socalTECH

APRIL 28, 2016

Los Angeles-based HelloTech , the on-demand, in-home technical services company founded by serial entrepreneur and tech investor Richard Wolpert, said it is expanding into San Diego, and has begun offering up its services in the city. The company now offers up its services in Los Angeles, Orange County, and San Diego.

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San Diego Orange County Services UCSD 100

socalTECH

DECEMBER 28, 2017

We are seeing SaaS companies more and more are competing against other SaaS companies and experiencing more churn, price resistance and customer demand for customization. Peter has also been on the Faculty of UCLA Anderson for the past 10 years. He has a BA from University of Pennsylvania and an MBA from UCLA Anderson.

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Capital Southern California SaaS SoCal 124

SoCal Tech Calendar

MAY 18, 2011

Known for its entertainment scene which blossomed in the early nineteen hundreds, LA also has some of the best schools in the country in UCLA and USC.

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Beverly Hills West Hollywood Mahalo Santa Monica 113

Eric Greenspan

NOVEMBER 11, 2009

First, my thanks to Tim Draper for allowing me to use his song in my entrepreneur presentations at UCLA, Anderson School of Business and USC, Marshall School of Business. Bankers demanding blood refund. This song is the heart of soul of many entrepreneurs like me and I love sharing it. Friends think he’s a little funny.

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Draper USC UCLA Press 169

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 24, 2014

We now have a team of nine engineers and scientists, with experience from companies like IBM, Demand Media, and Google, all part of our core engineering team. An example of that is the UCLA flood. So, he launched Watsup, and the first thing it showed was a highlight of the UCLA flooding. He just new something was going on.

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USC Southern California Organization UCLA 236

socalTECH

APRIL 13, 2021

There are 9 innovation nodes in the US associated with I-Corp, and one of those nodes is out of the Viterbi School of Engineering, with UCLA and Caltech partners in that. What we do, is regional customer discovery for teams, typically academic. They're also familiar with traditional startup structure.

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Marina Del Rey Startup USC Incubator 150

socalTECH

MARCH 1, 2013

I was selling products to Live Nation, Demand Media, Kelly Blue Book, Rovi, and the Screen Actors Guild. My co-founder and CTO, Steven Corwin, is a graduate of UCLA's Electrical Engineering program, and built our program and lead the development of our technology platform. Lots of them were in online media and entertainment.

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Hollywood CTO Hire Social Media Platform 256

socalTECH

AUGUST 18, 2009

Recently, we learned about Solarmer Energy , a spinout of UCLA, which is developing flexible solar panels, and caught up with Woolas Hsieh , President and Founder of the firm and Dina Lozofsky , VP, Corporate Development at the firm to hear more about its emerging technology. How did this go from technology in a lab at UCLA, to a company?

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UCLA Technical Review El Monte Startup 159

socalTECH

JANUARY 14, 2011

Its primary goal is to focus on identifying what is truly driving demand, analytically, so that our customers can optimize their activities. The client demand we are seeing as we have married our analytics with Jovian's engineering is staggering. I think we'll see a dramatic escalation of demand for the software this year.

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Social Media Demand Activity Marketing 235

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 9, 2010

We Create Demand for California's Technology Companies. Tech Coast Angels Fast Pitch - February 24th - UCLA. Backing Southern California's next great technology companies. Silicon Valley Bank (www.svb.com). Helping entrepreneurs succeed. Binary Pulse Technology Marketing (www.binarypulse.com). Need office or Tech Space? Think Glendale.

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Southern California Tech Coast Angels IP Orange County 113

socalTECH

JANUARY 11, 2017

One of the companies on that journey is Los Angeles-based Carbonics (www.carbonics.com), which is taking technology developed in the labs of USC and UCLA, and bringing it to use in the wireless semiconductor market. They are very few and far between, partially because the demand is not out there. So those resources have been fantastic.

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Startup Southern California UCLA Incubator 100

socalTECH

MAY 23, 2017

I had a programming job at UCLA at the time, working at UCLA Radiology. That's something I am very passionate about, supporting the So Cal ecosystem, which is why we hire heavily from USC, UCLA, Caltech, Occidental, and the other local schools. He sold it to ArtistDirect for $42.5M I was a sponge.

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Startup Southern California UCLA Technical Review 113

Tech Zulu Event

JUNE 11, 2013

ABC Family, Fox, Universal Music, Google, Facebook, Demand Media, MyLife, Riot Games, DFJ Frontier, Rustic Canyon, GRP Partners, Siemer and Associates, Marketshare, Saatchi Online, OMD, Ignited, Rubicon Project, Smashbox Cosmetics, NFL, UCLA, USC, and dozens of start-ups. Opening Party hosted by Demand Media with KCRW at the Viceroy.

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GRP Partners MyLife Dollar Shave Club Santa Monica 88

socalTECH

MAY 2, 2011

There is no real room for negotiation, or to let demand drive the pricing on the buyer side. When I graduated from UCLA in 1999, I started working for an accounting firm. If you imagine, a promoter might manage Britney Spears in 50 cities, and all those cities have different demand and price points. That's where we come in.

