Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 7, 2020

If you need investors, it’s important that you understand their filters, and even if you are funding your own efforts, you need to recognize the red flags. These historically have included work-at-home, restaurants, telemarketing and social-service providers. You need a big differentiator in these arenas.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

JULY 23, 2009

Past presenters have received millions in funding from our program; and several have sold their company for huge earnings. See [link] (more).

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Tech Zulu Event

JUNE 11, 2013

Silicon Beach Fest is gearing up to showcase the most promising startups and visionaries from across LA’s growing startup entertainment ecosystem. Mark Suster of GRP Partners and Launchpad was confirmed to keynote along with Nely Galan of Galan Entertainment, the first Latina president of Telemundo.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 15, 2008

Los Angeles-based Sometrics, the venture backed developer of analytics products for the social networking and social media industry, has launched another product, the firm announced this morning. The firm said the new product will manage virtual currency from Super Rewards, Offerpal, and SocialMedia Networks.

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Tech Zulu Event

MAY 21, 2012

Speakers will introduce their new shows debuting this spring, including shows that were pitched at the NewFronts, YouTube-funded shows and other original shows. Works with Felicia Day on her Geek & Sundry YouTube-funded channel, as well as theThe Guild (Microsoft, etc.), Big Frame produces the YouTube funded channel Bammo.

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TechCrunch LA

JULY 21, 2020

.); the actors Uzo Aduba, America Ferrera, Jennifer Garner, Eva Longoria, and Lily Singh and former US Women’s National Team players including Julie Foudy, Mia Hamm, Rachel Buehler, Shannon Boxx, Amanda Cromwell, Abby Wambach, Lauren Cheney Holiday; social media stuntman Casey Neistat, and more. ” Nortman said.

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SoCal CTO

OCTOBER 15, 2009

Of course, I immediately gave him the whole spiel on Visible Networking and Steve was totally game to make our networking visible. How do I find entrepreneurs who have a great idea that can get or has got funding who need a CTO and/or development team? What networking events in Los Angeles or Southern California do you go to?

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Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 1, 2011

Synhergy Marketing originally was a company setup to be a full service marketing company for the entertainment industry – the record label, the webzine, everything you would need as an artist. We’ve had artists who are just starting up and have funding, startup artist, to rock band called Hell Yeah and everything in between.

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SoCal CTO

NOVEMBER 10, 2009

Visible networking is turning into a really great opportunity to get to know people better, get to meet new people, and have some interesting conversations. to work on an entertainment-related technology project and have stayed ever since. You mention social / viral aspects at both Google Photos and United Online.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 22, 2018

If you need investors, it’s important that you understand their filters, and even if you are funding your own efforts, you need to recognize the red flags. These historically have included work-at-home, restaurants, telemarketing and social-service providers. You need a big differentiator in these arenas.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 20, 2018

Nichols is a former Kauffman Fellow and investment director at Intel Capital, and tells us how his fund--which he co-founded with Atom Factory's Troy Carter--is looking to find companies solving large problems outside of the typical Silicon Valley bubble. How did the fund get started? I led a number of investments for that company.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 9, 2016

If you need investors, it’s important that you understand their filters, and even if you are funding your own efforts, you need to recognize the red flags. These historically have included work-at-home, restaurants, telemarketing and social-service providers. You need a big differentiator in these arenas.

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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. There were also opportunities for me down here, as I was running the venture fund.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 8, 2014

If you need investors, it’s important that you understand their filters, and even if you are funding your own efforts, you need to recognize the red flags. These historically have included work-at-home, restaurants, telemarketing and social-service providers. You need a big differentiator in these arenas.

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Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 1, 2011

Funding: The New Indie: BONA FIDE film. Merge Offline/Online Networks for Startup Success. Social Media: My Social Community is Bigger than Michael Jordan. The New Hollywood: Building Celebrity Brands Online EQAL, Cambio, Digital LA. Startups: Demystifying the PR Process for the Lean Startup (Symphony PR).

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Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 24, 2010

We would like give a huge thank you to Social Media Week and the supportive startup community here in Los Angeles. Topic discussion: Impact of social media on startups and on funding leads for investors. Investment trends in startups that are about or related to social media. The Startups.

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Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

Topic discussion: Impact of social media on startups and on funding leads for investors. Investment trends in startups that are about or related to social media. How startup can leverage social media to get investors attention. Moderator: Giang Biscan , PhD., Producer of Mixergy & AsAble.com.

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Tech Zulu Event

JUNE 3, 2014

DO INCLUDE a $5 option because you want to think of that option as a person contributing spirit to your campaign and the possibility that they may share their spirit online with their friends in the social web means that $5 option could lead to larger donations from other contributors within their network.

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Tech Zulu Event

FEBRUARY 18, 2013

million dollars from some of the biggest funds (First Round Capital, NEA and GRP), is precisely because they solved such a huge problem. Once the ad is clicked, there are options for the advertiser, including a pop-out video lightbox that can play video, as well as link to social media profiles, websites and other content.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 28, 2010

Rustic Canyon is an LA-based, but geography-agnostic VC that is currently investing from a $200 million fund. They were originally founded inside of Times Mirror and had a huge string of major investment success before spinning out as a fully independent fund. SV Angel / Ron Conway closes $20mm venture fund. 10mm in Series C.

