socalTECH

DECEMBER 27, 2016

Brad Brooks: The biggest news from TigerText this year is that we're evolving from what was a pure secure messaging product to a comprehensive clinical communications platform. I think voice-activated devices have huge potential for healthcare and the ability to have a very positive impact on hospitals and health systems.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 22, 2016

Today, we have Cody Simms , Executive Director of Techstars (www.techstars.org), which has been very active this year in the startup accelerator and mentoring area. Previously, Cody established and launched the Disney Accelerator, powered by Techstars. You'll be able to see all the many 2016 reflections here as they are posted.

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Tech Zulu Event

JUNE 19, 2013

Disney did not disappoint, boasting a grand display at the entrance in the South Hall. Featuring its new games, Infinity and Disney Fantasia: Music Evolved , their space seemed the most active with long lines forming and people patiently waiting for a free custom shirts and Infinity figures. Family Games. Sports Fans.

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socalTECH

MARCH 1, 2013

Darren Marble: At the core, we are a virtual film studio, that empowers filmmakers to actively build, engage, and monetize their online audience. Darren Marble: On average, the budget for marketing for feature films is 50 percent of their production budget. What is FilmBreak? That's really the core focus for us.

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Hollywood CTO Hire Social Media Platform 256

Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 30, 2011

Mike is actively involved with early-stage start-ups as an investor, advisor and board member. As an active early stage investor, Mike has personally invested in over 30 startup businesses including Klout, Betterworks, Formspring, ShoeDazzle and LunchMoney to name a few. VP, Strategic Planning at Disney Interactive Media Group.

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Tech Zulu Event

JUNE 17, 2011

He is also an active investor with stakes in companies like Hipmunk, GroupMe, Facebook, Zynga (acquisition stock), and SV Angels. Prior to running OrganicStartup, Sangster was responsible for strategic planning and corporate development at the Walt Disney Internet Group. Tech Coast Angels is actively seeking great startups to fund.

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Tech Zulu Event

JUNE 12, 2014

Several large acquisitions have included Oculus being acquired by Facebook for $2B, Maker Studios acquisition by Disney for more than $500M, and more. If you want a booth, email wonji@nearwoo.com, including a fun activity for the public.

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Hollywood Entertainment Content Email 81

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 17, 2017

We want to have startups we can get productive or generating revenue pretty quickly. I had a sales force when I was at SkyPipeline, selling telecom, networking, and broadband wireless products. My CIO had been ex-CIO at Herbalife, and was an EVP of Software for Disney. That's why we have investments in Heal, Saucey, and FragMob.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 15, 2014

If you’re funding the same stuff as everybody else and if you started your activities when the clues were obvious you’re much less likely to drive enormous returns. This was certainly the case when I invested in a small YouTube video production company called Maker Studios that recently sold to Disney for just shy of $1 billion.

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Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 17, 2012

Before Harrison Metal, Erik was most recently vice president of product management and strategy at TripAdvisor, the largest travel community site on the Web. Marks was the founder and CEO of Acclaim Games (now owned by Disney), and the co-Founder of Activision and Chairman of Activision Studios (1991-1997). Venue Sponsor.

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socalTECH

MARCH 16, 2017

We want to take our contacts at Google, Apple, Facebook, Disney, Microsoft, Cisco, Verizon, AT&T, Comcast, and other companies we believe should have a relationship with our portfolio companies, and help the CEOs and management teams more effectively do business development. Where are you planning making investments?

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socalTECH

JANUARY 24, 2011

We have about 500 pretty active users, ranging from agencies to major record labels, to individual artists. We recently completed a pilot with William Morris and Disney, around Hannah Montana, where we helped print QR codes for 10,000 CD stickers, 2500 posters, and digital signage. Music is the biggest focus we have, initially.

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 3, 2009

When they promise to help you with marketing, sales, distribution, integrated product development, etc. But the venture guys don’t make the calls on what the product / business guys do. When times are bad many cease investment activity all together. it sure is tempting. And they probably have every intent of helping you.

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Venture Capital Startup Entrepreneur Framework 279

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 27, 2014

Twitter, LinkedIn, Salesforce not to mention Disney, Warner, GM, P&G. Products that ship late and place entire companies under serious stress. Being active, engaged, present, knowledgeable and having earned trust from the core team can make a huge difference on the eventual outcome of the companies. Co-founder discontent.

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 18, 2010

It’s as good as it gets in personal productivity / life reflection. I know that would be surprising to many readers since keeping a blog somehow convinces people that I’m a time management or productivity ninja. That’s why productivity wasn’t tough for me as a CEO. I’m not. So I always performed.

