socalTECH

JULY 16, 2010

Last week, San Diego-based provider of web content classification and security services developer BrightCloud was acquired by Webroot , and we thought it would be a great opportunity to talk to founder Quinn Curtis about how the acquisition of his firm came about. Quinn is now VP of Hosted Security Services at Webroot (www.webroot.com).

San Diego 145

San Diego IP Acquisition Web 145

Berkonomics

OCTOBER 20, 2016

In 2006, I gave a keynote speech at the Newspaper Association of America’s national conference in Chicago. Unfortunately, it is almost impossible to classify a Channel partner until you have some time invested, but I have never felt that any time spent with a potential Channel partner is wasted. By Kim Shepherd.

Writing 120

Writing Sales Networking Conference 120

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 22, 2011

I spoke about how Amazon Web Services deserves far more credit for the last 5 years of innovation than it gets credit for and how I believe they spawned the micro-VC category. It’s like people arguing that there’s a beautiful beach house in 2006 that represents great long-term value due to scarcity of similar property.

Pricing 309

Pricing Marketing Startup Venture Capital 309

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 17, 2019

Identify the total investment required for profitability. A very common mistake of early stage startups is to request a small investment to get started. Facebook is indeed the largest growth site on the web, with well over two billion user accounts, all free. Investors will look at competitors in your industry for the norms.

Snapchat 74

Snapchat Startup Course Yahoo 74

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 3, 2010

And the broader question of whether VC’s will continue to invest in the Twitter ecosystem. Web-based client for user stream data including Twitter (original focus), FaceBook, MySpace, Google Buzz, FourSquare and many others. Provider of real-time data and predictive analytics for web site publishers. LibreDigital. MetaMarkets.

Venture Capital 214

Venture Capital Startup Design S3 214

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 19, 2010

Their first fund was a $75 million fund raised in 2006 and they very recently announced a brand new $130 million fund. Gilt Group is currently the largest private sale web site in US. Founded in October 2006 by Jonah Peretti (co-founder of Huffington Post). Configurable from desktop-based web-based UI. Time will tell.

Venture Capital 240

Venture Capital Startup Platform Technical Review 240

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 10, 2012

Back in 2006/07 when I sold my company and then worked at Salesforce.com there were very few options in SF for technology folk to build their careers at big, growing companies. The costs of building a company have gone down dramatically, from $5 million to get to launch in the late 90’s to $500,000 (or even lower) today for web companies.

Technology 313

Technology Rustic Canyon Cloud Computing Beverly Hills 313

socalTECH

OCTOBER 22, 2008

We spoke with Raph Koster, the firm's CEO and founder, about the site and the new investment round. I believe that when you marry the web and technology out of the game industry, you can empower people to really exploit the potential that virtual worlds have to bring people together and socialize. Metaplace was formerly known as Areae.

Web 100

Web Blogging Web 2.0 Startup 100

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 13, 2011

My initial desire to blog came from something that’s always been my approach to investing – I’m a nerd and I love to play with the technology and part of my approach has really been to understand things both at a user level and at a reasonably deep tentacle level. “My This time frame – 2005/2006 – web 2.0

Venture Capital 288

Venture Capital Startup Technical Review Software Review 288

Tech.Co

MAY 25, 2018

In 2006, a passion to help startups grew into Tech Cocktail , a company whose mission was to showcased burgeoning companies in bars around the country. The Case Foundation invests in people and ideas that can change the world. They also align with companies such as Amazon web services, IBM, and many others.

Startup 141

Startup Technical Review Competition Software Review 141

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 1, 2009

There’s no doubt (at least anecdotally) that the pace of VC investments in early-stage technology companies has picked up in the past few months. And Ron Conway has proclaimed that he wants to do up to 40-50 rapid-fire deals in the next 18 months in what is becoming known as the “real time web” (e.g. billion.

Venture Capital 255

Venture Capital Marketing Startup Social Network 255

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 17, 2012

You could argue that choosing the name “first round” paints them into a corner in case they want to ever do a late stage fund, but I suspect they named it FRC precisely because they wanted to excel at early-stage investing. IA Ventures – Roger Ehrenberg was doing angel investing before he became a VC.

Startup 304

Startup Venture Capital Los Angeles Woodland Hills 304

Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 20, 2011

He joined Miramar in 2006. Maneesh works with Miramar portfolio companies to identify growth drivers, potential business partners and evaluate prospective investment opportunities. Maneesh’s prior investing experience includes an associate position at El Dorado Ventures. Managing Director of Miramar Venture Partners.

