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MARCH 30, 2010

I’m very pleased today to announce that I invested, on behalf of GRP Partners, in Burstly alongside Rincon Venture Partners , an early stage VC in Southern California whith whom we love to work (and were our co-investors on RingRevenue ). Tags: Featured SoCal Stuff. And this part of the product is entirely free to use.

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Mobile Invest Company Companies 282

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FEBRUARY 15, 2011

In my LA I often see computer screens open with entrepreneurs talking about digital media. My fund – at $200 million – is the largest in Southern California. That sets us up nicely for the next phase of the web. I live in the city of Santa Monica. There are no $600 million funds in Los Angeles.

Venture Capital 313

Venture Capital Southern California Google Startup 313

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 25, 2010

Rincon is part of the new breed of Seed Stage VCs and with the leadership of Jim Andelman has charted out the most authentic early-stage investment strategy in Southern California. Any SoCal entrepreneur raising early-stage money should put Rincon on their short list. So what are you waiting for? Go get your anchors.

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Guide Funding Venture Capital Technical Review 293

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 16, 2010

Your measurements are automatically sent via wi-fi to the cloud and stored in a password protected portal viewed on the web or on your iPhone. WakeMate has you record things like the last time you had caffeine before sleeping, your last meal and when you last had computer or TV screen time. In our industry it must be 90+%.

Technical Review 278

Technical Review Software Review Startup SoCal 278

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 21, 2012

Steve Jillings has a long track record of running successful startups in Southern California, ranging from such companies as FrontBridge Technologies (sold to Microsoft in 2005 for over $200M) and Vantage Media (acquired in 2007). Telesign provides authentication services for the largest web companies in the world.

Marina Del Rey 238

Marina Del Rey Startup IP Examples 238

socalTECH

JANUARY 3, 2014

Everyone thinks of Northern California as the place to do anything technology related, but for unique power users and entertainment enthusiasts like me, you realized that entertainment--my first love--is in Southern California. Is it a challenge to cover so much? That''s why I moved here. It''s been a really good move.

Entertainment 206

Entertainment Startup Southern California Netflix 206

SoCal Tech Calendar

FEBRUARY 24, 2012

Thursday, March 1, 2012 -- Digiday Mobile: Putting the Third Screen First. Mobile Media is stealing attention from every other form of media, especially the traditional Web. Even DR advertising has large hurdles to overcome on the small screen. Yet it has barely put a dent in the budgets spent on online, let alone on TV.

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Mobile Screening Web Conference 100

socalTECH

MARCH 4, 2010

Do you screen all of the documents on the marketplace, or how does that work? Jason Nazar: We screen the profiles, but we don't screen the content. We want to make sure the marketplace is for professional content, so we screen to make sure the seller is a professional or small business owner, or a startup or entrepreneur.

Technical Review 171

Technical Review Rustic Canyon Screening Startup 171

socalTECH

JUNE 18, 2012

We have a very visual marketplace, that for the mobile and web, lets people show their closets, garages, homes, and stores. We do the same thing on the web, making selling really easy. There's a screen that we throw a product at you, an image of that product, which lets you "hip it" -- similar to a favorite or like -- or "skip it".

Mobile 157

Mobile Los Angeles Web Southern California 157

SoCal Tech Calendar

JUNE 2, 2016

Irvine-based Accurate Background , a developer of automated, workforce screening tools, said that it has hired on former Box.com executive Scott Hebert as Chief Revenue Officer. Accurate Background provides an API-driven product which allows customers to automate background checks and integrate them into mobile and web applications.

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Screening IBM IBM Sales 100

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MAY 19, 2010

Gilt Group is currently the largest private sale web site in US. Configurable from desktop-based web-based UI. Those companies are already going to be crushed by Skype’s new screen sharing capabilities. If I were a number 3-5 players I’d be looking to exit early while there’s still a lot of enthusiasm for this hot market.

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Venture Capital Startup Platform Technical Review 240

SoCal Tech Calendar

NOVEMBER 7, 2012

Attendees can get a chance to be one of be 5 pre-screened pitches (and maybe 1 aud pitch if there's time) who will have ONE minute to give a pitch of their startup, web series, app, film pitch with feedback from panelists. The panelists will pick their fave pitch to give a 5-minute pitch.

Startup 113

Startup Social Media San Diego Screening 113

Tech Coast Venture Network

MARCH 9, 2011

. “While most angel groups don’t post a list of members, they do publicize the companies they’ve funded on their websites,” says Richard Sudek, a member of Tech Coast Angels , a group in southern California whose members invested about $6.2 When asked questions during a screening, do not respond defensively.

