Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 16, 2022

If your startup is looking for an angel investor, it makes sense to present your plan to flocks of angels, and assume that at least one will swoop down and scoop you up. The challenge is to find the right angel for you, and for your situation. Angel investors are people too. USA Angel Investment Network.

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TechCrunch LA

MARCH 18, 2019

When my team of graduate students and I sent the first message over the internet on a warm Los Angeles evening in October, 1969, little did we suspect that we were at the start of a worldwide revolution. After we typed the first two letters from our computer room at UCLA, namely, “Lo” for “Login,” the network crashed.

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APRIL 12, 2013

Los Angeles-based FieldLevel , which operates an online social network aimed at coaches and sports recruiting, said Friday that it has rolled out new technology its says allows coaches to more easily identify student athletes, making it easier for teams to attract better talent. READ MORE>>.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 24, 2014

If your startup is looking for an Angel investor, it makes sense to present your plan to flocks of Angels, and assume that at least one will swoop down and scoop you up. The challenge is to find the right Angel for you, and for your situation. Angel investors are people too. Or does it? Keiretsu Forum.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 11, 2017

If your startup is looking for an angel investor, it makes sense to present your plan to flocks of angels, and assume that at least one will swoop down and scoop you up. The challenge is to find the right angel for you, and for your situation. Angel investors are people too. USA Angel Investment Network.

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DECEMBER 5, 2011

La Jolla-based Nettle , the mobile and social apps developer founded Brian Dear and Dan O'Neill, has launched its first app, MovieGoer , on the Apple iTunes App store. The company is backed by Google Ventures, Advancit Capital, 500 Startups, and angel investors. Dear was the founder of Eventful, and O'Neill has been at MP3.com

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FEBRUARY 1, 2013

Santa Monica-based develops software which helps retailers better understand the social interaction of consumers with their retail locations, including such things as Facebook Places, Foursquare, and Instagram. MomentFeed's prior investor include a who's who list of local angels.

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JUNE 6, 2012

Are you one of the folks who spent this afternoon changing your LinkedIn password, after a password leak at the popular business social networking site? If so, Los Angeles-based MySocialCloud has a feature for you: an automatic, random password generator. LinkedIn said Wednesday afternoon that about 6.5 READ MORE>>.

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MAY 9, 2012

Santa Monica-based MomentFeed , the developer of location analytics software for companies, said today that it has integrated with the popular photo sharing and social networking app Instagram. READ MORE>>.

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MAY 17, 2010

Los Angeles based social networking site MySpace said Monday afternoon that it will be simplifying its user privacy settings, as the public debate over privacy in social networking has heated up. Tags: myspace privacy settings facebook social networking. READ MORE>>.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 20, 2013

If your startup is looking for an Angel investor, it makes sense to present your plan to flocks of Angels, and assume that at least one will swoop down and scoop you up. The challenge is to find the right Angel for you, and for your situation. Angel investors are people too. Or does it? Keiretsu Forum.

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FEBRUARY 7, 2012

Angel investor Jason Calacanis looks to have scored an exit in his portfolio, according to reports today from AllThingsD. According to those reports, San Francisco-based Rapportive , a developer of plug-ins which overlay social networking information on your Gmail account, has been acquired by LinkedIn. READ MORE>>.

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OCTOBER 13, 2011

Los Angeles-based GameFly , the online video game rental subscription service, said this morning that it has connected its online social network for gamers with its GameFly App for Android. The updated app is available on the Android Market. READ MORE>>.

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JULY 11, 2012

What does social networking have to do with the stock market? According to Vinny Jindal , the CEO of Los Angeles-based startup Stockr (www.stockr.com), everything. Vinny talked with us about his start, which allows users to discuss and collaborate on their stocks and finances in a social way. What is Stockr all about?

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MAY 4, 2011

Flixster has offices in San Francisco, and Rotten Tomatoes has their operations in Los Angeles. Flixster operates an online social network and community for fans; Rotten Tomatoes provides film reviews, information, and news. According to Warner, both sites will continue to operate independently. READ MORE>>.

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AUGUST 11, 2009

Los Angeles-based Loudvine.com , a new, Web 2.0-style, style, online community site focused on music fans, said today that it is now live in Los Angeles, San Francisco, Orange County, and San Diego. Tags: loudvine music content social networking.

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DECEMBER 21, 2009

Los Angeles-based Passenger , a developer of online, private communities for brands, said today that it has linked its service with Facebook and Twitter. The firm said community members can now share activities within its communities on those two social networking services. READ MORE>>.

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MARCH 9, 2010

Los Angeles-based MySpace has linked its social networking site into Microsoft Outlook, the firm said this week. According to Mike Jones, co-president of MySpace, the new Outlook plug-in allows users of Microsoft Outlook to view their MySpace user activity and contact information.

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MARCH 9, 2010

Los Angeles-based social networking site MySpace reported Tuesday that the firm is now the top, social application on the Android platform, and is the third most popular downloaded application overall on the Android Market. MySpace trails T-Mobile's account information app and The Weather Channel's app in the store.

