socalTECH

DECEMBER 15, 2017

Venice, California-based Snap said on Thurday that it has rolled out a new tool, which lets designers create and build augmented reality lenses for Snapchat. The new tool, Lens Studio , allows users to build and launch immersive Lenses--such as your own dancing hot dog, or rainbow barfing unicorn--and publish them to Snapchat.

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TechCrunch LA

MAY 24, 2022

This summer, parent company Niantic is unveiling Campfire, a social app designed to help mobile augmented reality (AR) gamers connect. Following in Snapchat’s footsteps as a map-based social platform, the app also includes the ability to connect with people, find nearby events, join communities and message people.

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TechCrunch LA

AUGUST 30, 2022

Genies is partnering with a handpicked group of creators to design the first set of collections available on the platform, Nigam said. Because each item is an NFT, the original creator gets a cut of the revenue each time that item is resold and owns the intellectual property behind the design , he added. Image Credits: Genies.

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L.A. Business Journal

MAY 4, 2017

Soylent raises $50 million, plans in-store sales, Leaf Group acquires home goods e-retailer Deny Designs for $12 million, and Snap Inc. hires media companies to produce original shows for Snapchat

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 2, 2014

We spend all our time as an industry talking about “growth hacking,” “design principles,” or “product/market fit” and not enough about the most important skills for success – people management. And it’s why many early-stage companies blow up. Foursquare? Noah Glass. Then Jack Dorsey.

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TechCrunch LA

MAY 12, 2020

Wabisabi Design : an augmented reality game studio focused on bit-sized titles. Earlier Yellow bets skewed more toward content investments as Snapchat was scaling Discover. Stipop : a rich cross-platform chat sticker API. TRASH : an app for quickly editing social video cuts using machine learning. making their way to Los Angeles.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 15, 2017

It’s not just Snapchat, although there’s that. See we have JPL that designed the rockets that put men on the moon in the first place and Caltech, one of the two most prestigious engineering universities in the country. Back then only 15% of our dollars were invested locally whereas today 50% of our dollars are invested in LA.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 1, 2015

But what if we could make those photos disappear like SnapChat? That tested well, but it seems the press liked SnapChat better. They designed a device that you could strap to your head and help you remove bad thoughts & experiences. We started by beta testing ephemeral photos. And then the team cracked it.

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 2, 2017

the parent company of Snapchat , has filed for its much anticipated IPO, saying in a filing late Thursday that it is looking to raise up to $3.0 percent of Class B, and 50% each of Class C stock, in a structure designed to provide Spiegel and Murphy full control of the company even after the IPO. Venice, California-based Snap Inc. ,

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 6, 2017

It is fitting that 2012 is the year that Snapchat really took off in Los Angeles and raised its first venture capital and began a five year ascent to becoming LA’s most recognizable startup company and largest IPO alongside LAs other great startup brands such as Riot Games and Tinder.

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Tech Zulu Event

JULY 16, 2013

With 10,000 square feet designed to inspire innovation, Amplify LA is the ultimate start-up accelerator and entrepreneurial campus — all to bring together the brightest, most enthusiastic technology minds into an environment that provides solutions, support, and collaboration. Social Media: Snapchat. Incubator: Amplify LA.

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TechCrunch LA

SEPTEMBER 14, 2018

As game developers continue designing massive online virtual worlds where we will spend more and more time, how should we look to correct issues we encounter and how can we build a better future? Cyan Banister [ Founders Fund ] other speakers to be announced soon . If you had the chance to redesign society, where would you even start?

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LATechDigest

AUGUST 3, 2019

The Los Angeles County Economic Development Corporation (LAEDC) has announced that Evan Spiegel, CEO and co-founder of Snapchat, along with CBRE and California State University, Northridge (CSUN) will be the 2015 Eddy Awards Honorees.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 5, 2016

And of course SnapChat is relevant for younger video consumers. But ignoring SnapChat for video is a mistake. And they’re only valuable if people watch them. And if they love your brand and want to watch more. I’ll talk about this another day. The future of online video is bright. The audiences are getting longer.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 21, 2016

Today Upfront Ventures is announcing that we’ve backed Rebecca Kantar ’s startup Imbellus , a company designed to assess human potential and ultimately change the way we teach children. Inevitably as a society we began “teaching to the tests” and we design curricula around proficiency in these basic skills. So Why Imbellus?

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Tech Zulu Event

AUGUST 27, 2013

17, entrepreneurs, investors, civic leaders and other key players in the tech industry will gather at the historic Pacific Design Center in West Hollywood, Calif. Be Great Partners will unite these celebrities, civic leaders, talent, entrepreneurs and investors for one night only at Be Great Fest at the Pacific Design Center on Sept.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 8, 2014

I don’t need to tell you what else is LA … SnapChat, Whisper, Tinder. Cincinnati has had the accelerator The Brandery for several years, which caters to the great strengths of design and brand management that are dominant in this city. All great communication companies. KickStarter?

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socalTECH

JANUARY 29, 2018

Google's new product--"captures motion photos that last several seconds" and are designed to be held, clipped to clothing, or placed elsewhere. Google's new device essentially aim at exactly the same market as Snap's Spectacles, which Snap says are designed to "capure and share the moment from your perspective". READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

MAY 7, 2018

It's designed to meet their needs, so it quickly got traction, without a lot of marketing dollars. So far we've been very successful in recruiting, with people from Blizzard, Apple, Snapchat, and other great companies. There's not a lot of technology in this industry, and even text messaging can be advanced technology for them.

