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AUGUST 14, 2017

Google has revoked the domain registration for the neo-Nazi web publication, The Daily Stormer, after the site attempted to move its domain registration and host‌ing to Google, according to reports. Both Google and GoDaddy have major operations in Los Angeles. READ MORE>>.

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AUGUST 18, 2010

For today's Insights and Opinions section, where we feature insights and analysis from the local technology community, we have an article from Jeff Cohn , an entrepreneur and veteran of the angel and VC investment community here in Southern California. Read the rest of Jeff's post on on angel and venture capital shareholder liquidity.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 14, 2010

I pointed to several Economist articles I had read that mapped historical prices of real estate for 400 years and how on average property values grow at no more 1.5% The dinner parties now are filled with self-righteous angel investors bragging about how many deals they are in on. And now everybody is an angel. Same with VCs.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 17, 2022

Venture capitalists (VCs) have long been seen as the top of the pyramid for startup funding sources, but in fact angel investors now fund over twice as many companies, according to a classic Crunchbase article. Individual angel investors and crowdfunding have been adding to the momentum, some say exceeding VCs in total amount invested.

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JANUARY 16, 2009

Visitors to our web site are most likely familiar with our Insights and Opinions section, where we share advice, opinions, insights, and more from our readers. The latest contributions: Docstoc's Jason Nazar gives a primer on The 7 Ways to Get Traffic On The Web. Mixergy's Andrew Warner --who organizes the Lunch 2.0

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MAY 31, 2012

Earthlink founder and Southern California entrepreneur Sky Dayton is leading an angel investment in a new startup out of Stanford, which is developing a service which allows developers to track changes and extract information out of web pages. READ MORE>>.

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JULY 21, 2015

Los Angeles-based viral web clips company Jukin Media says that it is now expecting this year's revenues to be closer to $20M, rather than the earlier $10M reported here Monday.

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JULY 28, 2010

Our Insights and Opinions article today comes from Ryan Born , who is CEO of both AudioMicro and Audioo , both Los Angeles area startups. I'm often asked about how to get website traffic, users, and customers on the web. It's almost always in the context of another entrepreneur that starting a new web endeavor.

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MAY 18, 2010

Los Angeles-based Demand Media , the user-generated content venture of Richard Rosenblatt, has new competition this afternoon, from Yahoo , after Yahoo announced it would acquire content publishing firm Associated Content. Both firms develop "evergreen" articles about popular topics, which they then sell advertising against.

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MARCH 3, 2011

In the latest makeover of one of the original, Web-based automotive sites, Los Angeles-based CarsDirect has updated its website. The site includes better navigation features, more research and in-depth specifications and reviews, articles, breaking automotive news, and more.

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JULY 13, 2011

According to Edmunds.com, it is asking people who see classified ads referring to an Edmunds escrow service to report it to the web site hosting the ad; it also encouraged users to check with the Better Business Bureau or online to verify any escrow services are legitimate. READ MORE>>.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 24, 2022

As a business consultant and angel investor, I often ask for your own assessment of marketing ROI , or customer acquisition cost (CAC). Leaders and investors need to know if you have and are tapping into your key sources of relevant data, including web analytics, sales management data, and customer relationship management (CRM) software.

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FEBRUARY 11, 2009

Encino-based SodaHead.com , the venture backed, online questions-and-answers site, has swizzled its web site, saying this week that it has redesigned its site to make it easier for its users to find topics. SodaHead.com is venture backed by Mission Ventures, Mohr Davidow Ventures, and the Tech Coast Angels; the firm raised $8.4M

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JUNE 3, 2023

To get started, go to the International Business Innovation Association web site, and use the search tool provided to see what’s available in your area. That’s about the same ratio that angel investors claim. This association is definitely one of the world’s leading organization for advancing business incubation and entrepreneurship.

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JUNE 17, 2010

For today's Insights and Opinions section, Nicole Jordan , who has been instrumental in bringing together the Los Angeles technology industry over the last few years, talks about the issues that come when a CEO is out of sync with their target market and the media, and how PR pros deal with it. They just aren't getting it," she said.

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DECEMBER 31, 2012

end-of-the-year coverage, we've run through our web statistics and figured out which were the. an article was accessed on our publication. BetterWorks--headed by prolific angel investor Paige Craig--apparently was not able to sustain a large enough market, relative to its high costs of customer acquisition. As part of our.

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AUGUST 10, 2011

The last time we spent much time chatting with Chris Lyman and Corey Brundage , they were at Los Angeles telephony software firm Fonality , busy getting their employees set up in a full blown, mixed-martial arts (MMA) "fight club". Instead, what we have tried to do, is turn the social web into a sort of representative democracy.

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SoCal CTO

FEBRUARY 20, 2007

skip to main | skip to sidebar SoCal CTO Tuesday, February 20, 2007 Innovation and Geography I ran across a post in Read/Write Web - Does Location Matter in Web Innovation? that talked about a recent NY Times article When It Comes to Innovation, Geography Is Destiny. eHarmongy) as an acting CTO.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 11, 2020

To get started, go to the International Business Innovation Association web site, and use the lookup tool provided to see what’s available in your area. That’s about the same ratio that angel investors claim. This association is definitely one of the world’s leading organization for advancing business incubation and entrepreneurship.

