Xconomy

JUNE 23, 2016

At their annual developer conferences, Google I/O, held last month, and Apple’s WWDC, last week they both announced updates to their development platforms. There were also areas in which the focus of the two conferences diverged. Customer experience is a high priority for both companies.

Artificial Inteligence 55

Artificial Inteligence Google Software Review Case Study 55

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 23, 2018

Being a consultant is a role that works with big companies, but I have found that it doesn’t get much traction in small businesses and startups. Leadership by example works at all levels of a company. Many consultants have been hard to contact between scheduled meetings, due to their use of formal communication processes.

Social Media 56

Social Media Software Review Customer Custom 56

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 5, 2010

Two weeks after Brad’s post I was at the 140 Conference in LA and I held open office hours for any entrepreneur who wanted to spend 15 minutes talking with a VC about their business. TWTFelipe and I ended up speaking for nearly 30 minutes and we talked mostly about why his company was based in Canada and not the US.

Technical Review 282

Technical Review Startup High Tech Software Review 282

socalTECH

MARCH 4, 2009

Santa Barbara-based Cogi (www.cogi.com) recently launched a phone-based service which allows users to transcribe conference calls and meetings. We sat down with president and co-founder, Mark Cromack, to hear more about the company. I can review it myself, both in audio form, or text form, and share it with others.

Santa Barbara 100

Santa Barbara Startup Software Review Technical Review 100

Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 19, 2012

In April 2011, the Association of Coupon Professionals held an Industry Conference in Atlanta to address the present and future state of couponing. The industry had seen unprecedented growth in the past decade due to a combination of factors, one of which was the United States’ economic recession. . – Paul Breummer, Search Engine Land.

Mobile 85

Mobile Software Review Statistics Technical Review 85

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 29, 2009

My firm GRP Partners recently funded a young LA based company named Ad.Ly that is an “in-stream advertising&# company currently focused on monetizing Twitter. was the “static&# web. Traditional media companies published their stories on the web. was the 2-way web. That was a kerfuffle too.

Ideas 286

Ideas Advertising Google Technical Review 286

SoCal Delicious

OCTOBER 8, 2012

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Los Angeles 44

Los Angeles Software Review Technical Review Journal 44

Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 22, 2012

It’s unbelievable how often start up founders stifle their company from growing by not knowing how to effectively communicate their brand. In order to prepare for TechCrunch Disrupt 2012 I reviewed company bios via the official site and read taglines that said “cool” rather than what the company does. 2 Stick to the list.

Press 97

Press Startup Technical Review Email 97

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 19, 2009

After my company was acquired by Salesforce.com I was asked to stop blogging and they took over my blog as an asset in the sale of the company. We have also been very busy with our next release, which is due out by December 11th (but I’ll save that for a different post). Consumer approach to software for business users.

Venture Capital 274

Venture Capital Blogging Startup Slides 274

socalTECH

MAY 27, 2009

David founded Geocities back in 1994, took it public in 1998, and in 1999 Yahoo bought the firm as a public company. He then invested in about twenty companies, almost all of them in Los Angeles or Southern California. I was also on a few panels and speaking engagements at small conferences and events, just to get our name out there.

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Southern California Venture Capital Startup SoCal 113

Tech Zulu Event

FEBRUARY 7, 2013

Hence the emergence of Source13, a new mobile conference produced by Flurry. The company recently closed an impressive $19 million in Series B funding led by Sequoia Capital to build out the engineering teams. John Busher, Harry Balls – a humorous site offering reviews and information about mobile apps, primarily indie games.

Mobile 71

Mobile Technical Review Platform Startup 71

Frank Addante

JUNE 10, 2007

. ► November (1) 2 Ears and 1 Mouth: There's a Reason ► October (2) Be Best at Something Tear Down Your Firewalls ► September (3) Elements of Sustainable Companies We're Not Saving Lives. Wireless & Voice Application Software) Exit: technology acquired Lesson: Timing is critical. Zondigo, Inc. Startup 3.0:

Startup 40

Startup Technical Review Software Review Advertising 40

SoCal CTO

DECEMBER 1, 2010

The United States is now a debtor nation to China and that the bill is about to come due. Equity-Only CTO and Equity-Only Developers - SoCal CTO , November 1, 2010 I had a recent email dialog with the founder of a company looking for a CTO for their startup. Who better to answer than the company's engineering lead. call to arms.

Technical Review 175

Technical Review Startup Product Technology 175

AeA Los Angeles Council

JULY 7, 2008

As I earlier suggested, part of the problem is due to the organization of Washington, DC, right down to fiscal years and annual budgets. One very encouraging note these organizations are trying to use "Web 2.0" Press conferences are given and military recruiting is done in virtual, online worlds. Army, for example.

Education 45

Education Technical Review Research Web 2.0 45

SoCal CTO

JULY 13, 2010

10 Ways To Be Your Own Boss - A VC : Venture Capital and Technology , June 18, 2010 The folks at Behance and Cool Hunting asked me to talk at their 99% Conference a couple months ago. The 99% conference is aimed at creative professionals and is focused on Edison's "99% perspiration." Yes, even bootstrappers. Surprised?).

Startup 175

Startup Venture Capital Slides Blogging 175

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 19, 2011

I’ve just completed an investment in Ryan Carson’s new company, TreeHouse. So I invested in Maker Studios , which is now the 3rd largest producer of Internet video on the web. TreeHouse is also a video company. But its objective is to teach the world web design or to program computers. Americans watch 5.3

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Invest Carson Technical Review Education 295

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 5, 2011

I’ve always been a big believer that just a couple of key individuals make all of the difference in a company’s success. Your highest priority right now is hiring the 1 or 2 people that are going to join your company and make a difference. Patron Companies. The ingredients are all here.

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Venture Capital Technical Review Startup Press 317