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. Why podcasting?

Media 150

Media Report Advertising Content 150

socalTECH

MAY 21, 2014

They''re similar to Ideo, in that they''re doing broad design and innovation, and consumer understanding and research, in areas from medical devices to mobile devices, cars, and digital. As part of that, I started working for entertainment studios and networks, and saw the shift in consumer behavior to online entertainment.

Downey 215

Downey Content Help Startup 215

socalTECH

JANUARY 5, 2012

Sam Altman: PartyEarth is a global media and entertainment company. We do an extensive amount of research, in order to be accurate and meaningful to the user. It was from a group of angel investors, and the funding is really to both support the continued build out of our content platform, but also to really expand our digital platform.

Content 196

Content Equity Startup Platform 196

socalTECH

DECEMBER 3, 2008

Pasadena-based BigStage (www.bigstage.com) is one of those rare companies that has taken technology developed from university research, and is now bringing that technology to the commercial market. Venture capital seemed the obvious way to do that.

Entertainment 100

Entertainment Clearstone Venture Capital Media 100

socalTECH

OCTOBER 22, 2020

Our two founders, Amy Salzhauer and Maureen Stancik Boyce, have been working since 2000 building very deep tech companies based on university research and other partners. LA has so much incredible potential in both the academic research and the engineering side of things, and in particular, biotech.

Southern California 124

Southern California Capital Technical Review Startup 124

socalTECH

JANUARY 19, 2017

Deborah Ramo: Amavitae, which means "love life" in Latin, is a mobile-first platform to help the emerging workforce find a career that they will love and have a natural aptitude for, and to help them understand what careers are growing and will be around in the future. So how does a user use the platform? What is your app all about?

Help 100

Help Education CTO Coach Startup 100

socalTECH

OCTOBER 19, 2017

We have every major research university in Southern California in the Alliance now, and that was extremely hard to do. There's not much of a track record of universities and research institutions working together. What are you hoping to do that isn't be done now in the region? Steve Poizner: I mentioned the alliance members.

Southern California 170

Southern California Venture Capital Startup Entrepreneur 170

Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 17, 2013

Beginning this fall, the beta launch will give groups the advantage of sampling the first experiences with the service and will lay the groundwork to grow the platform. Marijn Maas explained that the idea for the platform developed into its current form during his honeymoon in the Maldives and Sri Lanka.

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Funding Sample Demand Platform 83

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 24, 2014

What happens when you apply big data and computer science to digest all of that social data being fed into Twitter and other social platforms--and cross match that to location information? Those three organizations have very strong networks inventure capital, entertainment, and academia, and put together the incubator.

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USC Southern California Organization UCLA 236

socalTECH

APRIL 26, 2011

What we're giving companies, is a platform to create, manage, and measure perks for all of their employees. I have a number of investments tackling the SMB space, including InDinero and Postling, all creating platforms to help small and medium sized businesses in some distinct way. There's a fairly complex platform we've patented.

Startup 216

Startup Technical Review Software Review Platform 216

Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 24, 2013

Ever since sound was first introduced into movies, the entertainment business has never really faced a huge change. However, the online presence has shifted the entertainment landscape drastically and is threatening to change the business for better or for worse. Is it kind of like social media platform? What does Filmzu do?

Content 81

Content Entertainment Startup Los Angeles 81

Tech Zulu Event

JULY 10, 2015

Open Bionics is a robotics company creating affordable 3D-printed bionic hands for amputees, researchers and makers. imperson provides an artificial intelligence platform enabling fans to have conversations with their favorite movie and TV characters. Video Engagement Platform. 2 AI Companies. Advertiser Optimization.

Artificial Inteligence 40

Artificial Inteligence Class AMA Platform 40

socalTECH

OCTOBER 14, 2019

Our online solution combines both scientific methodology, as well as highly produced, entertaining, professional development content around education and awareness of unconscious bias. My side of this, has been taking a bunch of academic research, and turning that into software. We're basically putting those two pieces together.

