SoCal CTO

OCTOBER 26, 2009

" Kurt has a great background in sales and marketing. I've recently co-founded the first political social network FreedomSpeaks and CitySourced.com a real time mobile civic engagement tool. What are you working on now? We have regular monthly meetings in Westlake Village, Hollywood, Santa Barbara, & Newport Beach.

Los Angeles 150

Los Angeles Southern California Technology Angel 150

SoCal Tech Calendar

JANUARY 25, 2012

In addition, there are more places to mine data-- think of the millions of consumers using social networks--and increasingly sophisticated tools for doing so. The data revolution has important financial, social and legal implications. Moderator: Ned Sherman, Digital Media Wire. See [link] (more)

Technology Council 113

Technology Council TCOSC Social Network Competition 113

SoCal CTO

MARCH 18, 2010

Vince: I’m an author, speaker and management consultant with a special expertise in online media sales. I started out as screenwriter, went into local television, ran ad sales in the west for AOL and joined Facebook in the companies very early days. What networking events in Los Angeles or Southern California do you go to?

Startup 225

Startup Los Angeles Social Network Twiistup 225

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 17, 2010

LA was a leader in lead generation (LowerMyBills), comparison shopping (PriceGrabber, Shopzilla), social networking (MySpace … I know, I know – Facebook won – but it was still a big business). You can hire a talented head of marketing, business development, technology and sales.

Company 290

Company Companies Technology Startup 290

SoCal Tech Calendar

JANUARY 6, 2011

From GoogleTV to iTunes and YouTube to the rise of social networks to e-book readers to cloud computing and free software, the worlds of newspapers, books, music, platform games, film, television and even software have seen the sales of physical media such as DVDs plummet.

Content 113

Content Technology Council TCOSC Cloud Computing 113

SoCal Tech Calendar

OCTOBER 29, 2010

From GoogleTV to iTunes and YouTube to the rise of social networks to e-book readers to cloud computing and free software, the worlds of newspapers, books, music, platform games, film, television and even software have seen the sales of physical media such as DVDs plummet.

Content 100

Content Technology Council TCOSC Cloud Computing 100

SoCal CTO

JUNE 9, 2010

Through advertising or direct sales, these sites harvest intent. A FB ad targeted at one person (my wife) - Gabriel Weinberg , May 14, 2010 The other day I gave a presentation with Steve Welch on the use of social media in politics. Tech support is sales. they have purchasing intent ).*. But the rates are high for a reason.

Startup 248

Startup Venture Capital Conference Social Media 248

SoCal Tech Calendar

FEBRUARY 12, 2009

There are an increasing number of social networking tools like Linked In, Face book, Plaxo, that are bringing together colleagues, friends, professionals and businesses in an increasingly complex web of connections.

Networking 100

Networking TechBiz Social Network Web 100

Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 14, 2009

In SoCal we have Crosscut Ventures, Matt Coffin, Mike Jones, Klaus Schauser, etc. I can’t really speak generically to this because the Tech Coast Angels / Pasadena in SoCal have produced Green Dot, MyShape and many other successes. Social Network s / Search / Blogs – Obvious, huh? They exist in every town.

Angel 291

Angel Funding Venture Capital Startup 291

SoCal CTO

FEBRUARY 10, 2016

million in sales every year for just a 1-second page delay. 500ms increased response time means 20% less traffic for Google , 100ms increased response time decreases Amazon sales by 1% The impact is quite real. Web Application such as Web Mail or a gated Social network. Pages may not have much dynamic content on the page.

Startup 150

Startup SEO CTO Coach Web 150

SoCal CTO

MARCH 12, 2012

Some sites to check out: CoFounderNetwork.com PartnerUp.com Namesake.com - more of a social network, but still a good way to network TechCofounder.com Foundrs.com Startuplinkup.com Cofoundrs.com You can try finding folks via [link] StackOverflow.com Oh, and often there are forums for particular technologies where you can look.

CTO Hire 211

CTO Hire CTO Coach Startup Equity 211

SoCal CTO

MARCH 4, 2010

He posted on several social networking sites the following message: If you know of a startup company that could benefit from the knowledge, experience, professional network and reputation of a globally recognized technology and innovation leader.

Technical Review 170

Technical Review Technical Advisors CTO Coach Startup 170

SoCal CTO

NOVEMBER 11, 2009

Right now we're working on a multi-platform sales support program for Daylight Transport, a mid-sized LTL (Less Than Truckload) carrier and logistics company. I'd be curious what you are doing with social media for a logistics company. Clients use our templates for things like sales sheets. I'll connect offline on both of those.

Marketing 150

Marketing Social Media Blogging Media 150

SoCal CTO

AUGUST 3, 2010

Graphs - Chris Dixon , July 22, 2010 It has become customary to use “ graph &# to refer to the underlying data structures at social networks like Facebook. Computer scientists call the study of graphs “ network theory ,&# but on the web the word “network&# is used to refer to the websites themselves).

Startup 217

Startup Venture Capital Blogging Software Review 217

SoCal CTO

SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

Making Money From Social Games - ArcticStartup , August 23, 2010 Games Developer Conference Europe 2010 (GDCE) took place last week in Cologne, Germany. Social gaming was naturally one of the key topics, covered in many presentations. As most, if not all, of the games on social networks use the freemium business model (i.e.

Startup 191

Startup Venture Capital Blogging CTO Hire 191

SoCal Delicious

MAY 6, 2012

Otis Chandler built Goodreads in 2006 because he believed in social networking and wanted to see what his friends were reading. Matt McKinney is the Founder of TiesForCharity.com, a trendy tie company that donates a percentage of each tie sale to unique charities. Otis Chandler – Founder and CEO of Goodreads.

Los Angeles 78

Los Angeles Entrepreneur Angel Fractional CTO 78