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OCTOBER 31, 2008

Los Angeles-based JuiceCaster, which operates a mobile social networking service, said Friday that the firm has expanded into Ireland and Turkey. According to the firm, Vodafone Live!

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Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 23, 2010

PT as they kick off the new weekly tech law show "TechZulu Law" with a discussion with IP attorney Denise Grayson, who portrays the attorney of Eduardo Saverin in the film about the early days of Facebook, "The Social Network.". In "The Social Network" Denise portrays Gretchen, the attorney of Facebook co-founder Eduardo Saverin.

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JUNE 4, 2009

Los Angeles-based Passenger , which develops online communities for brands, said Thursday that the firm is powering a new private online community for NYSE Euronext (NYX). Tags: passenger online social networking software nyse euronext. Financial impact of the win was not disclosed. READ MORE>>.

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TechCrunch LA

APRIL 16, 2019

The New York-based company was founded last year by Gina Bartasi, a fertility industry vet who previously launched Progyny, a fertility benefit solution for employers, and FertilityAuthority.com, an information platform and social network for people struggling with fertility.

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DECEMBER 9, 2009

Los Angeles-based social networking site MySpace , in a bid to connect with the "real-time" web, said early this morning at the LeWeb conference that it has launched a new, real-time API. As part of the launch of the new API, the firm said Google, GroovyCorp, and OneRiot have already started using the API. READ MORE>>.

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JULY 19, 2016

Right now, you might rely on your friends�or maybe get an inkling of an idea from forecasts�but there's no way to know unless you get some real time information. Los Angeles-based goFlow is hoping to make that inforamtion as easy as checking out an app, tapping into a crowdsourced network of outdoor sports enthusiasts.

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Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 19, 2012

Social Media Week (SMW) helps organizations connect and share the latest social media findings through social, cultural and economic talks and workshops in major cities worldwide. More information is located on their “attend” page. The events listed are as follows: SOCIAL TECH HUB. HOW CAN I ATTEND?

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FEBRUARY 24, 2009

Los Angeles-based MyLife , the latest effort of former GreatDomains.com and Reunion.com CEO Jeffrey Tinsley, said today that it has launched its new people search service. The new site also includes contact suggestions, ability to see who is searching for you, and search alerts. READ MORE>>.

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JANUARY 21, 2009

Los Angeles-based mEgo, which operates a service which allows users to create a portable, online profile or "avatar," has raised $2.5M in an angel round, the firm's co-CEO, Julia Johnston, told us Wednesday evening. The angels involved in the new funding round were not disclosed. READ MORE>>.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 9, 2011

Rose, who has been described as "the Father of Angel Investing in New York" by Crain's New York Business, and a "world conquering entrepreneur" by BusinessWeek. He chairs New York Angels, one of the most active angel investment groups in the country, which has invested over $60 million into nearly 70 companies.

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DECEMBER 15, 2008

Los Angeles-based Sometrics, the venture backed developer of analytics products for the social networking and social media industry, has launched another product, the firm announced this morning. The firm said the new product will manage virtual currency from Super Rewards, Offerpal, and SocialMedia Networks.

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2008

Los Angeles-based FreedomSpeaks.com an online web site focused on political social networking, said Tuesday that it has launched a new application programming interface (API) targeted at helping developers tap into information about publicly elected officials.

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SoCal CTO

MARCH 18, 2010

Vince: On the consulting side we are working with a unique social network, a new television network and some original video content businesses. Tony: I personally am torn by choices around Networking Events in Los Angeles – you can go to something almost every night. Example here: [link]. I run a lot.

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JULY 16, 2012

With the proliferation of social media, how do you--as a brand--manage all of those various websites, content, and media? Los Angeles-based Fliptu (www.fliptu.com), headed by Jeremy Gocke , thinks it has this figured out, by providing a central place to access a brand's content, across social networks.

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AUGUST 29, 2012

Los Angeles-based MyLife.com , the online website headed by Jeff Tinsley which helps users manage their online social accounts, has launched a new product, the firm announced this morning. MyLife said it has launched Profile Remover, a new product which lets users monitor, manage, and remove personal information from the web.

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APRIL 4, 2013

That''s what Los Angeles-based FieldLevel (www.fieldlevel.com) has been working on, making it easier for coaches to network and exchange information on athletes. Brenton Sullivan: What we are is a private social network and platform for coaches to connect with each other, to exchange information on athletes.

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MARCH 31, 2009

Los Angeles-based MySpace and West Hollywood-based CitySearch announced this morning that the two have launched a beta of a new local search site, MySpace Local, which will allow users to review, rate, and share information about small businesses. Financial details behind the deal were not disclosed.

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OCTOBER 16, 2008

Los Angeles-based You2Gov, an online social networking startup focused on politics, said this week that it has added new technology to allow its users to directly contact members of Congress.

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