socalTECH

APRIL 2, 2014

Pasadena-based Smartify (www.getsmartify.com)''s CEO, Carla Bourque , recently talked to us about the company''s online marketing platform, and how it differentiates itself from a lot of other competitors in the market. Essentially, consumers are opting into Smartify''s platform. What is Smartify? READ MORE>>.

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Marketing Pasadena Platform Email 196

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 31, 2012

The days when you could launch your business with a new web site, and the phone would begin to ring, are long gone. So what’s an entrepreneur to do to get his new business noticed these days? If these are not complete and consistent, your platform will always be splintered and lost in the noise.

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Startup Social Media Platform Blogging 104

socalTECH

APRIL 14, 2011

He was also the founder of Wallstrip, which he sold to CBS back in 2007, is an investor in a significant number of web and social media companies. It was built originally on the Twitter platform to talk about stocks, and all users had to do was add a dollar sign to ticker symbols to give it context. So, they let me start StockTwits.

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Ideas Web Startup Content 248

Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 11, 2012

One of the worst things for an entrepreneur to have happen to them is to lose communication due to battery life. Software Platform. Messaging/Web/Apps. MMS, SMS, Email (Corporate Sync, Google Mail, Push Email, Yahoo Mail) IM (GTalk), WebKit w/ Flash. It also boast 4.3-inch A dual-core 1.2 Form Factor. Touch Screen.

Entrepreneur 64

Entrepreneur Google Software Review Yahoo 64

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 17, 2010

Lee Essner is formerly a senior exec from WeddingChannel and has much experience in running a successful web property. I first met him there and knew he was a talented entrepreneur that I wanted to work with some day. On average the platform is generating 30+% increase in conversions and 15% decrease in cost per lead.

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Company Companies Startup Southern California 276

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 7, 2015

Many entrepreneurs fantasize about days longer than 24 hours, convinced that their new venture could change the world, if they just had more time. Determine where email and social media add value. Keep a check on your web browsing habits, and limit your daily time spent or delegate these activities.

Technical Review 104

Technical Review Entrepreneur Email Social Media 104

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 21, 2010

entrepreneur Wil Schroter (I am an angel investor in Affordit). Knewton – “Online adaptive test prep and virtual classroom platform&# - I love the innovation that is coming from the test prep industry. Collaboration in business starts and ends with email. In business you spend your life in email.

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Venture Capital Capital Email Blogging 265

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 8, 2010

With as many as 400 million blogs (web logs) now active on the Internet, how can you find and read the ones you need to be a leader in your business domain? I review these, as well as contribute entries occasionally for entrepreneurs and startups. Community bloggers platforms. Email subscription. Blog aggregators.

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Blogging News Startup Sites 91

socalTECH

OCTOBER 17, 2017

Nimble's software connects to your email, social accounts, and more, and helps you track your customers, sales prospects, sales pipeline, and much much more. They used Gmail and Gsuite for email and calendar. As business onboard to the cloud for email, they'll eventually move there for servers. We're in the adoption phase.

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Startup Canoga Park Email Google 113

InfoChachkie

NOVEMBER 23, 2015

We typically do not ask entrepreneurs to visit our offices in Santa Barbara, but Jeff wanted to meet with Kevin, an investor in our Fund who helped us vet opportunities and occasionally invested alongside of us. It also wasn’t clear at the time what types of apps would be built on top of the platform, other than cheaper IVR systems.

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Venture Capital Technical Review Software Review Southern California 100

Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 28, 2011

In addition to the 330+ students, entrepreneurs and investors in attendance, the event also achieved over 45,000 views on the TechZulu live stream. It’s the first performance-based marketing platform specifically designed for the music industry. Parking In Motion (PIM) is a provider of dynamic and real-time parking data.

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Idealab Tech Coast Angels Startup Platform 77

Tech.Co

MAY 31, 2023

Launching and growing a startup is one of the biggest missions an entrepreneur can undertake. Business tools — from customer relationship management ( CRM ) platforms to accounting software — help to save startups time and money by automating key processes and maximizing efficiency. Here are a couple of our favorites.

