Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 12, 2021

If you can’t justify both a web site and a blog, skip the old-fashioned web site, and make your blog do double duty as described below. Several free blog platforms, like WordPress , are so flexible that you can configure them as a website, as well as your blog, without separate hosting. Add content regularly.

Blogging 135

Blogging Services Search Engine Optimization Web 135

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 16, 2023

In my view, starting a new business has never been easier, and according to reports from the Kauffman Foundation , the numbers are here to show it. Years ago, it cost a million dollars for a new e-commerce site, one that you can now create for almost nothing with current tools and technology.

Entrepreneur 104

Entrepreneur Startup Social Media News 104

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 3, 2022

While Pinterest and Tumbler have seen activity increases approaching 100%, The Verge reports that Facebook usage has declined in the U.S. Don’t connect the latest platform, which may be transient, with the larger phenomenon of digitally enabled social conversations. Maybe they just don’t care. New can turn old very quickly.

Social Media 140

Social Media Media Snapchat Platform 140

socalTECH

JULY 6, 2011

Los Angeles-based CapLinked , the online platform for managing fundraising and investor updates started by Eric M. Jackson and Christopher Grey, reports today that it has seen major growth this year. The site allows companies to manage their investor communications, including venture capital fundraising and other efforts.

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Platform Venture Capital Los Angeles Report 252

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 3, 2014

Los Angeles-based digital rodering systems developer Tillster , which is led by Perse Faily, reported a win in Thailand with Pizza Hut Thailand. According to Tillster, it has developed a localized, online ordering platform for the pizza chain in Thailand, the second international win with Pizza Hut.

Mobile 153

Mobile Los Angeles Platform Report 153

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 16, 2016

OpenX said that InterMarkets is using its OpenX Ad Server technology platform to manage its digital advertising inventory. Intermarkets serves advertising to such sites as Drudge Report, CNSNews.com and The Political Insider, along with Headline Politics, Tell Me Now, Creators, Newsbusters and MRCTV.

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TechCrunch LA

MARCH 29, 2021

If a station doesn’t send out an error or a driver doesn’t report it, network providers might never know there’s even a problem. The funds will be used to build out its platform, hire beyond its 27-person workforce and expand its service area. Terry, who co-founded ChargerHelp! , The company said it has raised $2.75

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Incubator Outsource Development Los Angeles Startup 287

socalTECH

APRIL 20, 2012

Irvine-based Local Corporation , the online publisher of local business guides, said Thursday that it has signed a deal with Experian's ConsumerInfo.com , to provide targeted ad campaigns for the site. Local said that ConsuemrInfo.com is using its Rovion ad management platform. Financial details of the deal were not disclosed.

Guide 150

Guide Sites Platform Report 150

Tech.Co

JUNE 22, 2021

An ecommerce giant with huge clout in bricks-and-mortar store retail, too, Shopify can boast to having more than one million retailers using its platform. During the first three months of this year, Amazon reported that its earnings jumped by 44% year on year, while in the first nine months of 2020, earnings jumped by $5.8

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Marketing Buzzfeed Guide Platform 177

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 1, 2013

Online dating site eHarmony is reporting that it's seeing an increasing number of users using its mobile apps to access its dating service, and also said that conversions of those users is up nearly 40 percent year to year. READ MORE>>.

eHarmony 153

eHarmony Mobile Santa Monica Report 153

socalTECH

MAY 10, 2011

Los Angeles-based RealGravity , which provides online video distribution and syndication, said today that it has partnered with online video sharing site Metacafe. RealGravity said that Metacafe is using its platform to syndicate its short-form video content to preferred publisher partners.

Platform 162

Platform Content Los Angeles Report 162

socalTECH

AUGUST 27, 2012

Mobile consumers drove what Los Angeles-based movie ticketing and information site Fandango says is its best summer in its history today, as mobile purchases drove a 26 percent year-to-year increase in ticket sales on the service. The company reports that it saw more than 26 million downloads of its various mobile apps. READ MORE>>.

Fandango 150

Fandango Mobile Sales Report 150

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 28, 2020

In my view, starting a new business has never been easier, and according to reports from the Kauffman Foundation , the numbers are here to show it. Years ago, it cost a million dollars for a new e-commerce site, one that you can now create for almost nothing with current tools and technology.

