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Digital Revenue Expert – Vince Thompson

SoCal CTO

Vince: On the consulting side we are working with a unique social network, a new television network and some original video content businesses. I help internet companies make money. Here’s a series I did for CBS last year - [link] An some some videos along the same lines - [link] Tony: Some great content in there.

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I Just Invested in @Burstly, a Mobile Ad Management Company

Both Sides of the Table

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 ). What worked on the tethered Internet will not necessarily dominate in the mobile world.

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A Guide to Using Authority & Social Proof in Fund Raising

Both Sides of the Table

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. In the video I linked to above Farb talks about how he got Rob Lord on board at Grockit. From there Rob decided to make a small investment.

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Negative Customer Acquisition Costs - Creative Startup Marketing Ideas - Eric David Greenspan

SoCal CTO

He’s done several startups and is a board member of the Technology Council of Southern California (which is where I met him originally). We are also building an audience from our Poogling Internet Safety Seminars, soon to be an online Webinar/video for broader reach. A great opportunity for more visible networking.

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Rustic Canyon Speaks out on GaiKai Exit, Changing Nature of VC, LA Tech & More

Both Sides of the Table

We sat down for an hour to talk about why what GaiKai built was able to overcome its much better funded rival and to dispel the myth that great engineering teams don’t exist in Southern California. I’d hate to frame Nate’s answer into a key phrase so it’s better to watch that section of the video.

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16 Entrepreneurs Reveal The Technologies They Most Look Forward To

Hearpreneur

I’m a business owner based out of Southern California. In September, our state governor signed an executive order that requires all new passenger vehicles sold in California to be zero-emission by 2035. Being a digital marketing company, we have to stay on top of what innovations the internet is throwing up.

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Some Thoughts on Branding Startups and Communities

Both Sides of the Table

Home to the Internet’s first true “accelerator,” Idealab led by Bill Gross. ” To me, LA will always be a creative hub for TV, film, music, video games and now technology. Deviant Art, led by Angelo Sotira, which is one of the largest online communities on the Internet [Hollywood]. Not derivative.

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