InfoChachkie

MAY 27, 2013

Last week, Divshot turned a simple April Fool''s Day joke into a marketing coup, generating nearly 6,000 Tweets and over a thousand Beta customers. As noted in Hacking Hacker News , the company previously dominated the mindshare of the web development community by facilitating the spread of a random posting on Hacker News.

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Tech.Co

MAY 16, 2024

In addition to the regular pressures of running a business in this climate, Black business owners have to contend with discriminatory lending practices from banking institutions and racial prejudices from buyers – with a recent report revealing that 76% of Black business owners claim they’ve experienced racism from a customer.

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 15, 2012

If you're a web publisher, or even a brand developing your own outreach to customers through a newsletter or microsite, how do you efficiently gather and curate all of the news and information out there? It's all about what is happening on the realtime web. Is this a subscription or do these publishers buy software?

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Web Newsletter Content Startup 237

TechEmpower

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

We recently completed a web-based application that uses a unique algorithm to match professionals with new career opportunities. Drop-off on the first page of an application is bad news. So instead, we fill it with a completely custom blurb, written just for him: Hello!

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Generative AI Artificial Inteligence TechEmpower Tips 295

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 29, 2015

With the advent of social media and the pervasive move to smartphones, even customers who still prefer to purchase in brick-and-mortar stores have dramatically changed their shopping habits. If you refuse to play by their rules, they have the power to easily find alternatives, and actively pull other potential customers away.

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socalTECH

MARCH 7, 2017

Los Angeles-based food alternative developer Soylent has rolled out a new chatbot, called "Trish", and started accepting Bitcoin from its customers. The new "bot" was created by marketing/creative firm Wieden+Kennedy (W+K).

Artificial Inteligence 160

Artificial Inteligence News Startup Web 160

socalTECH

MARCH 13, 2013

According to the firm, the company's technology is now analyzing over 100 million data elements and 300,000 sources per month to help its clients organize the best and most useful content from around the web.

Content 171

Content Tool Legalzoom News 171

socalTECH

JUNE 12, 2012

Los Angeles-based content delivery network provider NetDNA reports this morning that it has scored a customer win with news website The Next Web. Financial details of the win were not disclosed.

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Content News Web Los Angeles 164

TechEmpower

JULY 2, 2013

July marks the fourth month of our ongoing project measuring the performance of web application frameworks and platforms. The results web site has been improved with test-type and hardware-type navigation, allowing you to share links to a specific results chart, such as Round 6, Fortunes on EC2. We are hiring.

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Framework Software Review Technical Review EC2 521

Tech.Co

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Want to browse the web privately? ? Small Business Administration, but the lenders competitive interest rates and flexible repayment terms still make it a great option, especially if you're an existing Bank of America customer. Or appear as if you're in another country? Get a huge 86% off Surfshark with this special tech.co

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

The “valley of death” is a common term in the startup world, referring to the difficulty of covering the negative cash flow in the early stages of a startup, before their new product or service is bringing in revenue from real customers. Commit to a major customer.

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Berkonomics

MARCH 23, 2023

ChatGBT and Bing AI are just two of the new tools that are already changing our lives. It won’t be long before another round of layoffs comes, and these new tools will create new jobs to fill the gap. We watch our news and entertainment anywhere we want to on any kind of device we choose. This is big business.

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Mobile Commerce Software Review Yammer 156

SoCal CTO

NOVEMBER 17, 2009

I frequently work on networking through the social web and building new relationships that will foster knowledge gathering or business growth. A day might include a discussion with a finance partner, an investor, a customer or a fusion partner. We need to spend some time discussing what you do with the social web.

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TechEmpower

MAY 28, 2015

Covering a wide variety of web application frameworks, this project gives developers useful data that can help them find the framework that will provide the performance and features they need for their application. We're delighted that 1M is already old news. versus 1.05M). We didn’t change the hardware between Rounds 9 and 10.

