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OCTOBER 9, 2009

Jason Calacanis, the CEO of Santa Monica-based Mahalo , is continuing his crusade against angel groups and others who charge startups to pitch their groups, saying that he's now calling on groups to stop charging fees, and post what fees they were charging to entrepreneurs on their web sites.

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Keiretsu Westlake Village Mahalo Santa Monica 147

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JUNE 11, 2012

That's what Santa Monica-based EventUp (www.eventup.com), one of the first companies to emerge out of Santa Monica-based Science Inc. , As a reminder to our readers who haven't used EventUp, what is the site all about? is trying to figure out. Tony Adam: EventUp is an online marketplace for locations and venues.

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Santa Monica Seed Funding Startup Conference 211

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MAY 7, 2012

more--or you can go online and use Fine Art America (www.fineartamerica.com), a Santa Monica company which is doing. The company's founder and CEO is Sean Broihier , who told us all about the site--and also how. photographer and live here in Santa Monica, you can take an image of the Santa Monica Pier.

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JUNE 24, 2010

For our Insights and Opinions section today, we have a contribution from Jason Nazar, co-founder and CEO of Santa Monica-based Docstoc , an online site for sharing and finding professional documents. Jason is also well known for his work bringing together the technology community through his Startups Uncensored events.

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Develop Development Santa Monica Tips 154

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JANUARY 24, 2011

For this morning's company profile, we thought we'd connect with ShareSquare (www.getsharesquare.com), a newly funded Los Angeles startup focused on QR barcodes -- 3D barcodes -- focused on musicians and entertainers. We caught up with Matthias Galica , the firm's founder, to hear more about the company.

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socalTECH

APRIL 5, 2012

Actually, no thanks to Santa Monica-based Mobile Roadie. Michael Schneider: I was running a design agency, Fluid Design, in Santa Monica, which I started in high school. You've got lots of high profile brands using your apps, how did you manage to sign up so many high profile clients?

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Mobile Santa Monica Content Tool 239

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JUNE 19, 2013

Burstly is located in Santa Monica. You get an email, tap on a link, a notification pops up, and the app installs on your phone. In that example, we can let you know you''re seeing iPad mini crashes in Japan, and start tracking those. How did you guys end up combining forces? What is Burstly?

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Startup Mobile Outsource Development Tool 262

socalTECH

NOVEMBER 15, 2012

Prior to starting PublishThis, I was the General Manager for Edmunds.com, the automotive site here in Santa Monica. I ran that between 2001 and 2008, and then left to start what has become PublishThis. Matt Kumin: So the way we work with them, is it starts at a content strategy level.

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Web Newsletter Content Startup 237

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APRIL 17, 2010

We want to give our brightest new startups the connections and interactions they need to help streamline success. He teamed up with Jordanna Joaquina, a genetic counselor, to create an online version of what she was already doing in the physical world. They’ve already signed up headliners like The Improv.

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MARCH 26, 2012

The Los Angeles startup is looking to help connect travelers with local guides and hosts. There is no other site that helps you connect with people and also finds those with things in common. We wanted to learn about what was going on in the area, in Southeast Asia, and what business was like growing up in Thailand.

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Startup Idealab USC Ideas 199

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 8, 2010

We recently spoke with Tyler Koblasa , Founder and CEO of Mingly , a Santa Monica-based startup which is pulling together contacts from multiple sources, and adding such tools as contact reminders, to-do lists, and alerts based on those contacts. Tyler told us about his startup and what it's up to.

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Startup Social Network Tool Santa Monica 145

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JUNE 21, 2011

Unfortunately, despite the wealth of Internet based tools for email management, web-based sales management tools, and more, contact tracking has been mostly an afterthought in the Internet age. He's again set his sights on contact management with a new company, based in Santa Monica, called Nimble (www.nimble.com).

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Google Tool Email Sales 216

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MARCH 5, 2012

If so, you're probably familiar with the travails of having to find a kennel to place your dog into, are constantly worrying about how your dog is doing in that kennel, and probably are feeling a little guilty, too, about having them locked up all week while you are away. We believe we've come up with a solution.

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Technical Review Startup Sites Malibu 164

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MARCH 5, 2012

If so, you're probably familiar with the travails of having to find a kennel to place your dog into, are constantly worrying about how your dog is doing in that kennel, and probably are feeling a little guilty, too, about having them locked up all week while you are away. We believe we've come up with a solution.

