socalTECH

JANUARY 31, 2011

San Diego-based Qualcomm has named the finalists in its second annual QPrize Venture Investment Competition, the firm's global venture capital competition for investment dollars. READ MORE>>.

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Competition San Diego Social Network Venture Capital 145

socalTECH

JULY 11, 2012

What does social networking have to do with the stock market? Vinny talked with us about his start, which allows users to discuss and collaborate on their stocks and finances in a social way. We wanted to tackle that problem, by using a social network. In that network, we bring in content from all over the web.

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Social Network Startup Networking Content 239

socalTECH

JULY 7, 2011

With the proliferation of social networks, communications clients and VoIP phone services, users often find they need to use multiple ways--Twitter, Facebook, phone, FAX, and more--to communicate with their contacts. What has set us aside from the competition, is we built our own back end telco platform.

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Social Network Platform Networking Google 259

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 12, 2010

Competition: Chegg (has raised $144 in debt and equity)—estimated by Steven Carpenter ( TechCrunch ) to be 10x more unique visitors than BookRenter (during peak book renting seasons) with nearly $140mm in revenues for 2010. -New Metrics: 50mm users (up from 40mm in Dec 2009), -Competition includes: Spotify , Last.fm.

Venture Capital 217

Venture Capital Capital Metrics Competition 217

Tech Zulu Event

APRIL 23, 2013

Any competition in LA? We haven’t identified any competition in LA, specifically. Our team is very well-rounded, so we don’t worry too much about the competition. The post amSTATZ Social Network For Fitness Gurus, Athletes & Events | Interview With Founder appeared first on TechZulu. Events pay a listing fee.

Social Network 92

Social Network Networking Training Summary 92

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 8, 2012

The competition comes even as United Online appears to have been beating a quick retreat from that business, instead shifting users to Memory Lane, a new site which offers up actual, digitized high school yearbooks, nostalgic content, old magazine covers, and other products geared to a similar user base as Classmates.com. READ MORE>>.

Social Network 145

Social Network Startup Sites Competition 145

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 16, 2010

Twitter has rolled out its own mobile applications in competition with third party Twitter clients; its own link shortener; and its own advertising service. In fact, just yesterday, Twitter rolled out a new design which embeds images and video directly into streams, a serious threat to third party providers like TwitPic, YFrog, and others.

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GRP Partners Advertising Idealab Social Network 191

socalTECH

JUNE 24, 2011

alleging "false designation of origin and unfair competition" over the phrase "Memory Lane". United Online shifted Classmates into the nostalgic content market in February, as adoption of social networking sites like Facebook made the firm's prior business model irrelevant. The suit was filed by Memory Lane Inc.,

Woodland Hills 145

Woodland Hills Sample Social Network Competition 145

socalTECH

JULY 12, 2012

crowdsourcing (think Threadless.com), competition (think American Idol), social networking (think Pinterest), and celebrity (think Shoedazzle.com)." A recent job posting by Teeology said it will be a "fashion-forward luxury tee shirt line, offering shirts for both men and women, and uniquely incorporating elements of.

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Legalzoom Social Network Commerce Los Angeles 150

Eric Greenspan

JANUARY 13, 2014

We are building our lives around this social network and we are dependent upon it for communicating with our friends and colleagues. They know it and so do their competition. We cannot possible respond to all…” How long do we have to put up with this? What can we do? Some of us make a living because of it.

Social Network 184

Social Network Email Competition Web 184

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 19, 2010

Due in large part to the current economy and an ultra-competitive job market, a Gen-Y entrepreneurial tsunami is already upon us. Perhaps your intern might be given the freedom to design and implement an entire strategy for your company (social networking, for example). That stereotype may be changing.

Competition 96

Competition Startup Technical Review IBM 96

Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 2, 2009

On Facebook (and nearly all social networks that preceded it) the relationship was always reciprocal – if I accept your invitation to follow me then I have to follow you. Are people giving you feature requests, complaining about your service or comparing you to the competition? Facebook.

