socalTECH

APRIL 6, 2015

How do you combine the world of online and mobile apps with the world of community and political decisions and discourse? I was at Boston Consulting Group, working in e-=commerce back in 1997 and 1998. People in LA and Southern California want to get connected to things that matter to them, and want to be part of the process.

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Mobile Buzzfeed News Tool 100

socalTECH

JANUARY 22, 2014

The company''s President and CEO, Perse Faily , told us how digital ordering now means not just restaurant kiosks (which the company has been developing even before the dawn of the smartphone), but also the Internet, mobile phones, and other devices, and how that has changed the company''s business and strategy. What is Tillster?

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Mobile Customer Custom Platform 127

socalTECH

NOVEMBER 17, 2011

Despite the proximity to Hollywood and the entertainment world, in the world of Southern California startups, actually combining the two world is quite difficult. Having done lots of those, I realized that there was a really great opportunity, from the standpoint of harnessing the higher quality in streaming platforms.

Paramount 187

Paramount Entertainment Hollywood Content 187

socalTECH

NOVEMBER 21, 2011

The Los Angeles area has seen a surge in the last month in companies and organizations looking to bolster entrepreneurial activity and startups in Southern California. So, I went out to the community, and we were able to raise $10 million, or around there, for Science. There will also be lots of mobile products.

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Incubator Startup Commerce Los Angeles 196

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 17, 2010

And we’re left with a city with idyllic weather, major commerce, the media center of the world, and a great emerging technology scene. It’s not uncommon for incredibly smart and talented Phd’s or CS majors from Stanford to raise $10 million on an early-stage “platform&# that if it succeeds it will be huge.

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Company Companies Technology Startup 290

Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 30, 2011

Topics of discussion will be Saas, Cloud, Mobile, Gaming, Social Markets, what surprises are coming for 2012, creating value with your company, hiring problem solvers, and building sensible businesses. The panel is comprised of Southern California’s Top VC’s, Angels, and Startup Accelerator founders.

Tech Coast Angels 105

Tech Coast Angels Startup Angel Southern California 105

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 19, 2010

Competes with HauteLook , RueLaLa (sub of GSI Commerce) , Billion Dollar Babes , ideeli , Glam List. Booyah – Develops a location based service platform that pairs the virtual world with mobile gaming. In the show we talked about why this is important to mobile application developers. OTHER DEALS: 1. Go Boulder!

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Venture Capital Startup Platform Technical Review 240

socalTECH

JUNE 23, 2017

By the end of the year, we expect to have ten to twelve different types of insurance available on our platform. So how is this different than how you can purchase insurance right now? We're here to serve, as a technology distribution platform, to help those insurance carriers become digital. Wayne Slavin: That's a good question.

Southern California 244

Southern California Technical Review Startup Commerce 244

Tech Zulu Event

JULY 16, 2013

Whether the end goal is a functional business app or a mobile-friendly website, philosophie’s modern, open-source approach to development is sure to get the job done. Their Behavioral Marketing Platform even broke new ground at ad:tech 2011 winning an innovation award. E-Commerce: Nasty Gal. Incubator: Amplify LA.

Startup 111

Startup Snapchat Venice Social Media 111

socalTECH

JANUARY 9, 2012

We caught up with Michelle Crames, CEO and Founder of SkuLoop, to hear the story about how the firm pivoted form its former focus on mobile gifting (as Giiv.com) and caught the wave of the flash sales and daily deals industry. There is a lot of commerce that still happens in stores, with more than 90 percent of sales in physical retailers.

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Startup Customer Custom Commerce 208

socalTECH

MARCH 21, 2012

Bricault was the founder of The Mailroom Fund, which was focused on early stage investments in Southern California digital media, and prior to that spent significant time at William Morris Agency. We sat down with Paul to learn a bit more about the program at Amplfify. Can you tell us a little bit about the basics behind the program?

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Startup Los Angeles Entrepreneur Media 254