Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 17, 2010

It was a great chance for the class to interact with the community in LA. Lee Essner is formerly a senior exec from WeddingChannel and has much experience in running a successful web property. Walk into any Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf in Southern California and you can’t miss their digital screens. with the clips.

Company 276

Company Companies Startup Southern California 276

SoCal Tech Calendar

JANUARY 24, 2013

Wednesday, January 30, 2013 -- StartEngine is pleased to present our latest class of startups at our Demo Day on Wednesday, January 30th at CrossCampus in Santa Monica.

Santa Monica 124

Santa Monica Commerce Class Mentor 124

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

socalTECH

JUNE 6, 2011

We're looking to launch our first class in the fall, with five to ten companies, with the TechStars model of a small capital investment, and a seed investment of $6000 per founder. I've also worked with startups in Southern California, including TouchCommerce, and I was with them when they were on their first round of funding.

Startup 221

Startup Mentor Southern California Incubator 221

Tech Zulu Event

FEBRUARY 8, 2013

This is class four for Launchpad LA. Divshot, a tool for web designers and developers, won a national pitch competition and one of it’s founders Michael Bleigh created a popular open source library now included in Ruby on Rails. We’ve been blown away by the performance of the eight companies in this class.

GRP Partners 96

GRP Partners Startup Tech Coast Angels Bertelsmann 96

socalTECH

OCTOBER 31, 2012

There's been a sudden surge in accelerator in Southern California, looking to help get startups off the ground and funded. We have refind our thesis around why mobile is so special, and how it ties into location, and have spent two years working on precise, location targeted ads in the industry. But, do they really help?

Startup 225

Startup Acquisition Doc Ideas 225

socalTECH

OCTOBER 24, 2011

Like other people that live here, I personally love Southern California, and wanted to live here. However, we think there are probably enough great companies and entrepreneurs in Southern California to full up the classes. The first class will start in late January and run for three months. READ MORE>>.

Technical Advisors 176

Technical Advisors Startup Southern California Los Angeles 176

SoCal Tech Calendar

JANUARY 12, 2012

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. Live Site Reviews to Improve User Experience.

TechBiz 100

TechBiz Web Design Class Sites 100

SoCal Tech Calendar

JUNE 9, 2011

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. Live reviews by a panel of usability experts.

TechBiz 100

TechBiz Web Design Class Web 100

socalTECH

AUGUST 3, 2012

We've created a channel and web page for every one of our partner schools and school districts, and we distribute the content there. In addition, all of that content, those two thousand games, all feed back to our studios in Southern California, where we continue to slice and dice and enhance that content for further distribution.

Content 212

Content Google Southern California Orange County 212

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 29, 2011

The firm is initially focusing on the Los Angeles market, and connecting people with fun, interesting classes, activities, and more in the local area. But, I found out in reality, it's really tough to find classes or lessons, for a variety of issues. I literally saw the real pain point when I moved to Los Angeles a few years ago.

Startup 271

Startup CTO Coach Activity Software Review 271

socalTECH

MARCH 27, 2009

Sorenson is best known for having what is widely considered as the best in class video encoding and compression application, Sorenson Squeeze. Peter Csathy: One reason we're expanding into San Diego, is we wanted to be more in the heart of digital media in Southern California. People are comfortable dealing with our company.

Media 100

Media San Diego Southern California Class 100

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 25, 2010

Rincon is part of the new breed of Seed Stage VCs and with the leadership of Jim Andelman has charted out the most authentic early-stage investment strategy in Southern California. Any SoCal entrepreneur raising early-stage money should put Rincon on their short list. To finish with a quote from Fred, “I am on AngelList.

Guide 293

Guide Funding Venture Capital Technical Review 293

Eric Greenspan

DECEMBER 5, 2009

I have vanity urls setup at just about every site on the web. It’s been an amazing experience so far, but the best part are the relationships I’ve built since getting started. After our meeting, I offered to allow Lisa to use Make It Work’s HQ for her upcoming classes on public speaking. A great trade!

