Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 23, 2022

For example, as an entrepreneur, you need investors, so you need to start networking early, because they won’t find you. In my own experience networking as a startup investor and business executive, I always gave extra consideration to someone who didn’t immediately pitch me about their great idea or background.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 23, 2013

We dropped in recently, and found a screening session for the Tech Coast Angels; a number of former StartEngine, MuckerLab, and LaunchpadLA startups in residence; not more than a few startup founders wandering the halls; and a long list of upcoming technology networking events on the calendar. What's the idea with ROC?

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 2, 2015

It was on par with DreamForce in attention to detail, networking potential, entertainment and speaker quality. Big conferences in part are about education and entertainment. The speakers get what they want (small, private networking) and the audience gets what they want – world-class speakers. Paddy brings the best.

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Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 10, 2010

In this TZ Highlight Andy goes over the reason he started MMOABC, the convergence of gaming and home entertainment, virtual worlds, what gamers are looking for in games and the addiction of games. Immersive Tech (ImTech) is a non-profit organization that aims to promote the development and adoption of immersive technology.

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Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 4, 2012

Today they say its Africa’s largest and fastest growing social networking utility with over 4,000 daily new sign-ups. They also add that LAGbook ranks #2 in the city of Yaba-Lagos, where the social network was incepted, and #37 in the city of Hirtshal, Denmark. We create a social network for students of the University of Lagos.

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socalTECH

MAY 27, 2010

For this morning's interview, we have an interview with Kieve Huffman , the co-founder of Dather (www.dather.com), a new Los Angeles startup which has created a tool which helps to aggregate social networking web sites and media. Kieve Huffman: My background, and that of my business partner is digital entertainment and digital media.

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Tech Zulu Event

JUNE 12, 2014

Silicon Beach Fest is LA’s original festival celebrating LA tech, entertainment & startups with panels, keynotes, workshops, mixers, and more in Santa Monica. Head to the beach on the first weekend of summer to celebrate LA’s digital innovators in tech, startups, entertainment, fashion, marketing, and more! Register for a 5-6?

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socalTECH

JANUARY 5, 2015

Our last (belated) one is from Kevin Winston , the founder of Digital LA , the big networking group which helps to connect Silicon Beach through an extensive lineup of events. Beyond entertainment, ad tech is huge with Rubicon''s IPO and the TrueX $200M acquisition by Fox. I like events.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

NOVEMBER 17, 2008

Digital LA organizes mixers for professionals in online entertainment, marketing, and advertising. Stop on by for informal casual networking. Disney, WB, NBC, EA, Vivendi Games, Napster, and other entertainment, studios, ad agencies, and tech companies. See [link] (more).

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Tech.Co

APRIL 13, 2015

Such in-depth experiences led to positive results and productivity thus creating profitability in every aspect including running a mortgage real estate firm and financial network with lucid, comprehensive, and administrative judgment to innovative projects.

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 24, 2014

Our mission is to organize all of the world''s real time location information. You can press a button, and it scans the social media chatter and organizes highlights aroundyou, of relevant conversations around a particular location and particular time. What is Tilofy about? Ali Khoshgozaran: Tilofy comes from location and unify.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 27, 2018

What was the biggest news for your organization in 2018? I don't have any predictions, but in terms of goals I'm looking to invest in future of work, media & entertainment, e-commerce and supply chain and social impact companies. The team's individual and collective health has to come first. Find her @annawbarber. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 4, 2013

We caught up with Dan to hear about how the firm is going beyond online sales, and making shopping online for fashion as much entertainment as e-commerce. Dan Murillo: Little Black Back is what we call an entertainment shopping company. We think there is a new category of the e-commerce and shopping sector, the entertainment sector.

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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

JUNE 20, 2014

We spoke with Kevin Winston, the organizer of Silicon Beach Fest (www.siliconbeachfest.com), which is currently going on in Santa Monica and runs through Saturday, about the energy here in Southern California, as well as a little bit about what''s going on with the event this year. What drives you to organize all of your events?

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 3, 2008

They want a means of representing themselves that is animated, and changeable, and actively communicates in places like MySpace, Facebook, and other social networks. The effort to bring all this to market has taken longer than originally thought when the company was founded and organized, but it's been a steady march of progress.

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socalTECH

MAY 14, 2013

It''s up 30 to 40 percent, and we had 2 million visits in May, all organic. Evan Britton: There are two things we''ve done with FamousBirthdays that has fueld our organic growth. Although the web offers amazing chances for organic growth, you have to do something amazing. Six months ago we only had 650,000 visitors.

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Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 18, 2013

He is also the co-founder of Playsino, ExpressCoin (Bitcoin exchange), GoCoin (Bitcoin payment platform), Five Delta, Evertune, GamesTV, Digital Entertainment Network, KnCMiner.cn (Bitcoin Mining), and Robocoin China (Bitcoin ATM). Mr. Csathy’s career spans Internet, music, motion pictures/video, live entertainment, and technology.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 25, 2015

That not included the relationships and network that our owners bring to bear, but also capital. Tucker Kain: One thing we've found, is the ability to bring a brand like the Dodgers to bear on these early stage businesses opens up opportunities for them, from our network of mentors and industry experts.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 24, 2013

You can create groups and send group messages, you can access that messaging network through your desktop, tablet, and through your smartphone, and do it all in a way that is real time and instant, and you can also integrate into your corporate directory. We had originally conceived of this as one app for one organization.

