Tech Zulu Event

JUNE 10, 2013

Special for this event a dedicated, in-app information screen designed specifically for the US Open will lead fans to the “#MyCallawayDriver” ride option, where they can request transportation to and from Merion Golf Club East Course from within the Philadelphia area. There will be no cost for the Callaway ride option.

Software Review 104

Software Review Technical Review Social Media Course 104

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 25, 2011

These are variations on a “crowd-funding” theme to raise money for a startup through social networks and voting at public events. Crowd-sourcing tools, usually Internet applications, use the social media to poll for interest, feedback, and ultimately some funding for the startup. Amount of funding provided is very small.

Funding 92

Funding Startup Social Media Sample 92

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 26, 2013

One of the advantages of blogging, using social media, public speaking, etc as a VC is that you get a more nuanced view of these shifts by watching your own successes and failures. When many of us advisors / investors did our first startups there were very few purely tech media outlets. That used to be the standard.

Startup 355

Startup Funding News Press 355

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 10, 2014

When pitching to consumers, online or offline, the feedback will likely be on features and design. Even online, the type of people who may respond to social media requests may bear very little relationship to the intended market. Amount of funding provided is usually not enough.

Funding 101

Funding Equity Entrepreneur Invest 101

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.

Hollywood 81

Hollywood Entertainment Content Email 81

Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 19, 2011

He argues for a world he calls POSO (post social) in which we will only use social applications which drastically cut down our time involvement and/or increase our productivity. Social media will be pervasive in the enterprise and is primarily driving by customer interactions. The WWW is the presentation layer.

Web 355

Web HTML Mobile Social Network 355

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 4, 2013

I’m not saying that lawyers were my screening process – simply that they knew about deals early on and they had voted with their time and pocketbooks so I knew I had a degree of filtering. They are designed to help good companies to get access to investors but also to make bad companies look good.

Startup 361

Startup Venture Capital Pricing Technical Review 361

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 17, 2013

When pitching to consumers, online or offline, the feedback will likely be on features and design. Even online, the type of people who may respond to social media requests may bear very little relationship to the intended market. Amount of funding provided is usually not enough.

Funding 106

Funding Equity Entrepreneur Sample 106

SoCal CTO

JUNE 9, 2010

Now, thanks to social media, you don't have to outspend. A FB ad targeted at one person (my wife) - Gabriel Weinberg , May 14, 2010 The other day I gave a presentation with Steve Welch on the use of social media in politics. You could just outspend. You could use brute force to get the word out. It is to out friend.

Startup 248

Startup Venture Capital Conference Social Media 248

Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 25, 2013

” while watching the screen and registering nothing. And this in a nutshell, is what our lives as media consumers has turned into: a constant stream of impatience and auto-pilot interactions with ads. Enter Vidzey , the in-video shopping platform that seamlessly combines media, entertainment and e-commerce. Crazy right?

Entertainment 98

Entertainment Advertising Startup Media 98

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 21, 2010

These are variations on a “crowd-funding” theme to raise money for a startup through social networks and voting at public events. Crowd-sourcing tools, usually Internet applications, use the social media to poll for interest, feedback, and ultimately some funding for the startup. Amount of funding provided is very small.

Funding 59

Funding Startup Social Media Sample 59

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 4, 2013

I’m not saying that lawyers were my screening process – simply that they knew about deals early on and they had voted with their time and pocketbooks so I knew I had a degree of filtering. They are designed to help good companies to get access to investors but also help to make bad companies look good.

Venture Capital 347

Venture Capital Startup Pricing Invest 347

Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 11, 2011

3D Movies, 3D Printing, 3D Televisions, 3DS, our entire screen world is turning 3D and now its time for your mobile screen to get in on the fun. inch 800 x 480-pixel screen that can displaying both 2D and 3D content. Does calling it the “4G” Thrill really mean its faster in the data speeds department?

Software Review 77

Software Review Screening Orange County Mobile 77

Tech Zulu Event

FEBRUARY 17, 2012

The feel of the unit was very much like its predecessor, the PSP, with a wide body, glossy black surface, and wide screen. The gigantic 5 inch OLED multi-touch screen was crisp and displayed details and color well (looked great on “Uncharted, Golden Abyss” as we controlled Drake through rooms of fire and exploding walls).

Screening 64

Screening Santa Monica Social Network Hollywood 64

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 14, 2021

Start the product design process by thinking about what a historian in the future would look back on as the one big thing that changed everything. Amazon uses this technique internally for all new product design efforts. An example is the evolution of computer control to screen touches and gestures, versus keys and mice.

Entrepreneur 158

Entrepreneur Startup Outsource Development Design 158

Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 24, 2013

Is it kind of like social media platform? We got a very design-centric online portfolio for people to showcase their work like scripts, images, resume, and other things like that. A screen writer, nine times out of ten, isn’t going to have a demo reel. NG: Product design. How are they going to show their work?

Content 81

Content Entertainment Startup Los Angeles 81

SoCal Delicious

MAY 6, 2012

We believe there are awesome entrepreneurs everywhere, not just in the places constantly covered by the media. Team Rubicon unites the unique skills America’s returning veterans offer with the expertise of medical professionals; all while interactively engaging donors through social media. We want to help them, and will.

Los Angeles 78

Los Angeles Entrepreneur Angel Fractional CTO 78

Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 21, 2011

Facebook has created a simple “Allow” button on a splash screen listing off permissions that you haven’t even read, you just close the window and discontinue your desire to commit. How does Facebook know this? Think about it.

News 104

News Hulu Commerce Sites 104

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 16, 2013

When polled 88% of marketing professionals said they couldn’t accurately measure the effectiveness of their marketing campaigns and the majority said lack of ROI measurement is their single greatest frustration with social media (Forbes). Here’s a screen shot of my home page on awe.sm. And so forth. No brainer.

Marketing 307

Marketing Technical Review Startup Tool 307

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 3, 2019

Start the product design process by thinking about what a historian in the future would look back on as the one big thing that changed everything. Amazon uses this technique internally for all new product design efforts. An example is the evolution of computer control to screen touches and gestures, versus keys and mice.

Startup 105

Startup Outsource Development Entrepreneur Ideas 105

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 1, 2021

All Territory foods are freshly prepared by local chefs or restaurants and their menus are designed to fit Territory’s healthy eating plans. Over time I started taking screen shots every day of my total calories eaten, burned and net calories and sending them to my brother so that I could create my own external accountability.

.Net 349

.Net Startup Course Social Media 349

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 17, 2011

The need for creativity extends well beyond product design. Yet most startups seem to constrain creativity to product design. I started to build this into a media & entertainment value chain that broke down the components of the industry into discrete parts. How does social media on Facebook & Twitter change things?

Writing 356

Writing Startup Ideas Summary 356

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 23, 2016

Start the product design process by thinking about what a historian in the future would look back on as the one big thing that changed everything. Amazon uses this technique internally for all new product design efforts. An example is the evolution of computer control to screen touches and gestures, versus keys and mice.

Startup 57

Startup Outsource Development Entrepreneur Ideas 57

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 19, 2010

Dana Settle & I are hosting a dinner tonight (10/20/10) with some of the biggest companies in entertainment to talk about the future of television, film & digital media. This is where the digital media puck is going. Michael Ovitz , the co-founder of CAA will be the keynote speaker. The device itself will have no storage.

Content 386

Content Google Media Hulu 386