socalTECH

JANUARY 5, 2015

Over the last couple of weeks, we''ve featured a number of reflections on the year from movers and shakers in the local high tech community. As founder of Digital LA, I run one to two tech events every week bringing together tech, startups, investors, Hollywood, developers designers, and more. I like events.

Cornerstone OnDemand 100

Cornerstone OnDemand Belkin Entertainment Newsletter 100

socalTECH

DECEMBER 11, 2009

We Create Demand for California's Technology Companies. Need office or Tech Space? Middle Market Investment Banking. Startups Made Simple. Stradling Yocca Carlson & Rauth (www.sycr.com) Sponsoring socalTECH's Orange County High Tech Report. Backing Southern California's next great technology companies.

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Southern California IP Orange County Glendale 133

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 2, 2013

Dell announced years ago that it had earned $3 million in revenue from using Twitter, and other businesses report daily on increases in web traffic up to 800%. I suspect that a good part of the problem is that startup and small business owners still don’t know where or how to start. Start social networking with peers.

Social Media 106

Social Media Media Startup Social Network 106

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 28, 2012

Dell announced years ago that it had earned $3 million in revenue from using Twitter, and other businesses report daily on increases in web traffic up to 800%. I suspect that a good part of the problem is that startup and small business owners still don’t know where or how to start. Start social networking with peers.

Social Media 115

Social Media Media Startup Social Network 115

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 9, 2011

Dell announced years ago that it had earned $3 million in revenue from using Twitter, and other businesses report daily on increases in web traffic up to 800%. I suspect that a good part of the problem is that startup and small business owners still don’t know where or how to start. Start social networking with peers.

Social Media 104

Social Media Media Marketing Social Network 104

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 27, 2013

One of the most frequent questions from high tech startups is: where''s my exit? We caught up with David Siemer , both an investment banker who runs Siemer & Associates (www.siemer.com) and an early stage investor here with Siemer Ventures (www.siemervc.com), to get his thoughts on the subject.

Southern California 124

Southern California SoCal Commerce Invest 124

socalTECH

APRIL 12, 2011

Derek Norton is head of Los Angeles-based Watertower Group (www.watertowergroup.com), a firm which helps companies raise funding, one of the rare companies which has a track record and good reputation helping companies with fundraising, and also runs its own investment fund. Derek Norton: It's that old adage--they invest in the entrepreneur.

Riot Games 199

Riot Games Technology Los Angeles Entrepreneur 199

socalTECH

NOVEMBER 17, 2009

We Create Demand for California's Technology Companies. Need office or Tech Space? Middle Market Investment Banking. Startups Made Simple. Stradling Yocca Carlson & Rauth (www.sycr.com) Sponsoring socalTECH's Orange County High Tech Report. Backing Southern California's next great technology companies.

Orange County 113

Orange County Southern California IP Glendale 113

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 4, 2010

Dell announced over a year ago that it had earned $3 million in revenue from using Twitter, and other businesses report daily on increases in web traffic up to 800%. I suspect that a good part of the problem is that startup and small business owners still don’t know where or how to start. Start social networking with peers.

Social Media 88

Social Media Media Marketing Startup 88

socalTECH

JULY 24, 2017

The world of plumbing is not known for its high tech products. Ryan Kim: We had started to develop this technology awhile ago, while we were developing the WeMo platform. It was really clear that we had tapped into a demand that was not really outspoken. However, that makes it an area ripe for technology innovation.

High Tech 176

High Tech Belkin Platform Artificial Inteligence 176

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 11, 2010

Taking other people’s money to fund your startup changes your life in ways you cannot predict. They come to me wanting to know first, will I invest myself? Okay, then will I connect them to someone who will invest? To someone laboring in a cash-strapped startup, money often seems to be the endgame. Demands on your time.

Outsource Development 93

Outsource Development High Tech Outsource Startup 93

socalTECH

AUGUST 20, 2010

For this morning's interview, we thought we'd talk with Los Angeles-based Sidebar (www.sidebar.com), a venture backed startup in the mobile space, to learn more about what they are up to. We caught up with CEO Patrick Kennedy. We can help you organize video on demand and pay-per-view offerings. What is Sidebar all about?

Content 189

Content Screening Mobile Customer 189

socalTECH

AUGUST 6, 2012

Santa Monica-based Demand Media (www.demandmedia.com) has seen its share of ups and downs as one of the highest visibility technology and media companies to come out of Southern California's technology ecosystem in recent years. What is Demand Media doing nowadays? Our whole goal is to create content for real life.

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Demand Media eHow Content 240

Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 11, 2013

MM: How did you end up enlisting? DB: I grew up in rural Michigan. After high school, I wasn’t interested in pursuing college at the time. Being on the other side of the planet demands as much. DB: My service was up in August of 2008, and I moved back to the U.S. All because of tech. Mostly Skype.

Training 98

Training UCLA Technology IP 98

socalTECH

MAY 14, 2010

That was primarily driven by the economy; when the economy is down, investments are down, and it is increasingly difficult to d a startup. The demand for our products and services is really high, unemployment is high, the need for new technology is high, as is the need to increase efficiency from businesses.

OCTANE 174

OCTANE Orange County Technical Review Southern California 174

Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 30, 2010

My original thinking from Oct ’09 was, while I didn’t (and still don’t) have a crystal ball I worried that: consumers were over-stretched with debt (and make up 77% of the economy), unemployment would continue to rise, which in turn would drive the stock market south and cut the rate of M&A activity and VC investment even further.

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Entrepreneur Venture Capital Technical Review Startup 298