socalTECH

JUNE 11, 2018

For our interview this morning, we caught up with Scot Lawrie , the President and technical Co-founder of Los Angeles-based Coverfly (www.coverfly.com), and John Rhodes , Coverfly's head of Marketing and Business Development, to learn a bit more about the early stage, bootstrapped startup focused on Hollywood script writers. What is Coverfly?

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Tech.Co

MARCH 13, 2018

Between the art installations, film, entertainment, innovation, and Elon Musk, who crashed the HBO “Westworld” panel to talk about the future of space travel, it would be hard not to leave Austin inspired. I’m so happy and very proud of my team,” said Kevin Hsieh, COO of Sesame by Candy House, about the win.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 2, 2023

Of course, every risk level can be mitigated by a good plan that addresses the issue, offers a credible action plan, and will convince you, as well as investors and customers, that what looks like a risk to many is actually a sustainable competitive advantage for your startup. Marginal legality or poor public image.

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Tech Zulu Event

APRIL 30, 2013

The team behind Two Bit Circus hopes to make education entertaining and entertainment more educational, by transforming the way people view games and amusement. Business Development Entertainment Gadgets Engineering Kickstarter Learning Steam STEAM Carnival Two Bit Circus' When you say ‘engineering’ to most kids they zone out.

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 19, 2018

We caught up with Kanaan to learn more about uCast Global. As you know, today, video is one of the primary means of communications from a personal, corporate, and entertainment level. Thats what uCast is all about. Kanaan Jemili:We have about six areas we focus on. What is uCast? Who are your core customers?

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 27, 2018

Here in LA we continue to be excited about the growth of the startup ecosystem and the quality of the companies here. And a host of interesting companies in last mile have cropped up to give the Amazon ecosystem some competition, like two companies from the last Techstars LA class - Shipsi and PRZM.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 3, 2008

Talk about how this works with TV clips and video? One problem with other avatar technology, is that in most competitive cases what people are doing is using a standard head model and trying to apply a face to that model. They can put themselves and their friends into the media and the digital experience.

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Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 23, 2013

The second annual USC Silicon Beach event, hosted by the four professional schools at USC, featured a pitch competition and a conference filled with informational panels and interviews. Startup Pitch Competition. I tried to treat it as a learning experience and refined my pitch for this competition.”.

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InfoChachkie

FEBRUARY 2, 2015

Yet, the opposite is often true, as startups often attract early adopter customers who are less concerned about a supplier’s size. Before the integration of baseball in 1946, African American baseball teams had to be more entertaining than their white counterparts. I promise I will never tweet about that killer burrito I just ate.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 3, 2014

We spoke with Lisa Hennessy , one of the founders of DreamJobbing and an entertainment industry veteran, to learn more about the startup. How did the idea for this come about? We started brainstorming about this a year ago, and just launched yesterday. What is DreamJobbing? It''s been a year in the making.

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socalTECH

MAY 23, 2012

and has set up shop here to connect with the local entertainment industry. Bauckhage talks about the firm's recent funding from DFJ Espirit, T-Venture, Grazia Equity, and others, and how the company has been helping studios like Twentieth Century Fox, Universal, Disney and Paramount market their upcoming releases.

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InfoChachkie

JANUARY 9, 2012

Money allowed Walt to do more of what he loved to do, which was create entertaining content. You don't have to worry about the money; it will take care of itself. Accomplished entrepreneurs are curious about their customers' desires, competitors' future strategic directions and their industry's technological trends.

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 24, 2014

We spoke with Ali Khoshgozaran , founder and CEO of the company, to learn more about the startup. What is Tilofy about? How did Tilofy come about? Ali Khoshgozaran: Before we started the company, me and my partner had participated in the USC Viterbi startup competition. My degree is from USC in big data.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 11, 2016

We caught up with Steve Seigel , the executive producer and one of the stars of the new startup pitch program Hatched (www.hatchedtv.com), to learn more about those areas, as well as how he ended up going from investment banking, to running a healthcare startup here in LA, to hosting a television pitch show.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 18, 2013

I have started thinking about what the future might look like and I’ve started imagining what I call, “MMOV” or massive multiplayer online video. You should only worry about this if you’re a large, traditional media company with fat margins. But when you think about the movement we once called “Web 2.0″

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 7, 2020

Of course, every risk level can be mitigated by a good plan that addresses the issue, offers a credible action plan, and will convince you, as well as investors and customers, that what looks like a risk to many is actually a sustainable competitive advantage for your startup. Marginal legality or poor public image.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 3, 2013

If your B2B contacts are frequenting other non-competitive local businesses, LBS data could point you to more lucrative business partnerships. If your B2B contacts check-in regularly at certain types of locations (entertainment venues, stores, etc.) See who checks into your competition. Branded entertainment.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 8, 2014

It’s that time of year where we think about new beginnings. Ability to source information easily to help build a thesis around companies / industries / competition. And believe me they were vocal about it. Happy official New Year’s, all. What is a principal at a VC firm and how does it work at Upfront Ventures?