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DECEMBER 27, 2012

Kevin Winston , is the organizer of Digital LA , the popular and widely attended networking organization for the Los Angeles startup, web, movie, music, marketing, and social media community. What was the biggest news for you/your firm this year? So we did a one-day fall Silicon Beach Fest at io/LA in Hollywood.

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MAY 20, 2010

Our Insights and Opinions article today is from Tony Karrer , CEO/CTO of TechEmpower , a Los Angeles Web Development firm, who gives some hints, tips, and observations about the increasing difficulty of finding technical talent in Los Angeles.

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MAY 31, 2017

This article is courtesy of the Galvanize blog. Interested in entrepreneurship, web development, or data science? Interested in entrepreneurship, web development, or data science? Read more tips from founders on approaching competitions at Tech.Co.

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NOVEMBER 6, 2008

Los Angeles-based Machinima.com , an online web site focused on video games and entertainment, has raised $3.85M in a round of venture capital, the firm said today. Machinima.com features news, articles, interviews, and more about animation and video game technology, filmmaking, and other related areas.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 4, 2022

According to my experience and this Motley Fool article from a few years ago, the challenge is very real, with around half of all new businesses no longer existing after five years. My first advice for new entrepreneurs is to pick a domain that doesn’t have the sky-high up-front development costs, like online web sites and smart phone apps.

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SoCal Delicious

MAY 6, 2012

63 Los Angeles Entrepreneurs To Be Proud Of By mario on May 2, 2012 in Features , grid. Features like this, as well as our daily interviews wouldn’t be possible without the amazing support of our sponsor eMinutes – a law firm here in Los Angeles that focuses on helping entrepreneurs structure their companies. Subscribe to RSS.

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JUNE 1, 2012

That's what Los Angeles-based MergeLocal (www.mergelocal.com) is looking to find out, by offering up points which can be converted to real cash, when users check into local businesses. For local businesses, we're also giving them free mobile web sites, and working on other relationships. Based on his number, we decided to pivot.

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OCTOBER 26, 2021

“The Ruin stirs, and the Five Realms rumble,” a now-archived web announcement read on Thursday morning.

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SoCal CTO

FEBRUARY 17, 2007

Im sure that many of you have read Guys article Ten Ways to Use LinkedIn. When I was looking for speakers for an event last fall on Web 2.0 , LinkedIn was a great way to reach out. ► January (5) Los Angeles Web Developer Startup CTO or Developer When to Use Facebook Connect – Twitter Oauth – Goo.

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OCTOBER 25, 2012

It’s a web app that pulls all the content from across your social networks and puts it in one place – your channel. John Wander – Co founder & CEO – angel investor, team member, advisor, and board member to several start ups. In addition, Web 2.0 We love Web 3.0. What is CHNL? How cool is that?

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SoCal CTO

MARCH 12, 2012

The bad news is that Finding Developers is Tough Here in Los Angeles and even people willing to pay have a hard time finding Web Development in Los Angeles. Tech Events / Meetups - In Los Angeles, There are lots of Networking Events in Los Angeles and Southern California that are techie oriented.

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MARCH 1, 2007

Whether that’s pointing new entrepreneurs in the right direction–toward an attorney, an angel, or venture capitalist–or whether it’s helping a small company grow bigger–there’s a lot of people “behind the scenes&# working to help entrepreneurs succeed. Thats right on the money. No small task Ben.

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JULY 11, 2012

According to Vinny Jindal , the CEO of Los Angeles-based startup Stockr (www.stockr.com), everything. In that network, we bring in content from all over the web. Unlike anywhere else on the web, you can then respond directly when you see that comment. What does social networking have to do with the stock market?

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AUGUST 6, 2012

We looking our studio system and listening platform, and figured out many thousand travel articles we could write for them, worked on the format, and found writers, who had been reviewed and rated, with at least five years of travel writing experience to help. Can you explain that process? It all goes back to creating content for real life.

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InfoChachkie

MAY 6, 2013

A version of this article previously appeared on Forbes. If you haven''t already subscribed yet, subscribe now for free weekly Infochachkie articles! The rapid growth of seed investments is the natural result of a number of industry trends, which continue to drive down the cost of launching and operating a web-based business.

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SoCal CTO

MARCH 20, 2007

In it he separates web consumers into: Time Rich (more time than money) and Time Poor (more money than time). ► January (5) Los Angeles Web Developer Startup CTO or Developer When to Use Facebook Connect – Twitter Oauth – Goo. Marketing, Startups and Networking in Los Angeles.

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MARCH 20, 2007

► January (5) Los Angeles Web Developer Startup CTO or Developer When to Use Facebook Connect – Twitter Oauth – Goo. User Interface Beyond the Web Site ► November (7) Negative Customer Acquisition Costs - Creative Sta. Marketing, Startups and Networking in Los Angeles.

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MARCH 9, 2007

Posted byTony Karrer at 9:30 AM 0comments: Post a Comment Newer Post Older Post Home Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom) About Me Tony Karrer Dr. Tony Karrer is CEO/CTO of TechEmpower , a Los Angeles Web Development firm, and is considered one of the top technologists in e-Learning. Marketing, Startups and Networking in Los Angeles.

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