Speaking of videos, the rise in interest in both video and video podcasts on the Internet is playing to the strengths of Los Angeles, in terms of the production talent and actors. There’s enough “latent talent” that has been attracted to Los Angeles, trying to get into Hollywood, that it’s much easier to find folks [...]
It’s late Friday, so here’s a (somewhat silly) clip that features Frank Addante, CEO of the Rubicon Project, an LA Internet advertising startup, making fun of some LA stereotypes. (Frank co-founded L90, StrongMail, etc. — Rubicon is funded by Clearstone Ventures).
There is a great chart (embedded below) buried in a report from SVB Analytics, looking at companies that were funded from 1992 through 2007, and whether they were acquired, went out of business, or had an IPO. (via thealarmclock)
There are two upcoming award opportunities for local high tech companies that you should be aware of, both of which provide an excellent opportunity for people to get the word out to the world, local employees, and others about their firms. The first is the Entretech PwC Enterpreneurship Awards, which is honoring companies in three [...]
Paidcontent posted a story earlier this week on an effort to raise a $150-200M venture capital fund, from the Creative Artists Agency and Draper Fisher Jurvetson. Brian Garrett and Rick Smith (who were at Palomar) are reportedly ivolved. No official world on where the fundraising actually is; I had lunch with Brian Garrett earlier this [...]
Off topic, but I found this article on Microsoft’s “foul-mouthed” Santa very amusing. Microsoft had a software project which would respond to instant messaging queries — part of its Windows Live Messenger Agent program, which allows software developers to create an “agent” which will respond to instant messages on Windows Live. Unfortunately this one wasn’t [...]
As most of you know, we regularly feature guest articles from folks in the Southern California technology community, who would like to lend their advice and give their opinions to our audience. Our latest is More on The Channels for Raising Equity from Sid Mohasseb, who is a Tech Coast Angel and very active in [...]
Silicon Alley Insider, a publication much like socalTECH for New York (run by Henry Blodget of Dot Com Bubble fame), just published a list of the most influential folks in New York’s digital business. I’ve kept my own personal list for some time, and have been tossing around the idea of doing something similar for [...]
Bernard Moon, a Silicon Valley entrepreneur who was most recently at GoingOn Networks, just posted an interesting item talking about “shadiness” in Silicon Valley — specifically, the tendency of entrepreneurs to mention they are friends of notable people, or “in” with a venture firm, or otherwise to try to gain some credibility — when they’re [...]
The Mercury News posted an article this morning on how companies in Silicon Valley are dumping cubicles for “open” offices. Having worked closely with many software, hardware, marketing, and sales teams–and having endured “open office” layouts a few times myself–I just shake my head this. Having been both in the trenches and managing teams, I [...]
Thoughts and commentary from Benjamin F. Kuo, publisher of socalTECH.com.