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 24, 2019

Think of a brand evangelist team online as people blogging about your product, or posting links to it in every forum. Someone has to design and create those entertaining or informative messages that are designed to be passed along in an exponential fashion, often electronically or by e-mail. Develop viral content.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 31, 2011

These days, I’m hearing more and more about Location-Based Services (LBS) as the next big opportunity for startups. If your B2B contacts are frequenting other non-competitive local businesses, LBS data could point you to more lucrative business partnerships. See who checks into your competition. Branded entertainment.

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InfoChachkie

AUGUST 4, 2014

In fact, for the past 27-years, he has specialized in bringing exotic travel destinations to those of us who are healthy and active but whose competitive sporting days are long behind us. Ever fantasized about climbing Mt. How about hiking in Patagonia without carrying a 60-pound backpack and eating freeze dried food?

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 2, 2012

If your B2B contacts are frequenting other non-competitive local businesses, LBS data could point you to more lucrative business partnerships. If your B2B contacts check-in regularly at certain types of locations (entertainment venues, stores, etc.) See who checks into your competition. Branded entertainment.

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InfoChachkie

JULY 29, 2013

His talk was entertaining and informative and contained a number of witty entrepreneurial insights, such as: "Startups are like high school. A variety of dynamics, such the market''s rate of growth, competitiveness and maturation will impact your startup. Both are fun, but mostly in hindsight.". Share and Enjoy.

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InfoChachkie

JUNE 9, 2011

Semantic technology is important… we can aggregate individual lists into the wisdom of crowd aggregations which are more statistically meaningful than one person’s opinion about a topic.”. Do you see crowd-ranked lists as ultimately competitive or complimentary to traditional and curated search?

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socalTECH

JUNE 2, 2014

We spoke with Kristztina "Z" Holly --most recently, Vice Provost for Innovation at USC--about what Mayor Garcetti''s EIR program is all about, and her vision for how it might help shape the industry in Los Angeles. Krisztina "Z" Holly: It''s actually an initiative and program I''ve very excited about.

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Tech Zulu Event

MAY 2, 2011

There’s one thing that I find to be extra inspirational to witness even over watching successful professionals speak about pursuing their passions, and that is to see younger individuals following similar paths to success. Seek out similar academic competitions and programs. Don’t take no for an answer. Find a hero.

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InfoChachkie

JANUARY 23, 2012

I didn't know much about business back then." " When asked about the competition he feared most, Bill Gates is alleged to have said, "the two guys inventing away in a garage somewhere." Develop a solution for a problem, market and/or user group about which you are passionate. 1) Get A Mentor. "I

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 27, 2010

What do you get when you combine 7 panelist plus one moderator on to a stage for 30 minutes to talk about a serious topic? There are real changes in the venture capital industry and it would have been fun to talk about them. If given a chance here’s what I would have talked about: 1. Answer: Not much. It’s a shame.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 27, 2012

It's an intensely competitive market in developing games for the iPhone and other mobile platforms, with thousands and thousands of titles competing for attention from users. Talk about your other titles? The thing is, it's a very demanding audience, even when you're talking about apps that are free with in-app purchases.

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socalTECH

APRIL 10, 2009

Unlike most of the firms we talk to, Gamer Doc operates as a franchise, and we also talked with Jim about that business. Jim Belanger: I think that the main reason, is the price-value relationship of entertainment is changing in this economy. It's more about how we're going at retail.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 20, 2009

We spoke with Sherry Gunther, CEO and founder of the firm, earlier this week to get a better look at the company and the dynamics behind the virtual world market nowadays--as well as why Sherry decided to make the jump from the world of entertainment media to online. What's special about your virtual world?

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Tech.Co

JULY 5, 2016

Built to be speedy, maneuverable, and conduct stunts at the press of a button, the Nano has a lot of competition on the market. Over the course of a month we flew the Nano inside, outside on a variety of breezy and non-breezy days, and let first-time flyers to give it a whirl with entertaining results.

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Tech Zulu Event

JUNE 15, 2011

Is a web based television network covering a wide variety of topics from Technology to Entertainment. Being on the front line of technology entertainment, and news we are able to provide an insightful view on all topics. After about 8 months I got laid off from that job and was sitting at home thinking “ What am I going to do next?”

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InfoChachkie

JANUARY 30, 2012

"Our business is about technology, yes. But it's also about operations and customer relationships." Despite the relative dominance of product-oriented innovations, they seldom create sustainable competitive advantages. You can read about the variable impact of the various forms of innovation in Fast Followers.

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Tech Zulu Event

JUNE 22, 2013

TechZulu catches up with the three to talk about WESAWIT, startups, and the LA scene. The cool thing is we were not only taught about film and TV, but also about new media. Our latest product we are excited about is a dashboard that allows you to keep track of your fans. MR: It was all about knocking on doors.

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InfoChachkie

JANUARY 25, 2012

I began our discussion by asking Tal about his use of social media to blunt Intuit’s threatening suggestion that Mint was participating in false advertising regarding the manner in which they were counting “users.” What I like about the opportunity is that…Docstoc uploaded the…document and put it on TechCrunch.

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Tech.Co

NOVEMBER 21, 2017

In this interview series of #StartupsEverywhere , we talked with Lee Reeves, cofounder of Startup253, and Shadrach White, founder and CEO of cloudPWR, to talk about the differences between the cities, the uptick in the business sector and emerging startups. Can you tell us more about what your company/organization does?

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