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OCTOBER 19, 2014

Andrew & Petri posited that a modern media company would build lovable characters that span video games, online digital media, lovable plush physical toys and then ultimately find its way to the big screen. So this was definitely an introduction I was going to take. They also had much experience before that.

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MARCH 11, 2016

Let me just put this more clearly for you up front – the vast majority of the Internet is used for porn so every product has this use but you probably just don’t know about it: YouTube, Tumblr, Facebook, FaceTime, Skype and of course be very careful on Google Search without “safe mode” on. So get over it.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 14, 2011

I recently gave a talk about the Future of Television. I’m still planning to write some in depth pieces on the topic but I thought, “given that this is about how video will consume the Internet over the next 5 years, what better way to exemplify this than with a 10-minute video.” It is the new distributor of video.

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Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 3, 2013

I’ve found that the bigger these devices come, the more awkward and unwieldy they are when pressed to your cheek. The screen gets really hot as its pressed up to your cheek and so I find myself just putting my ear up to the speaker. So grin and bear it by keeping your cheek on the hot screen?

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 25, 2016

We caught up with Joe to learn about how he is hoping Joymode can help make people create special moments with their friends and family, without having to accumulate a bunch of stuff to make those moments happen. We've been quietly operating for about a year now, and are just now opening the door much wider. What is Joymode?

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JUNE 13, 2011

The annual Apple event where no real hints about what products they plan to release are floated in the public domain in advance. When they talk about “check-ins being dead&# it’s because you created them. We can’t be babies and cry about the big boys. Boxee was about being open. Or “gamification.&#

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Tech.Co

DECEMBER 31, 2019

Flesh will be pressed, complimentary bars emptied, but most importantly we'll get a first look at some of the gadgets that will dominate 2020. The small white robot with a rounded, friendly face will deliver news reports to its user, as well as read their emotional state and respond accordingly (at least, according to the press release).

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Tech.Co

JULY 12, 2017

In a press release The Disney Accelerator highlights the success of Sphero and announced: “They have a multi-property lineup for this year including the App-enabled Ultimate Lightning McQueen, the voice interactive Spider-Man, and more.”. “And Read more about startups in the Los Angeles area at TechCo.

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Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 19, 2011

We got an early peek at the cars earlier this week through the Autoshow’s press days and honestly, it just wasn’t enough time to experience every vehicle on the floor. This is true especially for touch-screen devices that require more visual communication to hit the right buttons. Initial Impressions. Hardware/software.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 29, 2014

I am often asked about social media by those who want to know how they should best do it professionally. To get on his radar screen. As my friend Brian Solis once told me “PR stands for ‘public relations’ not ‘press release’ ” On Tweetstorming. ” He was writing to people. Many people.

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socalTECH

JULY 13, 2011

First off, let's talk a little bit about your software. There are two ways you can use the app -- you can either play your iPad like it is a real instrument, by strumming the touch screen. That's something we're really excited about as well. One of the big things about it is real time feedback. What does your software do?

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MAY 13, 2018

Your entire process should be about “testing” whether your prospect has Interest Authority to make a decision Budget Is willing to continue spending actual time with you and analyzing you. Today I want to talk about the process and how to allocate your time. I wrote about it here. You can short-hand this as “engagement.”

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 24, 2011

OK, that sounds like an interesting business, but nothing to write a freakin’ blog post about? Silicon Valley (and Alley) has been super excited about the new category of “group text messaging&# and for valid reasons. I know this category has gotten a lot of press. But the product is called textPlus, not textFree.

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MAY 4, 2013

I’m not saying that lawyers were my screening process – simply that they knew about deals early on and they had voted with their time and pocketbooks so I knew I had a degree of filtering. no, I''m not talking about SVB, Comerica, Square1 and the like. Hardly a reason to get excited about winning a deal.

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 9, 2010

And then came the debate about storage. Think about it. First, how did I handle things like unexpected surges in traffic to my site (let’s say after a major press release) and then the subsequent flattening of traffic as the crowd subsided? So far in the stack we’ve only spoken about infrastructure.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 31, 2011

If you’ve taken the roller coaster ride that is a startup – you know what I’m talking about. I thought I’d talk a bit about the differences I’ve experienced between being an entrepreneur & a VC – you know, from “both sides of the table.&#. Get your press coverage. But I’m very happy now.

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Tech Zulu Event

FEBRUARY 25, 2013

The price for one of these machines starts off at GBP 649 or about $1,000. The 3D scanner is very simple to use, just place the object on the tray and press a button and voila! You get your 3D scan within five minutes onto your computer screen. To this, they must reach a goal of GBP of 80,000 or about $120,000 in funding.

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Design Startup Press Pricing 77

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FEBRUARY 26, 2016

I recently sat down with Troy Carter to talk about what he does and why he believes it is applicable to venture capital. And whom you know is really just about who is willing to go to bat for you, break through filters, and vouch for the quality of your product and of you. It’s the same story.

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 23, 2009

San Diego-based Newsforce (www.newsforce.com) is a startup which is looking to take advantage of the hunger of the newspaper and media business for revenue, and has created a product which takes press releases and commercial content, and inserts them onto news sites in "sponsored content" blocks. Tell us a little bit about Newsforce?

