socalTECH

NOVEMBER 17, 2009

This morning, Los Angeles-based Lottay (www.lottay.com) launched its online gifting site, announced its funding by DFJ Frontier, and also the appointment of former Evite GM Harry Lin as CEO. It was because of my Evite experience. I had been GM of Evite for just under two years. You mention the parallels to Evite, what are those?

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Evite Startup Ideas Ticketmaster 157

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 19, 2011

Right now they’re the leading platform for streaming movies. But the real threat comes from the change in technologies that rule the old business obsolete. We all predict that technology change will cause obsolescence of previous technologies much more quickly than they actually do. It defied logic.

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socalTECH

MARCH 11, 2016

But, what we're building now is a social contact platform. Not only is it a software-a-service to help organizations run their businesses more efficiently and effectively, but it also allows partners, such as third party developers, tap into the platform to give the best of breed software to nonprofit organizations.

Help 100

Help San Diego Organization Startup 100

SoCal Tech Calendar

JUNE 14, 2016

We spoke with co-founder Ryan Costello about Santa Monica-based Event Farm (www.eventfarm.com), on how its software technology is being used to power high end, VIP events for large companies. We provide an event and experiential marketing platform. You can think of us as a super, high-end Evite, for the B2B, corporate space.

Sales 100

Sales Santa Monica Startup Orange County 100

Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

Social Rewards helps leverage your existing loyalty program and turn it into a distribution platform via social media. Novimap is an online and mobile mapping platform. enables developers to sell cross-platform web-apps that optimize to your mobile device. is the easy, fun and social way to get together with friends.

Social Media 71

Social Media Technical Review Mixergy Tech Coast Angels 71

Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 24, 2010

Social Rewards helps leverage your existing loyalty program and turn it into a distribution platform via social media. Novimap is an online and mobile mapping platform. enables developers to sell cross-platform web-apps that optimize to your mobile device. is the easy, fun and social way to get together with friends.

Social Media 60

Social Media Technical Review Tech Coast Angels Venture Capital 60

SoCal Delicious

MAY 6, 2012

Joey Flores is co-founder and CEO of Earbits , an online radio platform that enables bands, labels and concert promoters to acquire fans, market new releases and promote live events. a perks platform for small and medium sized businesses. Dan Gould is the another founder of Chill and leads the technology team.

Los Angeles 78

Los Angeles Entrepreneur Angel Fractional CTO 78