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. How did the company start? Noah Auerhahn: We got started right out of USC.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 4, 2012

You've got a great idea for a web video series, but how do you learn about how to make that happen, to get distribution, and monetize that video? Los Angeles-based CreatorUp (www.creatorup.com) wants to help aspiring online video producers with an online web education series. Michael Tringe: We are an online web series school.

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Web Content Startup Education 187

socalTECH

DECEMBER 30, 2010

Coming off a very successful exit with Networks in Motion at the end of 2009, 2010 has been a very exciting year for several of my companies, Socialvibe, 2tor, Leadpoint, Webvisible and Impact Radius. These companies have all experienced growth and we're expecting substantial value creation in 2011. Great things will emerge there.

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Venture Capital Capital Rustic Canyon Southern California 234

socalTECH

DECEMBER 11, 2008

Pasadena-based Big Stage Entertainment , which develops 3D avatar technology, said today that it has partnered with video game company GGL Global Gaming, to provide free game content on its web site. According to Big Stage, the deal will allow users on the site to insert the firm's 3D avatars into game photos and videos. READ MORE>>

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Tech Coast Angels Mission Ventures USC Social Network 100

socalTECH

MAY 25, 2012

We talked with Scott--who until recently, was a student at the University of Southern California--about how he created his company and how that investment from Branson pushed him to take his startup full time. After that weekend in Miami, he introduced us to his friend Jerry Murdock, who has invested in lots of tech companies.

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Startup CTO Coach Content Web 239

socalTECH

DECEMBER 27, 2012

Kevin Winston , is the organizer of Digital LA , the popular and widely attended networking organization for the Los Angeles startup, web, movie, music, marketing, and social media community. In your opinion, what events, companies, or people made the biggest impact on the technology world this year?

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Dollar Shave Club Technical Review Santa Monica Southern California 272

SoCal CTO

NOVEMBER 17, 2009

I frequently work on networking through the social web and building new relationships that will foster knowledge gathering or business growth. Some days I respond to questions asked by folks like yourself, the press, or an entity doing a case study, i.e. Citrix, RIM, USC. CTM and USC, staff of Citrix Online, TCA members, and now you!

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Xconomy

NOVEMBER 9, 2016

SurveyMonkey, which helps companies and individuals poll groups on a variety of issues, tapped into its network of online users to pose questions about the presidential race. Even so, the Republican pollsters apparently pegged the race. By contrast, NBC News teamed up with Palo Alto, CA-based tech firm SurveyMonkey to conduct online polls.

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Technology News USC Social Media 91

socalTECH

OCTOBER 29, 2012

We spoke with Daniel Altman, the CEO of the company, to learn more. Tell us a little bit about your background and the company? Those investors included a company called Paradigm, which is a big talent agency, Howard Lindzon in San Diego, and up north Greylock and Adam Nash. What's the business model behind Laffster?

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Content News Startup Research 230

socalTECH

MARCH 24, 2010

For today's interview, we spoke with Brandon Hance, the firm's founder, about how his startup is helping musicians to sell both digital and physical merchandise on the web. Brandon Hance: I was actually a student athlete, a quarterback at USC, and was on a couple of the national teams. Is this installed software, or web technology?

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Van Nuys Tech Coast Angels Startup Web 191

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APRIL 17, 2012

World-class education including Caltech, USC and UCLA. Whatever you’re trying to brand – your company, your community or yourself – this is the first exercise I would recommend that you start with. We’ll work our asses off and build huge companies that will define the next generation of American’s lives.”

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Startup Venture Capital Los Angeles Woodland Hills 304

socalTECH

MARCH 19, 2019

Disraeli also recently was appointed as CEO of the company. Stacy Stubblefield: We do two factor authentication, which basically means we send text messages with the codes you get when you log into a web site or even when you're just registering for a website. How did the company start? Talk about Telesign and what you do?

