Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 11, 2013

The theme for Silicon Beach Fest Hollywood is startups and Hollywood, featuring leaders from movie studios, music labels, agencies, and startups in entertainment – how Hollywood studios are investing and working with startups, and how Silicon Beach startups are making entertainment businesses.

Hollywood 100

Hollywood Screening Ideas Entertainment 100

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 18, 2013

I called this trend “ Torso TV ” because the “head” of consumption (largest number of views) was dominated by platforms that had massive distribution (think TV stations, radio or retail outlets that sell CDs and DVDs. Media in an age of: low-cost capture from mobile devices. think Apple. Think creatively.

Startup 380

Startup Media Content Platform 380

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 19, 2014

So this was definitely an introduction I was going to take. Andrew was SVP of Mobile at Fox Digital Entertainment which launched the very successful Simpsons online game (curse you for wasting tons of my kids free time!) They also had much experience before that. We met in August (so much for VCs taking the Summer off!)

Funding 373

Funding Technical Review Startup Screening 373

Tech Zulu Event

FEBRUARY 8, 2012

Building a strong tech industry to rival that of Silicon Valley is definitely no easy feat, but the overall feeling within Cal Tech’s Baxter Hall at last week’s event certainly bodes well for the year. With a scale-able platform ready to expand to different industries (utilities and maintenance services, etc.)

Technical Review 94

Technical Review Idealab Startup Mobile 94

socalTECH

JULY 20, 2011

Earlier this month, Los Angeles-based HitFix (www.hitfix.com) an online news site focused on entertainment, announced it had raised $2M in a funding round. What's the story behind HitFix and where do you fit in the entertainment news landscape? and entertainment as a whole is rapidly changing and growing.

News 173

News Entertainment Startup Bertelsmann 173

Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 22, 2013

Solaborate is a blend of great social network platforms, by taking in all the greatest bits and putting it all into one. Solaborate is bringing professionals and companies from the tech industry together and connect them through a new social media platform. There are multiple platforms used to get the job done.

Social Media 92

Social Media Social Network Tool Mobile 92

Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 5, 2013

Bedloo is a social media voting platform for those who want to find the right answer in life. We are all coming from a background in entertainment. We are power users and we are constantly trying to redefine platforms we are frustrated with. That is how Todd and I met, from all the talk of using platforms that frustrates us.

Startup 69

Startup Social Media Platform Media 69

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 28, 2010

Zong – mobile payments has been a very hot area over the past couple of years with the success and growth of both Boku and Zong. Boku and Zong focus mostly on mobile payments for virtual goods. It has proven a very successful strategy to get consumers to activate the payment on their mobile phone bill. VC Financings: 1.

Venture Capital 270

Venture Capital Capital Rustic Canyon Mobile 270

Tech Zulu Event

MAY 5, 2014

And with how much limelight the wearables technology space was receiving at SXSW this year, it is definitely an intriguing thought to see how these different companies could somehow combine efforts for further collaboration and innovation. The Inspiration, and The Future.

Startup 101

Startup Product Conference News 101

Tech Zulu Event

JULY 16, 2013

Whether the end goal is a functional business app or a mobile-friendly website, philosophie’s modern, open-source approach to development is sure to get the job done. Their Behavioral Marketing Platform even broke new ground at ad:tech 2011 winning an innovation award. Entertainment Tech: Atom Factory.

Startup 111

Startup Snapchat Venice Social Media 111

Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 2, 2013

“We know we need to communicate more” he says, and in many instances, mobile developers also need to open themselves up to automotive needs in regards to safety and production. A crucial issue as mobile devices continue to become more integrated, since at the heart of the discussion, lives are at stake.

Mobile 94

Mobile Google Startup Technology 94

Tech Zulu Event

MARCH 25, 2014

I’ve definitely thought to myself “take me back” multiple times. Well, thanks to a fantastic partnership with the good people at crowd fun ding platform, Indiegogo , we were able to do just that! Addison McCaleb – Mediahound , making it easier for you to discover entertainment.

Entertainment 99

Entertainment Google Entrepreneur Course 99

socalTECH

OCTOBER 19, 2017

Now is a good time for Southern California to step up its activity, because I think there's definitely an appetite for entrepreneurs in Silicon Valley thinking about other locations than Silicon Valley, because of the saturation situation here. One final thing, is we think we're unique in trying to match technologists with entrepreneurs.

Southern California 170

Southern California Venture Capital Startup Entrepreneur 170

Tech Zulu Event

JULY 28, 2015

Utilizing technological innovations spun out of the renowned MIT Media Labs and visual artistry by GMUNK , TrueCar is melding the company’s data analysis and visualization abilities with new, entertainment technology. This platform takes our web-based technology from the computer screen to the concert experience, as L.E.D.

Santa Monica 40

Santa Monica Truecar Technology Entertainment 40

Tech Zulu Event

JUNE 13, 2011

Webdoc is a web platform that allows you to easily create interactive posts mixing different web contents through a simple and intuitive drag & drop interface. As anyone in the startup world knows your team is what makes the difference and ours definitely does. Give Us the Fast Pitch. Are you Funded?

Startup 97

Startup Web Content Media 97

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 17, 2010

It’s not uncommon for incredibly smart and talented Phd’s or CS majors from Stanford to raise $10 million on an early-stage “platform&# that if it succeeds it will be huge. But ultimately we’re on the Internet to communicate, buy stuff, become informed and be entertained. LA investors are more pragmatic.

Company 290

Company Companies Technology Startup 290

Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 11, 2013

That’s about all I can tell you about the program, but I spent six months in tech school where I received classroom training in electrical theory and hands-on field training and learned two different system platforms we used at the time. I was the definition of a non-traditional student. It kept me entertained during down time.

Training 98

Training UCLA Technology IP 98

Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

Definitely tune in Wednesday Sept. Social Rewards helps leverage your existing loyalty program and turn it into a distribution platform via social media. Novimap is an online and mobile mapping platform. enables developers to sell cross-platform web-apps that optimize to your mobile device. The Startups.

Social Media 71

Social Media Technical Review Mixergy Tech Coast Angels 71