socalTECH

DECEMBER 26, 2014

Here are five of the gifts--all from Southern California high tech companies--we wish we could have gotten wrapped in a present this year. your GoPro Hero--anywhere you want, for the ultimate aerial photography and video platform, with up to 15 minute flight time and live, on-screen control and piloting. 3D Robotics X8+ Drone.

High Tech 170

High Tech Playa Del Rey Belkin Santa Barbara 170

Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 30, 2012

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. And now without further ado I present the Spotlight: LA Tech Winter Companies: Spotlight Companies. It’s a gallery of great entrepreneurship. It’s a toast to those who build and innovate.

CalTech 91

CalTech Company Companies Idealab 91

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 14, 2021

Start the product design process by thinking about what a historian in the future would look back on as the one big thing that changed everything. Amazon uses this technique internally for all new product design efforts. An example is the evolution of computer control to screen touches and gestures, versus keys and mice.

Entrepreneur 158

Entrepreneur Startup Outsource Development Design 158

Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 11, 2013

Those who are more involved in traditional entertainment are seeing a major shift online which is why an additional one-day seminar was created to coincide with Silicon Beach Fest Hollywood as a partnership called, Idea to Screen. tech community and to discuss the opportunities and challenges facing us in the coming years. .”

Hollywood 100

Hollywood Screening Ideas Entertainment 100

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 17, 2011

It’s why I always work hard to find images for my blog posts & why all of my keynote presentations are visual rather than bullet points with words. The need for creativity extends well beyond product design. In order to visualize how an audience will receive my presentation I have to be able to imagine the whole situation.

Writing 356

Writing Startup Ideas Summary 356

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 24, 2011

Some of them are beautifully designed and have exciting teams so I know why investors are pumped up about the teams they’ve backed. He also was an executive talent at Activision having designed & managed two products (Mechwarrior 2 and ?Interstate I know this category has gotten a lot of press.

Gogii 310

Gogii Invest Blogging Startup 310

Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 16, 2009

They spot opportunities that aren’t being met and the design products to meet these needs. And when they walk in my office and present you can tell that they know what they’re talking about. And when they walk in my office and present you can tell that they know what they’re talking about.

Entrepreneur 306

Entrepreneur Startup Outsource Development Custom 306

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 4, 2011

The Gust Deal Funnel from the last 12 months indicates is that 70% of the interested companies never make it past the initial screening process. Over half of the survivors remaining are eliminated during live presentations, and another 6.5% Build an investor presentation and summary. are eliminated during due diligence.

Invest 99

Invest Angel Technical Review Summary 99

SoCal CTO

APRIL 28, 2014

There was a lot of passion in the room last week when I presented Working with Developers at the Stubbs Precellerator. Poor machine, screen, connection, chair. If your developers have a better machine, screen, internet connection, or chair at home than they do in the office, then there’s a problem.

Develop 280

Develop Development CTO Coach CTO Hire 280

Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 6, 2012

He was the guest speaker for the sold out event titled, “ Designing Beyond the Device.” Jod is the Experience Design Director at Blitz and is considered to be a visionary, known for being way ahead of his time. Designing Beyond the Device. As Jod puts it, envision designing beyond the device. “I

Design 101

Design Yahoo Santa Monica Los Angeles 101

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 24, 2012

Most of these investors are members of Angel groups that have a rigorous filtering and screening process, to select the top 3% and most fundable proposals. That’s why this item is so important, and is probably the biggest stumbling block I see in getting through the initial Angel screening. Build an investor presentation and summary.

Angel 104

Angel Screening Summary Startup 104

Tech Zulu Event

APRIL 25, 2013

Mindshare LA set out to gather intriguing speakers from fascinating backgrounds to present unique topics to a community of intellectuals, scientists, entrepreneurs, technologists, and the general public via a monthly evening of “enlightened debauchery.”. “I There will be a DJ, drinks, designer cake, and a clothing swap contest with prizes.

