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. and web plug-in capabilities (Yelp), Storitz definitely gave the biggest eye opener of the evening with their revelation that Storage Units is astonishingly, a $20 billion/yr industry.

Technical Review 94

Technical Review Idealab Startup Mobile 94

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 9, 2018

Your product demo crushed. It’s predictable, there is no reason to get mad about it and with a well-designed play book you can overcome this much of the time. And there is no short-cut, no collaboration tool, no spreadsheet, no web conference tool that can build trust even remotely as effectively as being in person.

Software Review 381

Software Review Startup Email Conference 381

SoCal CTO

MARCH 11, 2013

Cases Where a Mockup is Not Enough There are a few cases where mockups or clickable prototypes may not be enough: Usability, interaction design, etc. Investors Really Want Evidence of Traction So you built your MVP; you bring it to the investor; you demo it; and I will guarantee they will ask you: "So how many users do you have?

Metrics 264

Metrics Venture Capital News Product 264

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.

Template 63

Template Product Design Conference 63

socalTECH

MARCH 2, 2020

The web is so powerful today, that Croquet allows them to now create truly collaborative applications that could not be done before. You're not going to be able to take a platform like Android and take it to 5G, because Android is not designed about 3D, and not around communications collaboration.

Platform 168

Platform Startup Examples Web 168

Tech Zulu Event

AUGUST 21, 2011

Some experience developers, project managers, and even some designers. Quick Web App Builder (QWAB) – parts prebuilt before competition. Product Design. The coolest part about these products was that most of the were live working demos. Some used Java, Ruby, jQuery while others used PHP, HTML, and CSS. Better Goals.

Santa Monica 90

Santa Monica Startup PHP HTML 90

Tech Zulu Event

FEBRUARY 8, 2013

Milk & Honey has had shoes designed by Rachael Ray, Ginnifer Goodwin, Malin Akerman, and Kate Mara amongst others and has appeared in People, Redbook, Inked, Lucky, Bridal Guide, InStyle, Marie Claire, and numerous other publications. YieldMetrics has already raised $1.7 I think the model works well,” said McCann.

GRP Partners 96

GRP Partners Startup Tech Coast Angels Bertelsmann 96

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 30, 2011

They first started in 1994 and are therefore almost as old as the Web itself. I’m sure it probably resonants with how most of you read the web. The idea is that if I can serve you an ad for a function that you already need to perform on the web anyways – a captcha – with a brand message I can drive recall.

Advertising 352

Advertising Media Social Media Screening 352

Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 3, 2011

We had MBAs, undergrads, engineers, designers, and visitors from all throughout the LA tech scene participate in the event. A mobile and web platform that lets our users give and receive text messaging advice in a anonymous social community. Anyway, then came the REAL demo pitches and after the final one, judges were off to deliberate.

USC 82

USC Startup Tech Coast Angels Guide 82

Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 3, 2012

Hours after the panelists debated the future of content distribution at the Silicon Beach @ USC conference, across campus at the Annenberg Innovation Lab a remarkable product demo was taking place by Coincident.TV. If you get a chance to see their demo, take it. Currently, Coincident.TV right now and it will rock your world.

Screening 109

Screening Content CTO Hire Platform 109

InfoChachkie

DECEMBER 10, 2012

Divshot's Founders conceived of their innovative web development solution, which automatically generates professional-grade code during the wire framing process, during a Startup Weekend event in Kansas City. We’re a tool for hackers, designers, and entrepreneurs - effectively everyone who reads Hacker News. Hacker Downside.

News 198

News Sites Startup RSS 198

Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 30, 2012

Mobile Web America, Inc. He is also a member of the Board of Trustees of the California Institute of Technology and of the Art Center College of Design. 8:00 – 8:35pm – 5 five-minute demos, followed by brief Q&A for each company. It’s a clutter-free, haggle-free, hassle-free solution to self storage. Bill received his B.S.

CalTech 91

CalTech Company Companies Idealab 91

Tech Zulu Event

APRIL 16, 2015

Let me explain; To be truly good as a user experience expert you need to understand how to do design, how to code your own designs and if you can, have a basic understanding of how to program. Apple also demoed their watch. But in my opinion, the UX consultant or UX team may not always have your best interest at heart.

Google 40

Google Design Software Review Education 40

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.

Class 100

Class Startup Tech Coast Angels CTO Coach 100

Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 20, 2011

It’s the first performance-based marketing platform specifically designed for the music industry. GumGum was founded in 2007 when a team of seasoned Internet entrepreneurs realized web site publishers were missing out on valuable revenue by not monetizing their image-based content. View Larger Map. 7:00 – 7:45pm – check-in.

UCLA 102

UCLA Company Companies Idealab 102

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. and has led business analysis & user interface design projects for the U.S. In the past, Dinesh served as President of Skyy Consulting Inc.

Tech Coast Angels 100

Tech Coast Angels Idealab Angel Design 100

Tech Zulu Event

AUGUST 26, 2011

Spotlight: LA Tech is part of a quarterly demo series that will highlight the finest technology entrepreneurship in Southern California. The Coloft is a space for entrepreneurs, independents, startups, programmers, designers, professionals, and awesome people in general. mt) Media Temple, Inc.

Tech Coast Angels 80

Tech Coast Angels Southern California Los Angeles Santa Monica 80

Tech Zulu Event

JULY 8, 2011

CODA Automotive is a privately held company headquartered in Santa Monica, California that designs, manufactures and sells electric vehicles and lithium-ion battery systems purpose-built for transportation and utility applications. 7:10 – 8:00pm – 5 five-minute demos, followed by brief Q&A for each company (approx. RSVP: AGENDA.

