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MARCH 30, 2010

I’m very pleased today to announce that I invested, on behalf of GRP Partners, in Burstly alongside Rincon Venture Partners , an early stage VC in Southern California whith whom we love to work (and were our co-investors on RingRevenue ). The world is going mobile. I’ll explain in detail below. Enter Burstly.

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JULY 7, 2015

Helio , one of Southern California's biggest telecom startup disasters, is back from the dead, and is looking to offer up its prepaid wireless services again, according to the company's website. It's unclear where the new Helio has based its U.S. operations. READ MORE>>.

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JULY 17, 2012

Thursday, July 19, 2012 -- Mobile and Video: the rapidly changing face of digital marketing. TCOSC Marketing and Sales Executives Society. Changing Consumer behavior, new digital content distribution models, and different viewing devices are rapidly re-shaping the way businesses should go to market.

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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. So, it''s no surprise that the area--specifically, San Diego--was chosen for the pilot launch of a new service from eBay, called Close5 (www.close5.com),

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NOVEMBER 30, 2012

Tuesday, December 4, 2012 -- Graziadio Alumni Network of Los Angeles presents their Small Business Breakfast Series: New Trends in Mobile and Online Marketing. In this interactive and collaborative session, we will discuss: mCommerce vs eCommerce and the impact of SmartPhone sales overtaking PC sales. Old Media?, New Media?.

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AUGUST 11, 2009

I run a monthly meeting called the VCA that represents the majority of Southern California venture capital firms. Internet users in US – 225 million, mobile 260MM. China Internet: 340MM, Mobile a staggering 650MM. Don’t bet that China won’t innovate in mobile. slide 29).

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OCTOBER 26, 2009

" Kurt has a great background in sales and marketing. He is well known in the Southern California Technology scene for his work producing the Digital Family event series, along with the MOTM (Meeting of the Minds) series. What networking events in Los Angeles or Southern California do you go to?

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DECEMBER 30, 2016

All this holiday season, we have been sharing the reflections on 2016 from the movers and shakers in Southern California's technology ecosystem. I studied East Asian religions in college and was intrigued to hear that a Buddhist monk was delivering meditation and mindfulness via a mobile app.

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NOVEMBER 9, 2012

positions on its site, ranging from software, sales, marketing, to finance. Edmunds.com has been around forever in Los Angeles, but after a recent redesign and a focus on updating its web site, new mobile. Google has set the bar in the technology industry in Silicon Valley, and holds a similar place in Southern California.

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APRIL 12, 2018

Mahdessian and Kuzoyan met on a ski trip organized by the Armenian student associations at Stanford and the University of Southern California back when both men were in college. Founded by Ara Mahdessian and Vahe Kuzoyan in 2012, ServiceTitan is very much an up-and-coming billion-dollar business that’s a family (minded) affair.

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APRIL 17, 2010

We’ll be conducting a series of educational programes covering: fund raising, team building, product development, sales, marketing, business development and how to prioritize your time as a CEO. But at the highest level they’ve created a marketplace for “flash&# sales. And of course we had, TheMan.

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FEBRUARY 10, 2012

Thursday, February 16, 2012 -- Optimizing Websites, Social Media and Mobile Devices: Risk and Reward in the Wild West of Technology. ebsites are becoming more interactive and mobile applications are impacting brand awareness and sales. Do you wonder how to best utilize your mobile applications to improve your business and brand?

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OCTOBER 29, 2014

We also built two very high-quality mobile apps that we were experimenting with in terms of building better customer acquisition toools. The honest truth is that we took on a little bit too much and so while we launched this beautiful experience we found ourselves without a broad enough set of products (skus) to drive repeat purchases.

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JUNE 15, 2017

Monday, June 19, 2017 -- "Save the Sale" Santa Maria Tech Brew. Mobile App, Dan Pankratz, One Way Board Shop. Orcutt Board Shop Pioneers Go Mobile!

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JUNE 2, 2016

Hebert was most recently VP of Industry Vertical Sales at Box.com, and previously served at VP of Western U.S. Sales at Salesforce.com for nine years; he also has served at IBM. Accurate Background provides an API-driven product which allows customers to automate background checks and integrate them into mobile and web applications.

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MARCH 12, 2007

skip to main | skip to sidebar SoCal CTO Monday, March 12, 2007 MyShape Article - Analyst Misses the Point The NY Times did a piece today on MyShape, a start-up in Pasadena - Log in Your Measurements, and the Clothes May Fit. Technology Jobs in Southern California – a Rebound. I really think MyShape has a great concept.

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JANUARY 3, 2014

Everyone thinks of Northern California as the place to do anything technology related, but for unique power users and entertainment enthusiasts like me, you realized that entertainment--my first love--is in Southern California. Each of them has different programs, but we get four to ten percent of a sale. READ MORE>>.

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NOVEMBER 8, 2009

": What's in the Future for New Businesses in Mobile Computing? Applications for handheld devices from Android to the iPhone have become a central focus in the mobile computing environment. What are the idiosyncrasies of sales and distribution? Caltech/MIT Enterprise Forum. What kinds of revenue structures are available?

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JANUARY 9, 2012

In the case of Los Angeles-based SkuLoop (www.skuloop.com), what you do is you shift your focus to that new industry--in this case, flash sales and daily deals--and figure out how to apply your technical know-how to that rapidly growing market. Michelle Crames: We started as Giiv.com, and were primarily focused on mobile gifting.

