TechEmpower

OCTOBER 9, 2023

In layman's terms, while conventional search mechanisms demand exact phrases or keywords to return relevant results, LLMs can understand and interpret the intent and context behind a query. This category encompasses a vast array of content, from emails and text documents to social media posts.

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Generative AI Artificial Inteligence Tool Knowledge Base 346

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 7, 2013

For Ethan it came down to two companies – BuildOnline or Google. ” I proclaimed to Ethan, “Google is at $400 / share. ” So Ethan went to work as a product manager at Google Video. When Ethan was considering leaving Google we talked about it. “No choice at all!”

CTO Coach 359

CTO Coach Google CTO Hire Yammer 359

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 21, 2010

So there is likely robust demand from borrowers. The idea is that in a world in which companies need to deal with customer support requests from Twitter, Facebook, email, phone, IM, etc. Collaboration in business starts and ends with email. In business you spend your life in email. Because email works!

Venture Capital 265

Venture Capital Capital Email Blogging 265

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 22, 2010

He wanted to create awareness for himself to generate marketing buzz and demand and then get the retail stores to pay wholesales prices for his cds. In his early career he realized the importance of email lists. His email list became his power. He would occasionally give away free music in exchange for email addresses.

Entrepreneur 356

Entrepreneur Venture Capital Startup Email 356

socalTECH

MARCH 20, 2009

We Create Demand for California's Technology Companies. startups from around the globe to grace the stage in front of Valley VCs, Google, Microsoft, Amazon, Salesforce, Vmware and more. Email us at info@socaltech.com. Backing Southern California's next great technology companies. Silicon Valley Bank (www.svb.com).

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Rustic Canyon Southern California Technology Council High Tech 100

Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 6, 2013

Check out a sample demo of their Google Glass product, due to arrive in 2014 (well, it was due to arrive then). Apps & Software Business Google AOL CrunchBase entrepreneur Free Use People+ Startups TechCrunch' People+ , developed by 3-person startup (Pro Populi, Inc.)

Technical Review 74

Technical Review Startup Software Review Google 74

Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 5, 2010

ask microsoft, aol/time warner & google]. We had email, instant messaging, group calendars, discussion boards, etc. They had a proprietary browser, their own search engine, their own content, chat rooms, email system, etc. Google acquired YouTube for $1.65 The Past (1985-2002). It isn’t new stuff.

Social Network 318

Social Network Networking Web 2.0 Startup 318

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 15, 2019

There's lots of noise in the on-demand tutoring space, especially connecting people virtually, however, in my experience, it's in the best interest of consumers to get in-person, local tutoring. If you look at the other players, I believe, on-demand tutors will never exist. What is HeyTutor? Here's the reason why.

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Startup Venture Capital Beverly Hills Acquisition 113

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 1, 2019

Innovation is key in setting your company apart from the onslaught of promotional media out there today, including email blasts, banner ads on the Internet, and pervasive television spots. Position your products as delivery for on-demand services. Use analytics to assess your efforts and your competition.

Social Media 73

Social Media Customer Custom Mobile 73

InfoChachkie

SEPTEMBER 17, 2012

Avoid too much specificity, as you may risk sounding like yet another startup that is, “Waiting For Google.” Like Godot, you will likely find that Google will never come knocking. • Facebook • Twitter • Delicious • LinkedIn • StumbleUpon • Add to favorites • Email • RSS.

Entrepreneur 253

Entrepreneur Google Invest RSS 253

socalTECH

MARCH 27, 2009

Email us at info@socaltech.com. We Create Demand for California's Technology Companies. startups from around the globe to grace the stage in front of Valley VCs, Google, Microsoft, Amazon, Salesforce, Vmware and more. Interesting in reaching Southern California's high tech industry? Redpoint Ventures (www.redpoint.com).

SoCalTech 100

SoCalTech Southern California Rustic Canyon Technology Council 100

Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 26, 2016

For the VPN industry specifically, we will see a lot of new providers as the barrier to entry is extremely low, and demand is high. I suspect that the merged offerings from large vendors (Microsoft, Google) will get better, but that upstarts will be desired for cross platform capability.

