SoCal CTO

JANUARY 5, 2011

My 1,000th Post on This Blog - Tim Berry's Blog - Planning Startups Stories , July 21, 2010 HTML5 video markup, compatibility and playback - Niall Kennedy's Weblog , February 8, 2010 Your Product Needs a Soul - ArcticStartup , February 12, 2010 Product Friday: Monetizing Content is a Product Problem - This is going to be BIG.

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MARCH 12, 2013

What is it about the content delivery network market which has enabled Santa Monica-based EdgeCast to go from startup to over $100M in revenues in only a few, short years? They all depend on EdgeCast to deliver content to their customers, anywhere they are, on any device. Instead, they outsource to an expert like Edegcast.

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NOVEMBER 9, 2009

Los Angeles-based RealD , a developer of 3D movie technology used by movie theaters to project 3D movies, said over the weekend that it delivered 50 percent of the $31M, opening weekend gross for Disney's A Christmas Carol. The firm said it now has over 9,000 screens under contract, with 4,000 screens installed in 48 countries.

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 12, 2008

Santa Monica-based Activision Publishing said Friday that it has acquired FreeStyleGames, a UK-based video game developer. FreeStyleGames develops music-based games, including localized, downloadable content for Activision's popular Guitar Hero franchise. Financial terms of the acquisition were not announced. READ MORE>>

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AUGUST 18, 2011

Basically, we're a kids content publisher. The only problem was, the only content out there were things like video games, movies, and things like that. The convenience of getting to that content was causing me to provide her with that content, even though it was not my first choice. It's been such fun.

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InfoChachkie

JUNE 9, 2011

I have written about people who live by strong social contracts in Humble Pride. We have a lot of entertaining content… but that tends to be the stuff that takes off at the earlier stages. Soon you will be able to add an aggregated crowd ranking or vote-ranked list to your site and let your community (share) this sticky content.”.

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socalTECH

JUNE 7, 2017

Los Angeles-based Stem , which is developing a platform to simplify payments for musicians and other content creators, announced Wednesday morning that it has raised $8M in a Series A funding. Stem says it has created a financial platform that unifies and manages contracts, distribution, payments and data for artists and creators.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 15, 2010

We spoke about employment contracts for entrepreneurs – We talked about “change of control&# provisions in your contract and how to negotiate them. AdReady – Develops software tools and management platform that assists content publishers and ad agencies with the creation of display ads.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 14, 2019

We have developed a tool that takes scientific, validated methodologies from academia, and use that to assess unconscious bias around race, gender, age, and other personality attributes, in the workplace. Sometimes, it's just content presented online. That's what we do over the course of our two year contract.

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socalTECH

JUNE 22, 2009

Los Angeles-based RealD , a developer of 3D movie projection equipment, has released its latest install numbers, saying over the weekend that it now has over 8,700 screens contracted, and over 3,200 screens installed with its technology. Tags: reald movie projector content. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 5, 2012

Los Angeles-based digital cinema technology developer Cinedigm said Tuesday that it has named Dan Sherlock as its President of Cinedigm Software. Cinedigm said that he will be responsible for production, technology, business development, sales, and marketing at the company. READ MORE>>.

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JUNE 8, 2009

Woodland Hills-based FatTail , a developer of software tools for publishers to manage their advertising sales efforts, said over the weekend that the firm has launched a new product, PageGage RAFT, which will allow publishers automatically buy search traffic.

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 12, 2008

which provides game development and outsourcing, is investing $3.5M UltiZen provides outsourcing and development of video games, and has its U.S. UltiZen provides outsourcing and development of video games, and has its U.S. Shanghai, China- and Los Angeles-based UltiZen Games Ltd., READ MORE>>

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Berkonomics

NOVEMBER 27, 2019

Have you noticed how many web apps and content have turned into subscription services during the last several years? Application developers once considered their products as licensed in what would closely be allied to a single sale. Paying for content. The massive shift in revenue models in recent years.

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socalTECH

MARCH 1, 2013

From a marketing marketing perspective, that allows filmmakers to quickly and easily promote their films through social media and build a fan base, and incentivize fans to support their films by offering access to exclusive content, livestream video chats, and production updates, as an example. Where's the service now?

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socalTECH

JUNE 15, 2017

Our interview this morning is with Milana Rabkin , co-founder of Stem , a new startup which is developing a financial application which helps musicians and other content creators automate payments to members of their creative team. They can use Stem as a platform to distribute that content. How does that work?

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

The company also previously owned ArrowStream, a cloud-based provider of end-to-end supply chain management software for the foodservice industry, which it sold in December of 2020.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 1, 2011

Now, he ‘outsources’ his investments through John Frankel of Frankel Asset Management. After AltaVista, Mike spent a year doing business development for USA Networks ( now IAC – Interactive Corp ). Overture became intrigued by Quigo’s AdSonar technology and wanted help targeting ads for their content business.

