socalTECH

FEBRUARY 10, 2010

According to health care insurer Health Net and UCLA, the two are looking to study the use of Web-based, social media to improve preventative care and decrease emergency room visits among adolescents. UCLA and Health Net said the effort is being funded by a $1.1M UCLA and Health Net said the effort is being funded by a $1.1M

UCLA 178

UCLA Social Network Networking Social Media 178

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 20, 2012

This was the first in her string of web properties. Tracy studied SEOMoz and several other online sources of SEO tips. She learned at the kitchen table as so many spouses do. After some encouragement from him she decided to launch her own website – Recycled Bride. If you want traffic you need to learn the tricks of the trade.

Startup 363

Startup Entrepreneur SEO Venture Capital 363

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 25, 2010

The book is a layman’s guide to understanding how we as humans make decisions and is underpinned by data-oriented studies to prove his claims. First, no matter what anybody tells you (people don’t want to believe that we’re influenced by the crowd), social proof is hugely important in fund raising. You should, too.

Guide 293

Guide Funding Venture Capital Technical Review 293

socalTECH

MAY 11, 2011

I studied cognitive science, the study of the brain, as an undergraduate. So I actually started a graphic design company out of college, and got lucky with the web taking off at the right time. You don't need a CD, or hardware, it's completely web based. How is the firm funded? How did you end up starting the site?

Study 252

Study Startup Design Tips 252

socalTECH

MAY 25, 2012

One, is the discovery of awesome content, two is a place to store and publicize that awesome content, and three is being able to save your usernames and passwords to literally any site on the web, and automatically log you into those sites. The whole getting funding and everything made me realize we had to be on this full time.

Startup 239

Startup CTO Coach Content Web 239

socalTECH

JANUARY 20, 2011

In recent years, one of the more common ways to share information, conduct training, or pitch your company to other has been through online, web-based webinar and conferencing. Costin Tuculescu: Freebinar.com is a completely free alternative for web conferencing and webinar users. It's not a freemium model.

Tech Coast Angels 178

Tech Coast Angels Web Screening Pasadena Angels 178

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 12, 2019

My co-founder and I both had this vision of leveraging mobile and web technology, to make it easier for people to connect to each other in their demographic. MIT and McKinsey did some studies on this, that showed about $400 billion a year is lost in the tech industry, due to lack of diversity and inclusion. How are you funded?

Technical Review 140

Technical Review Startup Platform Resource 140

socalTECH

AUGUST 19, 2014

We recently spoke with co-founder and CEO, Justin Wu to learn more about the company, which so far has received a small seed funding from Warner Bros. could use it as an enterprise, to allow them to do what they do on social, mobile, and the web more interactive, and have greater interaction with their viewers. What''s next for you?

Commerce 153

Commerce Content Downey Media 153

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 20, 2017

So they create a task list of all the marketing activities an organization can do: press releases, web site updates, customer case studies, blog posts, daily Tweets, Facebook fan page, attending conferences, etc. You have a marketing department with three people. They’re tasked with doing … marketing.

Activity 164

Activity Conference Press Case Study 164

socalTECH

DECEMBER 5, 2012

They can discover that event in the app, or soon, on our web platform, say--hey, this looks cool, the last event has some great pictures, looks like this might be fun--and they can buy tickets. Kai Stubble: I have a finance background, and studied international finance in Germany, Chile, South America, and Australia.

Platform 250

Platform Mobile UCLA Sites 250

socalTECH

DECEMBER 5, 2012

They can discover that event in the app, or soon, on our web platform, say--hey, this looks cool, the last event has some great pictures, looks like this might be fun--and they can buy tickets. Kai Stubbe: I have a finance background, and studied international finance in Germany, Chile, South America, and Australia.

Platform 247

Platform Mobile UCLA Sites 247

SoCal CTO

JANUARY 5, 2011

November 23, 2010 Entrepreneurs, Using Outsourcing to Obtain Capital Efficiency Needs to be Thought Through to be Effective - Robert Ochtel , June 7, 2010 Teen Entrepreneur, Brian Wong, Youngest Founder to Receive Angel Funding - teenentrepreneurblog.com , October 28, 2010 Build Your Own Silicon Valley?

Startup 378

Startup Venture Capital Blogging CTO Coach 378

Xconomy

SEPTEMBER 25, 2017

After launching a study to identify how tech hubs work, the leader of a nonprofit consortium created to boost Southern California’s startup ecosystem says he is focusing on three initiatives to supercharge the seven-county SoCal region as a hotbed for innovation.