Santa Monica 92

Santa Monica BarCamp Startup UCLA 92

Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 3, 2009

There was the usual cogent presentation by Brian Solis on the future of PR in which he implored us to get beyond the echo chamber of Silicon Valley and Techmeme and focus on staying on the radar screen of real America. He obviously believes this since he has become CEO of TopSpin Media – a firm designed to do just that.

Twiistup 228

Twiistup SoCal Southern California Yammer 228

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 7, 2011

And I hope the output is that you get a glimpse into the people shaping our tech present and a sense of the kinds of conversations we have when the cameras aren’t around. Unlike those IM clients with a small (ineffective) footprint, Meebo experience is a website and a full page screen.

Startup 286

Startup Venture Capital Web Ideas 286

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 17, 2013

When pitching to consumers, online or offline, the feedback will likely be on features and design. In all cases, to keep non-professionals attention, the content of the offer online, or pitch presented, is very limited. No one contemplates including a business plan, investor presentation, or even the equivalent of an executive summary.

Funding 106

Funding Equity Entrepreneur Sample 106

Tech Zulu Event

FEBRUARY 2, 2016

The dynamism of web design ascertains that trends should keep varying to the better with changing times. The changes are usually due to improvements in previous designs to suit current tastes and preferences. The introduction of live photos on latest mobile phones has lead to cinemagraphs coming into the forefront of designers minds.

Web Design 40

Web Design Design Web Technical Review 40

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 10, 2014

When pitching to consumers, online or offline, the feedback will likely be on features and design. In all cases, to keep non-professionals attention, the content of the offer online, or pitch presented, is very limited. No one contemplates including a business plan, investor presentation, or even the equivalent of an executive summary.

Funding 101

Funding Equity Entrepreneur Invest 101

Tech Zulu Event

FEBRUARY 19, 2014

Eventually, the team moved into a house (which at one point supported a crew of 20 people) and are presently in an office space in Culver City. ” The large social media screen is Enplug, five iterations later. Instead of advertising, their large, colorful screens are a direct result of these core values. All inclusive.

Social Media 106

Social Media Startup Screening Advertising 106

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 23, 2010

The AngelSoft Deal Funnel from the last 12 months indicates is that 70% of the interested companies never make it past the initial screening process. Over half of the survivors remaining are eliminated during live presentations, and another 6.5% Build an investor presentation and summary. are eliminated during due diligence.

Angel 89

Angel Funding Technical Review Startup 89

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 25, 2011

When pitching to consumers, online or offline, the feedback will likely be on features and design. In all cases, to keep non-professionals attention, the content of the offer online, or pitch presented, is very limited. No one contemplates including a business plan, investor presentation, or even the equivalent of an executive summary.

Funding 92

Funding Startup Social Media Sample 92

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 3, 2019

Start the product design process by thinking about what a historian in the future would look back on as the one big thing that changed everything. Amazon uses this technique internally for all new product design efforts. An example is the evolution of computer control to screen touches and gestures, versus keys and mice.

Startup 105

Startup Outsource Development Entrepreneur Ideas 105

socalTECH

JUNE 25, 2009

Our major designer was the number two guy on the Lucent 5E development program, so we understand how to design scalability into telecom apps, and scale seamlessly, better than our competitors. Instead, we do this for about a $1000 for a site, in HD quality, supporting eight to 10 participants on a 48- or 52-inch screen.

IP 165

IP Pasadena Angels Pasadena Los Angeles 165

Tech Zulu Event

FEBRUARY 19, 2014

Eventually, the team moved into a house (which at one point supported a crew of 20 people) and are presently in an office space in Culver City. ” The large social media screen is Enplug, five iterations later. Instead of advertising, their large, colorful screens are a direct result of these core values. All inclusive.

Social Media 81

Social Media Startup Screening Advertising 81

SoCal CTO

JUNE 9, 2010

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. 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).

Startup 248

Startup Venture Capital Conference Social Media 248

Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 18, 2013

The 10 startups presented a mix of innovation for consumers and enterprise with some sure to please twists. RocksBox , a new discovery and sales channel for designer fashion jewelry. Forget the second screen, play and interact with video content today. And build great business they have.

