socalTECH

NOVEMBER 28, 2012

The startup--created by Robert Earl (Founder and CEO of Planet Hollywood), Grant Hosford (formerly of eHarmony), and Connell (formerly of Nokia)--is using the Internet to arrange group dates at local restaurants, to connect people in person and offline. How did you get from working on mobile to online dating?

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San Diego Hollywood Mobile eHarmony 264

socalTECH

JANUARY 18, 2019

We haven't done any paid marketing or advertising, but more and more companies are finding us, and our business has started developing. Since then, we have had our chargers on movie studio sets for actors and crew to use for major Hollywood movies, and have also supplied charging equipment for motorcycle companies.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 3, 2014

The rest of the model will include things like customized marketing and advertising in a more focused way, all about entertainment. We hope the advertising will be much more considerate of users, helping them on their mission, and so that it can help you achieve something, consumer or acquire something, or watch something. READ MORE>>.

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Entertainment Startup Southern California Netflix 206

socalTECH

OCTOBER 12, 2020

Joey is a longtime entrepreneur and friend, and we've almost worked together a number of times over the years, and it happened he was selling his adtech company while we were in Southern Arizona together in 2019, and he asked me what I was up to. I had my own list on my iPhone, writing down what I wanted to watch, and where those shows are.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 24, 2011

The objects we are focused on are out-of-home advertising. That's the big opportunity for us, out of home advertising, to make it engaging, and ultimately, measurable. An example of that is, we might be able to show you the hottest concerts in West Hollywood, or the hottest acts in Santa Monica. Who uses your service, and why?

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Startup West Hollywood Metrics Entertainment 220

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. However, it was an idea and concept which had been brewing for awhile, and besides, I had a personal interest in starting my own company and wanting to be an entrepreneur. It was an eye opener.

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News Entertainment Startup Bertelsmann 173

socalTECH

DECEMBER 1, 2009

Join us as we kick off the holiday season in grand style and bestow the Digital Family Outstanding Achievement Honor on Scott Painter, Founder of CarsDirect and Entrepreneur. digiday:APPS * December 10th * The Renaissance Hollywood Hotel. Tell a friend, and purchase your ticket at www.digitalfamilyinc.com. Win a ticket to digiday:APPS.

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Fandango CarsDirect Case Study Santa Monica 124

socalTECH

MARCH 4, 2010

We want to make sure the marketplace is for professional content, so we screen to make sure the seller is a professional or small business owner, or a startup or entrepreneur. First, we're geographically spread out, with silos far away--in Pasadena, the Valley, Hollywood, etc. Part of that is transition into paid content.

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Technical Review Rustic Canyon Screening Startup 171

socalTECH

JULY 13, 2009

Mark has also been quite active mentoring entrepreneurs, We caught up with Mark to hear about what kinds of investments GRP is looking at nowadays, his view on the software-as-a-service market, and how best to approach him with a pitch. I think because we're a Hollywood town, people haven't taken it all that seriously.

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SoCal Delicious

OCTOBER 8, 2012

Tech entrepreneurs and executives from Silicon Valley are moving south and buying up luxury homes in the Los Angeles area. Andrew Frame, a 30-something entrepreneur who founded Internet-telephone company Ooma, bought a contemporary four bedroom in Bel Air for $5.5 WSJs Lauren Schuker Blum shows us around. More Mansion Videos.

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socalTECH

MARCH 3, 2011

There are hundreds of ways to do that, through merchandise, advertisements, sales of DVDs, content, and so forth. The business model is pretty straightforward, it's to find engaged users, figure out how to leverage them, and get them one step closer to what they're after based on the tidbit that has excited them.

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Redpoint Startup Content .Net 201

socalTECH

NOVEMBER 6, 2008

It's a great testament to the management team, that we've been able to gain traction among big strategic partners, such as carriers and the major Hollywood studios. So a lot of the other things that are impacting some other companies, particularly those with the 100 percent advertising related business models, aren't really impacting Mogreet.

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