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 3, 2010

We actually saw lots of startup activity in Los Angeles last year. Scott Sangster: The Tech Coast Angels is still actively investing. Startups that build good teams, and have good products, and are approaching big opportunities will continue to attract angel investment. Those are fundamentals that don't change.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 29, 2015

We have an incredibly talented, creative team, which is based out of Helsinki, Finland, where our content development team is--people who have worked at companies like Disney; Rovio, which is behind the game Angry Birds; Naturalmotion, which develops Clumsy Ninja; and other companies. This is not a product, it''s a service.

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Hollywood Mobile Content IP 100

Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 14, 2014

and I thought if we brought the community together for common purpose we could create more of a sense of community to help new entrepreneurs get funded, assemble teams, raise profiles and help with biz dev, product, etc. We spent a lot of time together in her early days and I covered her early business activities here. And Jamie hers.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 5, 2015

While effective collaboration is easier said than done, it’s the backbone for any startup that wants to get their product off the ground. As Ken Goldstein, former Vice President & Managing Director of Disney Online, said : “Products start with people… which means products start with collaboration.”

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Tech Zulu Event

FEBRUARY 18, 2016

Go to Netflix.com, head to your account, and look for an option to choose Viewing Activity. Vue offers great DVR features and content from Disney. Sports: ESPN and Sony have partnered over Vue content (actually, all Disney properties have) but the rollout is very slow. PlayStation Vue. Don’t even try it.

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Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 28, 2011

VP, Strategic Planning at Disney Interactive Media Group. We offer an intensive three-month program and provide up to $18,000 of seed capital, extensive mentorship and a shared work environment to help entrepreneurs go from idea to product to fundable business. Tech Coast Angels is actively seeking great startups to fund.

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Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 20, 2012

In high school, he founded Solar Devices, a firm that sold plans and kits for solar energy products. which made a natural language product for Lotus 1-2-3 called HAL. VP, Strategic Planning at Disney Interactive Media Group. Tech Coast Angels is actively seeking great startups to fund.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 5, 2016

20 months ago we sold Maker Studios to Disney for $500 million in cash plus a large earn out. From the day after we sold the company until today I felt it was important that I not comment too much publicly about online video even though I continued to work actively in the sector and made five more investments.

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Tech Zulu Event

JUNE 9, 2011

Nobody tries to book bland, cookie-cutter trips, but the reality is that the current offering of guidebooks and travel websites don’t make it easy to find unique activities. Walt Disney. Your goals, new products, new direction? Nothing is worse than a spectacular trip made mediocre by bad planning. Richard Branson. Henry Ford.

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Startup Guide Entrepreneur Ideas 63

Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 19, 2012

One Million Downloads: Activating the Power of Open Source Culture. What All the Buzz is About: A Conversation with the Disney / ABC Television Group. I’d Like To Thank The Academy…On Twitter: A Conversation with the Emmys, Oscars, Grammys, Streamys, and Dick Clark Productions. Wednesday: Collaboration and Gaming. 9:00-9:30am.

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Social Media Los Angeles Media Angel 92

Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 28, 2011

VP, Strategic Planning at Disney Interactive Media Group. We offer an intensive three-month program and provide up to $18,000 of seed capital, extensive mentorship and a shared work environment to help entrepreneurs go from idea to product to fundable business. Tech Coast Angels is actively seeking great startups to fund.

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Idealab Tech Coast Angels Startup Platform 49

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 8, 2014

Not all of these products & companies came from Silicon Valley but the overwhelming majority did. I like to boil down the overwhelming majority of what we do on the web to just three primary activities, which I call the three C’s: Content, Commerce & Communications. And then the world changed.

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Tech Zulu Event

MARCH 7, 2010

Will Hsu, Chief Product Officer for AT&T Interactive Jordan Rohan, Managing Director of Equity Research, Internet and Digital Media, Thomas Weisel Partners. Derek Merrill, VP Product, MoVoxx. . Krishna Subramanian, Co-Founder, Mobclix. Which formats are driving the future of the medium and what are the ROI drivers now?

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Mobile Media Case Study Advertising 40

SoCal Delicious

MAY 6, 2012

He formerly served as Director of Product Management for Vocus (VOCS), a global PR and marketing technology provider, where he drove product platform strategy and roadmap execution for a variety of small business products including PRWeb, the leading online news distribution service. Alissa White – Founder of Matcha Source.

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Frank Addante

JUNE 4, 2006

► August (1) Invest in Transparency & Active Communication ► July (1) The Fear of Success ► May (2) Optimized for Speed = 30% Waste Happy 1st Birthday Rubicon Project! Under Process, Over Deliver So, you need to develop a product? technology as the foundation of their voice-recognition personal assistant product.

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Frank Addante

MAY 15, 2006

► August (1) Invest in Transparency & Active Communication ► July (1) The Fear of Success ► May (2) Optimized for Speed = 30% Waste Happy 1st Birthday Rubicon Project! Under Process, Over Deliver So, you need to develop a product? ► October (1) New Video! the Rubicon Project's Secret to Succes.

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Advertising Startup Chief Technology Officer Technical Review 40