socalTECH

NOVEMBER 28, 2011

Los Angeles-based PriceGrabber , the online shopping comparisons website, reported Monday that the areas with the biggest increase in traffic Sunday from online shoppers were video games and sporting goods. PriceGrabber provides online product pricing comparisons for its users. READ MORE>>.

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Los Angeles Pricing Report Product 162

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 24, 2016

For the past few months I’ve been doing nearly daily “Snapstorms” or short videos with startup advice released on Snapchat. Not since the initial popularity of Twitter in 2007 has a product so befuddled people. If you’re not on Snapchat — but still want video advice — Snapstorms.com is for you. Why would a VC do that?

Snapchat 200

Snapchat Blogging Venture Capital Writing 200

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 9, 2014

It is in her blood to see this journey through and try to launch her product or service to the world. Does your investor eat, sleep, breath your industry or product? I fell in love with Yoni Bloch and Interlude who have produced the most stunning interactive videos I have seen. Does she live your journey?

Venture Capital 373

Venture Capital Startup Course Entrepreneur 373

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 15, 2020

As an angel investor, I see plenty of startups focusing on building an innovative product, but I’m looking for the few who are also leading with an exponential growth strategy, to put them in the category of the next Amazon or Google. Produce memorable product demonstrations or videos.

Marketing 170

Marketing Startup Examples Customer 170

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 14, 2013

lynda.com , the online learning and video instruction site based in Carpinteria, is putting some of its new funding to work, saying this morning that it has acquired video2brain, GmbH , a European online video training company, to help expand its services worldwide. Financial terms of the buy were not disclosed.

Training 140

Training Course Acquisition Equity 140

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 20, 2022

For example, if it’s getting harder to charge a price premium for the product you’re marketing, or others are offering your subscription service for free, it may be time to start thinking in a new box. Another example is seeing substitute versions of a product, like eBooks, for a low price displacing hardcover books.

eBook 111

eBook Metrics Examples Startup 111

socalTECH

APRIL 25, 2012

Online stock audio marketplace AudioMicro is expanding its library of sound effects today, saying this morning that it has added 100,000 new sound effects to its service through a deal with Sound Idea, a company which develops sound effects for the broadcast, post-production, and multimedia industry. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

MARCH 20, 2012

Los Angeles-based Mogreet , the provider of a mobile video marketing product which is headed by James Citron, said yesterday that it has been targeting the Hispanic market with its services, and now counts a number of large customers in that category.

Mogreet 182

Mogreet Marketing Mobile Media 182

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 31, 2018

Specific measures that go beyond the traditional linear thinking include the following: Develop new products for your existing segment. Rather than enhancing the offering you have, develop and offer new products that capitalize on the customers that you already know well. Redefine your product to reach a new category.

Examples 99

Examples IP Acquisition Social Media 99

socalTECH

MAY 8, 2013

PriceGrabber said its new "Highest Rated Merchant Awards" will honor retailers who receive outstanding ratings and reviews on its site, across a number of categories. PriceGrabber says it features over 80 milion products and services across the site, from more than 11,000 merchants and sellers. READ MORE>>.

Sites 153

Sites Pricing Services Product 153

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 24, 2020

Through a free base product, you give the first taste of the service or game away for free, get users hooked, and then convert as many as possible to paying customers. This is a tough one to accomplish, but it has paid off handsomely for the first to win in other categories, such as Amazon Kindle and Netflix. Be aggressive and alert.

Mobile 126

Mobile Develop Development Platform 126

socalTECH

AUGUST 8, 2011

Santa Monica-based Docstoc , the online business documents site headed by Jason Nazar, has quietly been ramping a video content effort at the site. In a new section on Docstoc's web site, the firm has been sharing dozens of video segments featureing business tips and advice from entrepreneurs from Southern California's technology community.

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socalTECH

JULY 25, 2012

Los Angeles-based social video site Chill , fresh off an injection of $8M from its investors, is launching a brand new effort to help consumers find the most interesting videos on the Internet from its home page. READ MORE>>.