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Marina Del Rey Software Review Startup Incubator 113

socalTECH

MARCH 14, 2011

We started in the comedy industry, hence the name, but basically for venues, we have a website management tool so you can fire your web programmer. How did the company start? My co-founder is Nasi Peretz, who is CTO of West Side Rentals, another LA company, and who also ran properties at USC for the business school and law school.

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Ticketmaster CTO Hire Tech Coast Angels Social Media 140

socalTECH

MAY 11, 2011

So I actually started a graphic design company out of college, and got lucky with the web taking off at the right time. This is my third company. What's his role with the company? You don't need a CD, or hardware, it's completely web based. We actually wrote the business plan in a business plan class at USC.

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Study Startup Design Tips 252

socalTECH

AUGUST 2, 2013

We caught up with CEO Phil Kelly to better understand what the company is working on. What we''re doing, is curating the most popular interests, brands, and entertainers, which comprise the interest in the social web, and putting in on one platform. How did the company start? Phil Kelly: I started the company early last year.

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Mobile Startup Entertainment Tech Coast Angels 159

socalTECH

JULY 16, 2013

As much as the idea of "Silicon Beach" wants to represent the whole of the local technology industry in Los Angeles, there are -- as one would expect in such a large metropolitan area -- many different neighborhoods and communities spread across the region, all with their own individual identities, companies, and technology focuses.

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Pasadena Santa Monica CalTech Technical Review 242

socalTECH

OCTOBER 30, 2008

Scripped (www.scripped.com) is applying the world of Web 2.0 We spoke with Sunil Rajaraman, CEO and co-founder of the firm, about the company. Sunil Rajaraman: We provide free, web-based screenwriting software to aspiring writers and professionals in the community. We're targeting any company producing any short form video.

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Content Writing Software Review Hollywood 138

Tech Zulu Event

JULY 28, 2012

For those who haven’t heard of what Startup Weekend is all about, it’s building a company on STEROIDS! From visualization to conception, and actually taking the product to market, a company usually takes about 1-2 years to create. Once the pitches were done we were given a cup and paper with our company name on it.

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Startup Technical Advisors Ideas USC 99

SoCal CTO

MAY 15, 2009

Social networking sites and microblogs are used not only to build company brands, but to foster productivity; social media tools help build communities around the question, "What are you working on?" This Panel will explore issues such as: How can companies best utilize social networking media? What are the risks and rewards?

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Social Network Networking Yammer CTO Hire 150

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 8, 2014

” in 2014 the data seems pretty conclusive because LA has now become the fastest growing tech startup region by numbers of companies being started and those of us here have noticed this pace accelerating. Both are massively funding other LA tech companies through what Fred Wilson once defined as “recycled capital.”

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Entrepreneur Snapchat Startup Google 376

socalTECH

OCTOBER 29, 2015

We sat down with Brett Crosby (who founded Urchin Software, the company which became Google Analytics) and Brew Johnson , the co-founders of the company, to learn more about the company and what it's working on. Thanks for the time today, it's great to get a chance to talk with you about your company.

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Southern California Google Technical Review Manhattan Beach 100

Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 23, 2010

Tech Law Tip of the Week: explanation of a frequently-asked IP law question for tech companies. Gagnier serves as the Chief Executive Officer of REALPOLITECH , a digital public relations and web strategy consultancy. She has guest lectured on cyberlaw at USC's Annenberg School of Journalism. Christina holds a B.A.

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IP Social Network Technical Review Networking 81

socalTECH

AUGUST 13, 2010

Having followed the firm since its early days as a spinout of USC, we thought we'd talk with CEO Mark Tapling to get the back story behind the acquisition, and where the firm is going form here. We had every flavor to consider, which is a compliment to the company. Mark, thanks for the time today. We closed that $42.5M

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Equity Startup Acquisition Funding 168

Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 3, 2012

Hours after the panelists debated the future of content distribution at the Silicon Beach @ USC conference, across campus at the Annenberg Innovation Lab a remarkable product demo was taking place by Coincident.TV. Many companies are developing second screen technology, but few have come close to what Coincident.TV WOW, right?