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Tech Zulu Event

FEBRUARY 5, 2014

Speakers listed: Brock Pierce – Digital currency pioneer investing in Bitcoin, games, and online gambling businesses; Clearstone Global Gaming Fund. Peter Csathy – CEO Manatt Digital Media Ventures, accomplished media and digital media entrepreneur. Kind of like that, but with money.

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Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 14, 2009

All you have to do is hover over any video or image and drag it to the network or service of your liking. If you look to the bottom of your browser you will see to the far right the ability to connect to Facebook, AIM, Google Talk and other chat networks. is funded by: Y Combinator, Alsop Louie Partners and Draper Associates.

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Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 29, 2012

Here are video interviews featuring the creator of Silicon Beach Fest, panelists and attendees… Founder of Silicon Beach Fest shares the top most effective 5 networking tips. High and how he’s now winning with social video being a part of the DivideNine team.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 10, 2022

Investors like me look for these in the people they fund, and you should be looking for them in yourself: Forever curious. This is the capacity to entertain contradictory or incomplete information without discomfort and anxiety. It’s the province of game designers and creators of new social media platforms.

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socalTECH

MARCH 29, 2012

What's the best way to get the word out about your brand on social media? For a number of high profile brands, it's by using the software and services of Los Angeles-based PromoJam (www.promojam.com), which just announced a round of funding to accelerate it efforts last week from Golden Seeds and the Band of Angels.

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socalTECH

JULY 16, 2012

With the proliferation of social media, how do you--as a brand--manage all of those various websites, content, and media? Los Angeles-based Fliptu (www.fliptu.com), headed by Jeremy Gocke , thinks it has this figured out, by providing a central place to access a brand's content, across social networks.

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Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 9, 2009

SXSW Interactive features five days of compelling presentations from the brightest minds in emerging technology, scores of exciting networking events hosted by industry leaders and an unbeatable line up of special programs showcasing the best new websites, video games and startup ideas the community has to offer. Are you interested?

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 7, 2019

Investors like me look for these in the people they fund, and you should be looking for them in yourself: Forever curious. This is the capacity to entertain contradictory or incomplete information without discomfort and anxiety. It’s the province of game designers and creators of new social media platforms.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 19, 2018

in a seed funding round. The funding was led by Moonshots Capital, and also included Techstars and Luma Launch. We put all of that into our system, and distribute it among our network through our logistics platform. We're a company at the intersection of media and technology, so this is a very fertile place for us to grow.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 18, 2017

Investors look for these in the people they fund, and you should be looking for them in yourself: Forever curious. This is the capacity to entertain contradictory or incomplete information without discomfort and anxiety. It’s the province of game designers and creators of new social media platforms. Embrace ambiguity.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 11, 2015

Investors look for these in the people they fund, and you should be looking for them in yourself: Forever curious. This is the capacity to entertain contradictory or incomplete information without discomfort and anxiety. It’s the province of game designers and creators of new social media platforms. Embrace ambiguity.

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Tech Zulu Event

JUNE 15, 2015

million in seed funding since its founding in 2012. If Pinterest is catnip for girls, Tapiture was founded to go after the men, but quickly evolved into a more sophisticated artistic social media community. The post Tapiture Taps Into Successful Social eCommerce And Secures $2.25M In Seed Funding appeared first on TechZulu.

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InfoChachkie

AUGUST 7, 2013

Entertainment." In the same way, video creators and Multi-channel Networks (MCNs) must utilize YouTube''s distribution clout to gain subscribers, views and brand awareness. As I write this article, Crash Course stands at 83% of its pledge goal, with nearly 10,800 fans funding the show''s production costs for its upcoming season.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 6, 2013

Investors look for these in the people they fund, and you should be looking for them in yourself: Forever curious. This is the capacity to entertain contradictory or incomplete information without discomfort and anxiety. It’s the province of game designers and creators of new social media platforms. Embrace ambiguity.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 27, 2012

Investors look for these in the people they fund, and you should be looking for them in yourself: Forever curious. This is the capacity to entertain contradictory or incomplete information without discomfort and anxiety. It’s the province of game designers and creators of new social media platforms. Embrace ambiguity.

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TechCrunch LA

JANUARY 14, 2019

Meanwhile, new venture-backed companies like the superstealthy Shadows, SuperPlastic and Toonstar are all developing virtual characters that will launch via social media channels like Snap and Instagram, or on their own platforms. version of this new breed of entertainer, the collective behind the account is far from the only one.

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Tech Zulu Event

AUGUST 13, 2010

Bootstrapping boostrapping, Funding, lean startup. . Bootstrapping Marketing Strategy, social media marketing, web applications. . Entrepreneurism / Monetization cosmetics, social media, women in tech. . jim spencer, media convergence group. Social Networks and Citizen Commerce: Reinventing Ecommerce.

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