socalTECH

MARCH 1, 2013

One of those is Hollywood-based FilmBreak (www.filmbreak.com), which is applying the world of social networking, media, and the Internet to help film-makers gain access to the analytics and insights they need to better market their films. Lots of them were in online media and entertainment. That's how we make our money.

Hollywood 256

Hollywood CTO Hire Social Media Platform 256

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 21, 2011

He has founded a new social networking site called AnyBeat to take on this issue. But you might like to start interviewing for jobs or posting on job sites without using your actual name. I could also see some sites wanting to argue the opposite – we’ll only let you chat if you agree to say who you are.

Social Network 329

Social Network Startup Blogging Venture Capital 329

socalTECH

OCTOBER 29, 2012

We've got original contributors such as Vox Media, Maker Studio's POLIPOP Network, everyone from the Bad Lip Reading Guys, to Barackdubs, it spans the spectrum. As you can see in the LA landscape, there are already a tremendous number of YouTube channels, sites like FunnyOrDie, and CollegeHumor. READ MORE>>.

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Content News Startup Research 230

socalTECH

MAY 23, 2012

How do a bunch of German moviemakers end up in Los Angeles, running a site helping studios to market and promote their films via their venture backed startup? MOviepilot is starting to bring its movie recommendations and discovery site to the U.S., and are now one of the largest media outlets for entertainment on the web and Facebook.

Startup 164

Startup Paramount Netflix Entertainment 164

socalTECH

MARCH 3, 2011

One of those he mentioned was Hark (www.hark.com), an online site which allows users to find and share sound bites and audio clips from movies and elsewhere. So, we spun up the site, and got it up and going in the middle of 2008, and it just took off, particularly right after the elections. We're going out there, and harnessing that.

Redpoint 201

Redpoint Startup Content .Net 201

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 6, 2012

It was especially influential in my mind in thinking about media. At the simplest level you can think about markets in terms of the number of times media is consumed and/or purchased by people plotted against the total number of content of that media type that is available. Why is that? That was the only way.

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Media Netflix Content Hulu 302

socalTECH

NOVEMBER 17, 2010

A few companies have aggregated all of that free media out there from those marketing materials. Because things are moving toward streaming, and online, we become an interesting funnel to move people along the chain to actually consuming that media. My background was totally in traditional media and studios.

Startup 190

Startup Los Angeles Content Hollywood 190

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 4, 2010

Provides application performance management (APM) software solution that helps web sites manage distributed applications in high-volume production environments; features include: application mapping, transaction flow monitoring, code-level diagnostics, and cloud orchestration. Venture Partners, Grotech Ventures, Revolution LLC (Steve Case).

Clearstone 236

Clearstone Venture Capital ReachLocal Google 236

Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 24, 2013

They would search through Craigslist and other jobs sites for a film crew and the process of finding people manually was quite cumbersome. Is it kind of like social media platform? RR: Yeah, I am really proud of how the site is looking. We have been meeting with film professionals and going over the site. Get noticed.

Content 81

Content Entertainment Startup Los Angeles 81

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.

Hulu 292

Hulu Technical Review Content Advertising 292

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 25, 2016

We first rolled out furniture in a newer market – Washington DC, and we increased ARPU (average revenue per month, per customer) by > 300%, we lowered our CAC (this is because the number of people who came to our site and converted went up) and thus we decreased our payback period. It is Blockbuster video in the dawn of Netflix.

Startup 150

Startup Marketing Study SEO 150

SoCal Delicious

OCTOBER 8, 2012

There is a feeling that techies are the new celebrities," says Eric Kuhn, an agent who heads the social-media department at United Talent Agency. Tech companies are becoming distributors of studio content; YouTube, iTunes and Netflix have all licensed content from major entertainment players. areas are growing at a faster rate.

Los Angeles 44

Los Angeles Software Review Technical Review Journal 44

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 24, 2014

If you think about it, services make more sense in this social media age where relationships, personalization, and interaction are king. These range from extended warranties, to home delivery and setup, to on-site technical support. Hence the popularity and wealth of new services like Citi Bike, Lyft, and NetFlix.

Services 101

Services Startup Outsource Technical Support 101

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 12, 2010

In the media NYC is “hot” right now yet having just spent 6 days in NY I heard many similar stories as I get in LA: not enough VC and hard to get great tech resources. How did they end up with such an irreverent site and what was their objective? Private, flash sales site focused on apparel goods (women, men and children).

Venture Capital 217

Venture Capital Capital Metrics Competition 217

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 27, 2017

It’s amazing how many proposals I see that are “me too” with only slight or abstract differentiation from other social media sites, ride sharing, or collaboration tools. Examples of being first include Netflix for movies and TV and Redfin for real estate. Being first is always important.

Netflix 54

Netflix Social Media Competition Customer 54

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 11, 2016

Better than FB, Twitter or any news site. The fourth part is “ discover ” and this is the professional media part of Snapchat that you barely knew existed but your younger peers certainly know about. It takes a while to figure out the nav of Discover but once you do it’s a fun way to consume media.

Snapchat 150

Snapchat Screening Venture Capital Guide 150