Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 12, 2014

If you’re a technology startup you need to excel at product, of course. Of course once submitted you could send out links to your friends and ask them to upvote your content and that would help. Of course reciprocity matters so they would all leap into action. It’s worth a quick read. My argument is pretty simple.

Marketing 379

Marketing Startup SEM SEO 379

socalTECH

DECEMBER 8, 2010

Pasadena-based Cramster , the online homework help site started by Aaron Hawkey, Robert Angarita and Kaveh Golabi, has been acquired by Chegg , Chegg announced today. Chegg said the acquisition will add to Chegg's textbook rental and course planning services. Chegg said Cramster has more than one million members on the site.

Pasadena 221

Pasadena Course Sites Acquisition 221

socalTECH

NOVEMBER 20, 2015

Los Angeles-based online matchmaking site eHarmony said Thursday that it is expanding its market, and has launched a brand new site, specifically aimed at Spanish speaking singles. According to eHarmony, its new web site is built to serve both Spanish speaking singles in the U.S., READ MORE>>.

eHarmony 100

eHarmony Sites Course Web 100

Berkonomics

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

And the most logical one seemed to be “eyeballs” or number of unique monthly users finding their way to the site or registering for the service. And yet, users rave about the service, and spend long durations of time on the site. Once we had what we thought was the answer, in allowing for display advertising on these sites.

Metrics 296

Metrics Sites Advertising Web 296

SoCal CTO

DECEMBER 9, 2009

What are some good examples of similar sites? Examples of other brands/sites that are similar from a brand perspective? Of course, we’ll also discuss the details of the product itself. What's the User Interface Beyond the Web Site ? Of course, that’s the really fun, interesting, challenging work.

Software Development 292

Software Development Develop Development Startup 292

socalTECH

MARCH 19, 2013

Santa Monica-based Demand Media said this morning it has expanded into the online learning market, and has acquired Creativebug , an online site which provides educational videos around art and carft instruction. Creativebug offers up its online courses via either subscription ($16.99 and up per course). READ MORE>>.

Demand 185

Demand Media eHow Santa Monica 185

socalTECH

JANUARY 10, 2014

A new, Santa Barbara-based startup, Schoolofbookkeeping.com , launched this week, offering up online courses for bookkeepers, accountants, business owners, and accounting students. The startup''s founders include Eric David Greenspan, a serial entrepreneur who previously founded such companies as MakeItWork. READ MORE>>.

Education 182

Education Santa Barbara Course Sites 182

socalTECH

NOVEMBER 14, 2013

Carpinteria-based online education site lynda.com has tied into a new program from LinkedIn , to highlight courses that users of both sites have completed through the online learning site. Lynda.com provides a huge library of online video courses on software, web design, photography, and many other topics.

Web Design 145

Web Design Course Education Sites 145

socalTECH

AUGUST 30, 2011

La Jolla-based SwoopThat , an online comparison search site for textbooks, said today that it has expanded its course search technology on the site, making it easier for students to save on textbooks. Simkin graduated from Harvey Mudd College last year.

Services 159

Services Course Class Sites 159

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 13, 2011

As the school year kicks off for college students, one of the big tasks of the year is buying books for their courses. We spoke with Jonathan about the advantages of SwoopThat over existing sites. Jonathan Simkin: What makes us unique from other sites, is we're here to help students save time, in addition to money, when they buy books.

UCSD 185

UCSD Course Startup Sites 185

SoCal CTO

AUGUST 4, 2011

Of course, it's way more complex than just these questions. What are some good examples of similar sites? Examples of other brands/sites that are similar from a brand perspective? Is the whole site SSL/HTTPS, only the login process, or something in between? Does the site need to throttle potential malicious activity?

Develop 396

Develop Development Startup SEO 396

socalTECH

JUNE 16, 2014

Carpinteria-based online learning and video education site lynda.com said Tuesday that the company has updated its iOS application, completely re-designing the mobile app for the latest features of the operating system. Lynda.com said both apps provide access to more than 110,000 videos from 2,600 courses. READ MORE>>.

Course 147

Course Education Screening Mobile 147

socalTECH

MAY 22, 2013

Online business resource site Docstoc is in a big expansion of its services today, with the launch of a brand new service to help businesses connect with products and vendors. A key part of ExpertCircle is the peer reviews, from both other users and experts, on different vendors and products in a category.

