socalTECH

APRIL 4, 2013

We spoke with co-founder Brenton Sullivan about the company''s platform, and how it''s hoping to transform the athletic recruiting process. Brenton Sullivan: What we are is a private social network and platform for coaches to connect with each other, to exchange information on athletes. We think it''s really powerful in our platform.

Coach 252

Coach USC Statistics Startup 252

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MARCH 30, 2010

Burstly, a Santa Monica based company, provides an open and free ad management platform that helps mobile application developers better monetize their inventory. Both of his co-founders worked with him previously and both worked on ad management platforms. I’ll explain in detail below. Enter Burstly. What does it do?

Mobile 282

Mobile Invest Company Companies 282

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APRIL 23, 2011

I took the opportunity this past week to publish summary notes of some of the VCs and entrepreneurs I had interviewed on This Week in VC. TWIVC Summary – Richard de Silva. It is important to leverage the fastest growing platforms but anticipate changing terms of service. I’m now back & ready for action. Thank you. (if

Capital 265

Capital Venture Capital Veoh Startup 265

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JUNE 23, 2013

We used to call it a “burning platform” as in when your platform is burning you’re forced to take action. If you can’t get somebody motivated by proving things economically they often lack the will to follow through or the political support they need to get budget.

Sales 328

Sales Customer Custom Examples 328

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 18, 2013

Summary Version. I called this trend “ Torso TV ” because the “head” of consumption (largest number of views) was dominated by platforms that had massive distribution (think TV stations, radio or retail outlets that sell CDs and DVDs. easy sharing (through social networks or platforms like YouTube).

Startup 380

Startup Media Content Platform 380

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 15, 2010

You can watch this week’s TWiVC episode by clicking on the link and my summary notes are below. {if I talked about the platform moves of Twitter and why it should be expected. Message of the week (from Fred Wilson) – “don’t fill cracks&# but innovate in new ways with the platform. No big surprise.

Venture Capital 271

Venture Capital Capital Google Platform 271

TechEmpower

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Are specific technologies or platforms involved in your project? Or is your project a clean slate? Are there complexities revolving around algorithms or databases? Do you anticipate scale issues presently or in the future? You'll discover firms that are prolific in design/interface and light on development, and vice versa.

Software Development 297

Software Development Software Review Develop Development 297

Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 9, 2011

tl;dr summary. If you want a comprehensive summary of the industry in this era it’s worth a read: VC Ice Age Part 1 – What Happens When a Market Comes to a Standstill? Summary version? My year-over-year summary sounds very similar upon re-reading them. On your tech platforms. No chart was good.

Marketing 305

Marketing Venture Capital Funding Technical Review 305

InfoChachkie

AUGUST 18, 2011

What follows is a summary which paraphrases Mark’s responses. Value Prop Twitter Style : SteelHouse’s Behavioral Commerce platform increases online conversions via targeted incentives based on shopper personality and behavior. You can watch the video below or on YouTube here: [link]. For his exact quotes, watch the video.

eHarmony 204

eHarmony Media Oracle Commerce 204

socalTECH

DECEMBER 10, 2009

Nikhil Jain: Clean Green Guy is an online platform, which allows entrepreneurs and inventors with green business concepts, ideas, and companies connect with investors, financing, and service providers. The only thing we can do is charge a membership fee, a subscription so people can participate in the deal platform.

Southern California 193

Southern California Startup eHarmony Sites 193

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 19, 2020

If you want to watch my interview from 7 years ago it’s here or you can read the summary notes I wrote up ) Derek built Startup Grind from 2011 with 20 people in one room for a conference into a global phenomenon with 600 chapters all over the world and more than 2 million members. Derek founded Bevy ?—?a just to name a few.

Software 234

Software Startup Tool Platform 234

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MARCH 8, 2010

Since it’s already written (and since I promised not to republish on my blog other than a summary) if you’re interested please have a read over there. Summary notes and then I’ll extend: Should you blog? First, you’ll need a platform. I’m very particular to Disqus as my commenting platform.

Blogging 287

Blogging Startup Writing Summary 287

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 8, 2015

So if you clicked on the link above you’d find that they have summarized the video by creating still images of the video and a few GIFs (not pronounced like the peanut butter, no matter what he says ) and a summary of the story. And while a YouTube subscriber is useful it is still trapped inside the platform.

