Tech.Co

SEPTEMBER 20, 2017

The idea of video on demand has been around since as early as 1990 when GTE partnered up with AT&T to create the first VOD system. VOD pretty much started out as cable TV and then morphed into hundreds of millions of people globally streaming their favorite movies and shows onto handheld devices. For example, Warner Bros.

Hollywood 93

Hollywood Demand Marketing Netflix 93

InfoChachkie

APRIL 1, 2013

You can watch Marten tell his entertaining story in the following 15-minute excerpt from his UC Santa Barbara talk. Marten began his story by explaining that MySQL was originally founded as a research project and how it was a nascent startup for nearly a decade before he joined the team. I was ready to give up.

Oracle 229

Oracle Startup News Press 229

InfoChachkie

JANUARY 23, 2012

"I started the site when I was 19. "When you give everyone a voice and give people power, the system usually ends up in a really good place. " Creating and sustain a successful startups is beyond difficult. Note: This is an installment in the Iconic Advice series. 1) Get A Mentor. "I " [Tweet this quote].

Startup 268

Startup Tips CTO Coach Technical Review 268

TechCrunch LA

DECEMBER 16, 2019

Mining that same well of a demand for whodunnits, a roughly one-year-old Los Angeles-based startup called Solve has raised $20 million in financing to update the genre for a new generation of media consumers. Solve began as a series developed within the mobile-focused entertainment studio, Vertical Networks. ” . .

Social Media 131

Social Media Media Startup Mobile 131

socalTECH

JULY 30, 2015

Anyone who has ever had to try to schedule an appointment to see the doctor know how much of a hassle it is to get those appointments set up, take time out of work to get you or or you family to those appointments, and sit in a waiting room forever for your turn. Tell us about yourself, and how you came up with Heal?

Demand 100

Demand San Fernando Startup Orange County 100

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 21, 2022

If every entrepreneur could predict the future, starting the right new business would be easy. That means that starting soon, our doctors, hospitals, eldercare, hospice and even death care systems are going to face unprecedented demand. Autos for drivers: Waning market demand. Technology won’t solve this one.

Demand 103

Demand Startup Course Summary 103

Tech.Co

JANUARY 4, 2018

It doesn’t matter if you start a company in a coworking space, a dorm room or on your couch, the struggle to build a tech business in this day and age is real. This year at CES 2018 at Eureka Park over 800 startups from around the world will descend on Las Vegas and meet individuals to help boost their business. Meet the Startups.

Startup 70

Startup High Tech Product Design 70

Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 18, 2013

TechZulu is excited to invite you to the 2014 Startup and Entrepreneurial Forecast taking place on Tuesday Jan. We will have a line up of amazing panelist who will share their insights and forecast for startup trends in 2014. The panel is comprised of Southern California’s Top VC’s, Angels, and Startup Accelerator founders.

Startup 111

Startup Entertainment Media Santa Barbara 111

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 25, 2012

These days, it's not unusual for a handful of tech and startup mixers and events to be going down on the westside. High-end hors d'oeuvres, an open bar with top-shelf liquor and little entertainments throughout the event. Memberships start at $99 per month. Something very, established about it. These parties are always the same.

Venice 259

Venice Windward Startup SoCalTech 259

socalTECH

MARCH 11, 2021

Los Angeles-based C3 (Creating Culinary Communities), the virtual kitchen startup founded by Sam Nazarian, says it has inked a partnership with consumer goods giant Unilever, and a new "virtual store" called The Ice Cream Shop. The virtual kitchen will offer up Unilver's top-selling ice cream and frozen novelty brands to consumers on-demand.

Orange County 113

Orange County Los Angeles Entertainment Demand 113

Tech.Co

SEPTEMBER 21, 2015

And if you work in the entertainment industry, you have Stage 32. making connections, looking for jobs, staying up on news, etc.) by providing cutting-edge online education to a global population of people looking to make it in the ever-evolving entertainment industry. Maker Studios, Fullscreen, Awesomeness TV, etc.)

Education 81

Education Entertainment Class Manhattan Beach 81

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 1, 2020

Just two weeks into it we are just starting to come to grips with what will no doubt wreak big financial, emotional and obviously dire health consequences and suffering for many. He enacted a program to proactively offer payment holidays to customers in obviously “hit” industries like travel & entertainment.

