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JANUARY 20, 2012

Internet giant Google said Friday that it will be shutting down web analytics service Urchin , the onetime San Diego startup which had been acquired by Google in April of 2005.

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JUNE 22, 2011

The patent was originally filed in October of 2005. That technology provides information like phone type, geographic location, and other data as part of two-factor authentication processes. Inventors on TeleSign's patent were Schlomo Gonen, Jonathan Gonen, Alon Gonen, and Danny Rosen. READ MORE>>.

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FEBRUARY 24, 2010

The firm said it outgrew its original location, and came along with new ownership and a 20 percent increase in its staff. by Mike Andrews; the firm was acquired by Swiss firm Mount10 in 2005. Backup software developer NovaStor has shifted its U.S. headquarters from Simi Valley to Agoura Hills, the firm announced this morning.

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DECEMBER 31, 2018

The biggest news this year for Okapi, Southern Californias original seed stage venture capital fund, is that we ramped up the deployment of our 3rd fund and saw its portfolio grow by another 10 companies! Are there any technology innovations, gadgets, devices, software, that you found most interesting in 2018?

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NOVEMBER 4, 2016

Originally created in the mid 1990’s to help with the imprecise problem of how to value early stage companies, especially those in technology, I developed what soon became known as “The Berkus Method” when published in the popular book, “Winning Angels” by Harvard’s Amis and Stevenson with my permission in 2001. Well, it had to happen.

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OCTOBER 2, 2009

The El Capitan has been using the firm's 3D technology since 2005, and according to RealD is the highest attended RealD 3D theatre in the world. width supported by the firm's original product. RealD's XL system provides 3D capability to larger screens, over the 45 ft.

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

The firm was originally known as CarsDirect, the automotive buying site of Idealab, and was headed by Scott Painter--who is now head of both Zag Automotive and TrueCar. The firm changed its name to Internet Brands in June of 2005, and hit the markets with its IPO in November of 2007.

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MARCH 27, 2009

The patent was granted on March 10th, and was originally filed by the firm in January of 2005. According to the filing, the inventors on the patent were Yaakov Gringeler and Darryl Lovato. Lovato is the firm's Vice President of Advanced Technology.

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NOVEMBER 5, 2008

Smith Micro purchased Allume, the maker of StuffIt, in 2005; the software was originally developed by then-high school student Raymond Lau in 1987 for the Mac. Stainbrook & Stainbrook, LLP. Smith Micro's StuffIt software is used to compress files on Macintosh, PC, and Linux computers. READ MORE>>

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DECEMBER 31, 2018

As a VC, while it was difficult to avoid all the buzz around block-chain, AR, and AI, one thing we found most interesting is how quickly the sexiest new technologies become commoditized and no longer add as much as you originally think to provide defensibility for a business case. He later earned his JD/MBA degrees from UCLA.

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DECEMBER 26, 2019

Growing our practice from 3 original partners who would meet at coffee shops into a full institutional investing platform is a constant evolution. in 2005 for $680M. This was a big year for Crosscut because were finally delivering on our promise of implementing a full-scale investing platform after 11+ years in business.

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JULY 25, 2011

This article originally ran on TechCrunch. I was significantly wiser by 2005 when I started my second company. tl;dr version: If you’re an entrepreneur or VC or will be working in this industry - buy this. When I first started as a startup CEO in 1999 there were no guides on raising venture capital. Drag along rights?

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AUGUST 15, 2014

What we saw back in 2005, was that everyone was making a ton of money on desktop ads, because that''s where the users were. You''ve got an interesting background -- it looks like you were originally in law, and moved over to running startups. Keith Bonnici: Both myself and my two other cofounders have seven years in publishing.

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SEPTEMBER 14, 2010

Let’s call these cards 1996-99 and 2005-08. But if 2011 & 2012 look more like 2008-2009 than 2010 or 2005-2007 then one of the most important skills of angel investors will be whether they can get their companies financed (or ramen profitable, but this is harder to sustain over a long period of time).

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DECEMBER 7, 2009

In 2005 Electronic Arts and Steven Spielberg signed a deal in which he collaborates on 3 intellectual property video game ideas and works with Amir's teams. A long-time gamer himself, Spielberg was the one to originally conceive the idea behind the Lucas Art's PC/Mac title The Dig.

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APRIL 23, 2013

I started Young Turks back in 2002, and then, in 2006 and really towards the end of 2005, started daily web streaming for the show. Back in 2005, we even had Sirius Satellite Radio tell us they''d pay us a quarter million to not do online video. How did the network come about? We''re now the longest daily web show, ever.

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AUGUST 4, 2011

has provided a platform since 2005 for indie producers, distributors and advertisers to provide viewers with this kind of content. While what they’re doing may not sound too original, people are catching on. The folks over at Blip.tv believe that their model is the best way to bring viewers the best independent streaming content.

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JULY 18, 2013

Since coming here, we''re actually really excited about how many exciting financial technology startups we have run across, which is a lot more than we originally thought. Arjan Schutte: I''ve been investing in this space since 2005, and consistently, fifty percent of our dealflow is from California.

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DECEMBER 21, 2017

How did a fund originally from the Nordics become interested in investing in Los Angeles companies? In Europe, over fifty percent of all the unicorns that have come out of Europe since 2005 have come from the Nordics. Richard Sussman: That's a great question. There is a reason for that, which is there is some amazing talent there.

