socalTECH

OCTOBER 31, 2014

XO (formerly Moonfrye), the e-commerce company founded by Soleil Moon Frye and Kara Nortman, announced a merger with toy and crafting brand Seedling (www.seedling.com), which was founded by Phoebe Hayman. Can you tell us a bit about the company and the merger? We have around 350 products all aimed at kids of all kinds of ages.

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 30, 2010

According to FastSoft, the network includes 30 nodes "around the globe" which can be used to test performance enhancements from using the firm's Dynamic Site Acceleration (DSA) product and software. The firm claims its product speeds page downloads by 30 to 500 percent, without requiring client side software or browser plug-ins.

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socalTECH

JULY 6, 2015

We recently ran into Page Howe , the Chief Engagement Officer for the.LA (www.la) domain name extension, who sat down with us and told us about why he's out making the rounds with community groups and events, promoting the use of.LA Page Howe: LA is a domain name that works perfectly for companies and brands in LA. domain name.

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 17, 2011

We spoke with Sara Bordo , the firm's founder and CEO, about the company. I then worked at a startup, SocialVibe.com, and basically ran all of their trade marketing and consumer marketing, focusing on consumer growth engagement, insights, and product marketing, and how to shape their product to heighten and capitalize on consumer engagement.

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socalTECH

MARCH 24, 2010

Van Nuys-based Audiolife (www.audiolife.com), a new startup focused on providing e-commerce tools to musicians, recently raised $1M in angel funding. We provide artists with e-commerce infrastructure that fulfills digital and physical orders, anywhere on the Internet. What's the idea behind Audiolife? Where did you get the funding?

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socalTECH

APRIL 22, 2016

Jason Reid: Giftagram is a mobile first company, that really redefines the way people gift. How that works, is when you download Giftagram, you can peruse through gifts in different categories that we have set up, and see what products we have. It's a curated marketplace, with best-in-class products and experiences.

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InfoChachkie

AUGUST 18, 2011

Value Prop Twitter Style : SteelHouse’s Behavioral Commerce platform increases online conversions via targeted incentives based on shopper personality and behavior. 3) How has your role as the senior Tech Leader at the Rubicon Project and eHarmony influenced SteelHouse’s product roadmap and go-to-market strategy?

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 19, 2012

As an online shopper, do you wish you could instantly and automatically find and use all of those coupon codes floating out there--without having to search for and test them all out every time you're at an e-commerce site? We spoke with Ryan Hudson, one of the co-founders of the Pasadena company, to learn more about the tool.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 23, 2019

Suddenly you will find that writing a ten-to-twenty page business plan with details is easy rather than daunting. Don’t forget the local Chamber of Commerce and local business executives. The result was a product that was bloated and late to market. I recommend the minimum viable product (MVP) strategy.

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 27, 2012

Earlier this month, Los Angeles-based MeUndies , debuted its subscription, e-commerce service for underwear and other basics. The firm is one of the companies which has recently emerged from Science, Inc., Jonathan Shokrian: MeUndies is an apparel basics company, which manufactures our own underwear, currently for men and women.

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Tech Zulu Event

AUGUST 31, 2010

Gerry has been an angel investor and advisor to some really amazing early-stage companies, including Summize (acquired by Twitter), Tweetdeck , StockTwits , Outside.in , OpenCalais and Betaworks. Earlier Gerry led Product Strategy for AltaVista 's commerce group – the original Shopping.com.

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Tips Commerce News Media 90

Tech Zulu Event

JUNE 15, 2015

Under CEO John Ellis, Tapiture progressed from category browsing, to a socially-driven content and social media commerce discovery site that was more predictive by incorporating Big Data for a tailored user experience. “We We put products they can purchase in the mix. Tapiture is a Big Data company.

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InfoChachkie

JUNE 23, 2011

Messenger : Jason Lehmbeck , Co-Founder and CEO of DataPop , former VP of Emerging Ad Products at Overture Services and Yahoo! We started the company (because) …if you asked the average consumer what they think of the ads they see, if they see them at all, they are largely irrelevant and in many cases annoying. You guys never broke up.

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Yahoo Startup Advertising Summary 210

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 18, 2010

An investment doesn’t guarantee your product will suddenly be on the investor’s price sheet. We also talked about how brands are increasing driving much of their traffic to Facebook and away from their own web pages. Preliminary details: Social e-commerce site, based around celebrity and influencer-curated recommendations.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 5, 2018

As a self-made entrepreneur and former chairman of Diamond Resorts International, he asserts that the five biggest companies by market value today, Google, Facebook, Microsoft, Amazon, and Apple, aren’t really tech, but hospitality companies. Improve the whole customer experience, as well as the product.

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Technical Advisors Artificial Inteligence Customer Custom 82

Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 5, 2010

Back then were were looking for the same things users look for today – the “6 C’s of Social Networking&# – Communications, connectedness, common experiences, content, commerce & cool experiences. By the mid-nineties we had the World Wide Web, which gave us a standard way to publish web pages using HTML.

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Social Network Networking Web 2.0 Web 297

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 12, 2013

The cost of entry is so low – you can create a web site for almost nothing - and you are on your way to riches with e-commerce, your latest invention, or personal services. In the online world, you need a solid connection between your domain name and your product, brand, or business.

