socalTECH

NOVEMBER 12, 2013

In the world of online, mobile, and social games, there are now petabytes of data being collected by companies on what users are doing in those games--and trying to make sense of all that information. The company announced a first round of funding Monday for its technology. Explain what Ninja Metrics is doing?

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 12, 2013

In the world of online, mobile, and social games, there are now petabytes of data being collected by companies on what users are doing in those games--and trying to make sense of all that information. The company announced a first round of funding Monday for its technology. Explain what Ninja Metrics is doing?

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Berkonomics

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

Back when we were all trying to figure out the real value of traffic on the web, investors – and acquiring companies – got a bit crazy with metrics used to value acquisitions and investments. I am an investor and advisor to one such “eyeballs” company. Microsoft paid $9.00 per registered user for Hotmail.

Metrics 296

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 5, 2019

Big companies and small, from Amazon to Zappos, have set the bar high along the following lines: Business must be available when and where you are. Company amazingly finds you based on your interests. The best companies do their homework first to find the customers who will appreciate their service.

Customer 84

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 15, 2022

Per a recent study by networking giant Cisco , the world’s yearly mobile data traffic has grown 17-fold over the past 5 years, reaching 11.5 According to what I see, as outlined by Surdak, this data surge is being driven by the following six technological and social trends: Mobility: smartphones, tablets, and the “Internet of things.”

Startup 126

Startup Social Media Entertainment Metrics 126

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 14, 2013

Mobile devices like the iPhone and iPad have completely revolutionized how consumers interact with the online world in the past few years. One of the first companies to see the potential for a mobile application specifically targeted at the enterprise was Roambi (www.roambi.com), which is based in Solana Beach.

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SoCal CTO

FEBRUARY 28, 2007

skip to main | skip to sidebar SoCal CTO Wednesday, February 28, 2007 Google Maps Mobile I recently downloaded Google Maps Mobile for my Treo. Mobile Internet Apple Facebook ► 2009 (32) ► December (3) Startup Software Developers Startup Software Development – Do Your Homework Be. Its works great.

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 30, 2016

It's the age of smartphones and mobile data, where there are now apps gathering an immense amount of information about where we are, what stores we visit, and what we are doing. Gladys Kong: UberMedia today is an ad and technology solutions company. We also work with companies doing measurement of marketing campaigns and store visits.

Advertising 100

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 9, 2015

SendGrid said the app allows users access to their Sendgrid account and metrics. The company''s platform helps improve the deliverability of emails, helping deal with spam locking, unsubscribes, and bounces, as well as delivering to a large number of users. sendgrid email delivery software iphone ipad mobile smartphone'

Orange County 100

Orange County Email Metrics Platform 100

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 11, 2019

Per the latest study by networking giant Cisco , the world’s yearly mobile data traffic has grown 17-fold over the past 5 years, reaching 11.5 According to what I see, as outlined by Surdak, this data surge is being driven by the following six technological and social trends: Mobility: smartphones, tablets, and the “Internet of things.”

Technology 97

Technology Social Media Startup Entertainment 97

SoCal CTO

AUGUST 4, 2011

What are your key Startup Metrics ? What set of functionality would make your company launch-ready? How concerned are we about design for mobile? Native mobile apps? Does it need to playback on mobile devices? Analytics/Metrics - what are the key startup metrics that you will need to track?

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Develop Development Startup SEO 396

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 20, 2022

These changes can be cultural, like the increasing need to be social, spawning Facebook and a hundred others, or technological, like the explosion of mobile devices around the world. Changes in your organization’s core performance metrics. Broad disruptive events.

eBook 111

eBook Metrics Examples Startup 111

SoCal CTO

AUGUST 4, 2011

What are your key Startup Metrics ? What set of functionality would make your company launch-ready? How concerned are we about design for mobile? Native mobile apps? Does it need to playback on mobile devices? Analytics/Metrics - what are the key startup metrics that you will need to track?

Develop 384

Develop Development Startup SEO 384

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 14, 2022

The key elements of leadership in a company, both individual and organizational, are less tangible, but very critical in setting a market value for investment, acquisition, or going public. For startups, the entrepreneur and founder is almost always the face of the company. How much goodwill can you and your company command today?

Technical Review 129

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socalTECH

JUNE 1, 2012

Are users willing to check into local businesses with another, mobile check-in product? We caught up with co-founder Michael Wong , who told us about how the company is looking to change the model for local check-ins, and also help businesses with getting the word out about their services. Can you talk about how your company is funded?

CTO Coach 223

CTO Coach Startup Mobile Artificial Inteligence 223

Berkonomics

FEBRUARY 13, 2014

Back when we were all trying to figure out the real value of traffic on the web, we investors – and acquiring companies – got a bit crazy with metrics used to value acquisitions and investments. That is the quandary which entrepreneurs face today in building models for new companies around a web presence.

Metrics 207

Metrics Sites Advertising Web 207

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 25, 2015

The law of large numbers, platforms that can make your company blow up unexpectedly and the trendy nature of tech markets can be deceiving. But if users don’t come back to your product directly and often I question whether you have a sustainable product / company. Not vanity metrics. Success for many is ephemeral.

Product 150

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Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 13, 2013

Our mobile phones are capable of doing almost anything these days. The nuts and bolts of our tech company is that CMS in the middle, the connection engine. 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.

Technical Review 87

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SoCal CTO

MARCH 11, 2013

If you do build the MVP and show it to them, they will ask you about your metrics. They really want metrics, not a product. The real question you should be asking is "When I've built this product and show you the following metrics, would you invest?" What The Heck Does “Traction” Really Mean To A VC?