Tips 161

Tips Startup Social Media News 161

socalTECH

AUGUST 1, 2012

Los Angeles-based CapLinked , which operates an online platform for managing fundraising by startups, has linked with the Startup America Partnership. According to CapLinked, it will make its premium capital raising and investor reporting tools available to the more than 8,500 startups enrolled with Startup America.

Technical Review 153

Technical Review Software Review Startup Yammer 153

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 9, 2022

They randomly churn for hours a day on a couple of their favorite social media platforms, with little thought given to goals, objectives, or metrics; and ultimately give up and fall back to traditional marketing approaches. Obviously, the platforms and how you use social media would be different for lead generation versus service and support.

Social Media 135

Social Media Framework Media Metrics 135

SoCal Tech Calendar

JUNE 1, 2016

--said the data stolen included user login data from a portion of accounts that were created prior to June 11, 2013 on the old Myspace platform. Reports place the number of compromised user accounts at 427 million passwords. The company said it had conducted a major security upgrade in 2013 as part of its site relaunch.

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TechCrunch LA

APRIL 6, 2020

I’m your host Kirsten Korosec, senior transportation reporter at TechCrunch. ‘Micromobility winter on steroids’ That’s how RideReport CEO William Henderson described the current state of the micromobility industry in a recent interview with TechCrunch reporter Megan Rose Dickey. Other deals: Qcraft.ai

Layoffs 136

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socalTECH

MARCH 9, 2010

Los Angeles-based social networking site MySpace reported Tuesday that the firm is now the top, social application on the Android platform, and is the third most popular downloaded application overall on the Android Market. MySpace trails T-Mobile's account information app and The Weather Channel's app in the store. READ MORE>>.

Marketing 180

Marketing Social Network Google Mobile 180

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 26, 2022

Not so long ago, training to meet the press and television reporters was a realm reserved for top business executives only. Ask Eric Migicovsky, founder of Pebble , who raised over $10 million on the Kickstarter crowd-funding platform for his relatively low-tech wristwatch with programmed clock faces. Handling different media formats.

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Media Tips Social Media Startup 118

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 20, 2019

Statistica reports that almost 20 percent more companies went public in 2018 versus 2017. I can remember when creating a web site for eCommerce could easily require a million dollar investment. Now you can create a web site for almost nothing - and be on your way with your latest invention or personal services.

Startup 128

Startup Social Media Satisfaction Entrepreneur 128

SoCal CTO

AUGUST 4, 2011

What are some good examples of similar sites? Examples of other brands/sites that are similar from a brand perspective? What about reporting and moderation? Reporting - What needs to be reported? Important note here: reporting can be endless, keep it small. How will you differentiate from these?

Develop 396

Develop Development Startup SEO 396

SoCal CTO

AUGUST 4, 2011

What are some good examples of similar sites? Examples of other brands/sites that are similar from a brand perspective? What about reporting and moderation? Reporting - What needs to be reported? Important note here: reporting can be endless, keep it small. How will you differentiate from these?

Develop 384

Develop Development Startup SEO 384

socalTECH

DECEMBER 13, 2010

Santa Monica-based TrueCar , the online car pricing site headed by Scott Painter, reports this morning that it has now sold more than 200,000 cars through its online car buying and pricing platform.

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Truecar Zag Santa Monica Pricing 174

socalTECH

JUNE 7, 2010

Shapiro will be based in Beverly Hills, and report to MySpace Music President Courtney Holt. Shapiro had raised over $70M in funding for Veoh, until legal battles and the economy sunk the online video sharing site. MySpace said that Shapiro will be responsible for "all aspects" of technical development for the MySpace Music platform.

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Veoh CTO Hire Beverly Hills Chief Technology Officer 145

TechCrunch LA

DECEMBER 2, 2019

I’m your host, Kirsten Korosec, senior transportation reporter at TechCrunch. Portions of the newsletter are published as an article on the main site after it has been emailed to subscribers (that’s what you’re reading now). The Station is emailed every Saturday morning. But Samsung is changing up its strategy.

