socalTECH

AUGUST 14, 2017

Financial details of the acquisition were not announced. Strobe Labs developed software which helped entertainment venues search and view customer profiles, build and deploy fan lists for direct marketing and email campaigns, and run social campaigns on Facebook, Instagram, and Spotify.

Ticketmaster 113

Ticketmaster Entertainment Email Software Development 113

socalTECH

MAY 5, 2017

Financial details of the acquisition were not announced. The company said its tools are used by such brands as Caesars Entertainment and Casio to collect and analyze data from their customers, in real time. Osurv was founded in 2012, and was led by Jad Meouchy.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 8, 2016

Financial details of the acquisition were not announced. All In Media has offices in London and Sydney, and was founded in 2007; the companies said its customers include Australian Broadcasting Corporation, Bauer Media Group, Nova Entertainment, NRK, Primedia, Radioplayer, RTE Radio, Southern Cross Austereo and Wireless Group.

Media 100

Media Calabasas Entertainment Acquisition 100

socalTECH

MARCH 1, 2019

According to Inside Secure, the two companies have a complementary, large global customer base across the entertainment, mobile, and IoT industries. Inside Secure paid $138.1M in cash, plus up to $9.8M in escrow to cover potential post-closing adjustments and earnout.

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 4, 2010

Cypress, California-based Universal Electronics , a manufacturer of infrared wireless control systems for the home entertainment market, said today that it has acquired Enson Assets Limited , a Chinese firm owned by CG International Holdings Limited. Ensons's customers include Sony, Panasonic, and Toshiba. The deal was worth $110M.

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Acquisition Entertainment Sales Custom 124

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 31, 2018

Rather than enhancing the offering you have, develop and offer new products that capitalize on the customers that you already know well. Since these usually require a large investment, and more time, including customer education, they need to be started while your current business is still healthy.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 6, 2020

Here are some of the key indications that you might be a good match for a lifestyle business, for you to compare and consider against your own objectives and strengths: Enjoy interacting with customers and products every day. If your passion is customers, you definitely will be happier as a lifestyle entrepreneur.

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socalTECH

MARCH 1, 2012

Last week, Pasadena-based Punchcard (www.punchcard.com) launched its mobile apps, which help local retailers provide rewards to loyal customers. It provides consumer rewards, and on the merchant side, it allows them to identify local customers and reacquire them by pushing them offers and incentives to come back. What is Punchcard?

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SoCal Tech Calendar

JULY 14, 2010

Tuesday, July 20, 2010 -- How Savvy Companies Leverage Brand, Technology and IP Licensing to Leap Ahead of The Competition. See [link] (more).

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Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 12, 2013

Scot has been an entrepreneur and executive responsible for the launch of several interactive entertainment ventures. Scot has 15+ years experience developing product integration and interactive campaigns for major sports, entertainment and consumer brands. Custom ad deals and partnerships. Josh Yguado - President SGN.

Technical Review 94

Technical Review Technology Activision Entertainment 94

Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 18, 2013

He has raised more than $200 million on behalf of his companies and led more than 30 acquisitions. He is also the co-founder of Playsino, ExpressCoin (Bitcoin exchange), GoCoin (Bitcoin payment platform), Five Delta, Evertune, GamesTV, Digital Entertainment Network, KnCMiner.cn (Bitcoin Mining), and Robocoin China (Bitcoin ATM).

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socalTECH

JUNE 8, 2020

There are lots of others trying to put content on Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, and Tiktok, which is more about entertainment around social media. As we move forward, we are hoping to personalize that relationship as much as possible, based on life events, and provide a customized experience. We also are working on personalization.

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Content Social Media Startup Artificial Inteligence 124

Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 24, 2013

Scot has been an entrepreneur and executive responsible for the launch of several interactive entertainment ventures. Scot has 15+ years experience developing product integration and interactive campaigns for major sports, entertainment and consumer brands. Custom ad deals and partnerships. Josh Yguado - President SGN.

Technical Review 76

Technical Review Technology Activision Entertainment 76

socalTECH

JANUARY 27, 2011

To build out our technology and ad serving platform, we made the investment and acquisition around a video ad server, with a strategic investment in Redlever for branded entertainment, and the acquisition of Joost's assets. In banner, we have unparalleled scale which attracts our customers.

