SoCal CTO

NOVEMBER 17, 2009

Some days I respond to questions asked by folks like yourself, the press, or an entity doing a case study, i.e. Citrix, RIM, USC. We have traditionally been a company heard about through word of mouth, radio advertising (now our own show) and from a Mini sighting. CTM and USC, staff of Citrix Online, TCA members, and now you!

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Acquisition Customer Custom Ideas 170

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 15, 2011

We have world-class universities like Caltech, UCLA, USC and more. Many of the Valley tech firms saw advertising as “beneath them&# and many VCs in the first boom encouraged people to focus on eyeballs rather than dollars. But LA is not Silicon Valley and we don’t need to aspire to be so.

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Venture Capital Southern California Google Startup 313

socalTECH

NOVEMBER 15, 2011

Los Angeles is an amazing place, and we have fashion, e-commerce, advertising, games, media, entertainment companies which I think make Los Angeles a phenomenal place. I was just judging the USC gaming hackathon. USC is producing lots of very talented game professionals, and so is UCLA. Howard Marks: Absolutely.

CTO Coach 194

CTO Coach Startup Mentor Activision 194

socalTECH

OCTOBER 4, 2012

We also talk about creating things specifically for the web, how to distribute on the web, and how to build a revenue stream aside from advertising revenue. Michael Tringe: I went to USC film school, and graduated with a MFA in film production. I cofounded the company with a partner of mine, and we went to film school together.

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Web Content Startup Education 187

Tech Zulu Event

FEBRUARY 20, 2014

During planning of the fifth year, Scott Kilroy from the USC LUG and Lei Zhang from the UCLA LUG approached him about throwing a joint effort; pooling their talents to put together the first SCaLE. Hosted at the USC Davidson Conference Center, it was initially a one-day event with just 20 speakers and two tracks.

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Southern California SoCal USC Conference 97

SoCal CTO

MAY 15, 2009

Companies also use social networking sites in the hiring process, and increasingly, to do innovative advertising (such as the recent Jack in the Box campaign). Does advertising work in the social networking world? This Panel will explore issues such as: How can companies best utilize social networking media? in Computer Science.

Social Network 150

Social Network Networking Yammer CTO Hire 150

Tech Zulu Event

JUNE 19, 2012

advertising (OMD, Ignited, Deutsch, TBWAChiatDay, engage:BDR), press (Forbes, Investor Business Daily, LA Business Journal), startups (Viddy, BeachMint, ShoeDazzle, Pose, PromoJam, PageWoo, Honest) and more. Student Pitch: UCLA, USC and other student teams will compete for prizes. Angel Pitch: Startups pitch to angel investors.

Rustic Canyon 104

Rustic Canyon Santa Monica Entertainment Journal 104

socalTECH

MAY 11, 2011

We actually wrote the business plan in a business plan class at USC. We do not want to provide that data to insurance or supplement or advertising companies who, if you think about it if your mental performance is declining, are the last people you want to see your data. Elizabeth Amini: We're privately funded by the founders.

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Study Startup Design Tips 252

Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 8, 2012

Because advertisers have limited access to campuses, having their advertisement on a bicycle becomes less intrusive than the typical flyer and newspaper advertising. In large campuses such as USC, it’s beneficial to students to have the ability to rent bikes for for free for many reasons.

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Advertising Southern California Class USC 97

Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 27, 2010

The USC Alumni Club of West Los Angeles is putting on an amazing seminar and networking event with host Sasha Strauss. They will look at why brands matter, who they matter to, how you can build them into your marketing, advertising and public relations strategies. The seminar is due to have rich content on all thing branding.

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West Los Angeles USC Networking Los Angeles 56

Tech Zulu Event

APRIL 1, 2013

Mike Tringe earned his BA in History and Science from Harvard, and his MFA in Film Production from USC. He’s worked as an English and Film teacher at the American School of Tangier, and has also assistant taught film production at USC. Sara Akhteh received her BA in Film Theory from UCSC and her MFA from USC in Production.

Web 93

Web USC Course Guide 93

socalTECH

OCTOBER 30, 2008

There are also others who are doing advertisements with short video. Zak went to the Peter Stark Program at the USC Film School, which is a very prestigious program. Sunil Rajaraman: We are initially targeting anyone producing a short video of any sort. We're targeting any company producing any short form video.

Content 138

Content Writing Software Review Hollywood 138

Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 3, 2012

Hours after the panelists debated the future of content distribution at the Silicon Beach @ USC conference, across campus at the Annenberg Innovation Lab a remarkable product demo was taking place by Coincident.TV. A technology that will surely revolutionize how viewers interact with content and television in the very near future.

