Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 19, 2015

The biggest difference I cite is that Venture Capital often feels like an “individual sport” while startups are a “team sport.” Startups are team sports because you’re all working on the same shared objective of the company. The truth is that the newer the firm the easier that shared mission is.

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TechCrunch LA

DECEMBER 31, 2022

What type of market, if any, is the right one? Paris has been an important market for the e-scooter industry at large, but the city has chafed against the vehicles, citing safety incidents , some of which were fatal. They muck up the air , driving climate change and health issues alike. Paris: To ban or not to ban?

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socalTECH

JANUARY 17, 2017

In emerging markets and the developing world, access to banking, capital, and financial resources is fare more difficult than here in the U.S., The company's CEO and founder, Shivani Siroya , talked to us recently about the startup and what it's doing. Shivani Siroya: Tala is a data company that is working in emerging markets.

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Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 30, 2011

TechZulu is excited to invite you to the 2012 Startup and Entrepreneurial Forecast taking place on Tuesday Jan. 24 7pm at Coloft in Santa Monica. We have a line up of amazing speakers who will share their insights and forecast for startup trends in 2012. There will be plenty of FREE Pizza and drinks!

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socalTECH

MARCH 18, 2009

Santa Monica-based Topspin Media , the online music startup of former Yahoo Music GM Ian Rogers, said today that the firm has inked a deal with Berkleemusic.com, the online continuing education division of the Berklee College of Music, to partner on a set of online music courses. READ MORE>>.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 17, 2010

We want to give our brightest new startups the connections and interactions they need to help streamline success. We’ll be conducting a series of educational programes covering: fund raising, team building, product development, sales, marketing, business development and how to prioritize your time as a CEO.

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socalTECH

MAY 10, 2017

Santa Monica-based WorkToday (www.worktoday.com) has created a text-based marketplace to help connect workers with employers. We caught up with CEO Joe Nigro , the former VP of Growth at HomeHero and General Manager of Handy, and talk about why he started Work Today and how the service works.

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Tech Zulu Event

FEBRUARY 11, 2013

The biggest culprit to a startup failure is a dysfunctional founding team. They have partnered with Cross Campus to bring education and offline matchmaking events to Santa Monica quarterly. CoFoundersLab was created by Shahab Kaviani after he left an 8-year run at the successful startup HyperOffice. “I

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 14, 2014

Of course that website isn’t completely up to date but it’s a great resource for seeing the overall picture. It’s why opt-in marketing databases can be so incredibly valuable for companies like Gilt Groupe, One King’s Lane and AdoreMe. But let me start with some data. Higher education. Home alarms.

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Frank Addante

AUGUST 6, 2014

A month ago I spoke at the Silicon Beach Fest in Santa Monica in front of LA’s community of emerging entrepreneurs, innovators and disrupters. Who else is in the market? ” It all starts with people. It’s often too easy to get hung up in the methods and lose sight of the results. Do they have a solution?

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socalTECH

MARCH 8, 2016

Once upon a time, one of the best benefits that employers could offer up an employee was a company contribution to their retirement plan. Santa Monica-based Tuition.IO (tuition.io) has s created a way for companies to both help their employees tackle that mound of student debt, as well as attract better and more loyal employees.

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 19, 2016

Corey Weiss , IPSY's Head of Business Development, is based in Santa Monica, and helps to run that effort. We caught up with him to learn more about IPSy and its subscription business. Corey Weiss: Michelle started her career eight years ago as a beauty creator. The average retail value of a glam bag is $40.

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socalTECH

MAY 2, 2014

To get some insight into how those names are changing--we caught up with Steve Banfield , SVP and GM of Registrar Services over at Rightside (www.rightside.co) -- which is in the midst of spinning out from Santa Monica-based Demand Media. The fastest time to market is always putting it on the web.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 8, 2014

I have never been more optimistic about the impact that the tech startup community is having on cities in America or about the role that cities outside of San Francisco / Silicon Valley can play in our future. Changes in the Startup Ecosystem. Open source computing, which reduced costs to start a company by 90%.

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Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 16, 2013

However, Silicon Valley isn’t the only place to grow technology innovators from the ground up. Los Angeles has seen its own startup scene develop with Silicon Beach, which stretches between Santa Monica and Playa Vista. We have large market potential with a small market community feel.

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Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 20, 2012

Always looking to provide the very best for our community so that you may learn and grow as a startup or entrepreneur, Bill Gross is one of the best experts we could provide. A lifelong entrepreneur, Bill started several companies prior to Idealab. After graduating from college, Bill and his brother Larry started GNP Development, Inc.,

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Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 27, 2011

Mike has over 18 years of business development, marketing and management experience in businesses ranging from early stage start-ups to private equity and from mid-stage business to large turn-around operations. Mike continues to be actively involved with early-stage start-ups as an investor, advisor and board member.

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Tech Zulu Event

JUNE 17, 2011

Prior to Idealab, Alex led sales and marketing efforts for venture-backed startups focused on enterprise software and services. He holds a BA from the University of California, Santa Barbara, a JD from Southwestern University, and suffers from an addiction to cheeseburgers. He is a recognized leader in the Voice 2.0

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Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 13, 2012

However, that wasn’t the start … Rewind to the 90s. That’s what comes to mind when I think of the annual Digital Family Reunion event held at Wokcano in Santa Monica. Today LA tech is stronger than ever, touting numerous accelerator programs, angel investors, coworking spaces and educational opportunities.

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Tech Zulu Event

APRIL 23, 2013

Join us for an evening of demonstrations from vetted technology startups, followed by an inspiring keynote from Two Bit Circus Co-Founder, Brent Bushnell. Two Bit Circus combines engineering, education, and amusement to create physical marvels fueled by technology. Cookbook Cafe. based BakeSpace.com. Diamond Sponsor.

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Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 23, 2013

The video is premised by a simple statement “Where images and ads hook up.” We’re no strangers to GumGum ( we’ve covered their company before ) and they’re a huge part of Silicon Beach’s roster of startup highlights. ” Wait, what? It’s a promotional video for a technology company.

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SoCal Delicious

AUGUST 23, 2010

Why should a startup thinking about moving to a new place choose LA? Southern California companies are second to only Silicon Valley in raising venture capital , there are three major universities to recruit talent – UCLA, Caltech, and USC – and a thriving startup community to mingle with.

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Tech Zulu Event

JUNE 3, 2015

They generally are extremely well-educated with many holding numerous degrees and/or certifications, especially African American women. It’s been a fascinating sociology study starting with the first panel of all female executives I heard during a conference on the Santa Monica Pier all the way up until now.

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