socalTECH

JULY 20, 2011

Earlier this month, Los Angeles-based HitFix (www.hitfix.com) an online news site focused on entertainment, announced it had raised $2M in a funding round. What's the story behind HitFix and where do you fit in the entertainment news landscape? and entertainment as a whole is rapidly changing and growing.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 30, 2016

I studied East Asian religions in college and was intrigued to hear that a Buddhist monk was delivering meditation and mindfulness via a mobile app. Before SVB, Rob worked at marketing startup Impower and as investment manager at Fisher Investments. He earned a B.A.

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Santa Monica Southern California Venture Capital SoCalTech 124

InfoChachkie

NOVEMBER 3, 2014

These sites (so far) have managed to balance facilitating product discovery and purchase capabilities with users'' desires to entertain and educate themselves without feeling like they are in a marketplace. It is no secret that Pinterest and other social commerce sites have begun to dial in the commerce equation.

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Entrepreneur Commerce Sites Social Network 210

socalTECH

MAY 10, 2018

Behzad Kianmahd: Cross Campus is one of the companies I invested in, as the first, lead investor, about seven years ago. We do not concentrate on any specific industries, and we're industry agnostic, and we're not focused on any particular industry, whether that be biomed or entertainment. Thanks, and good luck! READ MORE>>.

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El Segundo Southern California Startup Santa Monica 100

socalTECH

MAY 11, 2011

I studied cognitive science, the study of the brain, as an undergraduate. Elizabeth Amini: My first company was in graphic design, and provide both graphics for the entertainment industry, but also buildling websites for UCLA and all kinds of places around science, astrophysics, and those types of departments.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 18, 2013

I first wanted to invest in this trend by backing a company called Filmaka. I didn’t end up investing but I always loved the concept. The production quality is terrible” I say, “ Please study The Innovator’s Dilemma because it predicts the disruption of your industry presciently.” billion views.

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Startup Media Content Platform 380

Tech.Co

FEBRUARY 28, 2018

And while the entertainment industry takes a lot of credit for the awesomeness that is SXSW, tech holds its own when it comes to creating the electric atmosphere of this epic coming-together. In addition to managing $160 billion at Bridgewater Associates, Dalio has a storied past of investing in good ideas.

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Startup Google Case Study Entertainment 70

Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 21, 2011

When I first got into VC I decided I better have some investment themes. Study after study shows that for most high-value products, close rates are higher and order sizes are higher when you get a customer on the phone. “People still want calls …&#. They’re not.

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Mobile Advertising Media Marketing 329

socalTECH

MAY 10, 2016

The idea is that we want to simplify complex topics, in a way that is fun, engaging, and entertaining. The course initially helps teach students about paying for college, understanding loans, and how to complete their studies. Tina Hay: Napkin Finance is all about money and finance, in 30 seconds ore less.

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Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 12, 2012

Well in a few weeks, Mike Gramling , CEO of PopRox Entertainment, plans to knock your socks off with unheard of real world rewards! In order to try to recoup some of his investment, Mike decided to see if he could find a creative way to sell his properties. Shortly following, PopRox was able to raise a significant chunk of money.

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Study Entertainment Press Marketing 71

Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 25, 2015

Without further adieu, I present to you the winners of the 1st annual REACH NeXT conference: Entertainment: Storygami. Prior to Sphero, Rob was SVP of Global Creative at Disney Interactive, the digital entertainment and games segment of The Walt Disney Company. Early 20s: Studied EE and went to business school at age 23.

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Fractional VPE Entertainment SaaS Social Media 40

InfoChachkie

APRIL 25, 2011

Although many are entertaining, most fail to provide entrepreneurs with a sufficient return on their time investment. However, greater exposure to studies performed by other, less widely-read persuasion experts would have been appreciated. Concentration – As noted above, I am a big fan of Cialdini.

