socalTECH

FEBRUARY 15, 2019

Skyler Lucci is co-founder and CEO of Los Angeles-based HeyTutor (www.heytutor.com), a startup which has created an online platform which connects and matches students with in-person tutors. We caught up with Skyler to hear about HeyTutor, which already has 25 employees and is growing rapidly.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 27, 2019

Let me be clear – a product or consulting startup today without a blog, even with a static website, risks not being competitive in cost and time to reach and hold that critical mass of online customers. The challenge, as with all new technologies, is to make it work effectively, and avoid wasted effort and expensive mistakes.

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socalTECH

MARCH 2, 2010

The firm is venture and angel backed, and was co-founded by Wil Schroter, who is involved with a number of other startups here, including Affordit. Alec Shankman: Gotcast is the largest online interactive casting platform. What's your background and how did you start Gotcast? At a high level, what does Gotcast do? READ MORE>>.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 23, 2011

Richard De Silva started off as a journalist with the Washington Post after growing up in D.C. In the late 90’s he saw the internet boom and helped start IronPlanet.com, a construction equipment marketplace that is nearing an IPO. Startup after Iron Planet? (6:00 What gets you interested in a startup? (16:35-19:35).

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Capital Venture Capital Veoh Startup 265

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 19, 2015

Content is a “hits driven business” and therefore you can only invest in platforms not media. The point isn’t to “build a business on YouTube” but rather to use YouTube as a marketing platform to build a video business that works across many platforms. You must invest in technology.

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socalTECH

MARCH 16, 2015

Los Angeles-based FameBit (www.famebit.com) has developed a new platform which lets any content creator connect with brands, without the need for an agency or MCN, to help them grow their content and network. We have a 98 percent approval rate on our platform. There was no real easy process to do it. It''s been going great.

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 23, 2010

I was an early user of Quora and like all new technologies they take a bit of playing with them for a while, discussing them with others and reflecting on them to let them sink in. It was this sort of techie / geeky looking UI implementation of questions that anybody could ask about startups. really understand it.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 29, 2017

Let me be clear – a product or consulting startup today without a blog, even with a static website, risks not being competitive in cost and time to reach and hold that critical mass of online customers. The challenge, as with all new technologies, is to make it work effectively, and avoid wasted effort and expensive mistakes.

Blogging 69

Blogging Search Engine Optimization Web Writing 69

socalTECH

OCTOBER 30, 2013

The startup--which is part of MuckerLab--landed a seed funding round last week, so we thought we''d catch up with founder and CEO Farbod Shoraka to dig deeper into the company''s goals and service. How does a startup like your fight such a dominant industry? Farbod Shoraka: We started out in the summer of 2011.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 21, 2011

They are not the generalists required for new product startups. As your business starts up, you need marketing programs, Search Engine Optimization (SEO), Search Engine Marketing (SEM), a modern “pull” strategy based on social networks, and lead generation. Then your apps need to run on the new iPhone platform.

Entrepreneur 89

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 7, 2017

Don’t start from how you want to sell. Start with a new understanding of real customer solutions needs, their search process in finding you (referral, website , social media), and most desired payment model, like one-time payment versus subscription, or lease versus purchase. Start where the customer wants you to be and work backwards.

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Search Engine Optimization Startup SEO Customer 58

SoCal CTO

MARCH 5, 2007

He has been the CTO for several start-ups, most notably eHarmony. Technology Advisor Technology Roles in Startups Pricing Customer Acquisition Sunk Costs and More -. ► February (2) CTO Founders / Cofounders Part-Time Startup CTO? . ► February (2) CTO Founders / Cofounders Part-Time Startup CTO?

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Southern California CTO Coach CTO Hire Social Media 150

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 3, 2012

Don’t start from how you want to sell. Start with a new understanding of the real customer need, their search process in finding you (referral, website, social media), and most desired payment model, like one-time payment versus subscription, or lease versus purchase. Start where the customer wants you to be and work backwards.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 10, 2012

Let me be clear – a product or consulting startup today without a blog, even with a static website, risks not being competitive in cost and time to reach and hold that critical mass of online customers. The challenge, as with all new technologies, is to make it work effectively, and avoid wasted effort and expensive mistakes.

Blogging 96

Blogging Search Engine Optimization Writing Social Network 96

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 25, 2011

Don’t start from how you want to sell. Start with a new understanding of the real customer need, their search process in finding you (referral, website, social media), and most desired payment model, like one-time payment versus subscription, or lease versus purchase. Start where the customer wants you to be and work backwards.

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Tech Zulu Event

AUGUST 15, 2011

Tony is currently Founder/CEO for Eventify, an LA-based startup creating a venue marketplace, and Visible Factors, an SEO consulting company. He is also an advisor to multiple startups and regular speaker at conferences like SMX, SXSW Interactive, and PubCon. Tony has previously worked for organizations like PayPal, Yahoo!

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SEO CTO Coach Conference Social Media 85

Tech Zulu Event

AUGUST 25, 2011

VIDEO ABOVE CALLFIRE VIDEO : To start off Biz2Beach, Kim Kohatsu, CallFire’s Director of Marketing, welcomed the guests, and Dinesh Ravishanker, CallFire’s CEO, spoke about challenges to growth and his goals for Biz2Beach. CallFire also used Biz2Beach as a platform to showcase its newest iteration, CallFire Version 3.0.