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Tech.Co

SEPTEMBER 26, 2017

One of the biggest changes besides to the design on both was the addition of wireless charging using QI technology. We’ll dig into the design in a moment, but the Omnia uses a USB-C to cigarette port to get the power flowing, but other than that there is not much you need to know. It’s just that simple. Consider me impressed.

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Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 5, 2013

And after six months of insane design, coding and development, we have several new products to share with the world.” Epic is a short, sharable video concept that allows users to take slow-motion videos which can then be shared to YouTube, Twitter or via Viddy, while Clique is like the ephemeral image messaging popularized by Snapchat.

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Tech Zulu Event

MARCH 22, 2016

Less than a month ago, Snapchat opened custom on-demand geofilters to everyone. Industry news was excited, but for how amazing of a product they are, custom Snapchat geofilters have remained stunningly under the radar. Well, Snapchat has made it so that anyone can create and upload a custom filter to any area they want.

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 16, 2017

Newport Beach-based PogoTec said today that it has launched its first product, the PogoCam , a miniature camera designed to attach to any pair of glasses. The new device costs $149.00. According to PogoTec, the PogoCam attaches magnetically to most glasses, so consumers can record things from a different point of view.

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 12, 2016

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. The best designed mobile apps use the accelerometer, the camera, map integration, location, contact book integration, QR codes and so on. Think about Snapchat.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 2, 2018

For young consumers today, it may be Instagram or Snapchat, while B2B offerings should take a hard look at LinkedIn and other business forums. You need to hone your design and tone, taking a strategic approach to establish brand recognition in your marketplace, all while keeping your target audience on top of mind.

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Tech.Co

FEBRUARY 14, 2017

The Star-Match feature is designed to be a friendly connection builder. Snapchat Stories are an easy way to send your friend a birthday wish. The Star-Match. The algorithm will match users with other Doppels members based on their interests, birthdays and location. Big brands are also heading for Doppels. Express Yourself.

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LATechDigest

MAY 23, 2016

Philosophy & Design. SNAPCHAT Preparing Its Own Algo ( link ). SNAPCHAT to Redesign Discover Channel in June ( link ). Biz E-Sports Summit (-5/24). Tuesday May 24. FastCo Counter-Conf (-5/25). Space Tech Expo (-5/26). Now Next Why. Animation Workshop. Hack for LA. LA Catalyst. Women’s Health. Wednesday May 25.

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Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 24, 2013

One of the defining characteristics of product design is that reducing friction of a given feature/function drives usage of that feature/function. It will be interesting to see if any new startups can compete against the industry giants in picture and video sharing: Instagram, Vine, FaceBook, and SnapChat.

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Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 13, 2013

One guy was a designer, two guys were Ruby engineers, and I included – not an engineer. I think design forward companies, we can get a little more attention and more referral traffic from that fact that we focus on aesthetics. But the most important thing about design forward companies is that your conversion rates are a lot better.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 16, 2016

Computer Vison Startup Nanit If you follow me on Snapchat ( msuster ) you might already know that I’ve been looking at and investing in a number of companies in the computer vision space. My thesis is that it will become a major I/O computing metaphor or as this field is sometimes referred to HCI ( human-computer interaction ).

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Tech Zulu Event

APRIL 14, 2016

CEO, David Hanson, American robotics designer and researcher created Sophia in the likes of Hollywood legend, Audrey Hepburn and his lovely wife. In an interview with Sophia for CNBC, she says, “I am already very interested in design, technology and the environment. Sophia’s Secret Sauce. Sophia’s Interest and Goals. You’re welcome!

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 24, 2017

Most of the guidance you see for entrepreneurs is aimed at those who are selling a product (Apple, Tesla, Xiaomi), or selling a service (Uber, Airbnb, Snapchat). Shape your business by design, not by default. This includes how you find leads, close clients, and minimize free work or rework.

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LATechDigest

MAY 13, 2016

All this is by design, per the vision of Atom Factory founder Troy Carter. Each mentor spoke for nearly an hour to the entire group, answered questions, and sat with each company for one-on-one mentoring.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 16, 2022

Design a product or service that you can sell. But some of you will surely say “What about Facebook and Snapchat, who focused on growth first and are clearly successful?” Even the popular Snapchat is still struggling to generate revenue and profit. The number of current potential customers is large and growing.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 17, 2019

Design a product or service that you can sell. But some of you will surely say “What about Facebook and Snapchat, who focused on growth first and are clearly successful?” Even Snapchat is now trying hard to generate revenue. That means it solves a real problem for real customers who are ready and able to spend real money.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 15, 2017

Design a product or service that you can sell. But some of you will surely say “What about Facebook and Snapchat, who focused on growth first and are clearly successful?” Even Snapchat is now trying hard to generate revenue. That means it solves a real problem for real customers who are ready and able to spend real money.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 11, 2016

Thus begins Snapchat and why you don’t get it. Snapchat will be used for both like the Internet (and TV) are. I just need to break you of the idea that Snapchat is for one thing – it is not. But since Snapchat uses the frequency above your hearing range it’s nearly impossible to “get” without help.

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