Commerce 40

Commerce Mobile Technical Review Google 40

socalTECH

MAY 30, 2019

People were not just going to Google, they were looking all over the place. So, by pushing these job opportunities quickly to people, through a text, or email, as they occur, they have the opportunity to take their resume and quickly go to the top of the pile. You've got to know best practices in demand generation.

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Content Social Network Coach Help 193

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 28, 2010

In late April 2010, VentureBeat published that Blippy credit card numbers were published on Google search: [link] followed by Blippy’s response. So when I heard that Google Ventures had invested in OpenCandy and I didn’t even get a look I could only think one word. Investors: Google Ventures. Read more: TechCrunch.

Venture Capital 270

Venture Capital Capital Rustic Canyon Mobile 270

Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 9, 2016

With gigabit internet, which can provide 100 times the bandwidth of a standard connection, everyone on a startup team of any size can email, download files, or edit videos on the internet simultaneously without any slowdown. Faster File Downloads and Uploads.

Startup 40

Startup Demand Google Email 40

socalTECH

JANUARY 12, 2011

We were able to sit in the middle of that, and benefit from both demand and the supply of deals. You can tell us something about the brands, merchants, and what types of deals you like, and we'll send those to you via email, or when you go to our site. We had great growth, fueled a little by the downturn in the economy in 2008.

Sites 217

Sites Content Sales Demand 217

Eric Greenspan

MAY 29, 2010

There are many signs to look for when receiving candid feedback from your customers, here’s a few examples of things Make It Work customers say and what we are doing about it: Customer (from a Delight Survey email): Why don’t you offer billing as an option, rather than require payment on demand at the end of the appointment?

Social Media 214

Social Media Customer Custom Media 214

InfoChachkie

OCTOBER 29, 2012

Avoid too much specificity, as you may risk sounding like yet another startup that is, “Waiting For Google.” Like Godot, you will likely find that Google will never come knocking. • Facebook • Twitter • Delicious • LinkedIn • StumbleUpon • Add to favorites • Email • RSS.

Entrepreneur 145

Entrepreneur Google Invest RSS 145

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 16, 2012

In the era of social networks, LinkedIn, Facebook messaging, Quora and email addresses that are easily guessable, it’s easy to think that maybe you should just approach a VC directly. When I get these inevitable emails or calls I respond the same way, “It’s a shame for me that I’m too late to your process.

Develop 366

Develop Development Funding Venture Capital 366

Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 11, 2014

Sure, streaming services such as Spotify and Google Play have helped to reduce some of the confusion and stress, but after downloading new music, we’ve still got to upload those files to our desired cloud service in order to use them on the go. This simple solution opens the door to several detrimental potentialities.

Entertainment 93

Entertainment Social Network Software Demand 93

socalTECH

OCTOBER 7, 2009

The firm is co-founded by Jake Steinfeld, of Body by Jake, and ExerciseTV, and has received investment from prolific angel investor Ron Conway and Polar Capital, the investment firm of former Google President Tim Armstrong. Tim's the current CEO of AOL, and was President of Google at the time. Thanks for talking with us.

Media 168

Media Pricing Sites Training 168

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 25, 2016

In our industry we call that a TAM (total addressable market) and I’m sure you can even Google methods for calculating a TAM. You may have paid marketing: SEM, Social Media Ads, Banner Ads, email lists, etc. This is based on “price elasticity” and you can google that to understand it better.

Startup 150

Startup Marketing Study SEO 150

Jason Nazar

MARCH 22, 2011

In the bay area you have Facebook stealing employees from Google, Zynga stealing from Facebook, and some new hotshot startup ready next in line to pounce. Loosing talent is a HUGE problem and the reason why Google will give big bonuses and cash to keep their teams in tact. It’s a chicken and egg problem.

Company 111

Company Companies Startup Twiistup 111

socalTECH

JUNE 8, 2011

We actually built that about a year and a half ago, and are bringing that back due to overwhelming demand. That tool is being used to drive traffic and acquire emails, which is why it's a part of Deal Current. In April of 2010, we put up Dealcurent.com, and we started indexing number one on Google for daily deals software.

