socalTECH

OCTOBER 4, 2010

Q3 has traditionally been a slower, venture funding quarter in Southern California, due to summer vacations and a slower work schedule for both high tech companies and venture firms during the summer months. The largest deal in the quarter was for Dun & Bradstreet Credibility Corp.

Southern California 196

Southern California Invest Westlake Village SoCal 196

socalTECH

AUGUST 20, 2010

Patrick Kennedy: Sidebar is a company that was founded to bring consumers personalized content, focused on mobile delivery of that content. I joined about a year ago--a bunch of us did--and looked at where Sidebar was as it was gearing up for a full consumer launch of its personalized content portal. How is the company funded?

Content 189

Content Screening Mobile Customer 189

socalTECH

AUGUST 6, 2012

The company went from a venture backed high tech startup to an IPO as a publicly traded firm, and over its time has battled the perception of being a "content farm", suffered through Google and its Panda update, and now has emerged as a major content partner for Google, via YouTube.

Demand 240

Demand Media eHow Content 240

socalTECH

JULY 15, 2010

Despite a perpetual belief that the presence of both high tech companies and Hollywood should be spawning out hundreds of entertainment and technology related startups, it actually happens much less than one might think. Did we miss your favorite tech company which wouldn't exist without Hollywood?

Hollywood 187

Hollywood Technology Company Companies 187

socalTECH

DECEMBER 3, 2009

Today's Insights and Opinions piece -- where we feature content from experts and thought leaders in the community -- comes to us from angel investor Dave Berkus , who recently posted a list of ten factors to see if the vision for your technology might be attractive to customers or investors. and is a partner in Trenchant Ventures, LLC.

High Tech 124

High Tech Guide Blogging Angel 124

socalTECH

DECEMBER 3, 2009

Today's Insights and Opinions piece -- where we feature content from experts and thought leaders in the community -- comes to us from angel investor Dave Berkus , who recently posted a list of ten factors to see if the vision for your technology might be attractive to customers or investors. and is a partner in Trenchant Ventures, LLC.

High Tech 100

High Tech Guide Blogging Angel 100

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 16, 2008

Culver City-based Bestofmedia Group, publisher of gadget and electronics blog site Tom's Guide, has acquired Computing.net, a provider of high tech information and technical support. Bestofmedia Group is backed by Index Ventures with $35M in funding; the firm's other publications also include Tom's Hardware and Tom's Games.

Culver City 100

Culver City Technical Support Guide High Tech 100

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 19, 2013

“Scope creep” (or feature creep) is an insidious disease that kills more good startups than any other, especially high-tech ones, and yet most founders (who may be the cause) never even see it happening. In all documents, clearly define who must sign off on content and provide business-side feedback. Marty Zwilling.

Technical Review 110

Technical Review Startup Software Review High Tech 110

socalTECH

MAY 24, 2011

I ended up doing consulting work for high tech companies in the San Francisco Bay Area in the software messaging area, and then came back to Los Angeles doing corporate sales for 3M, of all things. We're also self funded, and absolutely have no need for venture capital.

Social Media 241

Social Media Startup Sites Advertising 241

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APRIL 12, 2011

Derek Norton is head of Los Angeles-based Watertower Group (www.watertowergroup.com), a firm which helps companies raise funding, one of the rare companies which has a track record and good reputation helping companies with fundraising, and also runs its own investment fund. Derek Norton: I'm a fourth generation Angeleno.

Riot Games 199

Riot Games Technology Los Angeles Entrepreneur 199

socalTECH

MAY 14, 2010

OCVG had historically done VC in the OC in the fall, and OCTANe had done something around innovation in the spring, and by combining the two we've been able to deepen the content. Matthe Jenusaitis: I'd like to see another half dozen or more startups, because the multiplier effect for high tech startups is 3:1 in terms of jobs.

OCTANE 174

OCTANE Orange County Technical Review Southern California 174

AeA Los Angeles Council

APRIL 28, 2008

Here are the contents of that plea: Dear Mr. President: As leaders of America’s business, academic and research communities, we are deeply concerned about the state of our country’s competitive position in the world. Please consider joining other senior executives of the high tech community for a fun & meaningful event.

AeA 40

AeA Education Competition Research 40

socalTECH

JULY 16, 2013

One of those high profile neighborhoods here is Pasadena, home of Idealab, Caltech, OpenX, and many other high tech companies and institutions. We''re taking a fairly unique approach to program development, however, in that we will get involved with nonprofits and people with program ideas, and figure out how to fund them.

Pasadena 242

Pasadena Santa Monica CalTech Technical Review 242

SoCal CTO

DECEMBER 1, 2010

I continue to collect great content that is the intersection of startups, products, online and technology. I'm Tired of Creating Your Content - Babbling VC , November 12, 2010 Jeff triggered this post in regards to his Check-in Fatigue on Foursquare. By doing the job. Where is it? Just watch and cry along with me… 1. Go To YouTube.com.

Technical Review 175

Technical Review Startup Product Technology 175