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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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

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Web Technical Review Web 2.0 Social Media 29

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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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

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.

Technical Review 171

Technical Review Rustic Canyon Screening Startup 171

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?

Netflix 82

Netflix Marketing Technical Review Content 82

socalTECH

OCTOBER 30, 2008

We're always interested in how technology is influencing the business of Hollywood, and recently ran across Los Angeles-based Scripped. Scripped (www.scripped.com) is applying the world of Web 2.0 Sunil Rajaraman: We provide free, web-based screenwriting software to aspiring writers and professionals in the community.

Content 138

Content Writing Software Review Hollywood 138

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. Also known as the semantic web or linked data, web 3.0

Technical Review 40

Technical Review Stickam Web Conference 40

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

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.

Southern California 57

Southern California PHP Technical Review Orange County 57

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?

Content 212

Content Google Southern California Orange County 212

Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

Stewart Roberts , President of Orange County of Tech Coast Angels. Topic discussion: Impact of social media on startups and on funding leads for investors. They make it easy to collect investment funds, track ownership, and provide targeted updates to investors. Adrenaline Fueled Angel. Allen Morgan , Mayfield Ventures.

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. Topic discussion: Impact of social media on startups and on funding leads for investors. They make it easy to collect investment funds, track ownership, and provide targeted updates to investors. Adrenaline Fueled Angel. Allen Morgan , Mayfield Ventures.

Social Media 60

Social Media Technical Review Tech Coast Angels Venture Capital 60

Tech Zulu Event

FEBRUARY 19, 2013

Klash offers a web and mobile platform that lets people challenge and dare their friends for fun, honor and actual rewards, said the investment round will help it make an awesome product for the public and also help distribute it to the masses this year. Klash for iOS was released last fall and had good reviews with a 4.9 Great Idea.

Invest 68

Invest Slides Ideas Mobile 68

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 10, 2009

We have hundreds, and hundreds of web sites where their ad inventory is being managed by the product. 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. That has been in the market since 2004.

Advertising 127

Advertising Startup Sales Tool 127

socalTECH

DECEMBER 19, 2011

Last week, San Diego-based Kidzui --the kid's website and kid-friendly browser developer, announced another round of funding, and also launched Zui Studios, a new effort to create original content for the portal. We're taking our skills on reviewing content, and getting out of the way. Give us an overview on KidZui. It goes both ways.

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Content Startup Web Technical Review 165

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

Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 22, 2011

The new entrant keeps margins low but suddenly has a lot of profits due to large volumes of business. But if you are growing uber fast, building for scale and have access to capital to fund your growth then it’s always the smart play. Google – They have led the deflationary pressure on advertising, bringing whole industries into chaos.

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Startup Pricing Marketing Product 386

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 7, 2011

Sometime around 2003/04 my technology team turned me on to “Spolsky on Software&# a periodic newsletter served up blog style from Joel Spolsky of FogCreek Software, a maker of bug-tracking software. The role of Product Managers at Technology Companies. Right now, the only thing they’re monetizing is the technical sites.

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Software Review Software Blogging Startup 285

Frank Addante

MAY 15, 2006

Internet advertising is good. the Rubicon Project (Internet Advertising Technology) Status: Pre-Launch Visit the Rubicon Project Website Startup 5.0: Wireless & Voice Application Software) Exit: technology acquired Lesson: Timing is critical. Internet Advertising ASP) Exit: $112M IPO and acquisition Lesson: Think big.

Advertising 40

Advertising Startup Chief Technology Officer Technical Review 40

socalTECH

NOVEMBER 18, 2008

We caught up with co-founder and CEO Darrius Thompson--who was also a co-founder at DivX--to learn more about the startup, the saga behind how the company started, and the funding. But, due to lack of visibility or lack of resources, or lack of know-how around marketing, they lack distribution and monetization.

Software Review 100

Software Review Software Startup Examples 100

Tech Zulu Event

FEBRUARY 7, 2013

The company recently closed an impressive $19 million in Series B funding led by Sequoia Capital to build out the engineering teams. John Busher, Harry Balls – a humorous site offering reviews and information about mobile apps, primarily indie games. Mobile is a different animal than Web.

Mobile 71

Mobile Technical Review Platform Startup 71

AeA Los Angeles Council

JULY 7, 2008

Approximately 50 executives from the worlds of technology & venture capital piled into the dining hall on June 30th to listen to Dr. Mark Drapeau speak about "innovation" and its sister topic, "STEM education." The National Science Foundation mainly funds professors to do research. government.

Education 45

Education Technical Review Research Web 2.0 45

SoCal Delicious

JANUARY 15, 2010

The technically savvy reader, familiar with my attitude, has already figured out that I’ve read way too many raw logs. Most of these bots don’t obey robots.txt , that means you can’t even block them applying Web standards ( learn how to block rogue bots ). Or leave the Web, respectively pay the publishers.

Social Media 41

Social Media Develop Development Media 41