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Screening Content CTO Hire Platform 109

socalTECH

AUGUST 24, 2010

We've got a number of companies which have now received subsequent financing and up-rounds, so we're now firing on all cylinders. We're starting to see some very innovative product ideas out of places like Caltech, USC, UC Irvine, UC San Diego, and the like. We tend to back companies with hardcore science and technology behind them.

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Startup Southern California Ideas Research 185

Tech Zulu Event

MARCH 4, 2014

He reminds us that there was also a time when major companies like Washington Mutual, and Linen ‘n’ Things toppled. “ They point to a number of examples like Revolution Foods , a Berkeley based company who provides locally sourced, organic food to school children. More streamlined production with companies like NEST.

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UCLA Technical Review Software Review Incubator 99

Xconomy

OCTOBER 24, 2016

—Embodied, based in Pasadena, CA, and founded by USC computer science professors Paolo Pirjanian (the former iRobot CTO) and Maja Matarić, are developing robots to care for people. That’s roughly the same investment pace as 2015, when Intel Capital invested a total of $514 million in 63 new companies and 79 follow-on deals.

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Capital San Diego Invest USC 40

Tech Zulu Event

JULY 16, 2013

Their roster of success includes numerous pioneering tech companies, many of which continue to be industry leaders today — Overture, BillMeLater, CitySearch, and more. Fun Fact: A team from OKCupid works out of the space, as well as a few of the best civic-focused tech companies in LA. Venture Capital: Upfront Ventures.

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Startup Snapchat Venice Social Media 111

Tech Zulu Event

JUNE 28, 2012

. “Let us come together and celebrate…” The mashup theme was reflected in the SBF programming, which included panels highlighting accelerators, VCs, startups, developers, movies, TV, music, web content, art, fashion, social good, surf & skate, and more. Photo by TechZulu). Student Pitch Fest. Social Good panel.

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Hollywood Technical Review Startup Rustic Canyon 67

Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 13, 2013

The nuts and bolts of our tech company is that CMS in the middle, the connection engine. We launched with a web app, so we are only web-based. All part-time guys, I was in business school and I was working at The Honest Company. The four guys that built Porter were all working at The Honest Company. ML: I do.

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Technical Review Mobile Startup Los Angeles 87

Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 27, 2012

Not to worry because we’ll recap the night with some information on the demos from these up and coming companies located in LA. The idea came to John Kolker at USC 1 year ago, then through start engine him and his partner were able to make their idea come to life. Want to connect with dog lovers around you?

Startup 73

Startup Doc Ideas Mobile 73

socalTECH

DECEMBER 3, 2008

Pasadena-based BigStage (www.bigstage.com) is one of those rare companies that has taken technology developed from university research, and is now bringing that technology to the commercial market. For those not familiar with BigStage, tell us what the company is doing with your avatar technology?

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Entertainment Clearstone Venture Capital Media 100

Tech Zulu Event

AUGUST 31, 2011

Several teams disassembled themselves, joining other teams as well as one new company surfaced off in the corner with no one seeming to notice. Also we would like to thank our global sponsors: Microsoft, Amazon Web Services, Ven Corps, Twilio, Vertical Response, oDesk, Elance and OpenTok. Rob Maigret. Scott Sangster.

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Los Angeles Startup Angel Tech Coast Angels 73

SoCal Delicious

AUGUST 23, 2010

Southern California companies are second to only Silicon Valley in raising venture capital , there are three major universities to recruit talent – UCLA, Caltech, and USC – and a thriving startup community to mingle with. What are some examples of successful companies that were started here? 1B+ Revenue.

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Guide Startup Mahalo GRP Partners 42

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 15, 2011

We were talking about a company, Factual (disclosure my firm is an investor), which was founded by one of LA’s most talented Internet entrepreneurs, Gil Elbaz , who as co-founder of Applied Semantics (purchased by pre-IPO Google for $102 million and now Google AdSense) is responsible for a large portion of the Internet’s monetization.

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Venture Capital Southern California Google Startup 313