Tech Zulu Event

FEBRUARY 7, 2013

Mobile first is becoming an important part of our daily lives. We interact with the world through our mobile devices, and they are quickly becoming our main vehicles for accessing and sharing information. Hence the emergence of Source13, a new mobile conference produced by Flurry.

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 9, 2011

Aliso Viejo-based Smith Micro Software , which develops software for the wireless industry, said late Tuesday evening that it is suspending its 2011 annual revenue guidance, and will withdraw from a investment conference this week, after it says orders from a "key customer" will fall below expected levels.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 26, 2019

This was a big year for Crosscut because were finally delivering on our promise of implementing a full-scale investing platform after 11+ years in business. Growing our practice from 3 original partners who would meet at coffee shops into a full institutional investing platform is a constant evolution. After leaving News Corp.,

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FEBRUARY 17, 2019

Sometimes when I speak at conferences I’ll stay and shake hands for 2 hours with anybody who wants to say hello. Some days I’m in back-to-back meetings and then I have a late night work dinner and an early morning conference call. It’s why the only rude or unexpected mobile phone calls I get are from telemarketers.

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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. PayDivvy , unveiled today at the Finovate Conference in San Francisco, was conceived a few years ago while Mike Melby was attending the Wharton School of Business.

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Tech.Co

MAY 13, 2016

Looking to invest in the next Facebook? WHERE BUSINESS, TECH AND INNOVATION COLLIDE IN LA. Are you an early adopter of tech products? Looking for a job at a startup? Covering the Los Angeles tech scene for a publication? Or just a plain old tech enthusiast? Then YOU and thousands like you attend TECHSPO LA! The Best Part?

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Xconomy

SEPTEMBER 26, 2018

“Digital therapeutics” startups are starting to win more respect—and investment dollars—from pharmaceutical giants. But the two sides are still figuring out how to work together to capitalize on the potential for apps, devices, and other software-enabled technologies to have an impact on patients’ health.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 23, 2014

Always-on connectivity of mobile (164m US smartphone users). Limited Partners or LPs (the people who invest into VC funds) have taken notice as 2014 is by all accounts the busiest year for LPs since the Great Recession began. Facebook went mainstream after the F8 conference and its big push beyond college campuses.

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 3, 2012

How do you come up with a compelling, mobile videogame title? We thought it would be interesting to hear the story behind Jonathan's startup efforts and where he hopes his mobile gaming startup will go. Now that we have the technology for mobile phones and tablets, to put out a game like Infinity Blade, that's what we are going to do.

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Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 12, 2013

Manatt Venture Funds, which we dedicate a specific portion of our funds to targeted digital media investments, is also part of the Manatt Digital Media network. More interest and money invested in LA. No matter what we say, the statistics are what they are and invested capital in Silicon Valley still dwarfs Southern California.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 14, 2014

All the data actually suggests with the growth of mobile, inbound sales calls will double from 30 billion to 60 billion in 3 years (source: Kelsey). In fact 61% of all mobile searches where a customer contacts a business it is via a phone call (source: Google). Much more data in the full post. But phone calls are dead? Not so fast.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 30, 2016

Social and instant messaging, plus mobile broadband, makes it possible to serve a global clientele from anywhere � and Santa Monica is still my favorite place overall, so I'm there almost every month for at least a few days to work with our LA team and regional clients. READ MORE>>.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 14, 2013

But through expressing points-of-view I can raise above the consciousness of my customers (entrepreneurs and limited partners who invest in VC funds) in ways that I couldn’t without breaking through the noise of the hundreds of others of VCs who also have money. Think about Luma Partners. And Flurry always gets mentioned. Final example.

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Xconomy

JUNE 23, 2016

At their annual developer conferences, Google I/O, held last month, and Apple’s WWDC, last week they both announced updates to their development platforms. Google is making major improvements to Android Studio, while Apple is continuing to invest in Swift and announced Playgrounds, an exciting new way to learn how to program in Swift.

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SoCal CTO

JUNE 9, 2010

Draw Your Ideas - A VC : Venture Capital and Technology , May 16, 2010 I saw Jack Dorsey give this talk at The 99% Conference last month. saw Jack Dorsey give this talk at The 99% Conference last month. Of the ones I have been to recently, the Nantucket Conference has been my favorite. It's a great talk. It's a great talk.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 20, 2018

Nichols is a former Kauffman Fellow and investment director at Intel Capital, and tells us how his fund--which he co-founded with Atom Factory's Troy Carter--is looking to find companies solving large problems outside of the typical Silicon Valley bubble. Talk about Cross Culture, what your investment areas are?

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Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 30, 2011

Topics of discussion will be Saas, Cloud, Mobile, Gaming, Social Markets, what surprises are coming for 2012, creating value with your company, hiring problem solvers, and building sensible businesses. He sits on several boards and is involved in the virtual worlds, gaming, mobile, media, and healthcare markets.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 27, 2018

From a scale perspective, we process anywhere from 11 to 12 million desktop requests daily, and on the mobile side, 22 million requests a day. We've also really been investing in the tech community. We've run internship programs, and been part of tech conferences. We are doing a tech conference in Orange County on automation.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 27, 2018

From a scale perspective, we process anywhere from 11 to 12 million desktop requests daily, and on the mobile side, 22 million requests a day. We've also really been investing in the tech community. We've run internship programs, and been part of tech conferences. We are doing a tech conference in Orange County on automation.