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Metrics Venture Capital News Product 264

Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 30, 2012

Months of submissions and the amazing help from our judges , the Spotlight is shinning down on awesome companies that were born right out of Southern California. And now without further ado I present the Spotlight: LA Tech Winter Companies: Spotlight Companies. Mobile Web America, Inc. The time has finally arrived!

CalTech 91

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TechCrunch LA

MARCH 19, 2021

That means good things for companies like CarbonChain , Persefoni , ClimateView , and SINAI Technologies , which all have offerings meant to help with carbon accounting and management. With this move, Los Angeles wants to hitch its wagon to this momentum and is actively looking for tech busineses that can help with carbon accounting.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 28, 2017

She told us about why so many Los Angeles investors are supporting the company and gave us an overview of what PartySlate is all about. I tapped my co-founder, John Haro, who I worked for at Agency.com, and at another mobile marketing company, and we talked about the idea, ideated, and I brought him on as co-founder.

Technical Advisors 100

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 30, 2018

In China, even tiny bike sharing companies now have to digitally track every bike through GPS, and every mobile interaction between a bike and a rider to compete. These allow applications to communicate automatically and almost instantly, even over long distances, to mobile and IoT devices.

Artificial Inteligence 84

Artificial Inteligence Metrics Commerce Software 84

socalTECH

JANUARY 24, 2011

For this morning's company profile, we thought we'd connect with ShareSquare (www.getsharesquare.com), a newly funded Los Angeles startup focused on QR barcodes -- 3D barcodes -- focused on musicians and entertainers. We caught up with Matthias Galica , the firm's founder, to hear more about the company. However, one way the U.S.

Startup 220

Startup West Hollywood Metrics Entertainment 220

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 2, 2021

As a business advisor, I have to recommend even to established companies that they review and revamp their competitive strategy now, even if it appears to be working today. Simple metrics and your personal knowledge of the industry can’t keep up with all the relevant competitive forces. You need to be part of a larger ecosystem.

Competition 142

Competition Software Review Social Media Customer 142

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 15, 2020

The key elements of leadership in a company, both individual and organizational, are less tangible, but very critical in setting a market value for investment, acquisition, or going public. For startups, the entrepreneur and founder is almost always the face of the company. How much goodwill can you and your company command today?

Technical Review 124

Technical Review Organization Coach Invest 124

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 31, 2015

Per a new study by networking giant Cisco , the world’s yearly mobile data traffic grew 69 percent in 2014, reaching 2.5 According to what I see, as outlined by Surdak, this data surge is being driven by the following six technological and social trends: Mobility: smartphones, tablets, and the “Internet of things.”

Startup 106

Startup Social Media Entertainment Metrics 106

socalTECH

MARCH 6, 2017

Los Angeles-based Maple Media (maplemedia.io) recently announced a big, $30M funding from Shamrock Capital, to assemble a collection of mobile applications in the utility, productivity, games and entertainment verticals. After I sold my last company, Shift, in May of 2015, I took some time off to look for the next thing to do.

Media 153

Media Mobile Startup Acquisition 153

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 14, 2018

I know that you can use an email system with this to track my open rate, whether I forwarded the email, the IP address where I read it, whether I was on a mobile device or a wired computer and you can tell who else read the document. Your deck should be so good that a VC asks you for permission to show it to his or her portfolio companies.

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 29, 2015

What is it to start up a company, and run it to the brink of shutdown�only to have it acquired and restarted immediately? That's the fascinating story behind Los Angeles-based Earbits (www.earbits.com), which offers up a mobile music streaming service focused on discovering both new and talent. So, we decided to shut down the company.

Software Review 100

Software Review Startup Metrics Content 100

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 6, 2017

Per the latest study by networking giant Cisco , the world’s yearly mobile data traffic has grown 18-fold over the past 5 years, reaching 7.2 According to what I see, as outlined by Surdak, this data surge is being driven by the following six technological and social trends: Mobility: smartphones, tablets, and the “Internet of things.”

Startup 55

Startup Social Media Entertainment Metrics 55

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 20, 2019

These changes can be cultural, like the increasing need to be social, spawning Facebook and a hundred others, or technological, like the explosion of mobile devices around the world. Changes in your organization’s core performance metrics. Broad disruptive events.

Entrepreneur 93

Entrepreneur eBook Metrics Examples 93

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 6, 2014

In a recent study by networking giant Cisco , the world’s yearly mobile data traffic grew 81% in 2013 and will reach 1.3 According to what I see, as outlined by Surdak, this data surge is being driven by the following six technological and social trends: Mobility: smartphones, tablets, and the “Internet of things.”

Startup 99

Startup Social Media Entertainment Metrics 99

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 11, 2015

I’ve worked very closely with Matt over the past four years as we share an investment in a company in Los Angeles called NextPlus and we sat on a board together for years. Gogii [the original company name] was an early leader in the free text messaging space and we had tens of millions of downloads of our product.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 30, 2017

is the app behind the company known as exactly Messaging Inc. This is the year, according to all the data, where mobile messaging will surpass social. Even without knowing the exact number, we know social is big, but that this year, mobile messaging will pass it in terms of user engagement, sessions per day, and minutes per day.

Startup 100

Startup Social Network Southern California Mobile 100

Tech Zulu Event

JULY 26, 2013

Squabbler, a video engagement platform for web and mobile publishers has launched new features and the next generation of its video engagement platform in a move that will power engagement for sports, entertainment and news publishers a like. Watch video metrics, track performance. Customized content.

Metrics 79

Metrics Platform Content Web 79

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 1, 2010

He calls it his “Tom Sawyer&# company. Scott’s first big foray into industry-changing companies came with CarsDirect, an IdeaLab company where he was the initial founder & CEO. Scott left the company, which eventually IPO’d and became Internet Brands. Includes content mobile guides, ie.

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