socalTECH

DECEMBER 30, 2010

All this week, we are sharing the opinions of some of the top influencers in Southern California's high tech community. We asked the same five questions of a variety of top technology entrepreneurs, investors, and others, to hear what they're thinking about, and are sharing it here over the next two weeks. 1) Mobile web.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 21, 2016

It takes a huge upfront investment to attract users, before advertisers are interested. Terms “paradigm shift” or “disruptive technology” used more than once. Every startup needs focus, due to limited resources, so setting irrational goals implies overall poor business acumen.

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Funding Startup Innocal Entrepreneur 98

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 29, 2009

Advertising has driven the majority of Internet innovation. My firm GRP Partners recently funded a young LA based company named Ad.Ly that is an “in-stream advertising&# company currently focused on monetizing Twitter. So what do we mean by in-stream advertising? Advertising is great. Then came blogs.

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Ideas Advertising Google Technical Review 286

socalTECH

JULY 22, 2016

Rufus Labs is one of a number of hardware startups which have started to proliferate in the community, due to low cost hardware, 3D printing, and crowdfunding sites like Kickstarter and Indiegogo. Gabe Grifoni: At Rufus Labs, we are focused heavily on building wearables and technology in a wearable platform for the enterprise.

Technical Review 100

Technical Review Startup Software Review CTO Hire 100

InfoChachkie

JULY 9, 2012

some of the money was spent by YouTubers to purchase homes and not create videos), the majority of the funds were properly deployed by the emerging community of professional YouTubers. Networks have significantly increased YouTubers’ advertising revenue by negotiating sponsorships and large ad purchases with major brands.

Google 133

Google Develop Development Funding 133

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 21, 2016

First, you need to carefully define and advertise your requirements in terms as specific as possible to your startup. Next comes the more arduous process of reviewing every applicant, looking for key attributes including the following. Get it reviewed and approved by peers, including salary and perks. Good communication skills.

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Technical Review Coach Training Screening 56

socalTECH

MARCH 20, 2015

Ross tells us about how they bootstrapped the company, the challenges of going up against big, venture funded competitors, and how it sees opportunity in Europe. Ross Weber: ClickTripz is an advertising platform for travel advertisers. What''s different about your platform that more general advertising platforms?

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Advertising Startup Software Review Platform 100

socalTECH

AUGUST 15, 2014

You see users moving to a platform that doesn''t monetize advertising as well. They''re even one of our advertisers right now. However, I really like algorithmic content recommendation, using machine learning and other crazy geek tech stuff to help provide information to consumers. Keith Bonnici: It was tough. READ MORE>>.

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Mobile Web Artificial Inteligence Technical Review 124

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 16, 2010

The VC industry grew dramatically as a result of the Internet bubble - Before the Internet bubble the people who invested in VC funds (called LPs or Limited Partners) put about $50 billion into the industry and by 2001 this had grown precipitously to around $250 billion. So the people who invest in VC funds have two problems.

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Venture Capital Startup Seed Funding Rustic Canyon 311

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 18, 2015

Most Angel groups and VCs advertise the startups they have recently funded, with pointers to startup websites, sometimes including open positions. Typically you can browse them by region or technology to find founders. Every geographic area has entrepreneur networking activities, such as startup weekends and tech meetups.

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Sample Entrepreneur Technical Review Startup 101

socalTECH

AUGUST 8, 2018

Is there a way you can make direct mail perform more like digital advertising channels? Dave Fink: Postie is a building a technology platform with a mission of making direct mail marketing behave as easily and dynamically as your favorite, programmatic channels. That's what our mission with Postie is today.

CTO Hire 100

CTO Hire Artificial Inteligence Technical Review Marketing 100

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 9, 2014

Most Angel groups and VCs advertise the startups they have recently funded, with pointers to startup websites, sometimes including open positions. Typically you can browse them by region or technology to find founders. Every geographic area has entrepreneur networking activities, like startup weekends and tech meetups.

Startup 100

Startup Technical Review Entrepreneur Conference 100

Tech Zulu Event

APRIL 1, 2014

Visions pan of endless cold emails and long days attending meetups and pitch nights while your operations/tech team grind away. But you can’t secure the funding needed to scale. . Finding a better way for entrepreneurs to raise funds. You’ve built a great business, your customers love you. Introducing SeedInvest.

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Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 6, 2013

TechZulu caught up with co-founder Calvin Schemanski chat about their upcoming launch, their product and why Long reviews suck. myfab5 is a platform that reinvents the restaurant review. Unlike typical review sites, our platform does not use star ratings or long reviews. What is myfab5?

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Software Review Technical Review Writing Startup 79

socalTECH

AUGUST 6, 2012

Santa Monica-based Demand Media (www.demandmedia.com) has seen its share of ups and downs as one of the highest visibility technology and media companies to come out of Southern California's technology ecosystem in recent years. But now, those taking assignments have to be rated and reviewed, and have expertise in that area.

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Demand Media eHow Content 240

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.

Incubator 239

Incubator Startup Web Technical Review 239

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 6, 2014

Reviewing financial & operational performance. Planning and dealing with extra-ordinary events: M&A, fund raising, crises. As we’ve ramped up direct sales over the last few years our need to have relationships with the major media & advertising companies has become critical. Mentorship. As You Start to Mature.

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Startup Sales Technical Review Software Review 325

socalTECH

MARCH 4, 2010

It's pretty typical in the life of a startup, where we've proven we have a product people like, and use and demand, and can scale, and we did a pretty effective job of learning about advertising and making revenues off high yielding, CPC advertising. In San Francisco, it's technology people looking to find business people.

