crowdSPRING Blog

AUGUST 19, 2011

These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! The image to the left is an ad created by Yehoshua TBWA, Israel for betili. 99 more fun ads in the Social Media & Marketing section below. Showcase of Italian Web Design Pt.1

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Social Media Small Business Design Media 98

crowdSPRING Blog

AUGUST 10, 2012

These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! Social Media Stunts Do More Harm Than Good – [link]. Why McKinsey Says Social Media Could Add $1.3 15 Mobile UI Splash Screens For Inspiration – [link].

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Social Media Small Business Design Media 94

VC Cafe

FEBRUARY 8, 2010

Enter Eyecon , an Israeli startup that enables consumers to improve their overall home media experience by providing a central media control point via mobile devices. The connected home will require communication between multiple devices and media types: Twonky Media, WMP, HP Media Smart iTunes, YouTube, Flickr and Picasa.

Media 74

Media Software Review Software 74

VC Cafe

OCTOBER 29, 2013

mobile health is taking off in Israel. This is a once-in-a-generation opportunity for mobile and digital startups to disrupt an inefficient industry. Even the big guys, who are skilled at FDA approval, face challenges with mobile applications. in 2014 to reach 20% of GDP by 2021. It was not a success.

Azure 133

Azure Government Mobile 133

VC Cafe

OCTOBER 6, 2021

Readers of VC Cafe already know that we’re fascinated by the creator economy and its potential to completely disrupt the $2 trillion media and entertainment industry. Value of the global entertainment and media market (Source: Statista ). The post is behind a paywall, so I’m sharing a slightly expanded list below.

Audio 193

Audio Startup Portfolio 193

VC Cafe

MAY 12, 2016

Yesterday was Israel’s 68th Independence Day, and to mark the occasion, Calcalist , a leading business publication in Israel, ranked the 50 most promising private Israeli startups. Perfecto – Clound based mobile app testing (Raised $90M). Tabtale – Children mobile applications (Raised $14M).

Software Review 60

Software Review Analytics eCommerce 60

The Next Web

FEBRUARY 2, 2014

Making money on mobile can be a tricky thing. Having ads on your app is an option, but few companies have truly cracked the perfect mobile advertising strategy, so adding ads to your app will likely be an annoying, disruptive experience to the user. How do you know when you’re designing a mobile app that’s going to make money?

Mobile 163

Mobile Software Review Channel 163

VC Cafe

JULY 7, 2014

Israelis Value Online Media 1.5x More Than Offline Media- Highest in Global Survey. Digital media is a recent phenomenon in Israel. In the mobile era, the iPhone arrived in 2009 (two years after the US), followed by the iPad in 2011 and the iTunes store in 2012. For media companies, the future is NOW.

Media 109

Media Business Model Mobile 109

VC Cafe

JANUARY 10, 2024

Not so long ago, we were all posting AI profile pictures on social media, but very quickly we’re now seeing an emergence of generative AI tools and LLM applications to assist almost every role in the organisation, across industries and verticals. This shift is particularly significant in the realm of Large Language Models (LLMs).

Generative AI 109

Generative AI Artificial Inteligence Open Source 109

VC Cafe

AUGUST 18, 2011

The International Broadcast Convention (IBC) 2011 is the leading global tradeshow for broadcasting media and entertainment industry, covering the latest developments in broadcasting, mobile TV, IPTV, digital signage and forward looking R&D. The PeerTV solution combines the Peerstation Internet based Set Top Boxes and the MX 3.0

Mobile 113

Mobile Media IP Distribution 113

VC Cafe

OCTOBER 24, 2022

Thoughts on the consumer startup space in Israel. Israel is primarily known for it’s cybersecurity, semiconductors and perhaps devops, all in the enterprise space. Whatever the category, what is certain is that in order to generate venture returns, exits are necessary, and ideally IPOs.

B2C 103

B2C IPO B2B 103

VC Cafe

JULY 7, 2023

The state of Generative AI startups in Israel According to The Global AI Index by Tortoise Media, the first index to benchmark nations on their level of investment, innovation and implementation of artificial intelligence, Israel is the 7th most attractive AI hub globally. Generative AI for media and entertainment.

Generative AI 88

Generative AI ChatGPT Startup 88

VC Cafe

FEBRUARY 25, 2013

his week, 70,000 attendees will descend on Barcelona for the annual mobile techie Fiesta known as the Mobile World Congress. Among the 1500 exhibitors, more than 10% are from Israel, the third largest contingent of any country at the show. [[ This is a content summary only.

