socalTECH

AUGUST 22, 2014

For our profile today, we had a chat with Jonathan David , the CEO of Los Angeles-based Tapstone (www.tapstone.com), a company providing media buying and optimization. Jonathan David: We''re essentially a media buying and optimization platform. The better the platform gets, the more we are able to scale, with less labor.

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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. in 2005 for $680M.

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socalTECH

MARCH 22, 2010

announced today that it is launching today at the DEMO Spring 2010 conference in Palm Desert. The firm, which is self funded, says that it allows individuals, businesses, and nonprofits to raise money for any project, using social media. Tags: investedin fundraising nonprofit demo launch startup social media twitter facebook.

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Tech.Co

JANUARY 15, 2018

Jen Consalvo and I expanded the national footprint of events, hosted conferences and festivals, created monthly leadership summits, hosted an interactive educational speaker series, wrote a book, and launched a daily news and resource platform with a new brand – Tech.Co. Needless to say, very little of it was easy.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 29, 2021

Use marketing, blogging, and industry conferences to get the message out. Move to modern platforms for more collaboration. Customers and peer groups, including freelancers, are already using popular social media platforms, including Facebook and Twitter, so make them a part of your team culture.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

FEBRUARY 3, 2011

More than just a conference, Twiistup is LA's biggest technology event. Twiistup combines a showcase for innovation, a platform for thought leaders and an audience of entrepreneurs, media and investors all wrapped in a unique, stylized environment that rivals a Hollywood production. Wednesday, February 9, 2011 -- Twiistup.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 28, 2017

I'm also looking forward to traveling the world speaking at other conferences and to the publishing of my weekly podcast, Crypto Leaders, and video series by Agora Financial, the largest financial newsletter publisher in the nation. Are there any technology innovations, gadgets, devices, software, that particularly caught your eye in 2017?

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SoCal Tech Calendar

FEBRUARY 4, 2011

More than just a conference, Twiistup is LA's biggest technology event. Twiistup combines a showcase for innovation, a platform for thought leaders and an audience of entrepreneurs, media and investors all wrapped in a unique, stylized environment that rivals a Hollywood production. Thursday, February 10, 2011 -- Twiistup.

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Tech Zulu Event

AUGUST 19, 2010

TechZulu and Schmoozd have joined forces to bring you Startup Demo during Social Media Week. We are excited to be part of Social Media Week and helping awesome startups receive their much deserved exposure. About Social Media Week. Each startup will also gain access to the TechZulu Startup Corner during the event.

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Social Media Media Startup Mixergy 71

TechCrunch LA

MAY 29, 2019

Los Angeles-based PlayVS (pronounced “play versus”) wants to become the dominant platform for amateur esports, starting at the high school level. This is like talking about the NBA and the value of its sponsorships and broadcast rights as if that is the entirety of the basketball market in the US.

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 20, 2013

In today’s uber-connected, social media, everything-is-public, people tell you there’s killing it with these new features, investor & mentor whiplash – it’s hard to avoid the latest thing. Yet sadly most startups have “shiny object” obsessions. The new thing. Or DropBox. Made life easier. Methodically.

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Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 6, 2012

The conference will feature rising leaders in entertainment, technology, new media platforms, entrepreneurship and investment. Conference & Presentation of Silicon Beach Awards: Sept 13. Come join us for Silicon Beach @ USC! Silicon Beach @ USC.

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Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 19, 2010

Social Media Week (SMW) is finally here and is set to be one amazing week filled with panels, discussions, networking, and much more. What is Social Media Week? Social Media Week is a global platform that connects people, content, and conversation around emerging trends in social and mobile media. You are in Luck!

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Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 7, 2014

Tonight’s show features 34 categories celebrating the best of original online programming for digital platforms. This year’s event is being held in partnership with New Media Expo (NMX), the world’s largest conference and trade show for bloggers, podcasters, Web TV and video series creators.

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InfoChachkie

AUGUST 8, 2012

The following guest post is from Laurie Barkman, Marketing Lead at The Resumator , a SaaS applicant tracking system and hiring platform trusted by many of the fastest-growing companies in the world, including: Pinterest, Tumblr, Hootsuite, Klout, Posterous, Bitly, Atari and Mashable. The conference ends with the Champion Awards Dinner.

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Entrepreneur RSS Conference Training 191

Tech Zulu Event

APRIL 13, 2015

NAB Show is the world’s largest electronic media show covering the creation, management and delivery of content across all platforms. With more than 98,000 attendees from 150 countries and 1,700+ exhibitors, NAB Show is the ultimate marketplace for digital media and entertainment. What’s NMX?

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Tech Zulu Event

AUGUST 21, 2013

It’s a conference about the community, not as much a business conference. Nick Tran, Social Media Director for Taco Bell said, “The new entertainment for teens is YouTube. The conference is primarily targeted to people with a passion for the YouTube platform. You have to be there to appreciate it.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 14, 2008

Ian Rogers is the CEO of Topspin Media (www.topspinmedia.com), a venture backed, Santa Monica-based startup developing web applications for the music industry. What's the idea behind Topspin Media? To me, that's the tip of the iceberg in terms of really interesting types of creative platforms for artists.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 7, 2019

Take advantage of any and all current opportunities, such as industry conferences and special projects, to increase your intellectual capital for current roles and gigs in the future. Every employee or entrepreneur needs to build a competitive reputation on the Internet, through a website, blog, LinkedIn profile, and social media.

