Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 25, 2019

In my experience as a business consultant, I find than most people still believe that technology drives business disruption. I’m more convinced that technology merely enables disruption, and changing customer interests and needs really causes it. Yet, when faced with declining revenues, most companies focus on finding new customers.

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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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InfoChachkie

JULY 16, 2012

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. Such solutions combine the power of a video’s capacity to inform with a direct response ad’s ability to facilitate a desired action.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 10, 2012

As an executive at the National Basketball Association (NBA), Adam Kanner saw those issues--plus the industry's own desire to sell its unsold inventory--so he created ScoreBig (www.scorebig.com), an online marketplace aimed at connecting consumers with awesome deals on below-face value, live entertainment tickets.

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 20, 2019

Playa Vista-based Appetize , which develops cloud-based, point-of-sale (POS) software for enterprise customers such as stadiums and other venues, has named a trio of new executives, as it continues to grow its business. Avakian joined Appetize earlier this year, according to the company.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 11, 2018

According to the newly formed company, it completed all three of those mergers earlier in 2018, and now has a customer base of 175 enterprises. The company said its core customers are in the media and entertainment, mobile gaming, digital media, education, consumer goods, marketing, ecommerce, and Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) verticals.

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Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 23, 2013

Throughout all this planning, Wong found a hole in the the travel industry that needed to be filled and with her own travel planning experience, Vayable was born. Between my own travel planning experience and my life-changing adventure with Ali, I came up with the idea for Vayable. Vayable experiences are personalized for you.

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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. Make it an enjoyable experience. New technologies are everywhere today.

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TechEmpower

OCTOBER 9, 2023

This advanced approach greatly enhances the user experience, making product discovery more intuitive. Content Recommendations in Streaming Services While many streaming platforms suggest content based on viewing history, LLMs have the power to significantly elevate this experience.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 20, 2021

With real-time online reviews and feedback via the Internet, and instant relationships via social media, a voice from the top that is inconsistent with what is heard from the firing line defines a dysfunctional and noncompetitive company for today’s customer. When selecting members, value fit over 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. Coull Offers Advertisers Video Skimlinks. <JG <Break here> Skimlinks For The Video Age. .

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TechCrunch LA

DECEMBER 16, 2018

Maggie Lane is a writer and producer of virtual reality experiences and covers the industry for various publications. Inside Nickelodeon’s Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles VR Interview Experience. According to researchers, someone in flow will experience a lack of sense of self, a decline in fear, and time distortion.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 9, 2017

The average business person fights a customer culture shift, rather than looking for it. First of all, it is my experience that culture shifts these days are more often driven by emotion, rather than logic. Be willing to stretch the imagination of your customers. Market to customer emotions as well as absolute logic.

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Tech Zulu Event

JUNE 22, 2013

You take all the photos and videos and upload it on YouTube, Facebook, Vine, and other social media platforms and experience the event through the eyes of the crowd. CE: Our experiences with gathering outside contracting work have been negative so far sadly. Raising money is another goal and increasing our customer base as well.

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Tech Zulu Event

APRIL 25, 2011

With ImTech ’s “Era of Experience” night, the focus was on the building of not just businesses and projects, but the expansion of a whole new industry. Phil Lelyveld – Program Manager at USC’s Entertainment Technology Center. Some extra bonuses were a custom laser light show, and open demonstrations of an immersive system by Worldviz.

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socalTECH

JUNE 4, 2013

DAQRI says its customers include Twentieth Century Fox, Matchbox Twenty and SONY, who hae used the company to bring to life a "4D" experience on their DVD covers, books, and more. entertainment capital venture technology reality augmented dawri' DAQRI is headed by Brian Mullins. READ MORE>>.

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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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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 11, 2019

Data-enabled shopping has completely changed our purchasing experience, has undermined some of the greatest brand names, and has created some new brands, like Amazon, that now dominate. Online entertainment: millions of channels, billions of actors. YouTube is now the 800-pound gorilla of entertainment.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 27, 2021

Based on my own experience in business, the best results come from a balance of vision and creativity, combined with a clear focus on logical problem solving and results. Unfortunately, technology doesn’t create a vision, and usually frightens customers away, unless they understand the vision and value first.

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Tech.Co

JULY 12, 2017

. “This year, more than ever, we are working with companies with the potential to help define the future of media and entertainment together with Disney.” Brit + Co is a digital media company that inspires, educates and entertains real women with a creative spirit. Epic Games.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 18, 2019

We spoke with Joel about how the company is trying to reinvent the car repair experience. Joel Milne: We are delivering car repair, and we are trying to reinvent the car repair experience to make it super convenient. Theres a quality of experience, equipment, and tools necessary. RepairSmith is backed by Daimler AG.

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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. Who are your customers?

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TechCrunch LA

SEPTEMBER 6, 2018

Entertainment has changed. 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. Developments like live streaming, social media and more have made the stars of today more relatable and more easily reachable than those of yesteryear.

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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

DECEMBER 11, 2019

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. The first time, I founded a company called Hopscotch, in sports and entertainment.

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 4, 2013

We caught up with Dan to hear about how the firm is going beyond online sales, and making shopping online for fashion as much entertainment as e-commerce. Dan Murillo: Little Black Back is what we call an entertainment shopping company. We think there is a new category of the e-commerce and shopping sector, the entertainment sector.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 6, 2020

Based on my experience and a business advisor and mentor, this is the ideal time to get back to the basics of business leadership and innovation. Make sure everyone on your team sees every new business experiment as a positive learning experience, even if it fails. Publicly reward risk taking and new ideas.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 1, 2020

In the past two weeks we have entered perhaps to most surreal experience in any of our lives. He produced a very detailed analysis of his customer base and which would be affected. He enacted a program to proactively offer payment holidays to customers in obviously “hit” industries like travel & entertainment.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 3, 2008

They can put themselves and their friends into the media and the digital experience. How has the experience for you? Lots of work has also been done to take what was a face technology, and make it into a representation of a full head--and also to make it a consumer-grade experience.

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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. You will also have fewer mentors with whom you can share your gender-specific experiences.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 6, 2020

Here are some of the key indications that you might be a good match for a lifestyle business, for you to compare and consider against your own objectives and strengths: Enjoy interacting with customers and products every day. If your passion is customers, you definitely will be happier as a lifestyle entrepreneur.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 5, 2012

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. And we like to be entertained. You can earn the right to ask for customer information and remarket to them.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 31, 2015

Data-enabled shopping has completely changed our purchasing experience, has undermined some of the greatest brand names, and has created some new brands, like Amazon, that now dominate. Online entertainment: millions of channels, billions of actors. YouTube is now the 800-pound gorilla of entertainment.

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Tech.Co

JUNE 2, 2016

“The Loot Crate team has bootstrapped a truly elite business by consistently delighting their growing community of fans and customers,” said Bettinelli. “By By partnering with the leading entertainment companies, Loot Crate is able to provide a fan driven commerce experience that’s not available anywhere else.”

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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?

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 19, 2014

Rachel Payne , the CEO and one of the co-founders of FEM, is a veteran of Google, and is taking her experience there and applying it into the video recommendations and engagement area. 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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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 8, 2019

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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