Southern California 61

Southern California San Diego SoCal Incubator 61

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 19, 2013

According to a Gompers and Lerner study, the challenge is very real, with 90% of new ventures that don't attract investors failing within the first three years. My first advice for new entrepreneurs is to pick a domain that doesn’t have the sky-high up-front development costs, like online web sites and smart phone apps.

Startup 123

Startup Technical Review Equity Incubator 123

socalTECH

OCTOBER 8, 2008

Pasadena-based Cramster (www.cramster.com) recently announced $3M in a large angel round for the firm's online study communities. Cramster is looking to create online study groups, to help high school and college students study math, science, and other topics. What we're trying to emulate is the face-to-face study group.

Study 113

Study Education Startup Sites 113

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 14, 2010

So they create a task list of all the marketing activities an organization can do: press releases, web site updates, customer case studies, blog posts, daily Tweets, Facebook fan page, attending conferences, etc. You have a marketing department with three people. They’re tasked with doing … marketing.

Startup 323

Startup Press Development Team Review SEM 323

socalTECH

DECEMBER 10, 2009

The web site caters only to people in the green space. As my thesis in college, I studied the efficiency of salt water ponds to store solar power. After launching in the last month, we've now got a thousand members registered on the web site, and about eleven deals in the deal marketplace. Coming into the U.S., READ MORE>>.

Southern California 193

Southern California Startup eHarmony Sites 193

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 8, 2015

According to a classic Gompers and Lerner study, the challenge is very real, with a majority of new ventures that don't attract investors failing within the first three years. My first advice for new entrepreneurs is to pick a domain, such as online web sites and smart phone apps, that doesn’t have the sky-high up-front development costs.

Entrepreneur 105

Entrepreneur Startup Technical Review Equity 105

Tech.Co

DECEMBER 15, 2017

According to one study, there were over 835,000 people working out of coworking spaces last year. The largest VC backed companies in this space have raised several hundreds of millions in funding to help expand their global footprint. Coworking has exploded globally over the past two years.

Technical Review 90

Technical Review Study Web Design Startup 90

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 1, 2017

According to my experience and a classic Gompers and Lerner study, the challenge is very real, with a majority of new ventures that don't attract investors failing within the first three years. Self-funding or bootstrapping is still the most common and safest approach for startups Keep your day job until revenue starts to flow.

Develop 70

Develop Development Product Startup 70

socalTECH

AUGUST 2, 2013

Yapert raised a funding round a few weeks ago from the Tech Coast Angels, Desert Angeles, and Pasadena Angels for its mobile apps, which consolidates news and information about your favorite interests. We really started to study the current generation of smartphones and what people do with them. Phil Kelly: It''s kind of interesting.

Mobile 159

Mobile Startup Entertainment Tech Coast Angels 159

SoCal CTO

NOVEMBER 17, 2009

I frequently work on networking through the social web and building new relationships that will foster knowledge gathering or business growth. Some days I respond to questions asked by folks like yourself, the press, or an entity doing a case study, i.e. Citrix, RIM, USC. It’s something I do a fair bit myself, but I’m always learning.

Acquisition 170

Acquisition Customer Custom Ideas 170

socalTECH

NOVEMBER 17, 2010

Last week, Los Angeles-based MOVIECLIPS.COM (www.movieclips.com) announced the firm's Series A funding round, worth $3M, from Shasta Ventures, First Round Capital, and a number of Silicon Valley angels. How is this different than the movie clips floating around the web now? Studies show, if you don't, people will turn to piracy.

Startup 190

Startup Los Angeles Content Hollywood 190

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 16, 2010

We talked with Noah about how the company grew out of a business plan competition at the University of Southern California, his recent funding from the Maverick Angels, as well as how the firm hopes to stand out among a crowded list of comparison shopping sites. Did you have any prior background in this, and what were you two studying?

USC 207

USC CPC Sites Startup 207

socalTECH

MARCH 19, 2019

Stacy Stubblefield: We do two factor authentication, which basically means we send text messages with the codes you get when you log into a web site or even when you're just registering for a website. Ryan Disraeli: I was studying business with an emphasis on entrepreneurship. So you were able to fund your growth just from customer?

