TechCrunch LA

JANUARY 27, 2022

Gaming has been one of the most popular entertainment categories in the last two years of pandemic living. This round comes about eight months after PortalOne raised a $15 million seed round , also notable for its size and the backers. said Evan Feinberg, partner, Tiger Global, in a statement.

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Tech Zulu Event

APRIL 10, 2013

Excellent customer service isn’t just something that happens from company to consumer. Customer service starts within a company. We all know about Zappos customer culture and their willingness to stay on a call with a customer for up to 10 hours. It’s the same effect you want on your customers.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 25, 2014

The days are gone when a techie or a genius could build things in his garage and customers would find and buy the product, based purely on the “wow factor” of the technology. Thus customers and partners rely more and more on personal engagement with people. New technologies are everywhere today. Make it an enjoyable experience.

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InfoChachkie

JULY 5, 2012

Coull Entrepreneurs Get More Customers. Fortunately, several startups have devised tools which make it possible for content creators to maintain the entertainment integrity of their videos while embedding relevant calls-to-action. What’s So Cool About Coull? Coull Offers Advertisers Video Skimlinks. <JG Share and Enjoy.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 1, 2020

I find myself struggling to fully relax at bedtime, with my mind spinning about the world that lies ahead and the infinite amount of weekly decisions I’m having to process. He produced a very detailed analysis of his customer base and which would be affected. But you should know that everybody is in exactly this mind space.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 21, 2022

The power and influence of paid media advertising, including print ads, TV commercials, radio, and even online digital campaigns is waning, in favor of unpaid earned and owned messaging from your website, social media, key market influencers, and existing customer word-of-mouth. Real customers. Owned media. Long-term sales.

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Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 14, 2014

Social Gaming Network ( SGN ) and Fox Digital Entertainment teamed up for the recent release of a new game called The Book of Life: Sugar Smash. The game is based on Fox Digital Entertainment’s new computer animated film, The Book of Life , and launched for the iOS with an Android and Facebook version in the works.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 5, 2012

For the past three years I have been pounding the table as loud as I can about the future opportunities in digital video. You need to segment your audience and find a way to get your highest quality customers over to O&O (owned & operated) inventory where you can get higher CPMs, sell merchandise and capture more customer information.

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 24, 2015

Many businesses--particularly in sports, entertainment, and retail--don't have a very good idea of the demographics of their clientele. How can you get a better handle of who your customers are, by using technology? What problem are you solving for your customers? We talked with Cole Harper , CEO of the company.

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Tech Zulu Event

JULY 31, 2013

That is 1,851,189 people who wouldn’t have otherwise known about the Hello Flo brand. This first video they did became viral and the CMO, Jeffrey Harmon , paved the way to create an entertaining brand web series called Diary of a Dirty Tongue. 3 – Talk about things related to the core business. If we apply that.01%

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SoCal Tech Calendar

OCTOBER 14, 2016

Join us at the Pepperdine West Los Angeles Graduate Campus and learn invaluable information about what it means to be an entrepreneur. They're seeking community, education, entertainment, and most of all, a sense of authenticity. Storytelling allows brands to speak to their customers in a way that builds lasting trust.

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 4, 2013

When it's all about trading, swapping, lucky finds, and more--explains Dan Murillo , who is CEO and Founder of Little Black Bag (www.littleblackbag.com), an online e-commerce community based in Los Angeles. Can you talk about what Little Black Bag is and the origins of the company? They tell their friends about the site.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 27, 2021

Most of the entrepreneurs I meet as an investor and advisor have no shortage of right-brain thinking, showing vision and creativity, but often don’t realize that their potential is being limited by a balancing focus on results, metrics, and customer specifics. Listen to customer feedback and tune your vision.

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TechCrunch LA

SEPTEMBER 24, 2019

Canoo has beta cars on site at its Los Angeles headquarters where prospective partners and customers can test out the vehicles, which were made by an undisclosed contract manufacturer based in Michigan. The company intends to go to market with an entirely new business model by providing customers with its cars for a monthly subscription fee.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 11, 2019

WE spoke with Laurence about the startup. The way we got started was in the entertainment industry. Here at OIX, what we've done, is purpose built a cloud-based solution that allows customers to find those tax credits and incentives, and incentive discovery database. What is The OIX? We're in the tax credit and incentive market.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

Here are some key principles to consider in every case: Solve a significant problem for customers with money. Every sustainable business model has to attract paying customers and revenue, as well as provide something with significant economic or emotional value. They also offered an app to make the whole process simpler.

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InfoChachkie

AUGUST 27, 2012

Make no mistake, successful entertainers are entrepreneurs. They must compete with tens of thousands of other performers who are all pursuing the same customer dollars. Entrepreneurs and entertainers alike must address their fears. It’s not gonna be about my connections. It’s not gonna be about my looks.

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 19, 2018

We caught up with Kanaan to learn more about uCast Global. As you know, today, video is one of the primary means of communications from a personal, corporate, and entertainment level. Thats what uCast is all about. Those technologies allow us to scale and offer a superior product for customers. What is uCast?

