Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 14, 2014

If you follow the tech media you would be subject to a lot of narrative biases that are completely off base – and this includes the value of email and phone calls. All the data actually suggests with the growth of mobile, inbound sales calls will double from 30 billion to 60 billion in 3 years (source: Kelsey). Not so fast.

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AUGUST 8, 2011

Los Angeles-based Mobile Roadie , the mobile apps developer, said today that it has inked a partnership with Consenda , a media software firm, to provide mobile news applications for newspapers in Switzerland. That network links news readers with about a dozen newspapers in Switzerland. READ MORE>>.

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MARCH 6, 2017

Los Angeles-based Maple Media (maplemedia.io) recently announced a big, $30M funding from Shamrock Capital, to assemble a collection of mobile applications in the utility, productivity, games and entertainment verticals. We caught up with co-founder Clark Landry to chat about his new startup, which he co-founded with Michael Ritter.

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FEBRUARY 20, 2014

The company also said it has launched a new product, aimed at video transcoding for clients on a wide range of mobile devices. OUtspoken said it is now focused on mobiel video and rich media messaging services, and is serving such clients as Charlotte Russe, Cox Media Group, Emmis Communications, Entravision, and Jack in the Box.

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JUNE 2, 2017

The world of mobile apps has added serious challenges for software developers, who don't just have to deal with crashes�they have to deal with slow performance, strange hangs, multiple carrier networks, and more. We spoke with Eric Futoran , the CEO of Embrace.io, who also was co-founder of Scopely, to learn more about the company's software.

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 21, 2011

My macro theme was “great entrepreneurs&# who mapped to my belief system about the kind of entrepreneurs I wanted to work with. My background was 8 years of telecoms & mobile and 8 years of cloud computing & SaaS – so these two themes were a given.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 24, 2020

We all hear about the big winners, such as the game Clash of Clans , which still pulls in over a million dollars a day, and the smartphone version of Skype , which is making money through credits as an extension of the website version. You provide the free app in the App Store that gives subscribers mobile access to your service.

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APRIL 5, 2012

Actually, no thanks to Santa Monica-based Mobile Roadie. Mobile Roadie, headed by Michael Schneider , develops tools that make easy for non-programmers to create their own mobile apps. We sat down with Michael to hear more about his company. Describe what Mobile Roadie does? How did this all come about?

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 19, 2015

We have made 5 online video investments in total – some we will talk about later this year. 40% of all of YouTube is viewed on mobile devices and of high-quality content I believe it is between 60-70% based on my insider data. This is 14% of world population and 33% of all people online. That is YouTube today.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 28, 2018

less than 18 months from when the company was created so I thought it was probably a good time to weigh in on the questions I get asked most frequently and why we’re so excited about Bird. How could Bird really be worth the reported $2 billion valuation that I read about in this press? That’s what we all thought about Uber, too.

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JANUARY 8, 2020

For today's interview, we spoke to Bill Curtis , the founder of Malibu-based CurtCo Media (www.curtco.com). We spoke to Bill about CurtCo's move into the podcasting area, and why he thinks podcasting is the next frontier in media. Talk about what CurtCo is working on? We're excited about everything in podcasting.

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 30, 2015

And since I was 13 years old I have been accustomed to the debate about the limitations of technology or rather the downsides of being overly obsessed with gadgets, devices, software or applications. Technology is of course a dual-edge sword but the media discussions of how it affects human interactions all too often focuses on the downsides.

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MARCH 11, 2016

Venice, California-based Rally Networks , a startup which uses free charging stations in public locations to help spread the word about mobile apps, has been selected for the new Virgin Media Accelerator that is launching in London.

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AUGUST 6, 2012

Santa Monica-based Demand Media (www.demandmedia.com) has seen its share of ups and downs as one of the highest visibility technology and media companies to come out of Southern California's technology ecosystem in recent years. What is Demand Media doing nowadays? Can you talk about the move into video for you?

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AUGUST 15, 2014

Many online business today have a big problem: users are increasingly coming to their websites as mobile users, not desktop users, which means lower ad revenues and conversions. How do you make those mobile users just as profitable as desktop users? All of the sudden, there was a growth in users coming from mobile platforms.

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JANUARY 14, 2011

Santa Monica-based Demand Media , the online publishing firm headed by Richard Rosenblatt, said this morning that it has updated its mobile application for its web property Trails.com. The application also provides information about weather conditions, elevation, sunrise and sunset, and a virtual compass. READ MORE>>.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 22, 2021

Inbound (pull) marketing is all about convincing potential customers that they found you and have a relationship with you, rather than being accosted by your message at every turn. Participate in the top social media sites for maximum impact. Pull marketing costs money, for content creation, website, and social media management.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

NOVEMBER 23, 2011

Tuesday, November 29, 2011 -- Tablets: The New Media Platform. How will we use tablets next? How will they evolve? How will carriers need to adapt? What will the evolution of apps look like? Will next-generation processors spawn super tablets? See [link] (more)

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TechCrunch LA

APRIL 16, 2019

” Kindbody operates a fleet of vans — mobile clinics, rather — where women receive a free blood test for the anti-Müllerian hormone (AMH), which helps assess their ovarian egg reserve but cannot conclusively determine a woman’s fertility. “The majority of women who froze their eggs haven’t used them yet.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

Every year, a personal Upfront Summit highlight is getting to sit down with experts in a field I care about. I encourage you to watch the entire 30 minute video (below or here ) both for insights into Quibi and understanding how a leader like Meg thinks about innovation, but I’ll also pull out a few highlights.

