socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 27, 2010

The service--currently only available on iPhone and Android--allows users to find reviews and information about consumer electronics products. Mickie Rosen: Tecca is the easiest and most helpful independent service for mainstream consumers to learn, shop, and make the most of their personal technology. What was behind that decision?

Incubator 239

Incubator Startup Web Technical Review 239

Tech Zulu Event

FEBRUARY 7, 2013

Mobile first is becoming an important part of our daily lives. We interact with the world through our mobile devices, and they are quickly becoming our main vehicles for accessing and sharing information. Hence the emergence of Source13, a new mobile conference produced by Flurry. How do you discover the right people to follow?

Mobile 71

Mobile Technical Review Platform Startup 71

Tech Zulu Event

JULY 8, 2011

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. It’s a gathering of friends and tech enthusiasts of all stripes. This Spotlight takes place Thursday, July 14, at The California Institute of Technology (CalTech).

CalTech 100

CalTech Technical Review Company Companies 100

Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 19, 2012

The industry had seen unprecedented growth in the past decade due to a combination of factors, one of which was the United States’ economic recession. Due to the combination of these factors, marketers began to more heavily fund digital platforms. Getting Mobile-Ready. Resolving Mobile Couponing’s Redemption Pitfalls.

Mobile 85

Mobile Software Review Statistics Technical Review 85

Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 14, 2010

I believe that huge financial, productivity and technical gains come from new innovation rather than derivative thinking. Instead investors are looking for the next flash sale, private sale, game dynamic, social games that rely on mobile platforms with geo-fenced, location aware offers. I was very active in 2009 / early 2010.

Invest 299

Invest Angel Technical Review Venture Capital 299

Tech Zulu Event

MAY 6, 2011

DueToDos is a web based business productivity platform that seeks to save you time and increase efficiency whether you’re solo or on a team. The web platform creates an outgoing “to do list” for your emails and it helps you follow up with all the single tasks and items that you send out.

Email 102

Email Platform Web Summary 102

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 23, 2015

The world of marketing is changing faster than technology these days. Winning entrepreneurs have long since supplemented conventional print and video “push” marketing with digital online interactive “pull” marketing, and more recently added social-local-mobile ( SoLoMo ) to the mix. Optimize how you website looks on mobile devices.

Marketing 56

Marketing Startup Technical Review Innocal 56

SoCal Delicious

JANUARY 20, 2010

On CBS MoneyWatch: Why Debit Cards Are Dangerous BNET Business Network: BNET TechRepublic ZDNet ZDNet Members login Newsletters Site Assistance RSS Feeds Home News & Blogs Videos White Papers Downloads Reviews Popular Enterprise Web 2.0 Dion Hinchcliffe Get Enterprise Web 2.0 Dion Hinchcliffe Get Enterprise Web 2.0

Web 29

Web Technical Review Web 2.0 Social Media 29

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 29, 2015

If you refuse to play by their rules, they have the power to easily find alternatives, and actively pull other potential customers away. For example, mobile now has become the formidable new communication channel, posting a year-over-year growth rate of 47 percent in 2014, according to WBR Digital Research.

Customer 103

Customer Custom Marketing Social Media 103

socalTECH

JULY 21, 2011

So, what we do, is bring all of that data together into a unified, comprehensive solution, so they can manage all of that activity and data in one place. which is based on your mobile device, and it's app based. That was really my first experience working with a technology that was merging the digital and physical worlds.

Social Media 248

Social Media Zumbox Media Startup 248

Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 23, 2013

It’s a promotional video for a technology company. We talk tech, get a reminder of GumGum’s goals, and get some additional info on what they’re working hard on. Ophir gives us a look into what’s going on in the ad-tech industry. ” Wait, what? And they do what? In-picture advertisements?

Technical Review 76

Technical Review Advertising Google Screening 76

socalTECH

JUNE 25, 2013

John Tabis: Our ten second elevator pitch, is we drop ship premium, super fresh flowers from an active volcano, and ship them directly to a consumer''s door for $40 flat. round changes things for us, and will let us invest in infrastructure, build our team, invest in media, and also invest in technology to better leverage our spend on media.

Services 215

Services Technical Review Startup Pricing 215

Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 26, 2016

adult now spends a reported 5 hours and 38 minutes on the web – advances have been made in the way individuals and small businesses operate in the digital world, which will grow even more this year. In 2016, the price of mobile data will remain relatively stable. Mobile Growth Will Continue To Shape Our Lives.

Commerce 40

Commerce Mobile Technical Review Google 40

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 7, 2015

Learn to use time-saving strategies, including delegation to team members, freelancers, or technology. Keep a check on your web browsing habits, and limit your daily time spent or delegate these activities. You need to learn how to use the latest technology, like smartphones, to make you more productive and mobile.

Technical Review 104

Technical Review Entrepreneur Email Social Media 104

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 19, 2010

It’s always fun debating companies with Dana because she’s always so knowledgeable on deals – particularly those in the digital media, ad-tech and eCommerce spaces. Gilt Group is currently the largest private sale web site in US. Booyah – Develops a location based service platform that pairs the virtual world with mobile gaming.

Venture Capital 240

Venture Capital Startup Platform Technical Review 240

Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

Stewart Roberts , President of Orange County of Tech Coast Angels. Novimap is an online and mobile mapping platform. IngBoo is an online marketplace for information updates-where consumers receive timely updates on relevant topics and web publishers compete effectively for consumer attention. Be sure to tune in at 5:30pm PT.