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 12, 2022

In my role as a mentor to entrepreneurs and an angel investor, I find that too many are stuck in this myth that a good pitch, and good marketing content, should consist of more product features, and more hype on customer benefits. We all want to be entertained. Customers buy from people they trust, respect, and admire.

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socalTECH

MAY 21, 2014

We spoke with co-founders Juan Bruce and Jason Ahmad about Epoxy''s mission, its roots from projects at Team Downey, the production firm of Robert Downey Jr., As part of that, I started working for entertainment studios and networks, and saw the shift in consumer behavior to online entertainment.

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TechEmpower

OCTOBER 9, 2023

This nuanced approach can cater to the most specific of viewer moods and preferences, ensuring a seamless entertainment experience. Recipe Suggestions for Culinary Sites For culinary platforms or recipe websites, user searches can be incredibly varied, given the diverse range of ingredients and dietary preferences.

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socalTECH

JULY 22, 2019

You see a lot of news about the Space Force, about going back to the moon, and investments in our lunar gateway. However, unless you're building rockets and giant launch pads, we're not talking about massive capital outlays. I've been working in tech in Los Angeles for about thirteen years, across a variety of industries.

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Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 6, 2012

These two ads showed how disconnected from their customers these once industry leaders have become. Sadly this is just a single example of what is happening to thousand of companies that are not listening to their respective customers. What IMVU thought was game changing technology was not why customers used the software.

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 17, 2011

Despite the proximity to Hollywood and the entertainment world, in the world of Southern California startups, actually combining the two world is quite difficult. NowLive is trying to do just that, leveraging both technology and the entertainment world to build its business. What is NowLive all about? Who are your customers?

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 19, 2014

We caught up with Rachel recently to hear more about the company. Rachel Payne: I was working at Google for about eight years, most recently in global strategic alliances. I was running the largest deals in the media and entertainment video area across many different Google products. One of our customers is Inc.

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Xconomy

MARCH 1, 2018

Thanks to advertising blitzes from companies like Ancestry.com and 23andMe, Joe and Jane Consumer might know that their genetic blueprint and $100 or so can dig up insights about their genealogy. “The majority of our customers are. “The majority of our customers are.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 28, 2020

Successful businesses are all about getting results, not just working hard. As a new business advisor, I hear facts all the time about how hard an entrepreneur is working, but often have a hard time getting them to quantify results. For example, for a sales person, this metric number would likely measure new revenue or new customers.

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InfoChachkie

JULY 21, 2016

The reality television show Shark Tank makes for entertaining content but many of its underlying messages are potentially detrimental to tech entrepreneurs. I get that Shark Tank is a TV show focused on entertaining its viewers. Experienced entrepreneurs have no issues parsing where reality stops and entertainment begins.

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InfoChachkie

JANUARY 9, 2012

Money allowed Walt to do more of what he loved to do, which was create entertaining content. You don't have to worry about the money; it will take care of itself. You must convince dispassionate, objective customers that your value proposition is worthy of their cash. Entertain Yourself. "We Wear A Mouth Guard. "You

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socalTECH

AUGUST 12, 2014

to hear about how the program is both helping the studio tap into the energy and ideas of the startup community, as well as helping those startups find new customers in the media and entertainment business. For those not familiar with s Warner Media Camp, what is it all about? How long have you been doing this?

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TechCrunch LA

AUGUST 30, 2022

“Creators will be selling their own avatar fashion, and the ones that they’ve customized over the past couple of months. Genies has made forays into fashion before — the startup partnered with Gucci back in 2020 to give the retailer’s customers access to try on new virtual designs and to buy curated digital goods.

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TechCrunch LA

DECEMBER 16, 2018

Maybe it’s time for some… Bulletproof Coffee, Modafinil, nootropics, microdoses of acid, caffeine from coffee, caffeine from bracelets , aromatherapy, noise-canceling headphones, meditation, custom co-working spaces, or productivity apps? After playing in this world for an hour, I called Job and learned more about his company.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 2, 2023

Of course, every risk level can be mitigated by a good plan that addresses the issue, offers a credible action plan, and will convince you, as well as investors and customers, that what looks like a risk to many is actually a sustainable competitive advantage for your startup. Marginal legality or poor public image. If you want U.S.

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 5, 2015

Appetize is backed by the Guggenheim, the 49ers Family Office, WME SVP of Music Marc Geiger, Roar Entertainment and others; the company recently announced deals with Live Nation and the Sacramento Kings, and is part of the Dodgers Accelerator. We listened to our customers and what they needed, and observed their operations.

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TechCrunch LA

APRIL 14, 2020

These discussions and lessons — which the company emphasizes are not therapy sessions — are meant to frame how potential customers could view the types of things they could talk about with their therapists.

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socalTECH

MARCH 29, 2012

What's the best way to get the word out about your brand on social media? We spoke with Matt and Amanda MacNaughton , the brother and sister team behind PromoJam, to hear more about the company's platform. Our platform allows clients to run campaigns in front of their customers, wherever it's best to reach those customers.

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TechCrunch LA

SEPTEMBER 6, 2018

Entertainment has changed. Their relationship with fans is 24/7 and, regardless of how you feel about the family, their popularity is a clear indicator of this new always-on connection between public figures and their fans. Popbase is an app that operates almost like an interactive forum for new media. .”

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