socalTECH

MAY 4, 2012

Ojai, California-based Lynda.com , the online education site providing online training on a variety of software, ranging from PhotoShop to AutoCAD and much more which was founded by Lynda Weinman and Bruce Heavin, is now topping $70M in annual revenues, according to reports. READ MORE>>.

Report 173

Report Southern California SoCalTech Education 173

From the Venture Trenches

APRIL 4, 2013

At City Yoga the other day our instructor, Anthony Benenati began the class by reciting the 5 Yoga Sutras known as Kleshas or stains that prevent students from achieving enlightenment. The Kleshas, Anthony told the class, are: Ignorance, Ego, Attachment, Aversion and Fear of losing one’s sense of self.

Web Design 58

Web Design Web Design Sites 58

SoCal Tech Calendar

AUGUST 31, 2012

This class is designed to teach you how to drive more traffic to your web site and increase sales, by using tools suited for anyone! Thursday, September 6, 2012 -- Intro to Search Engine Optimization. Coloft Academy. What is Search Engine Optimization?

Search Engine Optimization 113

Search Engine Optimization Class Web Advertising 113

SoCal Tech Calendar

JANUARY 12, 2012

YOU GOT THEM TO YOUR SITE, BUT THEN WHAT? Live Site Reviews to Improve User Experience. It is surprising to find out about what both web designers and marketers often miss, which are key ingredients of what your audience can see and not see on the website. This can make or break your website.

TechBiz 100

TechBiz Web Design Class Sites 100

socalTECH

NOVEMBER 8, 2010

Los Angeles-based ShopNation , one of the current class of the LaunchpadLA business mentoring effort, has partnered with fashion focused and editorial site theFashionSpot , the firms said today. theFashionSpot is a part of Los Angeles-based AtmoicOnline, and has around 70,000 registered members focused on design, style, and fashion.

AtomicOnline 145

AtomicOnline Class Mentor Los Angeles 145

From the Venture Trenches

APRIL 4, 2013

At City Yoga the other day our instructor, Anthony Benenati began the class by reciting the 5 Yoga Sutras known as Kleshas or stains that prevent students from achieving enlightenment. The Kleshas, Anthony told the class, are: Ignorance, Ego, Attachment, Aversion and Fear of losing one’s sense of self.

Web Design 40

Web Design Web Design Sites 40

SoCal Tech Calendar

JUNE 9, 2011

You got them to your site, but then what? It is surprising to find out about what both web designers and marketers often miss, which are key ingredients of what your audience can see and not see on the website. TechBiz Connection has assembled a world-class panel of usability experts to review and critique your websites LIVE.

TechBiz 100

TechBiz Web Design Class Web 100

socalTECH

JUNE 20, 2012

We got over 400 applications for the ten slots we had open in this class, and we picked ten amazing companies. So far, eight of the ten companies in our current class have raised outside funding, and we're really happy with how it's gone so far. Our current class has performed incredibly well. So when is the next class?

Class 261

Class Mentor Startup Santa Monica 261

InfoChachkie

AUGUST 8, 2016

Heidi Muther: I entered college with the intent of becoming a Mathematics professor, but after taking multiple economics classes, I changed my major to Business Economics. There are so many different routes a person can take to enter the industry, such as design, buying, production, marketing, eCommerce and styling to name a few.

Sites 100

Sites Sales Santa Barbara Design 100

socalTECH

OCTOBER 28, 2010

How do you take a business you started as your own personal web site, and turn it into an online powerhouse, completely bootstrapped, from the little town of Ojai, California--not exactly known as a technology town? At the time, I was looking for a book to teach web design to my students, but figured out that one had never been written.

Startup 242

Startup Web Design Writing Web 242

socalTECH

MAY 11, 2011

The firm notably has Atari founder Nolan Bushnell as an advisor and serving as its chief game designer. We're the only site that is specialized in people over the age of 35 in that area. How did you end up starting the site? So Nolan is behind the design of the games? What does Anti-AgingGames do?

Study 252

Study Startup Design Tips 252

socalTECH

JUNE 13, 2011

Jonathan Lehmann: I was awarded the Larry Wolfen Entrepreneurial Spirit Award at UCLA, after getting amazing coaching from Matt Ridenour in our business plan development class. I developed the idea over the summer, articulated the vision, drew out the site, and then teamed up with other students at UCLA and started developing KarmaGoat.