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Technical Review Rustic Canyon Screening Startup 171

Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 27, 2011

To grow faster businesses need resources in today’s financial period to fund growth that may not come for 6 months to a year. You have to understand whether they’re likely to yield revenue growth in the near term OR whether you have access to cheap enough capital to fund your losses until your investments pay off.

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Startup Venture Capital Sales Technical Review 418

Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 19, 2012

Njoku in April this year closed an $8m funding investment round from Tiger Global and another $2m from a Swedish firm, Kinnevik and still he says more is yet to come. Tell us about funding rounds you have had? Naturally, there was a stringent due diligence process, and this took a couple of months. Profitable?

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Netflix Marketing Technical Review Content 82

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. Their first fund was a $75 million fund raised in 2006 and they very recently announced a brand new $130 million fund. Greycroft is an early-stage VC.

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Venture Capital Startup Platform Technical Review 240

Tech Zulu Event

MAY 12, 2014

Technology advocate and celebrity Will.I.Am. Technology advocate and celebrity Will.I.Am. He also briefly talked about a smart watch he was wearing that his team created which is due to launch this year. Education & Tech. Education and Technology were also hot topics at the conference.

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Conference Technical Review Education Startup 88

SoCal Delicious

AUGUST 28, 2012

VentureBeat | News About Tech, Money and Innovation. In a recent Forbes.com article , contributor Tara Brown wrote of her own misapprehension moving from San Francisco to Southern California, saying, “I’m a technologist and moving away from the tech hub of the world to the land of Botox seemed like a really bad career move.

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Southern California PHP Technical Review Orange County 57

socalTECH

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. No one has ever been able to execute on that from a technology standpoint before. They did a phenomenal job.

Startup 113

Startup Southern California UCLA Technical Review 113

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 15, 2010

I’ve talked about how Twitter is a new form of RSS (curated RSS), it’s a a new form of IM / SMS , it’s a place where business is conducted and it’s a place where advertising will drive leads due to the link sharing nature of Twitter. had a great evening talking tech and startup.

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Social Network Networking Blogging RSS 347

socalTECH

JANUARY 2, 2014

In a long, convoluted way, the value proposition we bring to the client gives them many different options for lawyers they can choose from, not just based on price, but also based on their profile, experience levels, and client reviews. That''s how we ended up developing this technology, to take that initial step out of the process.

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Help Startup CTO Hire Pricing 240

Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 5, 2014

Companies are constantly looking for the next way to get their brand out there, whether it may be through viral marketing campaign or through simple advertisements, but a marketing agency can only do so much. Tongal gives companies a chance to work with its creative community, all 50,000 of them, to help their next video.

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Ideas Technical Review Startup Statistics 80

socalTECH

AUGUST 3, 2012

And, how do programs like YouTube's recent push to help fund original content channels on the site helping? Our focus was to utilize new technology for streaming over the internet, broadcasting underserved sports which normally don't end up on TV, in HD quality, for viewers across the country and world. What is IBN Sports?

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Content Google Southern California Orange County 212

socalTECH

DECEMBER 1, 2008

In what looks to be a challenging funding climate for entrepreneurs, we thought it would be interesting to talk to one fund which is still making investments--Saban Ventures (www.saban.com)--a new, digital media focused venture capital fund located in Los Angeles. How big of a fund is this?

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Southern California Media Venture Capital Invest 100

socalTECH

DECEMBER 1, 2008

In what looks to be a challenging funding climate for entrepreneurs, we thought it would be interesting to talk to one fund which is still making investments--Saban Ventures (www.saban.com)--a new, digital media focused venture capital fund located in Los Angeles. How big of a fund is this?

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Capital Southern California Media Venture Capital 100

Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 9, 2009

As 2010 approaches, a whole new year of exciting start-ups, tech news, gadgets, and much more is ahead. TechZulu wants to thank not only the Los Angeles tech community but the entire tech community for all the awesome support you have given us throughout this past year. We already have a jammed packed schedule for 2010.

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Technical Review Stickam Web Conference 40

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. Venture capitalist and hedge-fund manager Peter Thiel—PayPals co-founder and Facebook s.

Los Angeles 44

Los Angeles Software Review Technical Review Journal 44

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 10, 2009

We've created a patent pending technology called Autobuild. It does the work for them, and uses the data to make intelligent recommendations specifically for that person's advertiser. In fact, one of our goals with this product is a proposal builder, which provides proposals to advertisers and publishers directly.

Advertising 127

Advertising Startup Sales Tool 127

Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 12, 2013

On the legal side, my practice in North California and we have an advertising and media group in New York City. Manatt Venture Funds, which we dedicate a specific portion of our funds to targeted digital media investments, is also part of the Manatt Digital Media network. Commerce to me, involves a lot of advertising spend.

Los Angeles 84

Los Angeles Media Invest Startup 84

Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 19, 2011

TechZulu is heading out to CES and we have tons of products/gadgets/games/companies to review and interview. Hear from key influencers and investors about trends shaping the connected TV market, mobile and web apps, iPad, content discovery and hybrid TV standards and opportunities for advertising and marketing campaigns.

Social Media 84

Social Media Newsletter Mobile Startup 84

socalTECH

MARCH 16, 2015

We spoke with co-founder David Kierzkowski and Agnes Kozera about the company, and how its technology and marketplace is enabling growth for both YouTubers and brands. Once they decide which YouTubers to hire, they can fund that video production. Those funds are held in escrow, so it''s safe for both sides. READ MORE>>.

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Content Platform Startup Marketing 100

InfoChachkie

JUNE 11, 2012

Steve Jobs – “So we went to Atari and said, ‘Hey, we’ve got this amazing thing, even built with some of your parts, and what do you think about funding us? Richard leveraged the fact that record companies were Student’s biggest advertisers to subsequently launch a record store. Or we’ll give it to you.

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Tips Startup Education Entrepreneur 279