Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 24, 2019

The power and influence of paid media advertising, including print ads, TV commercials, radio, and even online digital campaigns is waning, in favor of unpaid earned and owned messaging from your website, social media, key market influencers, and existing customer word-of-mouth. Earned media. Owned media. Real customers.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 15, 2013

Irvine-based Specific Media , the online advertising provider--and parent firm of MySpace--said today that it has launched a new advertising targeting product which allows automotive advertisers to target households based on what cars are currently in their garage. specific media auto targeting advertising online automotive'

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DECEMBER 3, 2020

Los Angeles-based Triller , which operates a social media app which competes directly with TikTok, has linked with rapper Snoop Dogg to create what the two says is a new boxing league. event, which was producted and created by Proxima Media, the company that recently acquired Triller. READ MORE>>.

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OCTOBER 21, 2014

Talk about what your product is all about? What''s unique about it, it is stream live social media, and actually puts that social media content on the display right in front of you. What''s unique about it, it is stream live social media, and actually puts that social media content on the display right in front of you.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 21, 2022

The power and influence of paid media advertising, including print ads, TV commercials, radio, and even online digital campaigns is waning, in favor of unpaid earned and owned messaging from your website, social media, key market influencers, and existing customer word-of-mouth. Earned media. Owned media. Real customers.

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TechCrunch LA

MARCH 9, 2020

GM’s luxury brand had planned to reveal the Lyriq on April 2 at an event in Los Angeles. The GM brand said in a statement that the event was being cancelled “out of an abundance of caution.” Our top priority is the safety of our media guests and employees. The Hummer event has not been cancelled.

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JUNE 8, 2021

Los Angeles-based Evite has named two executives, saying today that it has named James Woo as President and David Grant as Vice President of Product. Grant previously was Senior Director of Product at Activision Blizzard Media, and also served at Study.com and Dynamic Signal.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

MARCH 10, 2011

Wednesday, March 16, 2011 -- Virtual Events: Selling More by Spending Less. Customer and prospect events can be risky, with the cost of staging the event often exceeding the revenue generated. This meeting explains how to use Virtual Events to generate revenue and strong ROI while cutting the out of pocket expense dramatically.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

JUNE 21, 2012

Wednesday, June 27, 2012 -- 2012 Venture Capital and New Media Summit. Variety is pleased to announce the return of its Venture Capital and New Media Summit on June 27 at the Sofitel Hotel in Los Angeles. See [link] (more)

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socalTECH

AUGUST 29, 2019

Two, Los Angeles area companies-- LiveXLive , which operates live entertainment and media events and online media, and Allied Esports , and e-sports company, said this morning that they are in a multi-year partnership. Financial details of the agreement were not announced. Financial details of the agreement were not announced.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

JUNE 11, 2009

Tuesday, June 16, 2009 -- AccessEN Annual Dinner Event. Featuring Doug Antone, President and CEO, Networks in Motion and Debra Fine, CEO/CMO Consumer Products, Media and On Line Entertainment. See [link] (more).

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Tech Zulu Event

JUNE 22, 2013

The mobile app and website that allows people to capture and share images and videos of events through social media. The cool thing is we were not only taught about film and TV, but also about new media. One of our teachers was teaching new media and it was really inspiring. Our most popular product is our Facebook app.

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Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 13, 2013

On October 24th, the quarterly event series, REACH, presented as a collaboration between TechZulu and GadgetReview , took place. Inside Sony had a “booth” showing off their latest Vaio products for people to test and preview. Lastly, over $6,000 worth of prizes were given away to those that Tweeted about the night’s event.

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APRIL 23, 2013

The world of media is in the midst of a major transition, where radio and television are no longer the powers they used to be--and there''s a clear shift towards some unknown future online. Our main show focuses on current events, news, politics, and pop culture. Cenk Uygur: We do news coverage, and dominate the field online.

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NOVEMBER 25, 2019

Frame.io , which develops a video review and collaboration product used for content management, has raised $50M in a funding, and plans to set up an office in Los Angeles, the company said today. The company's founders have a background in post production. READ MORE>>.

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Tech.Co

JANUARY 15, 2018

My first cofounder, Eric Olson, and I launched “Tech Cocktail” events to connect the Chicago startup and technology ecosystem before products like Eventbrite, Twitter, and other social and organizational tools were readily available, yet we quickly amassed crowds of hundreds at each event. memories on my personal website.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 4, 2015

Social media is so pervasive in today’s world that every entrepreneur believes instinctively that they know how to use it for their startup. When it comes to social media for your business, expect a high learning curve, but rest assured it’s not rocket science. Create an integrated conventional marketing and social media strategy.

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socalTECH

JUNE 10, 2011

Los Angeles-based Break Media , the online video content publisher, said today that it has partnered with actor Zachari Levi, on a set of original videos and events. According to Break, it will product three, original videos starring Levi, as well as a dedicated "Nerd HQ" channel on Break.com. Levi is the star of NBC's "Chuck".

