The VC Inclusion Clause #MovingForward
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MARCH 8, 2018
Kerry Bennett from Upfront and I spoke to them on the phone about their goals and how we could be helpful.
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Interesting New Tech Blog for your Radar Screen
Both Sides of the Table
JANUARY 5, 2012
Over the holiday I became aware of a new tech blog that aims to have deep insights into the next generation of technology, which they call The Hypernet. Why should you care? Well, it is established by some of the industries more successful investors – Mike Maples and Roger McNamee.
Quick Practical, Tactical Tips for Presentations
Both Sides of the Table
MAY 15, 2011
If you look at Diagram A above you’ll see that the presenters are sitting at the opposite end of the table from where the screen is. The problem is that the people your presenting to are forced to choose between looking at you and looking at the screen. Sitting by the screen is the best excuse. We didn’t realize.&#
Accurate Background Buys CareerBuilder's Employment Screening Arm
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FEBRUARY 5, 2020
Irvine-based Accurate Background , a provider of background screening for employers, has acquired Career Employment Screening (CBES), the background screening arm of CareerBuilder. The deal also includes a strategic partnership, where CareerBuilder will offer up Accurate's employment screening services to its clients.
HireRight Adds COVID-19 Screening
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AUGUST 20, 2020
Irvine-based HireRight said this week that it is adding COVID-19 screening to its menu of offerings, on top of existing background check, drug testing, education verification, and other services. According to HireRight, the new COVID-19 antigen testing is being made available via its Drug & Health Screening services.
HireRight Adds Social Media Screening
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MARCH 31, 2020
Irvine-based HireRight , which provides employment background checks, drug testing, education verification, and other services, says it has added new social media screening, via a partnership with Fama Technologies. Financial details of the deal were not announced.
Yardi Expands Renter Screening With Equifax Data
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FEBRUARY 19, 2019
Santa Barbara-based property management software developer Yardi has expanded its renter screening service, ScreenWorks Pro, saying this morning that it has started providing access to payroll records from Equifax in the olution.
Advantech Rolls Out AI Tools For Pandemic Screening
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JULY 9, 2020
The company said its Visitor Thermal Screening System--which uses artificial intelligence for facial recognition and thermal screening, combined with a thermographic smart camera--is designed for use in offices, malls, stadiums, and elsewhere to quickly scan people who could be a risk of infection.
Eyenuk In Pilot For Eye Screening For Devlyn Optical
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JUNE 8, 2020
Los Angeles-based Eyenuk , which develops systems that use artificial intelligence (AI) and software to detect diabetic retinopathy (DR), says it is in a pilot to provide eye screening to Devlyn Optical , a spin-off of Grupo Devlyn, an optical retailer that has a network of over a thousand stores in Mexico, Guatemala, El Salvador, and the US.
TeleSign Links With Skype On Robocall Screening
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JUNE 3, 2020
Los Angeles-based TeleSign said on Wednesday that it is in a new partnership with Microsoft's Skype , to screen robocalls. According to TeleSign, Skype will implement Telesign's digital identity solution, called Score, to take action against calls that are likely of a fraudulent origin. Financial details of the partnership were not announced.
RealD Installing 100 New Screens in China
L.A. Business Journal
DECEMBER 10, 2018
to install RealD 3D film screens into 100 of its theaters across China. 3D and visual technology developer RealD Inc. announced Monday it signed a deal with Beijing, China-based Wanda Cinema Line Corp.
Seek Thermal Rolls Out Temperature Screening System
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MARCH 27, 2020
Santa Barbara-based Seek Thermal , which develops thermal imaging products, says it has rolled out a new, low-cost thermal imaging system which automates temperature screening using skin temperature.
The Goddess Project Documentary Screening
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SEPTEMBER 12, 2019
Wednesday, September 18, 2019 -- The Goddess Project Documentary Screening. Join us for a screening of "The Goddess Project" documentary here at Toolbox LA.
HomeMe Gets $3.2M For Rental Screening App
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OCTOBER 11, 2016
Los Angeles-based rental screening app developer HomeMe dislosed this morning that it has raised $3.2M in a funding round. The funding was led by Menlo Ventures. HomeMe develops a mobile app which lets renters find apartments, and then get pre-approval for those apartments. The company is led by Steelhouse founder Mark Douglas.
Chartbeat is to Blogs as Google Analytics is to Print Newspapers
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APRIL 18, 2010
I was recently over at the Mahalo offices in Santa Monica and I noticed that they had a great big screen TV with Chartbeat displaying their traffic data. Here are some great features with screen shots: As you’re logged in the right-hand side of the screen scrolls with each new page view on your website.