Social Media 71

Social Media Mobile SEO Media 71

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 27, 2011

Let me be clear – a product or consulting startup today without a blog, even with a static website, risks not being competitive in cost and time to reach and hold that critical mass of online customers. The challenge, as with all new technologies, is to make it work effectively, and avoid wasted effort and expensive mistakes.

Blogging 91

Blogging Search Engine Optimization Services Writing 91

Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 28, 2016

These trends will likely involve cloud based architecture, enhanced platform mobility, real time data analysis, improved fraud detection capabilities and greater niche functionality: Cloud Based Architecture. Enhanced Platform Mobility. These trends appear likely to keep clouds important to business computing in the foreseeable future.

Software 40

Software Social Media Platform Mobile 40

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 24, 2010

Entrepreneurs who run startups have to be generalists to survive. As your business starts up, you need marketing programs, Search Engine Optimization (SEO), Search Engine Marketing (SEM), a modern “pull” strategy based on social networks, and lead generation. Then your apps need to run on the new iPhone platform.

Entrepreneur 48

Entrepreneur Search Engine Optimization Startup SEM 48

Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 11, 2013

Time sure flies when you’re having fun, or building a startup. The intersection of entertainment and technology has been a long time coming. The intersection of entertainment and technology has been a long time coming. That said, YouTube Network Fullscreen platform is blazing this new trail with 2.5

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Hollywood Screening Ideas Entertainment 100

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 15, 2010

Let me be clear – a product or consulting startup today without a blog, even with a static website, risks not being competitive in cost and time to reach and hold that critical mass of online customers. The challenge, as with all new technologies, is to present it effectively, and avoid wasted effort and expensive mistakes.

Blogging 48

Blogging Search Engine Optimization Startup Writing 48

Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 11, 2012

TechZulu caught up with Recycled Bride and here is what we found! Recycled Bride is the world’s largest wedding marketplace; a peer-to-peer platform that connects buyers and sellers of designer wedding dresses, accessories, and anything else wedding-related. What is Recycled Bride?

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Design Social Media Sales Sites 84

socalTECH

JULY 29, 2009

Milo Sindell: Knowledge Genie is a software platform that anybody can use to capture, package, and publish what they know into an interactive online software application. Our online publishing platform allows users to monetize and share what they know. How did the company start? The plans range up to approximately $190.

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Geni Web Guide Platform 100

Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 20, 2014

eCommerce, as Volusion wraps up $35M with Silicon Valley Bank. The morning, spent with the incredible group of entrepreneurs fostering # bigDOCC (Big “D” Open Coffee Club – Dallas that is ), was focused on not just what it means to be a startup in Dallas, but Texas, and the role that industry plays therein. Texas and eTail.

Technical Review 71

Technical Review Commerce Yahoo Web 71

SoCal CTO

NOVEMBER 10, 2009

From there, I became the first non-founder employee at an e-commerce startup called BITSource, which was the first electronic software distributor delivering electronic volume software licenses to corporations. to work on an entertainment-related technology project and have stayed ever since. What’s keeping you up at night?

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SoCal Delicious

AUGUST 28, 2012

10 New York City startups we’re crazy about. Apple event rumor round-up: iPad Mini, iPad 3.5, I assumed that the people of Los Angeles were disingenuous attention whores and didn’t know anything about technology.”. Live at the Apple Event: iPad Mini (and more?). 11 hrs ago. 20 hrs ago. Cloud storage. Enterprise.

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Southern California PHP Technical Review Orange County 57

Alon Schwartz

DECEMBER 14, 2008

From the first day we started Docstoc people have been asking me “ why.Net ”? I’m being asked this by technologies, of course, but also from other, non-tech people like private investors, VCs, SEO experts, marketing guys, potential hires, partners, and any random guests that just happen to stop by and say hi to Jason (of course…).

LAMP 45

LAMP PHP Java CTO Hire 45

Alon Schwartz

DECEMBER 14, 2008

From the first day we started Docstoc people have been asking me “ why.Net ”? I’m being asked this by technologies, of course, but also from other, non-tech people like private investors, VCs, SEO experts, marketing guys, potential hires, partners, and any random guests that just happen to stop by and say hi to Jason (of course…).

LAMP 40

LAMP PHP Java CTO Hire 40

Alon Schwartz

DECEMBER 14, 2008

From the first day we started Docstoc people have been asking me “ why.Net ”? I’m being asked this by technologies, of course, but also from other, non-tech people like private investors, VCs, SEO experts, marketing guys, potential hires, partners, and any random guests that just happen to stop by and say hi to Jason (of course…).

PHP 40

PHP LAMP Java CTO Hire 40

SoCal Delicious

SEPTEMBER 22, 2008

As featured in technology and news publications: Are you new? Heres 5 steps to start exploring: View the "Best Of" list with 50+ essays on viral marketing, gaming, and ads » Get introduced: About this blog, why entrepreneurs and marketers recommend it » Receive updates by email or RSS feed or Twitter. Step 1: Prototypes.

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Startup IP Email Report 29

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 15, 2010

We’re staring to get the hang of how to divide the show up into talking about deals but also talking about issues for entrepreneurs during funding. Nevertheless, if you share too much in your funding process or meet too many VCs expect a certain amount of your ideas to spread around the startup community. They also avoid Reg D.

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