socalTECH

JANUARY 7, 2013

Pipewave, which was founded by Paul Boruta and Jonathan Tushman, provided online video creative and media optimization platform for marketers, agencies, and publishers. Pipewave , an online video marketing strategy firm headed by Paul Boruta, has been acquired by Zefr , the firms announced today.

Content 153

Content Platform Media Marketing 153

socalTECH

JANUARY 11, 2019

For example, they might want to see what version of a song to put on an EP or not, or which songs they might want to put additional marketing behind on other platforms. What makes us different from streaming platforms, is that when you're sitting in the back of a car and ride share, you're sitting in an unbiased environment.

Startup 113

Startup Advertising Marketing Platform 113

socalTECH

JANUARY 11, 2019

For example, they might want to see what version of a song to put on an EP or not, or which songs they might want to put additional marketing behind on other platforms. What makes us different from streaming platforms, is that when you're sitting in the back of a car and ride share, you're sitting in an unbiased environment.

Startup 100

Startup Advertising Marketing Platform 100

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 1, 2010

-Rumored to have turned down acquisition offers from Yahoo and Facebook. A social analytics platform for Facebook app developers and publishers that provides detailed demographic and engagement data. Hollywood Walk of Fame. Competitors: Google (Invite Media) , MediaMath , X+1. Competitors: Gowalla. Total Raised: $21.4mm.

Zag 248

Zag Truecar Venture Capital CarsDirect 248

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 15, 2010

I think everybody heard about this acquisition. I talked about the platform moves of Twitter and why it should be expected. Message of the week (from Fred Wilson) – “don’t fill cracks&# but innovate in new ways with the platform. TweetPhoto - Real-time photo sharing platform. M&A Discussion.

Venture Capital 271

Venture Capital Capital Google Platform 271

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 19, 2011

Right now they’re the leading platform for streaming movies. Equally, the streaming business has got to accelerate content acquisition, focus on customer retention, improve streaming technologies to make it better for users / worse for competitors, and they’ve got to continually improve the UI. A note for industry.

Netflix 329

Netflix Evite Pricing Hulu 329

socalTECH

JULY 20, 2011

There are trade publications such as Variety, Hollywood Reporter, and Deadline at one end, and gossip celebrity news at the other end. The driving force for me was the gap in the market which I saw, a disruption in media consumption patterns. Basically, that disruption is 18-34 year olds have changed how they consume media.

News 173

News Entertainment Startup Bertelsmann 173

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 26, 2016

The old saying in Hollywood is that “It’s not what you know but whom you know” but the truth is always more deceptive and the tech industry is a lot more susceptible to this notion than you may think. So Troy and Lady Gaga were amongst the earliest artists that turned to social media and tech platforms to break out.

Mentor 150

Mentor Venture Capital Marketing Product 150

Tech Zulu Event

MARCH 25, 2014

Well, thanks to a fantastic partnership with the good people at crowd fun ding platform, Indiegogo , we were able to do just that! Savannah Peterson – Shapeaways , the social platform for 3D printing. Joergen Aaboe – Momentfeed , combining life foot traffic with reduced customer acquisition costs.

Entertainment 99

Entertainment Google Entrepreneur Course 99

SoCal CTO

DECEMBER 1, 2010

The 11 Harsh Realities Of Being An Entrepreneur - OnStartups , November 1, 2010 There's always talk about the end game in the form of an acquisition, funding announcement, or eventual flame out. Today, brands are hiring social media specialists for customer support, crowdsourced product development, promotions and even leads generation.

Technical Review 175

Technical Review Startup Product Technology 175

SoCal CTO

JANUARY 5, 2011

. - Union Square Ventures , June 10, 2010 No Plan Survives First Contact With Customers – Business Plans versus Business Models - Steve Blank , April 8, 2010 Pricing models, the freemium myth and why you may not be charging enough for your product - Seth Levine's VC Adventure , August 12, 2010 Case Study: Continuous deployment makes releases non-events (..)

Startup 378

Startup Venture Capital Blogging CTO Coach 378