Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 3, 2009

Out is the “cocktail only&# Twiistup and in is the new format of a conference that should take its rightful place on the national technology calendar. We are a city unique in merging the world’s best content with digital media and technology expertise. Much of this was highlighted at Twiistup.

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Twiistup SoCal Southern California Yammer 228

Tech Zulu Event

APRIL 1, 2013

Aspiring creators learn by connecting with top web filmmakers and YouTubers on a topics specific to the web: developing a web series, producing web series, writing for genres like comedy & sci-fi, directing, editing, camera, Kickstarter funding, show hosting, distribution, and marketing. Take us through your features?

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Web USC Course Guide 93

SoCal CTO

SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

Paul Graham on trends for the future - Business of Software Blog , August 25, 2010 Paul Graham spoke at last year's Business of Software conference. They are: Fred Wilson: Lead Investors, Dipshit Companies, and Funding Every Entrepreneur. I've funded some myself. Say you want some code that does X. twenty in your wallet?

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 17, 2010

And we’re left with a city with idyllic weather, major commerce, the media center of the world, and a great emerging technology scene. Funding is different – In Silicon Valley you have mega venture capital funds and many of them. As a result many funds are OK with big bets. Los Angeles.

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Company Companies Technology Startup 290

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 29, 2009

My firm GRP Partners recently funded a young LA based company named Ad.Ly Traditional media companies published their stories on the web. And it is the most notable media darling not making any money so everyone is asking the question – how will they make money? So did the media. was the “static&# web.

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Ideas Advertising Google Technical Review 286

Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 5, 2012

Our focus is providing anyone who is active online already with the ability to leverage their existing social networks for monetized one-on-one conversations. From there the user promotes their access to their social networks through our easy social sharing, and others can come to their public profile and request a huddle.

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Mentor Platform Social Network Chief Technology Officer 94

SoCal Delicious

AUGUST 23, 2010

Demand Media is an online media company operating two strategically-linked businesses: an integrated content and social media platform, and registrar solutions. MySpace is one of the world’s largest social networks, with about 125 million users. It filed for an IPO on August 6th. LowerMyBills, Inc.

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Guide Startup Mahalo GRP Partners 42

InfoChachkie

FEBRUARY 24, 2011

5) As an investor, I frankly find it tiresome the degree to which entrepreneurs attempt to hype their companies by integrating “social networks and social media” into their pitches. Social is not a hype movement; it is part of the web’s DNA. Data, social and location are all becoming foundational to the web.

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Startup Design Mobile Social Network 233

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 19, 2010

I would try a line like, “I know that some of you might be social media experts and others may be less deep on this particular area. 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. But … watch out.

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Venture Capital Startup Sales Writing 318

Tech Zulu Event

AUGUST 31, 2011

Highlights included Tyler Crowley (of Sqweal and the Launch conference), Myke Armstrong and William Barnes’ presentation of Votoboth and how it’s not about badges anymore, but county fair ribbons (keep this in mind as you gamify your product). Also a big thanks to Efren Toscano of TechZulu for streaming and editing the event Sunday evening.

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Los Angeles Startup Angel Tech Coast Angels 73

SoCal CTO

DECEMBER 1, 2010

aka: An Open Letter to the Next Big Social Network) - 500 Hats , November 1, 2010 I've held off writing this post for a long time, because I couldn't quite get my head around all the issues. Today, brands are hiring social media specialists for customer support, crowdsourced product development, promotions and even leads generation.

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Technical Review Startup Product Technology 175

Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 12, 2010

Founder and CEO of Mandalay Entertainment, the visionary multimedia venture spanning movies, TV, sports, and new media, Peter Guber is among the most successful executives in the entertainment and communications industries. Through Demand Media, Richard is redefining the next generation of new media companies. . startups.

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Twiistup Riot Games UCLA Media 40

Tech Zulu Event

MARCH 25, 2014

But considering the huge number of collaborative efforts, contacts, and great run-ins we experienced at this year’s little black sheep of a tech conference, in Austin, TX; we couldn’t possibly leave all the laundry out to dry. Savannah Peterson – Shapeaways , the social platform for 3D printing.

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Entertainment Google Entrepreneur Course 99

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 10, 2011

As a former hedge fund guy, Roger immediately saw the value in helping companies better sift through the masses of data; often to gain better insights into financial information. Some will cite my investment two years ago in social-media advertising company Ad.ly They know this because Twitter is social, open & asymmetric.

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Platform News Startup Invest 307

Tech Zulu Event

FEBRUARY 7, 2013

Hence the emergence of Source13, a new mobile conference produced by Flurry. Internal cross promotion within their own portfolio of apps, the marketplace and network as well. The company recently closed an impressive $19 million in Series B funding led by Sequoia Capital to build out the engineering teams.

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Mobile Technical Review Platform Startup 71

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 25, 2009

The big picture, is we are providing a site that combines social networking with products, to create a whole new niche--social product networking. It happened in a conference room on Saturday, and we came up with the idea of launching lots of channels at once. For example, the $30 million dollar bikini, the $1.8

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Startup Sites Los Angeles Product 100

AeA Los Angeles Council

JULY 7, 2008

The National Science Foundation mainly funds professors to do research. Government-owned venture capital funds, like the intelligence community's In-Q-Tel ( [link] ) or the USDA's former AARC may be a great hybrid strategy (government-owned, private appearance). and "new media" to connect with audiences. 4151 introduced by Rep.

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Education Technical Review Research Web 2.0 45