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Tool Startup Software Review Technical Review 131

From the Venture Trenches

APRIL 30, 2013

The value that is being “added” is often at arms length or via a specialist who interacts with the entrepreneur. But like a Darwinian experiment, the extent to which these gifts are utilized remains entirely up to each individual entrepreneur. Unwinding at an Amplify party.

Web Design 103

Web Design Social Media Seed Funding Design 103

Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 20, 2011

Earbits is an online radio platform where artists, labels and concert promoters bid for airtime on a per-song-played basis, and use the exposure to sell their music, event tickets and more. It’s the first performance-based marketing platform specifically designed for the music industry. Community Sponsors. mt) Media Temple, Inc.

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UCLA Company Companies Idealab 102

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 7, 2013

And I had been telling my partners for a couple of years that I thought Ethan was one of the more talented entrepreneurs I had come across in San Francisco. We generally have a policy to only fund entrepreneurs once the first version of a product has shipped or it near to shipping. We like to be able to see the concept.

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CTO Coach Google CTO Hire Yammer 359

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 4, 2010

I've watched businesses operate throughout my career, and saw that so many times business users struggle with relatively simple applications, where they can't get them build, can't get them to work, and where they have to kludge together an email system to route things to get things approved. That's the joy of being an entrepreneur.

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Startup San Diego Entrepreneur Tool 150

Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 14, 2010

All that combined is what lead us to the amazing group of participating companies that follow: CapLinked lets entrepreneurs focus on what they do best, while making sure their investors always stay in the loop. Codeita is a powerful, easy to use, cloud-based, web development environment.

Company 106

Company Companies Web Evite 106

socalTECH

APRIL 30, 2013

We spent the last few years building our advertising ad serving platform, and launched about two months ago. We''ll go on to Android next, and potentially also move to the web, towards the convergence of where girls are. For advertisers, there was no place to affordably target girls. That''s extremely important. READ MORE>>.

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Mobile Networking Media Advertising 208

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 1, 2011

There have been a lot of entrepreneurs here in software and other industries, and interestingly enough there seem to be more self-funded, bootstrapped firms here, rather than those looking for venture capital to get off the group. Gary Bishop: The founder of the company is Dustin Snell, who is a classic, bootstrap entrepreneur.

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Networking IBM IBM Pacific Palisades 214

Tech Zulu Event

APRIL 25, 2012

As you can see on my profile I picked, entrepreneur, writer, and web developer – all of which description me and what I do. Moofaces takes it another step further and even sends emails each week of the over 3 million jobs opportunities of interest to me based off my profile information.

Social Network 106

Social Network Startup Education Web Development 106

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 1, 2009

This post highlights some of the reasons why the market is moving again and what entrepreneurs should do about this. And Ron Conway has proclaimed that he wants to do up to 40-50 rapid-fire deals in the next 18 months in what is becoming known as the “real time web” (e.g. This is one book-end of the cycle.

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Venture Capital Marketing Startup Social Network 255

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 7, 2012

SocialEngine is a white-label, community platform. However Gmail is only private email conversations. The other reason for building it, is LA is crapped on all the time from a press perspective and entrepreneur perspective. They'll reply to my emails in half an hour, and give us great feedback on what we're doing.

Startup 242

Startup CTO Coach Blogging Social Media 242

Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 28, 2011

In addition to the 330+ students, entrepreneurs and investors in attendance, the event also achieved over 45,000 views on the TechZulu live stream. It’s the first performance-based marketing platform specifically designed for the music industry. Parking In Motion (PIM) is a provider of dynamic and real-time parking data.

Idealab 49

Idealab Tech Coast Angels Startup Platform 49

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 2, 2013

Dell announced years ago that it had earned $3 million in revenue from using Twitter, and other businesses report daily on increases in web traffic up to 800%. Don’t use the same message on Twitter you developed for email blasts and postcard blitzes. The basic tools are the platforms like Twitter and Facebook. Marty Zwilling.

