socalTECH

JANUARY 3, 2014

One new, Los Angeles startup-- Laudville (www.laudville.com)--recently launched its service to try to tackle that huge task, of bringing your content together. Phoebe Scott: I started Laudville, because I consume a lot of entertainment of all kinds. So, I started working on it. What is Laudville? What is Laudville?

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 2, 2015

If you are looking to start a new business in any domain, it’s definitely worth your time to check your fit for one of these models: Membership website model. With this model, you provide website access to insider information for a regular subscription payment. All-you-can-eat content model. Front-of-the-line model. Surprise box model.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 27, 2020

If you are looking to start a new business in any domain, it’s definitely worth your time to check your fit for one of these models: Membership website model. With this model, you provide website access to insider information for a regular subscription payment. All-you-can-eat content model. Front-of-the-line model. Surprise box model.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 5, 2012

Partisan rancor aside, we had just come off a boom decade – especially in tech – and many people at the start of the election thought Al Gore was a shoe in. He simply asserted, “the end of software” by putting up a logo with the word software and a red line through it. Before that he was a US senator.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 28, 2018

My friend Michael Broukhim, founder & co-CEO of FabFitFun and I recently had a catch-up meeting for 3-miles on the Santa Monica “Bird Trail” No company has ever elicited so many questions by friends, colleagues, entrepreneurs, fellow VCs and journalists as has Bird, the company that pioneered the electronic scooter as a service market.

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Tech Zulu Event

APRIL 24, 2013

Yet, winter is always coming for a startup and thus a new breed has arisen from the ashes and honed a new set of skills, the Growth Hacker. This is the most important role because this person graduates a company from startup to viable long-term business.

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socalTECH

APRIL 6, 2015

MakerSquare , which operates coding camps and classes to help students get software jobs, is setting up a new location in Los Angeles, according to the Hack Reactor collective. The two said that MakerSquare will launch its first class on June 29th. San Francisco-based Hack Reactor acquired MakerSquare in January.

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Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 25, 2013

Be Great Partners , a Los Angeles technology incubator, has recently released a report on the startup community in LA and the information shows a positive growth for startups here in LA. Los Angeles is 3 rd in the global startup ecosystem, behind Tel Aviv and Silicon Valley. Los Angeles has a diverse area of startups.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 24, 2016

If you are looking to start a new business in any domain, it’s definitely worth your time to check your fit for one of these models: Membership website model. With this model, you provide website access to insider information for a regular subscription payment. All-you-can-eat content model. Front-of-the-line model. Surprise box model.

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socalTECH

APRIL 23, 2013

It''s increasing a world where online video distribution channels (YouTube, Hulu) are more important than the old-fashioned broadcast and cable television -- and where online video channels are helping to pave and define a new way of reaching audiences and pioneering content.

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socalTECH

APRIL 26, 2011

Los Angeles area entrepreneurs, investors, and startups have gotten to know Paige Craig fairly well over the last few years, as he's made many investments in the local ecosystem. What drove you move from investing to starting up BetterWorks? I know you've talked about this before, but how did you end up in Los Angeles?

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Tech Zulu Event

MARCH 5, 2012

Startup Weekend LA has grown to become a very special event here in Los Angeles. It’s also a very exciting time here in LA Tech with over 6 accelerators and incubators springing up over the past year. On Friday evening, the SWLA energy started to brew at the Coloft as participants began showing up around 5:00 PM.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 17, 2013

So why is online video such an attractive market to build a startup? These markets represent about $600 billion of total spend between them, leaving tons of opportunities for startups to disrupt and grow large. But a market in which every network competes to sign up the largest talent by throwing rev share deals at them is also stupid.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 17, 2010

I was recently interviewed for an article that appeared in Fast Company titled, “ Why you should start a business in LA.&# If you’re interested in the topic it’s worth a read, but I thought I’d elaborate on the topic since it comes up all the time. Zorik Gordon is tearing it up at ReachLocal.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 4, 2012

Los Angeles-based CreatorUp (www.creatorup.com) wants to help aspiring online video producers with an online web education series. We spoke with Michael Tringe , one of the startup's co-founders, to learn more about what the company is getting set to launch. What is CreatorUp all about? Those teachers are what set us apart.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 29, 2012

And in particular, if you're developing comedy and humor content -- which is a big segment of the content being created--how to do you help people find the content which will resonate with them. We just graduated, and wrapped up a round of $750,000, with a bunch of great folks from both up north and here.

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 5, 2013

We caught up with M-GO''s CEO, John Batter , to hear about where M-GO fits into the streaming media market. So, they just ave up. As it turns out, as we thought about that, we started looking for partners to help us build a platform. Does the world need another, online streaming media service for movies and television?

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socalTECH

JANUARY 7, 2013

LaunchpadLA Opens Up Spring Applications. 9 Ways socalTECH Can Help You With Your New Year's Resolutions. How to find a startup mentor. Broadcom Powering New Mac Wireless. Surf Air Gets First Aircraft. Acquisition of note: Nexsan Acquired For $120M, by Imation. TapIt Media acquired for $23M by Phunware.

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socalTECH

MARCH 12, 2013

What is it about the content delivery network market which has enabled Santa Monica-based EdgeCast to go from startup to over $100M in revenues in only a few, short years? We caught up with James Segil , the firm's President, to hear the story behind that big growth at the company. We've grown really fast.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 7, 2011

For investors it’s how much they follow up when they say they will, do they use and engage with your product and so on. Or maybe you’re trying to dramatically change the way TV is consumed, like Boxee or TV advertising works on the Internet, like Hulu. We have no clue where the community will help take Twitter next.

