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DECEMBER 27, 2018

Editor's note: All this week, and into the start of next year, we'll be featuring reflections on 2018 from notable investors, entrepreneurs, and others from Southern California's technology community. Now, we're investing in our own team, firm, and platform so we can further support those founders. READ MORE>>.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 6, 2017

It’s enough to drown any business which tries to fight it or ignore it, and it’s an opportunity to ride higher and faster than even the successes of Google and Facebook, for those startups that use it as their driving force. For startups, this is an engagement opportunity worth billions of dollars. Big data:” learning from the flood.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 6, 2014

It’s enough to drown any business which tries to fight it or ignore it, and it’s an opportunity to ride higher and faster than even the successes of Google and Facebook, for those startups that use it as their driving force. For startups, this is an engagement opportunity worth billions of dollars. zettabytes by the year 2016.

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Startup Social Media Entertainment Metrics 99

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 19, 2014

On August 23rd, 2013 I had an email intro from my good friend and trusted source Jeff Berman who only sends me stuff when it is somebody he respects (ie a strong filter vs. those who send casual intros). Andrew & Petri posed a question to me, “If Walt Disney were starting his company today, what kind of company would he build?

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Funding Technical Review Startup Screening 373

InfoChachkie

JUNE 3, 2013

You can watch/listen to how John and Kyle turned their email newsletter into an international bestseller in the following 9-minute excerpt from John''s recent talk at UC Santa Barbara. Upon graduation from Wharton, John and Kyle launched a startup based upon a simple, pedestrian product: a computer mouse shaped like the head of a golf driver.

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Newsletter Startup Entrepreneur Writing 133

Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 8, 2016

Most of us over here in the western world of commerce buy everything we need and want for ourselves, so gift-givers need to start getting creative with their presents. The following online platforms are making it easy to give personal, memorable presents from anywhere in the world. SendItLater.

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socalTECH

MARCH 29, 2012

We spoke with Matt and Amanda MacNaughton , the brother and sister team behind PromoJam, to hear more about the company's platform. Amanda MacNaughton: PromoJam is an enterprise, social marketing technology platform. We also have a mobile platform, which integrates with Facebook, Twitter, and MySpace. What is PromoJam?

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Social Media Startup Platform Media 217

socalTECH

JUNE 8, 2020

Our interview today is with Scott Grimes , the CEO of Los Angeles-based Stackin' , which operates a text-based, financial messaging platform. How did the company start? Scott Grimes: Ultimately, we are a text messaging platform build on top of Twilio. Stackin recentlyraised $12.6M This is my second venture.

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Content Social Media Startup Artificial Inteligence 124

socalTECH

MARCH 1, 2012

We caught up with Andy, whose executive experience ranges from ZeroDegrees, NBC Internet/Xoom.com, Infoseek / Go Network, to CNET and Snap.com, and whose last firm was MerchEngines, which he sold last year, to hear more about his new startup. Andy Steuer: This is the eighth startup I've been a part of. What is Punchcard?

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 23, 2011

Richard De Silva started off as a journalist with the Washington Post after growing up in D.C. In the late 90’s he saw the internet boom and helped start IronPlanet.com, a construction equipment marketplace that is nearing an IPO. Startup after Iron Planet? (6:00 What gets you interested in a startup? (16:35-19:35).

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Capital Venture Capital Veoh Startup 265

InfoChachkie

NOVEMBER 3, 2014

These sites (so far) have managed to balance facilitating product discovery and purchase capabilities with users'' desires to entertain and educate themselves without feeling like they are in a marketplace. In contrast, social networking sites drove a record number of clicks, up 20% over the prior year. Search Meets Social = Commerce.

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Entrepreneur Commerce Sites Social Network 210

Tech.Co

FEBRUARY 14, 2017

And while this has been the standard for years, one startup is hoping to personalize the birthday wishes even more. Initially Hagger wasn’t sure this concept would take off, but then Doppels started experiencing early success and ended up catching the eye of the 17-25 year-old demographic. During some early pop up events in L.A.,

Startup 126

Startup Venice Social Network Tool 126

Tech.Co

MAY 21, 2016

About a year ago we introduced you to VNTANA , an Los Angeles, CA-based startup that wanted to leverage hologram technology to help celebrities and brands use holograms to entertain and engage their followers and fans. The HOLLAGRAM systems are scalable and range in size from 32 inches up to 15 feet and use standalone hardware.