Tips 100

Tips Capital Tech Coast Angels Screening 100

Southern California Edison Blog

DECEMBER 8, 2021

DDoS attempts happen when a cyberattacker floods a web server or network with traffic to overwhelm bandwidth to slow operations and disrupt regular communications. The software can take several forms, including screen lockers, encryption ransomware, and doxware. . Install proper antivirus software.

Startup 96

Startup Email Networking Southern California 96

Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 30, 2012

Months of submissions and the amazing help from our judges , the Spotlight is shinning down on awesome companies that were born right out of Southern California. For those who still might be wondering what Spotlight: LA Tech is all about, It’s a screening room for new technology homegrown in our region. Mobile Web America, Inc.

CalTech 91

CalTech Company Companies Idealab 91

socalTECH

APRIL 30, 2010

What we've done, is for authentication, we have created a way to have a unique password to give you access to a web site very time. It has nine pictures or more on screen, and in each location there are pictures that contain pictures from your category or have different letters in different locations.

Technology 124

Technology Web Sites Orange County 124

Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 20, 2011

He received his MS degree in Electrical Engineering, from the University of Southern California and his MBA from UCLA’s Anderson School of Management where he was a Deutschman Venture Fellow. Through Tech Coast Angels, he has screened in excess of four hundred start-up companies. Amir Banifatemi. Dr. Richard Sudeck.

Orange County 106

Orange County Miramar Startup Tech Coast Angels 106

Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 20, 2011

After months of submissions and the amazing help from our judges , the Spotlight is shinning down on awesome companies that were born right out of Southern California. For those who still might be wondering what Spotlight: LA Tech is all about, It’s a screening room for new technology homegrown in our region. Event Details.

UCLA 102

UCLA Company Companies Idealab 102

Tech Zulu Event

JULY 8, 2011

For those who still might be wondering what Spotlight: LA Tech is all about, It’s a screening room for new technology homegrown in our region. Its mission is to encourage the growth and success of technology-based entrepreneurial ventures in Southern California. The Spotlight is shining down these amazing LA companies!

CalTech 100

CalTech Technical Review Company Companies 100

SoCal CTO

DECEMBER 19, 2012

He is not a technical person, but is somewhat web savvy. And in the case of defining mobile/web/software, there is even more variability in terms of form and format. So, I promised this founder to do a post talking about how you go about create specifications of your MVP. Send across any graphic designs you currently have.

Develop 354

Develop Development Technical Review CTO Coach 354

SoCal Delicious

AUGUST 28, 2012

Mansion To Dive Into SoCal Tech Scene. It’s not because the statuesque pair wants to give Armie Hammer a run for his money on the silver screen. TMZ reports: “The Winklevii have their eye on SoCal as the new Silicon Valley (which is home to Facebook and Apple) thanks to L.A.’s CrunchBase. Hot topics.

SoCal 77

SoCal Southern California Startup Tips 77

SoCal CTO

JUNE 9, 2010

He started targeting the ad by location and interest, and the number of potential people he was reaching began decreasing on screen (Facebook tells you dynamically). Last week I was having coffee with an ex engineering student of mine now on his second startup (and for a change it wasn’t a Web 2.0 It’s also the wrong answer.

Startup 248

Startup Venture Capital Conference Social Media 248

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MAY 22, 2010

This week I was preparing for my weekly This Week in Venture Capital web show and was researching some of the deals that were announced for the week. I wanted to look at what they actually did so in looking at their website I saw this positioning. Yes, with a “B.&# And soon that will include screen sharing.

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Screening Screencast Web Yammer 266

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 16, 2012

It’s tempting to want to stay in your offices and fund raise via email or web conferencing. It’s your job to find a continued way to stay on the radar screen of the VC. We’re the largest fund in Southern California. It’s ideal for people who have VCs all chasing them. Press the flesh.

Develop 366

Develop Development Funding Venture Capital 366

SoCal Delicious

MAY 6, 2012

He is currently CEO of ThisWeekIn.com , a web television network he co-founded with Jason Calacanis and comedian/actor Kevin Pollak. Mark Gantt is the Executive Producer, and Star of Sony Pictures Television’s web series, The Bannen Way , created by Jesse Warren & Mark Gantt. Mark Jeffrey – Co-Founder of ThisWeekIn. Michal Braun.

Los Angeles 78

Los Angeles Entrepreneur Angel Fractional CTO 78