CalTech 100

CalTech Technical Review Company Companies 100

socalTECH

MAY 18, 2009

We spoke to Daryl about the firm, the founders, and their use of Amazon Web Services as its back end. We've been very careful in designing a system to be fully compliance with those standards. It looks like you're using Amazon Web Services heavily in the service? Explain to me how your service works? and the E.U.,

Outsource Development 100

Outsource Development Santa Barbara Education SaaS 100

Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 27, 2011

and has led business analysis & user interface design projects for the U.S. It’s a community and work space focused on empowering entrepreneurs, startups, freelancers, programmers, designers, professionals, and all awesome people in general. 7:10 – 8:00pm – 5 five-minute demos, followed by brief Q&A for each company.

Tech Coast Angels 96

Tech Coast Angels Idealab Angel Startup 96

Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 20, 2012

In college at the California Institute of Technology, he patented a new loudspeaker design and formed GNP Loudspeakers, Inc. He is also a member of the Board of Trustees of the California Institute of Technology and of the Art Center College of Design. and has led business analysis & user interface design projects for the U.S.

Idealab 84

Idealab Tech Coast Angels CalTech Startup 84

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 2, 2014

There’s an old joke in software development, “How much time does it take to design software?” ” Answer: As long as you have scheduled for the design phase. Design with no constraints becomes a research project. Not funny, “ha, ha” but pretty apropos. CEOs are time-driven creatures.

Software 344

Software Startup Design Course 344

Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 15, 2012

Gyft’s team sent a very brief email asking politely to set up a time to demo their product. Lit Motors is a San Francisco, CA based company that designs and develops environmentally-conscious transportation solutions. It doesn’t tip over (they tried in the demo to prove it). That a wrap, folks.

Press 103

Press Email Tips Conference 103

Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 13, 2012

The reason the firm says inspired it to design Mimiboards ; adding to its passion for Africa, love of technology and being into local content. The Mimiboard beat ten other apps from Africa to be the best at the App demo competition held at the Nairobi Open Innovation Summit in May. Then you assign certain categories to it.

Advertising 91

Advertising Media News Content 91

SoCal CTO

SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

How To Pitch A Product - A VC : Venture Capital and Technology , August 4, 2010 I've said a bunch of times on this blog that the perfect pitch is a very short intro to provide context followed immediately by a demo. He blogs to 10,000 web entrepreneurs at Software by Rob and co-hosts the podcast Startups for the Rest of Us.

Startup 191

Startup Venture Capital Blogging CTO Hire 191

Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 27, 2012

Not to worry because we’ll recap the night with some information on the demos from these up and coming companies located in LA. If you’ve ever worked for an executive and had to track multiple statistics, financial sheets and web pages, it can be very frustrating. Want to connect with dog lovers around you?

Startup 73

Startup Doc Ideas Mobile 73

SoCal Delicious

AUGUST 28, 2012

Web Design Software. Web Hosting Software. Editor’s picks. Featured stories. Cloud services. Cloud storage. Enterprise. Acquisition. Venture capital. Developers. Entrepreneur. Entrepreneurs. Infographics. Management. Electric cars. Monitoring Software. Office Suites. Project Management Software. More Software. Footer Menu.

Southern California 57

Southern California PHP Technical Review Orange County 57

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). Essayist, programmer, and programming language designer. Twiistup is just 2 weeks away and there have been a whole slew of announcements within these past few days.

Twiistup 40

Twiistup Riot Games UCLA Media 40

SoCal CTO

JULY 13, 2010

Suggestions for Angel Investors - Feld Thoughts , June 2, 2010 I’m on an Acela train between Boston and New York (listening to Boston’s More Than A Feeling – how recursive) on my way to the TechStars Boston 2010 Investor / Demo day. Why you have to design products for how your customers are , and not how you want them to be.

Startup 175

Startup Venture Capital Slides Blogging 175

Tech Zulu Event

AUGUST 31, 2011

Some attendees came in a bit later on Sunday as they coded and designed throughout the previous night however everyone was “in the Loft” by mid-morning, along with other guests such as Paige Craig and Francisco Dao ( 50 Kings , Twiistup, and Writer at Fast Company).

Los Angeles 73

Los Angeles Startup Angel Tech Coast Angels 73

Frank Addante

DECEMBER 5, 2006

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Outsource Development 40

Outsource Development Develop Development Product 40

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 19, 2011

I know readers of this post aren’t in that demo but that’s what the data says. So I invested in Maker Studios , which is now the 3rd largest producer of Internet video on the web. But its objective is to teach the world web design or to program computers. Americans watch 5.3 We read less than an hour / day.

Invest 295

Invest Carson Technical Review Education 295

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 16, 2012

Trust doesn’t come from one 45-minute Powerpoint pitch or 30-minute demo. It’s tempting to want to stay in your offices and fund raise via email or web conferencing. When I was reading the Fab.com website I noticed that the CEO refers to Fab’s “one thing” as being design. They think design wins.

Develop 366

Develop Development Funding Venture Capital 366

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 11, 2016

Let me first address VCs or anybody else who is likely above the age where they “get” Snapchat but whose customers are likely in the age demo who use it religiously. It will be a follow on from my “App is Crap” or “Web Second, Mobile First” blog posts but in short, video, updated, digestible formats.

Snapchat 150

Snapchat Screening Venture Capital Guide 150