Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 30, 2010

Burstly, a Santa Monica based company, provides an open and free ad management platform that helps mobile application developers better monetize their inventory. The first big wave of this change came from the introduction of the iPhone, which was the first well built mobile device for using the web. The world is going mobile.

Mobile 282

Mobile Invest Company Companies 282

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 12, 2021

Here is an entry-level benchmark for the new software personal assistants: Simple and intuitive communication. A good assistant know how get things done efficiently, recognizing user hardware and software limitations. Of course, many are still fighting it as well, due to privacy concerns. Technology environment savvy.

Web 152

Web Entrepreneur Software Review Google 152

Tech Zulu Event

MARCH 7, 2013

With travel on the hackers’ brains and technology at their fingertips, these geeks are going to get knee deep in some code! The following is a list of the weekend’s agenda: Saturday: 10AM - Kickoff event with breakfast, networking, and developer dating which leads into idea pitches and team formation. Speakers listed below.

Software Review 79

Software Review Technical Review Ideas Conference 79

Tech Zulu Event

AUGUST 12, 2015

Business process management has become a central focus among businesses, and it has led to a substantial increase in the purchase of business process management software. Due to the fact that most companies have been forced to become leaner in order to respond to the global economic conditions, budgets are already streamlined.

Ideas 40

Ideas Software Review Competition Satisfaction 40

socalTECH

AUGUST 1, 2014

George Collado: It''s employee management software. It''s too cumbersome, and most of the products are 360 reviews, corporate management type products, which are too expensive. In an industry which has a turnover ratio of about nine months, most companies do these one year reviews which don''t make any sense.

Help 223

Help Hermosa Beach Technical Review Redondo Beach 223

Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 26, 2012

Ask for is code samples. web & mobile development resources to find and hire a developer. cleverua.com – outsourced web & mobile app development based in the Ukraine, Ask for Pavlo. arcticempire.ca – mobile app development & code review based in Canada, Ask for Josh.

CTO Hire 81

CTO Hire Outsource Development Develop Development 81

socalTECH

JULY 27, 2015

There's been a huge debate over the future of Adobe's Flash raging over the last month, as both Google and Mozilla disabled Flash due to security holes and other issues. Where do you fit into the mobile ad market? Since the iPhone in 2007, we are seeing that mobile is taking over, and what we were doing was not as relevant.

Hollywood 100

Hollywood HTML Software Review Advertising 100

Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 27, 2012

. “In order to create a successful new company, you have to find an idea that. (1) How many ideas like that are left? ” He gives a nice little 6-minute video interview on Bloomberg reinforcing these ideas. We once thought Microsoft was a monopoly on the Internet due to IE. Where David is Totally Right.

Technical Review 299

Technical Review Venture Capital Yammer Google 299

Tech Zulu Event

FEBRUARY 2, 2016

The changes are usually due to improvements in previous designs to suit current tastes and preferences. Creativity thrives on a blend of several ideas to propose solutions and convey emotions, creative fields like fashion and graphic designs always find its way to web design and vice versa. Cinemagraphs. Domination of material design.

Web Design 40

Web Design Design Web Technical Review 40

socalTECH

APRIL 25, 2011

Lahman is also one of the co-founders of JAMDAT Mobile, the immensely successful developer of mobile games, which had an IPO in 2004, and eventually became part of Electronic Arts in 2006. We spoke with Scott about GOGII and textPlus, the shifting mobile market, and also what lessons he's applied to his new startup.

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Gogii Mobile Activision Electronic Arts 200

Xconomy

MARCH 20, 2018

Mythic, based in both Redwood City, CA, and Austin, TX, is one of the upstart companies benefiting from a surge of investing in the chip-making field, where the growing computational demands due to the use of AI are creating an opening for young entrepreneurs with out-of-the-box ideas.

Artificial Inteligence 77

Artificial Inteligence Technical Review Venture Capital Software Review 77

socalTECH

NOVEMBER 12, 2013

In the world of online, mobile, and social games, there are now petabytes of data being collected by companies on what users are doing in those games--and trying to make sense of all that information. It''s a very successful research team, with over eighty peer-reviewed articles we''ve published. Explain what Ninja Metrics is doing?

Metrics 166

Metrics Software Review Research Startup 166

Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 1, 2009

m-Via does financial remittances using mobile phones for people from the US to Mexico. The product was rebuilt and launched as Salesforce Ideas (and if memory serves it was also called the Ideas Exchange). I know that their are independent software companies now focused on this like UserVoice and Get Satisfaction.