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Screening Content CTO Hire Platform 109

Tech Zulu Event

JUNE 10, 2014

Belkin is also here, as are digital entertainment firms Konami , ICANN , Rovi , as well as Cybercoders and USC Institute for Creative Technologies. It is housed in the Hercules Campus – the high-ceilinged, 1940s, former Hughes Aircraft HQ meticulously restored by the Ratkovich Company. YouTube is joined by the SoCal outpost for Facebook.

Entertainment 108

Entertainment Santa Monica Journal Belkin 108

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. To a man, they tell us it's the best advertising unit they've ever seen in their life. That's number two.

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Startup Southern California UCLA Technical Review 113

socalTECH

AUGUST 20, 2009

As I watched my kids' eyeballs move over, as well as looked at the research data and advertising data which saw TV's share shrinking, I started looking into new media. Plus, exposure through USC led me to the Tech Coast Angels. In 2005/2006, I really saw that the trend was shifting from television to the Internet.

Media 150

Media Tech Coast Angels Social Network Content 150

Tech Zulu Event

JUNE 11, 2013

ABC Family, Fox, Universal Music, Google, Facebook, Demand Media, MyLife, Riot Games, DFJ Frontier, Rustic Canyon, GRP Partners, Siemer and Associates, Marketshare, Saatchi Online, OMD, Ignited, Rubicon Project, Smashbox Cosmetics, NFL, UCLA, USC, and dozens of start-ups. Companies represented include: Disney, Warner Bros.,

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GRP Partners MyLife Dollar Shave Club Santa Monica 88

Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 19, 2012

Thursday: Advertising and Marketing. Keynote: Jeff Cole, USC Annenberg School Center For The Digital Future. Creativity, Collaboration, & Content Distribution: An Intro to the YouTube Partner Program. 7:00-8:30pm. Invisible Children Presents: The Rescue of Joseph Kony’s Child Soldiers. Thurs 9/27. 9:00-9:30am. Thurs 9/27.

Social Media 92

Social Media Los Angeles Media Angel 92

Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 23, 2010

The production and marketing of the film (made from a script written by Aaron Sorkin based on the book "Accidental Billionaires" by Ben Mezrich) itself breaks new legal ground in the area of life rights, the First Amendment and Facebook's decision not to accept advertising for the film.

IP 81

IP Social Network Technical Review Networking 81

socalTECH

OCTOBER 2, 2015

Mitch Kahan: I graduated from USC, the cross town rivals with Avi. After that, we are going to begin advertising, both digitally and in person, and work on our Android app. I wanted to date faster. We said what if we prearrange a date? We both really liked the idea, and started doing development and programming, and here we are today.

Mobile 100

Mobile Startup Ideas Sites 100

Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 3, 2013

If you look back, the original founder, Stephan studied at the USC Foreign School of Music, so there is a long standing connection with LA. These companies have deep pockets and spend heavily on advertising. It’s a tough thing to advertise on say, Youtube since it’s not exactly a consumer product.

Startup 101

Startup Artificial Inteligence Tool Product 101

Tech Zulu Event

AUGUST 31, 2011

Evening guests and judges arrived including Scott Sangster (President of LA Tech Coast Angels ), Farhad Mohit (Founder of BizRate/Shopzilla and Gri.pe ) and David Carter (Entrepreneur, Investor, Mentor, advisor at UCLA/USC/Chapman). Guests, visitors and teams mingled away enjoying appetizers and snacks along with this LASW’s 3rd keg.

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Los Angeles Startup Angel Tech Coast Angels 73

socalTECH

OCTOBER 21, 2019

Neal Pecchenino , the founder and CEO of Boxi , while trying to advertise the brand of a company he was working for--how do you reach a lot of people with a branding campaign, affordably? Neal Pecchenino: We are the largest truck advertising company in the country. I had been at USC, at the Etnrepreneurship program.

Advertising 100

Advertising Santa Monica Startup USC 100

Tech Zulu Event

JUNE 28, 2012

Panels were based at hubs including Leadership, Branding / Advertising, Social Media, Entrepreneurs, Community and more. Congrats to That’s Suspicious Behavior (USC), the female-led team which won the grand prize in the student pitch fest with ten teams competing from USC, UCLA and Yale via 5-min presentations at CoWorks.

Hollywood 67

Hollywood Technical Review Startup Rustic Canyon 67

SoCal Delicious

SEPTEMBER 19, 2012

A SoCal native and graduate of both UCLA and USC, Richard Rosenblatt led the growth of MySpace from an unknown to a household name. Thanks to our advertisers. If that’s not enough, ShoeDazzle runs charity shoe programs, making the company good for your closet and the country. Richard Rosenblatt – Demand Media. Got A News Tip?

Technical Review 75

Technical Review Entrepreneur Riot Games Southern California 75