UCLA 256

UCLA Startup Ideas Help 256

Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

Sam’s vision was to build a world-class “reverse logistics” company that could be as ambitious as Amazon has been in delivering goods to our houses. Many companies don’t reach the next phase either because their leadership doesn’t adapt as an organization or because they don’t design processes that lead to scaled outcomes.

Startup 286

Startup Technical Review Customer Custom 286

InfoChachkie

MARCH 24, 2016

Fanstasy sports sites DraftKings’ and FanDuel’s popularity has spurred a new-breed of political betting sites. Unlike sites of the past that were deemed illegal, the current crop of election sites appear to well positioned to exploit the unprecedented focus Americans are applying to the 2016 election cycle.

Startup 100

Startup Sites Research Santa Barbara 100

Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 31, 2012

500 Startups add that successful startups don’t just need great coders and designers but require scalable and cost-effective customer acquisition which they help startups at. Chewse now joins the 500 current class commencing today, November 31 with an aim to even be a better marketplace for groups to easily order great food.

Startup 68

Startup Seed Funding West Los Angeles Class 68

socalTECH

DECEMBER 17, 2012

Entangled Media , one of the startups out of the current class at MuckerLab , has developed Younity (www.getyounity.com), a service which hopes to do just that--make your files available from anywhere. Erik Caso: I've been designing software for 16 years, and am attracted to difficult problems. What's your background?

Screening 230

Screening Resource Services Mobile 230

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 7, 2012

Here are some key objectives to keep in mind when designing your prototype to make it attractive to investors: Validate the customer need and opportunity. There is nothing wrong with starting simple, engaging a friend who does mechanical design, or a student at a local industrial design school.

Startup 97

Startup Ideas Design Customer 97

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 7, 2011

Background: Joel Spolsky studied Computer Science at Yale University (class of 1991). Joel doesn’t think he could design software for something in which he doesn’t have expertise. Jeff Atwood is the person responsible for product and user experience across all of their sites. There is no perfect structure.

Software Review 285

Software Review Software Blogging Startup 285

socalTECH

JULY 29, 2009

This morning, Knowledge Genie (www.myknowledgegenie.com) launched a new web site that helps experts and authors publish online information to the web. Essentially, it guides the author through a four step process to design, build, test, and publish their creation. It has links to supporting web site and resources.

Geni 100

Geni Web Guide Platform 100

InfoChachkie

FEBRUARY 24, 2011

Value Prop Twitter Style : SocialStay is: "An easy to set up & manage mobile platform designed for the hospitality industry. 8 ) SocialStay is effectively a B-to-B, SaaS product that requires you to simultaneously speak to several audiences (hotels, travelers, travel sites, etc.). It drives revenue & engages guests."

Startup 233

Startup Design Mobile Social Network 233

InfoChachkie

JUNE 20, 2011

Within reason, the larger your “graduating class,” the greater the volume of creative ideas and the larger number of talented recruits from which you can select full-time candidates. At Computer Motion, we regularly allowed engineering classes to tour our facilities. Team Building Fun – It is summer after all, so keep it fun.

Startup 244

Startup Software Review Technical Review Class 244

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 29, 2010

Here are some key objectives to keep in mind when designing your prototype: Validate the customer need and opportunity. There is nothing wrong with starting simple, engaging a friend who does mechanical design, or a student at a local industrial design school.

Entrepreneur 94

Entrepreneur Ideas Design Customer 94

Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 8, 2010

The formation of Hulu was defensive – designed to stop another YouTube or Napster from emerging and causing disruption to the TV industry. The idea was that if you could put up a consumer site that was seen as the best place to consume content then people wouldn’t go to lower-quality or free sites to get it.

Hulu 292

Hulu Technical Review Content Advertising 292

Tech Zulu Event

JULY 8, 2011

Additionally, the site allows lawyers to market their legal services by sharing expert advice and engaging in discussion. andi also lets users share text, photos, videos, live panels, and soon even comprehensive queues consitsting of offline and online content in all of your popular social sites including Facebook, Twitter and Tumblr.

CalTech 100

CalTech Technical Review Company Companies 100

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 20, 2012

Sam is the managing director of Launchpad LA and we were about to pick our 2012 class of entrepreneurs. Tracy is knowledgeable enough to talk tech and swap design & product stories with other founders, but she realized early that networking amongst this group and reading and writing in their journals would not bring her more customers.

