Tech Zulu Event

APRIL 23, 2012

It started as basic as signing up for a newsletter from your favorite site to customizing a profile to display particular topics. Outside of my social account I’m able to choose additional topics to be added to my magazine such as Politics or Wine. Then we took a giant leap with social media integration. In stepped Zite.

Newsletter 56

Newsletter Content Social Media Startup 56

socalTECH

JANUARY 8, 2020

We have published 74 different magazine titles over the last 30 years. We've had event companies, and clubs, and web businesses, all vertically focused on either passions or really exciting subjects like knowledge management, sales, field force automation, and home office computing, small business, bedtime reading. Why podcasting?

Media 150

Media Report Advertising Content 150

InfoChachkie

JANUARY 30, 2012

According to a January 2012 article in Forbes Magazine , nearly 16% of the 400 most affluent Americans do not have a college degree. I generally encourage my UC Santa Barbara students to complete their formal education before joining or creating a startup. Along with Amazon, Dell was also an early pioneer of web-based customer service.

Tips 247

Tips Startup Entrepreneur Santa Barbara 247

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 5, 2013

Let me be clear – a product or consulting startup today without a blog, even with a static website, risks not being competitive in cost and time to reach and hold that critical mass of online customers. If you can’t justify both a web site and a blog, skip the old-fashioned web site, and make your blog do double duty as described below.

Blogging 95

Blogging Startup Search Engine Optimization Writing 95

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 27, 2020

In fact, subscription pricing has been around for a long time for magazines, cloud-based software, and gaming, but now I’m seeing it used for just about anything, including for more stylish clothes via Mr.Conection , gourmet foods via TryTheWorld , and toys for your kids via KiwiCo. Private club model. Surprise box model.

Startup 168

Startup Custom Customer Netflix 168

socalTECH

AUGUST 2, 2013

How do you keep up with everything that''s happening with your favorite interests, brands, and personalities on your mobile phone? We caught up with CEO Phil Kelly to better understand what the company is working on. Phil Kelly: We''re an interactive, mobile magazine, which I think is probably the best way to describe it.

Mobile 159

Mobile Startup Entertainment Tech Coast Angels 159

SoCal CTO

SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

August was a slow month in terms of traffic and I was away for a lot of the month, but there were some really great posts at the intersection of startups, technology, product and being a Startup CTO. He blogs to 10,000 web entrepreneurs at Software by Rob and co-hosts the podcast Startups for the Rest of Us.

Startup 191

Startup Venture Capital Blogging CTO Hire 191

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 31, 2011

If you’ve taken the roller coaster ride that is a startup – you know what I’m talking about. The truth is that in my experience very, very few people really enjoy the “pure&# startup environment: months with no salary, months with no live product and lots of trial, error & rejection. Our user numbers are up.

Entrepreneur 384

Entrepreneur Startup Venture Capital Ideas 384

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 2, 2015

Subscription pricing has been around for a long time for magazines, cloud-based software, and gaming, but now I’m seeing it used for just about anything, including for more stylish clothes via Mr.Conection , gourmet foods via TryTheWorld , and toys for your kids via SparkBoxToys. Private club model. Surprise box model. Peace-of-mind model.

Startup 106

Startup Custom Customer Netflix 106

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 27, 2019

Let me be clear – a product or consulting startup today without a blog, even with a static website, risks not being competitive in cost and time to reach and hold that critical mass of online customers. If you can’t justify both a web site and a blog, skip the old-fashioned web site, and make your blog do double duty as described below.

Blogging 88

Blogging Search Engine Optimization Web Writing 88

socalTECH

JULY 16, 2015

Woodland Hills-based Readz , a new startup that is aiming to help marketers quickly create microsites, landing pages, white papers, and other content, said today that it has raised more than $7.15M in funding, and launched its products. The company says it first raised funding in 2011, and has been operating in stealth mode. READ MORE>>.

Woodland Hills 100

Woodland Hills Tool Mobile Marketing 100

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 9, 2010

Because of all of these updates, there is a wealth of real-time information on the web. This information is often relevant and useful for entrepreneurs and startups - so you need to understand the alternatives and implications. In a simple fashion, they can open up the door to an entirely new area of the web for you.