Social Media 106

Social Media Media Startup Social Network 106

Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

We will be bringing you some of the hottest startups around to give you a quick rundown about their companies and get to know the entrepreneur behind those companies. This Panel is filled with investing super stars who will be going over must have content for all the startups and entrepreneurs out there. Adrenaline Fueled Angel.

Social Media 71

Social Media Technical Review Mixergy Tech Coast Angels 71

Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 30, 2012

All it takes is an email address to start receiving our exclusive deals for sports tickets to your favorite teams in your city. Mobile Web America, Inc. Leftronic is a real-time data visualization platform for startups. CitySourced is a real time mobile civic engagement platform. Co-Host & Venue Sponsor.

CalTech 91

CalTech Company Companies Idealab 91

Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 15, 2012

I received dozens of long emails each day with press releases, pitches, news and information. Most emails were nothing short of a report. I can’t even begin to imagine what investors feel like when they’re being pitched by so many people, week after week, or some CEO’s that receive 2000+ emails each day.

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Press Email Tips Conference 103

Tech.Co

DECEMBER 6, 2017

Hank: I am the CEO and founder of Seco Sys , which is a platform that allows water agencies, customers, and water related services to concurrently engage in water conservation at all water use endpoints. Hank: Seco Sys has developed a range of web services that are dedicated to managing all types of water.

Startup 121

Startup Technical Review Patents Services 121

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 30, 2010

For as long as I can remember, computer users have been complaining about the array of names and passwords required to get work done – a different unique user identification name and password are required to start the computer, email, social networks, banking, read online news, connect to the office, or check your phone bill. Marty Zwilling.

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Startup Web 2.0 IBM IBM 79

socalTECH

JUNE 23, 2011

Ryan is a serial entrepreneur, having previously co-founded email marketer NetCreations, and also has been an angel investor in local startups. The first one we launched was with Corporate Responsibility Magazine, where the top 100 corporate citizens will be on their web site. We're also taking this to publishers.

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Causecast Startup Content Education 222

Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 24, 2010

CapLinked lets entrepreneurs focus on what they do best, while making sure their investors always stay in the loop. Social Rewards helps leverage your existing loyalty program and turn it into a distribution platform via social media. Novimap is an online and mobile mapping platform. The Startups. The Sponsors.

Social Media 60

Social Media Technical Review Tech Coast Angels Venture Capital 60

Tech Zulu Event

AUGUST 26, 2011

Please join TechZulu as well as Los Angeles tech savvy elite comprised of VC’s, Angels investors, startups and your fellow entrepreneurs, as we celebrate LA’s most exciting tech creations of the moment with the brightest digital minds and engineering talents this side of Fresno. mt) Media Temple, Inc.

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Tech Coast Angels Southern California Los Angeles Santa Monica 80

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 25, 2010

Any SoCal entrepreneur raising early-stage money should put Rincon on their short list. He covers this is the first 15 minutes or so of the video and he’s awesome to listen to (more than 25,000 people have listend to this video so far – mostly entrepreneurs ;-)). It is how angel rounds come together.&#.

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Guide Funding Venture Capital Technical Review 293

From the Venture Trenches

APRIL 30, 2013

The value that is being “added” is often at arms length or via a specialist who interacts with the entrepreneur. But like a Darwinian experiment, the extent to which these gifts are utilized remains entirely up to each individual entrepreneur. Unwinding at an Amplify party.

Web Design 40

Web Design Social Media Seed Funding Design 40

Tech Zulu Event

MAY 1, 2012

As you can see on my profile I picked, entrepreneur, writer, and web developer – all of which describe me and what I do. Moofaces takes it another step further and even sends emails each week on over 3 million jobs opportunities of interest based off my profile information.

Social Network 49

Social Network Startup Education Web Development 49

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 28, 2012

Dell announced years ago that it had earned $3 million in revenue from using Twitter, and other businesses report daily on increases in web traffic up to 800%. Don’t use the same message on Twitter you developed for email blasts and postcard blitzes. The basic tools are the platforms like Twitter and Facebook.

Social Media 115

Social Media Media Startup Social Network 115

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. That’s why we are extremely excited to announce Mike Jones as our SuperDemo!

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Tsavo Idealab Tech Coast Angels Userplane 76