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JUNE 1, 2012

Activison had been locked in a legal battle with Jason West and Vince Zampella, the former founders of Infinity Ward, along with thirty eight of the developers who had worked on Infinity Ward's games, after Activision sued West and Zampella and created a brand new Call of Duty development studio in March of 2010.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 19, 2018

Earlier this month, Los Angeles-based Catalog (www.catalog.cc), a startup developing artificial intelligence software to help independent visual artists scale their content production efforts, announced it raised $1.5M Lots of those businesses wanted to get display banners, but had no content to do so. in a seed funding round.

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socalTECH

JULY 24, 2014

The company--which originally started in Austria--set up shop here two years ago to further expand its footprint in the US, and most recently hired away the entire Los Angeles marketing team of crosstown CRM software developer Nimble. Tell us about Pipeliner CRM? Nikolaus Kimla: I moved here two years ago, from Austria-Vienna.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 24, 2020

Every company and startups needs marketing experts, who are skilled and knowledgeable in the development of marketing programs, content creation, lead generation, and the utilization of social media. Software Development Professional.

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 13, 2012

If you're an application developer, sending emails through your application can be a chore. If you think of Pinterest, one of our customers, every time content is pinned or re-pinned, an email is generated to let users know that is happening. Jim Franklin: Web developers are good at building web applications.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 7, 2011

This ended up developing into Visual Basic for Applications , the strategy for programmability in Microsoft Office. Do you see product managers as a hindrance to software development? Companies historically have structured their development teams in different ways. Communicating with the developers who write code.

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NOVEMBER 10, 2008

Santa Monica-based Activision Publishing, a publisher of video games, announced this morning that it has acquired Budcat Creations, a video game developer based in Iowa City, Iowa. Budcat Creations develops Wii and Nintendo DS titles for the home video game market. Financial details of the buy were not disclosed. READ MORE>>

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 22, 2010

There are many analogies here for software development. Reminds me of how the networks today announced they were blocking their video content from being shown on Google TV. Sometimes he didn’t even have the product when he announced it but the hype would get him focused on what he had to produce. On What Next?

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 27, 2011

Recently, Santa Monica-based Geodelic (www.geodelic.com), the venture backed developer of location-based, mobile apps, has sharpened its focus to provide real-time offers, and has partnered with mobile operators like Verizon and Korean Telecom to offer up its services to those firm's customers.

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Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 1, 2011

Design: Developing for a Consumerized Enterprise World (BetterWorks). Content: Tricking People into Reading Again (Cracked.com, CollegeHumor). Scaling thru Outsourcing. Social + Location + Mobile = The Perfect Beer (Untapped). Power Up Your Life thru Mobile Gamification (Velti). Funding: The New Indie: BONA FIDE film.

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socalTECH

JULY 27, 2009

William--who, among prior experience developed Stamps.com's security architecture--sat down with us to explain the firm's products and plans. But, our software also supports a large number of other web applications--for example, things like Google Maps, Yahoo News, or even content sites.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 16, 2020

You only get once chance for a great first impression, so don’t forget that content wins in relationships over style. Don’t wait for the right people in business to find you – developers, investors, partners, or key customers. Building the right relationships requires proactive efforts. Start practicing it today wherever you are.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 26, 2020

To be clear, I define a product specification as the technical definition of your product, to be used for development and testing purposes, with a quick business summary for context. Scale your funding requests to the value of your startup today, consisting of assets, contracts, and intellectual property you currently own.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 14, 2022

You only get once chance for a great first impression, so don’t forget that content wins in relationships over style. Don’t wait for the right people in business to find you – developers, investors, partners, or key customers. Building the right relationships requires proactive efforts. Start practicing it today wherever you are.

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Tech Zulu Event

FEBRUARY 8, 2016

The big three options right now are Netflix, Hulu, and Amazon, and they’re getting bigger: Americans are watching more than an hour of streaming content per day , a number excepted to steadily increase over time. A combination of excellent new content and carefully monitored show selections have kept Netflix on top for years.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

Every company and startups needs marketing experts, who are skilled and knowledgeable in the development of marketing programs, content creation, lead generation, and the utilization of social media. Software Development Professional.

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Tech Zulu Event

MARCH 2, 2012

I joined ranks with an Austin App developer, taking the role of Creative Director and setting up their design team and process. There was a distinct disconnect between apps developed by stand-alone companies, such as Gowalla or Path, versus what “work for hire” companies were producing. It simply makes more sense.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 15, 2015

Every company and startups needs marketing experts, who are skilled and knowledgeable in the development of marketing programs, content creation, lead generation, and the utilization of social media. Software Development Professional.

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TechEmpower

FEBRUARY 14, 2017

Some developers don't know these classes exist. Other developers know about these classes but don't bother to reach for them when the time comes. Personally, I'm content to use Guava for this. Those contracts impose a great deal of complexity for what seems like undesirable behavior. They have a bit of a PR problem.

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