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Framework TechEmpower Blogging News 200

socalTECH

DECEMBER 28, 2020

What was the biggest news for you/your company this year? In 2020, the pandemic radically changed the customer acquisition process for many consumer-facing industries. We also updated more than 43,700 attributes as new amenities became commonplace, like curbside pickup and contactless delivery. Contact our editors for details.

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Technical Review Software Review Organic Search Startup 140

Tech.Co

DECEMBER 29, 2023

Verifying Looking for regular tech news straight to your inbox? Bobbie’s growth snowballed after caregivers sought new sources of baby formula during the nationwide shortage in 2022. However, its unique-for-the-industry monthly subscription model has helped it maintain healthy profits from its loyal customer base in 2023.

Startup 210

Startup Generative AI Newsletter Tool 210

Tech Zulu Event

AUGUST 4, 2011

If you’re a big supporter of indie films or web series you’re probably checking out your favorites on a variety of different sites on the web. And the site is growing, it now includes video content made by brands you may recognize from places that you visit elsewhere on the web, like the Popsugar entertainment news brand.

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Web Netflix Social Media Product 65

Tech.Co

MAY 31, 2023

Business tools — from customer relationship management ( CRM ) platforms to accounting software — help to save startups time and money by automating key processes and maximizing efficiency. RingCentral Startup tool: Web conferencing app Price from: $11.99 Here are a couple of our favorites.

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Tool Startup Software Review Technical Review 128

socalTECH

DECEMBER 21, 2020

What was the biggest news for you/your company this year? We had a soft launch to test our new identity protection & identity management features to complement our core people search service in 2020. Weve started with dark web monitoring, and we are adding credit monitoring to help our users better control their digital identity.

Technical Review 113

Technical Review Startup CIO Southern California 113

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 31, 2011

Who are you on the web? Think about your local news anchor saying, “if you want to get in touch email me at xxxx.” So again your local news anchor doesn’t exactly want to follow back all of her viewers. It’s almost like the web equivalent of Facebook Connect. That’s one form of identity.

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News Web Email Startup 324

Tech.Co

MAY 26, 2020

The New York Times now includes a Bookshop link alongside an Amazon one, while BuzzFeed News, Vox, and New York Magazine are all in, and Hearst, Meredith, and Condé Nast will likely start using Bookshop next month. Top Publications: BuzzFeed News, Vox, New York Magazine. Best for: Bloggers, news publishers.

Technical Review 129

Technical Review Buzzfeed News Networking 129

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 4, 2022

The “valley of death” is a common term in the startup world, referring to the difficulty of covering the negative cash flow in the early stages of a startup, before their new product or service is bringing in revenue from real customers. Commit to a major customer.

Tips 104

Tips Startup Technical Review Equity 104

socalTECH

NOVEMBER 23, 2010

Santa Monica-based Rubicon Project , the online ad network optimization firm, told its customers today that it has just optimized its one trillionth display ad. Rubicon Project's services are used by web publishers to pick the best ad networks to run on a specific page of their site, based on the return predicted from that ad network.

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Clearstone Santa Monica News Equity 159

Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 29, 2011

As customers shift online, retailers have no choice, to not only follow suit, but to adapt to their changing demands. The rise of ecommerce giants EBay and Amazon.com has shone a light on a new path to consumerism. A customized browse (or soft sell) rather than a customized product, yet still a customized experience.

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Custom Customer Advertising Demand 74

socalTECH

JUNE 30, 2010

Last week, Los Angeles-based Stroome (www.stroome.com), a new startup originally spawned out of a project at the USC Annenberg School of Communications, won $200,000 in the 2010 Knight News Challenge. We got lots of traction on the web, and the story was picked up in many places. It ran in April of 2008.

