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. And now without further ado I present the Spotlight: LA Tech Winter Companies: Spotlight Companies. It’s a gallery of great entrepreneurship. It’s a toast to those who build and innovate.

CalTech 91

CalTech Company Companies Idealab 91

Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 19, 2011

Colony’s presentation is intriguing (and worth a watch if you have a few minutes) because I love to see when informed people make arguments that are different than you ordinarily hear (and different from my own views). They took over the “presentation layer” of computing. .” The WWW is the presentation layer.

Web 355

Web HTML Mobile Social Network 355

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 4, 2011

The Gust Deal Funnel from the last 12 months indicates is that 70% of the interested companies never make it past the initial screening process. Over half of the survivors remaining are eliminated during live presentations, and another 6.5% Build a prototype product. Build an investor presentation and summary.

Invest 99

Invest Angel Technical Review Summary 99

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 24, 2012

Most of these investors are members of Angel groups that have a rigorous filtering and screening process, to select the top 3% and most fundable proposals. That’s why this item is so important, and is probably the biggest stumbling block I see in getting through the initial Angel screening. Build a prototype product.

Angel 104

Angel Screening Summary Startup 104

Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 6, 2012

In a world where we promote technology as a means to make life easier by getting information quickly, communicating more efficiently and increasing productivity, we draw a thin line in becoming prisoners to the very tool built to set us free. He was the guest speaker for the sold out event titled, “ Designing Beyond the Device.”

Design 101

Design Yahoo Santa Monica Los Angeles 101

Tech Zulu Event

FEBRUARY 19, 2014

You might be aware of their products – perhaps having seen their digital media signs in your favorite local restaurant or bar, but what you might not know is their compelling founders’ story and unique company culture. We move the discussion over to early product days. Enplug is a fast-growing, ubiquitous Silicon Beach company.

Social Media 106

Social Media Startup Screening Advertising 106

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 10, 2014

But from my perspective in really helping entrepreneurs, both fall short on several counts: Focus too much on the product, not enough on the business model. When pitching to consumers, online or offline, the feedback will likely be on features and design. Proposal content is too short to be meaningful.

Funding 101

Funding Equity Entrepreneur Invest 101

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 17, 2013

But from my perspective in really helping entrepreneurs, both fall short on several counts: Focus too much on the product, not enough on the business model. When pitching to consumers, online or offline, the feedback will likely be on features and design. Proposal content is too short to be meaningful.

Funding 106

Funding Equity Entrepreneur Sample 106

Tech Zulu Event

FEBRUARY 19, 2014

You might be aware of their products – perhaps having seen their digital media signs in your favorite local restaurant or bar, but what you might not know is their compelling founders’ story and unique company culture. We move the discussion over to early product days. Enplug is a fast-growing, ubiquitous Silicon Beach company.

Social Media 81

Social Media Startup Screening Advertising 81

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 23, 2010

The AngelSoft Deal Funnel from the last 12 months indicates is that 70% of the interested companies never make it past the initial screening process. Over half of the survivors remaining are eliminated during live presentations, and another 6.5% Build a prototype product. Build an investor presentation and summary.

Angel 89

Angel Funding Technical Review Startup 89

Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 16, 2009

They spot opportunities that aren’t being met and the design products to meet these needs. And when they walk in my office and present you can tell that they know what they’re talking about. And when they walk in my office and present you can tell that they know what they’re talking about.

Entrepreneur 306

Entrepreneur Startup Outsource Development Customer 306

Tech.Co

AUGUST 16, 2017

This software features a set of tools dedicated to helping you host flawless and productive webinars every step of the way. When the webinar goes live, you can make it interactive and keep your audience engaged using the screen sharing, whiteboard, and presentation tools, among others. Pricing: $9/user/month.

Tool 78

Tool Startup Help Template 78

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 25, 2011

But from my perspective representing investors, this approach falls short on several counts: Focus is on the product, not the business model. When pitching to consumers, online or offline, the feedback will likely be on features and design. Proposal content is too short to be meaningful.

Funding 92

Funding Startup Social Media Sample 92

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 24, 2011

I invested in LA-based Gogii , one of the fastest growing, most exciting mobile social networking companies you’ve never heard of and maker of a product called textPlus. Gogii is the creator of the 36th most downloaded application in the history of the iPhone app store – a product called textPlus.

Gogii 310

Gogii Invest Blogging Startup 310

Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 18, 2013

MuckerLab has already secured its reputation as one of the hottest startup accelerators in town with a particular emphasis on product for incubation-stage software, services and media ventures. The further along the product is the better — because it shows commitment and the skills to execute. And build great business they have.

Class 100

Class Startup Tech Coast Angels CTO Coach 100

Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 5, 2012

Younity’s new mobile product lets you bypass that hassle while offering several other benefits. The mobile screen displays an organized list of music, videos, files data and search. It is still in beta and their mobile product is already poised to dominate the market. The UI (User Interface) is simplistic user friendly.

Mobile 98

Mobile Media Screening Software 98

Tech Zulu Event

MAY 20, 2011

They touched on plenty of subjects, spanning from deeply cyclical themes existing in earlier science fiction works, how these themes are tying back to present tech, a bit about computing history, bits of human-tech philosophy, and plenty of commentary on where augmented reality fits into all of this. The winners of this one?