Social Network 235

Social Network Writing Tool Startup 235

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 14, 2012

…” I’ll write soon on my views of why I believe Instagram took off as a social network and what I think comes next. Instagram happens to be one of the few social networks I regularly use along with Twitter. The first being a competitive acquisition offer from a fierce competitor.

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Venture Capital Pricing Social Network Acquisition 316

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 6, 2021

Here are six key reasons, from a business perspective: Direct competition is huge. So sites have to invest heavily in viral marketing to achieve critical mass, which competes with current social networks, while users expect to join both for free. Social networks. The spend is still going up.

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Sites Social Network Competition Networking 134

socalTECH

MAY 24, 2011

Start up conferences and competitions. So much money is going into social networking and other Internet or wireless consumer options but the more capital rich (technology rich; and excluding clean tech) start ups are seeing tighter money. LinkedIn valued at over $8 billion; Facebook at over $70 billion and star of a movie.

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Company Companies Startup Social Network 150

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 25, 2020

The most common proposals I hear are for yet another social networking site ( 200 on Wikipedia ), or another dating site/app ( over 1500 in the USA ). Creating intellectual property, including patents, is the kay to long-term value and a sustainable competitive advantage. Accountability.

Coach 144

Coach Metrics Social Network Competition 144

SoCal CTO

MAY 4, 2010

. - Redeye VC , April 13, 2010 Startup Development - SoCal CTO , April 23, 2010 Want to Know the Difference Between a CTO and a VP Engineering?

CTO Hire 150

CTO Hire Venture Capital Startup Social Network 150

TechCrunch LA

MARCH 18, 2019

Along the way, we found ourselves constantly surprised by unanticipated applications that suddenly appeared and gained huge adoption across the Internet; this was the case with email, the World Wide Web, peer-to-peer file sharing, user generated content, Napster, YouTube, Instagram, social networking, etc.

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UCLA Social Media Social Network Santa Barbara 253

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 3, 2020

The pervasiveness of social networking and the Internet has caused a new focus and value on “openness,” which leads to a new element of leadership, called “open leadership.” Employees can share best practices with customers on social network platforms and customers can help each other.

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Framework Social Media Software Review Social Network 159

InfoChachkie

JANUARY 6, 2011

Pull Quote: “If you are smart, competitive, hard working and passionate about what you do you will have the best experience of your life. This might sound a bit off, but I actually thought the movie “The Social Network” did a phenomenal job at depicting the essence a startup. How do you stand out?”.

Entrepreneur 232

Entrepreneur Competition Software Review Course 232

Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 22, 2011

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. Yes, the competition going forward will be strong. But that doesn’t make group messaging a company.

Company 295

Company Companies Gogii Google 295

socalTECH

JANUARY 9, 2009

Los Angeles-based social networking web site said late Thursday that it has kicked off a competition to send a MySpace user to the Davos World Economic Forum. The competition is being driven by user-submitted videos, where aspiring reporters can explain why they should be chosen to travel to Davos. READ MORE>>.

Journal 100

Journal Social Network Press Competition 100

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 1, 2021

Love that sustainable competitive advantage. Working on that unique design, or completing the breakthrough for an innovative patent, are moments of inspiration that you will never forget, especially if they become your competitive edge. Reserve the same names on the leading social networks and blogs.

Startup 160

Startup Patents Competition Social Network 160

socalTECH

DECEMBER 5, 2011

Nimble is developing and online service to help users manage their contacts and relationships, tracking interaction with clients and others much as ACT and Goldmine did on the desktop, with added enhancements to handle the world of social networking and online interaction. The firm's biggest competition is Salesforce.com.

Santa Monica 113

Santa Monica Social Network Competition Software 113

SoCal Tech Calendar

JANUARY 25, 2012

Data mining and analyzing large data sets-so-called big data-is becoming a competitive advantage, creating productivity growth, innovation, and consumer value in both B2B and B2C worlds. The data revolution has important financial, social and legal implications.

