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Surveying SoCal's M&A Landscape, with David Siemer

socalTECH

I think that the market was, however, hotter two years ago, when companies were buying more aggressively, and there was lots of pent-up demand. For the more questionable ones, ones with less sustainable differentiation, this time it''s a little tougher than a couple of years ago, and certainly much more so than 2006 and 2007.

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Decoding the Secret of iPhone Game Popularity, With William Volk, Playscreen

socalTECH

We started in the mobile area in 2003 and 2004, and in 2006 we formed a company, MyNumo LLC, which initially started as a portal for artists to publish their ringtones, mobile videos, and more. The thing is, it's a very demanding audience, even when you're talking about apps that are free with in-app purchases.

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Interview with Wade Eyerly, SurfAir

socalTECH

One of the most original, subscription startups to come out of Southern California's tech accelerator boom emerged last week, looking to disrupt not just another retail sector or e-commerce category, but something else entirely: the airline industry. We don't peak and valley with demand. Ultimately, we hit on three key innovations.

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The Startup Guide To SXSW Panel Picking

Tech Zulu Event

I first attended SxSW in 2006, and was blown away. Everybody is Selling Something: The Arrival of "Me-Commerce". The "old school" models of e-commerce, as dominated by bulky hosted storefron. Entrepreneurism / Monetization e-commerce, monetization, Selling. . Social Networks and Citizen Commerce: Reinventing Ecommerce.

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Frank Addantes FounderBlog: The Kool-Aid Test: “Why do I need anything? Why do I need yours? Why do I need it now?"

Frank Addante

2006 (20) ► December (2) Just Say What it Is 12 Proven Guidelines for Rapid Product Development. I need to send marketing, e-commerce or e-statements emails to my customers to drive revenue or reduce costs. if they started a business that was driven by market demand (as opposed to new/cool technology).

Startup 40
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Frank Addantes FounderBlog: Startup 5.0 – I’m just going to chill out for a bit… (OK, for a month…)

Frank Addante

2006 (20) ► December (2) Just Say What it Is 12 Proven Guidelines for Rapid Product Development. We provide turnkey digital messaging appliances for enterprises, service providers and software developers to send marketing, e-commerce, CRM and customer service email. ► March (2) 4. Build a SWAT team 3.

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What the Past Can Tell Us About the Future of Social Networking

Both Sides of the Table

We were looking for what I call the “6 C’s of Social Networking&# – Communications, connectedness, common experiences, content, commerce & cool experiences (fun!). Since 2006 I have been lamenting what I see as “the Facebook problem&# – they are trying to lump me into one big social network.