SoCal CTO

AUGUST 4, 2011

Major Phases / Major Features - What are the major features in the major phases for the product? Do you transact immediately or on delivery of some product or service? How concerned are we about design for mobile? Native mobile apps? Do you need to round trip an email to validate the email? Are there specs?

Develop 384

Develop Development Startup SEO 384

socalTECH

OCTOBER 19, 2011

Los Angeles-based Border Stylo is extending its lineup of mobile apps, with its first social gaming title, the firm announced this morning. The firm said its new game, Trivia Together , a trivia game for the iPhone which integrates Facebook, Twitter, and email into the game, pitting players with their friends on time trivia questions.

Mobile 150

Mobile Email Web Los Angeles 150

Berkonomics

APRIL 20, 2017

Leaders and companies that innovate new products, services and methods of delivery are the ones that stand out in a crowded business world, especially when attempting to gain recognition among the throngs of competitors visible on the web. And millions of innovators are at work extending these capabilities.

Artificial Inteligence 256

Artificial Inteligence UCLA Web Patents 256

Berkonomics

MARCH 17, 2010

As the new generation of digital natives enters the work force, management is being pressed to open their networks and their thinking to allow social networking inside the firewall, workers who are more productive and comfortable anywhere but in a cubicle, and management of a virtual workforce. 1. A great smartphone.

Mobile 149

Mobile Doc Google Resource 149

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 22, 2019

This is called inbound marketing, where customers are pulled to you, rather than feeling accosted at every turn by your brand messages via email, newspapers and television. A quick scan of the Internet today will convince you that many sites are still product-centric, technology focused, and haven’t been updated for years.

Marketing 94

Marketing Social Media Technical Review Custom 94

InfoChachkie

JULY 25, 2012

RingRevenue's unique technology allows online and offline advertisers and publishers to consistently increase revenues from mobile, print, search and email campaigns by tracking the phone calls generated by such ads. So it only makes sense that the Facebook mobile app has been an enormous success. Facebook is the new crack.

Netflix 191

Netflix Blogging Mobile Advertising 191

Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 13, 2013

Pablo joins TechZulu and talks about Proven, job markets, and the future of mobile. We were doing this one product called “Small Business Hires”, similar to the employer app we launched today, all web-based. We were trying to raise money for this product, but then the unthinkable happened. Let me share an email I got today.

Mobile 86

Mobile Marketing Writing Startup 86

Tech Zulu Event

MARCH 7, 2013

CapLinked, Cloud-based enterprise platform for deal management and investor reporting, Wednesday announced a new suite of enterprise features in a move to take transactions mobile. But a lack of competition has also lead to a lack of innovation, resulting in low customer satisfaction and frequent complaints of difficult-to-use products.

Mobile 91

Mobile Report Pricing Tool 91

socalTECH

OCTOBER 19, 2011

Fullerton-based Hipgeo , the developers of iPhone apps for tracking and logging your travels, said today that it has launched a new version of its product which is specifically aimed at travelers. READ MORE>>.

eHarmony 154

eHarmony Yahoo San Diego Blogging 154

socalTECH

APRIL 22, 2016

funding round this week for its mobile gifting app. Jason Reid: Giftagram is a mobile first company, that really redefines the way people gift. What is unique about our mobile app, is you can send a physical gift without actually having a physical address to send it to. How does Giftagram work? Who are your typical customers?

Mobile 100

Mobile Platform Commerce Class 100

Tech Zulu Event

MAY 6, 2011

At its release, email was heralded as the best thing since the facsimile aka the fax machine. Well email may be the savior of the Western world’s time, but like all great inventions of the last century, it could use a little help. Overall, DueToDos is a way to stay productive beyond the confines of the office or cubicle.

Email 102

Email Platform Web Summary 102

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 11, 2016

Let me just put this more clearly for you up front – the vast majority of the Internet is used for porn so every product has this use but you probably just don’t know about it: YouTube, Tumblr, Facebook, FaceTime, Skype and of course be very careful on Google Search without “safe mode” on.