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Technical Review Blogging Class Entrepreneur 279

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 12, 2010

People tend to complain about minor annoyances, but spend money on entertainment. It’s easy to see value in electric, natural gas, or hydrogen engines, but these all need a huge new investment in service stations, maintenance, training, and manufacturing. The inertia of infrastructures. No risk, guaranteed reward. Silos” of knowledge.

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Startup Entrepreneur Study Training 90

socalTECH

OCTOBER 14, 2011

There was a recent study which showed that adding a video makes it 53 times more likely that you'll have a Google first page search result. So, what I've been doing is connecting my experience with those reviews, and working businesses, with my experience in the entertainment industry.

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Networking Search Engine Optimization Product Startup 150

socalTECH

NOVEMBER 17, 2010

Studies show, if you don't, people will turn to piracy. Rich Raddon: When Zach and I came together, I had been working in LA for fifteen years in entertainment and traditional media. It seems most venture investors have been very shy about investing in Hollywood content related ventures. Rich Raddon: There are two things.

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Startup Los Angeles Content Hollywood 190

Tech Zulu Event

MAY 10, 2012

His set of studies include examining the conscious control of single neurons in humans, the ability to affect altered states of consciousness as dreams or sleep, and the ability of humans to regulate high-level emotions. Dario studied and/or worked in Hawaii, China, California, Austria and Bosnia. Moran Cerf Ph.D. / @TwtrDtCm.

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Technical Advisors Design Education Study 89

Tech.Co

JANUARY 9, 2018

In a study by the US Department of Commerce , women in STEM jobs earn 33 percent more money than women in non-STEM positions. Their Siggy Robot is a self-balancing robot that rolls on a pink segway and can be coded to dance, go through obstacle courses, and engineered for entertainment.

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Artificial Inteligence Startup Product Cloud Computing 70

Tech.Co

OCTOBER 26, 2017

On October 12, 2017, Hyperloop One announced that Richard Branson and Virgin Group had invested into Hyperloop One. After joining the ET3 Consortium in 2011, Garzilli announced plans to build an entertainment version of the ride using funds from an Indiegogo campaign.

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SpaceX Design Technology Competition 100

Tech Zulu Event

MARCH 7, 2010

Dave Gwozdz, CEO of Mojiva will highlight some findings of this recent study called "State of the Industry in Mobile." Today major brands in entertainment, automotive, travel, technology, and CPGs are embracing mobile, especially mobile rich media, to engage and interact with consumers. Guaranteed to be a high value session.

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Mobile Media Case Study Advertising 40

Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 11, 2013

MM: What did you study? It’s about the business community investing resources. It kept me entertained during down time. I was the definition of a non-traditional student. Going back to school at that age was a much different experience for me than it was for most college freshmen. DB: You name it. It kept me connected.

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Training UCLA Technology IP 98

socalTECH

MAY 21, 2009

Vicon became the largest motion capture hardware and software company and our primary markets there were entertainment, computer games, film, and also life sciences and engineering. We also have an angel investor, who invested a long time ago and is also involved with the business. You mentioned you're VC funded?

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Tool Platform Venture Capital Startup 113

InfoChachkie

SEPTEMBER 22, 2009

If the crowd is gathered to see an entertainer, you could sell T-shirts, posters, etc. Investors invest in people, not ideas. Thus, you become a more attractive investment once you have a proven track record of executing – even if the ideas you executed were relatively conscribed. Track Record. Yes | No? _.

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Ideas Startup Pricing Entrepreneur 153

Tech Zulu Event

AUGUST 13, 2010

It's generally thought that investment banking and management consulting are terrible backgrounds fo. Entrepreneurism / Monetization investment, latin america, startups. . From an introduction to value pricing to case studies to client relationships, how value pricing can. Funding / VC entrepreneurs, Funding, investing. .

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Guide Startup Venture Capital Entrepreneur 69

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 10, 2011

A very big thanks to Alexandra Harris, the founder of FanCause , a company that aims to connect entertainment brands with their fans to raise money. 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…”. Sounds like a noble cause.

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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. An obvious vector for me would be software for the media industry.

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Buzzfeed Media Content News 210