socalTECH

DECEMBER 28, 2012

We asked the same four questions of a variety of top technology entrepreneurs, investors, and others, to hear what they're thinking about, and are sharing it here over the next week. Aber Whitcomb is a partner at startup co-working and incubation community io/LA , CTO of SGN , and former co-founder and CTO of MySpace.

Technical Review 223

Technical Review Southern California Incubator High Tech 223

socalTECH

AUGUST 20, 2010

We went out on the Android and Blackberry, and as we were going out to market, we realized that we could use that consumer launch as a proving ground for our technology, and leverage that to the B2B market. When I joined the company, I found an amazing technology platform and analytics capability. We're really headed for three screens.

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Content Screening Mobile Customer 189

socalTECH

MARCH 1, 2013

Lots of them were in online media and entertainment. I was selling products to Live Nation, Demand Media, Kelly Blue Book, Rovi, and the Screen Actors Guild. My co-founder, Taylor Mcpartland, is the entertainment guy. He spent the past 8 years as a producer and writer, and has a phenomenal Rolodex in the entertainment business.

Hollywood 256

Hollywood CTO Hire Social Media Platform 256

socalTECH

JULY 13, 2011

There are two ways you can use the app -- you can either play your iPad like it is a real instrument, by strumming the touch screen. It's a diverse group, both entertainment and technology. It teaches people how to learn guitar, ukulele, and banjo. How did you find those investors?

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Media Education Google Startup 267

Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 18, 2013

The co-founder core team, including a CTO, should be fully formed and passionate enough to be working on the project full time. Their first “App Show” is called Braindex produced by 51 Minds Entertainment (an Endemol company), and allows users to play trivia head-to-head against celebrities like Mike Tyson on their mobile device.

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Class Startup Tech Coast Angels CTO Coach 100

Tech Zulu Event

FEBRUARY 27, 2013

Zachary Cancio (CTO, co-founder) Duke ECE/CS 2009. Everything from Skyfall in a packed auditorium on opening night to It’s a Wonderful Life on Netflix to Ponyo in an art house on a small screen. Built last business (sold cell phones and communications products) to $1.5M+ in revenues. 3rd Startup. We love movies.

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Help Netflix Research Screening 91

Tech Zulu Event

AUGUST 31, 2011

We also had awesome group of mentors that included: David Waxman (Co-founder of PeoplePC, Spot Runner and Firefly Network), Paige Craig (CEO of BetterWorks ), Josh MacAdam (Co-founder/CTO at Ming.ly Also of note was Ryan Orrico’s launch of HandJob, a new form of job applicant screening and referral tracking.

Los Angeles 73

Los Angeles Startup Angel Tech Coast Angels 73