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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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 29, 2022

Software products and apps can be quickly wire-framed with free tools such as MockFlow , or even Microsoft Powerpoint to lay out the key screens. Every entrepreneur has to deal with the realities of constant change in today’s market, and it’s much easier to pivot the pre-production prototype than to dispose of unsellable inventory.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

But as we’ve all gotten used to the standard “banner&# across the top of our screens or the “sky scraper&# along the right-hand side we’ve trained ourselves not to look there any longer. Tags: Tech Market Analysis. The standards were set by the IAB ( Interactive Advertising Bureau ), which was founded in 1996.

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 4, 2011

Slow job market? Not in Southern California's technology market! Recent job postings on the site: LAMP/Perl Developers , Los Angeles, Oversee.net. Recent job postings on the site: LAMP/Perl Developers , Los Angeles, Oversee.net. Online Marketing Coordinator , Huntington Beach, Freebinar.com.

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 26, 2013

That new consumer site lets users book home services online or via a mobile app--letting users find a plumber, air conditioning repairman, electrician, locksmith, home cleaner, and more--including setting up an appointment window, and handling payment.

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socalTECH

MARCH 2, 2012

Why did you decide to tackle this market? We had been working with Fortune 5's, and had done really well in social media, creating micro sites and interactive landing pages, and have a really deep history in marketing. We're not a mobile site creator, and are really part of the ad experience.

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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. That results in a drastically lower marketing and PA budget for the film. That's a massive amount of money to spend on marketing.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 24, 2011

Some positions posted to the site recently: Sr. You can also use socalTECH.com's database of high tech companies in Southern California to locate employers near you, companies which have recently received funding and are likely to hire, or screen for companies in certain industries. Trying to find local, high tech savvy employees?

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 2, 2020

Software products and apps can be quickly wire-framed with free tools such as MockFlow , or even Microsoft Powerpoint to lay out the key screens. Every entrepreneur has to deal with the realities of constant change in today’s market, and it’s much easier to pivot the pre-production prototype than to dispose of unsellable inventory.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 20, 2010

We went out on the Android and Blackberry, and as we were going out to market, we realized that we could use that consumer launch as a proving ground for our technology, and leverage that to the B2B market. What happened with smart phones, is consumers are buying more and more applications, but a screen can only fit a dozen icons.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 11, 2016

Better than FB, Twitter or any news site. The starting screen every time is the camera. Look at the top of your screen in the middle and you’ll see the Snapchat ghost. If you click it you are page at the “home screen” which is for you to take a photo or video. So, too, Snapchat. This is the dog whistle.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 28, 2012

The power of large screen real estate. I have talked with people in the industry who tell me that mobile movie sites convert ticket sales much higher than desktop websites. BUT … I’ve talked to a number of eCommerce sites that also report much higher conversion rates than standard web. The power of a keyboard.

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socalTECH

JULY 25, 2016

If you go to sites like Zillow, Trulia, and Redfin, there has been a lack of innovation in the past few years. I've been a buyer, an agent, and broker, and have gone through lots of different platforms, mediums, and sites, and it's hard to get a comprehensive picture of a home or neighborhood, without going to lots of different sites.

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 2, 2012

It's a data business which runs through what the offerings are in the market, identifies those offers and products that are in the market today, and uses lots of data sources to identify the energy consumption of those products. Big screen TVs and refrigerators can cost you thousands of dollars over the life of those products.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 10, 2010

Our view then (kind of obvious now) was that software would be consumed the way that consumer Internet sites were back then. We could update small portions of the screen rather than an entire refresh. Check out this chart on Silicon Alley Insider, which shows that total time spent on Facebook has now surpassed that of Google sites.

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Tech Zulu Event

MAY 9, 2013

Their creative marketing and fundraising techniques included posting detailed business plans , an indie concert held in Madrid called CosmoNauts, a flashmob, video diaries of the process and they posted a pdf of the script online for remix. There will be a smattering of special screenings worldwide. It doesn’t end there.

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socalTECH

MAY 16, 2012

It's an election year in the United States, and the screens and airwaves are full of provocative sound bites, pundits, scandals, and the latest political gossip of the day. What's the story behind the site, and when did you come up with it? Taylor Peck: We started this site as a tool to connect voters with presidential candidates.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 24, 2012

Most of these investors are members of Angel groups that have a rigorous filtering and screening process, to select the top 3% and most fundable proposals. That’s why this item is so important, and is probably the biggest stumbling block I see in getting through the initial Angel screening. Get your Internet domain name and website.

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InfoChachkie

AUGUST 22, 2012

Most focus on two things though, the amount of women that use the site and the amount of money dirty marketing people are going to make from it. His boards include some great collections of dream cars and iPhone home screens. If you’re in the market for a new bag, Chris may have already pinned it for you. Evan Sharp.

