SoCal Tech Calendar

AUGUST 24, 2011

Saturday, August 27, 2011 -- Web 3.0: Concepts, Technologies and Evolving Business Models. dramatic shift in business and technology is taking place as the Social Web (Web 2.0) evolves into the Semantic Web (Web 3.0). on marketing, advertising and business models. See [link] (more)

Web 113

Web Web 2.0 AMA SoCal 113

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 20, 2020

Contrary to popular opinion, viral marketing has not eliminated the need for old-fashioned lead generation to bring customers to a startup. His professional background includes having held marketing-executive roles at big companies as well as startups. Email marketing. Direct mail marketing.

Customer 146

Customer Custom Marketing Startup 146

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 15, 2020

Young entrepreneurs often are so excited by new technology or their latest invention that they forget to translate it into a value proposition that their customers or potential investors can understand and relate to. Every business leader knows how difficult it is to keep up with a changing market. Personal privacy protection.

Technology 165

Technology Social Network Training Startup 165

Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 19, 2011

In it he asserts that the web is dying and in its ashes will see the rise of the “App Internet.” It isn’t open in either its standards or in the way that applications are marketed and distributed. The web is dying and will be replaced by “the App Internet.” Enter the World Wide Web (WWW).

Web 355

Web HTML Mobile Social Network 355

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

The world around us is being disrupted by the acceleration of technology into more industries and more consumer applications. Technology solutions are now used by authoritarians to monitor and control populations, to stymie an individual company’s economic prospects or to foment chaos through demagoguery. Hot, Flat & Crowded.”

Venture Capital 471

Venture Capital Writing Invest Pricing 471

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 30, 2021

While you all recognize that reacting to weak market signals is critical to staying in business and staying competitive, I find that many don’t have the skills and focus to trigger change decisions on a timely basis. New technologies drive the need for support and attachments, which could be your opportunity or loss.

Marketing 162

Marketing Social Media Metrics Customer 162

TechEmpower

JULY 24, 2023

How will you be taking this to market? Do you have a custom algorithm or other technology? Often this ties to marketing support. Targets Are you developing a native app and/or a web app? Can you do a hybrid web/native application? How do we prioritize internationalization versus getting something to market?

Develop 520

Develop Development Technical Review SEO 520

socalTECH

MARCH 28, 2011

Pasadena-based FastSoft , the developer of content acceleration software and appliances, said today that it has named Jerry Hall as Vice President of Marketing at the firm. Hall was most recently a consultant at Forge Strategic Marketing, and also has served at AirHop Communications, ProxiNet, NetBoost, and LanTronix. READ MORE>>.

Marketing 196

Marketing CalTech IP Pasadena 196

socalTECH

OCTOBER 18, 2010

Los Angeles-based Steamboat Ventures , the venture capital arm of The Walt Disney Company, has invested in a Chinese startup which provides web, video, and search analytics, Gridsum Technology. According to Gridsum, Steamboat led its Series A. Size of the funding round was not disclosed.

Steamboat Ventures 167

Steamboat Ventures Web Invest Venture Capital 167

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 1, 2010

Westlake Village-based web advertising firm ValueClick said late Monday that it has divested its Web Clients promotional lead generation business. ValueClick said the move is part of a strategy to grow its core online marketing services and technology. Name of the buyer was not disclosed. READ MORE>>.

Web 150

Web Westlake Village Advertising Acquisition 150

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 27, 2019

Every new business dreams of growing from a startup to a global market leader in a few years, like Amazon.com, but that goal is elusive. My simple answer is that they keep their focus on customers, rather than technology. Jeff Bezos has kept his focus on customers. They help hiring managers raise the bar for every interview.

Marketing 123

Marketing Technical Review Customer Custom 123

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 3, 2021

Publish a regular blog, contribute to relevant social networks, and highlight several videos, podcasts, or eBooks of you and your technology. These are all minimal-cost survival marketing efforts. They will exit quickly. Show evidence of your expertise. Highlight personal presence and testimonials.

Web 117

Web Search Engine Optimization eBook Advertising 117

SoCal CTO

DECEMBER 10, 2012

And it made me come to a new realization: Every early-stage web/mobile/online startup should have at least one technical advisor, probably two. Ideally they have experience with your full technology stack, but in some cases, having them learn about best practices will be necessary. It just didn't dawn on me how common this need is.

