Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 22, 2012

Intros.They’re the lifeblood of networking – the currency of mavens. And in most cases I would heed Fred Wilson’s advice about the “double opt-in” email for intros – where you ask for permission before green-lighting an unsolicited introductions. Usually it’s on behalf of a portfolio company.

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 24, 2014

Operations over at Culver City-based Sony Pictures have apparently been completely shut down by a hacker, who apparently hacked into and disabled the company''s corporate network. According to reports, a hacker is apparently holding the company''s data hostage, giving the company a deadline of 11pm tonight to meet unspecified demands.

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TechEmpower

JULY 24, 2023

What are some sites or companies in the same space? What functionality would make your company launch-ready? Will you validate new members’ email addresses and/or phone numbers? Social Integration/Viral Outreach Is your application tied into any social networks? Do they generate emails or push notifications?

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socalTECH

AUGUST 6, 2012

At least six, Southern California companies -- Nimble , ParkMe , Quarterly , Beachmint , Chromatik , and Dollar Shave Club -- have been named as one of Entrepreneur Magazine's 100 Brilliant Companies list today, a healthy share of the publication's annual look at the best ideas, hottest industries, and innovators.

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InfoChachkie

JUNE 9, 2014

It was a rather hapless soul who was seeking my help networking within Santa Barbara''s startup community. In the fifteen minutes that we chatted, the caller made some shocking networking mistakes. During our email exchange before our call, I had to ask the caller what he wanted. Fortunately, this particular call was brief.

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Tech.Co

OCTOBER 20, 2017

We asked him about building relationships and advice for founders needing to expand their network. What is one practical tip you’d give a young entrepreneur who is just setting out to build a professional network? There is no better network builder than providing value. What was your biggest networking faux pas?

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 17, 2013

In my last post I pointed out that many of the media commentators who have criticized the YouTube video network companies as not having strong businesses were mistaken. Much of network television can cost $100,000 / minute to produce. It’s why many talent agencies or ad networks struggle to get scale advantages.

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Berkonomics

DECEMBER 1, 2016

Outgoing, full of creative ideas, and certainly the best person to teach us how, here is Kim on networking… By Kim Shepherd . Networking with others you want to meet is second nature to some, but it fills others with dread. After all, networking is much more than cocktail parties and trading business cards.

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Southern California Edison Blog

APRIL 21, 2020

Network speeds are closely tied to an organization’s ability to stay productive and remain competitive and profitable at all times. As businesses expand and take on new services, technologies, and a larger workforce, they require more network capacity to support growth without sacrificing efficiency. .

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socalTECH

JULY 14, 2010

Torrance-based LiveOffice , the provider of email archiving, compliance, and backup services, said yesterday that it has linked with SocialWare , a provider of software for connecting companies to social networking sites. AdvisorMail is used by companies to monitor compliance with SEC and FINRA regulations. READ MORE>>.

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 5, 2010

Social Networks: Past, Present & Future. I recently spoke at Caltech at the Caltech / MIT Enterprise Forum on “the future of social networking,&# the 30-minute video is here and the PowerPoint presentation is here on DocStoc ). What are the big trends that will drive the next phase of social networks?

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InfoChachkie

DECEMBER 15, 2011

I just got off the phone with someone who wanted my help getting networked into the Santa Barbara business community. Little did I know when the call began, that it would end up being the worst networking call in which I have ever partaken. During our email exchange before our call, I had to ask him what he wanted to talk about.

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TechCrunch LA

OCTOBER 2, 2020

Grindr, one of the world’s largest dating and social networking apps for gay, bi, trans, and queer people, has fixed a security vulnerability that allowed anyone to hijack and take control of any user’s account using only their email address. Grindr has about 27 million users, with about 3 million using the app every day.

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

Irvine-based Virtual Dental Care, a developer of virtual dental services, said it has teamed up with Cigna to provide dental referrals via video, text, chat, and email. Financial details of the win were not announced.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 5, 2015

Los Angeles-based Internet services operator J2 Global has gobbled up nine more companies, the company announced this morning, across five different countries. READ MORE>>.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 8, 2015

“You can’t build a large online video company. You have to build a large online tech company that distributes video.” There’s a reason that Maker pulled away while most online video companies did not. Online technology company that distributes video. Most will fail. Here is an example.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

APRIL 19, 2012

Tuesday, April 24, 2012 -- Southern California Venture Network General Mixer. Meet and mix with other professionals at southern California's premier emerging growth company focused organization. Sponsorship and tabletop opportunities available for qualified companies. Email bruce.wilson@cox.net.

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Tech Coast Venture Network

FEBRUARY 20, 2010

And like many companies and brands out there, yours has probably shifted its efforts to online marketing. Social media and email marketing act separately as great marketing tools. This is a good way to increase exposure, spread the word and build support for your company’s presence online. www.BreakThroughNetworking.org.

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 5, 2010

I recently spoke at Caltech at the Caltech / MIT Enterprise Forum on “the future of social networking,&# the 30-minute video is here and the PowerPoint presentation is here on DocStoc ). What are the big trends that will drive the next phase of social networks? And so it goes with social networking. The Past (1985-2002).