Organization 280

Organization Customer Custom Tips 280

Tech Zulu Event

APRIL 14, 2012

You’ve taken care of the 1) product, 2) marketing, 3) overall experience (to garner positive reviews), but then what? How do you guarantee a simply favorable review versus a regularly returning loyal customer? It enables businesses to get a better idea of who their customers are and how to get them to return.

Software Review 95

Software Review Idealab Pasadena Customer 95

Xconomy

AUGUST 9, 2016

Apple’s iPhone 7 is due out next month. And what does this portend for the future of mobile interfaces? Planes have evolved on the inside through the addition of features like all-glass cockpits and fly-by-wire software. Maybe, before phones can get smarter, software engineers have to get smarter. Let me explain.

Software Review 40

Software Review Screening Design Mobile 40

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 23, 2012

Looking ahead at the next decade I am excited by what I believe will be viewed as one of the best and most rational investment periods for venture capital due to seven discrete factors: 1. If you want to understand the details of why this is, I covered it in detail in this post, Understanding Changes in the Software Industry.

Venture Capital 347

Venture Capital Capital Technical Review Startup 347

socalTECH

NOVEMBER 12, 2013

In the world of online, mobile, and social games, there are now petabytes of data being collected by companies on what users are doing in those games--and trying to make sense of all that information. It''s a very successful research team, with over eighty peer-reviewed articles we''ve published. Explain what Ninja Metrics is doing?

Metrics 113

Metrics Software Review Research Startup 113

socalTECH

AUGUST 21, 2015

We caught up with co-founder Ray Christian to hear about how the app--which would make Cyrano de Bergerac proud-- came about, and why the startup thinks it's the next thing in mobile dating. What's the idea behind Textpertapp? How'd you come up with the idea? We've also been submitting this to app review sites.

Startup 100

Startup Technical Review Help Ideas 100

socalTECH

NOVEMBER 12, 2013

In the world of online, mobile, and social games, there are now petabytes of data being collected by companies on what users are doing in those games--and trying to make sense of all that information. It''s a very successful research team, with over eighty peer-reviewed articles we''ve published. Explain what Ninja Metrics is doing?

Metrics 100

Metrics Software Review Research Startup 100

Tech Zulu Event

FEBRUARY 19, 2013

Klash offers a web and mobile platform that lets people challenge and dare their friends for fun, honor and actual rewards, said the investment round will help it make an awesome product for the public and also help distribute it to the masses this year. Klash for iOS was released last fall and had good reviews with a 4.9 Great Idea.

Invest 68

Invest Slides Ideas Mobile 68

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 24, 2013

Here is an entry-level benchmark for the new software personal assistants: Simple and intuitive communication. A good assistant know how get things done efficiently, recognizing user hardware and software limitations. Of course, many are still fighting it as well, due to privacy concerns. Technology environment savvy.

Web 98

Web Entrepreneur Software Review Google 98

Tech Zulu Event

MAY 2, 2011

At the Technovation Challenge LA Pitch Night hosted by Iridescent , we saw six teams of high school girls from various Los Angeles City Schools pitch a number of mobile app ideas to a panel of venture capitalists and entrepreneurs. Team Rise, and their app to help teens manage their budgets and time.

Technical Review 82

Technical Review Entrepreneur Software Review USC 82

Tech Zulu Event

APRIL 14, 2012

You’ve taken care of the 1) product, 2) marketing, 3) overall experience (to garner positive reviews), but then what? How do you guarantee a simply favorable review versus a regularly returning loyal customer? It enables businesses to get a better idea of who their customers are and how to get them to return.

Software Review 61

Software Review Idealab Pasadena Customer 61

Tech.Co

MARCH 8, 2018

Lisha served a lengthy tenure fulfilling multiple roles at Wells Fargo, most recently as VP of Consumer Financial Services, where she led the mobile payments strategy and implementation for the credit card business. She began her career as an engineer at Cisco Systems and later cofounded a mobile gaming company.

Technical Review 70

Technical Review Startup Software Review Entrepreneur 70

socalTECH

MAY 18, 2010

For our interview today, we caught up with Al Eisaian , CEO of Pasadena-based IconApps (www.iconapps.com), which is developing mobile applications for the iPhone market. Al Eisaian: IconApps is built around simplifying people's lives through mobile technology. We caught up with Al recently to hear about his latest startup. READ MORE>>.