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 20, 2017

Now, even the earliest stage startup can rise to visibility or be forever lost by their first media spotlight, so it behooves us all to know the rules early. Most entrepreneurs I know admit to a poor first media interaction, and many are still waiting for the instant replay. On the social media side, the stakes are just as great.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 17, 2012

Now, even the earliest stage startup can rise to visibility or be forever lost by their first media spotlight, so it behooves us all to know the rules early. Most entrepreneurs I know admit to a poor first media interaction, and many are still waiting for the instant replay. On the social media side, the stakes are just as great.

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Tech Zulu Event

JULY 31, 2014

The event attracted over 500 distinguished attendees from around the world in the digital media and technology industry including advertising, media, data, eCommerce, software, social and gaming. The event also showcased a variety of promising startups from digital media, mobile, cloud, entertainment, advertising, and eCommerce.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 21, 2023

Too many founders have learned that passion and free beta products do not imply a sustainable business. Proof of any business model starts with a finished product or solution, sold to a new customer for full price, with high satisfaction for the value received. Start selling it before you build it. Marketing is everything these days.

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AUGUST 18, 2009

Santa Monica-based Demand Media , the social media firm headed by former MySpace Chairman Richard Rosenblatt, said this morning that it has made a minority investment in Toronto-based CoveritLive. CoveritLive develops live blogging tools and related products for creating live, online events. READ MORE>>.

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JUNE 5, 2018

According to Getty Images, STUDIO will be a "full-service production agency" and provide services to brands.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 13, 2022

I continue to be amazed that more than a quarter of new businesses don’t even have a website , and many more don’t pay attention to social media, or monitor feedback on sites like Yelp. At minimum, that requires a modern website, and visibility on relevant social media sites, likely including Facebook, YouTube, and Twitter.

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TechCrunch LA

MAY 12, 2020

The event kicked off with a few words from CEO Evan Spiegel and soon transitioned into a succession of live-streamed pitches from the 10 startups in Yellow’s latest batch. The group occupies some familiar spaces for past investments, with a focus on niche social communities, mobile media tools and augmented reality. ”

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SoCal CTO

NOVEMBER 10, 2009

He has a really interesting background as a product manager and now an entrepreneur. Like many product managers, my background is fairly eclectic. That's where I learned I enjoyed interacting with customers and working with development teams to build and launch products. Tell me a bit about your background. How did it help you?

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 11, 2023

I’m not proposing that anyone promise things that they don’t intend to deliver, but it’s time that founders switch to start selling their product before they build it, rather than believing the old adage of “if we build it, they will come.” People tend to forgive controversial views if you aren’t perceived as pushing a product.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 3, 2022

Here is an outline of some key force multipliers that I have seen used effectively in the ongoing battle for business survival and success: Establish a presence on multiple social media channels. Amazingly, I still find that many small businesses still don’t use any social media, much less appear on a range of platforms.

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Tech Zulu Event

MARCH 16, 2013

It is going to be an informative night at the next Social Media Club L.A. SMCLA) event at CrossCampus , with some major heavy hitters in the B2B industry dropping social strategy secrets. Social media is all about people. How to promote your advertising or public relations agency to potential clients using social media.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 20, 2013

The power and influence of paid media advertising, including print ads, TV commercials, radio, and even online digital campaigns is waning, in favor of unpaid earned and owned messaging from your website, social media, key market influencers, and existing customer word-of-mouth. Earned media. Owned media. Real customers.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 19, 2021

Deliver edgy product demonstrations. New products being used in innovative and unusual ways spark buzz and attract followers. Host events to bring your community together. Host events to bring your community together. Events can also be in cyberspace, or anywhere in the real world.

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SoCal CTO

FEBRUARY 23, 2007

skip to main | skip to sidebar SoCal CTO Friday, February 23, 2007 Events and Networking in Los Angeles One of the issues I discussed in Innovation and Geography was that the geography and traffic in Los Angeles generally makes it more difficult for networking. They are tied to and influence the strategy/direction of the business.

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SEPTEMBER 11, 2018

West Hollywood-based LiveXLive Media , the parent company of Slacker and provider of digital media services focused on live entertainment, said today that it has signed a multi-year agreement with the Life is Beautiful Music & Art Festival. Financial details of the win were not announced. READ MORE>>.

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SoCal CTO

OCTOBER 15, 2009

Steve Gilison worked as a market researcher and product manager at a startup where my company, TechEmpower , did the software / web development. I have about 11 years in the technology sector including roles doing market research, sales and product development. My focus has been marketing strategy and product development.

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Tech Zulu Event

APRIL 7, 2014

That’s right folks TechZulu is heading to NAB with our old pals NMX to report and entertain live from the New Media Lounge. What better place for New Media content creators to network, learn, geek out on gear the most amazing gear in the world? Hive’s products are engineered to be durable, lightweight and foolproof.

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Tech Zulu Event

JUNE 10, 2013

However due to much controversy and competition, the same hasn’t played true while at large events (*cough* SXSW ). Today that changes as two major brands Callaway and Uber, partner to offer on-demand rides at one of the largest events in sports. This marks the beginning of what could be the next wave in event transportation.

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