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 19, 2013

Matt sold his last startup, Thriva, to Active Network, and was part of the team that build up Active Network until its successful IPO in 2011. Matt Ehrlichman: Porch is really the first, home improvement network. Matt Ehrlichman: Eric and I got to know one another at Active Networks. What exactly is Porch?

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Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 17, 2013

When it comes to innovation at AT&T, few organizations capture the idea of “rethinking possible” the way the 140-year-old organization does. Apps & Software Entertainment Entrepreneurship Gadgets Marketing AT&T collaborative consumption innovation Innovation Crush Interview louis CK networking Podcast Technology'

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LATechDigest

AUGUST 23, 2016

The companies include new platforms for creating real-time data, video, and highlights for amateur and professional sports teams, community-based content creation tools for brands and organizations, as well as innovative cleaning technology for high-performance sports apparel and gear.

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SoCal CTO

OCTOBER 7, 2009

I've helped organize the Los Angeles CTO Forum for almost 10 years. Part of the reason is that when I look at the CTOs, we see that the industries (games, entertainment, aerospace, retail, etc.), Most networking events tend to either focus on specific technologies (PHP,Net, C#, Microsoft, LAMP, MySQL, Open Source, Hadoop, Java, etc.)

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socalTECH

AUGUST 17, 2020

We haven't turned on any marketing, just really good organic use and sharing. One of the things we have learned, is that shopping is entertainment, too, and we're seeing that apps that make products more entertaining can also enable people to make money as well. How long has this been available? Neel Grover: There are a lot.

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Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 19, 2012

Social Media Week (SMW) helps organizations connect and share the latest social media findings through social, cultural and economic talks and workshops in major cities worldwide. This keeps the event organizers aware of capacity limitations. They have broken events down by two hubs: Social Tech , and Entertainment. 2:30-3:30pm.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 23, 2016

This morning, we have Kevin Winston of Digital LA (www.digitalla.net), the organization which is LA's largest digital networking group and which is behind the Silicon Beach Fest, the first and largest tech, startup and entertainment conference in LA. You'll be able to see all the many 2016 reflections here as they are posted.

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Frank Addante

OCTOBER 24, 2012

Sanebox (Email Organization) : Service that uses algorithms to organize your email into what’s important and what’s not. Evernote (Notes Organization): . Action Method: (Todo List): Simple tool that organizes todo lists. I was skeptical and had a lot of issues with giving up control of my inbox, but I’m hooked now.

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TechCrunch LA

JULY 21, 2020

When Upfront Ventures partner Kara Nortman first met Natalie Portman a few years ago to talk about ways their non-profit organizations All Raise and Time’s Up could collaborate, she never realized they’d eventually be partners on a sports franchise. ” Nortman said.

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Tech Zulu Event

JUNE 23, 2014

So step by step, she began the works on what is now Grokker.com , the expert video network, to address this need. The network produces its own videos in-house, featuring a notable network of expert yogis, chefs, trainers and fitness instructors, and also curates a selection of the best videos from around the Web. That was 2012.

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Tech.Co

FEBRUARY 14, 2017

Each day Doppels will let you know whose birthday it is within your social network or local area and offer you a wish, gift or text option. Brands that are trying to crack this demographic need to start thinking differently as the younger demographic is looking to give gifts in an organic and thoughtful way, Hagger said. Giving Back.

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socalTECH

MAY 10, 2018

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. Tel Aviv University has an organization, the American Friends of Tel Aviv University (AFTAU), which is under the leadership of David Dorfman.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 20, 2018

Whereas, at Cross Culture, we had to first learn how to build a brand, and make entrepreneurs aware that we were a credible organization, that could be very helpful to their company. For you, what that means, is we will leverage our network, which spans professional athletes, entertainers, government, and executives in Fortune 500 companies.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 20, 2010

Our basic value proposition to the mobile networks or content aggregators who pay for our solution, is we increase content flow through and revenue, by more effectively merchandising that content. We can help you organize video on demand and pay-per-view offerings. By using our analytics platform, they learn about what consumers want.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 21, 2009

We sat down and spoke with Miles Beckett and Greg Goodfried , co-founders of the firm, about what the firm is up to now, their view on how to mesh entertainment and the Internet, and how to go beyond creating a viral hit. Miles Beckett: Our company EQAL is a social entertainment company, which means two things.

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socalTECH

MARCH 27, 2009

tech, new media, entertainment and consumer industries. FBLA-PBL The FBLA-PBL is a nonprofit business student organization with a quarter million students preparing for careers in business and business-related fields. Pixelgate.net (www.pixelgate.net) - Internet Access, Web Hosting, Network Services. socalTECH readers.

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Eric Greenspan

FEBRUARY 5, 2010

Tons of events in addition to the presentations coincide and make for great networking with 400 total in attendance. This is the independent version of TED, where a local group, individual or organization becomes licensed by TED to put on their own mini-TED event. Ours is TEDxAmericanRiviera and will be held on 10/10/10 at 10:10:10am.

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