TechCrunch LA

MAY 17, 2019

Even as Quibi , the short form video platform from Jeffrey Katzenberg’s WndrCo , reportedly looks to raise another $1 billion , rival service Fiction Riot continues to steadily build out its pipeline of short form serials. Michael Scott is simultaneously writing a pilot for linear television.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 11, 2018

And, if you're a social platform, is there a way to monetize all that activity happening on your service? Glazier--who is was most recently CEO of Eventful, but has a long history in San Diego's tech industry--sat down with us to talk about the new startup. Wildlink is backed by Mucker Capital. How does this work?

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socalTECH

MAY 20, 2016

In particular, there are many platforms who enable taking ticket payments for sporting events, donation payments for non profits and rent payments for property managers, who don't fit into the current legacy way payments are handled. In the middle section are platforms like Uber, Airbnb, or Taskrabbit. What is Digitzs?

Platform 113

Platform Startup Ticketmaster Writing 113

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 22, 2019

Ask Eric Migicovsky, founder of Pebble , who raised over $10 million on the Kickstarter crowd-funding platform for his relatively low-tech wristwatch with programmed clock faces. A crisis is an event, precipitated by a specific incident, that attracts critical media attention and lasts for a definite period of time.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 8, 2020

We've had event companies, and clubs, and web businesses, all vertically focused on either passions or really exciting subjects like knowledge management, sales, field force automation, and home office computing, small business, bedtime reading. Bill Curtis: It's by far the most exciting platform right now. Why podcasting?

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socalTECH

AUGUST 30, 2011

That's what happened to Brandon Hance , founder of GoodThreads (www.goodthreads.com), a new service which makes it easy for participants in charity walks and events to create personalized T-shirts, supporting the nonprofits running those events. That was my first exposure to fundraising via an event. So, what is GoodThreads?

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 18, 2013

I called this trend “ Torso TV ” because the “head” of consumption (largest number of views) was dominated by platforms that had massive distribution (think TV stations, radio or retail outlets that sell CDs and DVDs. easy sharing (through social networks or platforms like YouTube). think Apple. Harlem Shake.

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Tech.Co

FEBRUARY 14, 2017

After logging into your account via Facebook API, the platform uses your date of birth as the core data to help you calendar all of your friend’s birthdays and discover other people around you who also celebrate your special day. During some early pop up events in L.A., Doppels also caught the interest of celebrities.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 20, 2013

The other worthwhile exercise is to write down what your competitors uses as its USPs – even ones that you don’t think are really valuable to customers. In order to buy now, now, now they need a “compelling event.”. And that “compelling event” is the subject of my next post. And this is where 80% of sales stall.

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Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 19, 2012

If so, then JS Saturday is the event you can’t miss! In a collaborative effort, Ria Consulting, LLC and Los Angeles Net Developers Group are hosting this event on November 10th, 2012 at the Long Beach Convention Center in Long Beach, California. After attending this one day bootcamp you will be an advanced Javascript coder.

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JavaScript Long Beach Java .Net 93

socalTECH

JUNE 30, 2011

Their view was that HTML5 would allow them to replace the notion of having to download a Facebook App into your phone or tablet, and release them from the idea that they have to have nine different apps on different platforms, and have to maintain all of them. When there is a new platform, there will be new entrants as well.

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Activision Platform Startup Mobile 217

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 11, 2010

And I find that platforms like Twitter, IM and even Facebook carry much less “obligation&# to them. And when I have time I try to write back. Many days I have a breakfast meeting, back-to-back meetings all day and then an evening event. But second I think there wasn’t an expectation that people would write you back.

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Email Startup Writing Blogging 265

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 21, 2016

I speak a lot on college campuses and entrepreneur events and amongst the most common things I’m asked to talk about are: What do VCs fund? As leaders we intuitively know that while basic skills in math, science, reading & writing are necessary — they are not sufficient. How does one come up with the right idea to start a company?

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 30, 2014

I know that finding time is hard, and good writing is simply not what most people do. From a networking standpoint, it’s a lot more efficient than going to seminars and other industry events. Writing a blog is all about communication, and that’s your number one job as founder of a new startup. Populate your team.

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Startup Blogging Writing Google 101

Tech.Co

MARCH 1, 2018

SXSW Startup Night 2018 is one of the “must attend” events at SXSW and it’s a celebration of inclusion, entrepreneurial ecosystems and startups. The event is open to tech enthusiasts who want to join an event filled with some of the top leaders, investors and mentors from tech industry to network, find mentors and build their companies.

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Startup Mentor Platform Help 80

InfoChachkie

AUGUST 7, 2013

The event was created in 2010 by Hank and John Green, when they hosted approximately 1,400 industry insiders and fans. The current year''s event drew over 11,000 people and has been sold out for months. Entertainment." In the mold of ComicCon, VidCon is an annual convention centered around the online video community.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 23, 2013

I’ve been writing a series on a simple methodology that we used at my first enterprise software company. That is where a “compelling event” comes into play. We used to call it a “burning platform” as in when your platform is burning you’re forced to take action.

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Sales Customer Custom Examples 328

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 24, 2011

This is a post I’ve been dying to write for 18 months. Well, we started out a free text messaging platform. OK, that sounds like an interesting business, but nothing to write a freakin’ blog post about? We just happen to have significantly more users than most of the group texting platforms you typically read about.

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Gogii Invest Blogging Startup 310

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 21, 2013

I know that finding time is hard, and good writing is simply not what most people do. From a networking standpoint, it’s a lot more efficient than going to seminars and other industry events. Writing a blog is all about communication, and that’s your number one job as founder of a new startup. Populate your team.