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San Diego Southern California Technology Artificial Inteligence 100

socalTECH

JUNE 19, 2013

TestFlight recently joined forces with Burstly (www.burstly.com) to create a suite of apps for mobile developers and publishers. We spoke with Ben about how Burstly is now creating a company to help mobile developers create, develop, distribute, and monetize their apps. It also includes things like rewards and currency in games.

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socalTECH

MAY 5, 2010

Yossi, who is co-chairing the upcoming Israel Conference (www.theisraelconference.org) here in Los Angeles next month, recently sat down with us to talk about entrepreneurship, why Israel has been able to become such a center of high tech--and what Southern California might be able to learn from the Israeli culture. READ MORE>>.

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JULY 10, 2010

If you don’t know Montgomery & Co it is one of the premier technology & media focused investment banks in the country (and as Michael corrected me they also have a strong Healthcare / Med tech practice). The Montgomery Conference : one of the top technology events of the annual calendar in the United States and held every March.

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Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 19, 2011

Network with hundreds over delicious four course dinner followed by panel on Attracting Venture Capital, and Top Trends for Social Media, Mobile Apps and Consumer Devices. Our very own Amanda Coolong will be moderating the Attracting Venture Capital, Social TV, Social Media and Mobile Trends panel. Over 1000 already Registered!

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Social Media Newsletter Mobile Startup 84

Tech Zulu Event

MARCH 21, 2014

Introducing Bitcoinference | A Decentralized Conference , hosted by illustrious startup accelerator, 500 Startups. The Bitcoinference served as day 1 of 2 for 500 Startups’ “Commercism” series, with an official agenda that covered industry happenings, social dynamics, and a look into the investment environment.

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socalTECH

MARCH 2, 2020

How did you get investors interested in investing in such a large project like a new operating system? Usually, investors like to invest in people who are taking an existing platform and extending it into a market. Because it's all working today, and investors see we are getting traction with this, it became an easier investment.

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Tech.Co

APRIL 30, 2018

Their financial planning tool helps people track their spending, investments, and credit rating all in one mobile platform. Powered by blockchain technology, this groundbreaking fintech company is one to watch, no matter what you’re invested in. The Washington, D.C.

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Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 8, 2012

Being an entrepreneur is about, “The journey through the ‘NO’ to get to the YES’ ” said by Ryan Caldbeck, CEO of CircleUp , on a panel at the Connections Conference in Indianapolis. So what’s that mean to you and me… It means, the bigger ROI (return on investment) can be in correlation to having the best character.

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Tech Zulu Event

MAY 5, 2014

Considering they were showcasing at one of the biggest hybrid conference/parties in the world. Android Apple Apps Apps & Software Business Data Entrepreneurship Finance Gadgets Investment iPhone Mobile SXSW SXSW 2014 ABC App breathometer charles yim Crowdfunding device gadget IndieGoGo Shark Tank Smartphone wearable'

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Tech Zulu Event

JULY 2, 2013

gaming and mobile tracks others took advantage of during the course of the three-day conference held consecutively at ROC , Cross Campus and Santa Monica Place. One such entrepreneur was Adam Miller , Cornerstone OnDemand , CEO, who kicked off the conference at ROC. 4 P’s of Success.

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Tech.Co

MARCH 8, 2018

Lisha is a member of Pipeline Angels , a social impact angel investing group focused on women and non-binary femmes, and serves as the Deal Flow lead. At NextGen Venture Partners, Ashley discovers and vets potential investments. She began her career as an engineer at Cisco Systems and later cofounded a mobile gaming company.

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Technical Review Startup Software Review Entrepreneur 70

InfoChachkie

JUNE 6, 2011

While hundreds of BDCs each spent hundreds of thousands of dollars attempting to fool the market as to their relevance by investing in garish tradeshow booth monstrosities, Seth played by his own rules. With an investment of less than $10,000, FUEL became the talk of the show and generated enough hype to land several new clients.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 28, 2011

“I would far rather give out my mobile phone number than my email address.” I had a pre breakfast with a CEO of a company in which I invested talking about his next fund raising round. Separately, in the morning I called a seed-stage investor in NY and talked to him about investing in one of my companies. Operations.

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Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 17, 2012

Topics of discussion will be Saas, Cloud, Mobile, Gaming, Social Markets, what surprises are coming for 2013, creating value with your company, hiring problem solvers, and building sensible businesses. TechZulu is excited to invite you to the 2013 Startup and Entrepreneurial Forecast taking place on Thursday Jan. Venue Sponsor.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 13, 2012

As Google starts offering more consumer products (read: mobile devices) I assure you they will find ways to take customer service calls from you. This is consistent with data I see from RingRevenue , a company in which I invested and sit on the board. But What About Mobile? And what form of ad unit totally KILLS it on mobile?

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 25, 2015

We now have 150 people across three offices, tens of millions in recurring revenue, inbound demand from investors, opportunities to acquire related startups and demands on Jason’s time to speak at conference, do press interviews and so on and so on. – the market moved massively our way.

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LATechDigest

MAY 13, 2016

SMASHD’s first Cohort brought four early-stage + one mature company into the fold: Sidestep : Mobile platform for live events that allows fans to order merchandise before, during and after an event for VIP pickup and delivery, who has relationships in place with Ticketmaster, and is a merch partner on Beyonce’s latest tour.

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InfoChachkie

JUNE 6, 2011

While hundreds of BDCs each spent hundreds of thousands of dollars attempting to fool the market as to their relevance by investing in garish tradeshow booth monstrosities, Seth played by his own rules. With an investment of less than $10,000, FUEL became the talk of the show and generated enough hype to land several new clients. <break

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