Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 12, 2013

Greg was the first person to share with me the insights of mobile conversion and why with a simpler product selection and conversion funnel they would get higher conversion on mobile than on the web. On each subsequent meeting I’d learn a little bit more.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 7, 2013

And in a world where we increasingly log in to personal web time at late hours or on our mobile phones that’s no longer good enough. They decided early to only book very high quality vendors so they build a system that could pull in Yelp & CitySearch reviews and they set the standard that it had to be highly rated.

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Tech Zulu Event

JULY 16, 2013

Their roster of success includes numerous pioneering tech companies, many of which continue to be industry leaders today — Overture, BillMeLater, CitySearch, and more. Their Behavioral Marketing Platform even broke new ground at ad:tech 2011 winning an innovation award. Make sure to check out Both Sides of the Table !

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 15, 2011

In San Diego you have Qualcomm so an entire mobile industry has been spawned. That sets us up nicely for the next phase of the web. Each of these companies exited for more than $500 million and several north of $1 billion. And of course you have Hollywood.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 16, 2012

For example, if you’re looking to approach Kleiner Perkins it’s worth knowing that my friend Matt Murphy runs their iFund and therefore is the in-house expert on all things mobile. He knows the history of all of the payment gateways, mobile payment platforms, credit offerings, remittance companies, etc.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 5, 2011

Who’s going to help you with improving your marketing / positioning to become a clear platform category leader like Twilio? I re-connected with Andy Liu the founder & CEO of BuddyTV – the largest destination for social TV enthusiasts on the web. Are you going to do all of this? You have too much on your plate.

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SoCal CTO

JANUARY 13, 2010

One of the topics that came up in my post Mobile Internet Apple Facebook was around open vs. closed platforms. The 10 Commandments of Facebook Connect 10 Impressive New Implementations of Facebook Connect Is the web establishment overlooking the opportunities of the open social web? No registration on Disqus required.

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