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Praying to the God of Valuation

Both Sides of the Table

There were startups and a software industry but barely. 2001–2007: THE BUILDING YEARS The dot com bubble had burst. Between 2006–2008 I sold both companies that I had started and became a VC. There was no money train. It was 1991. We still loved every moment. Until we weren’t. Nobody cared about our valuations any more.

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How RxVantage's IT Software Aims To Automate A $20B Market

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RxVantage (www.rxvantage.com), based in Los Angeles, is looking to tackle that huge market with its medical scheduling software for pharmaceutical and medical sales reps and medical offices, and is venture backed by Slater Technology Fund and Javelin Venture Partners. That was back in 2007, when we started.

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Ecommerce Sales In Q4 Breaks Records

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The increase in sales bring the overall growth in the e-commerce sector closer to the gains the sector was seeing in 2007 and early 2008, before the sector was impacted by the economic downturn. However, the results have not yet reached the level of Q2 and Q3 of 2007, when e-commerce saw 23 percent growth in both quarters.

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8 Ways the Internet has Changed Software Marketing

SoCal CTO

skip to main | skip to sidebar SoCal CTO Tuesday, March 13, 2007 8 Ways the Internet has Changed Software Marketing Great post - 8 Ways The Internet Changed Software Marketing - is an interesting take on how different it is these days to market software. Good stuff. Glad you liked the post.

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DivX Gets Settlement From Yahoo On Toolbar Lawsuit

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, over a contract dispute concerning a cobranded Toolbar deal made between the firms in September of 2007. DivX sued Yahoo in November of 2008, after Yahoo backed out of a deal to offer its toolbar to users who downloaded video software from DivX. The firm said the settlement would boost its earnings by $0.29 READ MORE>>.

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Chrome River: Building An Enterprise Software Leader In LA, with Dave Terry

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A few weeks ago, Los Angeles-based enterprise expense reporting software maker Chrome River (www.chromeriver.com) took a significant venture funding round--worth $100M--to help expand the company's growth in the enterprise software market. What does Chrome River's software do? Dave Terry: It's just part of our heritage.

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Study: U.S. E-Commerce Drops In Q4

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According to comScore, which tracks e-commerce spending, Q4 of 2008 was the first quarter of negative growth since it started tracking spending in 2001. The drop follows double digit gains throughout 2007 and the first half of 2008 in year-to-year ecommerce sales.

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