Journal 187

Journal USC News Startup 187

Jason Nazar

AUGUST 15, 2013

The 7 Ways to Get (unpaid) Traffic on the Web. “If There are 7 Ways to Get Traffic on the Web, in no weighted order they are: 1.) The web is interconnected, and traffic flows between sites that interlink.The more sites that link to you, the more sustainable traffic you build overtime. Search Engines. Referring Traffic / Press.

Web 61

Web Social Media Content Sites 61

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 6, 2019

The “valley of death” is a common term in the startup world, referring to the difficulty of covering the negative cash flow in the early stages of a startup, before their new product or service is bringing in revenue from real customers. Commit to a major customer.

Startup 128

Startup Technical Review Equity Incubator 128

Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 18, 2011

Having paying “Customers” is what makes the cash register roar. An entrepreneur having low self worth is the number one deterrent for a potential customer not buying into what you are selling. Using your service or owning your product isn’t why a person buys, it’s the experience your customer will have. Second, how to get leads.

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Custom Customer Marketing SEO 85

socalTECH

JUNE 30, 2010

In what can only be good news for many a high tech professional, coffee chain Starbucks said today that it will turn on free Wi-Fi in its stores July 1st, at all of its U.S. Starbucks said that it will give Wi-Fi enabled laptops, tablets, and mobile phones with unlimited access to the Web. and Canadian company-owned stores.

High Tech 182

High Tech Yahoo News Web 182

SoCal CTO

APRIL 2, 2012

Hiring seems to be the preferred use of seed funds (by investors and founders), whereas I'd prefer a focus on customer acquisition. Of course, there's still hard work to be done to as the bad news is that its hard finding good Web Development in Los Angeles and certainly its tough Finding Developers Here in Los Angeles.

CTO Hire 205

CTO Hire Outsource Development CTO Coach Develop 205

socalTECH

JULY 7, 2010

Here are eight Southern California companies and the experienced, successful entrepreneurs heading up their efforts, who haven't had any problems finding investors--or customers--for their firms. Demand Media / Richard Rosenblatt / Los Angeles - Rosenblatt's last big win: MySpace, where he was Chairman, brokering its sale to News Corp.

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Southern California Entrepreneur SoCal Mahalo 228

socalTECH

DECEMBER 10, 2010

Custom Insurance Programs for Technology Companies. PRTechConnect (www.prtechconnect.com)  You've Got News, Now Get Heard. your business on the map with national news coverage and blog buzz for only $999 a. Pixelgate.net (www.pixelgate.net) - Internet Access, Web Hosting, Network. Need office or Tech Space?

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Tech Zulu Event

JUNE 29, 2010

Before, during and after the show, fans can continue listening to the Lollapalooza station for news updates from the event and custom interviews with the performing artists.

Custom 55

Custom Customer News Web 55

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 12, 2017

Jonah was working on his masters thesis and he asked Nike to produce a customized shoe with the word “Sweatshop” on it. At the time we heralded in a new era where “gatekeepers” were no longer going to shape stories to the public and “democratic news” would reign freely.

Buzzfeed 210

Buzzfeed Media Content News 210

socalTECH

OCTOBER 29, 2008

Los Angeles-based Gorilla Nation , which represents web publishers to advertising brands, has piled on yet another win in Canada, this time with Reuters. Financial impact and details on the customer win were not disclosed. Gorilla Nation is backed by Great Hill Partners. READ MORE>>

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Gorilla Nation Advertising Blogging News 124

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 16, 2012

There is also more going on in every location, so this personal need and super sensitivity to the local community has spawned a new breed of Internet startups, called “hyperlocal.” Give people a way to follow news around a particular block. Geographic customization. Give people a way to post news to specific geographic areas.

Entrepreneur 96

Entrepreneur News Sites RSS 96

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 9, 2019

Yet if you run a business, you know things won’t get done, and most customers won’t buy, unless they trust you. According to current reports , both your employees and your customers have to feel they know you, and you know them, before levels of trust can accrue. Make sure your team and your customers have a role.

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Custom Customer Mentor Training 92