Mobile 167

Mobile Flash Europe 167

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 1, 2011

The founders of Quigo ( an enterprise search company based in Israel that was competing directly with AdSense ) tracked Mike down while doing a CEO search. Mike passed up an offer from Ross Levinsohn of Fox Interactive Media ( around $175 Million ). But, they also want it to remain fun and engaging and access it from mobile devices.

Semantic 302

Semantic Acquisition Valuation Angel Investor 302

Up and Running

MARCH 5, 2018

If you run social media profiles for your business, most social sites provide a free demographic breakdown of your followers in the backend analytics area. and Israel. Researching your target market. New technologies can make nailing down your demographics and psychographics much easier (and cheaper) than in the past.

Marketing 136

Marketing Software Review San Diego Curation 136

VC Cafe

JANUARY 20, 2014

The BUBBLE came to Israel too, with a record $4.2 While there were IPOs (notably Wix in November), most of the acquisitions were made by global technology companies with R&D Centers (and their corporate M&A teams) in Israel, including Apple, Google, EMC, AOL, Cisco, IBM and now Facebook. Seed-stage deals now require $5.1

Venture Capital 155

Venture Capital Pre-Money Valuation IPO 155

The Next Web

MAY 7, 2013

Free mobile messaging and VoIP service provider Viber today made a slew of announcements , including reaching the milestone of 200 million users, the roll-out of Viber 3.0 TM: I was born in Israel, spent most of my adult life in the US. How, when and why did you co-found Viber Media? At the time mobile messaging was a novelty.

Mobile 125

Mobile Iran Cyprus Belarus 125

VC Cafe

JANUARY 28, 2020

1 Media SE sports Head of global business development at ESL Gaming Head of innovation & data at Newzoo QueeNiki – one of Israel’s top streamers CEO of Overwolf Co-founder of StreamElements. In attendance there will also be the top esports startups and investors in Israel.

Philadelphia 132

Philadelphia Cloud Cofounder 132

ConversionXL

MARCH 22, 2013

Mashable named 2013 “The Year of Responsive Design” But is responsive web design actually the answer to boosting mobile conversions? mobile subscribers own smartphones and 2 out of 3 Americans opt for a smartphone instead of a feature phone when purchasing a new mobile. Shopping on mobile devices can be a pain.

Mobile 115

Mobile Conversion Design Dividend 115

VC Cafe

JULY 11, 2011

The Israel Innovation Road Trip , is an effort to raise both funding and awareness. event, following 14 similar ones in Israel, Turkey and Europe. Israel Innovation Road Trip company list. CallApp turns the mobile network into a vibrant (and huge) social network by “wrapping” each call with social tools and information.

Artificial Inteligence 92

Artificial Inteligence Turkey Boston 92

The Startup Magazine

DECEMBER 14, 2021

However, the shift to mobile sparked a need for similar tools that could be accessed by anyone easily and in real-time.” Previously, content creation tools like Adobe were mainly used amongst professionals on desktops. The capital boost is intended to be used to fund acquisitions as well as launch new products.

Venture Capital 161

Venture Capital Bootstrapping Valuation Social Media 161

VC Cafe

JULY 4, 2011

As every month, VC Cafe is re-posting the “Invest in Israel” Newsletter, published by the investment promotion center of Israel’s Ministry of Industry, Trade and Labor , which offers many helpful tools for prospecting investors. FITCH AFFIRMS ISRAEL AT “A” (OUTLOOK STABLE). DG FASTCHANNEL TO BUY ISRAEL’S MEDIAMIND.

Balance Sheet 90

Balance Sheet Acquisition Syndicate 90

VC Cafe

JULY 9, 2010

The company is headquartered in London, UK, with satellite offices in the US and Israel. Legolas Media – Currently in stealth mode, The Legolas Media team is focused on innovating digital display media. Supersonicads was founded in 2008 by Gil Shoham (CEO) and Arik Czerniak (COO) and Nissim (Romi) Romano (CTO).

Media 109

Media Stealth Venture Capital 109

Mike Michalowicz

JANUARY 24, 2018

Avoid Outsourcing Your Social Media. Social media has spawned a plethora of consultants who will handle all your social media needs. Avoid Making Your Own Mobile Apps. With all the hype about consumers using mobile devices for information, I. We hear digital media is the new frontier where Business is being done.

Viral 126

Viral Social Media LLC Mobile 126

VC Cafe

JUNE 7, 2010

A ccording to Calcalist ,Pudding Media, an Israeli mobile advertising startup, faces imminent shut down. Pudding Media let go 25 employees this morning and announced it will cease its operations in Israel. Pudding Media was founded in 2006 by brothers Ariel and Ruben Maislos. So what went wrong?

