Tech Zulu Event

JUNE 10, 2014

According to the Wall Street Journal , these included Ooma founder Andrew Frame purchasing in Bel Air, and Facebook head of market development Matt Jacobson buying in Manhattan Beach. Belkin is also here, as are digital entertainment firms Konami , ICANN , Rovi , as well as Cybercoders and USC Institute for Creative Technologies.

Entertainment 108

Entertainment Santa Monica Journal Belkin 108

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 10, 2019

In a famous Harvard study of 212 new ventures a few years ago, USC professor Noam Wasserman found that half the founders were no longer at the helm after three years, and over time 80% were forced out. The right time to jump is a function of favorable career, personal, and market circumstances. The right time to start dilemma.

Startup 97

Startup USC Entrepreneur Statistics 97

socalTECH

OCTOBER 11, 2010

One of the attributes of this prize, is that USC is going to also conduct a business plan preparation and entrepreneurship course for the students. The outside mentors can then help them in making projections, looking into their marketing and business development plans, and look at sales projections and organization.

Competition 154

Competition Southern California Mentor USC 154

SoCal CTO

MAY 15, 2009

Corporations increasingly see social media as a key PR, communications and marketing medium. Paul Ollinger, West Coast Vice President of Sales of Facebook Paul Ollinger is the West Coast Vice President of Sales for Facebook. He has also been a Regional Sales Director and National Account Director for Facebook.

Social Network 150

Social Network Networking Yammer CTO Hire 150

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 17, 2010

We have universities like CalTech, UCLA, USC and many more. But it’s more atypical for investors located in this market. If we extend a bit North up the coast line we have many affiliate marketing innovators including ValueClick, Commission Junction and FastClick. I’m sure others have, too.

Company 290

Company Companies Technology Startup 290

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

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 19, 2017

In a famous Harvard study of 212 new ventures a few years ago, USC professor Noam Wasserman found that half the founders were no longer at the helm after three years, and over time 80% were forced out. The right time to jump is a function of favorable career, personal, and market circumstances. The right time to start dilemma.

Entrepreneur 57

Entrepreneur USC Statistics Equity 57

Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 5, 2013

The USC Entrepreneur Club and the Kairos Society brought Howard Marks , a successful entrepreneur and founder and CEO of StartEngine , on campus to speak about his past experiences. When you go to USC, you don’t need a job. A lot of things wouldn’t have been possible without StartEngine,” she said. It is because you are talented.”

Startup 107

Startup Los Angeles USC Southern California 107

socalTECH

AUGUST 13, 2010

Having followed the firm since its early days as a spinout of USC, we thought we'd talk with CEO Mark Tapling to get the back story behind the acquisition, and where the firm is going form here. Then, for the last seven quarters, we embarked on our strategy of moving into the commercial market, and were quite successful there.

Equity 168

Equity Startup Acquisition Funding 168

Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 19, 2012

Going So-Lo: How Brands are Driving Sales & Personalizing Customer Experiences with Social, Location-Based Marketing. Thursday: Advertising and Marketing. Keynote: Jeff Cole, USC Annenberg School Center For The Digital Future. Global Brands vs. Global Celebrities: Who’s The Smarter Marketer? Tues 9/25.

Social Media 92

Social Media Los Angeles Media Angel 92

socalTECH

OCTOBER 30, 2008

That target market is huge, and includes sites like YouTube, you also have Revision3, and other sites doing short videos. Zak went to the Peter Stark Program at the USC Film School, which is a very prestigious program. We're picking up 30 to 40 writers a day, with a budget of zero marketing dollars. We are a content business.

Content 138

Content Writing Software Review Hollywood 138

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 1, 2016

But putting no time into anchoring your beliefs because you’re too busy executing sales, marketing, support, product & engineering is an easy recipe for leadership drift. There are always flavors-of-the-month strategies or markets that are in favor in the tech startup world. Conviction. Winning paves over any flaws.

Startup 150

Startup Coach Course Invest 150

CEO Flow

MARCH 2, 2009

Aaron is also the Program Director for Entretech’s Nitro.la , a non-profit mentoring network in partnership with USC, UCLA and Caltech, to help develop LA’s entrepreneurial community by “getting more companies funded in greater Los Angeles&#. There’s no cost.

Santa Monica 40

Santa Monica Los Angeles Finaventures Angel 40

CEO Flow

MARCH 2, 2009

Aaron is also the Program Director for Entretech’s Nitro.la , a non-profit mentoring network in partnership with USC, UCLA and Caltech, to help develop LA’s entrepreneurial community by “getting more companies funded in greater Los Angeles&#. There’s no cost.

Santa Monica 40

Santa Monica Los Angeles Finaventures Angel 40

CEO Flow

MARCH 2, 2009

Aaron is also the Program Director for Entretech’s Nitro.la , a non-profit mentoring network in partnership with USC, UCLA and Caltech, to help develop LA’s entrepreneurial community by “getting more companies funded in greater Los Angeles&#. There’s no cost.

Santa Monica 40

Santa Monica Los Angeles Finaventures Angel 40

CEO Flow

MARCH 2, 2009

Aaron is also the Program Director for Entretech’s Nitro.la , a non-profit mentoring network in partnership with USC, UCLA and Caltech, to help develop LA’s entrepreneurial community by “getting more companies funded in greater Los Angeles&#. There’s no cost.

Santa Monica 40

Santa Monica Los Angeles Finaventures Angel 40

Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 13, 2013

We are totally bootstrapped, so I don’t have a lot of marketing dollars to spend. We’re sort of figuring out our short-term marketing strategy that will hopefully morph into our long-term strategy. I have three sales guys, who are on commission only. Build a minimum viable product and test it out in the market.

Technical Review 87

Technical Review Mobile Startup Los Angeles 87

Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 3, 2013

If you look back, the original founder, Stephan studied at the USC Foreign School of Music, so there is a long standing connection with LA. All of our team consists of not only composers but also for example, Karl Moestl does the creative marketing and the artist relations for us. So different markets all together.

Startup 101

Startup Artificial Inteligence Tool Product 101

Tech Zulu Event

AUGUST 31, 2011

When tickets went on sale over a month ago, we expected the regular ticket sales cycle, however we were more than surprised when Startup Weekend LA sold out in 6 hours! That’s right… just about the same amount of time it takes to sell out a Radiohead show at the Forum. Rob Maigret. Scott Sangster.

Los Angeles 73

Los Angeles Startup Angel Tech Coast Angels 73

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 15, 2011

We have world-class universities like Caltech, UCLA, USC and more. If you are talented, of course, you can get funded in any region with enough venture capital and obviously in markets outside of the Valley it is easier to get noticed and get access. But LA is not Silicon Valley and we don’t need to aspire to be so.

Venture Capital 313

Venture Capital Southern California Google Startup 313