SoCal Tech Calendar

JUNE 17, 2012

Big Data: Innovation, Competition, and Productivity. The amount of data in our world has been exploding, and analyzing large data setsso-called big datawill become a key basis of competition, underpinning new waves of productivity growth, innovation, and consumer surplus. Panel: Paypal, ProvideCommerce, Microsoft, PhD.

Social Media 113

Social Media Competition Media Product 113

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 11, 2014

In essence Muhammad thinks the “growth hacking” is a charlatan term for online marketing that consists of a bunch of everyday tasks that all online businesses should be doing: SEO, SEM, Content Marketing, Social Media, Referral Marketing, etc. “How many legs does a dog have if you call the tail a leg?

Technical Review 384

Technical Review SEM SEO Marketing 384

SoCal Tech Calendar

MAY 13, 2011

In addition, there is a wealth of data beyond their borders, on the web and social media. This presentation will survey the breadth of BI/Analytics, providing specific examples of how companies have leveraged data to drive performance, excellence and competitive advantage. See [link].

AITP 100

AITP Social Media Competition Examples 100

SoCal CTO

APRIL 8, 2010

Death By Competitive Analysis - Steve Blank , March 1, 2010 Trading emails with a startup CEO building an iPhone app, I asked him why potential customers would buy his product. In response he sent me a competitive analysis. It looked like every competitive analysis I had done for 20 years, (ok maybe better.)

Startup 150

Startup Software Review Competition SoCal 150

SoCal CTO

FEBRUARY 25, 2009

Fantastic post by Christian Gammill - Startup Delta Force… From a competitive perspective (e.g. all the other folks out there that will try to enter the same market) the barriers have been dropping over the last few years.

Startup 150

Startup SEM IP SEO 150

Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 6, 2012

WHO : Presenters will also discuss the unique advantages of launching new initiatives in Southern California. WHEN : Silicon Beach Awards – Venture Competition: Sept 12 (by invitation). Speakers for the event include Andrew Stalbow, North America GM for Rovio, and Paul Bricault, founder of Amplify.LA.

USC 81

USC Southern California Conference Entertainment 81

socalTECH

APRIL 16, 2010

Albert previously founded CheapCheapCheap.com, an online coupon and deal finding site, and we thought we'd hear from Albert why he thinks the local, group purchasing market is so interesting, and how he hopes to grow the service beyond just Orange County. Albert Ko: At DealPerk, we cater toward Orange County, here in Southern California.

Orange County 170

Orange County Startup Sites Southern California 170

socalTECH

JUNE 30, 2009

What really differentiates us from our competition is the data set we have. Our competition doesn't have that data. The other feature that sets us apparent, is our integration with social media. savvy, we have every social networking credential there is, and we've integrated those sites into the API.

Startup 100

Startup Writing Southern California Email 100

socalTECH

APRIL 18, 2017

There's only so much shelf space in stores, which is still dominated by the big boys. There are so many more brands and competition. And, we give brands access to the exact target customer they are looking for, provide a marketing service to those brands in offices, and on social media.

Entrepreneur 124

Entrepreneur Services Sales Customer 124

Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 24, 2010

We would like give a huge thank you to Social Media Week and the supportive startup community here in Los Angeles. Topic discussion: Impact of social media on startups and on funding leads for investors. Investment trends in startups that are about or related to social media. Moderator: Giang Biscan , PhD.,

Social Media 60

Social Media Technical Review Tech Coast Angels Venture Capital 60

Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

Topic discussion: Impact of social media on startups and on funding leads for investors. Investment trends in startups that are about or related to social media. How startup can leverage social media to get investors attention. Moderator: Giang Biscan , PhD., Producer of Mixergy & AsAble.com.

Social Media 71

Social Media Technical Review Mixergy Tech Coast Angels 71

SoCal CTO

JUNE 9, 2010

Now, thanks to social media, you don't have to outspend. A FB ad targeted at one person (my wife) - Gabriel Weinberg , May 14, 2010 The other day I gave a presentation with Steve Welch on the use of social media in politics. At best I think business plan competitions are a waste of time. You could just outspend.

Startup 248

Startup Venture Capital Conference Social Media 248

Tech Zulu Event

AUGUST 28, 2012

When we discussed the feedback we saw an opportunity to use our backgrounds in search and discovery to help us stand out from the competition. We started building LoveIt to refine social discovery and visual curation by changing the way people search for and share images. Have you had any challenges? How do you Differ From Pinterest?

Organization 90

Organization Content Tool Blogging 90

SoCal CTO

NOVEMBER 9, 2009

By the way – getting links in social media – mentions on twitter, links on Facebook. If you happen to be working in space where there's lots of search, especially lots of long tail search and even better if the SEO competition for that traffic is low, then you've got a chance to build traffic.

SEO 150

SEO Startup Search Engine Optimization Google 150

SoCal Delicious

MARCH 1, 2010

The Southern California locale benefits from its easy proximity to Silicon Valley, just an hours flight away, as well as from the many universities in the area, including Cal Tech, where Intel founder Gordon Moore went to school. And thats not even counting MySpace, which Rupert Murdoch famously paid $580 million for in 2005.

Los Angeles 50

Los Angeles Company Companies Angel 50

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 15, 2011

My fund – at $200 million – is the largest in Southern California. It’s hard to get people to take a risk at a startup or for a reasonable salary with all this competition. The LA / Southern California market has many people who are now on their second and third companies.

Venture Capital 313

Venture Capital Southern California Google Startup 313

SoCal CTO

SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

We’re Living In The Dark Ages Of Social Media - rosskimbarovsky.com , August 9, 2010 If you believe the media and social media “experts&# , we’re living in the Renaissance of social media. There is no competition. Long back-story here.) The Dry Run. didn’t sleep that night.

Startup 191

Startup Venture Capital Blogging CTO Hire 191

SoCal CTO

DECEMBER 1, 2010

But I don’t think so. Equity-Only CTO and Equity-Only Developers - SoCal CTO , November 1, 2010 I had a recent email dialog with the founder of a company looking for a CTO for their startup. Competing To Win Deals - A VC : Venture Capital and Technology , November 7, 2010 The venture capital business is highly competitive.

Technical Review 175

Technical Review Startup Product Technology 175

SoCal CTO

JULY 13, 2010

Just because a product has a patent, deep complexity and an obvious competitive advantage does not mean that it can fly by itself into the market. Competition is overrated - Chris Dixon , June 26, 2010 Your #1 competitor starting out will always be the BACK button, nothing else. By noon it had fully synched itself. 8211; Garry Tan.

Startup 175

Startup Venture Capital Slides Blogging 175

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 10, 2011

Entrepreneurs should also use social media (Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, etc.) Don’t obsess over your competition because most times competition will implode on their own, pivot in a different direction, or you’ll learn to coexist. to find someone they know who knows an investor, network and get an intro.

Angel 302

Angel Startup Ideas .Net 302

SoCal CTO

AUGUST 3, 2010

That’s @MeganBerry to you, blogger and social media expert, marketing manager of Klout.com. So I asked her this: “What do I do with my 1,000th post?”. California Milk Processor Board) – 1993. Wannabe entrepreneur symptoms and cures - Gabriel Weinberg , July 25, 2010 I was once a wannabe entrepreneur. Make it unique.

Startup 217

Startup Venture Capital Blogging Software Review 217