TechCrunch LA

NOVEMBER 4, 2019

Bain Capital Ventures' Jamison Hill. We are in phase three of the influencer economy,” Bain Capital Ventures senior principal Jamison Hill, who led the firm’s investment in the influencer shoutout marketplace Cameo , tells TechCrunch. We are in phase three of the influencer economy. Benett/Dave Benett/WireImage). Rethinking value.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 20, 2010

What happened with smart phones, is consumers are buying more and more applications, but a screen can only fit a dozen icons. What we find, especially in the mobile world, is you've only got one or two screens to get a consumer to make a purchase, before they abandon the visit. We're really headed for three screens.

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 28, 2011

Among those involved in TheBlu are Andy Jones (Avatar), Joichi Ito (MIT Media Lab), Scott Yara (EMC/Greenplum), Yair Landau (MK Capital, formerly of Sony Pictures Entertainment), among others. As a studio, we are building entertainment titles that capture that spirit. We spoke with Neville about the company: What is theBlu?

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Tech Zulu Event

MAY 10, 2013

Yekra has introduced the first DRM-protected player that can run on any connected device or screen. by angel investor Maurice Gallagher and UK’s Bray Capital. Business Entertainment Startups Video Bray Capital Danny Trejo Ed Hardy Maurice Gallagher Tattoo Tattoo Nation Trvis Barker Yekra'

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Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 28, 2012

According to YouTube , ‘The YouTube Space was built for YouTube creators to make original videos for their channels, collaborate with other channels, share experiences, network, attend workshops, screenings, concerts and events, and get invaluable hands-on experience with industry-leading production equipment and resources.”

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 19, 2010

Our guest this week on #TWiVC was Dana Settle , partner at Greycroft Partners , a venture capital firm with offices in New York and Los Angeles. Interesting that Booyah is led by a former game producer, Keith Lee, who formerly launched very large products for Blizzard Entertainment. It seems to be geared on a “Monopoly” style game.

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Tech.Co

FEBRUARY 28, 2018

And while the entertainment industry takes a lot of credit for the awesomeness that is SXSW, tech holds its own when it comes to creating the electric atmosphere of this epic coming-together. Dubbed the “Steve Jobs of Investing,” Dalio has injected capital into more industry-changing innovations than you can count.

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socalTECH

JULY 22, 2016

That's a huge capital savings per employee. After college, I didn't go into engineer, I went into the marketing and entertainment side. However, that's really a device from the 1800's with a screen, and that didn't seem like the way to go. Those are some of the benefits of wearables.

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Tech Zulu Event

AUGUST 31, 2011

Also of note was Ryan Orrico’s launch of HandJob, a new form of job applicant screening and referral tracking. When using the Handjob app , users must shake the app up and down or side to side and out pops a pre-screened job applicant. All presentations were of extremely high quality and teams did a killer job.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 17, 2011

Creativity in our business lives – The average tech startup these days spends time talking with colleagues & investors about a multitude of things: customer acquisition, viral adoption, raising capital, hiring / firing employees, product features, technology trends, marketing / branding, and on and on.

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SoCal Delicious

MAY 6, 2012

Charlie Capen is co-founder of HowToBeADad.com , an entertainment site and dad blog for “parents, soon-to-be parents and people who have no desire to procreate, whatsoever.” socalTECH.com is the most respected and most read sources of information on Southern California’s technology and venture capital industry.

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