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APRIL 9, 2020

The Los Angeles-based app development shop, V/One , is giving away 50,000 free mobile app builds through the rest of April as the company officially launches its platform for would-be, LA-based mobile app moguls. “I had an app idea but no real idea how to executive it. I’m non-technical, meaning I can’t code.

Mobile

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JULY 7, 2011

In a bid to simplify that world, and going beyond the current idea of unified communications, VoxOx (www.voxox.com) is looking to create a "universal communicator" which supports the full range of those services through a single interface. You either need to rent space on someone else's telephony platform, or have your own.

Social Network

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SEPTEMBER 12, 2013

It was a software platform for allowing advertisers to purchase brand integration (product placements) as a standardized unit through a marketplace. The idea immediately resonated. We made a commitment at Upfront to help our portfolio more by investing more in our team, our platform and by bringing on more operational expertise.

Invest

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APRIL 4, 2013

We spoke with co-founder Brenton Sullivan about the company''s platform, and how it''s hoping to transform the athletic recruiting process. What''s the idea behind FieldLevel? Brenton Sullivan: What we are is a private social network and platform for coaches to connect with each other, to exchange information on athletes.

Coach

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FEBRUARY 25, 2014

Where''d the idea for the company come from? However, the pull of this new idea became too strong, so we set out to start the company. He had approached me with this idea when I had just joined Bill Gross at Idealab and was starting Ubermedia. Girish pitched me on the idea for Thrively, and I loved the idea.

Help

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MARCH 10, 2014

I considered changing to a blog publishing platform that would allow me to change the visual design more easily myself. I really enjoyed working with somebody who could take ideas in my head and translate them to a visual format that others could appreciate. He runs platform for Upfront Ventures and is doing an amazing job.

Blogging

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JANUARY 16, 2013

He used the 500Startups platform to uber network in the Bay Area where he was living. ” He had two ideas. We never got to the second idea. But … we had committed to setting up an EIR program where we would fund people to work on their ideas in our offices and also get the dual experience of working inside a VC.

Startup

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JANUARY 23, 2013

What's the idea with ROC? They're using the ROC platform to have their events in all one place, and take their investing from 8 to 30 days, down from 90 days. What's the idea behind the community use of space here? We're just a neutral platform for the community. It's up to the community.

Google

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NOVEMBER 3, 2015

In our industry we always talk about funding big ideas or funding things with more meaning. And of course we believe huge returns come with big platform initiatives like Grove. We loved the idea. They’ll just tell us it was their idea and roll their eyes.). With conviction. Ok, probably not. Happy growing.

Technical Review

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JANUARY 31, 2014

reQall , which develops intelligent assistance software which runs on such platforms as Google Glass, has launched a new app for the Sony SmartWatch, the company said this morning. Machiraju''s company is working on the idea of context-aware, wearable technology and integrating location, time, and context into technology around us.

Ventura

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 8, 2023

In my opinion, real pain points for most people do not include a new user interface for Facebook, a new programming platform for app development, or a new size smart phone. Here are some key drivers that will likely lead you to a fundable idea: A business crisis.

Ideas

TechCrunch LA

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

Boulevard , a spa management and payment platform, has raised $27 million in a new round of funding despite a business slowdown caused by the COVID0-19 pandemic. Through those months of interviews the two developed the booking management and payment platform that would become Boulevard.

Software

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OCTOBER 31, 2012

To learn more about how the company went from just an idea at an accelerator to a healthy exit, we spoke with founder Eli Portnoy. One, is they provide a very condensed period to refine your idea, where you get lots of feedback, and get lots of access to peopel in the industry. Congrats on the acquisition! It was really great.

Startup

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DECEMBER 5, 2013

Josef Holm: Tubestart is a crowdfunding platform for YouTube creators, web series creators, and for digital video in general. The main difference between the mainstream platforms and us, is first, that we have really, really great hands-on support people who only do video all day long, which has a significant impact.

Content

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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. At 12.30pm in the afternoon the idea to create the video was hatched. think Apple.

Startup

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MAY 30, 2012

That's the idea behind a new startup, Fundable , headed by serial entrepreneur Wil Schroter , which allows you to use rewards -- product, company schwag, an even equity -- as a tool to get your startup to the next stage. Wil Schroter: We're a crowd-funding platform for startups. One way is getting funding from your potential customers.

Startup

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JUNE 13, 2013

James DeJulio: We''re a social content development platform. Round one is for ideas, then there''s a round for storyboarding, and a round for execution. The idea round revolves around 140 character ideas. Anyone with a good idea can participate. So, we started throwing out ideas on how we could sidestep that.

Ideas

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DECEMBER 5, 2012

Kai Stubble: SupperKing is basically the first platform that enables a peer-to-peer, in-home dining experience. 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.

Platform

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DECEMBER 5, 2012

Kai Stubbe: SupperKing is basically the first platform that enables a peer-to-peer, in-home dining experience. 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.