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Ticketmaster Pricing Sales Startup 253

Tech Zulu Event

APRIL 25, 2013

For the past five years Mindshare LA has remained at its home base downtown, but due to high demand, it is finally making its way over to the Westside. The recent partnership with UCLA is what initially brought Mindshare to the Westside. The next Mindshare L.A. will be held in Santa Monica April 26 th at the V Lounge.

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Santa Monica BarCamp Startup UCLA 92

Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 25, 2013

Google, Hulu, Riot Games, Demand Media, and many other big name players residing in Silicon Beach, it is no small wonder why many tech startups flock towards the sunny beach-side view. LA brings forth a lot of talent from USC, UCLA, and Caltech. With Yahoo!,

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Report Orange County Startup West Los Angeles 104

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 22, 2011

At the Twiistup panel last week, there was a debate over whether big companies could be created here, which is ridiculous--Demand Media is the latest example there, we've got Cornerstone OnDemand coming out soon, and there is no question there are market leading, large revenue companies coming out of Southern California.

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Redpoint Southern California Cornerstone OnDemand Invest 154

SoCal Delicious

SEPTEMBER 19, 2012

Graduating Magna Cum Laude with a BA in Econ/Business from UCLA and with a JD from UCLA Law, Brian Lee was a talented attorney. Richard Rosenblatt – Demand Media. A SoCal native and graduate of both UCLA and USC, Richard Rosenblatt led the growth of MySpace from an unknown to a household name.

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Technical Review Entrepreneur Riot Games Southern California 75

Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 27, 2010

Wednesday January 27th Korn Hall UCLA. Wednesday January 27th Korn Hall UCLA. 9:10- 9:40: Richard Rosenblatt CEO of Demand Media with Om Malik – The Evolution and ROI of Content. Today at 3pm PST is the final time for you to grab your Twiistup tickets at the $397 rate. After 3pm it will jump to the $497 rate.

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Twiistup Startup UCLA Metrics 40

Tech.Co

SEPTEMBER 21, 2015

The continued proliferation of media network and online distribution channels has increased demand for quality content. There are solid continued education offerings like UCLA Extension, which has 17 categories within the entertainment and music industry where online classes are currently being offered.

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Education Entertainment Class Manhattan Beach 82

socalTECH

NOVEMBER 3, 2016

We had a great launch and have seen great success, which has validated the fact that there is a lot of pent up demand for an organization here. There are also many from USC and UCLA. After careful planning and working with major institutions of nnovation here, companies, and community leaders, we launched Innovate Pasadena in 2013.

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Pasadena Orange County Idealab CalTech 100

Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 11, 2013

Being on the other side of the planet demands as much. After a short stint at a community college for some credits I needed, I was accepted to UCLA. Early on at UCLA I decided that I wanted to work on the political side of technology. Clear communication is a hallmark of a well-trained member of the military. Mostly Skype.

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Training UCLA Technology IP 98

Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 18, 2013

He has also been a guest lecturer at Stanford, USC, and UCLA. On Demand). Pierce is an advisor to Casual Connect, GamesBeat, and Digital Media Wire, an active angel investor and member of BitAngels and an active supporter of non-profit and advocacy organizations and is a member of Clinton Global Initiative.

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Startup Entertainment Media Santa Barbara 111

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 8, 2014

He built & IPOd Demand Media. You may also be surprised to know that not only does LA graduate more engineers than anywhere else in America but we also have more top 25 engineering programs than anywhere else in America with nationally acclaimed programs at Caltech, UCSD (my alma mater), USC, UCLA and Harvey Mudd.

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Entrepreneur Snapchat Startup Truecar 376

Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 12, 2010

The final showoff's have been selected, so that brings the count to a total of 10 showoff's plus a wild card from the demo night at UCLA (full list of showoff's below). As a serial entrepreneur and Internet visionary, Richard co-founded Demand Media in May 2006, and currently serves as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer.

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Twiistup Riot Games UCLA Media 40

socalTECH

OCTOBER 30, 2008

I went to UCLA Business School, and just graduated this past June. We're not advertising ourselves to replace the process of creating feature length films, We are starting with the short video market, and establishing demand for our products in the short video market. Sunil Rajaraman: Zak, Ryan, and I were the co-founders.

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Content Writing Software Review Hollywood 138

SoCal Delicious

AUGUST 23, 2010

Southern California companies are second to only Silicon Valley in raising venture capital , there are three major universities to recruit talent – UCLA, Caltech, and USC – and a thriving startup community to mingle with. Not to mention the great weather, beaches, and beautiful people.

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Guide Startup Mahalo GRP Partners 42

Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 10, 2012

The “ TenHands ” name emerged from the concept and philosophy of John Wooden, the UCLA basketball coach, who emphasized the value of teamwork and insisted that all ten hands (five players) touch the ball before shooting. What is TenHands and why the name?

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Cloud Computing Software Platform Startup 65