InfoChachkie

FEBRUARY 20, 2012

Other installments include: Jeff Bezos , Steve Jobs , Mark Cuban , Richard Branson , Walt Disney , Mark Zuckerberg , Michael Dell and Larry Ellison. Mark noted that even if an entrepreneur does not become a master developer, by simply understanding the software development process, they will be a more effective startup leader.

Tips 275

Tips Startup IP Santa Barbara 275

socalTECH

MARCH 1, 2012

Last week, Pasadena-based Punchcard (www.punchcard.com) launched its mobile apps, which help local retailers provide rewards to loyal customers. It provides consumer rewards, and on the merchant side, it allows them to identify local customers and reacquire them by pushing them offers and incentives to come back. What is Punchcard?

Southern California 245

Southern California Idealab Startup Customer 245

Tech Zulu Event

JUNE 19, 2013

Disney did not disappoint, boasting a grand display at the entrance in the South Hall. Featuring its new games, Infinity and Disney Fantasia: Music Evolved , their space seemed the most active with long lines forming and people patiently waiting for a free custom shirts and Infinity figures. Family Games. Sports Fans.

Entertainment 71

Entertainment Screening Design Conference 71

InfoChachkie

JANUARY 23, 2012

Other installments include: Jeff Bezos , Steve Jobs , Richard Branson , Walt Disney and Michael Dell. When enhancing your value proposition, ask the same question a newcomer would ask, "what is the best way for users to interact with the new features, irrespective of the existing customer experience?" 1) Get A Mentor. "I

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 19, 2013

The confidence, energy, passion and humor that are hallmarks of Jonathan became muted in the pressures of needing to show financial successes to match one’s enormous product vision and ambitions. It is what he set out to build and he had huge initial success in landing big clients like Disney, Zynga, Gilt and TopSpin.

Startup 303

Startup Technical Review Product Blogging 303

Tech Zulu Event

JUNE 17, 2011

He also designed the Farmville iPhone application (top iPhone app), and worked on corporate development deals including Microsoft, Yahoo, Zynga Japan, and Zynga corporate strategy. Dinesh’s passion is developing VoIP-driven startups and creating unique online growth strategies. As of May 2010, CallFire has over 20,000 customers!

Tech Coast Angels 100

Tech Coast Angels Idealab Angel Design 100

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. Why is this important to filmmakers?

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Hollywood CTO Hire Social Media Platform 256

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 17, 2010

We had executives from the studios like Fox, Warner Bros and Disney. We’ll be conducting a series of educational programes covering: fund raising, team building, product development, sales, marketing, business development and how to prioritize your time as a CEO. Oh, and the cocktail party afterward also rocked!

Company 276

Company Companies Startup Southern California 276

Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 17, 2012

Before Harrison Metal, Erik was most recently vice president of product management and strategy at TripAdvisor, the largest travel community site on the Web. He was also an early member of Accenture’s first practice group dedicated to Internet strategy and development in the mid-1990’s. Custom ad deals and partnerships.

Startup 110

Startup Activision Santa Monica SaaS 110

InfoChachkie

OCTOBER 13, 2009

What do Warren Buffet, Martin Luther King, John Wayne, Walt Disney, Harry Truman and Wayne Gretzky all have in common? They also accounted for each paper and were often financially penalized for any papers which were lost , thereby developing strong internal controls. All of these extremely successful individuals were paperboys*.

Web 2.0 222

Web 2.0 Web Sales Outsource Development 222

Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 30, 2011

VP, Strategic Planning at Disney Interactive Media Group. Amanda Coolong has interviewed hundreds of entrepreneurs, venture capitalists and influencers at every major industry conference, and is an active beta tester for many of the products she encounters. Custom ad deals and partnerships. Dan Dato , Mentor at upStart.LA.