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Technical Review Startup Sites Malibu 160

Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 28, 2011

It’s the only site aside from Google I go to every single day so that I don’t miss out on an incredible offer. To prove that point, tonight I had the privilege of hearing him speak at Lean LA , a Los Angeles group that helps high tech start-ups build great companies on a budget. His email list is everything. I resisted.

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Metrics Email Startup Technical Review 87

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JULY 23, 2010

This week, Santa Monica-based ThisNext (www.thisnext.com) said it has raised another round of funding for the firm's social shopping site. We started that in 2006, and sold it to Chicken Soup For The Soul in 2009. ThisNext.com has been a social shooping site, really for anyone and everyone, and for every product category.

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Newsletter Sites Content Advertising 165

Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 30, 2012

Crowd Seats is the only Group Buying/Daily Deals site for sports fans. All it takes is an email address to start receiving our exclusive deals for sports tickets to your favorite teams in your city. has created a simple to use, online application for your business to create a mobile site and secure its mobile presence.

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CalTech Company Companies Idealab 91

Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 28, 2011

GumGum was founded in 2007 when a team of seasoned Internet entrepreneurs realized web site publishers were missing out on valuable revenue by not monetizing their image-based content. In addition, Howard Marks unveiled Start Engine , a new LA incubator focused on helping entrepreneurs become successful in 90 days. Community Sponsors.

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Idealab Tech Coast Angels Startup Platform 77

Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 22, 2013

Labinot Bytyqi, founder of Solaborate, connects with TechZulu and discusses with us the ideas of Solaborate and the LA startup community. Labinot Bytyqi: The whole idea came up when I was working in the corporate world. What direction do you see the LA startup community is going? Each task has a different platform being used.

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Social Media Social Network Tool Mobile 92

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. A quarterly event series seeking to dive deep into what comes next in technology, and giving you the opportunity to experience it first hand with the gadgets on site. Make sure to tune in!

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Technical Review Technology Activision Entertainment 76

Tech Zulu Event

JULY 8, 2011

LawPivot is a legal Q&A website enabling companies, especially startups, to confidentially receive crowdsourced legal answers from highly qualified lawyers for a fraction of the cost. Additionally, the site allows lawyers to market their legal services by sharing expert advice and engaging in discussion. It’s that simple.

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CalTech Technical Review Company Companies 100

Tech Zulu Event

MARCH 1, 2010

The Google Analytics panel was a big success with a great turnout of over 150 people at the Mahalo office in Santa Monica. Our new volunteer board pulled off a great panel full of juicy tidbits of knowledge from start to finish. Almost as important as what they do on your site is where they came from and how they got there.

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AUGUST 26, 2019

No, Seriously … Exactly six years ago today I received an email from my friend Ynon Kreiz introducing me to Andrew Stalbow and Petri Järvilehto. Our meeting was memorable both because the pitch was compelling but also because it was the first pitch meeting I ever took in our new Santa Monica offices. Some Seriously Great News.

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News Mobile Santa Monica Coach 33

Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 28, 2011

GumGum was founded in 2007 when a team of seasoned Internet entrepreneurs realized web site publishers were missing out on valuable revenue by not monetizing their image-based content. In addition, Howard Marks unveiled Start Engine , a new LA incubator focused on helping entrepreneurs become successful in 90 days. Community Sponsors.

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Idealab Tech Coast Angels Startup Platform 49

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 29, 2009

Wordpress), video (YouTube), pictures (Flickr), review sites (Yelp) and collaborative content (Wikipedia). Facebook popularized the short-form “status update&# and this initially is called the “feed&# but over time starts to become known as the “ stream.&# Twitter then popularizes the idea of having only a stream (e.g.

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Ideas Advertising Google Technical Review 286

SoCal Delicious

OCTOBER 8, 2012

In growing numbers, Silicon Valley executives—long based in tech strongholds like Santa Clara and Palo Alto—are buying homes in Los Angeles, as the lines between the technology and entertainment businesses grow blurrier. and Facebook beef up their presence and more Silicon Valley investors and entrepreneurs establish footholds in.

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Los Angeles Software Review Technical Review Journal 44

Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 20, 2011

GumGum was founded in 2007 when a team of seasoned Internet entrepreneurs realized web site publishers were missing out on valuable revenue by not monetizing their image-based content. If you’d like to see some of the best technologies and meet some of the brightest minds in beautiful Southern California, SIGN UP NOW. Event Details.

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UCLA Company Companies Idealab 102