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Tech Zulu Event

FEBRUARY 18, 2016

Price: $8 per month for basic plans, up to $12 for extra screens and advanced features. Use Add-Ons: There are scores of Netflix add-ons to help you find certain shows, search for random episodes, and much more. Hulu/Hulu Plus. Hulu offers current shows ASAP. ” This will consume more bandwidth, however.

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socalTECH

MARCH 1, 2013

However, there's a new generation of technology driven startups who are looking to apply software and technology in a way that will change how movies are made, and marketed. We spoke with CEO Darren Marble to learn more about why analytics are important to the modern film-maker, and how the company is helping. What is FilmBreak?

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Tech Zulu Event

FEBRUARY 21, 2013

The event is an excellent educational and networking opportunity that will help industry newcomers and veterans understand the latest changes in the industry according to the executive decision makers in well known and established companies. 12:30pm Media & Entertainment Focused Startups in Silicon Beach Panel. 1:30pm Lunch.

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 3, 2009

In SoCal we are also leaders in affiliate marketing (Commission Junction), Internet video (Hulu) and bringing local businesses online (ReachLocal). The evening cocktail party was an 80’s theme and lived up to the traditional Twiistup fame with an open bar, elaborate costumes, Hollywood lighting and poker games until 4 in the morning.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 8, 2010

The formation of Hulu was defensive – designed to stop another YouTube or Napster from emerging and causing disruption to the TV industry. The idea was that if you could put up a consumer site that was seen as the best place to consume content then people wouldn’t go to lower-quality or free sites to get it. Here is my case: 1.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 22, 2016

You'll be able to see all the many 2016 reflections here as they are posted, up through the end of the year. Among other work there, Josh helped Fox in its acquisition of MySpace, its creation of Hulu and its launch of new television networks. What's was biggest news from you or your‏ firm this year?

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SEPTEMBER 29, 2014

Only a few online movie distributors exist on the markets now, but how are they supposed to help grow digital movie properties? Netflix, Amazon, Hulu and other online distributors bring viewers to their portal to watch movies and TV shows. Yekra reached to multiple studios to help distribute their films through their theater.

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Tech Zulu Event

MAY 10, 2013

Content is king, and local startup Yekra has just secured $3 million in funding for their digital rights distribution service for the every man. Their baked in marketing technology helps producers determine the best distribution system by matching genres with online viewers demographics across 4,000 affiliate sites.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 22, 2009

The topic of whether in-stream advertising has heated up. But I also accept and appreciate the ads in Hulu because I know that I’m watching shows for free. Are you horrified when you search for an address in Google Maps and ads pop up? I feel it’s a necessary evil. Some goes with Google.

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Tech Zulu Event

AUGUST 25, 2011

VIDEO ABOVE CALLFIRE VIDEO : To start off Biz2Beach, Kim Kohatsu, CallFire’s Director of Marketing, welcomed the guests, and Dinesh Ravishanker, CallFire’s CEO, spoke about challenges to growth and his goals for Biz2Beach. Thanks to Efren and the entire TechZulu team, the presentations are now archived for your enjoyment.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 8, 2009

Recently, San Diego-based Rippol (www.rippol.com) launched its web site, a service which uses social networking to help people find and discover interesting videos related to their interests. We caught up with CEO Aaron Crayford to learn about the company. We may end up raising money pretty soon. Aaron, thanks for the interview.

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Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 25, 2012

Honoreess in the OnHollywood 100 include Beachmint, Zefr, Hulu, Laffster, Vella , Triptrotting, Legendary Entertainment, Jammit , Hollywoodland, Scopely and SocialVibe. It provides a great networking opportunity for those in the tech and startup community. AlwaysOn events bring in people who are interested in massive innovation.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 1, 2008

I also grew up in Southern California, where I also went to business school. We're excited about the entrepreneurial opportunities, and we'd like to add value to early stage startups. There's lots of examples--iTunes, which is now a dominant player, opportunities like Hulu, which didn't exist until recently.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 1, 2008

I also grew up in Southern California, where I also went to business school. We're excited about the entrepreneurial opportunities, and we'd like to add value to early stage startups. There's lots of examples--iTunes, which is now a dominant player, opportunities like Hulu, which didn't exist until recently.

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Tech Zulu Event

APRIL 6, 2015

Straight outta Austin, MakerSquare has teamed up with coding school collective, Hack Reactor , to open a new campus in LA to help fill the tech talent gap and to provide the area with the necessary talent pool to continue the Los Angeles tech expansion (as a call to action for President Obama’s TechHire initiative).

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 15, 2016

We have already had a lot of people apply to join Indeed Prime, however, we only accept around 5 percent of the best candidates, and try to put them in touch with great companies hiring, like Uber, Hulu, and a few dozen other companies in LA, even though we've just launched. Why did you pick Los Angeles for the new job service?

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Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 25, 2013

So Sean starts at the beginning and discusses where Vidzey’s concept came from. ” Article 1 discussed the digital revolution and how companies like Netflix and Hulu were taking over. ” START WITH THE END GOAL. We could easily take a 3-5 minute video, and populate stores for 5-6 a day with the help of interns.

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