Platform 263

Platform Training Software Review Advertising 263

Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 17, 2012

It is a platform that allows anyone who offers a service to advertise it for free – we promote this profile on the most popular social networks such as Twitter , Facebook, Google Plus, Pinterest, Stumbleupon and many more. What is your business model? How does it work? The service provider – create a profile, multiple adverts.

Advertising 79

Advertising Services Social Network Startup 79

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 10, 2011

Our Twitter handle has become our identity, on par with an email address. So by now everybody know that 30% of all of the Tweets from the first week of July were about Google+. One story is, “Hey, maybe there’s something to this Google+ product?”. It’s where Google goes to create real Buzz (I know, I know).

Platform 307

Platform News Startup Invest 307

SoCal Delicious

OCTOBER 8, 2012

NAME Google. The southern migration is taking place as companies like Google. A substantial portion of Venices real-estate boom is attributable to Google. Like Googles other locations, it offers amenities like a climbing wall and an outdoor movie theater, as well as bicycles and surfboards that can be rented during the workday.

Los Angeles 44

Los Angeles Software Review Technical Review Journal 44

Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 15, 2010

My partner was in product management at Demand Media. Acceptable : Would you mind if next time I’m in Boulder I emailed you to see if you had 30 minutes for a coffee? Can you introduce me to the head of corporate development at Google? (I We set up Formation Media to bring that experience to the Internet. Don’t put it off.

Startup 315

Startup Content Conference Media 315

Frank Addante

JULY 20, 2012

Great companies like Amazon, Google, and Apple have adopted product-driven structures very successfully. Jeff Bezos, Founder and CEO of Amazon, walked into the office one day and demanded that everything be separated and run as an independent service.

Product 59

Product Company Companies Organization 59

Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

Import your content from a Google Maps Account, KML file, or create it from scratch using their content management system. Most people facing this problem resort to mass text messages, and long, frustrating email chains. Demand Media is a leading online media company that informs, entertains and connects millions of people every day.

Social Media 71

Social Media Technical Review Mixergy Tech Coast Angels 71

Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 24, 2010

Import your content from a Google Maps Account, KML file, or create it from scratch using their content management system. Most people facing this problem resort to mass text messages, and long, frustrating email chains. Demand Media is a leading online media company that informs, entertains and connects millions of people every day.

Social Media 60

Social Media Technical Review Tech Coast Angels Venture Capital 60

SoCal Delicious

MARCH 1, 2010

If you look at why Google is so successful today, the overwhelming majority of their revenue is from sponsored search. Google out-executed us, so, you know, hats off and theyve been victorious, but a lot of that kind of innovation happens in L.A. Google acquired that and incorporated it. Okay, thats AdSense.

Los Angeles 50

Los Angeles Company Companies Angel 50

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 17, 2011

Where do the new entrants like YouTube, Pandora, iTunes, Huffington Post, Boxee, Netflix, Demand Media and other disruptive offerings fit into that equation and how is it changing? How much power does Google have due to search? I spent time on istockphoto and Google Images getting the images just right. I did self talk.

Writing 356

Writing Startup Ideas Summary 356

socalTECH

JULY 20, 2009

We also work with Google's App Engine and widget toolkit. Our open source powers Hadoop, Jetty powers Google--if you look at our community site, the list of products that use use is exhaustive. I'm always amazed in search engine alerts in my email, about who is talking about or using Jetty. It's extremely widely used.

IBM 100

IBM IBM Mission Ventures Venture Capital 100

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 5, 2011

He’s been steadily emailing me for the past 18 months with ideas for local entrepreneurs I “have to meet&# and has been egging me on to spend more time in Seattle. When you start a company in the Bay Area you can often get your first biz dev deal done with Google, Facebook, Salesforce.com, eBay, Yahoo!

Venture Capital 317

Venture Capital Technical Review Startup Press 317

SoCal CTO

JULY 13, 2010

Creating Incremental Strategic Value - Ask the Angels , June 17, 2010 We can easily overlook the level of demand pull when we are assessing strategic value. " We sliced our Google Analytics data every which way, and these 4 patterns emerged." You can also email us at ha@hackerangels.com. " Patterns in Chaos.

Startup 175

Startup Venture Capital Slides Blogging 175