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 15, 2021

San Diego-based Tealium, which helps companies collect information on their customers, says it has launched a new partnership effort called the Tealium Global Partner Network. According to the company, the effort gives direct access for its clients to partners such as Meta, Google, AWS, Capgemini, Accenture and Publicis Sapient.

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Berkonomics

JANUARY 4, 2024

I have a friend who was a CEO of a recruiting firm who “virtualized” her company after a decade of maintaining a fixed office location. Much larger recruiting companies were in trouble, with high fixed costs for facilities that could be shed quickly. That depends upon the management as much as the employee. Why the past tense?

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socalTECH

JULY 27, 2012

Here's a unique way to figure out a name for your company: run a public survey vetting some of the possible names for your startup. The company--Face It Corp.,

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 1, 2011

Our profile this morning is with Network Automation , a Los Angeles company competing in the IT automation market. Southern California--despite the lack of huge, name brand firms-- has a significant number of enterprise software companies, of which Network Automation is just one. You are self funded too, we recall.

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Berkonomics

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Of course, the response depends upon lots of variables, including whether the company is in a fund-raising mode (in which case the CEO may be spending up to 80% of their time on this alone). 15% might be spent networking with those in the CEO’s relationship circle, including the roundtable organizations.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

AUGUST 9, 2012

Monday, August 13, 2012 -- Tech Coast Angels (TCA) - Southern California Tech Company Screening. Tech Coast Angels is the largest angel investor network in the United States and one of the leading sources of funding to early-stage companies in Southern California. Email kdavidson@murrieta.org.

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socalTECH

APRIL 30, 2013

However, Mobigirl Media (www.mobigirlmedia.com), a new mobile advertising network, is looking to change that by specifically creating an ad network focused on girls. We caught up with Jennifer Noonan, one of the company''s founders, to learn more. Jennifer Noonan: Mobigirl Media is the only mobile ad network targeting girls.

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Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 15, 2014

Most designers, at least the ones I know, hate to network and rarely do it. The key to networking in the tech world is you do not need to be the best in the world, you just need to be passionate, willing to learn and in a lot of cases be the best designer or developer that people know. Networking through social media.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 17, 2010

Thursday night was the unveiling of the newest batch of Launchpad LA companies. The VC’s & executives were then asked to make “commitments&# (in writing) to 3-5 of the companies that they felt they could make some sort of contribution to. Have a look at the companies below.

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Southern California Edison Blog

DECEMBER 8, 2021

Malicious attackers perceive tech startups as vulnerable, valuable targets: startups often have fewer infrastructure protections and smaller IT teams than their more established counterparts, and multiple connections to larger companies with lucrative data. . Setting network traffic limits to prevent overloading. were phishing attacks.

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TechCrunch LA

AUGUST 17, 2021

When test results are ready, customers get an email with a link to a website to get their results. We also initiated a vulnerability assessment, including the review of server access logs to detect any unrecognized network activity or unusual authentication failures.” How Jamaica failed to handle its JamCOVID scandal.

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 23, 2012

In case you don’t know, they are one of the biggest media companies in the world. That they own a large piece of The Discovery Network? I asked Andrew how companies can best work with Condé Nast and he gave the answers in the episode. 4:45 How do young entrepreneurs begin to work with a company like yours?

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InfoChachkie

APRIL 21, 2013

How did Sarah Penna create one of YouTube''s most successful networks? As noted in YouTubers Come Of Age , YouTube has progressed from its initial incarnation as a repository of random videos to a number of vertically focused, professionally managed networks. which evolved into the biggest YouTube network, called Maker Studios. .

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socalTECH

MARCH 3, 2015

However, that process really hasn''t taken advantage of today''s mobile, always-connected, socially networked world. It''s meant to help moms get stuff done quickly, by leveraging their network. Why did you start the company? I also had a background from McKinsey and Company in consulting.

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socalTECH

MARCH 8, 2018

Venice, California-based social networking app developer Snap Inc. has laid off more than 120 engineers, according to reports based on internal emails being circulated from the company, saying it had cut its "lowest performing" engineers in recent job reviews. The layoffs represent around 10 percent of Snap's engineering team.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 27, 2016

I’ve weighed in on: Email 1 —  How to Get Busy People to Take Action Email 2 —  Etiquette to Email Introductions Email 3 —  Make it Easy for Me to Forward Your Email ! If you want somebody to action email one person and make it clear whom you’re asking. Of course I cc people on emails.

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Berkonomics

JUNE 4, 2020

Let’s say that your company is exactly at breakeven. There is amazing leverage in high gross profit margins once a company is past breakeven. A ten percent increase in revenues for a company with 50% gross margin and 5% net profit before the increase would double net profit for the period with that ten percent increase in revenue.

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InfoChachkie

OCTOBER 1, 2010

Although the plot was obviously devised for comic effect, it serves to illustrate that non-conventional methods of infiltrating Big Dumb Companies (BDCs) are often effective. Entrepreneurs constantly have to capture the attention of larger companies. Eventually, you will reach someone at the target company.

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