Social Media 84

Social Media Email Media Entertainment 84

socalTECH

MAY 2, 2013

However, the newest venture capital fund in the area TenOneTen Ventures (tenoneten.net), headed up by David Waxman and Gil Elbaz, is hoping to change that, by focusing its efforts on technology-focused startups here. How did the new fund come about? David Waxman.: What''s the best way for entrepreneurs to approach you?

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Invest Technology Startup Venture Capital 159

socalTECH

OCTOBER 19, 2018

Earlier this month, Los Angeles-based Catalog (www.catalog.cc), a startup developing artificial intelligence software to help independent visual artists scale their content production efforts, announced it raised $1.5M We put all of that into our system, and distribute it among our network through our logistics platform.

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Help IP Content Google 133

socalTECH

APRIL 23, 2013

We caught up with Uygur--who has had his own show on Sirius Satellite Radio, hosted MSNBC Live, and currently has his own show on Current TV--to learn more about The Young Turks, his online efforts, and his views on how media is shifting to the Internet. How did online figure into your plans when you started The Young Turks?

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Media News Startup Technical Review 196

Tech Zulu Event

JUNE 22, 2013

TechZulu catches up with the three to talk about WESAWIT, startups, and the LA scene. We came up with an idea for an app and around that time we met with Chris. You take all the photos and videos and upload it on YouTube, Facebook, Vine, and other social media platforms and experience the event through the eyes of the crowd.

Social Media 94

Social Media Startup UCLA Media 94

Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 11, 2013

Assignmint is a web-based platform to list freelancing work for employers and help writers find the right freelance job for them and standardizes the paperwork between the two parties. TechZulu catches up with the founder of Assignmint, Jeff Koyen, as he talks about Assignmint, freelance, and LA startups.

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Journal Startup Writing Media 90

socalTECH

MARCH 1, 2018

One of our big mantras, internally, is to be the fastest responder when you see a customer email us. Even if you don't have the answer immediately, we'll shoot them an email right away, saying, we hear you, even if we tell them we have to find out the answer. Lots of startups talk about trying to outsource all their customer support.

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Customer Custom Services Conference 113

socalTECH

JUNE 15, 2011

We caught up with CEO Eric Frankel this week to talk about the firm, his decision to go from the comfortable world of Hollywood as President of Warner Bros Domestic Television Distribution, to a startup, how the firm is using the cloud to power it service, as well as where the firm is going next. What's the technology behind this?

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Entertainment Startup Class Santa Barbara 159

InfoChachkie

JULY 16, 2012

Fortunately, several startups have devised tools which make it possible for content creators to maintain the entertainment integrity of their videos while embedding relevant calls-to-action. A number of startups have created compelling tools to enhance the monetization of online videos. What’s So Cool About Coull?

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Customer Custom Entrepreneur Advertising 226

socalTECH

NOVEMBER 13, 2015

Marc Mitchell: I grew up here in Los Angeles, and I have always been involved in media and entertainment, After Los Angeles, I went to Stanford during the first tech boom. I knew I wasn't going to practice law, even though I ended up practicing for a little while. We did that through email, and eventually mobile.

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Mobile Culver City Startup Examples 100

Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 24, 2013

Tonight starting at 7:00pm PST we will be streaming and bringing you all the action live from Cross Campus in Santa Monica. Experience gadgets from the big brands with million dollar budgets to the startups bootstrapping and raising via IndieGoGo. Make sure to tune in! TechZulu & Gadget Review present REACH.

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Technical Review Technology Activision Entertainment 76

Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 12, 2013

Experience gadgets from the big brands with million dollar budgets to the startups bootstrapping and raising via IndieGoGo. Scot has been an entrepreneur and executive responsible for the launch of several interactive entertainment ventures. So now is the time to step up and embrace what is truly the next iteration in gaming.