Santa Monica 149

Santa Monica Content Platform Networking 149

Tech.Co

MAY 9, 2017

He ended up building a digital agency that did everything from custom apps and web development to branding and digital marketing. During this time, Taylor began to read about Facebook’s Oculus acquisition and wondered what that technology could bring to the world. This location will become the headquarters for UploadVR.

Startup 70

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socalTECH

JULY 15, 2015

However, our customers, even with Concur, find those solutions didn't meet all of their needs. We gained quite a number of customers very rapidly, and have 60 percent of the global top 100 legal firms in the world now using our system. With this acquisition, that has put Concur into SAP.

Software 100

Software Report Startup IBM 100

socalTECH

JUNE 5, 2009

Custom Insurance Programs for Technology Companies. tech, new media, entertainment and consumer industries. Litigation - IP Licenses and Agreements: distribution, development, joint venture - Intellectual property aspects of mergers and acquisitions. Binary Pulse Technology Marketing (www.binarypulse.com). Startups Made Simple.

SoCalTech 100

SoCalTech Southern California Rustic Canyon IP 100

socalTECH

APRIL 24, 2009

Custom Insurance Programs for Technology Companies. BASSETT Executive Search Solutions (www.BassettSearch.com) The confidential source for executive talent -- serving emerging growth company clients in the high tech, new media, entertainment and consumer industries. Binary Pulse Technology Marketing (www.binarypulse.com).

SoCalTech 100

SoCalTech Southern California Rustic Canyon Technology Council 100

socalTECH

MAY 22, 2009

Custom Insurance Programs for Technology Companies. BASSETT Executive Search Solutions (www.BassettSearch.com) The confidential source for executive talent -- serving emerging growth company clients in the high tech, new media, entertainment and consumer industries. Binary Pulse Technology Marketing (www.binarypulse.com).

SoCalTech 100

SoCalTech Southern California Rustic Canyon IP 100

Tech Zulu Event

APRIL 1, 2013

Our combined experience working in film education and inside the traditional and digital entertainment industry gives us unique insight into building an authentic “film school like” education on the web. We may roll out a subscription model in the future once we have a larger course library and that makes more sense.

Web 93

Web USC Course Guide 93

Tech Zulu Event

AUGUST 18, 2015

Founded a series of successful startups resulting in IPOs and acquisitions. Custom partnerships. One of the greatest tech minds of our time, Mark Douglas will be speaking at REACH NeXT September 24th. Started at Oracle as one of its first employees. Was the VP of Technology at eHarmony where he built personality-matching technology.

eHarmony 40

eHarmony Oracle Acquisition Startup 40

InfoChachkie

AUGUST 4, 2014

How has this reality impacted your customer acquisition strategies? I realize WA''s corporate culture strives to provide an authentic travel experience to your customers, but how do you go beyond marketing jive and turn the platitudes into a truly unique product? Kutay: "An important question and one that I''ve focused on a lot.

Entrepreneur 187

Entrepreneur Startup Social Media Resource 187

Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 21, 2011

This included stabilizing a historically negative traffic and user trend, reducing the operational cost of the business by nearly 90 percent and pivoting the product from its legacy as a social network to a social entertainment destination. As of May 2010, CallFire has over 20,000 customers! Custom ad deals and partnerships.

Tsavo 76

Tsavo Idealab Tech Coast Angels Userplane 76

Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 27, 2011

A serial Internet entrepreneur, Mike has founded and sold numerous businesses, including agency PBJ Digital, application platform Userplane, which he led from startup to its acquisition by AOL, Tsavo Media and Myspace. As of May 2010, CallFire has over 20,000 customers! Custom ad deals and partnerships. Event Details.

Tech Coast Angels 96

Tech Coast Angels Idealab Angel Startup 96

Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 27, 2016

Prior to joining CrossCut, Joe spent several years with Intuit where he held a variety of operating roles focused on accelerating the growth of Intuit’s global SaaS offerings through strategic partnerships, investments and acquisitions. Custom ad deals and partnerships. Joe received his B.S. Contact us at sponsor@techzulu.com.