Snapchat 150

Snapchat Screening Venture Capital Guide 150

Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 5, 2010

mobile, locations, layering of services, data management, portability & more]. Brands didn’t advertise their web pages they advertised “AOL Keywords.&# If you were a newly minted, venture-backed consumer Internet company you had to have a deal with AOL to reach your customers. The Past (1985-2002).

Social Network 297

Social Network Networking Web 2.0 Web 297

socalTECH

APRIL 2, 2014

Our clients are retail, technology, consumer product goods, and other companies who are trying to address challenges with a very complex, digital marketing mix they face every day. Smartify''s software-as-a-service platform automates all aspects of their digital marketing, across their channels, including mobile, social, email, and web.

Marketing 196

Marketing Pasadena Platform Email 196

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 1, 2011

Because he was particularly attracted to the idea of positioning Quigo in the business of helping retailers with search, Quigo started building sophisticated technology for applied semantics stuff with web pages. So, what Quigo would do is analyze a web page for Overture and tell them what they thought it was about.

Google 302

Google Startup Advertising Acquisition 302

Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 5, 2010

mobile, locations, layering of services, data management, portability & more]. We had email, instant messaging, group calendars, discussion boards, etc. They had a proprietary browser, their own search engine, their own content, chat rooms, email system, etc. ask microsoft, aol/time warner & google].

Social Network 318

Social Network Networking Web 2.0 Startup 318

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 30, 2015

Image via Flickr by SideWages.com These days every new entrepreneur understands that an innovative product or service is necessary, but not sufficient, to start a business. The registration process to join can give you a very targeted email list. Search engines and people love blogs these days. Curation, the most efficient content.

Blogging 105

Blogging eBook Content Web 105

socalTECH

JULY 18, 2012

In a mobile world, what's a unique way to reach out to your friends and others? 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. We have a mobile app, and a Facebook app, and all of that can be private labeled. READ MORE>>.

Social Network 246

Social Network Mobile Media Examples 246

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 8, 2013

These days every new entrepreneur understands that an innovative product or service is necessary, but not sufficient, to start a business. According to Hubspot , websites that have blogs get twice as many inbound links, 400 percent more indexed pages, and a more than 50 percent increase in traffic, compared to websites without blogs.

Content 114

Content Marketing Startup eBook 114

socalTECH

JANUARY 24, 2011

It's a powerful opportunity to connect people offline with the mobile, online experience. market has been different, is that the adoption of mobile internet has not been nearly as prevalent. Matthias Galica: My last role was as a product manager for another local startup, Woome.com, an online dating site.

Startup 220

Startup West Hollywood Metrics Entertainment 220

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 17, 2010

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. They have developed a cloud-based platform for merchants to publish to multiple distribution networks, including social, mobile and email.

Company 276

Company Companies Startup Southern California 276

Tech Zulu Event

APRIL 18, 2016

As much of the world has shifted to mobile, smartphones are an important way to reach consumers. However, this year many brands still won’t deliver a full mobile experience, which is to say that, in 2016, many retailers still won’t have apps. The report notes that in general, the companies that prioritize mobile had modest budgets.

Mobile 40

Mobile Sites Custom Customer 40

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 27, 2012

These days every new entrepreneur understands that an innovative product or service is necessary, but not sufficient, to start a business. According to Hubspot , websites that have blogs get twice as many inbound links, 400 percent more indexed pages, and a more than 50 percent increase in traffic, compared to websites without blogs.

Examples 93

Examples Content Marketing Entrepreneur 93

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 28, 2010

Zong – mobile payments has been a very hot area over the past couple of years with the success and growth of both Boku and Zong. Boku and Zong focus mostly on mobile payments for virtual goods. It has proven a very successful strategy to get consumers to activate the payment on their mobile phone bill. VC Financings: 1.

Venture Capital 270

Venture Capital Capital Rustic Canyon Mobile 270

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 15, 2011

These days every new entrepreneur understands that an innovative product or service is necessary, but not sufficient, to start a business. According to Hubspot , websites that have blogs get twice as many inbound links, 400 percent more indexed pages, and a more than 50 percent increase in traffic, compared to websites without blogs.

