Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 11, 2013

Hard to believe another Digital LA Silicon Beach Fest Hollywood is happening this week back-to-back with the new LA Tech Summit produced by Cornerstone. LA Tech Summit takes place the following day and takes a more comprehensive look at the entire tech eco-system in Los Angeles, not just Hollywood.

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MARCH 2, 2010

We sat down with Alec the other day to hear more about the company and what it's try to do. But, there was no good for Hollywood to find them. Talk about some of the deals you have with brands and promotions? Let's talk a little bit about the intersection of technology and Hollywood.

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OCTOBER 5, 2017

In this solo episode we meet up with Greg Bettinelli and talk about Upfront Ventures, investing in Los Angeles, high performance cultures, building legacy, helping/funding/nurturing entrepreneurs and the future of the Los Angeles tech scene.

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MARCH 4, 2010

We thought we'd get the background on the new effort directly from Jason Nazar , CEO and founder of Docstoc, to learn more about the new service. For those who haven't heard yet, tell us about DocStore and what it is all about? I offered to bring in pizza and stay late one night to help, and was expecting 10-12 people.

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APRIL 12, 2017

My only relationship with LA was through the movies, so I naively synonymized LA with the glitz and glamour of Hollywood and never really gave it a chance. I was the youngest person at the firm, fresh to LA, super excited about everything, and I gravitated towards those smaller deals in the venture space. Chris Hollod: For sure.

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AUGUST 12, 2014

If you''re a large, Hollywood studio, how do you tap into the energy and ideas of the startup community? to hear about how the program is both helping the studio tap into the energy and ideas of the startup community, as well as helping those startups find new customers in the media and entertainment business.

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JANUARY 18, 2019

To better understand exactly where EV technology is today, we caught up with Caradoc Ehrenhalt , the CEO and founder of a Los Angeles startup, EV Safe Charge (www.evsafecharge.com), to chat a bit about his view of where EV charging technology today. We do run into a lot of questions about that, and it's safe to charge. What is EV Safe?

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JULY 29, 2016

We spoke with Z about how her new initiative�started with Mayor Eric Garcetti�is looking to elevate the manufacturing ecosystem in LA, and help connect it with LA's entrepreneurship, technology and startup world. Tell us about MAKE IT IN LA, and what you are doing? How did that effort come about in the first place?

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InfoChachkie

JULY 14, 2009

Hint: He was an entrepreneur. A writer is someone who writes, not someone who goes about telling their friends that they are “a writer”. The same is true of entrepreneurs. These would-be entrepreneurs are best classified as Wantrepreneurs, as discussed in Entrepreneurial Enterviewing. Entrepreneur Does Not Equal Inventor.

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NOVEMBER 28, 2012

The startup--created by Robert Earl (Founder and CEO of Planet Hollywood), Grant Hosford (formerly of eHarmony), and Connell (formerly of Nokia)--is using the Internet to arrange group dates at local restaurants, to connect people in person and offline. We spoke with Andrew about the startup and what it's all about.

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JUNE 2, 2014

Last month, Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti created a new program, aimed at growing, assisting and sustaining entrepreneurs in Los Angeles. The new "Entrepreneur-in-Residence" program has appointed its first, two, EIRs--Krisztina "Z" Holly and Amir Tehrani.--both People talk now about the cloud, and things coming in the cloud.

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JUNE 11, 2018

For our interview this morning, we caught up with Scot Lawrie , the President and technical Co-founder of Los Angeles-based Coverfly (www.coverfly.com), and John Rhodes , Coverfly's head of Marketing and Business Development, to learn a bit more about the early stage, bootstrapped startup focused on Hollywood script writers.

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APRIL 17, 2012

Somebody asked the question, “What do you think about the term ‘Silicon Beach?” Brad wrote up his answer here – you should read it because it’s very instructive for how I believe communities ought to think about naming conventions. ZestCash, founded by Douglas Merrill, former CIO of Google [Hollywood].

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 11, 2013

We don’t lay claim to being the only VC to change or think about the future or to having the only or best strategy. Simply – we believe it’s hypocritical to sit with tech startups every day and talk about the need to innovate while ourselves making no major changes. It would be out of sync.

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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. We have Chet Pipkin, talking about Belkin.

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InfoChachkie

NOVEMBER 24, 2014

Greeene wrote the book while struggling to suceed as a Hollywood screenwriter, I wasn''t surprised. Mr. Greene''s book might be applicable to Hollywood''s super-competitive, mean-spirited culture. This might be wise counsel for Jerry Maguire, but it is the exact opposite approach an entrepreneur should take. Image : Wikipedia.

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OCTOBER 11, 2016

We caught up with Steve Seigel , the executive producer and one of the stars of the new startup pitch program Hatched (www.hatchedtv.com), to learn more about those areas, as well as how he ended up going from investment banking, to running a healthcare startup here in LA, to hosting a television pitch show.

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JANUARY 18, 2019

To better understand exactly where EV technology is today, we caught up with Caradoc Ehrenhalt , the CEO and founder of a Los Angeles startup, EV Safe Charge (www.evsafecharge.com), to chat a bit about his view of where EV charging technology today. We do run into a lot of questions about that, and it's safe to charge.

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InfoChachkie

JANUARY 9, 2012

Pressure Helps You Break Through Your Breakdowns. "Mickey "Mickey Mouse popped out of my mind onto a drawing pad 20 years ago on a train ride from Manhattan to Hollywood at a time when business fortunes of my brother Roy and myself were at lowest ebb and disaster seemed right around the corner." " [Tweet this quote].

