Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 30, 2011

So we put our money where our mouth was an invested in the largest in-image advertiser on the web, GumGum , whose network now reached over 100 million monthly uniques with 3 billion ad-compliant images, delivering an average CTR of 0.4% (2x industry average for banners). The big splashy image ads is part of their reading experience.

Advertising 352

Advertising Media Social Media Screening 352

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. Forget the second screen, play and interact with video content today.

Class 100

Class Startup Tech Coast Angels CTO Coach 100

Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 19, 2012

Bluefin Labs gave an impressive demo of social TV analytics with real-time ad optimization and social media lift. Other companies that demoed at the conference included SocialShows by NoBox , and iBubblr — a new startup whose originality is suspect. Bluefin links TV shows to ads at scale with social, essentially.

Conference 78

Conference Beverly Hills Social Media Media 78

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APRIL 17, 2010

We held a 90-minute demo session where 150 of LA’s VC’s and senior technology executives watched the LPLA V2 group present in small groups of 12-15 each. Walk into any Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf in Southern California and you can’t miss their digital screens.

Company 276

Company Companies Startup Southern California 276

Tech Zulu Event

APRIL 23, 2013

For those who still might be wondering what Spotlight: LA Tech is all about, It’s a screening room for new technology homegrown in our region. 7:00 – 7:45pm – Check-in & Networking. 8:00 – 8:35pm – 5 five-minute demos, followed by brief Q&A for each company. 9:00 – 10:00pm – cocktail reception and networking.

UCLA 97

UCLA Santa Monica Mobile Web 97

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 7, 2011

A few months ago I wrote a post called “ Invest in Lines, Not Dots.&# It was my investment philosophy that observing teams’ performance over time was far more insightful than reacting to how good of a product demo they do, how good they present Powerpoint slides or how great tech blogs say they are.

Entrepreneur 330

Entrepreneur Marketing Venture Capital Hulu 330

Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 30, 2012

For those who still might be wondering what Spotlight: LA Tech is all about, It’s a screening room for new technology homegrown in our region. Everything happens in the browser (no software to download) and the finished product looks amazing on large screens! It’s a gallery of great entrepreneurship. SuperDemo: Bill Gross.

CalTech 91

CalTech Company Companies Idealab 91

Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 20, 2011

For those who still might be wondering what Spotlight: LA Tech is all about, It’s a screening room for new technology homegrown in our region. Mingle is a networking service that uses location to discover and create relevant connections. 8:00 – 8:25pm – 5 five-minute demos, followed by brief Q&A for each company.

UCLA 102

UCLA Company Companies Idealab 102

Tech Zulu Event

JULY 8, 2011

For those who still might be wondering what Spotlight: LA Tech is all about, It’s a screening room for new technology homegrown in our region. 7:10 – 8:00pm – 5 five-minute demos, followed by brief Q&A for each company (approx. 8:30 – 10:30pm – cocktail reception and networking. It’s a gallery of great entrepreneurship.

CalTech 100

CalTech Technical Review Company Companies 100

Tech Zulu Event

AUGUST 31, 2011

We also had awesome group of mentors that included: David Waxman (Co-founder of PeoplePC, Spot Runner and Firefly Network), Paige Craig (CEO of BetterWorks ), Josh MacAdam (Co-founder/CTO at Ming.ly Also of note was Ryan Orrico’s launch of HandJob, a new form of job applicant screening and referral tracking.

Los Angeles 73

Los Angeles Startup Angel Tech Coast Angels 73

Tech Zulu Event

FEBRUARY 5, 2014

The company hopes to prepare advertisers for varying screen sizes. Pierce mentions the bigger potential of the technology beyond currency, diving into its role as a decentralized network. For as long as Google’s been a ubiquitous part of the internet, its enhanced campaigns have been its biggest change since launching AdWords.

Startup 95

Startup Google Education Venture Capital 95

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 31, 2011

I was watching Meet the Press this morning and they put a big screen behind the guests with TweetDeck open and showing the constant stream of information about Egypt. before the really profitable years of social networking and when many in the industry were despondent. That must have been a proud moment in the Betaworks offices.

Entrepreneur 384

Entrepreneur Startup Venture Capital Ideas 384

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 22, 2011

I was watching Meet the Press this morning and they put a big screen behind the guests with TweetDeck open and showing the constant stream of information about Egypt. before the really profitable years of social networking and when many in the industry were despondent. That must have been a proud moment in the Betaworks offices.

Entrepreneur 176

Entrepreneur Startup Venture Capital Ideas 176

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 16, 2012

Trust doesn’t come from one 45-minute Powerpoint pitch or 30-minute demo. He’s focused on that sector (not exclusively but predominantly) and therefore has an amazing network at large financial services firms to help you with business development. Build a relationship with your investors over time. ” (Zig Ziglar).

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. That’s like you saying you don’t want to go to cocktail parties and network anymore while every 25-35 year-old VC steals your customers.

Snapchat 150

Snapchat Screening Venture Capital Guide 150