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APRIL 14, 2011

First of all, what's the idea behind StockTwits, for people who haven't used the service? Howard Lindzon: StockTwits is a verticalized community for people to share stock ideas and market ideas, 24/7. Through Howards investment in betaworks, he also owns early shares in Twitter. It's fun, I guess.

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APRIL 10, 2018

Most of our mentors are people who have been successful entrepreneurs and investors, who have been there, and understand how to get a company to the next sage. There are lots of people who create ideas, without places for them to go. Just start validating what your idea is with potential customers, then go from there.

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OCTOBER 31, 2012

To learn more about how the company went from just an idea at an accelerator to a healthy exit, we spoke with founder Eli Portnoy. We can point the customer directly in that GPS all the way to a retail location or advertisers. It's like a lab where you figure out if an idea has legs in a short amount of time.

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MARCH 15, 2013

PhotoPoll is our first app to push live, and now we're working on our second app, AdTile, which is a mobile advertising solution for applications and mobile software. What we do, is I identify things and start defining features around ideas. Nils Forsblom: The original idea for Fruugo came when I was living here in the U.S.

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DECEMBER 15, 2010

Among one of the fastest growing industries--despite what has been a stagnant economy--is Internet advertising, which has continued to grow strongly over the past two years. For today's interview, we spoke with Tim Cadogan , CEO of OpenX, to hear more about the firm's growth on the strength of Internet advertising, and what the firm is up to.

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OCTOBER 6, 2017

For example, if we add functionality for T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, we're immediately able to take that same functionality and ideas from that venue, and apply that to college venues. We have what is called a mult-dimensional, segmentation engine, that helps them understand their fans on the platform, and provide advertisers with specifics.

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OCTOBER 21, 2014

The initial idea, was we wanted to transform what a digital display was, after seeing that all of these digital displays in the shopping mall only showed information, but did not allow you to post information. I had no idea if he was even a serial killer, but he seemed pretty gool. What''s the story behind the company? READ MORE>>.

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JUNE 27, 2011

When I shoed up with a few pages of conceptual, early stage ideas around consumer finance, it was immediately captivating, and it really lined up with what he wanted to do. The idea is that if you put those dreams up, it will give you some context and make paying attention to your finances worthwhile.

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2009

For us, digital media means consumer Internet, online advertising, mobile, gaming, and most importantly--this is Rick and my background--next generation infrastructure to support consumption of this media. It's all that stuff that allows publishers and advertisers to better understand their user base and how to effectively monetize it.

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SEPTEMBER 19, 2012

Ten Tech Entrepreneurs Who Are Putting LA on the Map. Tech startup accelerators dot the landscape, feeding investments into the waiting arms of the nation’s most intelligent and driven entrepreneurs. Miller was even honored as an Ernst & Young “Entrepreneur of the Year” for 2011. Follow PandoDaily: Search.

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MAY 23, 2017

Usually, it's someone with just curiosity about the app, and the advertisers will pay several dollars for that download, only to have the user just delete the app, without having ever played it or even gotten through a tutorial. It all came back to this idea of on-boarding. He sold it to ArtistDirect for $42.5M

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MARCH 2, 2012

It's not an uncommon experience, and one which drove Holden Steinberg and Jason Crilly to start PageWoo (www.pagewoo.com), a service which is aimed at helping businesses create mobile-friendly landing pages for their advertisements. Our main goal is to get with the advertising networks, and we're now working with advertising networks in town.

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NOVEMBER 28, 2012

They can choose to go to a dinner that is advertised, and if they've previously expressed interest in a person, we let them know if that person is going. Where'd the idea for DinnerDate.com come from? The idea really came from looking at the dating industry online. Andrew Connell: We've been around for just over a year now.

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NOVEMBER 8, 2012

Next → As startup ecosystems evolve and mature, validation of their viability comes in waves from entrepreneurs, investors, and service providers alike. Rather, we will provide a platform for them to get interim office space and sophisticated legal services, and to ultimately grow their ideas from business concept to funded startup.

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FEBRUARY 15, 2011

Jed Simon: The idea came from recognizing a pain point in the ad tech ecosystem. On one hand, you've got publishers, on the other, advertisers. Even with quality publishers and advertisers, there's still a lag in payment timing between the advertisers and publishers of anywhere from 90 to 120 days.

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SEPTEMBER 27, 2010

We set up a digital media fund, which had the goal of investing in new digital media properties, ideas, and concepts. We meet with a lot of talented entrepreneurs, with fantastic startup ideas. Mickie Rosen: The business model is a combination of advertising revenue, combined with affiliate revenue. READ MORE>>.

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JULY 20, 2011

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. However, 18-34 year olds have been in high demand by marketers, TV advertisers, and consumer companies as an audience. It was an eye opener.

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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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AUGUST 15, 2012

How did the whole idea for Unbucket come about? For all of the online advertising out there, there are few places you can advertise against a stated interest, which we think is the most valuable signal of all. Instead, what we'll be doing is building an advertising marketplace on stated intention.

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FEBRUARY 15, 2019

There's a lot more intricacy going into those algorithms and how the preferences work, but that's the general idea. If a tutor were to go out and try to advertise like we do, they would go under, and they'd lose money right away. Why would tutors use your service rather than just find clients themselves? That's a great question.