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Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 30, 2011

Topics of discussion will be Saas, Cloud, Mobile, Gaming, Social Markets, what surprises are coming for 2012, creating value with your company, hiring problem solvers, and building sensible businesses. The panel is comprised of Southern California’s Top VC’s, Angels, and Startup Accelerator founders.

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MARCH 17, 2010

So it’s always a trade-off. You can hire a talented head of marketing, business development, technology and sales. You need to for conferences, business development and often for sales. So if you’re out to create content businesses there is no better time and no better place than here.

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MARCH 18, 2010

Vince: I’m an author, speaker and management consultant with a special expertise in online media sales. I started out as screenwriter, went into local television, ran ad sales in the west for AOL and joined Facebook in the companies very early days. What networking events in Los Angeles or Southern California do you go to?

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FEBRUARY 15, 2011

My fund – at $200 million – is the largest in Southern California. Look beyond California and you have group purchasing (GroupOn in Chicago, LivingSocial in Washington DC), private sales (Gilt Groupe in NY, HauteLook in LA), artisan marketplaces (Etsy in NY), eCommerce (Amazon in Seattle) and on and on.

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JUNE 18, 2012

Los Angeles-based HipSwap is trying to break the mold of online marketplaces, with its highly visual, mobile and online marketplace for fashion and other items. We have a very visual marketplace, that for the mobile and web, lets people show their closets, garages, homes, and stores. Think eBay is just too tough to use?

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Tech Zulu Event

AUGUST 5, 2013

But, despite these advantages, the region is finding itself in the unusual position of watching qualified graduates flee Southern California for the sheen of Silicon Valley, Seattle and Austin. But it’s not just the pull of outside influences sapping the talent, as many of L.A.’s s wounds are self-inflicted. But it is the L.A.

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Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 29, 2012

Talented people looking to to share their knowledge as well as gain insights and be inspired drove in from all over Southern California to attend. Founder of VuePlus shares how to increase your sales using video marketing. Founder of Smilu shares challenges hiring mobile gaming developers.

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OCTOBER 10, 2012

I left there in 2010, and starting looking at the electric vehicle market, what Southern California Edison was planning, saw these charging networks, and how all of this was planned to be an intelligence network. Neal Roche: I worked the trail of angel investors around Southern California.

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JANUARY 16, 2012

Fund raising (as is much of life) is a sale – pure and simple. As with any sales campaign you need to: Qualify your buyers early so you focus your scarce resources on people likely to buy your product. . Three rules in sales: Why buy anything? The sooner you understand that the sooner you can plan your campaign.

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SEPTEMBER 19, 2017

All of the cars in the Fair app are pre-owned, but you can shop for any car for sale at any dealership. They don't have to pay for the sale, and we're not charging them for that customer. We've created a business out of the gate to acknowledge the current state of technology and mobile adoption.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

SEPTEMBER 3, 2010

Lufthansa, Swiss Re, T-Mobile and Yum! This program will include an overview of the social business model, social business software and resulting business opportunities that are driving some of the biggest changes in sales and marketing practices in decades. Learn how companies such as Cisco, SAP, Intel, NIKE Inc., See [link] (more).

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LATechDigest

MAY 9, 2016

SoCal AgTech. Mobile Storytelling. **. Winter is Coming — SF PING PONG TABLE Sales Fall to 2-Year Low. Falling ping pong table sales give a peek into the economics of Silicon Valley https://t.co/xccnL8lY9Y Cornerstone Convergence (-5/11). Chris Anderson (TED). Tuesday May 10. WordPress Pasadena. Wednesday May 11.

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JANUARY 30, 2009

s winning artists will undoubtedly be thanking the gamut of online and mobile channels that have helped boost their overall sales. Will mobile music sales finally reach their potential? Grammy season is a fitting time to examine the state of the digital music industry as this year?s But, the challenges ahead are vast.

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NOVEMBER 19, 2012

One of the fastest growing startups in Southern California in recent years was Hautelook, which went from just an ideas to a huge, $270M acquisition by Nordstrom only X years later. Hautelook was able to help define--and conquer--the online flash sales category, in record time. Your last success was Hautelook, wasn't it?

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MAY 19, 2010

The “private sale” market phenomenon was started in France by Vente-Privee (literally means “private sale”) and was replicated in Germany by BrandsforFriends. Gilt Group is currently the largest private sale web site in US. In the show we talked about why this is important to mobile application developers.

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MAY 13, 2014

A little while ago, I suggested that Every Web/Mobile Startup Should Have a Technical Advisor. Maybe it’s knowledge of the players and dynamics of the mobile ad ecosystem. This might be technology, marketing, sales, operations, international expansion, etc.

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FEBRUARY 8, 2019

But, over the last ten years, consumers behavior has changed so drastically. People are all now using their mobile devices to find products and services. That said, I'm a veteran technology guy here in SoCal. That includes the head of data science, technology, the head of marketing, the head of membership, and sales.

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MAY 28, 2010

This joint LBS and Mobile Carrier SIG event will present a roundtable discussion on what works and what doesnt in the world of Apps. We will examine which strategies, markets, and sales channels have been effective and which have not.

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