Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 7, 2012

To entertain us and/or inform. Cheers to discovering a real return on using social media. Plus anyone who knows the book industry is well aware that it’s close to impossible to hit an epic pay day from writing a book unless you’re Harry Potter or Twilight. Most auth ors write from a place of passion and a desire to share.

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TechCrunch LA

AUGUST 5, 2022

From Los Angeles to Silicon Valley , a trend emerged among social media influencers and startup founders alike: move into a mansion with 10 or so collaborators, work day and night together to build fame and wealth, and hope that your new roommates do their dishes. Image Credits: Robiiiworld (Brandy Merriweather via BStarPR).

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 27, 2016

Today's contribution is from Brad Brooks , the co-founder and CEO of TigerText , which provides clinical communication solutions for the healthcare industry, and also co-founder of anonymous social media app Whisper. Prior to that, Brad worked for investment banking corporation Donaldson, Lufkin and Jenrette. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

APRIL 19, 2010

Santa Monica-based Demand Media , the publishing and social media firm run by Richard Rosenblatt, announced today that it has appointed Peter Guber , chairman of Mandalay Entertainment Group, and Josh James , SVP and GM of Omniture, to its board of directors. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

MAY 21, 2014

It turns out, nowadays, creating the content is only a small part of your job description The most successful YouTubers, studios, brands and agencies today are intensely focused on using social media to engage with fans, get that content out there, and grow their audience. That was my first, deep dive into entertainment.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 24, 2019

The power and influence of paid media advertising, including print ads, TV commercials, radio, and even online digital campaigns is waning, in favor of unpaid earned and owned messaging from your website, social media, key market influencers, and existing customer word-of-mouth. Earned media.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 7, 2020

Yet everyone has limits, and every investor implicitly has similar limits on what makes a startup investable, or one to avoid at all costs. These historically have included work-at-home, restaurants, telemarketing and social-service providers. Others may indeed make good family businesses, but are usually deemed not worth investment.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 12, 2022

We all want to be entertained. Think of the popularity and power of social media – the average daily usage worldwide is now up to 136 minutes per day. Investors invest in the jockey, more than the horse. The hook is everything, and a story fragment to clutch their hearts is the key to holding their minds.

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socalTECH

MARCH 29, 2012

What's the best way to get the word out about your brand on social media? Amanda MacNaughton: PromoJam is an enterprise, social marketing technology platform. Matt MacNaughton: Our mantra, is to reach social media users everywhere. It seems like we run into a lot of people looking to do social marketing for brands.

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socalTECH

JUNE 8, 2020

in a funding round led by Octopus Ventures, and also which also included Experian Ventures, Cherry Tree Investments, Dig Ventures, Mucker Capital, Unlock Venture Partners, TechStars and Wavemaker Partners. What we do, is we take them from social media into a one-to-one relationship, via text, directly to their phone.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 23, 2015

The power and influence of paid media advertising, including print ads, TV commercials, radio, and even online digital campaigns is waning, in favor of unpaid earned and owned messaging from your website, social media, key market influencers, and existing customer word-of-mouth. Earned media. Marty Zwilling.

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TechEmpower

OCTOBER 9, 2023

This nuanced approach can cater to the most specific of viewer moods and preferences, ensuring a seamless entertainment experience. This category encompasses a vast array of content, from emails and text documents to social media posts. Unstructured Data, as the name suggests, lacks a clear structure.

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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. Social Media.

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TechCrunch LA

NOVEMBER 4, 2019

Next she took to Instagram, a new social media platform that quickly became the most effective tool in a blogger’s toolkit. We are in phase three of the influencer economy,” Bain Capital Ventures senior principal Jamison Hill, who led the firm’s investment in the influencer shoutout marketplace Cameo , tells TechCrunch.

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 11, 2008

Los Angeles-based Velocity Interactive Group, the venture capital firm led by Ross Levinsohn and Jon Miller, said this morning that it has added Mickie Rosen as an investment partner at the company. According to Velocity, Rosen will focus on video, music, social media, publishing, games, and online advertising at the firm.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 3, 2017

The power and influence of paid media advertising, including print ads, TV commercials, radio, and even online digital campaigns is waning, in favor of unpaid earned and owned messaging from your website, social media, key market influencers, and existing customer word-of-mouth. Earned media.

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TechCrunch LA

OCTOBER 17, 2018

Next 10 says they intend to reinvest that into a growth fund for next year’s EduCreator participants and that any equity arrangements or follow-on investments will be discussed at the end of the program. “I have three kids ages 9, 7 and 4 and I’ve seen it there too in how they are consuming media.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 17, 2020

The reason for this business, is folks are always going on social media to recommend products to their friends, but they're not making any money from it. We want to help you monetize your knowledge, your skills, and your social media. Our team has a passion for e-commerce, and we also have athletes and others on our team.

