socalTECH

MARCH 15, 2013

Forsblom is now in Los Angeles and San Diego, and reinventing himself with a mobile application company called TenFarms (www.tenfarms.com). Nils Forsblom: TenFarms is a mobile app developer. We build mobile products, not just mobile applications, but products around them. What are TenFarms and PhotoPoll?

Mobile 233

Mobile Southern California Startup Outsource Development 233

SoCal Tech Calendar

SEPTEMBER 5, 2012

Friday, September 7, 2012 -- ATandT Mobile App Hackathon - It Can Wait (LA) w/ $30,000+ in prizes. Have an innovative app idea? This is a truly unique ATandT Mobile App Hackathon, an event produced by the ATandT Developer Program, focused on our "It Can Wait" don't text and drive campaign. See [link] (more)

Mobile 113

Mobile Design Ideas Help 113

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 23, 2020

Much has been written about product design, but designing the total experience from the front rarely happens yet. In the classic book, “ X: The Experience When Business Meets Design ,” Brian Solis details how to design the whole experience, rather than just the product. Make user-centered design processes iterative.

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Customer Custom Design Product 150

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 25, 2015

Much has been written about product design, but designing the total experience from the front rarely happens yet. In a new book, “ X: The Experience When Business Meets Design ,” Brian Solis details how to design the whole experience, rather than just the product. Keep users engaged throughout design and development.

Design 61

Design Product Customer Custom 61

socalTECH

JANUARY 17, 2013

It's a huge development task to develop your own mobile application, connect into Facebook, and create an online ordering system--unless you use the software from ChowNow (www.chownow.com), one of the newest startups to get funding here in Los Angeles. One is the mobile app. It's designed just for our system.

Mobile 197

Mobile Startup Platform GRP Partners 197

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 12, 2013

There's a big shift happening in online dating, away from websites and profiles, and towards mobile applications. Sean Suhl: In mobile, there are currently two kinds of dating apps. Sean Suhl: We were excited to create a mobile dating experience that hit on three key elements. Suhl's startup--backed by Science Inc.,

Mobile 189

Mobile eHarmony Artificial Inteligence Sites 189

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

Sometimes that’s venture capital generally (like last year’s conversation with Reid Hoffman ) and sometimes it’s in a space where I’ve invested (like mobility and city innovation with Bird’s Travis VanderZanden , one of our portfolio founders.) We would argue that our movies are world-class movies, just designed entirely for mobile.”

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Content Netflix Platform Mobile 244

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 1, 2017

West Hollywood-based Hutch has launched a new mobile app, designed to help people with a new space immediately get ideas on how to remake them into the exact style they love--and helps to connect those users to shops to help fill that space with the right furniture for that style. READ MORE>>.

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West Hollywood Design Hollywood Ideas 100

Tech Zulu Event

FEBRUARY 2, 2016

The dynamism of web design ascertains that trends should keep varying to the better with changing times. The changes are usually due to improvements in previous designs to suit current tastes and preferences. The introduction of live photos on latest mobile phones has lead to cinemagraphs coming into the forefront of designers minds.

Web Design 40

Web Design Design Web Technical Review 40

Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 15, 2014

Most designers, at least the ones I know, hate to network and rarely do it. The key to networking in the tech world is you do not need to be the best in the world, you just need to be passionate, willing to learn and in a lot of cases be the best designer or developer that people know. Reach out to people you want to meet.

Design 91

Design Networking Social Media Google 91

Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 21, 2012

Ever have an idea for a great mobile startup but get stuck with just a dream because you have no skills to design or develop it and no money to pay to get it done? Some business people have friends that are designers or developers but most are not so lucky.

Design 92

Design Web Design Mobile Ideas 92

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 2, 2017

Can a mobile app make creating and designing your space as easy as posting a selfie on Snapchat or Instagram? We caught up with co-founder Beatrice Fischel-Bock on the idea and journey behind Hutch. You do that by taking a photo, and picking a filter, which constitutes looks that we provide from our designers.

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Snapchat Design Startup West Hollywood 100

Tech.Co

AUGUST 24, 2017

Luckily, you use design tools on your mobile device to help you with different aspects of renovations. The apps are useful to homeowners who intend to do renovations on their own and to professional constructors and designers. Here are some design apps for that HGTV-like renovation project to help.