Class 100

Class Startup Tech Coast Angels CTO Coach 100

Tech.Co

AUGUST 16, 2017

When the webinar goes live, you can make it interactive and keep your audience engaged using the screen sharing, whiteboard, and presentation tools, among others. WordPress or Squarespace, for instance, provide templates that blend this feature seamlessly into your website’s overall design.

Tool 73

Tool Startup Help Template 73

Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 5, 2012

The mobile screen displays an organized list of music, videos, files data and search. As users browse through their pictures they are presented with option to download a copy of the file to the device they are using with the push of a button. The UI (User Interface) is simplistic user friendly.

Mobile 98

Mobile Media Screening Software 98

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 4, 2010

Even though it usually makes sense from a marketing perspective for a startup to stage software rollout to various locales, it makes no sense to design and implement your application that way. Late translation will uncover design issues that are expensive to fix, and the inherent time delays and testing can set back delivery up to six months.

Software 80

Software News Design Coach 80

Tech Zulu Event

MAY 20, 2011

They touched on plenty of subjects, spanning from deeply cyclical themes existing in earlier science fiction works, how these themes are tying back to present tech, a bit about computing history, bits of human-tech philosophy, and plenty of commentary on where augmented reality fits into all of this. The winners of this one?

Conference 69

Conference Startup Google Competition 69

socalTECH

DECEMBER 13, 2012

It was just a matter of process to add iOS, and later, Android to the output, and start designing games for the larger screens, later bringing those games down to run on BREW and Java after that. It's pretty clear that right now, that is the model of the present. We believe it's the future, too.

Mobile 168

Mobile Java Google Startup 168

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 21, 2010

When pitching to consumers, online or offline, the feedback will likely be on features and design. In all cases, to keep non-professionals attention, the content of the offer online, or pitch presented, is very limited. No one contemplates including a business plan, investor presentation, or even the equivalent of an executive summary.

Funding 59

Funding Startup Social Media Sample 59

Xconomy

AUGUST 11, 2016

Today, larger mobile screens and touch interfaces are allowing people to do real work—not just e-mail—with the computer they have, wherever they are. The screens were still pretty small in those early years, the iPad arrived in 2010, and with it a bigger touch canvas to do real work. inch screen. But First iPad.

Product 40

Product Screening Mobile Design 40

Tech Zulu Event

AUGUST 31, 2011

Some attendees came in a bit later on Sunday as they coded and designed throughout the previous night however everyone was “in the Loft” by mid-morning, along with other guests such as Paige Craig and Francisco Dao ( 50 Kings , Twiistup, and Writer at Fast Company). All presentations were of extremely high quality and teams did a killer job.

Los Angeles 73

Los Angeles Startup Angel Tech Coast Angels 73

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 23, 2016

Start the product design process by thinking about what a historian in the future would look back on as the one big thing that changed everything. Amazon uses this technique internally for all new product design efforts. An example is the evolution of computer control to screen touches and gestures, versus keys and mice.

Startup 57

Startup Outsource Development Entrepreneur Ideas 57

Tech Zulu Event

JUNE 13, 2014

Techzulu presents a quick first look into a few games coming out in the near future. looks to keep gamers on their toes with fast combat and new level designs. After a couple of (losing) rounds, the game improved upon level design and the fighting mechanics. The design is epic in short. Nintendo | Super Smash Bros.

IP 77

IP Startup Design Training 77

Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 25, 2013

” while watching the screen and registering nothing. But instead of hitting pause, opening a new tab, and searching Google, or waiting to be served random ads for things you might be interested in, you’re presented with the option to open a catalog and use a directed link to buy immediately. And it’s available today.

Entertainment 98

Entertainment Advertising Startup Media 98

Tech Zulu Event

MAY 20, 2014

What we found is that there was no present solution to do this. OP: myLINGO is a smartphone app where you can select and download an audio track of a movie in your preferred language and go to the theatre and have that audio track synchronize to the movie playing on the screen. How can they go to the movies?

Startup 91

Startup Entertainment CTO Coach Screening 91