Sites 157

Sites News Los Angeles Services 157

socalTECH

DECEMBER 12, 2011

The firms said they have launched a new product called Shopper Access, which is aimed at reaching shoppers in the consumer packaged goods category via display and video ads. The two said they will integrate offline purchase behavior with online ad data through the alliance.

Advertising 157

Advertising Media Networking Marketing 157

Tech.Co

OCTOBER 28, 2020

They'll need to open a TikTok For Business account and select a product to feature, before auto-generating video ads that can link any interested TikTokkers directly to the merchant's Shopify store. Fitting the right audience to the right product will be tricky, but the potential upside is big. Who Will Take Advantage?

Help 149

Help Platform Startup Social Media 149

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 15, 2022

Assess social media relevance to your product or service. If your business is industrial B2B products, social media should be low on your list. Within each of the platform categories defined above, there is a right one and a wrong one for your audience. These days, video production is also a useful skill.

Social Media 126

Social Media Media Startup Platform 126

socalTECH

MAY 2, 2012

Amazon Studios said it is looking for submissions for proposals for both categories of content, and is hoping that writers, animators, and filmmakers will looking to bolster content for its Amazon Instant Video service, and is encouraging writers, animators, and filmmakers to submit proposals for comedic and children's series.

Southern California 154

Southern California Content .Net Los Angeles 154

TechCrunch LA

APRIL 9, 2020

The coronavirus pandemic has forced Energica to hit the brakes on production of its battery powered machines that can reach top speeds of 168 mph. “I don’t want to look only at the negative…Maybe there are things that are positive that come out of this bad crisis,” Cevolini told TechCrunch on a video call.

Technical Review 277

Technical Review Competition Demand Sales 277

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 18, 2022

If you are not in that rare category of known and proven entrepreneurs, you should avoid the following list of my top ten turnoffs that I have personally experienced as an angel investor. Also suggesting that they check out your website or video and tell you what they think will not likely peak their curiosity.

Technical Review 109

Technical Review Startup Statistics Social Media 109

socalTECH

JUNE 9, 2014

Viral videos are great -- attracting millions and millions of views, and spreading far and wide--but how do you monetize those viral videos? And, even more, how to do you manage the jump on the viral video train again, and keep those viral hits coming? We then acquire those videos directly from content owners.

Media 235

Media Content Startup IP 235

Tech Zulu Event

AUGUST 4, 2011

Gone are the days of heading to your local video store and snatching up a cool indie flick or two to pair up with your take out and your summer blockbuster action flick. Shows on the site are handpicked by a team of editors and organized into several categories. boasts more than 3 billion video views. The folks over at Blip.tv

Web 65

Web Netflix Social Media Product 65

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 19, 2012

We recognized that it was a large business, with American Greetings having about an 80 million dollar a year e-card business, and we thought we could bring some hipness and freshness to the category. Our product is called Starring You, which lets oyu put yourself into any video we create. So, we launched JibJab eCards.

Content 224

Content Startup Screening Education 224

socalTECH

OCTOBER 14, 2011

Well, Los Angeles based Near Networks (www.nearnetworks.com) is looking to both reach customers online, and avoid the tacky, lousy production of typical small business ads, with a new service. Sam Rogoway: Near Networks is a national production studio that creates online videos for local businesses across the country.

Networking 150

Networking Search Engine Optimization Product Startup 150

Tech Zulu Event

FEBRUARY 4, 2013

On Saturday February 9, Demo Video Lab is holding a one-day event to teach secrets to successfully launching a crowdfunding campaign. This is because the project itself was poorly planned and companies failed to produce a good video. Demo Video Lab will prevent you from making those common mistakes. Technological Product.

Statistics 90

Statistics Entertainment Google Web 90

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 20, 2019

For example, if it’s getting harder to charge a price premium for the product you’re marketing, or others are offering your subscription service for free, it may be time to start thinking in a new box. Another example is seeing substitute versions of a product, like eBooks, for a low price displacing hardcover books.