Software Review 208

Software Review Services Santa Monica Resource 208

SoCal CTO

AUGUST 4, 2011

Of course, it's way more complex than just these questions. What are some good examples of similar sites? Examples of other brands/sites that are similar from a brand perspective? Is the whole site SSL/HTTPS, only the login process, or something in between? Does the site need to throttle potential malicious activity?

Develop 384

Develop Development Startup SEO 384

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 9, 2012

We had lunch at a restaurant that sits atop the old Riverfront Stadium where the Cincinnati Reds played ball when I was a kid and the site where Pete Rose broke the record for lifetime hits. ” OF COURSE! Of course they don’t. Of course I’ll be in Austin next week. I felt nostalgic. They shouldn’t. Not to be lazy.

Press 364

Press Course Startup Email 364

SoCal CTO

JANUARY 13, 2010

From there, you will generally see a pop-up dialog similar to the following (this one is from CitySearch): Once you click Connect, the original site now knows that I’m Tony Karrer from Facebook and the various demographic and friend information from Facebook. Of course, you have to draw the line somewhere. More on this below.

Google 292

Google Startup Yahoo Email 292

socalTECH

JANUARY 10, 2014

A new, Santa Barbara-based startup, Schoolofbookkeeping.com , launched this week, offering up online courses for bookkeepers, accountants, business owners, and accounting students. The startup''s founders include Eric David Greenspan, a serial entrepreneur who previously founded such companies as MakeItWork, along with Seth David.

Education 138

Education Santa Barbara Course Sites 138

socalTECH

JANUARY 30, 2014

Lynda.com , the online video education site which offers up a large library of video tutorials in computer software, business skills, design, and other areas, is in a big expansion today, saying that it has started offering up its products in Southeast Asia. READ MORE>>.

Web Design 157

Web Design Course Startup Design 157

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 19, 2014

Fans of online, video site lynda.com now have the option to access that company''s extensive library of video tutorials on the go, through a new Android app, the company said this morning. Lynda.com offers up a library of video-based training on everything from design software, to business skills, to photography and graphics.

Web Design 133

Web Design Training Course Education 133

socalTECH

JULY 5, 2011

For today's interview, we spoke with Los Angeles-based Swagbucks (www.swagbucks.com), an online site which allows users to earn virtual currency in exchange for searching the Internet, as well as other activities. They'd promote the site to their constituents and supporters, to raise money for the company, and we'd share it back with them.

Startup 266

Startup Sites Web Entertainment 266

SoCal CTO

JUNE 13, 2011

Of course, if you are developing native mobile apps or building something on top of a particular code base or you need to integrate tightly with something, all of those factors may push you directly towards a particular language and framework. Of course, I'm not sure that anyone chooses Java alone. This may push you in that direction.

Framework 330

Framework Startup Java PHP 330

InfoChachkie

JULY 29, 2013

During the course of his talk, Brian mentioned that, "Startups are like pouring a bucket of water down a hill. Where To Pour - The site at which you begin pouring will have a tremendous influence on where the water ultimately flows. In addition, the hill''s slope will also affect the water''s course.

Startup 229

Startup Course Entrepreneur Marketing 229

TechCrunch LA

JANUARY 30, 2020

SpaceX is said to be in talks with local government officials about setting up a new rocket factory in the Port of Los Angeles, a location that would give it easy access to the ocean for transporting its next-generation Starship and Super Heavy launch vehicles to its coastal launchpad sites in Florida.

SpaceX 206

SpaceX Report Hawthorne Los Angeles 206

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 14, 2013

lynda.com , the online learning and video instruction site based in Carpinteria, is putting some of its new funding to work, saying this morning that it has acquired video2brain, GmbH , a European online video training company, to help expand its services worldwide. Financial terms of the buy were not disclosed.

Training 140

Training Course Acquisition Equity 140

Eric Greenspan

DECEMBER 5, 2009

I have vanity urls setup at just about every site on the web. Our Director of Flow, Heather Burlesci will be attending these courses as she is looking to build up her skills in this area. I of course agreed to get involved. Of course not, but I wish I could. I’ve jumped on the bandwagon, big time! A great trade!