Mobile 168

Mobile .Net Pasadena Software Review 168

Tech Zulu Event

MARCH 1, 2012

Smart technology doesn’t work without clever software to make it useful. Do you need to wait until you have an idea that’s never been done before? Do you need to take the time to learn coding or should you search out a firm to help bring your idea into reality? What matters most is your execution of that idea.

Marketing 97

Marketing Startup Software Review Competition 97

socalTECH

MAY 23, 2017

Our interview this morning is with Jonathan Zweig , the CEO of Los Angeles-based AppOnboard (www.apponboard.com), which has created software which allows mobile app developers--and in particular, mobile game developers--to create demos of those games which can be played without having to download and install those apps.

Startup 113

Startup Southern California UCLA Technical Review 113

Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 4, 2013

As far for Android, you have to be careful of making an app for the mobile phone or the tablet. Mobile has been increasing the amount of information we get. So what future does that instill for us when it comes to using mobile devices and desktops/laptops? AM: The hardest time was finding the perfect idea.

Startup 106

Startup Design Mobile Software Review 106

InfoChachkie

JUNE 20, 2011

Due to their lack of practical experience, this delegation/efficiency tradeoff is especially acute with respect to hiring Interns. In several cases, we eventually productized summer Intern projects, including a mobile version of GoToMyPC which we called PocketView. I discuss specific tactics to facilitate such delegation HERE.

Startup 244

Startup Software Review Technical Review Class 244

SoCal Delicious

AUGUST 28, 2012

Huge news: Millions of PHP developers can now build mobile apps for iOS and Android — in PHP. Aiming to head off Apple, Microsoft shows off Xbox SmartGlass mobile app and Xbox dashboard update. Motorola Solutions shows off its hands-free mobile computer. Live at the Apple Event: iPad Mini (and more?). 11 hrs ago.

Southern California 57

Southern California PHP Technical Review Orange County 57

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 15, 2009

When I founded my first company along with Brian Moran (whose idea it was) I had no real experience running startups. One the one hand I feel great because we went out and built software that solved an industry problem. I’m not trying to take credit beyond where credit is due. This is what happened to me.

Startup 299

Startup Venture Capital Technical Review Training 299

Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 5, 2010

mobile, locations, layering of services, data management, portability & more]. Was it massively better software, better companies, better markets? 18 months ago 25% of all pitches to me were ideas for how to build products around Twitter’s API. Social Networking is Becoming Mobile: FourSquare and Skout.

Social Network 318

Social Network Networking Web 2.0 Startup 318

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 1, 2010

It makes no sense to meet in August or December due to travel schedules of most investors. For the record, this is not a secret, coded messages to companies for which I am on the board! Feel free to have color coding for each member with companies for which you think they might be able to help with intros.

Startup 301

Startup Venture Capital Software Review Email 301

Tech Zulu Event

JULY 8, 2011

The evening will consist of a series of live stage demonstrations guaranteed to impress and inspire new ideas among all in attendance. The Caltech Entrepreneurship Club is the hub for innovators in the Caltech community who want to learn how to make their idea a reality. We work harder than we play, and we play harder than most!

CalTech 100

CalTech Technical Review Company Companies 100

Xconomy

NOVEMBER 13, 2016

View the Slideshow A little more than a year ago, amid a resurgence in San Diego’s software sector, Xconomy identified a baker’s dozen of local tech companies to watch in 2016. The idea was to feature early stage companies in the region that have not attracted much attention or raised a substantial amount of startup capital.

San Diego 40

San Diego Technical Review Artificial Inteligence Startup 40

Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 5, 2010

mobile, locations, layering of services, data management, portability & more]. While Facebook was built on the idea that all our information was private and shared only between friend (before they changed this after the fact), Twitter was born under the idea that most of the information shared there was open and viewable by anybody.

Social Network 297

Social Network Networking Web 2.0 Web 297

Tech Zulu Event

MARCH 5, 2012

We had over 35 ideas pitched Friday night, certainly on the higher side than normal with some really killer ideas. Attendees then cast their votes and 12 winning ideas were selected. Those with their ideas selected were out on the prowl, looking to recruit the top designer or developer in the room.

Startup 66

Startup Mahalo Technical Review Idealab 66