Social Media 71

Social Media Technical Review Mixergy Tech Coast Angels 71

Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 24, 2010

Stewart Roberts , President of Orange County of Tech Coast Angels. Novimap is an online and mobile mapping platform. IngBoo is an online marketplace for information updates-where consumers receive timely updates on relevant topics and web publishers compete effectively for consumer attention. Panel speakers: Paige Craig , aka.

Social Media 60

Social Media Technical Review Tech Coast Angels Venture Capital 60

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 26, 2014

Learn to use time-saving strategies, including delegation to team members, freelancers, or technology. Keep a check on your web browsing habits, and limit your daily time spent or delegate these activities. You need to learn how to use the latest technology, like smartphones, to make you more productive and mobile.

Entrepreneur 105

Entrepreneur Technical Review Email Social Media 105

SoCal CTO

MARCH 22, 2007

Open Source Business Models, speakers for Web 2.0 Where I use the Discussion Group: * Ive not been very active in the discussion group on particular topics. There has certainly been a storm of activity over this question. We have been using LinkedIn for both sourcing recruits and reviewing backgrounds for recruits.

Blogging 150

Blogging CTO Coach CTO Hire Southern California 150

SoCal Delicious

OCTOBER 8, 2012

Loading… Tech. SIGNIFICANCE PASSING-MENTION. --> Tech Titans Hit the Beach As Silicon Valley moguls go on a home-buying spree in Los Angeles, theyre reshaping the real-estate landscape. The tech industry is going south. Prices are soaring in the beachfront communities tech types favor, and rents in these.

Los Angeles 44

Los Angeles Software Review Technical Review Journal 44

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 23, 2012

I have been close to the tech & startup sectors for more than 20 years and I can’t think of a period in which I felt more optimistic about the innovation and value creation I see in front of us. Mobility really changes everything. From this we have seen a commensurate boom in the number of startup companies. Today’s Normalization.

Venture Capital 347

Venture Capital Capital Technical Review Startup 347

SoCal CTO

DECEMBER 1, 2010

I continue to collect great content that is the intersection of startups, products, online and technology. The United States is now a debtor nation to China and that the bill is about to come due. These are probably the two sites where I've posted the most reviews. One out of ten of Americans are out of work.

Technical Review 175

Technical Review Startup Product Technology 175

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 20, 2019

With the current strong economy I’m seeing a continued resurgence of entrepreneurial spirit, and more startup activity than ever before. In addition, young businesses that are still active after one year continues to hover at nearly 80%. The elements include communications, mobile platforms, and location-based services.

Startup 128

Startup Social Media Satisfaction Entrepreneur 128

Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 5, 2010

What I want to answer with this post (long though it may be) is: Why did Web 2.0 mobile, locations, layering of services, data management, portability & more]. Social Networking in Web 1.0: By the mid-nineties we had the World Wide Web, which gave us a standard way to publish web pages using HTML.

Social Network 318

Social Network Networking Web 2.0 Startup 318

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 5, 2011

Seattle should be the envy of any non Silicon Valley tech community in the country. It really wouldn’t take much to turn a great technology ecosystem into a truly electric one. You need to have passionate tech entrepreneurs who want to build businesses locally. The ingredients are all here.

Venture Capital 317

Venture Capital Technical Review Startup Press 317

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 19, 2015

Since the recession, and at least partially sparked by it, I’m seeing a real resurgence of entrepreneurial spirit, and more startup activity than ever before. The rate of new entrepreneurs increased about 10 percent, from 280 out of 100,000 adults in the 2014 Startup Activity Index, to 310 out of 100,000 adults in the 2015 Index.

Startup 108

Startup Social Media Entrepreneur Satisfaction 108

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 21, 2018

With the current strong economy, and sparked by the last recession, I’m seeing a real resurgence of entrepreneurial spirit, and more startup activity than ever before. I can remember when creating a web site for eCommerce could easily require a million dollar investment. Cost of entry for a startup is at an all-time low.

Entrepreneur 66

Entrepreneur Startup Social Media Satisfaction 66

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 26, 2013

Since the recent recession, and at least partially sparked by it, I’m seeing a real resurgence of entrepreneurial spirit, and more startup activity than ever before. According to the Kaufman Index of Entrepreneurial Activity (KIEA), the entrepreneurial rate in the U.S. No wonder 90% of the successful startups still bootstrap.

Startup 109

Startup Entrepreneur Social Media Satisfaction 109

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 16, 2012

I get approached about clean tech or biotech periodically – I don’t focus on these. For example, if you’re looking to approach Kleiner Perkins it’s worth knowing that my friend Matt Murphy runs their iFund and therefore is the in-house expert on all things mobile. Right for my stage? Focused on my industry? (I

Develop 366

Develop Development Funding Venture Capital 366

Berkonomics

MARCH 23, 2023

We use gestures or our voice to control our engagement with our technology. The principal drivers of this re-imagination are the hyper-growth of the mobile Internet, consumer-controlled commerce, the rise of big data, and “globality.” And now we have made the largest cycle of all – the move to mobile Internet computing.

Mobile 156

Mobile Commerce Software Review Yammer 156

Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 9, 2011

Let’s review all of our existing investments. VCs were very active in this period. You would think it would be better for M&A to be more active when the markets are down – better prices. Not just tech companies but industrials, too. Yesterday was a Monday. And not a pleasant one. We need some visibility.

Marketing 305

Marketing Venture Capital Funding Technical Review 305

Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 22, 2011

It’s true that I have a functional focus on three areas: Performance-based marketing, digital television and mobile computing. The new entrant keeps margins low but suddenly has a lot of profits due to large volumes of business. I’m often asked by people what investment areas interest me. How does the incumbent respond?

Startup 386

Startup Pricing Marketing Product 386