Companies 322

Companies Company Startup Buzzfeed 322

TechEmpower

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

During signup, the professional is prompted to enter their profile into a form, with an upload box for a resume, fields for awards, skills and certifications, and then a textbox - 500 characters max - for their professional summary. A solid LLM integration can transform the way they interact with your platform.

Generative AI 297

Generative AI Artificial Inteligence TechEmpower Tips 297

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 6, 2011

It is a communication platform. If I’m not mistaken, I may have been the first person to send out an angel “personal intro&# email on AngelList through their new platform when it launched or at least I was one of the first few. That said, a summary below is available for those who prefer to read the notes version.

Startup 292

Startup Venture Capital Blogging Summary 292

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 4, 2010

Some summary notes are below. Hyper-local, flash marketing platform connecting consumers with local business offers; super majority of offers are restaurant and personal services; competitor to Groupon. But Google’s investment seems to be focused on supporting a payment platform that can support the Android ecosystem.

Clearstone 237

Clearstone Venture Capital ReachLocal Google 237

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AUGUST 3, 2009

I believe that Twiistup is now a platform from which to grow and highlight what is uniquely LA. For highlighting what is uniquely LA, for adhering to a strict quality standard for speakers and for building this great platform for the future Francisco Dao (aka “ The Man ”) should feel proud of what he has accomplished.

Twiistup 228

Twiistup SoCal Southern California Yammer 228

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MAY 7, 2013

Anyone who reads this blog frequently will know that I am a big believer in low-cost video content and specifically the power of YouTube as a content creation & distribution platform. If you want to understand my thesis behind Maker you can read this article that outlines the trend , but in summary: People watch 5.3

Media 320

Media CTO Coach CTO Hire Los Angeles 320

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 20, 2010

They’re up to date on the latest platform decisions whether it’s understanding Spring , Hibernate and Lucene. In summary. So I believe that every great technology startup has the technology visionary inside the company. This is the person who lays the foundation of what should be built.

CTO Hire 400

CTO Hire Fractional VPE Startup Outsource Development 400

Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 29, 2012

They were mostly a B2B platform enabling game publishers to deliver via Internet streaming their traditional games built for game consoles. A summary of the show with direct links to a spot you might like to watch is below: 1:00 Welcome everyone to episode 69, season 3 of This Week in Venture Capital.

Rustic Canyon 279

Rustic Canyon Venture Capital Southern California Userplane 279

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 1, 2011

The video can be watched here , but there is a most excellent summary below provided by John Excley. Around 2003, Quigo was doing tens of millions of dollars in revenue with two main products: a ready-to-use, search engine marketing solution for advertisers called FeedPoint and a contextual advertising platform for publishers called AdSonar.

Google 303

Google Startup Advertising Acquisition 303

InfoChachkie

JUNE 9, 2011

Value Prop Twitter Style : “Ranker is a social site/platform for ranking anything, powered by semantic technology that aggregates opinions into ‘wisdom of crowds’ rankings”. What follows is a summary which paraphrases Clark’s responses. Clark Benson is the Founder and CEO of Ranker.com. free weekly Infochachkie articles!

Google 264

Google Organic Search Sites Startup 264

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 19, 2022

According to a classic article on Thrinacia , there were over 600 crowdfunding platforms in existence then, estimated to add more than $89 billion to the economy at a compound growth rate of 17% from 2019 to today. As a summary, crowdfunding today can mean any one of the following five quite different models: Rewards model. In the U.S.,

Funding 141

Funding Startup Outsource Development Satisfaction 141

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 6, 2019

If you want the whole deck you can find it on SlideShare but I’ve written up a short summary with commentary below. We are connected at speeds 400x faster and this is about to explode into significantly greater speeds with 5G that are the equivalent of a platform shift c. We all have computers in our pockets now d.

Venture Capital 292

Venture Capital Capital Startup Funding 292

InfoChachkie

JUNE 23, 2011

What follows is a summary which paraphrases Jason’s responses. For companies that are more nimble and where the line between the sale and the market is pretty tight, it works phenomenally and those are our most referencable customers and they love leveraging our platforms.”. You can watch the video below or on YouTube here: [link].

