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?

Technical Review 100

Technical Review Hollywood Platform Competition 100

socalTECH

DECEMBER 17, 2008

Anne Walls and John Singleton are co-founders of WordHustler (www.wordhustler.com), a local Hollywood startup looking to help writers connect with publishers. In their case, people write their scripts on a web site, and when they're done, they can submit them to contests with a single click. We are trying to keep it competitive.

Writing 209

Writing Hollywood Startup Sites 209

socalTECH

OCTOBER 11, 2016

There are a lot of other competition shows and reality show, which are much more predatory and cut-throat, and it's nice for our entrepreneurs to not only get a real investment, but get great feedback. Lots of these guys come on the show, already have a niche market, but need some help to step it up to the next level.

Startup 100

Startup Entrepreneur Invest Competition 100

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 18, 2013

For those who still don’t know the origins, the Harlem Shake started as a small skit from a YouTuber named Filthy Frank (10 million views as of this writing) on January 30, 2013. As of this writing nearly 50,000 versions have been created and uploaded and watched by some 200,000,000 people. Harlem Shake. million views).

Startup 380

Startup Media Content Platform 380

InfoChachkie

JANUARY 9, 2012

Pressure Helps You Break Through Your Breakdowns. "Mickey "Mickey Mouse popped out of my mind onto a drawing pad 20 years ago on a train ride from Manhattan to Hollywood at a time when business fortunes of my brother Roy and myself were at lowest ebb and disaster seemed right around the corner." " [Tweet this quote].

Tips 277

Tips Startup Entrepreneur Entertainment 277

Tech Zulu Event

AUGUST 28, 2012

The following week, I joined AT&T Hackathon at iO/LA in Hollywood and again pitched the idea. I faced the same challenge not being able to form a team because most people joined the competition with friends that they had already planned on working with. As a journalist, I’m glad it happened to me so I can write about it.

Startup 100

Startup Ideas San Diego Mentor 100

socalTECH

JULY 13, 2009

I think because we're a Hollywood town, people haven't taken it all that seriously. We'll even write a half a million check. The objective is to provide more mentoring for startups, and actually getting in and helping them. My competition is not Rustic Canyon, it's not Clearstone, or the other venture firms in town.

GRP Partners 157

GRP Partners Southern California Santa Barbara Rustic Canyon 157