Content 102

Content Tips Marketing Blogging 102

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 10, 2011

When I meet with Tom offline it’s obvious that he immediately is thinking about product issues, technology trends, funding rounds, etc. The best proof of a soft circle is whether an angel will email someone else (refer another investor) and start off that email with “I’m investing in…”. Are there warning signs? (0:26:44).

Angel 302

Angel Startup Ideas .Net 302

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 12, 2017

https://medium.com/media/cc969482e7abf6b75d3c0958c8ee409d/href I moved to Los Angeles in 2007 and as a VC who had built his career as a programmer, database designer, program manager, CEO then VP Products at Salesforce, I wanted to build a portfolio of software investments. Back then there were “email forwards.”

Buzzfeed 210

Buzzfeed Media Content News 210

Tech Zulu Event

APRIL 26, 2016

Mark Zuckerberg announced native Instant Articles as a feature update about a year ago and Facebook has been slowly rolling out and improving the product ever since. However, as of today, Instant Articles become available to anybody with a Facebook page and a blog.

Buzzfeed 40

Buzzfeed Blogging RSS Netflix 40

socalTECH

JUNE 28, 2012

Matthew Goldman: We're helping people to simplify the decision they make when they pay for products. Mobile payments are very cool, but they have lots of requirements. I was there for three years, from 2006 to 2009, in product management and working with retailers launching programs. What is Wallaby?

Help 157

Help Social Media Incubator Services 157

Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 14, 2010

Novimap is an online and mobile mapping platform. We facilitate the most productive business-to-consumer relationship with a pioneering solution that finally makes proactive information updates useful. enables developers to sell cross-platform web-apps that optimize to your mobile device. Want to Sponsor? to 11:00 p.m.

Company 106

Company Companies Web Evite 106

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 27, 2011

They became both a thought leader in the space as well as a beautifully designed product. So you developed a product for the mommy community? Do you have an application that helps mobile developers build HTML5 apps? Do you have sales productivity software? A blog post is just like a product. Blog on that topic.

Blogging 373

Blogging Startup Writing Venture Capital 373

Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 23, 2013

An interesting note: This entire conversation and subsequent article was prompted by an unexpected email – “Hey, let’s cover this. GumGum’s goal is to continue educating the market and selling the product – they’re expecting 400% growth next year. Let’s talk mobile. Beyond mobile.

Technical Review 76

Technical Review Advertising Google Screening 76

Tech Zulu Event

JUNE 22, 2013

The mobile app and website that allows people to capture and share images and videos of events through social media. We want to bring the show to life through our mobile app, Facebook app, and on our website. Our most popular product is our Facebook app. Our most popular product is our Facebook app.

Social Media 94

Social Media Startup UCLA Media 94

Eric Greenspan

MAY 25, 2010

We track and record every call, email, post and tweet and we constantly bring our sponsors into the mix to share in the exposure. MAKEITWORK, our Twitter handle is @makeitwork , our website is makeitwork.com and our facebook page is of course facebook.com/makeitwork. APP WATCH – Spotlight on the hottest mobile applications.

Social Media 220

Social Media Media Blogging Social Network 220

Jason Nazar

MAY 2, 2016

If you are inventing or creating a product, understand patents and register for one at the USPTO. Check Google , Yellow Pages , and local directories to ensure your business name is not taken. Pick an internal email system ( Gmail , Outlook ). Determine a pricing system for your product(s). Set up your Yelp page.

Outsource Development 40

Outsource Development Startup Google Mentor 40

socalTECH

OCTOBER 10, 2008

James Tamplin: The idea originally was a mobile payment system, but that ran into trouble when we found out that a mobile payment system would have to rely on the cooperation of the credit card networks. Andrew Lee: The front page is designed for people returning items, and is easy to use. All you need is an email address.

Santa Barbara 100

Santa Barbara Startup Writing Ideas 100

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 10, 2011

And better yet, the company has a product that will turn the stream into a lake. DataSift has a product that builds a permanent database for you of just the information you want to capture. Our Twitter handle has become our identity, on par with an email address. What does that mean? The more missed story is, “Holy shit.

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Platform News Startup Invest 307