How Google's Old Offices Are Becoming A Tech Hub, with ROC's Walter Grieves
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JANUARY 23, 2013
We dropped in recently, and found a screening session for the Tech Coast Angels; a number of former StartEngine, MuckerLab, and LaunchpadLA startups in residence; not more than a few startup founders wandering the halls; and a long list of upcoming technology networking events on the calendar. We just see so much potential.
Beats Music Releases iPad App
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MAY 1, 2014
The music service had previously allows users to use the iPad, but using the less optimized, small-screen iPhone app. According to Beats, the new app is optimized for the larger tablet screen on the iPad, and works in both portrait or landscape mode. The new app is available in the app store. READ MORE>>.
Product Design for Iterative Processes
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NOVEMBER 23, 2010
The best format for this person would have been a spreadsheet like input screen because 50 actions at a time might relate to one person or one company. That would send a more advanced user into a spreadsheet-like input screen. They publish the “3 notifications&# at a time in the top center of the screen. perspective.
Solving for Banner Blindness. Solve Media.
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SEPTEMBER 20, 2010
But as we’ve all gotten used to the standard “banner&# across the top of our screens or the “sky scraper&# along the right-hand side we’ve trained ourselves not to look there any longer. The standards were set by the IAB ( Interactive Advertising Bureau ), which was founded in 1996. It certainly resonates with me.
Fandango Wins Yahoo Movies Deal
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MARCH 19, 2012
Fandango said the move will give Internet users access to nearly 20,000 screens across the country. Los Angeles-based Fandango announced htis morning that it has scored an exclusive deal with Yahoo , where it will be the exclusive ticket seller for Yahoo! Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. READ MORE>>.
How to Avoid a Common Product Mistake Many Teams Make
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OCTOBER 14, 2013
When computers moved from “green screens” to Windows we – the educated, young, technophiles – easily grasped the concept. It was hard to imagine customer service reps who had learned every keystroke short-cut by heart on a green screen and weren’t eager to embrace the obvious future.
Netflix employees stage a trans solidarity walkout, pose list of demands
TechCrunch LA
OCTOBER 21, 2021
I want to say that we are deeply committed to inclusion on screen and behind the camera and in our workplace,” Sarandos told the Hollywood Reporter. But Sarandos doubled down on his defense of the special, writing an internal email that “content on screen doesn’t directly translate to real-world harm.” brb walking out.
AnyMeeting: We're Better Than WebEx, GoToMeeting
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APRIL 3, 2013
AnyMeeting, which is headed by Costin Tuculescu, says it offers six-way video conferencing, VoIP support, conference calling, screen sharing, and many other tools important to small businesses; the firm is backed by the Tech Coast Angels, Pasadena Angels, Maverick Angels, Sand Hill Angels and Keiretsu Forum.
Rumpus, the collaborative toolkit from Oblong Industries, is now available on Webex
TechCrunch LA
MAY 30, 2019
Now, he designs those systems for the real world through his company Oblong Industries , which has labored to create a full stack of collaborative tools for business users that are every bit as high-tech as the one’s Underkoffler dreamt for the silver screen.
Design for the Novice, Configure for the Pro
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NOVEMBER 22, 2010
In designing GUI interfaces for people coming from the green-screen world we built applications that would be great for desktop publishing, not customer service reps. You can always hide complexity into configuration screens rather than the out-of-the-box features.
Jurny Finds $9.5M For Property, Guest Management
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OCTOBER 5, 2021
The company's software provides both front- and back-office automation for hospitality providers, and Jurny also provides service like 24/7 inquiry support and virtual concierge, access control, guest screening, review management, accounting and other features. The startup is led by Luca Zambello, Co-Founder and CEO.
OpenAirplane Targets Los Angeles With Airplane Rental Service
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JUNE 17, 2013
The firm''s service revolves around pre-screening and rating pilots, and allowing both pilots and aircraft operators from contributing to a ratings and reputation system. OpenAirplane is based in Chicago. READ MORE>>. aviation technology rental plane openairplane'
Some Quick Thoughts on Exits for Technology Startups
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NOVEMBER 9, 2012
Being a radar screen of a buyer helps. We also are going to talk a lot about startups getting exits and ultimately: Companies are bought, not sold. You need to build relationships early. People who tell you otherwise are wrong. They say the same about VC. They are wrong there, too. So, too, does PR.
How to Not Suck at a Group Presentation
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JANUARY 31, 2010
Nobody wants to read your text on a big screen. Sending out a follow up deck with a lot of images is silly – no one remembers the “meat.&# But writing lots of words on a slide you put up on a big screen so that later people will be able to understand what you said is also suboptimal. Far more expedient. Big pet peeve.
