Yohei Nakajima

Author: Yohei

  • Daft Punk meets Andy Warhol

    I made this: Which is cool, but I feel like this:

  • Introduction to A/B Testing

    Don’t know what A/B testing is? It’s when companies test a hypothesis, for example, by randomly displaying two versions of a home page and testing to which results in a higher sign-up rate, or a conversion rate. To understand how A/B testing works, take a look at this article, a single case study of how […]

  • Cost of Online Ads

    Average cost of pay-per-click ads over time (source: Hochman Consultants) Global Average Cost per Click data by Industry (source: SEOmoz) Finance    —     $3.09 Jobs & Education   —  $1.80 Business & Industrial —  $1.67 Computers & Electronics  —  $1.39 Internet & Telecom  —  $1.11 Beauty & Fitness   — $1.11 Autos & Vehicles  —  $0.97 Home […]

  • LA Tech/Startup Event Calendars

    Mailing Lists http://startupdigest.com/los-angeles/ (they’re mailing list is better than their calendar) http://www.eventbrite.com/directory/California/Los+Angeles (the LA mailing list) Top Event Calendars http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/calendar.php http://wearelatech.com/la-tech-events/ http://techzulu.com/events/ Other Event Calendars http://www.builtinla.com/ http://www.latechevents.com/ http://siliconbeachla.com/events-2/calendar  

  • Three New Startup Accelerators/Incubators in Los Angeles Announced This Month

    I already wrote about MediaCamp (currently accepting applications), which was launched by Warner Bros/Turner (read more). I sat down with the team yesterday to ask them a few questions. What they’re trying to do is connecting with startups who are looking to do business with big media companies. Their mentors (as of now) are all […]

  • SnapChat Gets Sued by… Cofounder?

    Mr. Frank Reginald Brown IV seems to have been “Winklevii’d” by the two founders of SnapChat, Evan Spiegel and Bobby Murphy. Apparently, Mr. Brown came up with the idea, designed the logo, and was CMO for a little while, even through the launch of the app (it was called Pickaboo back then). After a disagreement […]

  • Making Life Better

    My girlfriend was feeling a little down today, so I drew her this notecard and explained to her how even when you’re doing everything just right, you can still sometimes be in a bad mood. Making life better, isn’t that all we want? We might disagree on what we consider a better life, but let’s […]

  • Media Giant Hearst Invests in Science Inc

    So I just wrote yesterday about how in LA, we’re seeing the entertainment industry increasingly investing time and money in the tech/startup community. Yesterday, on AllThingsD, it was announced that media giant Hearst Corp is investing $30M in Science Inc for probably about 20% equity. Science Inc is referred to by many as an incubator […]

  • Warner Bros’ Accelerator and CAA’s Venture Fund

    Warner Bros is launching MediaCamp in Los Angeles, a startup accelerator focused on the media space. They apparently started up in San Francisco, but quickly realized the media action within the tech space is happening in Los Angeles. It’s where companies like FullScreen, DemandMedia, and ZEFR reside. Not surprising considering LA has the best content […]

  • Raddest Event Organizers in LA

    I was talking to a photo documenting startup this morning who wanted to work with event organizers. While I am an event organizer with Coloft, and I’m connected to others who host networking events, the raddest parties to take photos at are not business related. These are the event organizers I suggested they try to […]