socalTECH

APRIL 3, 2012

We have one, major original IP game in development, and a couple of weeks ago we announced a publishing deal with Zynga to publish our new game on Facebook and Zynga's own platform. Michael Witz: We've been building smaller, lightweight games on the Facebook platform since early 2008. That's really our focus.

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IP PHP Design Startup 217

socalTECH

JULY 9, 2012

Vic Alston: We have strategy when we look at acquisitions, where we ultimately want to grow our addressable market. We want to grow our company's addressable market by 100 percent in the next two to three years. One of the things the Anue acquisition does, is it brings us into a whole new market, the live network market.

Acquisition 173

Acquisition IP Networking Marketing 173

socalTECH

JANUARY 14, 2011

We have a very sophisticated, analytics and software platform that over half the Fortune 50 are now using, to help guide how they invest in marketing and sales activities and investments. Dominique Hanssens, who is a prominent UCLA professor and specialist in the area of market response models. Did the TV stimulate search?

Social Media 235

Social Media Demand Activity Marketing 235

socalTECH

JUNE 9, 2014

We''re taking that content, and publishing it on our licensing platform, which is much like a Getty Images for video. We''re developing programming around our brands, such as Failarmy, and we also have a deal with Dick Clark Products to take Failarmy to the international market. Those licensing fees can be pretty amazing.

Media 235

Media Content Startup IP 235

socalTECH

JANUARY 29, 2015

Audiences have moved very quickly to mobile, and I think that mobile is a brilliant platform on which to build a next generation brand. We soft launched in late summer, in New Zealand and Canada, which are reasonably small markets. You''ve got a situation, where Youtube is considered to have bigger celebrities now than Hollywood.

Hollywood 100

Hollywood Mobile Content IP 100

socalTECH

OCTOBER 16, 2013

We had looked at a couple of different markets, and one was in the clean technology space. If you''re not familiar with Europe, Europe has a deregulated energy market, which makes it an interesting initial population for the company. Greg Memo: What we have, is a platform which securely connects things to the Internet.

Startup 202

Startup Platform Networking Services 202

socalTECH

JANUARY 20, 2011

Freebinar gives them a solution that includes screen sharing, voice over IP audio, broadcast, conference calling, and allow you to meet with as many as 150 people at the same time. I immediately was recruited out into another company in webcasting, CTM Marketing Group, building out their platform for them.

Tech Coast Angels 178

Tech Coast Angels Web Screening Pasadena Angels 178

Both Sides of the Table

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. easy sharing (through social networks or platforms like YouTube). think Apple.

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Startup Media Content Platform 380

socalTECH

NOVEMBER 19, 2018

Were part of the uCast Global video highway, which is our way of illustrating how content is being driven locally, regionally, and globally, using our platform, but also technology we have integrated and continue to integrate with our partners. We are unique in being an open platform, that allows for all of these variations to happen.

Content 113

Content Startup Mobile Platform 113

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 27, 2016

Crowdfunding is the hot new vehicle for raising money to support your entrepreneurial efforts, with over 1,250 website platforms around the world to help you, according to a 2015 industry report. An advantage of professional investors is their validation of required amounts for marketing, inventory and staffing. How can you go wrong?

Technical Review 58

Technical Review Platform Entrepreneur Funding 58

socalTECH

AUGUST 12, 2019

They are looking for early-stage companies, which have an advantage with IP, or some sort of patent, or sensibility from the technical perspective. We're looking for companies where their market opportunity is a billion plus. What's our differentiator, is our entrepreneurial support ecosystem.

Entrepreneur 124

Entrepreneur Metrics Los Angeles Help 124

socalTECH

AUGUST 29, 2013

It''s a place where people can submit their ideas and patents, and we provide a platform for them to try to find entrepreneurs who would like to work on those patents together with us an the crowd. Once we have formed a company, that company can use our platform for crowdfunding. By using the crowd, you can solve those issues.

Ideas 178

Ideas Patents Funding Startup 178

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 9, 2011

One of the largest areas of Southern California's technology base is in the wireless and communications market. First off, can you help us understand where Airhop fits into the 4G networking market? Yan Hui: On one hand, our software, because it is sitting on the protocol stack, is pretty platform independent and platform agnostic.

Networking 153

Networking Startup Software Tips 153

SoCal CTO

MAY 15, 2009

Corporations increasingly see social media as a key PR, communications and marketing medium. Tony Karrer, CEO/CTO of TechEmpower Speaker Bios: Jason Oberfest, Senior Vice President, Business Development of MySpace Jason Oberfest is Senior Vice President, Business Development at MySpace, as well as SVP and GM, MySpace Open Platform.

Social Network 150

Social Network Networking Yammer CTO Hire 150

Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 28, 2012

The man said he was attending to offer startups free IP advice, and Fridman was amazed that there wasn’t a crowd of hungry entrepreneurs picking his brain. “If We suggest using our built-in communication platform which allows us to settle review disputes. I am defining competition as a platform to offer free Advice to Entrepreneurs.