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Blogging Product Startup Writing 104

TechCrunch LA

MARCH 17, 2019

Harris writes: “The figures, dating back to 2016, paint a picture of a company desperate to meet over-ambitious autonomy targets and one that is willing to spend freely, even recklessly, to get there. There were mutterings at the event, and wild cries on Twitter, of disappointment (there were plenty of platitudes as well).

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San Fernando Los Angeles Commerce News 217

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 20, 2017

Ask Eric Migicovsky, founder of Pebble , who raised over $10 million on the Kickstarter crowd-funding platform for his relatively low-tech wristwatch with programmed clock faces. A crisis is an event, precipitated by a specific incident, that attracts critical media attention and lasts for a definite period of time.

Media 55

Media Social Media Startup Training 55

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 1, 2014

Ask Eric Migicovsky, founder of Pebble , who raised over $10 million on the Kickstarter crowd-funding platform for his relatively low-tech wristwatch with programmed clock faces. A crisis is an event, precipitated by a specific incident, that attracts critical media attention and lasts for a definite period of time.

Press 105

Press Social Media Startup Training 105

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

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 17, 2012

Ask Eric Migicovsky, founder of Pebble , who raised over $10 million on the Kickstarter crowd-funding platform for his relatively low-tech wristwatch with programmed clock faces. A crisis is an event, precipitated by a specific incident, that attracts critical media attention and lasts for a definite period of time.

Training 93

Training Media Entrepreneur Social Media 93

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 25, 2016

For example, the handmade-item platform Etsy sponsors free entrepreneurship courses for underemployed and unemployed people, including assistance in setting up a store on Etsy, thus adding more artists and artisan sellers to their platform. Write it down, make it specific, expressive, yet succinct and jargon-free.

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Entrepreneur Framework Customer Custom 54

Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 30, 2012

We write and create our own content for the game. This way we keep the questions fresh and up to date with current events. Leftronic is a real-time data visualization platform for startups. Event Details. What: Spotlight Series Event. CitySourced is a real time mobile civic engagement platform.

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CalTech Company Companies Idealab 91

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 29, 2010

So finding time is hard, and good writing is simply not what most people do. From a networking standpoint, it’s a lot more efficient than going to seminars and other industry events. Writing a blog is all about communication, and that’s your number one job as founder of a new startup. Populate your team.

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Blogging Invest Startup Writing 93

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 21, 2010

In writing anything positive about any of the companies I’m not suggesting that it means that I prefer them to any of their competitors. Also, some of the deals I write about I have actually seen as part of their fund raising process. Tumblr – “Microblogging platform&#. Really!). LendingClub. Other deals.

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Venture Capital Capital Email Blogging 265

Tech Zulu Event

FEBRUARY 17, 2015

Several Gamergaters have also stated that she must have gotten others to write the code for her. And although the audience of 55-60 people in attendance were mainly female, one commentator who is actually a female recruiter herself had remarked, “I feel like there would be a lot of guys at this event to oogle at girl devs.

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Web Software Engineering Press Design 40

socalTECH

JUNE 30, 2010

My partner is a documentarian and reports for the New York Times, Time, and Newsweek, and was given a story to write about for the New York Times, about the sounds that fish make , for their Science section. They wanted to use the platform we had developed in a class called Mashup Culture. We grew out of an interesting use case.

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Journal USC News Startup 187

Tech Zulu Event

FEBRUARY 17, 2016

As I sit here writing this, I can’t help but think how excited I am about our future. Launched in July of 2006, Twitter was a platform that experienced consistent and steady growth for many years. They hit the coveted one million user milestone and within two years a billion tweets had been sent on the platform.

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Platform Startup News Content 40

InfoChachkie

FEBRUARY 23, 2015

Greathouse : From the outside looking it, it seems that HandUp is an ideal platform for corporations to give their employees a meaningful way to give back. Employees of companies on that platform can automatically contribute directly from their paychecks each pay cycle. Now she’s focused on finding stable employment.”.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 24, 2015

If somebody like Cookie Marenco or Phil Sugar ever pulled me aside at an event I wouldn’t know what they looked like but by name I’d immediately chat with them. I write lots of people on Twitter. Every social media analytics platform, video platform with data or similar that I’ve seen show the same phenomenon.

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Networking Blogging Startup Conference 150

Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 11, 2012

ZunguZ is a global social payment platform that integrates deeply into the social graph of Facebook and financial service providers. They then headed back to the USA and UK to get comment and advice on the platform, after which they returned to South Africa, made the enhancements and launched a closed beta in 2011. What is Zunguz?

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Software Review Social Network Platform Technical Review 92

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 26, 2022

Photo by Scott Clark for Upfront Ventures Focus on Cash While the headlines in 2020 & 2021 touted many massive fundraising events and heady valuations, we believed that for savvy investors it also represented an opportunity for real financial gains. What do you do with a $650 million platform? The answer is: not much.

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Startup Venture Capital Writing Invest 408

Tech Zulu Event

AUGUST 28, 2012

There are so many activities and events that have sprouted this year to support the thriving tech scene in Southern California. These events, and others like them, take place all around the country and even the world! RED FLAG #1 : This person participated in the event late Saturday afternoon and joined our team.

Startup 100

Startup Ideas San Diego Mentor 100

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! Savannah Peterson – Shapeaways , the social platform for 3D printing. A seriously enjoyable event, despite undergoing massive heart palpitations from the high-pressure nature of Titan Fall.

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Entertainment Google Entrepreneur Course 99