Content 150

Content Education Training Outsource Development 150

Tech Zulu Event

JUNE 11, 2012

Tech Reporters: These individuals will write and edit informative and practical articles on a range of topics including Startups/Entrepreneurs, Gadgets, Mobile Tech, Tech in Entertainment, Gaming, Apps & Software, productivity, and cover breaking tech news. Will also report on local tech events in their respected area.

Technical Review 71

Technical Review Software Review Writing News 71

Frank Addante

MAY 18, 2016

While storytelling may have been formerly relegated to the entertainment industry, it’s gained a special significance in the tech world. With the platforms for storytelling rapidly increasing in VR, AR, and more apps and social media tools at our disposal, technology is now taking a front seat.

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Company Companies Advertising Startup 40

Frank Addante

MAY 18, 2016

While storytelling may have been formerly relegated to the entertainment industry, it’s gained a special significance in the tech world. With the platforms for storytelling rapidly increasing in VR, AR, and more apps and social media tools at our disposal, technology is now taking a front seat.

Company 40

Company Companies Advertising Startup 40

InfoChachkie

SEPTEMBER 14, 2015

Cloud Architecture – Most cloud projects are now built on OpenStack an open source virtualization platform. In homage to The Dude’s sentiment, tech startup Akanda Virtual Networking named its open source project The Rug because it “ties together” OpenStack networks by managing orchestration, routing and other key network services.

IBM 100

IBM IBM Networking Software 100

Tech Zulu Event

JULY 16, 2013

Their Behavioral Marketing Platform even broke new ground at ad:tech 2011 winning an innovation award. 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. Incubator: Amplify LA.

Startup 111

Startup Snapchat Social Media Venice 111

Tech Zulu Event

MAY 2, 2011

Entrepreneurship : Through working with their mentors, each team acted as a startup, conducting market research for their pitch presentations. The winners, Techno Unibot Freaks, with In a Flash received a prize courtesy of EA entertainment. The first, a people’s choice award where the audience voted on their favorite.

Technical Review 82

Technical Review Entrepreneur Software Review USC 82

Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 29, 2011

Chill.com , from the makers of Namesake , is a video community sharing platform. Everything from hip hop music videos to entertainment news and gossip, there is sure to be a lounge to suit your taste. The browser is finally awakening after 17 some odd years of research and development. You can also create your own lounge.

Content 74

Content Conference News Social Network 74

socalTECH

MARCH 1, 2012

While I was there, I was product manager leading efforts to include third party content into the platform. It was a portal, and partnered with ISPs so that those ISPs could generate ad revenue, and create stick entertainment for customers. We sold that to IAC.

Southern California 245

Southern California Idealab Startup Customer 245

socalTECH

MAY 2, 2013

There is a really genuine and real opportunity in the intersection of media and entertainment technology here in Los Angeles, and people are focused here on that for a legitimate reason. There''s a lot of great research and people coming out of those institutions, and creating new companies here.

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Invest Technology Startup Venture Capital 159

socalTECH

AUGUST 20, 2009

We spoke with Sherry Gunther, CEO and founder of the firm, earlier this week to get a better look at the company and the dynamics behind the virtual world market nowadays--as well as why Sherry decided to make the jump from the world of entertainment media to online. Sherry Gunther: Honestly, content is content. It's never about technology.

Media 150

Media Tech Coast Angels Social Network Content 150

Tech Zulu Event

MAY 20, 2014

’ OP: Of course we had to do a lot of research to figure out if this was a viable solution. We did a lot of investigative research — cold calling executives in Hollywood through networks at Harvard and networks through Johns Hopkins, the school where my brother graduated from. Entertainment.

Startup 91

Startup Entertainment CTO Coach Screening 91

Tech Zulu Event

MARCH 6, 2014

Daniel claims their priority is on fun, not with market research. The pressing question on everyone’s mind: How close are we to whole, immersive environments, or a unified platform for gaming? Not really, our panel agrees: Scot reminds us that we have yet to see a majorly successful cross-platform project.

Mobile 93

Mobile Platform Technology Advertising 93

Tech Zulu Event

JULY 16, 2012

CallFire simplifies telephony, making sophisticated, expensive carrier-class telecom capabilities available through an easy-to-use GUI and API platform, which the company pioneered in 2007. In particular, CallFire has answered unusually strong demand coming from political campaigns, the insurance sector and emergency notification.