Entrepreneur 89

Entrepreneur Startup Paramount Social Media 89

socalTECH

JUNE 15, 2011

If you're an IP holder, if you're Coldplay, you can generate revenue from our innovative digital products, while building your fan base. Eric Frankel: We've build a super-fast platform, that lives in the cloud at Amazon. What's the technology behind this? How easy has it been to get celebrities to sign on to try this out?

Entertainment 159

Entertainment Startup Class Santa Barbara 159

Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 18, 2013

Topics of discussion will be Wearables Technology, Bitcoin, SaaS, Cloud, Mobile, Gaming, Social Markets, what surprises are coming for 2014, creating value with your company, hiring problem solvers, and building a sensible businesses. Brock Pierce is a 10x entrepreneur best known for pioneering the market for digital currency.

Startup 111

Startup Entertainment Media Santa Barbara 111

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 25, 2010

Paige Craig , currently the most prolific, under-dressed, and most eligible angel in Los Angeles, sourced a hot, young startup called Gendai Games (makers of GameSalad - a platform for rapid development of mobile games). Markets always evolve toward higher resolution. You may not need to use convertible notes to do it.

Venture Capital 286

Venture Capital Pricing Technical Review Startup 286

socalTECH

JUNE 16, 2009

But, today, that still online combines to equal less than ten percent of the advertising market. Our background is from Callwave, which we took from a startup to $50M and profitable, and an IPO at the top of the market in 2004. But, they have not built a platform for the affiliate marketing industry.

Advertising 113

Advertising Networking Santa Barbara Startup 113

socalTECH

APRIL 28, 2010

But, what I think has happened is you see a lot of companies that have really gone after that corporate market. You and your co-founder have a lot of experience in the mobile market, why did you decide to start something outside of that area? So, we don't see our product as much as a corporate one, as one that is consumer focused.

Email 185

Email Startup Mobile Ideas 185

Tech Zulu Event

MARCH 6, 2014

Concurrently, Scot also sees an overall pullback on original IP’s. These same companies who are making huge bets on taking tv/online properties are also looking for new ways to increase their marketing budgets. Daniel claims their priority is on fun, not with market research.

Mobile 93

Mobile Platform Technology Screening 93

socalTECH

AUGUST 10, 2011

We've instead taken those comments and turned them into scores and a rating platform. The software works on a variety of platforms, including Wordpress, Blogger, Joomla, Drupal, Tumblr, Moveable Type, and we also have a Javascript universal code option, which is raw code you can drop into any template you might be using.

Startup 174

Startup Blogging Writing Examples 174

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 18, 2009

Their idea was to catch enough consumers to scale, but they didn't understand the cost of acquisition, of finding customers, marketing, and advertising. Given your experience in the travel market, what did you learn from your last venture, and how are you applying it here? VoIP is a critical component for our phase 2 launch.

Web 100

Web Altadena Sites Activity 100

Tech Zulu Event

JUNE 13, 2014

It looks like Nintendo has a new IP up its sleeve. Players can also jump through gates and platforms easier in squid-mode. The squid shooter is a nice break from the traditional competitive games out in the market. Yoshi’s Wooly World is full of character and can cuddle your heart to death. Excitement Level: Pretty High.

IP 77

IP Startup Design Training 77

socalTECH

DECEMBER 3, 2008

Pasadena-based BigStage (www.bigstage.com) is one of those rare companies that has taken technology developed from university research, and is now bringing that technology to the commercial market. Unlike most web media firms, we've got a real, protectable IP, based on serious computer science, three patents, and five more pending.

Entertainment 100

Entertainment Clearstone Venture Capital Media 100

SoCal Delicious

SEPTEMBER 22, 2008

Analysis on viral marketing, user experience, game design, and online ads. Heres 5 steps to start exploring: View the "Best Of" list with 50+ essays on viral marketing, gaming, and ads » Get introduced: About this blog, why entrepreneurs and marketers recommend it » Receive updates by email or RSS feed or Twitter.

Startup 29

Startup IP Email Report 29

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 10, 2010

The start of the argument is that you need to separate using the Internet into “infrastructure & cloud services&# (basically the protocols of the Internet such as HTTP, TCP/IP, SMTP, etc. + Over time brands will realize that marketing into a closed system isn’t good for their long-term customer relationships.

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Web HTML SMTP Google 300

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 5, 2011

awards dinner on Thursday night I started reflected on what it would take to “change the trajectory&# for Seattle or for any regional market, really. Who’s going to help you with improving your marketing / positioning to become a clear platform category leader like Twilio? Are you going to do all of this?

Venture Capital 317

Venture Capital Technical Review Startup Press 317

SoCal CTO

JANUARY 5, 2011

Steve Blank , January 25, 2010 10 Tips for Adding Game Mechanics to a Non-Gaming Service - ReadWriteStart , September 21, 2010 Startups & VCs: Learn How to Design, Market, & Eat Your Own. - . - 500 Hats , February 1, 2010 When to Use Facebook Connect – Twitter Oauth – Google Friend Connect for Authentication? First Principles.

Startup 378

Startup Venture Capital Blogging CTO Coach 378