Technical Advisors 332

Technical Advisors CTO Coach Technical Review CTO Hire 332

socalTECH

AUGUST 16, 2013

Agoura Hills-based TouchCommerce has expanded out its executive team, saying this week that it has appointed George Skaff as Senior Vice President of Marketing, and Olivier Maire as Vice President of EMEA. Maire was formerly the company''s Country Manger in France. The company is led by Internet veteran Bernard Louvat. READ MORE>>.

Agoura Hills 138

Agoura Hills Sales Marketing Agoura 138

socalTECH

APRIL 2, 2014

How can marketers make better decisions and get better results from their online marketing? Pasadena-based Smartify (www.getsmartify.com)''s CEO, Carla Bourque , recently talked to us about the company''s online marketing platform, and how it differentiates itself from a lot of other competitors in the market.

Marketing 196

Marketing Pasadena Platform Email 196

SoCal CTO

APRIL 2, 2012

The problem is you don't yet have product/market fit, and until you do, you don't really know what to build. These companies are very early-stage and definitely have not shown product/market fit. They need to determine product/market fit. The Part-Time CTO or Technology Advisor will be able to help make that determination.

CTO Hire 205

CTO Hire Outsource Development CTO Coach Develop 205

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 9, 2013

Final le web london (june 2013) from Mark Suster. Declining prices & margins in a small market is much less interesting. I believe that market conditions drive innovation as much as great entrepreneurs do. Market meet reality. I described that phenomenon in this post. Add unemployment to debt.

Marketing 361

Marketing Course Pricing Networking 361

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 27, 2011

The following are some lessons I learned about early-stage startup marketing. Because market is such a broad topic, I’m restricting these lessons to PR marketing (as opposed SEO, SEM, product marketing, etc.). I call this “marketing futures.&# You need some guidelines to make decisions.

Marketing 380

Marketing Startup Press Technical Advisors 380

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 2, 2018

Even with instant two-way communication via the Internet and mobile phones, your greatest new solution or service won’t found or properly recognized without marketing. I find that digital marketing is the most visible and effective place to start. Put your customer at the top, rather than technology. every month.

Marketing 96

Marketing Metrics Social Media Content 96

socalTECH

MAY 18, 2010

Anyone looking for signs that the economy is turning around, might want to look at what appears to be happening in Southern California's technology jobs market. We're getting more aggressive in recruitment," explains says Kirsten Mangers , CEO of Irvine-based Webvisible. Why the disconnect?

Southern California 246

Southern California Technical Review Playa Del Rey Technology 246

socalTECH

OCTOBER 25, 2010

Los Angeles-based Awareness Technologies , a provider of data loss prevention software, said today that it has inked a strategic marketing agreement with Ingram Micro , the technology distributor. The firm said it is working with Ingram's services division to market its On-Demand Insider Security products.

Technology 133

Technology Southern California Demand Web 133

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 22, 2011

For some reason, I haven’t heard much about the next generation of the Internet ( Web 3.0 ) lately, which probably means it isn’t happening as fast as everyone predicted. I suspect the real challenge is not the semantic web technology , but new attractive business models from smart entrepreneurs. are appearing. are appearing.

Web 95

Web Entrepreneur Doc Examples 95

TechCrunch LA

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

Since its 2017 inception, SpotOn has been focused on providing software and payments technology to SMBs with an emphasis on restaurants and retail businesses. SpotOn will now have over 500 employees on its product and technology team, according to co-founder and co-CEO Zach Hyman. Image Credits: SpotOn.

Technical Review 296

Technical Review Software Review Invest Acquisition 296

socalTECH

AUGUST 27, 2018

When people think Walmart , they don't often think of the retail giant as a technology leader. However, the company's technology team, Walmart Labs (www.walmartlabs.com)--which said this month that it is planning on major growth in San Diego is responsible for the company's key supply chain technology, online e-commerce site, and much more.

San Diego 100

San Diego Southern California Technology Artificial Inteligence 100

socalTECH

AUGUST 27, 2018

When people think Walmart , they don't often think of the retail giant as a technology leader. However, the company's technology team, Walmart Labs (www.walmartlabs.com)--which said this month that it is planning on major growth in San Diego is responsible for the company's key supply chain technology, online e-commerce site, and much more.