Entrepreneur 93

Entrepreneur eBook Metrics Examples 93

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 21, 2010

My firm, GRP Partners, invested in the company that innovated this entire category – Overture (formerly known as GoTo.com). But of course Google eventually became the massive winner in this category. The configuration of the team was: 1 CEO, 1 Product Lead and a tech team of 6 people.

Advertising 284

Advertising Invest RSS CPC 284

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 23, 2011

Here is the video link or click on the image above. Yes an online video startup in ‘99 that helped large media companies encode and distribute their videos through portals. Mike built a white label product that let large publishers leverage text based ads by building their own marketplace rather than using Ad Words.

Capital 265

Capital Venture Capital Veoh Startup 265

InfoChachkie

NOVEMBER 17, 2011

Len Short is truly an online marketing pioneer, heading up marketing at Charles Schwab, AOL and then (PRODUCT)RED. He was kind enough to conduct a video interview from his car. If watching the video is too distracting, simply minimize the screen and listen to Len’s insights as you would a podcast.

Google 220

Google Technical Advisors Technical Review Equity 220

Tech Zulu Event

JUNE 23, 2014

Borenstein became frustrated when she realized there were no high-quality instructional videos, it was even difficult to aggregate the few videos in one place. So step by step, she began the works on what is now Grokker.com , the expert video network, to address this need. That was 2012. Why is it called Grokker?

Help 87

Help Content Activity Networking 87

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 26, 2022

He provides 101 two-page lessons divided into eight learning categories that I like as follows: Learn the ground rules for traditional media. Social media includes blogs, social networks, and video-sharing sites. It could be a product quality problem, or a major customer complaint on Twitter. Handling different media formats.

Media 118

Media Tips Social Media Startup 118

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 21, 2020

If you are not in that rare category of known and proven entrepreneurs, you should avoid the following list of my top ten turnoffs that I have personally experienced as an angel investor. Also suggesting that they check out your website or video and tell you what they think will not likely peak their curiosity.

Technical Review 124

Technical Review Statistics Startup Social Media 124

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 15, 2014

There were many moments in each space when pioneers were funding startups and the press hadn’t written much about them and if you were a typical investor you were still funding the last trend while some VCs were trailblazing into new categories. But deep down I personally yearn for bigger ideas and more profound products.

Funding 362

Funding Technical Review Ideas Startup 362

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 6, 2015

If you want to understand the software trend that drove the creation of the seed-stage VC phenomenon I wrote about it that linked blog post but in short: cloud computing drove down the cost to create startups enabling a new category of investor. Jeff and his peer group have done an excellent job at creating a new category of seed-stage VC.

Venture Capital 150

Venture Capital Startup Invest Cloud Computing 150

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 9, 2015

Through a free base product, you give the first taste of the service or game away for free, get users hooked, and then convert as many as possible to paying customers. This is a tough one to accomplish, but it has paid off handsomely for the first to win in other categories, such as Amazon Kindle and Netflix. Be aggressive and alert.

Startup 98

Startup Platform Pricing Netflix 98

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 21, 2011

The era of cheap cloud computing plus open-source software plus digital natives unleashed upon society is creating some truly amazing products that will challenge the way we do business and the way we live our lives. In a way, startups have become kind of like the video game industry. It might be online videos targeting niche audience.

Startup 309

Startup Cloud Computing Venture Capital Marketing 309

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 19, 2012

We recognized that it was a large business, with American Greetings having about an 80 million dollar a year e-card business, and we thought we could bring some hipness and freshness to the category. Our product is called Starring You, which lets oyu put yourself into any video we create. So, we launched JibJab eCards.

Content 138

Content Startup Screening Education 138

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 23, 2015

Last week Fred Wilson and I sat down in Santa Monica for an hour+ discussion with the video cameras rolling. ” Here is a three-minute video with Fred answering this question. ” Here is a three-minute video with Fred answering this question. ” Fred and I had a long discussion about this in the video.

Venture Capital 150

Venture Capital Startup Writing Blogging 150