socalTECH

APRIL 14, 2011

We've just added a layer on top of all the social networks particular to finance. You'd have to come up with an idea, gather the truth, write it, produce it, shoot it, edit it, and when you had the product, you had to figure out how to distribute it. It's fun, I guess. Only a dummy would do it again.

Ideas 248

Ideas Web Startup Content 248

socalTECH

JUNE 30, 2009

I am someone who likes to interact with my Representatives and Senators, by way of writing letters, emailing, and what not. When I was listening, I made a point to try to do that, but when I did, I found I had to go to twenty sites to find the information I needed--whether that was to write a letter, send an email, or whatever.

Startup 100

Startup Writing Southern California Email 100

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 22, 2011

We can also write checks as large as $35M out of the Omega Fund. I can tell you we did four investments in Southern California last year, and in none of those deals did we run into super angels, even though we are writing checks as small as $50,000. What areas you personally are looking at right now? Fouad ElNaggar: It's pretty broad.

Redpoint 154

Redpoint Southern California Cornerstone OnDemand Invest 154

socalTECH

APRIL 25, 2011

Even though write once and run anywhere has been the holy grail, I think it's the false prophet. Those are almost like little social networks built around a topic. If you think that it is easy, however, you'll be disappointed. Back to textPlus, tell us where you are now with the app?

Gogii 200

Gogii Mobile Activision Electronic Arts 200

socalTECH

JUNE 30, 2011

They've proven that with social networking, proven that with apps, proven that with Facebook credits. How fast do you think the market for HTML5 games will develop? Howard Marks: I think Facebook has a tendency to change markets in a significant way. They've proven that in many ways. The Like button is a good example.

Activision 217

Activision Platform Startup Mobile 217

socalTECH

JUNE 30, 2010

My partner is a documentarian and reports for the New York Times, Time, and Newsweek, and was given a story to write about for the New York Times, about the sounds that fish make , for their Science section. Tom Grasty: Essentially, we started off as a graduate school project at USC. We grew out of an interesting use case.

Journal 187

Journal USC News Startup 187

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 15, 2011

Nowadays, when you post something online, whether that is an image in a gallery or social networking site, it only has a lifespan of just a few seconds. We also use the GPS location of that image, ripping the GPS location and put it on a map or point of interest on the postcard.

Email 218

Email Startup Ideas Burbank 218

socalTECH

APRIL 30, 2010

The reason passwords don't work, is because if you want a stronger password, when a system forces you to use a certain number of characters, or put numbers or special characters into a password, people can use keystroke logging to force themselves into your network or your PC. Forty-seven percent of people still don't use online banking.

Technology 124

Technology Web Sites Orange County 124

socalTECH

MAY 11, 2010

We have almost a thousand bloggers who are writing reviews about the products we offer, and we also review them from our own point of view, to help support parents decisions and learning about products in the real world. We also are bringing together a community of like-minded people, so that they can share and exchange information.

Software Review 200

Software Review Commerce Startup Sites 200

socalTECH

JULY 29, 2009

You could create a business process design Genie, and announce it through public relations or social networking efforts, and direct them to a login page. Instead of writing a book, we wanted to develop a platform to bring our methods to life, and scale our knowledge. But, it didn't seem scalable.

Geni 100

Geni Web Guide Platform 100

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 15, 2010

Clearly a startup should consult its lawyer before filing or not filing.But the attorneys I relied on to write this piece told me that they’ve done lots of Section 4(2) deals in the past, and would recommend it to clients who had relatively simple financing agreements (not tranched-out, not too many investors, etc.)

Venture Capital 285

Venture Capital Startup Advertising Redpoint 285