socalTECH

AUGUST 1, 2013

SlimSurveys , the new startup headed by former TweetPhoto founder Sean Callahan, has just released a new development platform and API, the company is announcing today. The tool lets developers run "micro-surveys" of their users, on anything from application experience and feedback to use in political and public opinion polls.

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socalTECH

MAY 7, 2013

Los Angeles-based TenFarms , the mobile application development startup headed by Nils Forsblom, announced this morning that it has raised $2.7M in an angel funding round, to launch a new mobile advertising product called Adtile to the market. capital venture adtile development mobile photopoll labs tenfarms'

Advertising 159

Advertising Software Mobile Los Angeles 159

socalTECH

OCTOBER 26, 2012

Los Angeles- and Austin-based GameSalad , which develops software which helps people create iOS, Android, and web games, said Friday that its software now supports Windows 8 application development. The startup--which has been supporting Windows development since May--said its latest version, 0.10.0

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socalTECH

JANUARY 29, 2014

Los Angeles-based mobile advertising startup PaeDae announced this morning that it has tied into Intel''s appMobi effort, which will allow Intel developers to integrate with its advertising platform. appMobi develops cross platform application development software for HTML5 and Javascript, and was acquired by Intel last year.

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JavaScript Advertising Platform Mobile 138

socalTECH

MAY 2, 2012

Pasadena-based Punchcard , the mobile application developer which develops loyalty programs for retailers, said today that it is now available nationwide, after a debut in Southern California earlier this year. Punchcard is led by Andy Steuer, and has raised $1M in funding so far for its efforts.

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 19, 2018

San Diego-based uCast Global (www.ucastglobal.com), backed by Gary Winnick, is looking to tackle that entire area of content distribution, and is led by startup veteran Dr. Kanaan Jemili. We caught up with Kanaan to learn more about uCast Global. For instance, one of our targets are those who have large audiences, like mobile carriers.

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Content Startup Mobile Platform 113

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 19, 2013

Punchcard , the mobile, consumer loyalty application developer backed by Idealab, has swizzled its model significantly today, with the release of a new version of its mobile app for iPhone and Android.

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socalTECH

APRIL 1, 2010

in a venture round from GRP Partners and Rincon Ventures, for the firm's mobile ad management platform. We caught up with founder Evan Rifkin --who previously founded and sold TagWorld/Flux to MTVN in November of 2008--to learn more about the startup. We let you set up complex rules like that. What is Burstly?

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Startup Platform Advertising GRP Partners 164

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 23, 2012

I have been close to the tech & startup sectors for more than 20 years and I can’t think of a period in which I felt more optimistic about the innovation and value creation I see in front of us. The number of startups being created has increased by an order of magnitude. Thank you, Aaron Sorkin! Today’s Normalization.

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Venture Capital Capital Technical Review Startup 347

socalTECH

DECEMBER 2, 2013

Dreamhammer is one of a number of robotics and drone-related startups here in Southern California. Nelson Paez : For the past four years, Dreamhammer has been developing a software product called BALLISTA, which is what we refer to as a drone operating system. What''s the story behind the company, and how did it start?

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Startup Software Southern California Santa Monica 183

socalTECH

MARCH 27, 2013

Things definitely look to be heating up in the software recruiting world, at least, if you judge the latest offer from a local startup to find local recruits for software developers. If they hit blackjack, only then will they win the trip or the equivalent cost of the trip. READ MORE>>.

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Software Software Development Los Angeles Mobile 204

socalTECH

DECEMBER 19, 2012

MarkedUp , the latest startup out of Santa Monica-based MuckerLab , said this morning that it has begun offering up analytics for developers of both desktop and mobile applications for Windows 8 and Windows Phone 8.

Tool 221

Tool Santa Monica Mobile Platform 221

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 17, 2010

They were going to bring the Internet to your mobile phones ushering in the era of “m-commerce.&# Gag. 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.

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Brentwood Mobile Google Web 326

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

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 19, 2010

Another topic we debated early in the program was “lean startup” vs. “ fat startup ” where we both took the obvious hedge and said “it depends.” But truthfully both Dana and I are more aligned with the lean startup principles and believe you only go FAT when you’ve really proved out your product / market fit. OTHER DEALS: 1.