Design 27

Design Help Screening Tool 27

Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 13, 2013

Our mobile phones are capable of doing almost anything these days. App developers are coming up with new ideas daily to make our lives easier. One guy was a designer, two guys were Ruby engineers, and I included – not an engineer. It gives us and other companies that are design forward a little bit of an edge. ML: I do.

Technical Review 87

Technical Review Mobile Startup Los Angeles 87

From the Venture Trenches

APRIL 4, 2013

They do not know what they do not know which makes a meaningful conversation with a design agency very challenging. And with 20% of traffic coming from smart phones your site has to be mobile friendly. Asmita’s are challenging for a web designer; anyway you move you will be damned. Their two biggest fears are cost and labor.

Web Design 58

Web Design Web Design Sites 58

Tech.Co

MARCH 22, 2016

Though this workshop is all based on science, the content is presented at a practical level, through clear visual examples and hands-on exercises, designed to reinforce your understanding and to help you develop new skills. Integrate psychology into websites, social media, ads, and mobile apps.

Los Angeles 70

Los Angeles Social Media Angel Design 70

Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 20, 2013

Microsoft throwing money at me to build a mobile app. Skeuomorphic design. FLAT design. So when you’re in your resource allocation meeting, think about what things you can say “great idea, let’s add it to the long-term suggestion list” as opposed to actioning it. P2P marketplace. YouTube videos.

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Course Resource Social Media Design 368

socalTECH

JANUARY 24, 2013

the hardware project and idea startup headed by Jamie Siminoff, has reached its crowdfunding goal of $250,000, according to Edison Jr. Kickstarter said it is not a store for buying hardware products, putting into place rules to prevent renderings of yet-to-be-designed products, simulated products, and more.

Santa Monica 159

Santa Monica Sites Design Product 159

Tech.Co

JUNE 28, 2021

Startup tech businesses used to land on the scene with big ideas about how their tech could change the world. Are Startups Running Out of Big Ideas? Think back to Uber — the idea that any car could be a taxi is still genuinely intoxicating. Are new tech businesses becoming less ambitious in their lofty goals?

Startup 104

Startup Ideas Venture Capital Course 104

Tech.Co

FEBRUARY 16, 2016

Digital Summit Los Angeles is a premier digital strategies forum transforming the future of the digital commerce ecosystem – including Marketing, UX & Design, Search, Content, Mobile, and more.

Los Angeles 70

Los Angeles Angel Commerce Competition 70

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 24, 2015

Chris Tragos: Jetpack is an ad platform, which I would describe as the most beautiful, best engaging, and most performant ad product for desktop, mobile, and tablet. I think, when you are a bootstrapped company, you don't have all the resources you'd like in the world to go after any idea. But, you still have lots of ideas.

Buzznet 100

Buzznet Outsource Development Design HTML 100

socalTECH

DECEMBER 31, 2014

The Center is designed to be a hub for the start-up community along the Westlake Village  Thousand Oaks corridor. Even the greatest ideas coupled with the greatest team can easily get lost in translation if they are not properly executed. What was your biggest lesson learned in 2014?

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Westlake Village Thousand Oaks Startup Ventura 147

Tech.Co

JUNE 7, 2017

With no need for walls and cubicles, it seems the ideal space for communication and ideas to flow with ease. Consider the following scenarios when you decide whether to pursue this workspace design for your startup. Further, nobody automatically pitches an idea out in the open. New Design Needed.

Startup 121

Startup Study Research Design 121

socalTECH

JUNE 5, 2012

The two sat down with us to explain the idea behind the company. Explain the idea behind StyleSaint? We will design and manufacture an apparel brand based on the inspiration of collective editors. Allison Beal: I've been in fashion design and manufacturing for about nine years. Each one took six hours to make.

Startup 182

Startup Commerce Design Media 182

From the Venture Trenches

APRIL 4, 2013

They do not know what they do not know which makes a meaningful conversation with a design agency very challenging. And with 20% of traffic coming from smart phones your site has to be mobile friendly. Asmita’s are challenging for a web designer; anyway you move you will be damned. Their two biggest fears are cost and labor.