Orange County 106

Orange County Miramar Startup Tech Coast Angels 106

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 13, 2013

Identify the total investment required for profitability. A very common mistake of early stage startups is to request a small investment to get started. Facebook is indeed the largest growth site on the web, with more than a billion user accounts, all free. Investors will look at competitors in your industry for the norms.

Startup 96

Startup Course Yahoo Funding 96

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 15, 2017

Identify the total investment required for profitability. A very common mistake of early stage startups is to request a small investment to get started. Facebook is indeed the largest growth site on the web, with more than two billion user accounts, all free. Investors will look at competitors in your industry for the norms.

Snapchat 55

Snapchat Startup Course Yahoo 55

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 6, 2012

Identify the total investment required for profitability. A very common mistake of early stage startups is to request a small investment to get started. Facebook is indeed the largest growth site on the web, with more than a billion user accounts, all free. Investors will look at competitors in your industry for the norms.

Startup 93

Startup Course Yahoo Invest 93

socalTECH

AUGUST 24, 2010

It was about three years from investment to exit, which we were really thrilled about. We actually went and calculated our returns, and lo and behold, according to Cambridge and Associates, we're in the top decile for the 2006 vintage of venture funds. What kinds of investments are you particularly interested in right now?

Startup 185

Startup Southern California Ideas Research 185

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 21, 2010

Identify the total investment required for profitability. A very common mistake of early stage startups is to request a small investment to get started. Facebook is indeed the largest growth site on the web, with about 400 million user accounts, all free. Tags: profit startup investment growth business. Marty Zwilling.

Startup 91

Startup Course Invest Yahoo 91

Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 13, 2010

Through a portfolio of vertical web properties reaching more than 80 million monthly visitors, a global network of digital partners, and a breakthrough content studio, Demand Media publishes what the world wants to know and share.

Technical Review 58

Technical Review Software Review Santa Monica Tech Coast Angels 58

socalTECH

APRIL 30, 2010

What we've done, is for authentication, we have created a way to have a unique password to give you access to a web site very time. It was funded in 2006 with about $8M in investments, and we were fortunate to have the benefit of that investment in the development of the intellectual property.

Technology 124

Technology Web Sites Orange County 124

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 18, 2011

Identify the total investment required for profitability. A very common mistake of early stage startups is to request a small investment to get started. Facebook is indeed the largest growth site on the web, with more than 750 million user accounts, all free. Investors will look at competitors in your industry for the norms.

Startup 97

Startup Course Yahoo Invest 97

socalTECH

DECEMBER 19, 2011

We thought it would be interesting to hear about why KidZui is investing in original content, so we spoke with Cliff Boro , KidZui's CEO. Our goal, from the outset, since 2006 when we put the company together, was to bring together the extraordinary content on the Internet, whether that is a website, games, or videos for kids.

Content 165

Content Startup Web Technical Review 165

Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 5, 2010

What I want to answer with this post (long though it may be) is: Why did Web 2.0 Brands didn’t advertise their web pages they advertised “AOL Keywords.&# You couldn’t pick up a magazine in the 96-99 timeframe without seeing AOL Keywords advertised everywhere. Social Networking in Web 1.0: The Present Era.

Social Network 318

Social Network Networking Web 2.0 Startup 318

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 1, 2011

Los Angeles-based Aggregage (www.aggregage.com) is looking to help aggregate the content across multiple blog publishing sites, and curate that information into specific, B2B niche vertical web sites. Entertainment is confusing--we didn't make investments in pure content plays.

Startup 162

Startup Content Advertising Sites 162

Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

This Panel is filled with investing super stars who will be going over must have content for all the startups and entrepreneurs out there. Investment trends in startups that are about or related to social media. They make it easy to collect investment funds, track ownership, and provide targeted updates to investors.

Social Media 71

Social Media Technical Review Mixergy Tech Coast Angels 71

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 1, 2010

Analytics also extend to iPhone and web apps using Facebook Connect. Danish VOIP technology company founded in 2006 by entrepreneur Tanveer Sharif. Investing much of new cash to build presence in Android platform. Offers virality optimization tools and A/B testing inside Facebook. a fbFund winner. Current round: $4.