Startup 40

Startup Santa Monica Venture Capital SaaS 40

Tech Zulu Event

MARCH 25, 2014

Addison McCaleb – Mediahound , making it easier for you to discover entertainment. Joergen Aaboe – Momentfeed , combining life foot traffic with reduced customer acquisition costs. Jared Golden – Pear, connecting local community groups to their sponsors.

Entertainment 99

Entertainment Google Entrepreneur Course 99

socalTECH

NOVEMBER 19, 2012

One of the fastest growing startups in Southern California in recent years was Hautelook, which went from just an ideas to a huge, $270M acquisition by Nordstrom only X years later. This is a new medium through which consumers validate brands, and where brands are in a position to have a direct relationship with the customer.

Southern California 200

Southern California Startup Custom Customer 200

Tech Zulu Event

MARCH 12, 2014

As we recall, this year has kicked off with some fierce acquisitions in the connected home and internet of things (IOT) space, namely with Google’s high profile $3.2 Billion acquisition of smart home device company, Nest. They refer to the concept of “customer ownership” and provide examples.

Belkin 87

Belkin Startup Acquisition Entertainment 87

SoCal Delicious

SEPTEMBER 19, 2012

Even though their business model was tweaked a little while ago to give customers additional leniency, the business is still expecting to break $100 million in revenue this year, up from $25 million in 2010. Most recently, Rosenblatt cofounded Demand Media, launching in 2006 with $120 million in equity and the acquisition of eHow.com.

Technical Review 75

Technical Review Entrepreneur Riot Games Southern California 75

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 12, 2018

Consumer value Once Jamie realized that he could not only sell tens of millions of dollars of home security cameras he also realized that he could get customers to sign up for a monthly subscription to keep the videos in storage in the cloud and review them after the fact.

Startup 247

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InfoChachkie

SEPTEMBER 22, 2011

You cannot afford to speed, gun the engine, take detours, or spend your precious cash on a killer stereo to entertain you during your trek. Once he proved his negotiating skills, people from all over the company brought him significant acquisitions for him to negotiate. the lobby, customer training rooms, etc.).

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Startup Pricing Entrepreneur Email 221

InfoChachkie

SEPTEMBER 22, 2009

If the crowd is gathered to see an entertainer, you could sell T-shirts, posters, etc. Customer Problem/ Pain Points. Customer Problems/ Pain Points. State the problem/ pain points of the customers clearly. Who is the customer? How many customers can you serve reasonably? Product Name. Execution.

Ideas 153

Ideas Startup Pricing Entrepreneur 153

LATechDigest

OCTOBER 26, 2016

Davis detailed advantages and challenges along the way, from building community on social channels, empowering customers as brand ambassadors by delivering great experiences, to dealing with port strikes and maintaining a strong company culture as they have scaled to nearly 300 full-time employees. .

Snapchat 40

Snapchat Lootcrate Riot Games Downey 40

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 17, 2011

Creativity in our business lives – The average tech startup these days spends time talking with colleagues & investors about a multitude of things: customer acquisition, viral adoption, raising capital, hiring / firing employees, product features, technology trends, marketing / branding, and on and on. So I thought I would.

Writing 356

Writing Startup Ideas Summary 356

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 23, 2012

Try charging customers for your product when you have 12 competitors giving the product away free finances by $20 million of VC. The numbers of potential buyers had decreased dramatically both because large companies were shedding jobs and because many past buyers simply lacked resources to make acquisitions. The Exit Problem.

Venture Capital 347

Venture Capital Capital Technical Review Startup 347

InfoChachkie

MARCH 1, 2011

To learn how to not launch a Freemium solution, see Making Freemium Customers Pay. While other artists included throwaway songs on the flip side of their singles and then put all their previously released singles on their albums, the Beatles provided maximum value to their customers with each of their releases. A Valuable Brand.

Product 232

Product Marketing Sales Custom 232

InfoChachkie

JULY 14, 2009

If your character cracks under the heat of a startup, your stakeholders will feel cheated, just like the ceramic customers in ancient Greece. Hubris might be an entertaining trait for an entrepreneur in a Hollywood movie. Winston Churchill was once asked if he was pleased that people filled large halls to hear him speak.

Entrepreneur 153

Entrepreneur Ideas Writing Startup 153