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socalTECH

MARCH 4, 2010

Recently, Santa Monica-based Docstoc (www.docstoc.com) launched a new marketplace on its site, for anyone interested in selling professional documents. What kind of documents do you envision people offering through the site? Do you screen all of the documents on the marketplace, or how does that work?

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socalTECH

MAY 16, 2012

It's an election year in the United States, and the screens and airwaves are full of provocative sound bites, pundits, scandals, and the latest political gossip of the day. What's the story behind the site, and when did you come up with it? Taylor Peck: We started this site as a tool to connect voters with presidential candidates.

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Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 21, 2015

You’ll want to make sure that your website looks good on desktop computers, tablets, and mobile device screens. This can be a challenge for designers, since the amount of whitespace and the sizing of text can be tricky to control across different screens. One of the most popular options for solving this problem is a grid design.

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Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 13, 2012

Kincast is another app that was created out of a gap in the market. They’ve even given you the option of recording in two modes, the standard which is great for fast transfer times and another, higher quality that compares to DVD, allowing you and your loved ones to experience precious moments on your big screen.

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Tech Zulu Event

MAY 10, 2013

Yekra has introduced the first DRM-protected player that can run on any connected device or screen. This traveling player can allow direct digital rentals from any blog, Facebook page, Twitter profile or other online site.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 8, 2012

Santa Monica-based Fundable (www.fundable.com) is a newly launched, crowdfunding site which is headed by local entrepreneur Wil Shroter. Recently, an interesting project popped up on the site--a a 2D to 3D conversion project , from the inventor of the original, LCD projector, Gene Dolgoff. There also automatic converters.

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InfoChachkie

AUGUST 7, 2013

margins offered by YouTube, MCNs must drive fans to purchase merchandise, experience videos on wholly owned (non-YouTube) sites and directly negotiate sponsorships with advertisers, rather than solely relying on YouTube''s ad network. Filling The Screen. However, to move beyond the average 16.5% Fighting Nerds. Border Run.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 20, 2009

We spoke with Sherry Gunther, CEO and founder of the firm, earlier this week to get a better look at the company and the dynamics behind the virtual world market nowadays--as well as why Sherry decided to make the jump from the world of entertainment media to online. There seem to now be a slew on kids-focused virtual worlds.

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Tech Coast Venture Network

MARCH 9, 2011

But as the stock market edges ever higher and the wealthier feel healthier, there’s a good chance that American startups will also get their moment in the sun. Pitching at a screening in slow months can result in delayed response from investors or even lack of interest at lightly attended screenings. The group invested $8.7

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 19, 2012

It wouldn't be a twenty two minute television show, where you'd site down at some time to watch. The mythology of StoryBots, is that they are these little creature who live behind our screens. Gregg Spiridellis: We've got four products in the market right now. Can you talk about what StoryBots looks like now?

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 4, 2011

The Gust Deal Funnel from the last 12 months indicates is that 70% of the interested companies never make it past the initial screening process. That’s why this item is so important, and is probably the biggest stumbling block I see in getting through the initial angel screening. are eliminated during due diligence.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 8, 2010

The idea was that if you could put up a consumer site that was seen as the best place to consume content then people wouldn’t go to lower-quality or free sites to get it. The founders felt that having a legitimate site for content would discourage Silicon Valley VC’s from funding entrepreneurs to create the next big TV killer.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 8, 2012

Both provide excellent networking to investors, and on-site technical leadership, which I believe sets them apart. The incubation period is very short and intense, usually intending to drive entrepreneurs from ideas to marketable products in a matter of months.

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Tech.Co

AUGUST 22, 2016

As seasoned marketers, we saw that the problem was not in availability of testing options, it was in the way that testing is being delivered. myLAB Box was born to put decades of marketing expertise to work transforming preventative STD screenings.” ” In one word, how would you describe yourself as a leader?

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InfoChachkie

MARCH 3, 2011

In the spirit of the “land grab” mentality of the day, we emphasized usage of our screen sharing technology with no thought applied to how we would convert such users into paying customers. After some healthy wrangling with the “The BuddyHelp Should Be Free” folks, we eventually made a slight modification to the site, as shown below.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 23, 2015

Software products and apps can be quickly wireframed with free tools such as MockFlow , or even Microsoft Powerpoint to lay out the key screens. Every entrepreneur has to deal with the realities of constant change in today’s market, and it’s much easier to pivot the pre-production prototype than to dispose of unsellable inventory.

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 23, 2010

If I’m totally honest it started as a marketing exercise. I’m the same but without a big following and without wanting to put in the effort to market myself to create a community I can achieve what I need to on Quora. I wrote some answers and then quickly noticed alerts flashing gracefully across the top of the screen.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 3, 2014

In the world of many online television, movie, and video sites, scores of music streaming services, and other entertainment content, it''s often a difficult task to find what you really want to watch, listen to, or read. But, by the time you go to all of those sites, you have dozens of tabs open. It''s a very fractured process.

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