Yahoo 210

Yahoo Startup Advertising Summary 210

Tech Zulu Event

MAY 6, 2011

DueToDos is a web based business productivity platform that seeks to save you time and increase efficiency whether you’re solo or on a team. Developed one year ago, by cofounder Chase Rief, who came up with the idea for the platform when he was managing 15 employees stashed in different corners of the world.

Email 102

Email Platform Web Summary 102

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 3, 2012

I agree with Eric’s summary of the top ten types of pivots to consider: Zoom-in pivot. Platform pivot. This refers to a change from an application to a platform, or vice versa. Many founders envision their solution as a platform for future products, but don’t have a single killer application just yet.

Course 109

Course Startup Platform Entrepreneur 109

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 2, 2021

I like the summary of the competitive reality in a new book, “ Rethinking Competitive Advantage: New Rules for the Digital Age ,” by Ram Charan, who relates a wealth of current experience from global clients: Customers expect a personalized experience.

Competition 142

Competition Software Review Social Media Customer 142

InfoChachkie

JUNE 2, 2011

You can watch the video below or watch it on YouTube by clicking here : What follows is a summary which paraphrases the interviewee’s responses. Value Prop Twitter Style : Central Desktop is: “a cloud-based social collaboration platform for businesses.&#. For exact quotes, watch the video.

Newsletter 213

Newsletter Conference Marketing Advertising 213

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 21, 2019

Hearing views from Bill Gates on how the world deals with issues like climate change, Jack Dorsey talk about the role of social platforms and government and discussions with Kevin Systrom (Instagram), Todd McKinnon (Okta), etc were fascinating. Summary Boards are organizations that need managing just as you would do for your management team.

Startup 234

Startup Slides Venture Capital Course 234

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 17, 2010

It’s not uncommon for incredibly smart and talented Phd’s or CS majors from Stanford to raise $10 million on an early-stage “platform&# that if it succeeds it will be huge. Summary – there is a lot of talent here. As a result many funds are OK with big bets. LA investors are more pragmatic.

Companies 291

Companies Company Technology Startup 291

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 16, 2011

I agree with Eric’s summary of the top ten types of pivots to consider: Zoom-in pivot. Platform pivot. This refers to a change from an application to a platform, or vice versa. Many founders envision their solution as a platform for future products, but don’t have a single killer application just yet.

Entrepreneur 102

Entrepreneur Startup Platform Customer 102

socalTECH

JUNE 21, 2013

Some of the things the government is considering--the JOBS Act, and other changes to private placement rules, could help us make life easier and further enable the platform and the whole industry to scale more broadly, but we''re in business and following all the laws we need to today.

Startup 247

Startup Software Review Entrepreneur Equity 247

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 1, 2010

I had long ago ceded the knowledge and responsibility for making the detailed technical recommendations about platforms, databases, hosting solutions, etc. But I knew that to be a good decision maker I needed first hand knowledge rather than just a summary from my CTO.

Startup 308

Startup CTO Coach Technical Review CTO Hire 308

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 5, 2022

These and other collaborative communication platforms, such as Slack, have absorbed many former manager responsibilities, including scheduling, summarizing, and follow-up. In summary, I am supportive of the trend toward delayering, reducing the number of managerial layers, and managerial training for those interested in that role.

Outsource 133

Outsource Training Organization Social Media 133

Tech Zulu Event

FEBRUARY 13, 2014

The app, dubbed HomeHero Connect, supports phone timesheet tracking, daily activity summaries, emergency alerts and automated payments between a user and an independent home caregiver. The platform will also give jobs to thousands of caregivers seeking work from basic chores and housekeeping to the most sensitive of personal needs.

Software Review 77

Software Review Technical Review Southern California Summary 77

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 1, 2021

If you haven’t changed for several years the way you do common processes, like customer satisfaction surveys, lead generation, and marketing, it’s time to look at the new remote apps and social media platforms for more effective and relevant alternatives. In summary, business collaboration and “lead with we” is more than a new mindset.

Examples 128

Examples Social Media Summary Satisfaction 128