Jesse Bouman



Jesse Bouman is a stubborn entrepreneur and currently the Director of Content Strategy at Xivic Inc. Previously he founded the digital marketing agency Demeter Interactive, which was acquired by Xivic. He’s a self-described budding philanthropist, social media nerd, and technology geek. When not at his desk blogging or tweeting, he can be found at the beach, in a coffee shop, exploring LA’s hidden treasures, or playing a game of dodgeball.

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    Kaleio: A Different Kind of Professional Network

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    Linkedin is by far the most popular professional networking site in the world. It’s aimed at professionals who are in the office oriented career track. For those that are on these career tracks (lawyers, business executives, etc), Linkedin is an extremely effective way to connect. But what about the hardworking professionals who don’t quite fit [...]

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    Ribbon Makes Sure You Never Miss A Friend Again

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    I’m currently sitting in the lobby of the Palmer House Hilton in Chicago…alone. I planned this trip a week ago and reached out to a few people, but aside from my business meetings, I have no concrete plans.  I’m sure I’m not alone in this problem, which is why newly released app, Ribbon, is looking [...]

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    Q&A with FieldLevel’s Brenton Sullivan

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    In high school, Brenton Sullivan knew he was good enough to play college sports, but went almost completely unnoticed by college recruiters. But at the University of Southern California (USC), he walked onto the varsity baseball team and later went on to earn an athletic scholarship.  As a catcher, Brenton worked closely with his coaches [...]

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    5 Questions with Zoostores.com’s Nikhil Behl

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      Nikhil Behl is a technology entrepreneur with 15 years of experience in the e-commerce space. He currently serves  as the CEO of  Zoostores.com. I was able to connect with him and discuss his endeavors as well as entrepreneurship in the Valley in general. 1. What inspires you about entrepreneurship and innovation? When I was at [...]

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    Instamonial – Word of Mouth for Local Businesses

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    A major problem that many small, local businesses have is that they don’t have a lot of knowledge and/or time to market themselves. What they rely on is positive word of mouth from their existing customers. This is how many small businesses operate. But getting word of mouth recommendations isn’t easy. And if a business [...]

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    CEO Sundays: Appboy’s Bill Magnuson On How Brands are Squandering The Immense Opportunity of Mobile

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     This is a guest post by Bill Magnuson, Co-founder & CTO of New York-based Appboy. Appboy is a customer relationship management (CRM) platform for mobile applications that enables companies or mobile app developers to understand their mobile users better than you ever have before. Through data, insights, and diagnostic information powered by Appboy’s SDK and served through a web dashboard, the company [...]

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    Ten Groups Keeps Your Friends Closer

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    We can talk to anyone in the world at anytime we please. And it only takes a second to connect us. We can now talk to someone like they’re right next to us even though they are hundreds of miles away. Ten Groups is looking to replicate the private conversations you have among close friends within their new app.

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    eBay Classifieds Takes on Craigslist

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    It’s no secret that mobile is the next great opportunity for commerce. The numbers from this past Black Friday indicate mobile was a huge driving force behind consumer purchases. eBay is well aware of this trend and has been working vigilantly to pivot their company from an auction marketplace to a mobile commerce company. They [...]

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    Get To Know a Startup: SocialWire

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    The personalized web is upon us. The post Web 2.0 era on the internet is focused on customizing the web experience to each individual user, making everything users see more relevant to their personality/tastes/interest. A new crop of startups are working behind the scenes to create technology that makes our web experience one of a kind. [...]

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    Nimble: A Social CRM That’s Light On Your Company’s Wallet

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    Nimble is a cost-effective social CRM that allows businesses to manage their communication, collaboration, calendar and social into one simple solution.

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    Kuapay: Thinking Globally About Mobile Payments

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    In the wild west of mobile payments, Kuapay is building a mobile wallet that looks to tap the world’s many cash transactions and “commoditize electronic payments.”

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    TidePool: Discovering Personalities From Photos

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    Recent San Francisco transplant TidePool is taking this statement to the next level to bring meaning to your photo preferences. The former Amplify.LA company is combining one founder’s youthful exuberance with the other’s years of scientific brilliance to create their exciting Hunch-like startup.

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