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InfoChachkie

JUNE 2, 2011

Central Desktop was founded in 2005 to provide an easy-to-use, SaaS collaboration solution to the SMB market. " 3) Most great companies have inspiring Origin Stories. Article first published as Isaac Garcia – Taking Down Microsoft on Technorati. "We were at CNet and I did a very large deal with Microsoft.

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SEPTEMBER 19, 2012

You might have seen this in Elf Yourself or Star Wars Starring You, or Justin Bieber Starring You, as well as in our original stuff. Gregg Spiridellis: We were producing viral video hits in 2005. Our product is called Starring You, which lets oyu put yourself into any video we create. Both my brother and I are semi-recent dads.

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JANUARY 7, 2013

This article originally appeared on Forbes HERE. Over the course of 2004 and 2005, we actually merged Be Free and Commission Junction together. . Kerri Pollard, President of Commission Junction shared her entrepreneurial insights as part of UC Santa Barbara’s Distinguished Lecture Series. Arrogant Greg's Quick Demise.

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APRIL 20, 2011

But now you can learn the origins first hand on this YouTube video as well as how to approach them, how they make decisions and what innovations they've introduced. Josh and Howard began co-investing as angels and in 2005 they started a $10 million fund. I have sat on a board with Howard and have known him a few years. and Half.com.

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OCTOBER 24, 2013

Prior to founding 1 st Street Partners, Robin was the Executive Vice President of Publishing and the executive leading the global games business at ActivisionBlizzard where she oversaw all studio/product development and marketing/business operations, doubled revenue and delivered record profit from 2005 through 2008. Partner with us!

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JUNE 22, 2015

Before weighing in on the subject I would point out one thing that should be obvious to many of you – the iPhone was originally launched in 2007 in an exclusive partnership with AT&T and this was vital to both Apple and AT&T and was a hard negotiation throughout 2005 and 2006.

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AUGUST 8, 2012

Recently, an interesting project popped up on the site--a a 2D to 3D conversion project , from the inventor of the original, LCD projector, Gene Dolgoff. By late 2005 and 2006, we saw the return of 3D movies, made possible by the digital projectors.

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SEPTEMBER 19, 2012

You might have seen this in Elf Yourself or Star Wars Starring You, or Justin Bieber Starring You, as well as in our original stuff. Gregg Spiradellis: We were producing viral video hits in 2005. Our product is called Starring You, which lets oyu put yourself into any video we create. Both my brother and I are semi-recent dads.

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SEPTEMBER 7, 2010

They created Neopets, brought it to the US, helped it grow, and eventually sold it to Viacom in 2005. Because of that, where we want to go now with the business is back in the direction that Meteor Games was originally focused on, which is more immersive, more fleshed out, more content driven, interactive games.

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Tech Zulu Event

MARCH 10, 2010

License your original work on AudioMicro - we accept for review and potential licensing representation all content that meets our minimum quality and sample rate standards and Terms of Service. AudioMicro - Are you a composer, publisher, songwriter, musician, independent band, sound designer, or audio engineer? Media Temple hosts websites.

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SEPTEMBER 28, 2013

We funded one in 2005 and lost a lot of money. The startup CEO was not the original founder. Call me when you’re ready to leave.” ” Now they have a deep sigh when they hear what you’re actually working on. “Dude, we saw a bunch of those last year. Sorry, brah.” I wasn’t surprised.

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DECEMBER 14, 2009

License your original work on AudioMicro - we accept for review and potential licensing representation all content that meets our minimum quality and sample rate standards and Terms of Service. AudioMicro - Are you a composer, publisher, songwriter, musician, independent band, sound designer, or audio engineer? We can get your name out there.

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JANUARY 29, 2010

License your original work on AudioMicro - we accept for review and potential licensing representation all content that meets our minimum quality and sample rate standards and Terms of Service. AudioMicro - Are you a composer, publisher, songwriter, musician, independent band, sound designer, or audio engineer? Media Temple hosts websites.

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JULY 20, 2015

Farhad Mohit: As you know, Bizrate spawned Shopzilla, which took us from 2000 to 2005. By then, it was obvious that the original thesis behind the acquisition by Scripps was just not there. Farhad, tell us a bit about the story behind Flipagram -- how did you get from Bizrate to Flipagram?

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JULY 20, 2015

Farhad Mohit: As you know, Bizrate spawned Shopzilla, which took us from 2000 to 2005. By then, it was obvious that the original thesis behind the acquisition by Scripps was just not there. Farhad, tell us a bit about the story behind Flipagram -- how did you get from Bizrate to Flipagram?

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APRIL 14, 2010

Many companies that are raising B or C venture capital rounds right now raised their initial money in 2005-2008. If you want to raise venture capital more easily the advice could be quite practical and counter-intuitive. It is 2010. That means that they likely raised money at a particularly high price relative to 2010 prices.

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OCTOBER 8, 2008

After that, Rob and I took a year or so to gain traction, and in 2005 we committed full time to the business. We originally were a pay-only site, and it wasn't until a couple of years that we moved towards more of a free site. It took about a yaer to put online, and we went online in 2003 to provide help for college students.

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JANUARY 6, 2010

License your original work on AudioMicro - we accept for review and potential licensing representation all content that meets our minimum quality and sample rate standards and Terms of Service. AudioMicro - Are you a composer, publisher, songwriter, musician, independent band, sound designer, or audio engineer? Media Temple hosts websites.

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