Web 82

Web Social Network Google Networking 82

Tech Zulu Event

JULY 16, 2013

Today’s startup innovators come from about six hours south of Silicon Valley. Fun Fact: One of the most prominent figures from their firm, Mark Suster t, runs a blog startups follow religiously. By bringing startup companies together with modern facilities and tools, Amplify LA is the engine that powers the cutting edge.

Startup 111

Startup Snapchat Venice Social Media 111

Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 11, 2013

Assignmint is a web-based platform to list freelancing work for employers and help writers find the right freelance job for them and standardizes the paperwork between the two parties. TechZulu catches up with the founder of Assignmint, Jeff Koyen, as he talks about Assignmint, freelance, and LA startups.

Journal 90

Journal Startup Writing Media 90

Tech Zulu Event

MARCH 21, 2014

Introducing Bitcoinference | A Decentralized Conference , hosted by illustrious startup accelerator, 500 Startups. Bitcoin has had a rough start to the year (to say the least) – with a never-ending news feed consisting of massive bankruptcy , scandal stories, and car chase media fiascos. Getting Things Started.

Startup 104

Startup Venture Capital Draper Invest 104

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 29, 2017

Let me be clear – a product or consulting startup today without a blog, even with a static website, risks not being competitive in cost and time to reach and hold that critical mass of online customers. If you can’t justify both a web site and a blog, skip the old-fashioned web site, and make your blog do double duty as described below.

Blogging 69

Blogging Search Engine Optimization Web Writing 69

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 12, 2013

Many entrepreneurs I know don’t realize that the language they learned in the corporate world, or even their recent MBA class, won’t get them ahead in the startup world today. Even if you have heard some of the new terms, but can’t explain how, when, and why they are relevant to your startup, you may be in jeopardy. Social mobile web.

Entrepreneur 109

Entrepreneur Startup Web Equity 109

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 24, 2016

Subscription pricing has been around for a long time for magazines, cloud-based software, and gaming, but now I’m seeing it used for just about anything, including for more stylish clothes via Mr.Conection , gourmet foods via TryTheWorld , and toys for your kids via Pley. Private club model. Surprise box model. Peace-of-mind model.

Startup 56

Startup Custom Customer Netflix 56

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 22, 2011

If you’ve taken the roller coaster ride that is a startup – you know what I’m talking about. The truth is that in my experience very, very few people really enjoy the “pure&# startup environment: months with no salary, months with no live product and lots of trial, error & rejection. Our user numbers are up.

Entrepreneur 176

Entrepreneur Startup Venture Capital Ideas 176

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 1, 2011

Los Angeles-based Aggregage (www.aggregage.com) is looking to help aggregate the content across multiple blog publishing sites, and curate that information into specific, B2B niche vertical web sites. That is starting to show itself in the B2B space. However, as we have seen in the last few years, traditional media has been failing.

Startup 162

Startup Content Advertising Sites 162

Tech.Co

MAY 26, 2020

Amazon started with books, so we will too. The New York Times now includes a Bookshop link alongside an Amazon one, while BuzzFeed News, Vox, and New York Magazine are all in, and Hearst, Meredith, and Condé Nast will likely start using Bookshop next month. Top Publications: BuzzFeed News, Vox, New York Magazine.

Technical Review 129

Technical Review Buzzfeed News Networking 129

Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 15, 2012

It seems so long ago that we had to start hiding our Blackberry’s in our pockets to avoid always being chastised. I remember when I first saw one advertised in a magazine when I was on a flight from England to the US. Sign me up. I was jealous watching all my friends surf the web on their iPhones. Palm obliterated.

Email 386

Email Startup Marketing Competition 386

socalTECH

NOVEMBER 19, 2018

San Diego-based uCast Global (www.ucastglobal.com), backed by Gary Winnick, is looking to tackle that entire area of content distribution, and is led by startup veteran Dr. Kanaan Jemili. We caught up with Kanaan to learn more about uCast Global. Weve also developed technology that allows them to get a really easy start.

Content 113

Content Startup Mobile Platform 113

Xconomy

AUGUST 9, 2019

Summer can be a slow time in San Diego, but its startups have stayed busy. —Ezoic, a startup that developed software for web publishers that uses machine learning techniques to personalize layouts and ad placements for site visitors, raised $33 million to further develop its technology.