Atom Tickets Signs Up Showcase Cinemas
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DECEMBER 14, 2017
According to Atom Tickets, the deal will add nearly 400 screens Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Ohio and Rhode Island to its ticketing app and website. Atom Tickets says it now has nearly 19,000 screens across the U.S. on its platform. READ MORE>>.
RadPad Raises $1M More For Rental App
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MARCH 18, 2014
RadPad''s mobile app and website offers up an interactive, visual app which shows off full screen photos of available rentals, mapped out on an interactive map. According to RadPad, its app--which it bills "Craiglist meets Instagram"--has gathered 40 percent of Los Angeles millenials as users of the app. The startup is led by Jonathan Eppers.
Startup Accelerator, Backed by LA Investors, Targets VR, AR
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MAY 23, 2016
The Green Screen Institute , a startup accelerator which is looking to create innovation in the virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) areas, says that it is getting close to closing applications for its first, startup accelerator program.
Indeed Prime On Why Los Angeles Is A Hot Technology Jobs Market
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SEPTEMBER 15, 2016
Can you elaborate a little bit more on the screening aspect of your service? Terence Chiu: We screen people for Indeed Prime in a few different ways. With Indeed Prime, we have companies actively looking for people with those skills, and in particularly for those top five percent of engineers who have those specialized skills.
Deposit Defender Launches To Help Renters Save Their Security Deposits
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AUGUST 18, 2020
According to Deposit Defender, its app includes room-by-room checklists covering inspections of walls, doors, windows, paint, screens, appliances, and time-stamped photos. The company said that its app--which stores that data in the cloud--also can be used by landlords to inspects and document their rental properties. READ MORE>>.
The Future of Advertising will be Integrated
Both Sides of the Table
APRIL 30, 2011
There is a whole industry being spawned in the Internet video world and especially in the integration of devices (second screen TVs) and the TV experience. This has proved far more effective than small crappy banners at the bottom of each screen.
Snapchat Rolling Out New Augmented Reality Lens For Underworld: Blood Wars
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NOVEMBER 30, 2016
According to Snapchat and Screen Gems, thec ompany behind the upcoming action/horror film, they will create the first ever sponsored, interactive 3D Lens, which will place Snapchatters inside an Underworld-themed environment. Screen Gems is part of Sony Pictures Entertainment.
Eyenuk Completes Contract In UK
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APRIL 15, 2020
The company's said its system--which is used for diabetic eye screening--has been used to grade 60,000 patient image sets from 6 different National Health Service (NHS) Diabetic Eye Screening Programmes in England.
How to Nail a Group Presentation
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OCTOBER 20, 2013
Nobody wants to read your text on a big screen. ” But writing lots of words on a slide you put up on a big screen so that later people will be able to understand what you said is also suboptimal. don’t turn around and read the screen. Far more expedient. You presentation should have almost no bullet points.
YouMail Tops 5 Million Registered Users
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SEPTEMBER 6, 2013
The service--which allows users to screen their voicemails, provide custom voicemail greetings to specific callers, transcribe their voicemails to text, and much more--said it actually passed the milestone earlier this summer.
GumGum Powers In-Image Ads On Rolling Stone
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OCTOBER 5, 2016
The company said it will deliver its in-image and in-screen ad units to those publications. Financial details of the renewal were not announced. The two have been working together since August of 2015. GumGum is backed by such investors as Morgan Stanley Expansion Capital, and says it has a reach of 600 million uniques.
Evite Backs Effort To Cut Down On Screen Use At Dinner
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JANUARY 2, 2018
Los Angeles-based online invitations service Evite is backing an effort to convince families to get everyone to put down their smartphones and tablets at dinner time, through an effort called the #DeviceFreeDinner pledge.
SunBrite TV Acquired By SnapAV
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OCTOBER 23, 2015
Thousand Oaks-based SunBrite TV , a manufacturer of large screen, HDTV screens specifically designed to be installed outdoors, next to pools, on patios, and elsewhere, has been acquired by SnapAV , which is owned by private equity investor General Atlantic. Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed.
Spruce Looks To Help Men More Fashionable With App
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FEBRUARY 13, 2014
The app also includes a "trending" screen to help users find the newest, fashionable products for men -- whether that''s the latest shoes, watches, suits, sunglasses, cars, or more. The startup uses thumbs-up and thumbs-down votes to help learn a user''s preferences, and then tailors the products it finds and presents to the user.
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