Newsletter 135

Newsletter Startup Los Angeles Tips 135

InfoChachkie

MAY 19, 2014

For instance, consumers can effortlessly click on a desktop Facebook ad, surf a site to learn more and then execute a purchase or fill out a lead form, via their large screen, mouse and full-sized keyboard. The growth in mobile as an advertising platform is driving more consumer-to-businesses calls than ever before.

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Company Companies Mobile Advertising 200

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 27, 2019

If you can’t justify both a web site and a blog, skip the old-fashioned web site, and make your blog do double duty as described below. Several free blog platforms, like WordPress , are so flexible that you can configure them as a website, as well as your blog, without separate hosting. Add content regularly.

Blogging 88

Blogging Search Engine Optimization Web Writing 88

TechCrunch LA

SEPTEMBER 24, 2019

Kranz, who initially came on board as the company’s chief technology officer, took over the day-to-day operations of Canoo after Stefan Krause, Canoo’s co-founder and chief executive, stepped away from the company in August for personal reasons, as The Verge previously reported. .

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Chief Technology Officer Los Angeles Design Outsource Development 237

socalTECH

MARCH 14, 2011

Really, what it does is it allows a small venue--anyone with less than 500 seats--to handle everything from admissions, to reporting, to reporting, to accounting, to marketing, and customer relationships. We are launching a music vertical, which is very similar to our comedy site. How is the company backed? We currently reach 1.3

Ticketmaster 140

Ticketmaster CTO Hire Tech Coast Angels Social Media 140

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 28, 2019

While Pinterest and Tumbler have seen activity increases approaching 100%, The Verge reports that Facebook usage has declined in the U.S. Don’t connect the latest platform, which may be transient, with the larger phenomenon of digitally enabled social conversations. Maybe they just don’t care. New can turn old very quickly.

Social Media 95

Social Media Media Snapchat Platform 95

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 2, 2019

Of course, you can’t monitor the entire Internet yourself, but fortunately there are many tools and platforms out there to do it for you, such as Google Alerts and Hootsuite Insights. We all know that you can’t satisfy everyone, but make sure the numbers speak for themselves, in making negative reports be the exception, rather than the norm.

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Custom Customer Examples Sites 86

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 7, 2011

In 2008, he founded StackOverflow , and it has become the foundation for a question and answer platform called StackExchange. The program manager was the key person at the center of the product, yet wouldn’t have anyone reporting to him/her. What is the best reporting structure for an engineering team.

Software Review 285

Software Review Software Blogging Startup 285

socalTECH

JULY 15, 2009

San Diego-based VMIX , which provides a platform for publishing and managing online video, reports today that it has signed on an ad agency and reseller, which has resulted in more than 30 customers for the firm. Financial impact of the customers were not disclosed. READ MORE>>.

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Mission Ventures Enterprise Partners San Diego Advertising 100

socalTECH

JANUARY 14, 2009

Los Angeles-based video advertising technology provider Panache is reporting today that it has signed on MTV as a customer. According to Panache, MTV will use the company's platform across MTV Networks web sites, including MTV.com, VH1.com, com, Nick.com and CMT.com. Financial impact of the deal was not disclosed.

Advertising 100

Advertising Web Los Angeles Platform 100

TechEmpower

FEBRUARY 13, 2013

Platforms eschew threading and then re-invent threading anew. We work with clients to get them off the ground with a platform to build their business. So even if that business doesn't exist as anything but a web site, we want them to avoid unnecessary technology risks. Those requests had better be worth it!

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Web Platform Technology JavaScript 200

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 22, 2019

Not so long ago, training to meet the press and television reporters was a realm reserved for top business executives only. Ask Eric Migicovsky, founder of Pebble , who raised over $10 million on the Kickstarter crowd-funding platform for his relatively low-tech wristwatch with programmed clock faces. Handling different media formats.

Press 96

Press Entrepreneur Social Media Training 96

SoCal CTO

JULY 19, 2016

As part of this release we are making ASP.NET leaner, more modular, cross-platform, and cloud optimized. With the backdrop of the standard TechEmpower Benchmarks , the team used these same tests to validate the speed of Kestrel and have some impressive numbers to report. Today we are excited to announce the release of ASP.NET Core 1.0!

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TechEmpower Framework Startup Web 150