Tech Coast Angels 105

Tech Coast Angels Startup Angel Southern California 105

Tech Zulu Event

AUGUST 15, 2011

Matthew’s passion is partnering with brands to help build community, optimize operations, and develop a strong digital strategy. His firm works to infuse projects with the management, social and production assistance needed to break away from the pack. Garth Holsinger, VP of Global Sales and Business Development, Klout.

SEO 85

SEO CTO Coach Conference Social Media 85

socalTECH

JULY 8, 2009

We focus on the creative content of TV advertising, and we've developed a very powerful, scoring algorithm which we call Ace Scores, which rates advertising effectiveness, and deliver that data to our customers--advertisers and agencies--through a software-as-a-service offering. We're really revolutionizing TV ad creative.

Advertising 100

Advertising Palomar Startup Customer 100

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 22, 2010

Last night I co-hosted a dinner at Soho House in Los Angeles with some of the most senior people in the media industry with executives from Disney, Fox, Warner, media agencies and many promising tech & media startup CEO’s. There are many analogies here for software development.

Entrepreneur 356

Entrepreneur Venture Capital Startup Email 356

Tech Zulu Event

MAY 9, 2014

This was a chance to blow open the story on their companies, to address a room full of potential investors, mentors, partners, customers, and press. They showed very impressive average customer repurchases. Harnessing more energy from our grid by emphasizing efficiency, not increased factory and power production.

Startup 111

Startup Mobile Commerce Education 111

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 23, 2015

The final clip is Fred & I talking about whether “the best product wins” and my assertion that the bias in today’s Silicon Valley dominated tech world there is probably too much emphasis on tech at the expense of how to sell, implement and service customers. Be generous with time with newer VCs / pay it forward.

Venture Capital 150

Venture Capital Startup Writing Blogging 150

Tech Zulu Event

APRIL 25, 2011

Patty Rangel – Tech & Product Development, AV Concepts. Creative R&D, Walt Disney Imagineering. And at “The Era of Experience&# , we had the chance to rub elbows with the very people leading the charge for these developments! Ernie Merlan – Owner, Merlan Creative. Fred Nikgohar – CEO, RoboDynamics.

Entertainment 77

Entertainment Report IBM IBM 77

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 5, 2015

Every entrepreneur must effectively collaborate with many people, including internal team members, partners, customers, and investors. While effective collaboration is easier said than done, it’s the backbone for any startup that wants to get their product off the ground. Chaos is the result of no structure, and is non-productive.

Startup 58

Startup Entrepreneur Product Guide 58

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 25, 2010

Paul Graham’s assertion that “any startup founder can tell you the most common question they hear from investors is not about the founders or the product, but “who else is investing?&# When I’m in, I’m in. rings true to me. Investors who commit early deserve to have a lower price.

Venture Capital 286

Venture Capital Pricing Technical Review Startup 286

socalTECH

MARCH 26, 2009

We help them distribute their product, and put it on the shelf, anywhere a customer might buy--whether that's with a tour operator, travel agency, or a travel website. There's content loading, customer service, and account management--the basic guts of the operation. Eric Hovanec: We've got some operational growth opportunities.

Startup 113

Startup Platform Clearstone Content 113

Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 28, 2011

CallFire provides Voice and SMS Solutions to over 40,000 customers including political groups, non-profits, insurance agents, small business owners, and marketers. VP, Strategic Planning at Disney Interactive Media Group. After its acquisition by Playdom, he was most recently head of the Acclaim studio and Sr.

Idealab 77

Idealab Tech Coast Angels Startup Platform 77

Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 20, 2012

In high school, he founded Solar Devices, a firm that sold plans and kits for solar energy products. After graduating from college, Bill and his brother Larry started GNP Development, Inc., which made a natural language product for Lotus 1-2-3 called HAL. VP, Strategic Planning at Disney Interactive Media Group.

Idealab 84

Idealab Tech Coast Angels CalTech Startup 84

socalTECH

MAY 21, 2009

The problem in developing a character rig--which is a model character in a computer environment--is a complex, custom process. Brian Nilles: Yes, our alpha is meant to communicate to our prospective customers what our tools look like. For example, you can customize your breast, and someone like Disney doesn't want that.