Zag 248

Zag Truecar Venture Capital CarsDirect 248

Tech Zulu Event

JULY 16, 2013

Previously known as GRP Partners, Upfront Ventures has focused on early stage investments since 1996. Founded in London in 2006, the Hub is a global network of social enterprises with each individual chapter acting as a gathering place for innovation, technology, creativity, and positive change. Venture Capital: Upfront Ventures.

Startup 111

Startup Snapchat Venice Social Media 111

Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 24, 2010

Investment trends in startups that are about or related to social media. They make it easy to collect investment funds, track ownership, and provide targeted updates to investors. enables developers to sell cross-platform web-apps that optimize to your mobile device. The Startups. mt) Media Temple, Inc.

Social Media 60

Social Media Technical Review Tech Coast Angels Venture Capital 60

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 19, 2009

On December 2nd, 2006 I wrote the blog post published later in this post when I was CEO of startup Koral about my experiences in pitching VCs. The Original Post (after the jump): Venture Capital, By Mark Suster (December 2nd, 2006). Web service architecture that provides a content management platform for the Internet.

Venture Capital 274

Venture Capital Blogging Startup Slides 274

Xconomy

JULY 26, 2016

Problems at one industry leader, San Francisco-based LendingClub (NYSE: LC ), have added to waning enthusiasm among some investors for the peer-to-peer model, which matches online users who want a loan with Wall Street investors or wealthy individuals looking for a higher rate of return than many traditional, fixed-income investments.

San Diego 40

San Diego Help Software Review Funding 40

Xconomy

JULY 26, 2016

Problems at one industry leader, San Francisco-based LendingClub (NYSE: LC ), has added to waning enthusiasm among some investors for the peer-to-peer model, which matches online users who want a loan with Wall Street investors or wealthy individuals looking for a higher rate of return than many traditional, fixed-income investments.

Software Review 40

Software Review San Diego Funding Customer 40

Tech Zulu Event

AUGUST 13, 2010

Over the past ten years, the rise of the consumer web and the availability of better measurement too. The step by step story of an entrepreneur’s journey from idea to bootstrap web startup from her vi. Your Web Developer Thinks You're an Idiot. Your clients pay you to design and build web sites and app. The constrai.

Guide 69

Guide Startup Venture Capital Entrepreneur 69

Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 12, 2010

As a serial entrepreneur and Internet visionary, Richard co-founded Demand Media in May 2006, and currently serves as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. He currently works for Founders Fund and coordinates FF Angel LLC, a seed-stage investment program; as well as fbFund REV, a micro-seed incubator program for Facebook-related startups.

Twiistup 40

Twiistup Riot Games UCLA Media 40

Frank Addante

MAY 20, 2007

► August (1) Invest in Transparency & Active Communication ► July (1) The Fear of Success ► May (2) Optimized for Speed = 30% Waste Happy 1st Birthday Rubicon Project! ► 2006 (20) ► December (2) Just Say What it Is 12 Proven Guidelines for Rapid Product Development. ► October (1) New Video!

Entrepreneur 40

Entrepreneur Blogging Startup Venture Capital 40

Frank Addante

MARCH 26, 2007

► August (1) Invest in Transparency & Active Communication ► July (1) The Fear of Success ► May (2) Optimized for Speed = 30% Waste Happy 1st Birthday Rubicon Project! ► 2006 (20) ► December (2) Just Say What it Is 12 Proven Guidelines for Rapid Product Development. ► October (1) New Video!

Outsource Development 40

Outsource Development CTO Hire Startup Venture Capital 40

Frank Addante

SEPTEMBER 25, 2006

► August (1) Invest in Transparency & Active Communication ► July (1) The Fear of Success ► May (2) Optimized for Speed = 30% Waste Happy 1st Birthday Rubicon Project! ▼ 2006 (20) ► December (2) Just Say What it Is 12 Proven Guidelines for Rapid Product Development. ► October (1) New Video!

Company 40

Company Companies Startup Venture Capital 40

Frank Addante

AUGUST 29, 2006

► August (1) Invest in Transparency & Active Communication ► July (1) The Fear of Success ► May (2) Optimized for Speed = 30% Waste Happy 1st Birthday Rubicon Project! ▼ 2006 (20) ► December (2) Just Say What it Is 12 Proven Guidelines for Rapid Product Development. ► October (1) New Video!

Venture Capital 40

Venture Capital Capital Startup Outsource Development 40