Demand 215

Demand Guide Customer Custom 215

socalTECH

AUGUST 4, 2017

An unfavorable story, published in the Washington Post on Friday, investigates the link between a "gold farming" startup in Hong Kong , which allowed videogame players to buy virtual goods on videogames (such as Everquest) which had been gathered by low wage, Chinese workers, and the rise of Breitbart.

Entertainment 113

Entertainment Los Angeles Demand Media 113

socalTECH

JULY 18, 2018

Santa Monica-based SPACES (www.spaces.com), led by CEO Shiraz Akmal and a team of entertainment veterans from Dreamworks Animation, is hoping to do that with a series of physical attractions, powered by VR technology. Depending on the throughput for a location, how many people per hour, we can scale the attraction to meet the demand.

Entertainment 180

Entertainment Santa Monica IP Startup 180

Tech Zulu Event

JUNE 11, 2013

Silicon Beach Fest is gearing up to showcase the most promising startups and visionaries from across LA’s growing startup entertainment ecosystem. Mark Suster of GRP Partners and Launchpad was confirmed to keynote along with Nely Galan of Galan Entertainment, the first Latina president of Telemundo.

GRP Partners 88

GRP Partners MyLife Dollar Shave Club Santa Monica 88

TechCrunch LA

JANUARY 24, 2019

Those two San Francisco-based operations have been a pipeline for interesting startups that have become March portfolio companies. And the firm is also looking at other opportunities. Portfolio successes with investments in companies like CrowdStrike, a cybersecurity company which was founded in Irvine, Calif.;

Artificial Inteligence 225

Artificial Inteligence Capital Los Angeles Incubator 225

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 2, 2015

One of the on-demand, parking services that serves Los Angeles Zirx , said this morning that it is specifically looking to solve those issues for companies, with the launch of a new service. In fact, at least two of ZIRX's initial customers for the on-demand parking--Live Nation and Insomiac--are in the LA area. READ MORE>>.

Beverly Hills 100

Beverly Hills Santa Monica Demand Venice 100

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 24, 2012

The Los Angeles area is fast becoming the content hub for online video site YouTube , a position that takes advantage of both the LA region's long history in the entertainment business, and the rise of a slew of startups producing content specifically aimed at the YouTube audience. READ MORE>>.

Los Angeles 213

Los Angeles Content Angel Hollywood 213

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 16, 2019

If every entrepreneur could predict the future, starting the right new business would be easy. That means that starting soon, our doctors, hospitals, eldercare, hospice and even death care systems are going to face unprecedented demand. Autos for drivers: Waning market demand. Technology won’t solve this one.

Demand 83

Demand Startup Course Summary 83

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 6, 2012

Not a tech startup, but one of the more intriguing ads debuted during the Super Bowl on Sunday. The video was just one of a number of ads filmed in the Los Angeles area for the Super Bowl, which is not unusual as its center for the entertainment and advertising industry.

Van Nuys 176

Van Nuys Content Technology Entertainment 176

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 3, 2018

As a Jewish person I know something about this scapegoating because it is the history of my people for 2,000+ years including the Pogroms in Eastern Europe that cause my family to escape using fake passports and wind up in South America (Colombia) in search of a better life. He started living out of his car?—?too they felt “invisible.”

Education 174

Education Startup Los Angeles USC 174

TechCrunch LA

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

Fast forward to almost exactly one year later, and a lot has changed for the payments and software startup. 4 key areas SaaS startups must address to scale infrastructure for the enterprise. SpotOn was not necessarily planning to raise another round so soon, Hyman added, but the opportunity came up to acquire Appetize. “We

Technical Review 296

Technical Review Software Review Invest Acquisition 296

socalTECH

MAY 27, 2010

For this morning's interview, we have an interview with Kieve Huffman , the co-founder of Dather (www.dather.com), a new Los Angeles startup which has created a tool which helps to aggregate social networking web sites and media. So, I've been sending them deep links to Flickr and YouTube, and trying to convince them to sign up for Facebook.

Startup 213

Startup Buzznet Entertainment Social Network 213

InfoChachkie

JANUARY 27, 2014

Entrepreneurs typically embrace celebrity investments, while most sophisticated investors prefer to avoid famous entertainment or sports personalities on the cap table. Celebrity investors aside, I am a fan of high net worth individuals who are willing to allocate some of their risk capital to foster a startup''s success.