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 14, 2009

This post covers the first out of 10 that I’ll write about. And I see this extra dose of tenacity in only about 1 of 10 entrepreneurs that I see. As an entrepreneur people who aren’t going to respond to you and it’s your responsibility to politely and assertively stay on people’s radar screen.

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Tech.Co

FEBRUARY 2, 2018

A Supermoon happens “when the Moon is closer to Earth in its orbit — known as perigee — and about 14 percent brighter than usual,” according to NASA. If you hear the word plasma, you might think of large screen TVs where each pixel is illuminated by charged gas that creates a higher picture quality. FGC Plasma Solutions.

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AUGUST 3, 2009

My favorite line from this panel: Feld, “If LA companies still have a chip on your shoulders about not being in Silicon Valley, I have one message for you – get over it!” In today’s “attention deficit” economy you need PR more than ever and this doesn’t come through press releases but rather a continued, authentic conversation.&#.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 18, 2011

We thought it would be interesting to hear from co-founder Graham Farrar, to hear about how the business of books-as-iPhone apps works, what the firm is doing with the funding, and what's next. First of all, for the folks who haven't run across your children's story books on their iPhone or iPad, talk about what your firm is all about?

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Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 11, 2011

3D Movies, 3D Printing, 3D Televisions, 3DS, our entire screen world is turning 3D and now its time for your mobile screen to get in on the fun. inch 800 x 480-pixel screen that can displaying both 2D and 3D content. Does calling it the “4G” Thrill really mean its faster in the data speeds department?

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Software Review Screening Orange County Mobile 77

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 6, 2011

That, plus I love the space of high-customer-service, focused eCommerce for moms worried about what their kids eat & wear.&#. We had a great private chat last week in my office about “how to be effective when using AngelList.&# We talk about all of this in the video. We then started talking about Dave McClure.

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Startup Venture Capital Blogging Summary 292

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 16, 2012

There is all sorts of advice on the Internet about how to raise capital. If you haven’t read my post about that, you should. I get approached about clean tech or biotech periodically – I don’t focus on these. Not what you read in the press. Press the flesh. Raising money is hard. Create scarcity.

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Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 17, 2016

If we tried to list all the connected, smart and automated home devices at CES 2016, we probably wouldn’t get around to talking about anything else. But we will take the time to mention several of the top devices that will look amazing in your future kitchen, living room – or just about anywhere in the new connected home.

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Product Technical Review Press Design 40

socalTECH

OCTOBER 19, 2016

There's been a revolution in the amount of information that can be gathered about our genetics�driven by automated gene sequencing equipment and advancement. It's not just about wellness in the short term, but it's about wellness for decades. It's all about the app, or the computer screen, or the data.

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JANUARY 17, 2011

I’ve always believed it’s been one of the most important attributes of business success yet something very few business leaders talk about. So I thought I’d write a post about how I drive my personal creativity. (A So no whinging about what a long post this is! Creativity. Strange, I know.

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Writing Startup Ideas Summary 356

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 19, 2010

In the intro section of the show we talked a lot about why VC funds are becoming smaller again and where Greycroft fits. We also talked about the emergence of New York City as the “hot” new area of entrepreneurship, VC and innovation driven by the quantification of the online advertising industry. I would also note that they claim 2.1

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Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 1, 2013

How about at the beginning where viewers are introduced to the cast of young sexy-ish self-proclaimed nerds who work hard, party harder and make-out with each other. They sound serious about start-ups, however actions speak louder than words. There is no good angle to her screen time. Where to begin? Unrealistic.

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Startup Technical Review Software Review Outsource Development 90

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 24, 2013

The system will compile your interests in your local storage, so the more you use it, the more it learns about you, and the more relevant will be the results. If you add the next generation of natural language processing (NLP), you will be able to ask Google Voice Search or Apple Siri the questions right through your smart phone.

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Web Entrepreneur Software Review Google 98

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 21, 2012

That users get the PIN code, enters it into the registration screen, and if they typed in the right code, they can complete registration and get access to all of what a service provider gives them. For many years, they said--we have this service, but no one cared about it. Today, everyone cares about it. It's been fantastic.

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Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 5, 2015

Plus, it opens up to where you left off last time, so your most used screen appears instantly. Simply press the light or group of lights to turn on or off, or long press for a color wheel. Open the app, select from the music on your device, press play and whichever lights you’ve told to will start dancing along with the song.

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 12, 2016

Think about Snapchat. Swarm App now uses location in the background to gather large volumes of data about month-over-month retail visits so this 3rd-party data is invaluable and other than a little battery juice is frictionless to the user. Why Invest? Maybe 25% of the users would log in weekly. I am not over-selling.

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Software Mobile Artificial Inteligence Oracle 105

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 22, 2011

If you’ve taken the roller coaster ride that is a startup – you know what I’m talking about. I thought I’d talk a bit about the differences I’ve experienced between being an entrepreneur & a VC – you know, from “both sides of the table.&#. Get your press coverage. But I’m very happy now.

Entrepreneur 176

Entrepreneur Startup Venture Capital Ideas 176

Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 27, 2014

A slew of app-enabled, Wi-Fi-connected kitchen gadgets are spilling onto the market, including Belkin’s WeMo Crock-Pot and the iKettle , but these are just upgrades on existing kitchen gadgets; they are not disrupting the way we think about our kitchen.

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Belkin Startup Google Press 92