Social Network 180

Social Network Networking Yahoo Social Media 180

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 16, 2010

We talked with Noah about how the company grew out of a business plan competition at the University of Southern California, his recent funding from the Maverick Angels, as well as how the firm hopes to stand out among a crowded list of comparison shopping sites. Noah, thanks for the interview.

USC 207

USC CPC Sites Startup 207

socalTECH

APRIL 16, 2010

Albert previously founded CheapCheapCheap.com, an online coupon and deal finding site, and we thought we'd hear from Albert why he thinks the local, group purchasing market is so interesting, and how he hopes to grow the service beyond just Orange County. Albert Ko: At DealPerk, we cater toward Orange County, here in Southern California.

Orange County 170

Orange County Startup Sites Southern California 170

Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 30, 2012

Months of submissions and the amazing help from our judges , the Spotlight is shinning down on awesome companies that were born right out of Southern California. Mobile Web America, Inc. in Mechanical Engineering from the California Institute of Technology. The time has finally arrived! Bill received his B.S.

CalTech 91

CalTech Company Companies Idealab 91

InfoChachkie

NOVEMBER 23, 2015

Thus, he naturally viewed Twilio's toolsets as rudimentary and easy to copy - easy for him and his world-class team of VoIP engineers, but not so easy for the average developer. The difference is that VoiceXML does not leverage customers' knowledge of web development. John Greathouse <john *@ *.com> com> 4/25/08.

Venture Capital 100

Venture Capital Technical Review Software Review Southern California 100

Eric Greenspan

DECEMBER 5, 2009

I have vanity urls setup at just about every site on the web. It’s been an amazing experience so far, but the best part are the relationships I’ve built since getting started. After our meeting, I offered to allow Lisa to use Make It Work’s HQ for her upcoming classes on public speaking. A great trade!

Social Network 196

Social Network Networking Social Media Yahoo 196

SoCal CTO

NOVEMBER 10, 2009

Fascinating that you are going against the trend of trying to make everything a web application. So I obsess about ways to iterate and make it better. For me, FI was great for networking with Adeo and the other mentors, who are all world class successful entrepreneurs themselves, as well as the other founders in the program.

Product 150

Product Entrepreneur Social Media Google 150

Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 20, 2011

After months of submissions and the amazing help from our judges , the Spotlight is shinning down on awesome companies that were born right out of Southern California. If you’d like to see some of the best technologies and meet some of the brightest minds in beautiful Southern California, SIGN UP NOW. Event Details.

UCLA 102

UCLA Company Companies Idealab 102

Tech Zulu Event

JULY 16, 2012

CallFire simplifies telephony, making sophisticated, expensive carrier-class telecom capabilities available through an easy-to-use GUI and API platform, which the company pioneered in 2007. They have the energy, the passion, and the integrity it takes to transform this sector. I look forward to contributing to that achievement.”.

Venture Capital 89

Venture Capital Cloud Computing Class Education 89

socalTECH

MAY 18, 2009

We spoke to Daryl about the firm, the founders, and their use of Amazon Web Services as its back end. When you sign, you sign with your ouse, and it's intuitive, and you have a choice of using a web cam to take a photo of yourself at the same time. It looks like you're using Amazon Web Services heavily in the service?

Outsource Development 100

Outsource Development Santa Barbara Education SaaS 100

Tech Zulu Event

AUGUST 26, 2011

Spotlight: LA Tech is part of a quarterly demo series that will highlight the finest technology entrepreneurship in Southern California. is a web hosting and virtualization service provider headquartered in Los Angeles, California. mt) Media Temple, Inc.

Tech Coast Angels 80

Tech Coast Angels Southern California Los Angeles Santa Monica 80

Tech Zulu Event

JULY 8, 2011

Our global and diverse team of engineers, scientists, and researchers with world-class expertise in video conferencing, object recognition, object tracking, and augmented reality is committed to continuous innovation and fostering an entrepreneurial culture that will accelerate the commercialization of our revolutionary technologies.

