socalTECH

AUGUST 27, 2014

We had worked at another organization together in online marketing, and learned every aspect of the business, from closing new deals, on-boarding new clients, to building media plans. We worked together for four years, and I ended up heading up media buying at that company, and he headed up sales.

Startup 239

Startup El Segundo Marketing Media 239

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 29, 2022

I am happy to see reports that young companies are leading the way in these trends, on both the customer and the employee side. Both are required to stay competitive. Use of collaborative and other social media platforms. Mobility and connecting to work via the ‘cloud.’ They are now actively recruited for many roles.

Case Study 125

Case Study Platform Yahoo Social Media 125

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 14, 2010

How to Interpret Analyst Reports. The headlines in the media are filled with that latest stats. The stats are often quoted from the latest reports. We were looking at all sorts of strategic decisions that Sony was considering, which required analysis and data on broadband networks, Internet portas and mobile handsets/networks.

Statistics 415

Statistics Startup Report Research 415

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 3, 2010

Users leave messages for each other through BlockChalk mobile app. Mobile gifting service. Data reports include following sample fields: real-time suggested price for specific unit of ad inventory, ad server data, order insertion data, behavioral targeting data, conversion data, etc. Competition: Apple iPhone App Store Genius.

Venture Capital 214

Venture Capital Startup Design S3 214

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 3, 2013

Beyond mobile phones, the same concepts can be applied to embedded systems, portable navigation devices, and laptops. As outlined a while back by Adam Holden-Bache on Social Media B2B , I’m convinced that business-to-business has more money and more untapped opportunities, still waiting to be found: Find strategic partnerships.

Competition 84

Competition Entertainment Advertising Social Media 84

Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 22, 2011

We spoke about my interest in cloud computing, digital media and mobile. Either company had the potential to try and broaden their businesses to turn them into something monetizable whether it be a social network, a telecom company, a gaming company, a media company – whatever. It’s about 10 minutes long.

Company 295

Company Companies Gogii Google 295

Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 22, 2016

The way to get ahead of the competition is to look at what they’re doing right and do it better. Native Facebook videos are competing with YouTube videos and becoming the best way to get your message across on social media. Here are a few trends that need to be taken account of and exploited to the best potential for future success.

Marketing 40

Marketing Social Media Social Network Technical Review 40

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 4, 2016

In my view, starting a new business has never been easier, and according to reports from the Kaufmann Foundation , the numbers are finally here to show it. Of course, that’s both the good news and the bad news for aspiring entrepreneurs, since it means more competition, and the business landscape is changing faster than ever.

Startup 61

Startup Social Media News Tool 61

Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 14, 2012

Based both in Nashville, Tennesse and Chicago, edo provides personalized card-linked offers to consumers on their credit cards, debit cards and mobile devices. It reports to have extended more than 200 million card-linked offers to consumers nationwide in the last three months. Personalized Card-Linked Offers. Strong Backers.

Advertising 64

Advertising Media Networking Capital 64

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 18, 2010

Self-reported 60mm daily unique as of Dec 2009, games played by 250mm people a month (AppData). Reportedly, Softbank and Zynga have discussed jointly distributing games through Softbank’s mobile-phone service in Japan and other countries. FTC is considering an investigation into Apple’s anti-competitive practices.

Venture Capital 225

Venture Capital Google Web Sites 225

Tech Zulu Event

FEBRUARY 18, 2013

Tanz has been featured in Entrepreneur Magazine “Young Millionaires of 2011 Special Report.” The old media companies were resistant to change. Early on GumGum began to experiment with overlaying rich media ads through Flash with photos until technology progressed and they moved over to Javascript. Much bigger.

Advertising 98

Advertising Santa Monica Startup Content 98

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 24, 2014

I am happy to see reports that young companies are in the forefront of these trends, on both the customer trends and the employee trends. Both are required to stay competitive. Use of collaborative and other social media platforms. Mobility and connecting to work via the ‘cloud.’

Entrepreneur 104

Entrepreneur Startup Social Media Yammer 104

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 24, 2015

What most entrepreneurs fail to appreciate is that even the most basic marketing takes time, money and creativity, and even the best still may not succeed in winning over competitive approaches or the status quo. Early hype actually should precede the final product, and consists of proof-of-concept stories, media events and industry exposure.

Startup 97

Startup Marketing Entrepreneur Social Network 97

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 27, 2015

I am happy to see reports that young companies are in the forefront of these trends, on both the customer trends and the employee trends. Both are required to stay competitive. Use of collaborative and other social media platforms. Mobility and connecting to work via the ‘cloud.’