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MARCH 2, 2016

Los Angeles-based Render Media (www.rndr.com), which is creating a publisher geared at the social world, social channels, and sharing. We caught up with co-founder and CEO Vic Belonogoff to learn more about Render Media, whose flagship site is Opposing Views. Tell us about Render Media? Last month, we had 2.5

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 19, 2019

Such technologies, like the digital camera and mobile phones, introduce such novel concepts that they displace existing technology quickly by societal standards. We heard a lot of this sort of thing about Pinterest in the early days. Mark Zuckerberg spent about 7 years and $150 million before Facebook became cash-flow positive.

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SoCal CTO

FEBRUARY 17, 2007

skip to main | skip to sidebar SoCal CTO Saturday, February 17, 2007 About this Blog Ive been thinking about doing a blog with my thoughts on technology and whats happening in the Los Angeles area technology scene for a while, but it was Ben Kuos recent start of a blog that inspired me to actually go ahead and do it. Thanks Ben.

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OCTOBER 12, 2015

We caught up with two of the company's co-founders, Keith Bonnici and Omar Nicola , to hear about how the company decided to sell the company, even as it planned a big expansion and hiring, and already had turned profitable. Kixer develops mobile advertising software which helps publishers and connects mobile web users with apps.

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APRIL 18, 2014

When you think about hot sectors for startups, the construction industry is not typically the first place you''d expect. So, we were surprised to learn about the backing that Los Angeles-based mobile app provider TRUCKAST (www.truckast.com) has from investor Gary Winnick (who co-founded Global Crossing). What is Truckast?

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JULY 13, 2011

Today's interview is with Los Angeles-based Miso Media , a developer of iPad-based music education software, which uses note detection to help users learn guitar, ukulele, and banjo. First off, let's talk a little bit about your software. That's something we're really excited about as well. I'm actually a very skilled player.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

OCTOBER 24, 2008

Thursday, October 30, 2008 -- OMMA Mobile. OMMA Mobile will focus on ROI and results, especially in the entertainment and media business. Televison, film, magazines and music industries all launched major mobile initiatives this year and tweaked some older models. Are users picking up the call? See [link] (more).

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Tech.Co

OCTOBER 26, 2017

This has caused much confusion both in the public and the media. Hardt Global Mobility. After winning the pod design competition in January 2017, members of the Delft Hyperloop team from Delft University of Technology created Hardt Global Mobility. Read more about emerging transportation technology at TechCo.

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Tech Zulu Event

JUNE 25, 2015

Advertising technology is hot with the rise of mobile, evidenced in part by Verizon’s merger with AOL valued at $4.4 billion, and on a much smaller scale, Undertone’s recent acquisition of mobile ad provider Sparkflow. Jetpack was founded in 2009 by digital media veterans Marc Brown, Chris Tragos and Kevin Woolery.

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TechCrunch LA

MAY 12, 2020

The group occupies some familiar spaces for past investments, with a focus on niche social communities, mobile media tools and augmented reality. The 10 startups in Yellow’s third batch include: Brightly : a media platform and community that promotes ethical and sustainable brands. Nuggetverse : a web comics media startup.

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JANUARY 29, 2015

In the mobile age, what is the key to connecting and engaging with users, and where does Hollywood''s creative content fit into the mix? According to LA mobile game maker Seriously (www.seriously.com), mobile games are the best way to engage with the mobile generation. We''ve got a situation in the U.S.,

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 27, 2015

Isn’t it frustrating to think you finally understand something in business, like marketing with social media, only to realize that the landscape changed while you were looking at other priorities? In a recent book on social media by Jim Tobin, “ Earn It. 1% click through rate and Facebook manages to be about half as good as that.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 16, 2023

Scott, published a classic book that I still recommend, ” The New Rules of Lead Generation ,” highlighting the changes wrought by the internet and social media. It’s also one of the most accountable, with in-depth data provided by search engines about performance. Social-media advertising. One of these experts, David T.

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APRIL 6, 2015

How do you combine the world of online and mobile apps with the world of community and political decisions and discourse? Every day around us, other people are talking about things that affect us, depending on who we are and where we live, and what our interests are. Geoff Campbell: My professional life has all been in digital media.

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JANUARY 7, 2015

In the last few years, Southern California has been a key market in launching mobile applications and services, due to a huge, mobile-savvy consumer population. Bart Molenda: Close5 is a mobile based app that makes it very simple to buy and sell, in particular in your area. However, classifies have not yet caught up with mobile.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 21, 2022

We all hear about the big winners, such as the game Clash of Clans , which has now surpassed $1 billion in yearly revenue, and the smartphone version of Skype , which is making huge money through credits as an extension of the website version. You provide the free app in the App Store that gives subscribers mobile access to your service.

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Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 12, 2013

Manatt Digital Media is a professional digital media service for businesses. In early October, Manatt Digital Media was a proud sponsor of Siemer Silicon Beach Summit. TechZulu met with Hale Boggs, from Manatt Digital Media, and discussed Manatt Digital Media and the future of LA’s startup scene.

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