Tool 113

Tool Platform Venture Capital Startup 113

Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 28, 2011

CallFire provides Voice and SMS Solutions to over 40,000 customers including political groups, non-profits, insurance agents, small business owners, and marketers. VP, Strategic Planning at Disney Interactive Media Group. After its acquisition by Playdom, he was most recently head of the Acclaim studio and Sr.

Idealab 49

Idealab Tech Coast Angels Startup Platform 49

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 5, 2016

20 months ago we sold Maker Studios to Disney for $500 million in cash plus a large earn out. I figured I owed it to both Disney and to Maker not to state views that could be construed as their views during a period where I was still involved. When we were acquired by Disney we had a product & engineering team of 55 people.

Content 150

Content Snapchat Platform SEO 150

Tech Zulu Event

MARCH 7, 2010

Will Hsu, Chief Product Officer for AT&T Interactive Jordan Rohan, Managing Director of Equity Research, Internet and Digital Media, Thomas Weisel Partners. Join our panelists as they discuss how location-awareness is influencing every aspect of mobile marketing -- from campaign creation, to ROI-tracking, to custom ad units and messaging.

Mobile 40

Mobile Media Case Study Advertising 40

Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 19, 2012

Social Media and Urban Development in Hollywood. Going So-Lo: How Brands are Driving Sales & Personalizing Customer Experiences with Social, Location-Based Marketing. What All the Buzz is About: A Conversation with the Disney / ABC Television Group. Keynote: Scott Kramer, President & CEO of Multibrain Network, Inc.

Social Media 92

Social Media Los Angeles Media Angel 92

Tech Zulu Event

JUNE 9, 2011

Just like iGottaGuide, the idea was all about democratization–taking the power away from the gatekeepers and giving customers a greater range of choices at a lower price. Walt Disney. Your goals, new products, new direction? No one has all of the answers, and I definitely didn’t. Richard Branson. Henry Ford.

Startup 63

Startup Guide Entrepreneur Ideas 63

Berkonomics

DECEMBER 26, 2013

Dave’s Note: William Fisher is CEO of Quicksilver Software, a software and Internet game development company in Southern California. I develop people, and they know/appreciate that. I once tried to focus on a single type of business, on the advice of a business development guy. Guest Post by William Fisher. Huge mistake.

Offshore 189

Offshore Examples Southern California Email 189

SoCal Delicious

MAY 6, 2012

He previously led business development for Affiliate Fuel, leading to its acquisition by Experian in 2005. Christopher Brereton is one of the founders and lead guru of PictureHealing , a company that develops community, awareness and support through photo sharing on iPhones. Sizhao “Zao” Yang – COO and Co-founder at BetterWorks.

Los Angeles 78

Los Angeles Entrepreneur Angel Fractional CTO 78

Frank Addante

JUNE 4, 2006

► February (1) Building and Developing an A++ Team ► 2008 (14) ► December (1) Develop a Culture Roadmap ► November (2) Green Week - Save the Environment and Your Cash Creating a Culture of Innovation: Cultural Values. Under Process, Over Deliver So, you need to develop a product? Startup 3.0:

Startup 40

Startup Venture Capital Email CTO Hire 40

Frank Addante

MAY 15, 2006

► February (1) Building and Developing an A++ Team ► 2008 (14) ► December (1) Develop a Culture Roadmap ► November (2) Green Week - Save the Environment and Your Cash Creating a Culture of Innovation: Cultural Values. Under Process, Over Deliver So, you need to develop a product? Startup 3.0:

Advertising 40

Advertising Startup Chief Technology Officer Technical Review 40

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 19, 2010

Given how Apple’s products are normally delivered to near perfection it is likely to be a huge holiday hit this year. The launch of their new Boxee Box in November and the user acceptance of that will be telling for their future development. But the whole market will develop more slowly as we watch this bum fight take place.

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Content Google Media Hulu 386