San Diego 93

San Diego Artificial Inteligence News Web 93

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 10, 2012

Let me be clear – a product or consulting startup today without a blog, even with a static website, risks not being competitive in cost and time to reach and hold that critical mass of online customers. If you can’t justify both a web site and a blog, skip the old-fashioned web site, and make your blog do double duty as described below.

Blogging 96

Blogging Search Engine Optimization Writing Social Network 96

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 8, 2014

Let me start with the obvious baseline that most people probably know instinctively: Los Angeles is the 3rd largest technology startup ecosystem in the US. Given how efficient markets are when a large market like LA starts to blossom it attracts capital pretty quickly. LA By The Numbers. But even this is changing.

Entrepreneur 376

Entrepreneur Snapchat Startup Google 376

socalTECH

NOVEMBER 7, 2011

As automotive web sites go, there are lots of review and information sites giving you information about new and used cars, magazines and information sites for auto enthusiasts, and discussion sites and groups for all kinds of cars. I love cars--I grew up in SoCal, and my father was really into cars, and didn't have sons.

Truecar 204

Truecar Writing Edmunds Sites 204

Tech Zulu Event

AUGUST 13, 2010

TechZulu is helping the startup community out by listing all the great startup/entrepreneur oriented panels. Bootstrapping: Score PR for Your Start-Up, On the Cheap. Publicity and positive word-of-mouth can help grow your start-up into a successful venture. Bootstrapping bootstrap, Profitability, Startup.

Guide 69

Guide Startup Venture Capital Entrepreneur 69

Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 21, 2011

Just about every Startup at some point and especially if you do not have a designer, is going to need icons to help spruce up those websites. TechZulu caught up with Martin LeBlanc Eigtved Founder and CEO of IconFinder. Steffen was working in another startup called 1Calendar and studying as well.

Design 65

Design Web Design Google Develop 65

Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 5, 2010

What I want to answer with this post (long though it may be) is: Why did Web 2.0 It was an online community like CompuServe and eventually started offering people dial-up access to the Internet for a monthly fee. Social Networking in Web 1.0: So what changed that ushered in the new era that was officially dubbed Web 2.0?

Social Network 318

Social Network Networking Web 2.0 Startup 318

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 27, 2011

Let me be clear – a product or consulting startup today without a blog, even with a static website, risks not being competitive in cost and time to reach and hold that critical mass of online customers. If you can’t justify both a web site and a blog, skip the old-fashioned web site, and make your blog do double duty as described below.

Blogging 91

Blogging Search Engine Optimization Services Writing 91

socalTECH

MAY 7, 2010

The next major change that we see, is now that they're online, they're becoming more web based, and adding things like rich media. What's the story behind the company--I understand this started at UCSD? They got an NSF grant, and basically started up the original web site, as a video web site. READ MORE>>.

Journal 124

Journal Technical Review UCSD Web 124

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 15, 2011

Most web publishers measure where their traffic is coming from using an analytics package such as Google Analytics, Omniture or Core Metrics. Possibly up to 4x more. then line 2 would have shown up as “direct&# traffic and I would have assumed that I was getting a lot more direct traffic than I really was. They did not.

Social Media 292

Social Media Google Media Marketing 292

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 22, 2010

CEOWorld Magazine prioritizes about 40 of the most famous business networking sites. The latest is “crowdsourcing” your startup with thousands of tiny investments. In my view, the single biggest reason for startup failures on the Internet is a lack of real innovation. Here are my favorites: Social and business networking sites.

Startup 70

Startup Web 2.0 Yahoo Sites 70

socalTECH

NOVEMBER 17, 2010

We caught up with Zach James and Rich Raddon , co-founders of MOVIECLIPS, to learn more about the company and also hear about the firm's funding round. How is this different than the movie clips floating around the web now? In the early days all through college, I worked at Omniture, which was then an Internet startup.

Startup 190

Startup Los Angeles Content Hollywood 190

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 5, 2011

I’m inspired by the enthusiasm of the young, emerging startup ecosystem that is here. As I gear up to give a keynote at the annual Seattle 2.0 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.

Venture Capital 317

Venture Capital Technical Review Startup Press 317

socalTECH

JULY 6, 2009

We recently caught up with CEO Jonno Wells to talk about the firm and its expanding network of web sites. Our products are also syndicated into newspapers and web sites around the country. You also bought a surfing magazine at one point, didn't you? Jonno Wells: A couple of years back, we bought Water magazine.

Web 140

Web Content Mobile Sites 140