TechCrunch LA

DECEMBER 16, 2018

However, my fear soon dissipated as before me was a transparent yellow lady (Job calls her “Goldie”) dancing with the beat — providing a moving demo for gameplay. Behind the design of this game is a woman, Ashley Cooper, who is the developer responsible for the gameplay mechanics that can help a player attain flow.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 4, 2013

Should I trust my instincts for founders and products or should I be more focused on the market size or business plan? The other quote from the article is this: “The other thing they say is that they can’t tell on Demo Day which are the good start-ups. So I stand by my well-read Quora post of why I don’t attend demo days.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 4, 2013

Should I trust my instincts for founders and products or should I be more focused on the market size or business plan? But I think there is a down side that I see in startups that raise artificially at prices above what a normal market might value. So I stand by my well-read Quora post of why I don’t attend demo days.

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Tech.Co

JULY 17, 2015

Overview: Over the course of 5 days, you will learn not only what an MVP, proof of concept, go-to-market strategy, and user experience design are, but also learn to pitch, meet with real investors and mentors and learn from already successful startups. 1 Pitch/Demo Night. Course Costs: 5 Days – $599 (Early Bird till July 26).

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 30, 2020

We now invest in more companies, include better trainers and involve 3 times more investors in the demo days. This is my 4th market upset and in the first three I was defensive. These days we have a fully virtual program which has three times more of everything because it's not so much easier for everyone to participate.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 5, 2010

This was in large part due to the marketing efforts of Jason that created a great top end of the funnel (100+ companies applied) and the herculean efforts of Tyler Crowley who spent days going through all of the submissions and serving up 5 very interesting companies. would acknowledge – they needed to get to the demo more quickly.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 1, 2015

Then we launched our service in NYC and in just one year captured 2% of all new storage customers in our target demo in just one year with almost no marketing budget. with further markets being announced later in the year but plans to expand our facilities are already under way. How did we achieve these initial results?

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TechCrunch LA

APRIL 7, 2019

I think in this age and time, that’s not what we want to get into,” Xinjie Ma, who heads up marketing for rct, told TechCrunch. “We appreciate a lot the support and opportunities given by Baidu and during the years we have grown up dramatically,” said Ma, who previously oversaw marketing at Raven.

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TechCrunch LA

OCTOBER 22, 2018

The design could hint at what Lime wants to do with its retail store branding. There will be demos, tutorials, and presentations on how to be safe.” He explains that scooter companies have thought about expansion too purely from the standpoint of acheiving market saturation.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 14, 2018

The film gives several examples of where not having women included in product decisions has led to poor design by not truly understanding 50%+ of the ultimate consumers. She gives examples ranging from poor auto air bag design (female body types being different) to “Clippy,” the Microsoft assistant that many women found creepy.

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Tech Zulu Event

JULY 2, 2014

Live demos including a demo on extreme wearables used by a trained wolf. Paul Crandell – VP of Marketing, GoPro. Syuzi Pakhchyan – Art Center College of Design/Intel Technologist-in-Residence. 15 Startups to pitch their products – 2 winners to be announced. Dick Fosbury – Olympic Track and Field Champion.

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Tech.Co

SEPTEMBER 25, 2015

Tech.Co: Since launch, what was the most challenging part of gaining market traction? However, demonstrating that value to clinicians without a DEMO or a pilot is a challenging aspect of the market adoption. We spent our first year designing the product with our world-renowned science team.

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Tech.Co

AUGUST 16, 2017

Finding potential customers continues to be a huge challenge not only for established marketing and sales teams but also for startup executives and solo entrepreneurs. A study in 2013 showed that 61 percent of marketers found it hard to generate high-quality leads. Team – for agencies and marketing teams, $149/month.

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Tech.Co

MAY 9, 2017

Taylor returned home and dove into learning web development and design on his own. He ended up building a digital agency that did everything from custom apps and web development to branding and digital marketing. San Francisco was designed to be a hub for all things VR and AR to legitimize the industry and give it a home,” he said.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 30, 2014

I think this is a combination of being realists as venture capitalists that outsized returns in our funds must come from taking on bigger, more impactful projects that can move markets. They demoed the electricity transfer with a physical device that looked like something that would never be allowed on an airplane.

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Tech Zulu Event

JULY 29, 2013

8pm – 11pm Startup Demos and Community Networking. As an added value add for those companies who are chosen, we are giving them one on one time 2 hours prior to the event with influentials within the community such as; Investors, Serial Entrepreneurs, Lawyers, Accountants, Marketers, PR, and much more. When: August 23, 2013.

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Tech Zulu Event

FEBRUARY 8, 2012

After some pre-game mingling, we began our evening with demos from companies that had been picked from months of company submissions. With all games designed and developed in house, they also work with companies and campaigns to develop specific trivia game applications. Bill received his B.S.

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Tech.Co

JULY 12, 2017

.” For startups entering program they receive investment capital, access to coworking space at Disney’s creative campus and mentor support and guidance from top Disney executives, entrepreneurs, investors and other notable business leaders from the entertainment and technology communities, and have a Demo Day at the campus.

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Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 18, 2014

Teams will have two months to develop working prototypes, concluding in a Demo Day that will showcase the new innovations to investors and industry experts. Wearable World, Inc. , Nominations for the IoT Innovation Council are currently being accepted now through November 30.

