socalTECH

DECEMBER 28, 2012

We asked the same four questions of a variety of top technology entrepreneurs, investors, and others, to hear what they're thinking about, and are sharing it here over the next week. Aber Whitcomb is a partner at startup co-working and incubation community io/LA , CTO of SGN , and former co-founder and CTO of MySpace.

Technical Review 223

Technical Review Southern California Incubator High Tech 223

SoCal CTO

OCTOBER 7, 2009

I've helped organize the Los Angeles CTO Forum for almost 10 years. As part of doing that, I've had the opportunity to interact with a wide variety of different chief technical officers from different kinds of companies over those years. But not really CTO events. or focused on industry or type of company.

Southern California 150

Southern California Software Development Software Develop 150

TechCrunch LA

SEPTEMBER 6, 2018

Entertainment has changed. They dominate the media, have accrued millions of fans on social networks and have branched into retail, fashion, production and more. A new startup is seizing on an opportunity to help up-and-coming online entertainers take a leaf out of that book and grow their relationships with fans.

Help 115

Help Startup Activision Media 115

Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 4, 2012

Today they say its Africa’s largest and fastest growing social networking utility with over 4,000 daily new sign-ups. They also add that LAGbook ranks #2 in the city of Yaba-Lagos, where the social network was incepted, and #37 in the city of Hirtshal, Denmark. We create a social network for students of the University of Lagos.

Social Network 100

Social Network Networking Advertising Startup 100

socalTECH

MARCH 1, 2013

However, there's a new generation of technology driven startups who are looking to apply software and technology in a way that will change how movies are made, and marketed. Lots of them were in online media and entertainment. My co-founder, Taylor Mcpartland, is the entertainment guy. What's your background?

Hollywood 256

Hollywood CTO Hire Social Media Platform 256

socalTECH

JUNE 18, 2009

Our interview today is with Santa Monica-based OneCubicle (www.onecubicle.com), a new startup we ran across recently, which is looking to provide a more professional social networking site for younger people. Gregg Champion: OneCubicle.com is a social business network for people on their first, second, and third jobs.

Social Network 100

Social Network Entertainment Startup CTO Coach 100

SoCal CTO

OCTOBER 15, 2009

Of course, I immediately gave him the whole spiel on Visible Networking and Steve was totally game to make our networking visible. I have about 11 years in the technology sector including roles doing market research, sales and product development. What networking events in Los Angeles or Southern California do you go to?

Los Angeles 179

Los Angeles Product Angel Startup 179

socalTECH

AUGUST 20, 2010

We went out on the Android and Blackberry, and as we were going out to market, we realized that we could use that consumer launch as a proving ground for our technology, and leverage that to the B2B market. When I joined the company, I found an amazing technology platform and analytics capability. We're really headed for three screens.

Content 189

Content Screening Mobile Customer 189

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 11, 2014

Peter Marx: I started in the technology industry by writing software for imaging microscopes--looking at things like cell populations using early CCD cameras and understanding cell morphology; working on video compression; working on networking stuff and software for early digital telephony like ISDN and on forward. READ MORE>>.

Los Angeles 203

Los Angeles Technology Startup Examples 203

socalTECH

DECEMBER 23, 2016

This holiday season, we are again sharing the reflections on 2016 from Southern California's technology ecosystem. When we first started in 2012, panel programming focused on how to fund your startup, find a CTO, etc. You'll be able to see all the many 2016 reflections here as they are posted.

Marina Del Rey 100

Marina Del Rey Dollar Shave Club Beverly Hills Startup 100

SoCal CTO

JANUARY 5, 2010

They talk about: 5 Trends Converging (3G + Social Networking + Video + VoIP + Impressive Mobile Devices) which is more than what I think of as mobile internet. social networking, etc. This is likely worth a full post on it’s own, but I don’t seem that as being the communications and social network platform that we can rely on.

Mobile 204

Mobile Slides Web 2.0 Social Network 204

SoCal CTO

NOVEMBER 10, 2009

Visible networking is turning into a really great opportunity to get to know people better, get to meet new people, and have some interesting conversations. to work on an entertainment-related technology project and have stayed ever since. What networking events in Los Angeles or Southern California do you go to?