Startup 363

Startup Entrepreneur SEO Venture Capital 363

socalTECH

JUNE 21, 2011

The problem is that they don't live in those CRM tools like they do in Outlook, or on social sites like Facebook, LinkedIn, or Twitter. CRM systems are designed as management tools, to help people keep a finger on business, and hands on the neck of a salesperson. They are not designed to help develop relationships.

Google 216

Google Tool Email Sales 216

Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 20, 2011

It’s the first performance-based marketing platform specifically designed for the music industry. GumGum was founded in 2007 when a team of seasoned Internet entrepreneurs realized web site publishers were missing out on valuable revenue by not monetizing their image-based content. mt) Media Temple, Inc.

UCLA 102

UCLA Company Companies Idealab 102

Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 28, 2011

It’s the first performance-based marketing platform specifically designed for the music industry. GumGum was founded in 2007 when a team of seasoned Internet entrepreneurs realized web site publishers were missing out on valuable revenue by not monetizing their image-based content.

Idealab 77

Idealab Tech Coast Angels Startup Platform 77

Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 30, 2012

Crowd Seats is the only Group Buying/Daily Deals site for sports fans. has created a simple to use, online application for your business to create a mobile site and secure its mobile presence. The end user, regardless of the mobile device from which the website is being accessed, will see a mobile version of the your site!

CalTech 91

CalTech Company Companies Idealab 91

Tech Coast Venture Network

AUGUST 11, 2015

It designs its own glasses, and sells directly to customers, cutting out the middleman and keeping prices low. Employees of Twitter can also expect free meals at the San Francisco headquarters, along with yoga classes and unlimited vacations for some. Related: Design Your Office to Fulfill Employees’ Most Basic Needs.

Examples 100

Examples Company Companies Google 100

Tech Coast Venture Network

AUGUST 11, 2015

It designs its own glasses, and sells directly to customers, cutting out the middleman and keeping prices low. Employees of Twitter can also expect free meals at the San Francisco headquarters, along with yoga classes and unlimited vacations for some. Related: Design Your Office to Fulfill Employees’ Most Basic Needs.

Examples 100

Examples Company Companies Google 100

Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 2, 2012

I recently had the pleasure of interviewing engineer and PageWoo ’s CEO and co-Founder Jason Crilly about his side project, the new hacker news site for the Southern California tech community called Develop.la. s first hacker news site, Develop.la. First off, there are a few things about Jason you should know. On the Develop.la

News 95

News Los Angeles Ideas Startup 95

Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 28, 2011

It’s the first performance-based marketing platform specifically designed for the music industry. GumGum was founded in 2007 when a team of seasoned Internet entrepreneurs realized web site publishers were missing out on valuable revenue by not monetizing their image-based content.

Idealab 49

Idealab Tech Coast Angels Startup Platform 49

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 8, 2009

But in the end we selected David Lin , a superstar who did 4 years at the technology investment banking firm Montgomery & Co and 4 years as Director of Strategy at the comparison shopping site PriceGrabber where he dealt with many operational issues. He’s a star who has a very intuitive feel for technology and … no MBA.

Startup 337

Startup Venture Capital Study Course 337

Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 6, 2012

The irony is that currently both these onetime best in class companies are now in deep trouble. It is now CX and UX (User Experience) that is driving adoption rates and even design aspects. Having had an extraordinary CX with Zappos or Fab.com means, from that point on all other ecommerce sites will be judge at that high level.

Customer 72

Customer Custom Blogging Startup 72

socalTECH

DECEMBER 14, 2015

The original spark came, because my daughter, Naomi, who is six and was in first grade at the time, took a Lego Robotics class. Most importantly, he is a rockstar game designer, and had been at Disney for 13 years, working on things like Toontown Online, Pirates of the Carribean Online, and Pixie Hollow, among others.

Software 100

Software Template Startup Study 100

Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 31, 2011

Technorati and AdAge rank his site as one of the world’s Top 10 business blogs. iJustine) is an internet personality, actress, life-caster, vlogger, designer and most of all a popular YouTube content creator. Michael Stelzner is CEO and founder of Social Media Examiner, the world’s largest online social media magazine.

Los Angeles 75

Los Angeles Angel Social Media Media 75