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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. What kind of services, deeper than social media, do you provide to your customer base? We’re doing this already.

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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. Talk about Cross Culture, what your investment areas are?

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 20, 2013

The power and influence of paid media advertising, including print ads, TV commercials, radio, and even online digital campaigns is waning, in favor of unpaid earned and owned messaging from your website, social media, key market influencers, and existing customer word-of-mouth. Earned media.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 2, 2013

What we''re doing, is curating the most popular interests, brands, and entertainers, which comprise the interest in the social web, and putting in on one platform. You can go to your particular interests, pick your favorite brands and entertainers, and favorite them. Phil Kelly: Before Yapert, I was angel investing.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 22, 2018

Yet everyone has limits, and every investor implicitly has similar limits on what makes a startup investable, or one to avoid at all costs. These historically have included work-at-home, restaurants, telemarketing and social-service providers. Others may indeed make good family businesses, but are usually deemed worth investment.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 8, 2019

We all want to be entertained. Think of the popularity and power of social media – the average daily usage worldwide is now up to 136 minutes per day. Investors invest in the jockey, more than the horse. The hook is everything, and a story fragment to clutch their hearts is the key to holding their minds.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 31, 2018

For example, Facebook added WhatsApp as a cross-platform messaging and Voice over IP (VoIP) service to enhance the self-sustaining growth their social media platform before any downturn. He entertains no sense of a static business. Too many businesses only think of new products when in crisis mode.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 9, 2016

Yet everyone has limits, and every investor implicitly has similar limits on what makes a startup investable, or one to avoid at all costs. These historically have included work-at-home, restaurants, telemarketing and social-service providers. Others may indeed make good family businesses, but are usually deemed worth investment.

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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.

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Tech Zulu Event

AUGUST 5, 2013

With unrivaled weather, a host of high-profile universities and unlimited array of daytime and nightlife entertainment, Los Angeles seems like a dreamland for young tech professionals and the companies hoping to employ their talents. And for good reason. DVDs are dying and streaming is on the rise. But it is the L.A. But as long as L.A.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 8, 2020

It gives us the ability to do what we love, which it to create engagement and content that people find entertaining, informative, and authoritative, and moves an audience, and introduces the right kind of selective sponsors and clients to that engaged audience, in a respectful way. It ends up being good for both. That is amazing.

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Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 22, 2013

Consumers all have access to social networks, but the business-side has never really caught on. Solaborate is bringing professionals and companies from the tech industry together and connect them through a new social media platform. Solaborate is a professional social media network. What are your next steps?

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 29, 2010

The chosen candidate will probably have worked for a very reputable firm that is either in technology, consulting, investment banking, media or a startup. What is the future of social media, digital television or mobile computing. We want somebody who is ready, willing and able to debate tech with us. Are you merging?

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 8, 2014

Yet everyone has limits, and every investor implicitly has similar limits on what makes a startup investable, or one to avoid at all costs. These historically have included work-at-home, restaurants, telemarketing and social-service providers. Others may indeed make good family businesses, but are usually deemed worth investment.

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Tech Zulu Event

JULY 31, 2014

“Our goal this year was to connect leaders in digital media and technology from around the world and honor those making significant contributions to the industry,” said David Siemer, co-founder and Managing Partner of Wavemaker Partners and founder of Siemer & Associates Investment Bank. Hitesh Chawla, CEO. Silver Push.

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Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 19, 2012

Elite media giants, agencies and brands flew in from around the country to discuss the rapidly changing and complex ecosystem evolving between the primitive television and social engagement union. Social media giants Twitter and Facebook were both on hand to present their latest findings of their contributions to social television.

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Tech Zulu Event

JULY 16, 2013

Previously known as GRP Partners, Upfront Ventures has focused on early stage investments since 1996. Entertainment Tech: Atom Factory. Fun Fact: Their latest investment was into LA-based Daqri – the augmented reality platform that has been used for campaigns with Cadillac and MAXIM Magazine. Social Media: Snapchat.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 23, 2011

Are you thematic in your investing or entrepreneur focused? (11:40-14:15). In 2003 one of their first investments was Qiigo, Mike Yavondite’s company. Highland has been around for 22 years currently investing the 8 th fund which is $400 million. The in invest in IT (Software + Internet + Healthcare). 11:40-14:15).

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Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 25, 2015

Without further adieu, I present to you the winners of the 1st annual REACH NeXT conference: Entertainment: Storygami. Storygami is a SaaS tool that allows content creators and brands add overlays such as relevant context, social streams and call to action buttons to videos. Greg has led Series A investments in tech-based enterprises.

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