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JULY 15, 2015

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? When SAP acquired Concur this fall for $8.3

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Software Report Startup IBM 100

InfoChachkie

JULY 14, 2011

Value Prop Twitter Style : “Ringrevenue’s call performance marketing platform enables ad networks, agencies, advertisers & publishers to generate more inbound sales calls.”. In today’s market, so much focus is placed on transacting business online. 10) Rob, why does the world need RingRevenue? . “In

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Marketing Advertising Paid Search Startup 209

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FEBRUARY 17, 2010

Calabasas-based Nova Development , the consumer software publisher now owned by Avanquest Software, said today that it has signed an agreement with Ancestry.com, to publish the retail editions of Ancestry.com's Family Tree Maker genealogy software. Nova Development was acquired by Avanquest in 2007.

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JUNE 8, 2010

Los Angeles-based CyberDefender , the PC security, antivirus, and antispyware firm headed by Gary Guseinov, is headed to the NASDAQ Global Market, the firm said today, after getting approval to move from the OTCBB. CyberDefender went public via an SB-2 back in 2007. READ MORE>>.

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JANUARY 28, 2011

San Diego-based Covario , the search engine optimization and search engine marketing software firm headed by Russ Mann, revealed this week that it has secured its first patent from the U.S. The firm filed the patent in March of 2007, and it was granted earlier this week on January 25th. Patent and Trademark Office.

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SEO Patents Search Engine Optimization San Diego 189

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MARCH 24, 2010

San Diego-based Verimatrix , a developer of digital rights management (DRM) software for the set top box market, reported Tuesday that it has settled a patent dispute with competitor Widevine Technologies. The patent lawsuit was filed in August of 2007. Tags: verimatrix software patent legal lawsuit. Patent Nos.

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Patents San Diego Software Report 133

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JUNE 22, 2010

Ventura-based The Trade Desk , the new online ad exchange firm headed by former AdECN founder Jeff Green , is announcing today that it has partnered with Acquisio , a PPC management software provider. According to the firms, the two will provide an integrated search and display marketing product. and other firms.

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Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 15, 2012

Email marketing and cross-channel interactive marketing saas solutions provider ExactTarget has acquired Pardot, a marketing automation provider and iGoDigital, web personalization provider in a move that will revolutionize its marketing platform. Pardot to Redefine Marketing Automation. Over 100million in Cash.

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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. Excite, MSN and eventually Google.

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OCTOBER 7, 2009

San Diego-based Covario , a provider of paid search and search engine optimization software, reported this week that its analysis has found that major U.S. Covario attributed some of the gain in paid search spending to "back to school" campaigns in the consumer market. READ MORE>>.

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Paid Search Search Engine Optimization San Diego Advertising 140

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SEPTEMBER 28, 2014

by Michael Woolf that is worth any startup founder reading to get a sense of perspective on the reality warp that is startup world during a frothy market such as 1997-1999, 2005-2007 or 2012-2014. We’re going to start aggressively spend money on marketing our product. We want a strong balance sheet (um, ok.

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TechCrunch LA

NOVEMBER 3, 2019

We’re mostly talking about software, after all. OK, and LIDAR, and cameras, but the software is the key. People couldn’t help but expect a roll-out like that of smartphones, where the launch of the iPhone in 2007 led to adoption by every tech-savvy person by 2010, and the vast majority of the developed world by 2013.

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Los Angeles Startup Software Commerce 138

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JUNE 8, 2011

In April of 2010, we put up Dealcurent.com, and we started indexing number one on Google for daily deals software. People were calling us every week, and started getting probably 300 to 400 inbound requests a month for the software. That one client, plus a need in the market really drove the product. So we completely refocused.

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Platform Training Software Review Advertising 263

InfoChachkie

JUNE 30, 2016

Never Gonna Give You Up ’s resurgence began in 2007, when a user on an obscure gaming site posted a link to Rick’s video under the heading for a trailer of the not-yet-released Grand Theft Auto IV video game. A marketing brand serves a similar purpose. Maxim #7 – Viral Marketing Could Make You Sick. Guy Gabriele. Whoo hoo). –

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FEBRUARY 27, 2015

Despite the widespread impact of software today on our lives, there are a number of areas of computer science research which have had a difficult time in being translated into practical, every day usage. Tell us what ArmorWay''s software is all about, and what it''s used for? Zare'' Baghdasarian: We are growing many vertical markets.