San Diego 100

San Diego Southern California Technology Artificial Inteligence 100

socalTECH

MARCH 3, 2010

Altadena-based Perfect Market , which is developing technology to help publishers monetize their long tail content, confirmed today that it has raised $6M in a Series C funding round. According to Perfect Market, the new funding will go to market and deploy its solutions. Perfect Market is headed by Julie Schoenfeld.

Rustic Canyon 133

Rustic Canyon Marketing Altadena Idealab 133

Tech.Co

SEPTEMBER 20, 2017

Fast Forward to the present day and look how far VOD has been driven by a vast number of separate technological wonders. Hollywood studios are jumping on the trend of the VOD market. Film-Making Technology Is Crushing Hollywood. The amount of groundbreaking, industry-shaking technology there is now is quite more than amazing.

Hollywood 95

Hollywood Demand Marketing Netflix 95

socalTECH

APRIL 23, 2021

Los Angeles-based videogame commerce technology developer Xsolla says it has acquired Slemma, a developer of data analytics and visualization and reporting software. The company said Slemma's web-based tools allow users to create simple, easy-to-use and dynamic data reports with customizable dashboards.

Commerce 113

Commerce Report Tool Web 113

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 4, 2011

Slow job market? Not in Southern California's technology market! Southern California technology companies are hiring aggressively, and the high tech job outlook is better than it has ever been, with hundreds of open positions and many companies eagerly seeking high tech talent. Sr Product Manager , West LA, Shopzilla.

Southern California 160

Southern California Malibu Oversee.net High Tech 160

Berkonomics

JUNE 1, 2023

Note that none of these three famous innovators were inventors like Thomas Edison, but visionaries who see a new marketplace or niche or how to reach the mass market in ways not previously attempted. You don’t have to invent the next big thing, just see the place where you can fit technology into a new, much larger environment.

Artificial Inteligence 156

Artificial Inteligence UCLA Web Patents 156

TechCrunch LA

JUNE 18, 2022

Things have already plunged so quickly at the signal of a recession that insiders fear a lengthy bear market could hit crypto far more brutally than expected — tearing tokens to lows far below the highs of the 2017 bull run. Crypto markets were down pretty bad last week (though admittedly, it’s only been downhill since then).

Newsletter 278

Newsletter Platform Capital Marketing 278

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 23, 2013

It is simply the most important way to proactively control your career development and how the market perceives you. For 1991 I was very technical and also had a lot of practical business implementation experience in technology. That was fine with me – the market is the market. That was the market.

Technical Advisors 385

Technical Advisors Marketing Startup Venture Capital 385

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 24, 2013

This has been a long-time dream of Tim Berners-Lee , the man who (really) invented the World Wide Web. He calls his dream the ‘Semantic Web’ (or Web 3.0), meaning it understands user context. He and many other experts believe that the Semantic Web will act more like a personal assistant than a search engine.

Web 98

Web Entrepreneur Software Review Google 98

socalTECH

MAY 30, 2019

Los Angeles-based Mission , a startup providing managed services and consulting for Amazon Web Services, has raised $15M in a funding round, from private equity investor Great Hill Partners. According to Mission, it will use the new funding to expand its team, technology, system, and go-to-market.

Services 133

Services Southern California Web Equity 133

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. We're also working with technology companies , but sixty to seventy percent of our business is still around the SMBs. million units. They just didn't know what to choose.

Mobile 219

Mobile Marketing Customer Custom 219

socalTECH

NOVEMBER 3, 2008

Pasadena-based Perfect Market, which is developing technology to help publishers monetize their archive content, said Monday that it has acquired technology from Mediariver, which can be used to match content and advertising to any web page. Jay Budzik will become CTO at Perfect Market. READ MORE>>

Rustic Canyon 100

Rustic Canyon Marketing Idealab Pasadena 100

Tech Zulu Event

MARCH 12, 2015

Since we live in a technical age and since businesses are essentially fueled by technology, it is vital to know who to call on when you need one thing or another. There are various tech savvy groups of people that can assist businesses in their development, implementation and use of technology. The roles in each grouping are different.

Web 40

Web Cloud Computing Search Engine Optimization Outsource Development 40