Entrepreneur 102

Entrepreneur Yammer Case Study Study 102

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 3, 2018

I am happy to see reports that young companies are leading the way in these trends, on both the customer and the employee side. Both are required to stay competitive. Use of collaborative and other social media platforms. Mobility and connecting to work via the ‘cloud.’ They are now actively recruited for many roles.

Startup 61

Startup Case Study Platform Yahoo 61

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 13, 2009

If you look at media, and not just radio, advertisers want to get value. At the same time, media--or what we called media--which now includes traditional media, online media, mobile, product placement, etc. there are so many things called media which are vying for media buyer's attention.

Google 124

Google Advertising Media Startup 124

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 28, 2018

How could Bird really be worth the reported $2 billion valuation that I read about in this press? You can expect some strong competition, but it’s unlikely that there will be 5 great scooter companies. One huge advantage the early-movers have is “density.” Bird already has an enormous lead in data collection. Brand matters.

Santa Monica 256

Santa Monica Funding Startup Course 256

Tech Zulu Event

APRIL 1, 2016

What’s more, strategic locations can benefit from varying global legislation: influencing competitor clauses, user privacy data collection, and tax laws amongst other factors that can give a company a powerful competitive edge. Australia, etc) and initially found it hard to get media attention in these countries.

Technical Review 40

Technical Review Startup Incubator Media 40

Tech Zulu Event

MAY 11, 2011

PayDivvy provides a smarter way to manage bills by allowing you to pay, send and share bills…simply and socially…via web or mobile. His idea and subsequent business plan won the Wharton Venture Award in 2009 and was a finalist for the Wharton Business Plan Competition.

Conference 96

Conference Orange County Technical Review Software Review 96

socalTECH

DECEMBER 15, 2010

The software helps them manage all of that, so that they can target campaigns, optimize ads, and report out in different ways. We run it through our exchange, OpenX Market, which is in simple terms a stock market for online media. We manage that competition through an aucton process. How is the competitive landscape is nowadays?

OpenX 242

OpenX Advertising Yahoo Pasadena 242

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 23, 2012

The most recent report to weigh in on the troubles of the industry was produced by the esteemed Kauffman Foundation. Contrary to some press reporting, the boom in startups, the creation of accelerators and seed funds as well as the deserved popularity of AngelList do not signal doom for our industry. Thank you, Aaron Sorkin!

Venture Capital 347

Venture Capital Capital Technical Review Startup 347

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 15, 2011

In my LA I often see computer screens open with entrepreneurs talking about digital media. There is no region in the country that comes close to having the sheer number of angels & VCs that Silicon Valley has as well as the dollars that flow into the region (40% of all dollars, PwC Moneytree report ). million in SF Bay Area ).

Venture Capital 313

Venture Capital Southern California Google Startup 313

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 5, 2011

He listed all of the product releases that were up coming, the customers that were in the pipeline and where he saw his competition moving. When you account for competition for talent, the difficulty of retention, the cost of living and the difficulty of rising above the noise – there are many advantages of staying put.

Venture Capital 317

Venture Capital Technical Review Startup Press 317

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 10, 2010

As people consume Twitter on mobile clients they are almost definitionally not doing so on Twitter.com. Often these were things that would make Salesforce more competitive vis-a-vis Oracle and Microsoft. Tags: Social Media Tech Market Analysis. Think about the creative tension.

Acquisition 287

Acquisition Develop Development Conference 287

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MARCH 22, 2010

lament the coverage they get from journalists who reported the details unfairly. Given a choice of your marketing person or talking to you (the founder) there’s no competition. Tags: Entrepreneur Advice Sales & Marketing Advice Social Media Start-up Advice Startup Advice. Make yourself available.

Tips 307

Tips Startup Press Blogging 307

SoCal CTO

DECEMBER 1, 2010

10 Tips for Enterprise Software Startups - ReadWriteStart , November 16, 2010 I started my career in enterprise software in the 1980s and after some years working in other areas (outsourcing and online media) I am back in the enterprise software game. I cannot recommend it enough for people in the technology or media sectors.

Technical Review 175

Technical Review Startup Product Technology 175

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 12, 2017

It conjures up a range of emotions anytime I’ve privately expressed my opinion to thought leaders in our industry that I believe it is one of the most innovative companies in digital media. Some, of course, agree with me that BuzzFeed has been and continues to be the gold standard innovator in digital media to emulate.

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Buzzfeed Media Content News 210