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Research Patents USC Software 100

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APRIL 26, 2011

I spend about twelve months before starting BetterWorks thinking about the SMB space, and the lack of tools and software for companies. You've got some pretty big firepower on the software side at BetterWorks -- what is it about benefits that would require that software and talent? One person there was Nicole Jordan.

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Startup Technical Review Software Review Platform 216

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MARCH 30, 2011

Last week, El Segundo-based Accordent Technologies , a developer of webcasting and presentation services and software, was acquired by Polycom, in a $50M deal. The market was probably $100 million or less when we first looked at Accordent. We believed that in the pure venture market, it's hard to compete.

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Capital Hermosa Beach El Segundo Invest 168

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JULY 27, 2015

Where do you fit into the mobile ad market? WE're providing a really affordable replacement for the standard banner, and which is counter to what the market is doing right now. Since the iPhone in 2007, we are seeing that mobile is taking over, and what we were doing was not as relevant.

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Hollywood HTML Software Review Advertising 100

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JULY 10, 2010

For entrepreneurs who want to learn about how to work with investment banks, how to position yourself to be acquired and what the IPO markets look like this is the episode to watch. What does the market look like for IPO’s and is this likely to improve? Founded in 2007 by Oxford Univ. TechCrunch. GroupSpaces. students. -Is

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OCTOBER 17, 2019

I became a VC 12 years ago in 2007 when the pace of deals was much slower. Just as I was getting the swing of things the world shifted beneath my feet and the stock market went into a free fall and venture capital all but shut down for nearly a year. Jason was a creator and saw a market opportunity that others didn’t.

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Venture Capital IP Startup Google 223

socalTECH

MARCH 12, 2013

What is it about the content delivery network market which has enabled Santa Monica-based EdgeCast to go from startup to over $100M in revenues in only a few, short years? We have 35 POPs all over the world, in every major market, and we have more than 6,000 customers today. We've grown really fast. There's complexity in being a CDN.

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CTO Hire Content Networking Web 248

socalTECH

OCTOBER 14, 2013

There''s been a revolution in the last few years with the dropping price and increasing accessibility of 3D printers--those devices which let you print practically anything using just your own personal computer, 3D software, and a special printer. For fifteen years, I owned four dry cleaners in Irvine, and sold those in 2007.

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Startup Slides Orange County Design 241

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 9, 2011

One of the largest areas of Southern California's technology base is in the wireless and communications market. To get an idea of what one startup in the industry is doing, we spoke to San Diego-based AirHop (www.airhopcomm-web.com), a developer of software being used for small-, pico-, and femto-cell networks.

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Networking Startup Software Tips 153

Tech Zulu Event

JULY 16, 2012

CallFire simplifies telephony, making sophisticated, expensive carrier-class telecom capabilities available through an easy-to-use GUI and API platform, which the company pioneered in 2007. CallFire technology is already playing a prominent role in 2012 political races across the spectrum. Clients have included MoveOn.org, Rep.

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Venture Capital Cloud Computing Class Education 89

SoCal CTO

MARCH 20, 2007

Mobile Internet Apple Facebook ► 2009 (32) ► December (3) Startup Software Developers Startup Software Development – Do Your Homework Be. Early Stage Marketing and Branding – Farida Fotouh. Marketing, Startups and Networking in Los Angeles. Attorney and Startup Business Advisor – Aaron Shec.

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Venture Capital Guide CTO Coach Southern California 150

SoCal CTO

MARCH 9, 2007

skip to main | skip to sidebar SoCal CTO Friday, March 9, 2007 Map of VC Investments Found this Map of 2006 VC Investments post. Early Stage Marketing and Branding – Farida Fotouh. Marketing, Startups and Networking in Los Angeles. Some very interesting graphics including this heat map: Very cool visualization tool!