Venture Capital 89

Venture Capital Cloud Computing Class Education 89

Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 19, 2010

Social Media Week is a global platform that connects people, content, and conversation around emerging trends in social and mobile media. Here in Los Angeles we've tied the entire conference together with the Twelethon , a creative fundraising platform in support of Inner-City Arts. What is Social Media Week? What's it all for?

Social Media 65

Social Media Media Tech Coast Angels Orange County 65

Tech Zulu Event

APRIL 14, 2014

Matt Weghorst: Cojoin is a data integration platform. We find that there’s all this really specialized software, software as a service, certain platforms, and different places you can do marketing; all of those have their own sets of data. Is it only a web-platform or will there be a mobile-version?

Startup 85

Startup Southern California Mobile Software 85

Tech Zulu Event

MARCH 25, 2014

Well, thanks to a fantastic partnership with the good people at crowd fun ding platform, Indiegogo , we were able to do just that! Addison McCaleb – Mediahound , making it easier for you to discover entertainment. Savannah Peterson – Shapeaways , the social platform for 3D printing.

Entertainment 99

Entertainment Google Entrepreneur Course 99

socalTECH

AUGUST 30, 2011

Brandon tells us the story about how the loss of his aunt to breast cancer--his mother's participation in a charity walk to honor her--inspired him to take the technology from his firm, AudioLife (focused on music and entertainment marketing), and apply it to the nonprofit sector. What is GoodThreads all about? So, what is GoodThreads?

Pricing 247

Pricing Startup Design Ideas 247

socalTECH

MARCH 21, 2012

We're looking to help the entrepreneurial ecosystem in Los Angeles, not just funding five or six companies at a time, but bringing in an entire, entrepreneurial community and more broadly industries such as entertainment and technology, and have them come into the space. You mention different industries.

Startup 254

Startup Los Angeles Entrepreneur Media 254

Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 4, 2010

Its an event that provides a platform for the worldwide twitter community to: listen, connect, share and engage with each other, while collectively exploring the effects of the emerging real-time internet on business. Abdul Khan (@ImHungryinLA) - Co-founder, Verso Entertainment. For those wondering what is the 140conf?

Social Media 40

Social Media Journal Media Education 40

Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 10, 2013

You need to research what they do, and on the development/API side, that’s something that you’ll have to go in and fix too. Jen is currently Head of Product and oversees the Engineering team at Big Frame where she defined, managed and launched Big Frame’s web platform. Machinima’s example?

Product 87

Product Fandango Design Startup 87

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 10, 2022

In researching this question, I reviewed a classic book by Bryan Mattimore, “ Idea Stormers: How to Lead and Inspire Creative Breakthroughs ,” which details eight attributes of the most creative people, which seem to match the mindsets of some of the best entrepreneurs I know. Embrace ambiguity. Think the opposite.

Startup 141

Startup Ideas Entrepreneur Course 141

Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 17, 2009

The group has expanded beyond Action Sports to include brands from Consumer Electronics, Music & Entertainment, Food & Beverage, Automotive & Motorsports, as well as our growing college student consumer community. What should you do? Gregory is a speaker and writer in the areas of technology, politics, and business.

Social Media 40

Social Media Southern California Media Orange County 40

Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 2, 2013

Bruce Mehler, Research Scientist, MIT AgeLab and the New England University Transportation Center. Their Velocity Connect platform connects to cars via the car’s onboard systems (TCU & OBD-II) with the assistance of in-dash head units to enable connectivity to their open, cloud-based architecture.

Mobile 94

Mobile Google Startup Technology 94

Tech Zulu Event

MARCH 7, 2010

Discover the what the future holds for you and this game changing media platform. Keynote: Jordan Rohan, Managing Director of Equity Research, Internet and Digital Media, Thomas Weisel Partners 9:30am: Keynote Panel: The State of Mobile: The Economics Of Critical Mass? Krishna Subramanian, Co-Founder, Mobclix. The advertiser?

Mobile 40

Mobile Media Case Study Advertising 40