socalTECH

NOVEMBER 6, 2012

We caught up with founder and CEO Shuki Lehavi to hear more on where he sees the mobile market, and to learn about where SMBs are on the mobile adoption curve. The challenge is, with SMBs, which hasn't change in the last ten or twenty years, is it's all about cost and complexity. Shuki Lehavi: Mobile is such a broad term today.

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Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 3, 2012

Coincident has created a platform that will allow storytellers and producers to create robust second screen stories on the fly that incorporate video, images and other web content. What is coming is Internet-enabled televisions, content streaming with built-in social media interactions in real time and multiple screen activities.

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Xconomy

JULY 18, 2016

I would be ecstatic to have a simple tool for my patients that could detect cancers like ovarian and pancreatic that currently have no effective screening approach. The most popular approach is screening blood for circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA), which several companies claim to reliably detect at very low levels in the blood.

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Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 29, 2014

Only a few online movie distributors exist on the markets now, but how are they supposed to help grow digital movie properties? Yekra changes the way studios market their movies. The post Yekra | Embedding a Movie Theater on the Small Screen appeared first on TechZulu. Music’s exposure grew thanks to its accessibility online.

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Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 29, 2012

We thought, if we could tap into this market, my God, this business opportunity is a 100 times bigger than our eCard business,” said Gregg Spiridellis. Absolutely love your products and do not think about the quick buck. If you can find a market that you believe in, craft your product around that market.

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Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 20, 2012

The platform allows users to sync content and commands across all four screens — the smartphone, tablet/pad, computer and TV. And…they have opened up their API for all of you clever developers to create the amazing interactive second screen apps of the future. It is essentially a super large screen pad. What does that mean?

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Tech.Co

SEPTEMBER 20, 2017

Hollywood studios are jumping on the trend of the VOD market. Tribeca’s chief creative officer Geoffrey Gilmore said in an interview with innosight.com about Hollywood, “They only want to make a lot of profit.” Hollywood is Lacking in VOD Marketing Skills. Read more about Movies & Entertainment here on Tech.co.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 4, 2017

Viral marketing and word-of-mouth are not enough these days to make your product and brand visible in the relentless onslaught of new promotional media out there today. Innovation in marketing is perhaps more important than product innovation. Yet in the business plans I see, the marketing content and budget are smaller than ever.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 26, 2021

We caught up with Jamey to learn more about the company, and also its recent move to merge with another company, Uphealth, via a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC). We created this in 2003 for the medical interpreting market, but since then, we've expanded the platform so that it's not just about language.

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Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 29, 2012

We thought, if we could tap into this market, my God, this business opportunity is a 100 times bigger than our eCard business,” said Gregg Spiridellis. Absolutely love your products and do not think about the quick buck. If you can find a market that you believe in, craft your product around that market.

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Screening eBook Content Ideas 65

Tech Zulu Event

AUGUST 20, 2013

Pixicle, a photo sharing device that makes it easy for users to view photos with their friends and family on the big screen instead of the frustrating smartphone screen passed around the room has raised $10K of its $38K Indiegogo goal to make photo viewing less strenuous. How many platforms so far-iOS, Android etc? Many challenges.

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socalTECH

APRIL 3, 2013

The boast and challenge is a big one for the small startup, which only launched its services a few years ago, and only recently started focusing primarily on the small business web conferencing market.

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socalTECH

JUNE 23, 2021

How do you reinvent your startup-focused on in-person, grass roots marketing-in the face of a global pandemic? Alex tells us about how the startup had to reinvent itself during the pandemic, and how it's now taking advantage of the resurgence of the economy to build its business. Talk about your financial backing?

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 18, 2010

I’m only writing about the product because I’m passionate about it. Let’s start with what I like most about the product. I was recently over at the Mahalo offices in Santa Monica and I noticed that they had a great big screen TV with Chartbeat displaying their traffic data. Basically, it rocks!

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 14, 2018

If you haven’t yet heard about Female Founder Office Hours it is an initiative you should be aware of whether you’re male, female or any other gender identify. My grandmother was one of the first woman to earn a math degree from Columbia and never gave a damn about what women are “supposed to do.” 8% of VC partnerships, for example).

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Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 11, 2013

Those who are more involved in traditional entertainment are seeing a major shift online which is why an additional one-day seminar was created to coincide with Silicon Beach Fest Hollywood as a partnership called, Idea to Screen. Online content isn’t a small market, nor is it going away anytime soon.

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Eric Greenspan

JUNE 27, 2015

As I type this I can see my fingerprints forming on my iPhone screen. Moist towelette app (rub your fingers on the screen and magic happens). This post had nothing to do with touch screen devices, hotel remotes, or even moist towelettes. It only takes about 15 minutes and the results are remarkable. It makes me nuts.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 14, 2021

Start the product design process by thinking about what a historian in the future would look back on as the one big thing that changed everything. An example is the evolution of computer control to screen touches and gestures, versus keys and mice. Pick an impossible target and get mad about it. Force original intent thinking.

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Tech Zulu Event

APRIL 15, 2012

So far, I’ve covered how to decide which type of app you’re looking to create and how to use your market research to decide what features you want your app to have. Think of it as a short story about someone picking up your app and walking through it to get something done. Tell Me About User Roles.