Entrepreneur 193

Entrepreneur Technical Review Hollywood Southern California 193

TechEmpower

OCTOBER 9, 2023

This nuanced approach can cater to the most specific of viewer moods and preferences, ensuring a seamless entertainment experience. 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.

Generative AI 346

Generative AI Artificial Inteligence Tool Knowledge Base 346

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 24, 2019

Brand evangelists offline talk up your product lines at cocktail parties or recommend your services to friends while watching their kids' soccer game. Someone has to design and create those entertaining or informative messages that are designed to be passed along in an exponential fashion, often electronically or by e-mail.

Marketing 107

Marketing Invest SEM Startup 107

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 10, 2018

New competitors can steal your market, or they can open up new markets. Entrepreneurs who react with fear and anger are in major jeopardy of losing their health, since competitors are a constant in the startup world. True entrepreneurs love change – that’s why they are starting a new venture.

Startup 82

Startup Satisfaction Entrepreneur Mentor 82

socalTECH

JUNE 23, 2010

Los Angeles-based online talent casting startup GotCast is powering the casting efforts for a video game reality series, The Tester , the firm said today. The site has allowed Hollywood casting agents to cast their net wider than usual, in particular for specialized talent and for more obscure talents being demanded for reality shows.

Hollywood 185

Hollywood .Net Entertainment Demand 185

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 13, 2012

Brand evangelists offline talk up your product lines at cocktail parties or recommend your services to friends while watching their kids' soccer game. Someone has to design and create those entertaining or informative messages that are designed to be passed along in an exponential fashion, often electronically or by e-mail.

Marketing 95

Marketing Startup SEM Blogging 95

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 1, 2015

In the old days, every entrepreneur dreamed of easily taking their startup public, and making it big. Today the rate of startups going public (IPO – Initial Public Offering) is up from the dead zone, but is still less than half the rate of 15 years ago. Startups going public are laid open to competitors and critics.

Startup 98

Startup Technical Review Report Entrepreneur 98

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? Jennifer Sargent: HitFix started two and a half years ago.

News 173

News Entertainment Startup Bertelsmann 173

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 6, 2020

It seems that most of you entrepreneurs I meet in my role as business advisor are convinced that starting a new business requires equity investors, exponential growth, and a plan to go public via IPO. You want to be your own boss, and do things your way. Take pride in your leadership role in the local environment.

Statistics 124

Statistics Equity Satisfaction Entrepreneur 124

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 21, 2011

Brand evangelists offline talk up your product lines at cocktail parties or recommend your services to friends while watching their kids' soccer game. Someone has to design and create those entertaining or informative messages that are designed to be passed along in an exponential fashion, often electronically or by e-mail.

Marketing 90

Marketing Startup SEM Blogging 90

socalTECH

MAY 23, 2012

How do a bunch of German moviemakers end up in Los Angeles, running a site helping studios to market and promote their films via their venture backed startup? That's the story we got from Tobi Bauckhage , the co-founder and CEO of Moviepilot (www.moviepilot.com), a German firm which is setting up shop in Los Angeles.

Startup 164

Startup Paramount Netflix Entertainment 164

socalTECH

JUNE 2, 2014

There are several new things happening, including the maker movement, crowdfunding, and the democratization of innovation, which will mean more startups and more demand for manufacturing. A lot of people think of Los Angeles--rightfully so--as a creative hub, and just equate us with media and entertainment.

Los Angeles 216

Los Angeles Startup USC Angel 216

socalTECH

JANUARY 5, 2015

As founder of Digital LA, I run one to two tech events every week bringing together tech, startups, investors, Hollywood, developers designers, and more. The themes expanded to include both hot new startups, as well as companies like Cornerstone OnDemand, Belkin, and Telesign which have been part of LA tech for more than a decade.

Cornerstone OnDemand 100

Cornerstone OnDemand Belkin Entertainment Newsletter 100

Tech.Co

JANUARY 9, 2018

Near the nation’s capital, Arlington, VA has a thriving startup community that supports female-led companies, startups in STEM, cyber security, defense, and everything in between aimed at improving the status quo. Meet the startups showcasing at Eureka Park Startup Arlington this year at CES 2018: BooleanGirl.

Artificial Inteligence 70

Artificial Inteligence Startup Product Cloud Computing 70