Media 95

Media Malaysia Thailand Asia 95

VC Cafe

NOVEMBER 20, 2013

Francois Hollande, President of France, led a delegation this week of 260 senior French executives and government officials to Israel for the 2 nd annual France-Israel Innovation Day. French President Hollande, Israel’s President Peres and Prime Minister Netanyahu hold a robot snake in Tel Aviv.

France 98

France Startup Security 98

YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 8, 2018

Simple errors like poor navigation, lack of call-to-action buttons, or forgetting to optimize for mobile can drive customers away left and right. Such mistakes happen more frequently and faster on digital channels like social media. Pratik has spoken at NextBigWhat’s UnPluggd, IIT-Bombay, SMX Israel, and other major events across Asia.

Silicon Valley 151

Silicon Valley Cofounder Startup 151

VC Cafe

FEBRUARY 21, 2010

Aardvark and reMail were the most recent buys and now, several sources report that theIsraeli start-up Catch Media may be next. Catch Media was founded in 2003 by two brothers, Yaacov and Boaz Ben-Yaacov. Catch Media is headquartered in LA and has its development center based in Jerusalem.

Media 88

Media Cloud Acquisition 88

VC Cafe

JANUARY 20, 2014

In 2014, those bucks will flow toward content marketing, social media lead-gen and analytics tools. They are learning to balance the culture clash between IT and Marketing by augmenting measurable digital experiences like video, webinars and Mobile. The emphasis on technology has changed the perception of the CMO.

B2B 111

B2B Technology PPC Marketing 111

VC Cafe

JANUARY 12, 2014

MEC, one of the Group M media agencies at WPP, brought more than just their entire Executive Committee to CES. Carl Fremont, Chief Digital Officer at MEC and a keynote at the upcoming Marketing & Ad:Tech Israel (www.adtechsummit.com) conference, explains. Leverage Open Source Platforms. Create Communities that Share.

Las Vegas 90

Las Vegas Silicon Valley Open Source 90

VC Cafe

APRIL 26, 2023

The US and China are in the lead, but Israel has certainly earned itself a place as one of the leading centers of excellence in the global AI ecosystem with companies like AI21 Labs, which is developing a large language model Jurassic, which can be considered as an alternative to GPT. The talent pool for AI startups in Israel is deep.

Generative AI 78

Generative AI ChatGPT Artificial Inteligence 78

online.wsj.com

SEPTEMBER 23, 2012

Media & Marketing. Media Agencies. Mr. Dreymann moved his family from Israel in 2004 after co-founding Goodmail in Mountain View, Calif., which makes a mobile app that rewards shoppers for creating a personal shopping mall and following their favorite stores. Management. Small Business. More Industries. Accounting.

Venture Capital 107

Venture Capital Software Review Rhode Island South Dakota 107

VC Cafe

JULY 7, 2010

A s every month, VC Cafe is re-posting the “Invest in Israel” Newsletter, published by the investment promotion center of Israel’s Ministry of Industry, Trade and Labor. ISRAEL RANKED 17TH MOST COMPETITIVE ECONOMY BY IMD. Israel was also rated first in several of the report’s sub-categories.

North America 68

North America Brazil Argentina 68

VC Cafe

NOVEMBER 16, 2010

According to comScore Media Metrix, out of the countries monitored by comScore Canada, Israel and the US are the top three consumers of Internet per capita and time spent online. Mobile is a whole new dimension. Many companies in the UK and elsewhere have already launched sophisticated mobile offerings. hours in the UK.

Internet 138

Internet Canada Advertising 138

Mike Michalowicz

JANUARY 10, 2013

Avoid Outsourcing Your Social Media. Social media has spawned a plethora of consultants who will handle all your social media needs. Avoid Making Your Own Mobile Apps. With all the hype about consumers using mobile devices for information, I. We hear digital media is the new frontier where Business is being done.

Viral 145

Viral Social Media LLC Mobile 145

VC Cafe

MAY 30, 2011

Zeev Holtzman, founding partner of Giza Venture Capital and founding member of the Israel Venture Association (IVA), cautioned that “ Israel’s venture capital and startup industry is heading for collapse. Nowadays, the focus has shifted to more “capital-efficient&# businesses in Internet, media and mobile apps.

Venture Capital 94

Venture Capital Early Stage Europe 94

VC Cafe

JANUARY 17, 2011

A joint report by IVC Israel and KPMG, surveyed 95 venture investors (48 in Israel and 47 foreign investors who are active in the Israeli market) summarizes 2010 in Israeli venture capital. There’s good news and bad news in last year’s trends.

Venture Capital 97

Venture Capital Early Stage Internet 97