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Artificial Inteligence Startup Social Media Training 96

InfoChachkie

JULY 30, 2012

I always enjoy a great guerilla marketing story, such as TestFlight’s use of T-shirts and Tacos to gain Steve Jobs’ attention at Apple’s 2011 developers’ conference. Thus, I was inspired when I heard about the impact collaboration-in-the-cloud innovator Central Desktop made at the April 2012 San Francisco ad:tech conference.

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socalTECH

MARCH 1, 2017

Next week is the Montgomery Summit (www.montgomerysummit.com), one of the longest running technology conferences held in Los Angeles. The conference is run by Jamie Montgomery , one of the local industry's pioneers in venture capital and investment. First of all, what's new with your conference this year? READ MORE>>.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 24, 2015

I often find somebody at a conference will say “I comment on your blog from time-to-time.” This can be at a conference, via an intro from a mutual friend or similar. You don’t necessarily need to spend 45 minutes standing by them at a conference. But it doesn’t have to be every time or all the time.

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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. There were also areas in which the focus of the two conferences diverged. In many ways, Apple and Google are following similar paths.

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Artificial Inteligence Google Software Review Case Study 55

Tech Zulu Event

APRIL 3, 2012

For those who may think Las Vegas is just the home of Zappos, Conferences, and day/night entertainment, well you are right. The platform organizes users’ personal and business lives in an environment designed for thought partnering. Social Media Correspondent, Birthed Twitter industry chats #journchat #commentz.

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Social Media Incubator Conference Entertainment 96

Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 3, 2012

Hours after the panelists debated the future of content distribution at the Silicon Beach @ USC conference, across campus at the Annenberg Innovation Lab a remarkable product demo was taking place by Coincident.TV. Each of these platforms represents a variety of “screens” to view from. People are not simply watching the TV anymore.

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Screening Content CTO Hire Platform 109

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. I believe that Twiistup is now a platform from which to grow and highlight what is uniquely LA. Twiistup 6 featured 12 showoff companies as the opening act of a 2-day conference.

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Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 5, 2013

Bedloo is a social media voting platform for those who want to find the right answer in life. TechZulu catches up with one of the co-founders of Bedloo, Vincent Plummer, and talks to us about social media, startups, and Bedloo. We are power users and we are constantly trying to redefine platforms we are frustrated with.

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Startup Social Media Platform Media 69

Tech Zulu Event

AUGUST 15, 2011

TechZulu is pleased to announce that we will be streaming live from the Biz2Beach conference presented by CallFire this Friday August 19 at 2pm PST. For those who may be unfamiliar with the Biz2Beach conference, its a networking conference of thought leaders, innovators, and trendsetters for a day of exchanging ideas.

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SEO CTO Coach Conference Social Media 85

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 24, 2015

Blogs are a great way for potential business partners to find each other, and build a social media relationship before getting into the hard negotiations of who gets how much. Your reach with a blog is much broader than traditional business networking channels and industry conferences. Investors invest in people as much as the idea.

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Blogging Startup Search Engine Optimization Social Media 110

Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 21, 2011

Hollywood and Silicon Valley converged over coffee at the Ritz Carlton Hotel in West Los Angeles for the Digital Hollywood conference to find out what studios and techies are all buzzing about. The conference brings about panelists from across the platforms in film, television, new media and tech.

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West Los Angeles Netflix Digital Hollywood Hollywood 61

Tech Zulu Event

AUGUST 25, 2011

Video chat by Stickam.com Last Friday, about 80 business leaders assembled at the Huntley Hotel in Santa Monica, CA, for CallFire’s first ever “un-conference&# called Biz2Beach. At their respective discussions, they spoke about online marketing, mobile marketing, company culture, and social media ROI, among other topics.

Social Media 71

Social Media Mobile SEO Media 71

Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 23, 2013

The second annual USC Silicon Beach event, hosted by the four professional schools at USC, featured a pitch competition and a conference filled with informational panels and interviews. Sellbot, an e-commerce platform for sellers made by USC graduates Michael and Payam Ahdoot, took home the grand prize of $25,000.

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USC Cornerstone OnDemand Southern California Netflix 98

Tech.Co

AUGUST 22, 2016

Hessenflow: “I think one of the biggest challenges we have faced from a business perspective has been overcoming the willingness of some social media and dating platforms to approach the subject of sex and sexual health. With social platforms, we had to work our way up the food chain to get resolution. and Celebrate 2016.

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Social Media Los Angeles Startup Screening 70

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 18, 2015

Explore investor websites and conferences. Investor conferences are also a good place to keep up with what is going on, get to know some potential investors for you, and find what is hot. Search online startup platforms and crowdfunding sites.

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Tech Zulu Event

APRIL 1, 2013

Learning experience includes: on-demand online video tutorial courses, live video-conference workshops, as well as individual online consultations, live workshops, and group programs. We also host video-conferences with students who want to learn specific topics around web video. When was it launched and where?

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Web USC Course Guide 93

socalTECH

APRIL 26, 2011

What we're giving companies, is a platform to create, manage, and measure perks for all of their employees. I have a number of investments tackling the SMB space, including InDinero and Postling, all creating platforms to help small and medium sized businesses in some distinct way. There's a fairly complex platform we've patented.

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Startup Technical Review Software Review Platform 216

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 14, 2013

They are an investment bank that targets the technology & media sectors. We provide strategic advice to digital media companies in a manner that reflects how corporate development is actually done. Plus they run conferences with the top people (which is another form of POV marketing by the way). Final example.

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