 2, 2021

In the Starbucks example mentioned earlier, Kevin Johnson sent a clear message, externally on social media, and internally via memo to all employees, on what he expected, and he provided the time and training so that everyone accepted the message. Marty Zwilling First published on Inc.com on 12/15/2020.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 30, 2020

Start with a range of platforms, including social media, advertising, and a great website. Marty Zwilling First published on Inc.com on 12/15/2020. With information overload due to the Internet, you need to find your customers, rather than assume they will find you.

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TechCrunch LA

NOVEMBER 4, 2019

Next she took to Instagram, a new social media platform that quickly became the most effective tool in a blogger’s toolkit. The first phase was the rise of the media platforms: YouTube, Instagram, etcetera, that allowed creatives to build audiences. With new followers — today her account, @weworewhat , has 2.2

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 21, 2020

Anticipate and establish supporting social media accounts. Customers expect consistency of your brand name across all channels, so don’t pick a web site name if the comparable name is available or already taken on relevant social media. Marty Zwilling First published on Inc.com on 02/06/2020.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

Don’t expect to rely totally on social media, word of mouth, or a personal web site. Marty Zwilling First published on Inc.com on 11/04/2020. If your potential customers can’t find you, or you don’t find them, no sharing will happen and no business model will succeed.

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TechCrunch LA

JUNE 3, 2022

She stepped down from that company in 2020. It’s more of a mockery,” said Isa Watson , founder and CEO of social media app Squad. If you look at someone like Adam Neumann and WeWork for example, he was covered [in the media] in a very flattering light until the very moment when it all came tumbling down,” said Watson. “I

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TechCrunch LA

AUGUST 30, 2022

Genies has made forays into fashion before — the startup partnered with Gucci back in 2020 to give the retailer’s customers access to try on new virtual designs and to buy curated digital goods. An image of the Genies platform showcasing a fashion collection designed by creator Ian Charms.

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Tech.Co

JANUARY 6, 2020

Today, major media prognosticators including market research company Forrester and the Interactive Advertising Bureau foresee podcasting as the next billion-dollar media market , with a report from the latter saying that one-billion-dollar mark could be surpassed as soon as 2021. How to host a podcast.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 15, 2020

Believe it or not, Facebook started at Harvard and promoted its exclusivity to this school, then slowly spread to others, when rival social media platform MySpace was inviting everyone to join. Marty Zwilling First published on Inc.com on 04/29/2020. Market an image of exclusivity or premium only.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 27, 2019

Today they are in every business, and will likely comprise 50 percent of the workforce by 2020. In addition to the normal hurdles of growing up, millennials have had to deal with a media-saturated world of conflicting messages, celebrity excesses, and viral distractions. Their success is now vital to our success.

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