Technology Council 113

Technology Council TCOSC Social Network Competition 113

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 23, 2011

I was talking a month ago with a founding team who was lamenting the fact that their competitors got way better coverage than they did when they felt that their traffic numbers were > 2x the competition. Whether we like to admit it or not, PR drives behavior with customers, investors, employees and competition.

Startup 349

Startup Writing Press Blogging 349

socalTECH

DECEMBER 11, 2008

GGL operates a video game social networking site, which provides news, communities, and online gaming tournaments and competitions. According to Big Stage, the deal will allow users on the site to insert the firm's 3D avatars into game photos and videos. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.

Tech Coast Angels 100

Tech Coast Angels Mission Ventures USC Social Network 100

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 21, 2023

The most common proposals I hear are for yet another social networking site ( 200 on Wikipedia ), or another dating site/app ( over 1500 in the USA ). Creating intellectual property, including patents, is the kay to long-term value and a sustainable competitive advantage. Accountability.

Coach 137

Coach Metrics Competition Ideas 137

SoCal CTO

OCTOBER 17, 2007

The problem is that right now it's very competitive to find good architects and developers period. And there are tons of ways to use social networks. This is something we've discussed before in: Entreprenuer Network and Events and Networking in Los Angeles. But they won't leave there job.

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Southern California Startup SoCal El Segundo 150

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 28, 2010

One of the toughest and yet most important questions you will be asked by savvy potential investors is “What is your sustainable competitive advantage?” Yet many entrepreneurs, maybe in their passion for their new product, gloss over this one, or even announce that they have no competition. Proven team with inside relationships.

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Competition Tips Patents Startup 49

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 19, 2010

If one vocal person blurts out, “just give us the details, we all know social networking&# don’t assume that person speaks for the entire room. If people want to go straight to details then staying too high level will also irritate people. But … watch out.

Venture Capital 318

Venture Capital Startup Sales Writing 318

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 19, 2008

We spoke with Derrick Oien, president and co-founder of the firm, about the company's mobile social networking applications, as well as about his view on penetrating the mobile carriers. What exactly are your mobile social networking applications? The second customer is the social networking sites.

Social Network 113

Social Network Anthem Mobile Java 113

socalTECH

JULY 23, 2013

Justin Mateen: The vision for Tinder, is about social discovery. There are plenty of other social networks out there, who do a good job of connecting you with your existing network of friends. There are a lot of mobile dating apps out there, and lots of competition. How did Tinder come about?

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Mobile Southern California News Snapchat 245

Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 8, 2010

The philosophy of OPEC has been that if they can limit the amount of oil supplied to the world they can maintain high prices in a world where demand and competition should naturally have downward pressure on oil prices. Because they are anti-competitive most countries ban cartels. The model I would look to?

Hulu 292

Hulu Technical Review Content Advertising 292

InfoChachkie

JANUARY 24, 2011

This might sound a bit off, but I actually thought the movie “The Social Network,” did a phenomenal job at depicting the essence a startup. If you are smart, competitive, hard working and passionate about what you do, you will have the best experience of your life. You can build software a lot quicker and cheaper as well.

Blogging 219

Blogging Entrepreneur Software Review Course 219

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 18, 2013

They help find talented film makers globally, enter them into competitions and advance the best of them toward winners that get to produce full-length films. Filmaka is the creation of Deepak Nayar who is the producer of films such as Buena Vista Social Club and Bend it Like Beckham. means specifically one thing.

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Startup Media Content Platform 380

socalTECH

OCTOBER 3, 2014

It''s really a 360 degree approach and a multi-platform play, which bridges social, digital, as well as traditional media and television. Lisa Hennessy: In the past, I''ve launched and run some of the biggest competition and reality shows out there. How is this different than how most shows use the web and online today?

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Platform Media Startup Social Media 233