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Social Media Content Startup Web 93

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

Tech Zulu Event

APRIL 12, 2013

million new users and 22 million unique page views to its clients’ sites as a result of its effective campaign execution. Full-service Pinterest marketing and technology startup – HelloSociety recently announced it had driven $30 million in additional sales revenue for its over 350 brand clientele through Pinterest.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 19, 2010

It’s always fun debating companies with Dana because she’s always so knowledgeable on deals – particularly those in the digital media, ad-tech and eCommerce spaces. But having different funds available for different stages of one’s company is actually a really good thing. DEAL OF THE WEEK: Gilt Groupe – We both admired this company.

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Venture Capital Startup Platform Technical Review 240

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 21, 2010

In writing anything positive about any of the companies I’m not suggesting that it means that I prefer them to any of their competitors. I just cover the companies that were funded that week. I also talked about Virgin Money , a product that I have used to lend friends money in the past. 2.2mm in Series A. Enter Xobni.

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Venture Capital Capital Email Blogging 265

socalTECH

JUNE 1, 2011

I sold that company, eCRUSH, which operated espin.com, to Hearst at the end of 2006. We also make some e-commerce revenue, because some people are ranking products, so we can make affiliate revenue or lead revenue on clicks on things like cars. What lessons did you learn at your last company which you're applying here?

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Startup Platform Sites Java 195

Tech Zulu Event

MAY 9, 2014

This was a chance to blow open the story on their companies, to address a room full of potential investors, mentors, partners, customers, and press. Weekly inspiration talks with founders and CEO’s of successful tech companies (Box and Mailchimp to name a few). of the run rate came from foreign companies.

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Startup Mobile Commerce Education 111

Jason Nazar

MAY 2, 2016

Pick a company name and check any potential trademark infringements on Trademarkia or KnowEm. If you are inventing or creating a product, understand patents and register for one at the USPTO. Check Google , Yellow Pages , and local directories to ensure your business name is not taken. Open your company bank account.

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Outsource Development Startup Google Mentor 40

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 7, 2011

One of the great joys of doing the web series This Week in VC every week is that I get to spend time with great people debating the issues of our day including how our industry is evolving as well as insights into how companies got started, got their initial traction and dealt with adversities. I’m used to that refrain.

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Startup Venture Capital Web Ideas 286

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 25, 2009

To understand why the company decided to jump into this market, we spoke with the firm's Chairman and CEO, Mike Hale a few days ago. Mike Hale: The whole concept behind Tibesti, is we really want to transform ecommerce into "we" commerce. We own all of the expert product reviews, which are unbiased.

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Startup Sites Los Angeles Product 100

socalTECH

NOVEMBER 12, 2008

Matthew Graczyk is founder of angel-backed Zubican (www.zubican.com)--saw a problem, which was the difficulty of finding suppliers for products for businesses--and decided to solve the problem, with a site specifically targeted at helping B2B buyers and sellers connect. What's your background, and how did you decide to start the company?

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SEO Advertising Gogii Tech Coast Angels 100

Tech Zulu Event

FEBRUARY 4, 2015

It is no wonder that the average apps user spends 139 minutes per day browsing them, according to a report by Flurry, a company catering to app developers. The growth of the mobile app technology is something that companies, big or small, are riding on. Create a unique icon and make it eye-catching and build an amazing landing page.

Mobile 40

Mobile Social Media Google Software Review 40

Tech Zulu Event

AUGUST 13, 2010

Simply click on the title of the panel you like and you will be taken to their SXSWi panel picker page. Bootstrapping process, product development, Prototyping. . After starting three companies, I've found that some widely accepted advice lead me to failure while. Bootstrapping development, minimum viable product, startups. .

Guide 69

Guide Startup Venture Capital Entrepreneur 69

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 16, 2013

awe.sm (I have been an investor since 2009) has always provided these data through an API to allow developers to have social analytics embedded in their products or for internal use in their organization to drive more effective campaigns. Here’s a screen shot of my home page on awe.sm. Today awe.sm No brainer. And so forth.

Marketing 307

Marketing Technical Review Startup Tool 307

Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 5, 2010

We were looking for what I call the “6 C’s of Social Networking&# – Communications, connectedness, common experiences, content, commerce & cool experiences (fun!). AOL was controlled by one company and the Internet was distributed. Was it massively better software, better companies, better markets?

Social Network 318

Social Network Networking Web 2.0 Startup 318

Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 11, 2009

He also consults companies in Asia. As I mentioned, some pages unintelligible without commentary but well worth a read to get to the nuggets. Mobile ARPU = a staggering $110 / month for content and commerce alone (slide 88). My take aways are below: 1. More than 90% of Japanese mobile subscribers are on 3G networks (vs.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 22, 2019

A quick scan of the Internet today will convince you that many sites are still product-centric, technology focused, and haven’t been updated for years. Customers are pulled to companies that are role models for saving the environment, fostering social change, and giving back to the less advantaged. The key is consistency.

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Marketing Social Media Technical Review Customer 94

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 10, 2011

Today I’m announcing that GRP Partners is doubling down on the Twitter ecosystem by investing in DataSift , a company who provides a real-time data platform and tools to third-party developers and corporations. And better yet, the company has a product that will turn the stream into a lake. What does that mean?

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Platform News Startup Invest 307

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 10, 2011

When I meet with Tom offline it’s obvious that he immediately is thinking about product issues, technology trends, funding rounds, etc. A very big thanks to Alexandra Harris, the founder of FanCause , a company that aims to connect entertainment brands with their fans to raise money. Sounds like a noble cause. Hope you all enjoy.

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