Marina Del Rey 113

Marina Del Rey Software Review Startup Incubator 113

SoCal CTO

AUGUST 3, 2010

Welcome to the Lost Decade (for Entrepreneurs, IPO’s and VC’s) - Steve Blank , July 15, 2010 If you take funding from a venture capital firm or angel investor and want to build a large, enduring company (rather than sell it to the highest bidder), this isn’t the decade to do it. graph consists of a set of nodes connected by edges.

Startup 217

Startup Venture Capital Blogging Software Review 217

Xconomy

SEPTEMBER 15, 2016

San Diego’s innovation clusters continued to grow in 2015, as local startups, funding deals, and job growth extended an economic growth spurt that began in 2013. That’s according to a report being released today by Connect, the local nonprofit group focused on technology and entrepreneurship.

San Diego 40

San Diego Report High Tech Study 40

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 21, 2010

I just cover the companies that were funded that week. Also, some of the deals I write about I have actually seen as part of their fund raising process. Studying for the SAT, LSAT, GMAT, TOEFL, MCAT and other standardized tests in the US is a massive market that has been dominated for years by Kaplan and Princeton Review.

Venture Capital 265

Venture Capital Capital Email Blogging 265

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 23, 2018

Luckily, I had always been a “hands-on” professional, and I had learned the pragmatics of people leadership, marketing, management tools, and funding. It is not limited to the realm of the top executive or board of directors, who could bring in consultants for studies and analysis. Market yourself and work at all organizational levels.

Social Media 56

Social Media Software Review Customer Custom 56

socalTECH

JANUARY 7, 2010

We built that to 50 people with funding from a VC in Ireland closely connected with the European company. Google is doing a web presentment tool, taking data from utility companies. What's the stage of the firm now, and how are you funded? GloNav was focused on GPS chips, and headquartered in Newport Beach.

Startup 140

Startup OCTANE Outsource Development Google 140

Tech.Co

OCTOBER 24, 2017

This makes ads somewhat obsolete for web based products and services, with third party reviews more powerful. According to a joint study by Twitter and Annalect, influencer recommendations have just as much sway as friends when it comes to building consumer trust. This makes company sponsored ads a potential ROI disaster.

Technical Review 102

Technical Review Content Marketing Social Media 102

Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 19, 2012

Due to the combination of these factors, marketers began to more heavily fund digital platforms. Precise analytics allow companies to “ measure online distribution of coupons by tracking the printing of web pages and page views;” a significant advantage with digital. A study conducted by Rice University’s Jesse H.

Mobile 85

Mobile Software Review Statistics Technical Review 85

InfoChachkie

NOVEMBER 23, 2015

For a high-volume seed fund that adds many portfolio companies every year (such as our friends at 500 Startups who invest in over 100 distinct companies annually), the cost of a bad affirmative decision (a false positive) is quite low, since it accounts for a relatively small portion of their total fund. Unicornless. billion). . <Note:

Venture Capital 100

Venture Capital Technical Review Software Review Southern California 100

socalTECH

NOVEMBER 4, 2008

Eric Bjorndahl: At the highest level, we're a social networking web site for travelers. The most compelling part of our site is it's possible to find travel buddies online through our web site. Eric Bjorndahl: My personal experience, is I studied in Rome in my senior year in college. What's the story on how the site started?

Startup 100

Startup Sites Social Network Web 100

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 27, 2011

Studies show that anyone can be an entrepreneur, but many won’t be happy as entrepreneurs. Finding funding for startups is a tough process. The simple answer is that if you need funding, do your homework and start networking early. Many believe that entrepreneurs are born and not made. But that is far from the truth!

Entrepreneur 96

Entrepreneur Startup Blogging Social Media 96

Tech Zulu Event

AUGUST 13, 2010

Over the past ten years, the rise of the consumer web and the availability of better measurement too. The step by step story of an entrepreneur’s journey from idea to bootstrap web startup from her vi. Bootstrapping boostrapping, Funding, lean startup. . Your Web Developer Thinks You're an Idiot. Jon Loyens, Bazaarvoice.

Guide 69

Guide Startup Venture Capital Entrepreneur 69

Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 5, 2012

He attended The Ohio State University where he studied business. Along with helping build Huddlewoo, Ferres is building a web marketing agency called Ciplex and also runs a company called Creative Priority that helps web marketing companies become more successful. Any funding yet? Ferres and his team moved to Arizona.

Mentor 94

Mentor Platform Social Network Chief Technology Officer 94