article thumbnail

Earbuds lets audiences stream the playlists of athletes, entertainers and each other

TechCrunch LA

The company is one of a growing number of startups trying to rejuvenate the music streaming market by combining it with social networking so that audiences can listen to the playlists of their favorite athletes and entertainers… and their friends. “He was jamming. ” Earbuds founder Jason Fox. Image courtesy of Earbuds.

article thumbnail

Netflix employees stage a trans solidarity walkout, pose list of demands

TechCrunch LA

The employees who participated in the walkout want Netflix to “adopt measures to avoid future instances of platforming transphobia and hate speech,” they wrote in a letter. But this is a watershed moment — as Netflix employees we have both the privilege and responsibility to create change on and off the platform.

Netflix 300
Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Why an Atlanta-based Black influencer collective swapped their collab house for a studio

TechCrunch LA

The group says they took inspiration from similar community-oriented tech incubators in Atlanta like the Russel Innovation Center for Entrepreneurs , PROPEL Center and Gathering Spot , but Collab Studio will focus more specifically on the entertainment industry. Black Founders Matter presses VCs to pledge commitment to diversity.

Platform 210
article thumbnail

Reflections on 2018: Anna Barber, Techstars LA

socalTECH

I'm also tracking the growth of esports - both amateur participation through leagues, analytics platforms and training solutions as well as new tech around the viewer experience for pro esports - lots of exciting stuff here. In 2006 she sat next to a woman on an airplane who became her business partner in her next startup, Scribble Press.

Startup 124
article thumbnail

Meet the 2017 Startups from the Disney Accelerator

Tech.Co

In a press release The Disney Accelerator highlights the success of Sphero and announced: “They have a multi-property lineup for this year including the App-enabled Ultimate Lightning McQueen, the voice interactive Spider-Man, and more.”. “And Hoodline also analyzes data sets to unlock insights for businesses and media companies.

article thumbnail

Interview with Scot Lawrie and John Rhodes, Coverfly

socalTECH

It is a platform for talent discovery, and a platform for fellowships to manage their programs. It's also a platform for writers. That's been our focus, on centralizing talent discovery on the platform. What is Coverfly? Scot Lawrie: Coverfly is a few different things. How big of a market is this, size wise?

article thumbnail

A Seriously Great Story and Why We Funded Them

Both Sides of the Table

Andrew was SVP of Mobile at Fox Digital Entertainment which launched the very successful Simpsons online game (curse you for wasting tons of my kids free time!) and Petri was co-founder and head of creative at Remedy Entertainment that launched the hit PC games Max Payne and Alan Wake. They also had much experience before that.

Funding 373