socalTECH

NOVEMBER 13, 2012

If you're an application developer, sending emails through your application can be a chore. Sendgrid (www.sendgrid.com) has stepped into that void, providing application programming interfaces (APIs) and all the infrastructure required to handle that email delivery. How do you offload all those headaches?

Email 157

Email Startup IP Newsletter 157

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 10, 2011

Hamilton Chan is founder of Los Angeles-based PaperLinks (www.paperlinks.com), a new startup which is developing mobile applications which take advantage of QR codes--the 3D barcodes which are cropping up everywhere--to help users marketers go beyond just linking those codes to web pages, but also to power social applications.

Startup 233

Startup Tips Web Platform 233

socalTECH

NOVEMBER 22, 2013

We caught up with CEO Ian Miller to learn about the company and its NoSQL database, and its roots here in applications built for companies like Yahoo and CBS. Ian Miller: FatCloud is a data management and software platform company with a NoSQL database. That system was launched as its own, separate company in late 2011.

Startup 198

Startup Yahoo Software Education 198

Tech Zulu Event

MAY 28, 2013

Join us for a special evening with InfoWorld’s Dave Linthicum as he delves into global enterprise software trends with some of LA’s most successful SaaS and cloud computing companies. He keynotes leading technology conferences on cloud computing, SOA, enterprise application integration, and enterprise architecture. Alex Kazerani.

SaaS 92

SaaS Cloud Computing CIO Web 92

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 29, 2009

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. was the “static&# web. Traditional media companies published their stories on the web. was the 2-way web. 30% is the market opportunity.

Ideas 286

Ideas Advertising Google Technical Review 286

socalTECH

NOVEMBER 26, 2018

If you're a large, enterprise company, in recent years, cloud computing has become an increasingly large--and expensive--piece of your information technology (IT) mix. Enterprise cloud budgets are growing astronomically as companies adopt many cloud techniques. How did the idea for the company come about?

Cloud Computing 133

Cloud Computing Resource Startup Software 133

socalTECH

APRIL 1, 2010

Our main differentiation from what's out there now in the mobile area, is we allow developers to target their audience segment however they want, whether that is by time of day, by campaign, and we also turn control over to application developers, so they can transparently see and target their ads, to a greater degree.

Startup 164

Startup Platform Advertising GRP Partners 164

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. But having different funds available for different stages of one’s company is actually a really good thing. DEAL OF THE WEEK: Gilt Groupe – We both admired this company.

Venture Capital 240

Venture Capital Startup Platform Technical Review 240

socalTECH

NOVEMBER 19, 2018

Kanaan Jemili: uCast Global is a digital media company that is looking at creating a scalable global solution for online video. Theyre like companies in the US like and ATT or Verizon, or an Orange in France, or others in Poland and Russia and other countries. Whats the relationship of this company to Gary Winnick?

Content 113

Content Startup Mobile Platform 113

socalTECH

NOVEMBER 15, 2011

Second thing that we do is encourage large organizations, companies like Google, Intel and Facebook, to invest in Tech City. We're working with Intel to create developer garages around so that they can see the applications and technologies that are going to fuel their chip development.

Organization 209

Organization Startup Google Invest 209

Tech Zulu Event

MARCH 2, 2012

He and his company, Rocksauce, make sure to add high quality design back into each of the apps they create. Initially, my desire to go into the mobile space came from my love for design and my weariness with web or print related art. Lastly, I think the push on Reponsive Web Design is going to really take off this year.

Design 94

Design Mobile Web Design Outsource Development 94

Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 23, 2010

Tech Law Tip of the Week: explanation of a frequently-asked IP law question for tech companies. Technology and IP law are at the forefront of the movie, and themes include common issues in startups regarding cash flow, IP rights, tech development, product design and distribution of equity. Christina holds a B.A.

IP 81

IP Social Network Technical Review Networking 81

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 17, 2010

I had just returned from living in Japan where I witnessed the hugely successful launch of i-mode by NTT DoCoMo so I knew the potential that the mobile web would ultimately bring, but I saw so many flaws in the launch of WAP. But like lemmings, every company in the market rushed to proclaim they were launching WAP versions of their products.

Brentwood 326

Brentwood Mobile Google Web 326

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 23, 2012

There are obvious reasons the industry has had less-than-desirable returns, including: massive over-funding of the sector, huge increases in inexperienced venture capitalists that took a decade to peter out, and the massive correction in the value of the public stock markets that closed many exit opportunities for half a decade.

Venture Capital 347

Venture Capital Capital Technical Review Startup 347

Frank Addante

MAY 22, 2006

► November (1) 2 Ears and 1 Mouth: There's a Reason ► October (2) Be Best at Something Tear Down Your Firewalls ► September (3) Elements of Sustainable Companies We're Not Saving Lives. Web Development & Marketing Technology) Exit: evolved into L90 (next company) Lesson: What you dont know cant stop you.

Startup 40

Startup Venture Capital Outsource Development Advertising 40

Berkonomics

NOVEMBER 27, 2019

Have you noticed how many web apps and content have turned into subscription services during the last several years? Application developers once considered their products as licensed in what would closely be allied to a single sale. The massive shift in revenue models in recent years. Call it the Netflix effect. A buyer’s bonus.

Outsource Development 156

Outsource Development Software Review Content Netflix 156

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 10, 2010

I said in the following video that I thought Twitter would by Seesmic , the company that makes one of the most popular Twitter clients. (If you’re interested you can watch my comments by fast forwarding to minute 31.25 But wait, aren’t you the guy who invested in Ad.ly, the in-stream advertising company?

Acquisition 287

Acquisition Develop Development Conference 287