Conference 69

Conference Startup Google Competition 69

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 21, 2010

But from my perspective representing investors, this approach falls short on several counts: Focus is on the product, not the business model. When pitching to consumers, online or offline, the feedback will likely be on features and design. Proposal content is too short to be meaningful.

Funding 59

Funding Startup Social Media Sample 59

Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 3, 2009

There was the usual cogent presentation by Brian Solis on the future of PR in which he implored us to get beyond the echo chamber of Silicon Valley and Techmeme and focus on staying on the radar screen of real America. He obviously believes this since he has become CEO of TopSpin Media – a firm designed to do just that.

Twiistup 228

Twiistup SoCal Southern California Yammer 228

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 7, 2011

And I hope the output is that you get a glimpse into the people shaping our tech present and a sense of the kinds of conversations we have when the cameras aren’t around. Unlike those IM clients with a small (ineffective) footprint, Meebo experience is a website and a full page screen. I totally agree.

Startup 286

Startup Venture Capital Web Ideas 286

socalTECH

DECEMBER 13, 2012

We saw that we could get product and games out faster, that it was a new industry, that there was tons of potential, and we could also develop relationships with carriers to get products on deck. It's pretty clear that right now, that is the model of the present. We believe it's the future, too.

Mobile 168

Mobile Java Google Startup 168

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). All presentations were of extremely high quality and teams did a killer job.

Los Angeles 73

Los Angeles Startup Angel Tech Coast Angels 73

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. This idea helps to distill down the most important things to make or sell in a product. Amazon uses this technique internally for all new product design efforts.

Entrepreneur 158

Entrepreneur Startup Outsource Development Design 158

Tech Zulu Event

MAY 20, 2014

myLINGO is the first product of her company Oladas, Inc., What we found is that there was no present solution to do this. OP: myLINGO is a smartphone app where you can select and download an audio track of a movie in your preferred language and go to the theatre and have that audio track synchronize to the movie playing on the screen.

Startup 91

Startup Entertainment CTO Coach Screening 91

SoCal CTO

JUNE 9, 2010

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. He started targeting the ad by location and interest, and the number of potential people he was reaching began decreasing on screen (Facebook tells you dynamically).

Startup 248

Startup Venture Capital Conference Social Media 248

socalTECH

JUNE 25, 2009

Our major designer was the number two guy on the Lucent 5E development program, so we understand how to design scalability into telecom apps, and scale seamlessly, better than our competitors. Instead, we do this for about a $1000 for a site, in HD quality, supporting eight to 10 participants on a 48- or 52-inch screen.

IP 165

IP Pasadena Angels Pasadena Los Angeles 165

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. But, OpenGraph is an amazing feature of the Internet. It’s The Worst.

News 104

News Hulu Commerce Sites 104

Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 25, 2013

” while watching the screen and registering nothing. But instead of hitting pause, opening a new tab, and searching Google, or waiting to be served random ads for things you might be interested in, you’re presented with the option to open a catalog and use a directed link to buy immediately. And it’s available today.

Entertainment 98

Entertainment Advertising Startup Media 98

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. This idea helps to distill down the most important things to make or sell in a product. Amazon uses this technique internally for all new product design efforts.

Startup 105

Startup Outsource Development Entrepreneur Ideas 105

Tech Zulu Event

MAY 22, 2015

Today’s market offers a variety of prebuilt IVI systems designed according to Genivi standards or similar specifications that can be modified and adapted to your car brand and model. In short, they offer extended screens with limited functionality and limited access to your car systems. The future is right behind the corner.

Google 40

Google Artificial Inteligence Research Marketing 40

Frank Addante

JUNE 10, 2007

Under Process, Over Deliver So, you need to develop a product? ► 2006 (20) ► December (2) Just Say What it Is 12 Proven Guidelines for Rapid Product Development. We turned one into a conference room and another one into a "lounge" with sofas, ottomans and comfortable, funky chairs and a flat-screen TV. Now, its done.

Startup 40

Startup Technical Review Software Review Advertising 40

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 17, 2011

It’s why I always work hard to find images for my blog posts & why all of my keynote presentations are visual rather than bullet points with words. The need for creativity extends well beyond product design. Yet most startups seem to constrain creativity to product design. Many people are visual thinkers.

Writing 356

Writing Startup Ideas Summary 356

SoCal CTO

APRIL 28, 2014

There was a lot of passion in the room last week when I presented Working with Developers at the Stubbs Precellerator. Poor machine, screen, connection, chair. If your developers have a better machine, screen, internet connection, or chair at home than they do in the office, then there’s a problem. That’s correct.

Develop 280

Develop Development CTO Coach CTO Hire 280

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. This idea helps to distill down the most important things to make or sell in a product. Amazon uses this technique internally for all new product design efforts.

Startup 57

Startup Outsource Development Entrepreneur Ideas 57

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 4, 2010

In my experience, there are many considerations which are critical to the productivity and success of this effort. Even though it usually makes sense from a marketing perspective for a startup to stage software rollout to various locales, it makes no sense to design and implement your application that way.

Software 80

Software News Design Coach 80