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MARCH 31, 2014

Bitvore is based in Irvine, and is backed by serial entrepreneur Yuri Pikover, as well as other angels. I helped to grow that to a major player in ecommerce and online advertising, which is used to find and buy chips use in your iPhone, in your computer, and everything else today. That''s the unique nature of this technology.

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FEBRUARY 9, 2009

One thing I like to look for is some barrier to entry, whether that is technology, or partners, or great entrepreneurs who understand the space. What we are looking for, first and foremost, is the right entrepreneur. We often hear from entrepreneurs who say--I'll hire a great team, as soon as I get funded.

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FEBRUARY 1, 2011

That will primarily be focused on ad sponsorships, and selling advertising via lead generation, CPC, white papers, and so on, to generate revenue. At that time, monetizing by advertising didn't exist, and web developers were having to hand roll those experiences. Is it difficult to find advertisers to match to sites? plus range.

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AUGUST 8, 2012

Santa Monica-based Fundable (www.fundable.com) is a newly launched, crowdfunding site which is headed by local entrepreneur Wil Shroter. Dolgoff has a fascinating background--he invented the first LCD projector, he helped inspire Star Trek's Holodeck, and he also is a serial entrepreneur who took his company public on the NASDAQ in the 90's.

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JUNE 1, 2011

Clark Benson: I'm a serial entrepreneur, and have had one prior Internet exit. I also like the power of semantic data on the web, and the idea of linked data, so that you can really extract a lot of meaningful data and value from facts or opinions in a linked way. What's the story behind Ranker? How do you generate all of your data?

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NOVEMBER 17, 2009

What's the idea behind Lottay? Harry Lin: The idea behind Lottay, is to make gift giving online as satisfying as it is in the real world. Our idea was, if you could send someone a gift as conveniently, and as fun as a virtual gift, but with real cash attached to it, that would be a fantastic experience.

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OCTOBER 5, 2011

The idea is really to make the process as simple as possible. The idea was to make it simpler for people to find rehab. Anyway, so I had this idea, and happened to meet Fred Jouyal, CEO of 1-800 DENTIST. When I came to the table, I just had the idea for a solution. We have three or four now.

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SEPTEMBER 14, 2009

We talked with Billy last week about the firm, and what it's trying to do: What's the whole idea behind Kijubi? The idea there, is you sift through brochures, and call them to see if they are still there, and then make a reservation. Bill Fried: I'm a serial entrepreneur. The firm is launching itself today at TechCrunch50.

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AUGUST 4, 2011

Every so often--particularly in Southern California--you run into a serial entrepreneur, with multiple successes and great track record-- yet, who very few people are aware of. The other thing we had done, is a friend of mine, an EIR at a venture firm, Storm Ventures, started doing lunches together to come up with ideas.

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JUNE 23, 2011

Ryan is a serial entrepreneur, having previously co-founded email marketer NetCreations, and also has been an angel investor in local startups. Ryan Scott: What we did with Arianna, who came up with the idea two years ago, was create a place where the story doesn't end, but where you have the opportunity to take action.

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APRIL 14, 2010

I started looking to sell ModernMom and do something strategic a few years ago when I saw that there was a shift in the mom space, where advertisers and brand partners were moving from targeting mass numbers of people, towards niche sites. That's where the initial idea came for Gloss Network. Lolita Carrico: I think so. READ MORE>>.

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DECEMBER 11, 2017

They were putting online advertisements through Google Ads to solicit people to rent equipment, who could not figure it out on their own. Entrepreneurs are great at coming up with ideas, but it takes a different kind of person to really scale a business quickly. We're riding that wave, and really changing how things are done.

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OCTOBER 2, 2015

How did the idea come about for centering this on a specific meeting place? A couple of years ago, I got the idea to work on dating. We both really liked the idea, and started doing development and programming, and here we are today. I thought about the idea, ran it past my brother and others, and here we are.

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MAY 18, 2010

Al is a repeat entrepreneur, who last founded Integrien, and was SVP and GM at LowerMyBills. We've had close to 2 million tasks people have put into there in the last four months, and all this without any PR or advertising, completely organic. Tags: eisaian iconapps entrepreneur startup mobile iphone apple ipod. READ MORE>>.

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NOVEMBER 19, 2018

Kanaan Jemili: Garry Winnick had the idea a few years ago, when he saw the shift happening from traditional video to digital video. He saw that the industry was being disrupted globally, and actually started with the idea of building a new company that could be scalable, and flexible, and offer delivery of that content at competitive pricing.

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AUGUST 17, 2020

Our interview today is with serial entrepreneur Neel Grover , the CEO and founder of Indi (indi.com). If you're a big influencer, you might get paid by a brand, but every day, people are providing word-of-mouth advertising, posting about their favorite things. That's where I first started getting the idea to create what is now Indi.

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JUNE 30, 2010

The idea emerged from that real life pain in the market, and as we like to say, we've grown incrementally from there. It's in advertising, public relations, and for the last fifteen years, television. W we've heard it's difficult to get over the hurdle from an idea to implementation with non-technical founders. READ MORE>>.

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