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JULY 10, 2019

We spoke with CEO and co-founder Spencer Price to learn more about the company. Spencer Price: Halla is the only software company to dynamically profile human tastes so we can help people make better choices. Halla exists to help people understand a more curious world. Talk a bit about your funding, and how you got to it?

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TechCrunch LA

NOVEMBER 4, 2019

“A company like Moe will help legitimize the industry,” Bernstein tells TechCrunch. “I I feel this responsibility to my industry to put the best business practices I’ve learned along the way into a platform so I can help other influencers.”. We are in phase three of the influencer economy. Bain Capital Ventures' Jamison Hill.

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Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 21, 2015

Cedars-Sinai today announced its partnership with Techstars to launch their first-ever Techstars Healthcare Accelerator , in partnership with Cedars-Sinai, a three-month program that will enable entrepreneurs to propel the global healthtech industry. ’s entrepreneurs to creatively build their companies today.”

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OCTOBER 22, 2020

We caught up with Krisztina, who has been active in Southern California's startup community for a number of years, to learn more about the firm and its investment style. We have a soft spot for investors and entrepreneurs, who might be super-smart, but are not necessarily as experienced. Can you talk about that a bit?

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InfoChachkie

SEPTEMBER 28, 2015

Mark Templeton knows a bit about success and what it takes to reach the top of one's industry. Becoming a successful entrepreneur isn't. about your skills or your abilities or your DNA, it's about what you refuse to give up on - what you will keep doing until you succeed.”. That job lasted nineteen and a half years.".

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DECEMBER 27, 2012

We asked the same four questions of a variety of top technology entrepreneurs, investors, and others, to hear what they're thinking about, and are sharing it here over the next week. So we did a one-day fall Silicon Beach Fest at io/LA in Hollywood. At the closing party, attendees kept saying "This is great!

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JUNE 9, 2014

We caught up with Lee Essner , the President of Jukin Media, to learn more about how the company thinks it has figured out how to make a business round viral videos. We then help push those videos through social media channels, and help them go viral. Can you talk about those businesses? What is Jukin Media?

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Tech Zulu Event

JUNE 28, 2012

“LA’s best chapter is about to be written,” said Eric Garcetti, LA City Council Member and Mayoral Candidate. Panels were based at hubs including Leadership, Branding / Advertising, Social Media, Entrepreneurs, Community and more. & #celebrity to pull off anything! can’t wait for next year!! Geeks Unite.

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NOVEMBER 17, 2011

Despite the proximity to Hollywood and the entertainment world, in the world of Southern California startups, actually combining the two world is quite difficult. We spoke with Sara Bordo , the firm's founder and CEO, about the company. What is NowLive all about? What's unique about NowLive?

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Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 23, 2013

Big crowd of entrepreneurs, professors, students, and established professionals. I wanted to connect LA’s incredible entrepreneurs with the larger business community and with the resources of USC.”. Sellbot helps online sellers sell through multiple platforms. Over $50,000 in prize money. Filled with innovation.

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Tech Zulu Event

JUNE 12, 2014

Attendees include startup CEOs, accelerators, VCs, investors, Hollywood movie and music studio execs, agencies, fashion, content creators, social media gurus, developers, designers, and more from LA, Silicon Valley, OC, San Diego, New York, and international. Plus VIP-only parties and other networking events. Register for a 5-6?

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InfoChachkie

JANUARY 30, 2012

For many entrepreneurs, college has little appeal. Academia's arbitrary, bureaucratic structure, combined with its predominant focus on theoretical issues, causes many entrepreneurs to depart college early. "Our business is about technology, yes. But it's also about operations and customer relationships."

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JUNE 15, 2017

Our interview this morning is with Milana Rabkin , co-founder of Stem , a new startup which is developing a financial application which helps musicians and other content creators automate payments to members of their creative team. At the time, the primary platforms having an impact on Hollywood were Facebook and Twitter.

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FEBRUARY 26, 2016

I recently sat down with Troy Carter to talk about what he does and why he believes it is applicable to venture capital. The “what” is well known in LA circles – Troy discovered a little known young singer named Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta aka Lady Gaga and helped her launch her career.

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SEPTEMBER 9, 2009

Last week I had two very contrasting presentations from entrepreneurs that gave me the idea for this post. Pitch 1: I had an awesome young entrepreneur come in this week to talk about his seed stage business. We started by talking about this person’s background. We talked about measurable marketing.

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NOVEMBER 17, 2010

We caught up with Zach James and Rich Raddon , co-founders of MOVIECLIPS, to learn more about the company and also hear about the firm's funding round. First of all, what is MOVIECLIPS.COM about? It helped that we could speak to that problem, and help the studios address that issue by giving consumers a legal alternative.

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SoCal Delicious

SEPTEMBER 19, 2012

Ten Tech Entrepreneurs Who Are Putting LA on the Map. If a person from outside Los Angeles is a fan of the city, dig a little and you’ll probably find that they like it for the celebrities, Hollywood not LA. Well, they’re all wrong, and Los Angeles is about to prove it. Post navigation. ← Previous.

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FEBRUARY 22, 2011

To hear about the firm's interest in Los Angeles, and Southern California investments in general, we spoke with Fouad ElNaggar , Principal at the firm, to hear about where the firm is nowadays and what kind of investments it is making locally. It's difficult to add value to a portfolio company or entrepreneur. That's part one.

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