Social Network 196

Social Network Networking Social Media Yahoo 196

InfoChachkie

JANUARY 6, 2011

Hmmm, I actually don’t read other entrepreneurial books or blogs – except infoChachkie of course [Editor’s Note: Kevin is clearly full of it here!]. Of course, there was so little competition back then so it easier to find uncharted territory. Now, there are hundreds of millions of web sites and hundreds of billions of web pages.

Entrepreneur 232

Entrepreneur Competition Software Review Course 232

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 26, 2012

The startup said it will allow students who took a course in a prior year upload an outline in exchange for another outline, plus share in any revenue from downloads of that outline or those notes.

Class 153

Class Study Guide Course 153

socalTECH

JANUARY 8, 2013

com , the online site run by Santa Monica's Docstoc which helps businesses file for business licenses, has expanded its services to DBA forms, the company said today. License123.com READ MORE>>.

Template 159

Template Santa Monica Education Course 159

socalTECH

JUNE 2, 2011

Mindflash, which is based in Palo Alto, offers a site which helps companies create online training courses. The Investment Group of Santa Barbara , a venture capital investment group based in Santa Barbara, has invested $4M in funding for a developer of a web-based cloud training software firm, Mindflash , Mindflash said today.

Santa Barbara 145

Santa Barbara Training Venture Capital Invest 145

InfoChachkie

JANUARY 24, 2011

Hmmm, I actually don’t read other entrepreneurial books or blogs – except infoChachkie of course [Editor’s Note: Kevin is clearly full of it here!]. Of course, there was so little competition back then so it easier to find uncharted territory. Now, there are hundreds of millions of web sites and hundreds of billions of web pages.

Blogging 219

Blogging Entrepreneur Software Review Course 219

socalTECH

JUNE 1, 2012

We had worked together for six years before starting MergeLocal, which came about on the golf course. There's an awful lot of check-in sites out there. Why would someone want to use your site? For local businesses, we're also giving them free mobile web sites, and working on other relationships.

CTO Coach 223

CTO Coach Startup Mobile Artificial Inteligence 223

socalTECH

OCTOBER 1, 2012

The story says that many signs point to a rebranding of Mahalo.com, the online information and advice site started by Calacanis originally as a "human powered search engine" is now pivoting to create a new "knowledge community, focused on creating high-quality videos, apps, iBooks and written courses"--called Inside.com.

Mahalo 140

Mahalo Santa Monica Course Email 140

socalTECH

OCTOBER 1, 2010

Santa Barbara-based Mindflash.com , an online training platform site headed by former Mint.com Chief Marketing Officer Donna Wells, said this week that it has officially launched its online trianing platform. The firm says it is targeting small businesses, and offers a way to help those businesses provide employee training.

Training 133

Training Santa Barbara SaaS Platform 133

SoCal CTO

MARCH 12, 2012

"I'm looking for a partner / cofounder who can not only head the technical aspects and build a working model of the site, but someone with the connections to put a great development team together when we need it. Of course, you will want to figure out a bit more about the specifics of what this developer needs to know vs. can learn.

CTO Hire 211

CTO Hire CTO Coach Startup Equity 211

Berkonomics

AUGUST 3, 2017

Of course most of us have limited resources for such overwhelming support of a new offering. If you must provide a free backup unit, personal on-site service for a month, your personal cell phone number for the customer CEO, or any number of unexpected offers of superior service and accountability to those first customers, do just that.

Customer 243

Customer Custom Resource Sales 243

Eric Greenspan

DECEMBER 5, 2009

I have vanity urls setup at just about every site on the web. Our Director of Flow, Heather Burlesci will be attending these courses as she is looking to build up her skills in this area. I of course agreed to get involved. I’ve jumped on the bandwagon, big time! I love Namechk.com for this. A great trade!

Social Network 180

Social Network Networking Yahoo Social Media 180

socalTECH

OCTOBER 4, 2012

We teach people how to make web series and video for the web, and specifically for sites like YouTube, and independent networks like Flip and Dailymotion. We teach through video tutorials, with courses around specific sites, like how to make content for FunnyorDie, taught by one of the staff writers from FunnyOrDie.

Web 187

Web Content Startup Education 187