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TechEmpower

AUGUST 21, 2023

Other common scenarios that we’ve seen: Scaling and new markets: Your company and product are established, and now you’re scaling or going after new markets. Keeping up with the competition: You’re a market leader in a fast-growing field. These are classic inflection points for a development team.

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TechCrunch LA

NOVEMBER 4, 2019

The second phase was the emergence of influencer marketing, or connecting those influencers to brands to leverage their audiences … Now that influencer marketing has become an established part of the marketing playbook, we are in phase three: tools to help influencers further monetize their influence, like Cameo, and then manage their lives.”.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 2, 2017

How do you take a new, genetic test to market, and how do you bridge the gap between research and the market? Our first product is called Seed, which is a screening test for male infertility. We've translated that into a screening test, which started offering out in October of last year. What is Episona?

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InfoChachkie

MAY 19, 2014

Attention Marketers - The Medium Has Changed, So Should The Message. As Facebook''s mobile ad revenue attests, marketers are stepping up their "phone based" spending. In order for them to take full advantage of Facebook the phone company, they will have to abandon traditional online marketing conventions. But Why Now?

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 27, 2016

I was speaking recently to the team at NuOrder , an LA-based company we’re an investor in about “realism in startups” — an impromptu talk I have given to any of our portfolio companies who ask. During the Q&A I was asked about how I make investment decisions in early-stage businesses. I feel personally committed and engaged.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 23, 2010

I recently wrote a post about design simplicity where I encouraged technology design teams to think about “designing for the novice, configuring for the pro&# users. We all know a thing or two about project management so they had a pretty good feel what they wanted to build. Let me give you an example. perspective.

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TechCrunch LA

OCTOBER 9, 2020

“The first thing about Mojichat that made us very successful from the very beginning, you have to hunt down someone to make your custom emotes for you.” “Any time someone sends a communication, that will trigger an alert that floats as a Mojichat animation on top of the screen,” Greene said of the earlier activation.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 12, 2013

I was thinking about this yesterday because my assistant Tasha posted a link on Facebook to Paul C. ” In it he talked about how he gets daily emails asking for intros to Oprah (he does a lot of work with her) and his advice. Think about it – who knows angels the best? I wrote about there here. Be helpful.

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Tech.Co

SEPTEMBER 28, 2017

The popularity of video in marketing has risen in recent years. At any rate, companies would be smart to take full advantage of this marketing trend. At any rate, companies would be smart to take full advantage of this marketing trend. No one ever opens up their Facebook app so that they can see some good marketing.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 19, 2014

Andrew & Petri posited that a modern media company would build lovable characters that span video games, online digital media, lovable plush physical toys and then ultimately find its way to the big screen. So this was definitely an introduction I was going to take. They also had much experience before that. The results?

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 13, 2018

The most important advice I could give you before you set out in fund raising mode is to understand that fund-raising a sales & marketing process and needs to be managed. Today I want to talk about the process and how to allocate your time. The first in the series is “ Lemons Ripen Early ,” which also has a link to other posts.

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Eric Greenspan

MAY 9, 2013

What you can’t eat, sell to you neighbors or at a local farmers market. Qwerty is here to stay, but the touch screen keyboard needs a serious redesign. Why do we even need to touch the screen? We need a keyboard that is above the screen, projected, with bigger buttons. About my company: [link].

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 30, 2011

The global advertising market is estimated at around $475 billion / year with only 12% of this online and measurable. One company that I previously wrote about trying to change this industry is, Solve Media , (I am not an investor) has created an interesting ad unit designed to drive up brand “engagement&# and recall.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 20, 2010

For this morning's interview, we thought we'd talk with Los Angeles-based Sidebar (www.sidebar.com), a venture backed startup in the mobile space, to learn more about what they are up to. What is Sidebar all about? By using our analytics platform, they learn about what consumers want. We caught up with CEO Patrick Kennedy.

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socalTECH

MAY 16, 2019

Isaac told us a bit about how he thinks his company can help solve the recruiting issues with hiring software sales repsand also tells new entrepreneurs that sometimes, you just can't have it all, and the challenges of balancing a startup, family life, your health, and the rest of your life. We're going after the fat middle of the market.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 2, 2023

Evidence indicates that providing new positive life experiences (for example, a hot-air balloon ride, wine-tasting class, or vacation to Italy) tends to provide a greater happiness boost than spending a comparable amount on material objects (flat-screen television, fancy suit, or purse). Focus on achievements leads to better job appreciation.

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socalTECH

MARCH 1, 2013

However, there's a new generation of technology driven startups who are looking to apply software and technology in a way that will change how movies are made, and marketed. We spoke with CEO Darren Marble to learn more about why analytics are important to the modern film-maker, and how the company is helping. What's your background?

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Tech Zulu Event

APRIL 15, 2012

So far, I’ve covered how to decide which type of app you’re looking to create and how to use your market research to decide what features you want your app to have. Think of it as a short story about someone picking up your app and walking through it to get something done. Tell Me About User Roles.

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