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Tech Zulu Event

AUGUST 6, 2012

Spearheaded by Alex Donn , the event was designed for both technical and non-technical attendees to build apps over the course of a weekend at Io/La , an incubator/co-work space in the heart of Hollywood. Making the most of our location, the Venue Pop team decided to have fun with the pitch and demo by featuring two superheroes.

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 1, 2013

We spoke with CEO and founder Jack Bicer --just back from DEMO--to learn more about the app and why he thinks the company has the solution to e-commerce shopping cart abandonment. I don''t know if you recall, but they make stock market brokerage systems, and have some 80 percent share of the market.

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Tech Zulu Event

JUNE 12, 2014

Attendees include startup CEOs, accelerators, VCs, investors, Hollywood movie and music studio execs, agencies, fashion, content creators, social media gurus, developers, designers, and more from LA, Silicon Valley, OC, San Diego, New York, and international. Register for a 5-6? table on this Eventbrite, and we will follow up with you.

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Tech Zulu Event

AUGUST 21, 2011

Some experience developers, project managers, and even some designers. Product Design. The coolest part about these products was that most of the were live working demos. Cool Car Pools for example, an application to help co-workers locate each other that they could carpool with, demoed an entire use case for us.

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LATechDigest

AUGUST 23, 2016

” This program will build on the innovative format of the first program by focusing on growth-stage companies and immediate business opportunities designed to create a path to category leadership and scale. “The design of this program will make it possible to create even more value for the program companies.”

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InfoChachkie

DECEMBER 10, 2012

We’re a tool for hackers, designers, and entrepreneurs - effectively everyone who reads Hacker News. If we hadn’t done well on Hacker News we would have needed to have some serious product/market fit discussions.". to actionable user feedback, "Just went through the demo. For us, the audience was perfect. Hacker Downside.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 4, 2013

In other words, once they are convinced that the product works, they assume their price, sales channel, and marketing will bring in the customers. Before you design your new solution idea, gather evidence and estimates of how much money a customer is willing to spend (if any) to solve the problem. Prove the technical concept.

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Tech Zulu Event

JULY 9, 2012

It is a particular problem for a niche crowd: Creatives design amazing things for others but often have problems finding simple solutions to present their own creative portfolios. They demoed Iconify in June at the Front-End Design Conference in St. Petersberg, Fl. and received over 2,000 sign-ups.

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Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 20, 2011

Spotlight: LA Tech is part of a quarterly demo series that will highlight the finest technology entrepreneurship in Southern California. 8:00 – 8:35pm – 5 five-minute demos, followed by brief Q&A for each company. Demeter Interactive is a digital marketing and communications firm based in Los Angeles, California.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 30, 2012

In other words, once they are convinced that the product works, they assume their price, sales channel, and marketing will bring in the customers. Before you design your new solution idea, gather evidence and estimates of how much money a customer is willing to spend (if any) to solve the problem. Prove the technical concept.

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Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 18, 2013

A traffic jam of expensive cars lined up to pull into the packed parking lot of MuckerLab for its second graduating class demo day. The demo is the ceremonial end to the structured part of it, but our focus is really on building a really great business. RocksBox , a new discovery and sales channel for designer fashion jewelry.

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Tech Zulu Event

MAY 2, 2011

Last year’s ARE event was the largest event ever focused on advancing the Augmented Reality industry, with 520 attendees, 90 speakers, 30 hours of sessions, and one of a kind activities such as the ARt Gala, The Auggies Best AR Demo Award, and AR Startup Launchpads. The 2011 ARE is bound to go above and beyond last year’s event.

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Tech Zulu Event

JUNE 13, 2014

looks to keep gamers on their toes with fast combat and new level designs. After a couple of (losing) rounds, the game improved upon level design and the fighting mechanics. The design is epic in short. The game demo was simple and sweet. The demo only allowed us to play a mode called “Turf Wars”. Super Smash Bros.

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socalTECH

MARCH 26, 2014

Most of the solutions in our market are for lots of doctors, and are on-premise solutions, and are really designed for bigger physician groups and hospitals. How did you determine this was the market to tackle, and how did you get into this? We''re laser focused on small medical practices. Back to Kareo--what''s next for you?

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 30, 2011

The global advertising market is estimated at around $475 billion / year with only 12% of this online and measurable. One company that I previously wrote about trying to change this industry is, Solve Media , (I am not an investor) has created an interesting ad unit designed to drive up brand “engagement&# and recall.

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socalTECH

APRIL 10, 2012

We caught up with Wade Eyerly , co-founder of the company, who told us the story behind the company, and how it hopes to bring unlimited flights from local regional airports, via a subscription model, to the market. What's the idea behind SurfAir? Wade Eyerly: Basically, it's a flat fee, subscription, all-you-can fly private plane service.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 15, 2011

In other words, once they are convinced that the product works, they assume their price, sales channel, and marketing will bring in the customers. Before you design your new solution idea, gather evidence and estimates of how much money a customer is willing to spend (if any) to solve the problem. Prove the technical concept.

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Tech Zulu Event

JUNE 17, 2011

He also designed the Farmville iPhone application (top iPhone app), and worked on corporate development deals including Microsoft, Yahoo, Zynga Japan, and Zynga corporate strategy. Prior to Idealab, Alex led sales and marketing efforts for venture-backed startups focused on enterprise software and services. Dinesh earned his B.S.

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