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Venture Capital Invest CTO Coach Southern California 150

SoCal CTO

MARCH 22, 2007

skip to main | skip to sidebar SoCal CTO Thursday, March 22, 2007 Discussion Creation Among Bloggers - LinkedIn, Blogging and Discussion Groups Ive been participating in a Yahoo Group that are users of LinkedIn and who are Bloggers: [link] Its an interesting group of folks from diverse backgrounds.

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Blogging CTO Coach CTO Hire Southern California 150

SoCal CTO

MARCH 20, 2007

skip to main | skip to sidebar SoCal CTO Tuesday, March 20, 2007 Kevin Federline Search Engine Just saw a post - Sleep with a pop star, get your own branded search engine. Mobile Internet Apple Facebook ► 2009 (32) ► December (3) Startup Software Developers Startup Software Development – Do Your Homework Be.

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CTO Coach Southern California CTO Hire Social Media 150

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 22, 2011

They have seen one side of a market where many of us have seen the ebb and flow multiple times. Still, market amnesia by ordinarily rational actors always surprises me. I know that most people who are close to them tend to deny their existence, as we saw in the great housing bubble of 2002-2007 and the dot com bubble of 1997-2000.

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Pricing Marketing Startup Venture Capital 309

SoCal CTO

MARCH 20, 2007

skip to main | skip to sidebar SoCal CTO Tuesday, March 20, 2007 Time Rich, Time Poor and Apple Jeremy Liew at Lightspeed Venture Partners has an interesting post: Time Rich or Time Poor? Whats interesting is that Ive been seeing opportunities to use social marketing for businesses that typically target Time Poor audiences.

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CTO Coach Southern California CTO Hire Social Media 150

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AUGUST 2, 2009

My intuition is that this is why when Twitter initially took off (around the time of SxSW in 2007) it was an open “publish to the world” platform and the trend continued. Capture the data – the currency of online direct marketing prior to Twitter was the email address. So why is this important for businesses?

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Social Network Writing Tool Startup 235

InfoChachkie

FEBRUARY 8, 2011

Value Prop Twitter Style : Lynda.com is: “The best, new, online way to learn how to use your software. Tell us a bit about lynda.com’s mission and how it has impacted strategic decisions, such as raising outside funding, entering new markets, etc. Search for a specific answer or learn something new from start to finish. ”.

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Entrepreneur Training Startup Web 245

InfoChachkie

FEBRUARY 8, 2011

Value Prop Twitter Style : Lynda.com is: “The best, new, online way to learn how to use your software. Tell us a bit about lynda.com’s mission and how it has impacted strategic decisions, such as raising outside funding, entering new markets, etc. Search for a specific answer or learn something new from start to finish. ”.

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Entrepreneur Training Startup Web 245

SoCal CTO

MARCH 1, 2007

skip to main | skip to sidebar SoCal CTO Thursday, March 1, 2007 Entreprenuer Network Great post by Ben Kuo - The Importance of the “Network&# to Entrepreneurs - the informal connections between people in the technology industry here who have a vested interest in helping entrepreneurs take their companies to the next level.

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Networking CTO Coach Southern California CTO Hire 150

SoCal CTO

MARCH 5, 2007

You create something that has value and gets traction and yet youve created it in a way that the software is considered "free." There are quite a few other Software Development Companies in Southern California working on open source and/or freemium business models. Early Stage Marketing and Branding – Farida Fotouh.

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Southern California CTO Coach CTO Hire Social Media 150

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MARCH 6, 2015

I began asking around who the likely investors were for such a market. If you want to understand the software trend that drove the creation of the seed-stage VC phenomenon I wrote about it that linked blog post but in short: cloud computing drove down the cost to create startups enabling a new category of investor. But not many others.

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Venture Capital Startup Invest Cloud Computing 150

socalTECH

MAY 8, 2013

Cloud storage is a competitive market, with dozens of cloud storage providers hoping to gain a big chunk of the market. Raghu Kulkami: We started our IDRIVE service around 2007, but we had been around before that. What are your plans to grow your market? We spoke with Raghu Kulkarni CEO/Founder of Pro Softnet Corp.

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Southern California Google S3 Symantec 133