Web Design 40

Web Design Web Design Sites 40

Xconomy

MAY 1, 2019

The finalists in the Digital Trailblazer category of the Xconomy Awards San Diego highlight the wide variety of healthtech ideas emanating from local startups and big companies alike, ranging from virtual coaches for physical therapy patients, to experimental software designed to address Alzheimer’s symptoms.

San Diego 89

San Diego Coach Design Ideas 89

TechCrunch LA

MAY 13, 2020

The two co-founders, Michael Sharon, an eight-year veteran of Facebook’s mobile product division, and Kalle Freese, a champion barista (it’s a thing) and the co-founder of Sudden Coffee are on a mission to bring consumers what Sharon calls “stealth health” Sudden Coffee aims to stir up instant brewing with third-wave tech.

Startup 284

Startup Los Angeles Seed Funding Product 284

TechCrunch LA

DECEMBER 19, 2018

Elementary Robotics was co-founded by Bill Gross, the brains behind an increasingly resurgent Idealab incubator, and Arye Barnehama, a former head of design at the augmented reality startup DAQRI. Barnehama was tight-lipped about the specifics of the technology that Elementary is using for its robotic stack. ”

Los Angeles 207

Los Angeles Angel Artificial Inteligence CalTech 207

TechCrunch LA

OCTOBER 22, 2018

Apparently with a physical storefront where it can convince customers of the wonders of on-demand mobility. The design could hint at what Lime wants to do with its retail store branding. ” That could counter the idea that scooters just get in the way and are an urban eye sore.

Santa Monica 221

Santa Monica Startup Technical Review Education 221

socalTECH

AUGUST 1, 2014

We''ve designed a system where we track your employees in real time. I just didn''t have any idea, and it was too cumbersome to do all these reviews. Through that, I designed a system using Excel spreadsheets to track this, and went on to start the company because I saw the need for it.

Help 223

Help Hermosa Beach Technical Review Redondo Beach 223

Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 11, 2013

Those who are more involved in traditional entertainment are seeing a major shift online which is why an additional one-day seminar was created to coincide with Silicon Beach Fest Hollywood as a partnership called, Idea to Screen. This week is a no-brainer on whether to attend or not.:) See you there!

Hollywood 100

Hollywood Screening Ideas Entertainment 100

Tech Zulu Event

MARCH 2, 2012

As we know the mobile industry is accelorating at high speeds with no chances of slowing down anytime soon. With this fast pace industry the elegant design we see if websites, is sometimes lost in translation. He and his company, Rocksauce, make sure to add high quality design back into each of the apps they create. Refinement.

Design 94

Design Mobile Web Design Outsource Development 94

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 19, 2016

I’ve spoken before about our desire at Upfront Ventures to fund really big ideas that solve hard problems, are science led and if successful will both have a positive effect on people’s lives as well as make great financial returns. We’re not Pollyannaish about this.

Company 207

Company Companies CTO Coach Funding 207

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 30, 2014

Take electricity as an input and through a process called ultrasonic transduction to convert it to a soundwave that can be beamed from a transmitter to a sleeve on your mobile phone that would use and ultrasound receiver to convert it back to electricity and charge your phone. .” The approach was clever and novel.

Technical Review 418

Technical Review Software Review CTO Hire IP 418

socalTECH

NOVEMBER 8, 2012

Go Trexx (www.gotrexx.com), which is based in Mission Viejo, think it's by engaging kids with mobile applications which provide background information, helps to build excitement, and gets kids involved in traveling to different destinations. Where did the idea for the company come from? I'm more of a serial entrepreneur.

Guide 232

Guide Framework Mobile Startup 232

Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 12, 2016

(Part I, Team) Tact was founded by Chuck Ganapathi , who was formerly the SVP of Products at Salesforce.com having led initiatives like their chat product, CRM and mobile. For six years before that he was at Siebel who was the market leader in CRM before Salesforce, and he has both a masters in product design from Stanford and an MBA.

Software 105

Software Mobile Artificial Inteligence Oracle 105

SoCal Tech Calendar

MARCH 19, 2009

Online Video, Virtual Worlds, 3D TV, Online Games, HD, VOD, Mobile, Advertising Free Fall, SAG Strike? The event is designed to be interactive like the world we live in giving delegates the opportunity to share their ideas live at the event via text message and in moderated roundtable meetings. See [link] (more).

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Advertising Ideas Design Content 100