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Venture Capital Startup Platform Technical Review 240

socalTECH

MARCH 8, 2013

UberMedia , the Pasadena-based startup developing third party, Twitter clients and other mobile apps, said yesterday that it has launched a new mobile ad campaign product called Appvertise.

Advertising 138

Advertising CPC Tool Idealab 138

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.

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Startup Tips Web Platform 233

socalTECH

NOVEMBER 22, 2013

One of the hottest areas in enterprise and cloud software has been the move by the industry to adopt technologies like NoSQL, a way to tap into the distributed nature of the cloud to accelerate distributed applications. It''s a distributed data platform built for scale, and build for accelerated application development.

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Startup Yahoo Software Education 198

Tech Zulu Event

MARCH 2, 2012

As we know the mobile industry is accelorating at high speeds with no chances of slowing down anytime soon. What inspired you to co-found Rocksauce Studios and get involved in the mobile space? Initially, my desire to go into the mobile space came from my love for design and my weariness with web or print related art.

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Design Mobile Web Design Outsource Development 94

Tech Zulu Event

JUNE 7, 2013

To make it better for entrepreneurs to get the maximum attention and funding they need Stained Glass Labs has also partnered with Exitround , the world’s first marketplace for startups to discreetly get funding partners and acquisition opportunities. Comprehensive App Directory.

Google 87

Google Technical Review Press Software Review 87

TechEmpower

FEBRUARY 13, 2013

We build web and mobile applications, and we've been doing so for a little over fifteen years. This gives us a point of view about servers and modern web application development that isn't terribly common these days: each server in your cluster should be able to process a significant amount of user load. Playing it safe.

Web 200

Web Platform Technology JavaScript 200

Tech Zulu Event

AUGUST 31, 2011

A number of web services has popped up in recent years that has helped cater to people with busy lives. What was the motivation to start Zipments and when did you open for business? What was the motivation to start Zipments and when did you open for business? Zipments, however is built specifically with delivery in mind.

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Los Angeles Angel Examples Mobile 79

Tech Zulu Event

MARCH 25, 2013

We remember when Foursquare was battling it out with local Austin competitor Gowalla , and when Brian Solis would instigate pop-up champagne parties at the Driskill. Startup Institute. Mike Schwartz, Application Developers Alliance. Neal Cabage, The Smarter Startup. Mobile technology discussion by Flurry.

Web Design 91

Web Design Conference Media Mobile 91

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 15, 2011

Last week, Los Angeles-based FastPay (www.fastpaypartners.com) announced a round of funding and its services for providing advanced payment to online publishers, application developers, and game developers. What's your background and how did you start the business? Tell us a little bit about what FastPay is about?

Advertising 133

Advertising .Net Startup Funding 133

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 10, 2010

Ultimately to become defensible the client application would want to diversify its “stream&# so would start supporting Facebook, MySpace and perhaps even IM products. I said this many times publicly before it ever started happening with Tweetdeck and Seesmic. Kind of obvious, huh? No, I don’t think so.

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Acquisition Develop Development Conference 287

Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 9, 2013

Michael has 2 engineering degrees from RPI and almost 7 years of new product development experience from some of the largest medical device companies in the world. As you probably know, Mike is know exclusively focused on mobile application development and his new StoryPress iPad app.

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Mobile Help Develop Development 67

Tech Zulu Event

APRIL 15, 2012

” Put simply, a User Story is the analysis of a user’s mindset, their goals with your application and a consideration of how they would use it to accomplish certain tasks. Think of it as a short story about someone picking up your app and walking through it to get something done. User Stories can be dry or lively.

Marketing 84

Marketing Screening Social Network Startup 84

Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 23, 2010

The show focuses on legal issues surrounding startups, entrepreneurs, venture capitalists and emerging technology. About The Show: TZLaw Segments are: News You Can Use: a weekly roundup of top tech law headlines and analysis geared towards lean startups. reputation rating websites and advising technology startups.

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IP Social Network Technical Review Networking 81