CalTech 100

CalTech Technical Review Company Companies 100

Tech Zulu Event

JUNE 17, 2011

If you’d like to see some of the best technologies and meet some of the brightest minds in beautiful Southern California, SIGN UP NOW. Where: CalTech 1200 E California Blvd Pasadena, CA 91125. daqri is an augmented reality and mobile web content publishing platform that utilizes QR codes to deliver content. Event Details.

Tech Coast Angels 100

Tech Coast Angels Idealab Angel Design 100

socalTECH

MARCH 10, 2010

One of the more successful serial entrepreneurs here in Southern California has been Robin D. They just can't reach into the class of freshmen, sophomores, or juniors to help companies get better candidates. com, and managing director at Tickets.com. When we've tried to call for an intern, no one pays much mind.

Startup 223

Startup Content Sites CTO Coach 223

socalTECH

OCTOBER 5, 2011

One of Southern California's biggest assets are the number of world class, local universities researching and developing technology and knowledge across a large number of disciplines. We'd like to put money into marketing and web development, so we can create a more robust solution, and get it out in front of people.

UCLA 204

UCLA Research Tech Coast Angels Offshore 204

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 17, 2012

World-class education including Caltech, USC and UCLA. He was one of the first guys that I know who laid out his stall and said I want to do “big data” investments that take advantage of the explosion of data now available on the web. So no prizes for guessing what IA Ventures stands for. And for me.

Startup 304

Startup Venture Capital Los Angeles Woodland Hills 304

Xconomy

OCTOBER 12, 2016

He gave a business presentation to Canopy San Diego’s first class Monday, and has been working with Gomez and Scatizzi to standardize the franchisee’s program and processes. In a couple months, they will be by far the largest vertically integrated cannabis operation in Southern California,” Gomez said.

San Diego 40

San Diego Startup Southern California Invest 40

socalTECH

DECEMBER 12, 2008

There's lots of other health care sites on the web, what's different here? Then, we'll go into fitness classes like pilates, yoga, and kickboxing. Vijay Goel: Wellness always seems to emanate from Southern California, so we're planning to take that same approach. What are you going to offer in the wellness space?

Startup 100

Startup Technical Review Southern California Sites 100

socalTECH

DECEMBER 12, 2008

There's lots of other health care sites on the web, what's different here? Then, we'll go into fitness classes like pilates, yoga, and kickboxing. Vijay Goel: Wellness always seems to emanate from Southern California, so we're planning to take that same approach. What are you going to offer in the wellness space?

Startup 100

Startup Technical Review Southern California Sites 100

Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

IngBoo is an online marketplace for information updates-where consumers receive timely updates on relevant topics and web publishers compete effectively for consumer attention. enables developers to sell cross-platform web-apps that optimize to your mobile device. You can now switch your phone and take your apps with you.

Social Media 71

Social Media Technical Review Mixergy Tech Coast Angels 71

Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 24, 2010

IngBoo is an online marketplace for information updates-where consumers receive timely updates on relevant topics and web publishers compete effectively for consumer attention. enables developers to sell cross-platform web-apps that optimize to your mobile device. You can now switch your phone and take your apps with you.

Social Media 60

Social Media Technical Review Tech Coast Angels Venture Capital 60

Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 28, 2011

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. Thank you all for your continued support in highlighting the many innovative technologies emerging in Southern California! Diamond Sponsor.

Idealab 77

Idealab Tech Coast Angels Startup Platform 77

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 29, 2009

Baghdasarian was co-founder of Monterey Networks, which was sold to Cisco Systems back in 1999, has been an active angel investor in Southern California. We've basically taken advantage of all the new technology out there--especially, the web-based service model. Zareh Baghdasarian is the CEO of 15desks (www.15desks.com),

Education 124

Education Startup Course Tool 124

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 23, 2013

The World Wide Web was now being rolled out everywhere and every project was considering its Intranet strategy. What was nice was that I got to take some of my practical skills from consulting and apply them into class discussions with operational leaders. Send me in a corner to work on slides, graphs, spreadsheets and charts.

Technical Advisors 385

Technical Advisors Marketing Startup Venture Capital 385