socalTECH

MARCH 21, 2012

We're looking to help the entrepreneurial ecosystem in Los Angeles, not just funding five or six companies at a time, but bringing in an entire, entrepreneurial community and more broadly industries such as entertainment and technology, and have them come into the space. That's the same with clean tech, or hard technology businesses.

Startup 254

Startup Los Angeles Entrepreneur Media 254

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 15, 2011

I’m just not sure you can build a great technology firm outside of Bay Area.&#. In Silicon Valley you have mega venture capital funds who have a history of giving $20 million to early-stage technology companies hoping to swing for the fences and become the next Google, Facebook or Twitter. You just don’t. Get over it.

Venture Capital 313

Venture Capital Southern California Google Startup 313

Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 30, 2011

A serial Internet entrepreneur, Mike has founded, advised, invested and sold numerous businesses, including application platform Userplane, which he led from startup to its acquisition by AOL, Tsavo Media, Movoxx, PeopleMedia, Brizzly and Myspace. Howard Marks , Co-Founder at Activision / StartEngine.

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Tech Coast Angels Startup Angel Southern California 105

socalTECH

JANUARY 18, 2012

All three of us have been working together for quite awhile, since Activision, fifteen or sixteen years ago. Greg Borrud: We've always developed with cross platform in mind. Keeping that in mind, the company is singularly focused on the Facebook platform now. To take that to multiple platforms should be relatively easy.

Entertainment 154

Entertainment Startup Platform Content 154

socalTECH

AUGUST 3, 2021

Oneal has been at Blizzard since January, serving as Executive Vice President of Development, and was previously head of Vicarious Visions; Ybarra has been at Blizzard since 2019, serving as Executive Vice President and General Manager of Platform and Technology.

Entertainment 113

Entertainment Platform Technology Develop 113

socalTECH

DECEMBER 6, 2011

I'm not the guy to just walk up and talk to someone, saying hey--I'm Josh, I'm into videogames and scotch--so I thought, there must be another way, from a technology standpoint, to solve that problem. I started at Activision, and worked as a producer and director. Josh Resnick: I've been in video games for about fifteen years.

Electronic Arts 236

Electronic Arts Startup Mobile West Los Angeles 236

Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 30, 2012

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. Leftronic is a real-time data visualization platform for startups. He is also a member of the Board of Trustees of the California Institute of Technology and of the Art Center College of Design.

CalTech 91

CalTech Company Companies Idealab 91

Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 28, 2011

Please join us in congratulating this quarter’s Spotlight companies: Earbits is an online radio platform where artists, labels and concert promoters bid for airtime on a per-song-played basis, and use the exposure to sell their music, event tickets and more. The Hybrid Group is passionate about making useful things with technology.

Idealab 77

Idealab Tech Coast Angels Startup Platform 77

Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 13, 2013

Verizon Wireless displayed a slew of new innovative technologies such as the VGO Robotic Telepresence. Indiegogo, “the world’s funding platform”, was also in attendance. Robin Kaminsky , founder of 1st Street Partners and former EVP of Activision Blizzard. This included moderator Scot Rubin , founder of G4TV and NitroPod.

Lootcrate 80

Lootcrate S3 Education Activision 80

Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 28, 2011

Please join us in congratulating this quarter’s Spotlight companies: Earbits is an online radio platform where artists, labels and concert promoters bid for airtime on a per-song-played basis, and use the exposure to sell their music, event tickets and more. The Hybrid Group is passionate about making useful things with technology.

Idealab 49

Idealab Tech Coast Angels Startup Platform 49

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 24, 2011

Well, we started out a free text messaging platform. We just happen to have significantly more users than most of the group texting platforms you typically read about. Scott was one of the first employees at Activision and was VP of their Studio Business. Why are they doing it on textPlus? People like free.

Gogii 310

Gogii Invest Blogging Startup 310

socalTECH

AUGUST 27, 2012

It's an intensely competitive market in developing games for the iPhone and other mobile platforms, with thousands and thousands of titles competing for attention from users. William is in San Diego, and is a longtime gaming vet, having been at Activision in the days of The Manhole and Myst. How did you get into iPhone development?

Mobile 216

Mobile Startup Software Review Platform 216

Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 20, 2012

In college at the California Institute of Technology, he patented a new loudspeaker design and formed GNP Loudspeakers, Inc. He is also a member of the Board of Trustees of the California Institute of Technology and of the Art Center College of Design. in Mechanical Engineering from the California Institute of Technology.

Idealab 84

Idealab Tech Coast Angels CalTech Startup 84

Tech Zulu Event

MARCH 6, 2014

As you might recall, our first installation of REACH , was back in November and covered disruptive technology in the gaming industry. From investments and business, Robin Kaminsky , Entrepreneur in Residence at Rustin Canyon Partners, and former EVP of Publishing at Activision. Mixing History with Technology.

Mobile 93

Mobile Platform Technology Screening 93

Tech Zulu Event

FEBRUARY 7, 2013

12,000 apps currently on the platform. ” Jeff Haynie, Appcelerator – a platform for building network-connected mobile apps across native platforms. Half of Marmalade’s customers use it as a porting platform, while the remaining 50 percent use it as an app development framework.

Mobile 71

Mobile Technical Review Platform Startup 71