SoCal CTO

JANUARY 31, 2011

As I discussed in Matching Algorithm , I end up talking to a lot of startups who want to become the eHarmony of careers, eHarmony of clothes, eHarmony of jobs, eHarmony of tutoring, eHarmony of services, eHarmony of investments, etc. Let’s take a particular example: eHarmony of jobs.

eHarmony 204

eHarmony Marketing Startup Zag 204

SoCal CTO

JANUARY 31, 2011

As I discussed in Matching Algorithm , I end up talking to a lot of startups who want to become the eHarmony of careers, eHarmony of clothes, eHarmony of jobs, eHarmony of tutoring, eHarmony of services, eHarmony of investments, etc. Let’s take a particular example: eHarmony of jobs.

eHarmony 196

eHarmony Marketing Startup Zag 196

socalTECH

JUNE 2, 2011

Southern California has had its own share of IPOs over the last year, including Demand Media, Active Network, and Boingo Wireless. eHarmony [ profile ]. Why: Rumored to be very profitable, waiting on market. However, a number of Southern California firms have been rumored to be seeking IPOs, who have not yet filed.

Southern California 171

Southern California Legalzoom eHarmony SoCal 171

Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 25, 2015

EnvoyNow is innovating in the on-demand food delivery space, targeting the underserved college market. Categories: mobile consumer, on-demand, chat. Was the VP of Technology at eHarmony where he built personality-matching technology. Utility: Envoy Now. Best of REACH NeXT: Parlor. Mark Douglas, CEO of SteelHouse.

Fractional VPE 40

Fractional VPE Entertainment SaaS Social Media 40

socalTECH

OCTOBER 7, 2009

You come to our site, take a match quiz--a lot like eHarmony--to find the right trainer. Exercise TV is the largest, on-demand, fitness TV network, and is in nearly 40 million homes now, providing on-demand, fitness content from expert trainers. That's a market of 150 million people.

Media 168

Media Pricing Sites Training 168

Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 5, 2010

Was it massively better software, better companies, better markets? It was: up-market, exclusive, urban, elite, aesthetically pleasing, ad-free and users were verified. We are also seeing the growth of social networks around topics of interest like StockTwits for people interested in investing in the stock market.

Social Network 318

Social Network Networking Web 2.0 Startup 318

SoCal Delicious

MARCH 1, 2010

The city has, however, quietly been home to some of the most successful online companies to date, including CitySearch (sold to Ticketmaster for $260 million in 1998), Overture (acquired by Yahoo for $2 billion in 2003), eHarmony and LowerMyBills (bought by Experian for $330 million in 2005). startup scene so hot. What makes L.A.

Los Angeles 50

Los Angeles Company Companies Angel 50