Platform

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MARCH 30, 2011

Nobody really knows whether or not the idea is yet going to be big, so I believe in not over capitalizing too early. If you’re creating truly innovative products, you often have no idea whether the proverbial dog will eat the dog food. Rinse & repeat. This benefits you, the entrepreneur. It takes options off of the table.

Development Team Review

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JULY 7, 2014

Disney is providing $120,000 in investment capital to startups to help them develop their ideas, and also provide mentoring from Disney executives. READ MORE>>. disney startup accelerator walt angeles entertainment consumer funding venture capital techstars'

Class

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MARCH 1, 2013

The beauty of platform is fans are signing into Facebook when fans engage with films on our site, and those film makers are collecting valuable data and page profiles on their audience. Most of these guys have no idea who they are marketing to. We're not necessarily the platform to help up-and-comers or amateurs to be successful.

Hollywood

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FEBRUARY 18, 2020

To time-restrict content requires an entirely new platform, one that only Quibi can support to date. Meg spoke about how Quibi first built out the technology platform and only then exposed it to content creators, and how technology is primary to the platform both in content creation as well as how customers will experience the content.

Content

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MARCH 8, 2013

What's the idea behind the incubator? So, I set out a little bit in an ad-hoc way starting companies as ideas came to me. We are the founders of these companies, and the ideas come from our own team. We've got a very strong team of general partners, and increasingly we're getting ideas from our major partners.

Incubator

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FEBRUARY 7, 2013

He had an idea for a startup that would help consumers better book service jobs and would take on Service Magic, which he believed had a business model that could be disrupted. Because I knew that Ethan was on to a powerful idea and one in which he had developed huge competence and domain knowledge in. He was seeking $500k.

CTO Coach

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NOVEMBER 2, 2012

We spoke with CEO and founder Matthias Kurwig on the idea behind the startup, and how he's applying his experience as COO of Neo@Ogilvy to his new Santa Monica startup. Matthias Kurwig: Enervee is the world's first, personal energy efficiency scoring platform. Where did the idea come from? What is Enervee?

Product

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JULY 16, 2012

If a fan know they can get their entire brand fix there, rather than having to jump across multiple profiles, multiple social media platform, and networks, that's very compelling. Jeremy Gocke: The first incarnation of the idea for Fliptu started to gel between 2008 and 2010. That's where the initial idea for Fliptu came about.

Social Media

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SEPTEMBER 18, 2013

The company''s platform has been used to create many advertising campaigns, including those in the Super Bowl. Tongal, which is backed by Insight Partners , has created a profitable business producing commercials for such marquee clients as Procter & Gamble, McDonald''s, Google, General Electric, LEGO, Ford, NASA and Microsoft.

Hollywood

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2016

How does one come up with the right idea to start a company? Do VCs really take risks on ground-breaking ideas any longer or do they just fund businesses once there is proof of traction? 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?

Design

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MAY 7, 2011

In 2008, he founded StackOverflow , and it has become the foundation for a question and answer platform called StackExchange. Instead of using seniority, the program manager would have to convince others based on the merit of their ideas. Building on top of platforms. His Tenure at Microsoft.

Software Review

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OCTOBER 3, 2020

This element is sharing information through the new video, audio, and interactive media about, and the logic behind decisions, direction, or strategy with the goal of gaining buy-in to the idea so everyone is working toward the same goal. Platforms: setting standards and sharing data. Updating: capturing knowledge and actions.

Framework

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

Thus the rise of the “ sharing economy ,” with collaborative and peer-to-peer (P2P) platforms , including Lyft (rides), Airbnb (lodging), and WeWork (workspace). There are always opportunities to participate in existing platforms, such as becoming an Uber driver, or to start your own platform sharing your favorite hobby.

Platform

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SEPTEMBER 12, 2012

How did the idea for the service come about? Alec Meikle: I was in the early stage of building a social network for travel, and thought it would be a great idea to create this for that service. From there, I started with this idea. For those who haven't used MYMUSAIC, describe what your service is all about? What's next for you?

Content

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MAY 12, 2017

The way we're doing that, is we are creating video content, which we distribute across social platforms. We had lots of success reaching the GenZ and millennial audience with video content on that platform. You have to create unique stories and content across multiple platforms, and build different narratives across those platforms.

Media

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JUNE 13, 2011

Where did the idea come from? That allowed me to take a summer to develop the new idea, and transform it into a business. I developed the idea over the summer, articulated the vision, drew out the site, and then teamed up with other students at UCLA and started developing KarmaGoat. Jonathan Lehmann: I'm originally from Paris.

UCLA

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DECEMBER 5, 2010

encouraging an open platform where 3rd parties can make lots of money]. Yes, social networks of 2010 have much better usability, have better developed 3rd-party platforms and many more people are connected. 18 months ago 25% of all pitches to me were ideas for how to build products around Twitter’s API.

Social Network

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FEBRUARY 11, 2018

He’s here on stage with Snoop Dogg and they had just dialed in Shaq to record a live video for his platform. As you can imagine, when you introduce tech professionals or VCs to a grammy-award winning rap artist they start with pre-conceived ideas but of course that “pattern matching” is what leads our industry to underestimate people.

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