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Technical Review Technology Activision Entertainment 94

socalTECH

AUGUST 10, 2011

The last time we spent much time chatting with Chris Lyman and Corey Brundage , they were at Los Angeles telephony software firm Fonality , busy getting their employees set up in a full blown, mixed-martial arts (MMA) "fight club". We've instead taken those comments and turned them into scores and a rating platform.

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Startup Blogging Writing Examples 174

socalTECH

JULY 18, 2012

One way is to create your own, custom video clip which you can share via email, text message, or through a social networking site like Facebook. Allison Dollar: SnapCuts is a digital media marketing platform, which uses social video messaging. Allison Dollar: We're busy just starting promotion. What is the SnapCuts service?

Social Network 246

Social Network Mobile Media Examples 246

Tech Zulu Event

AUGUST 27, 2013

So here are the top 8 tips from 2 successful brands on what we can do to create engaging content and market our brands using YouTube as our platform. That as a business it is impossible to build your brand without an adwords strategy or partnering into a YouTubers existing audience or an having a robust email list.

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Dollar Shave Club Tips Marketing Sales 106

Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 22, 2013

Solaborate is a blend of great social network platforms, by taking in all the greatest bits and putting it all into one. Solaborate is bringing professionals and companies from the tech industry together and connect them through a new social media platform. There are multiple platforms used to get the job done.

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Social Media Social Network Tool Mobile 92

socalTECH

NOVEMBER 28, 2012

Andrew Connell is the CEO of DinnerDate.com , a startup which has been in beta in San Diego for the last few months, and is just now expanding out to new markets. We spoke with Andrew about the startup and what it's all about. I have a background that's combination of startups and corporate. What's DinnerDate.com?

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San Diego Hollywood Mobile eHarmony 264

InfoChachkie

JULY 5, 2012

Fortunately, several startups have devised tools which make it possible for content creators to maintain the entertainment integrity of their videos while embedding relevant calls-to-action. A number of startups have created compelling tools to enhance the monetization of online videos. What’s So Cool About Coull?

Customer 133

Customer Custom Entrepreneur Advertising 133

Tech Zulu Event

MAY 20, 2014

TechZulu recently sat down with east coast transplant Olenka Polak to talk about startup life in Los Angeles. Explain to our readers why you started your company, and why you created your app myLINGO. I mean, we’re new to this town and new to this industry – so just a lot of things came up during the launch that we’re now looking into.

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Startup Entertainment CTO Coach Screening 91

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 Coast Angels Idealab Angel Startup 96

InfoChachkie

JULY 30, 2012

Be Closing, No Posing – The ultimate measure of effective marketing, especially at a startup, is revenue. In this case, the collaboration angel humorously described how the company’s platform could help just about anyone connect, share and work better in the cloud. Follow my startup-oriented Twitter feed here: @johngreathouse.

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Marketing Conference RSS Angel 209

Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 21, 2011

We want to provide our audience with not only amazing presenting startups/newly released products (submissions still open Apply Here ) but also outstanding people that can help you grow as an entrepreneur and lead a successful business. Mike continues to be actively involved with early-stage start-ups as an investor, advisor and board member.

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Tsavo Idealab Tech Coast Angels Userplane 76

Tech Zulu Event

JUNE 3, 2014

The way to look at crowdfunding is to think of it like creating a campaign that opens up a world of opportunity and experience for viewers to tap into and be a part of. People ended up buying multiple watches because they didn’t want to pick just one cause. Start reaching out to just LISTEN to what they are saying now.

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Startup Examples Social Media Media 109

Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 5, 2015

To help you get the most out of your Hues, I tested 20 of the most popular, highly rated iOS apps to come up with a top 5 list of must-have apps for using your Hue light bulbs (iOS is the dominant platform for Hue control, and all these below work on both iPads and iPhones): 1. First off, practicalities. Huemote (free). Ambify ($3.99).

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Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 2, 2013

Jim opened up with his thoughts on concept and communication. “We know we need to communicate more” he says, and in many instances, mobile developers also need to open themselves up to automotive needs in regards to safety and production. Jim rounds out his speech by beseeching his peers in the tech sector. Look out for it!

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Mobile Google Startup Technology 94