Product 150

Product Entrepreneur Social Media Google 150

socalTECH

JANUARY 19, 2017

Deborah Ramo: It's interesting, but my background is actually in the entertainment world. A number of years ago, myself and some of my colleagues in the entertainment industry developed a nonprofit workplace in Hollywood. Eventually, the idea was that the entertainment industry's workforce would reflect our audience.

Help 100

Help Education CTO Coach Startup 100

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 19, 2013

Co-founder and CEO Matt Ehrlichman and CTO and co-founder Eric Schleicher sat down to talk to us about the new startup, which is split between San Diego and Seattle. Matt sold his last startup, Thriva, to Active Network, and was part of the team that build up Active Network until its successful IPO in 2011. He led the data team.

Startup 133

Startup Guide CTO Hire Organization 133

Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 18, 2013

The co-founder core team, including a CTO, should be fully formed and passionate enough to be working on the project full time. The Blayze network already reaches or 200 million viewers and has generated thousands in sales. The further along the product is the better — because it shows commitment and the skills to execute.

Class 100

Class Startup Tech Coast Angels CTO Coach 100

Xconomy

JUNE 6, 2016

Key early figures include CTO Doug Palmer, a pioneer in the development of video-over-IP technology who also worked at San Diego’s Linkabit and HNC Software, and chief engineer David Eames, one of HNC’s original staff scientists and an expert in neural networks and parallel computing applications.

Artificial Inteligence 62

Artificial Inteligence San Diego CTO Hire Outsource Development 62

Tech Zulu Event

MAY 20, 2014

We did a lot of investigative research — cold calling executives in Hollywood through networks at Harvard and networks through Johns Hopkins, the school where my brother graduated from. He’s a former President of Sony Pictures Technologies and former CTO of Warner Bros. Entertainment.

Startup 91

Startup Entertainment CTO Coach Screening 91

Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 12, 2010

Founder and CEO of Mandalay Entertainment, the visionary multimedia venture spanning movies, TV, sports, and new media, Peter Guber is among the most successful executives in the entertainment and communications industries. He previously co-founded and served as Chief Technology Officer of IMVU. ycombinator.com.

Twiistup 40

Twiistup Riot Games UCLA Media 40

Frank Addante

JULY 20, 2012

A product manager is like the CEO of the product, the engineering lead like the CTO, and the top marketer the CMO. That team’s members likely thought about video, music, entertainment, games, which resulted in the creation of the AppStore. Together, as a product leadership team, they live and breathe their product every day.

Product 59

Product Company Companies Organization 59

Tech Zulu Event

AUGUST 31, 2011

We also had awesome group of mentors that included: David Waxman (Co-founder of PeoplePC, Spot Runner and Firefly Network), Paige Craig (CEO of BetterWorks ), Josh MacAdam (Co-founder/CTO at Ming.ly

Los Angeles 73

Los Angeles Startup Angel Tech Coast Angels 73

Tech Zulu Event

MAY 10, 2012

Anthony Batt , president of Katalyst Networks and founder of BUZZmedia. Katalyst is a reknowned champion of technology who sees the world years before it arrives. Anthony also founded the entertainment-blog powerhouse BUZZMedia, played a role in early craigslist.org as well as Absolut Vodka’s award winning digital media strategy.

Technical Advisors 89

Technical Advisors Design Education Study 89

SoCal Delicious

MAY 6, 2012

Charlie Capen is co-founder of HowToBeADad.com , an entertainment site and dad blog for “parents, soon-to-be parents and people who have no desire to procreate, whatsoever.” sold to Zynga Game Networks, Inc.). the world’s largest celeb endorsement network). Matt Miller – Co-Founder and CTO of CareerBliss.com.

Los Angeles 78

Los Angeles Entrepreneur Angel Fractional CTO 78

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 28, 2010

Investors: Matrix (Dana Stadler, who was the CTO of PayPal). Their purchases are limited to restaurants, bars, retail clothing outlets, travel and entertainment. 15mm in Series A. Read more: TechCrunch. Blippy is a service that allows you to automatically share your credit card transactions as you make them.

Venture Capital 270

Venture Capital Capital Rustic Canyon Mobile 270