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Sonos Names Microsoft Exec To Board

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Panay has been Chief Product Officer at Microsoft since April of 2018, also was corporate vice president, Microsoft Devices from July 2015 to April 2018, corporate vice president, Surface & PC Hardware from February 2013 to July 2015, and general manager, Surface & PC Hardware from January 2008 to February 2013.

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TZ Presents 2013 Startup Forecast

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TechZulu is excited to invite you to the 2013 Startup and Entrepreneurial Forecast taking place on Thursday Jan. We have a line up of amazing speakers who will share their insights and forecast for startup trends in 2013. The post TZ Presents 2013 Startup Forecast appeared first on TechZulu. 24 7pm at The ROC in Santa Monica.

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Business 2013 - Optimism, But Check Your Strategy

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Even though it has been a long haul, it’s nice to see some optimism surfacing in 2013. Earlier this year, a new study “ 2013 Business Outlook Survey: A New Reality Of Cautious Optimism ” was published by EKS&H. Increase operating efficiencies. Add new revenue streams, and more aggressive marketing. fiscal cliff.

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FTD Files Chapter 11: Long, Complex Path Through SoCal's Tech Industry

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FTD was spun out from Woodland Hills-based United Online back in November of 2013, after a complex relationship with United Online--better known for running such companies as Classmates, NetZero, MyPoints, Juno, and StayFriends. FTD acquired San Diego's ProFlowers in 2014, paying $430M for the online flower and gift delivery service.

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TechZulu Trend Lounge Creates the Stage at SXSW Interactive 2013

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Needless to say, your chances of bumping into Robert Scoble on 6th Street to show him your beta are much slimmer than in 2008 when there were only 9,000 registered attendees. The post TechZulu Trend Lounge Creates the Stage at SXSW Interactive 2013 appeared first on TechZulu. Aaron Gustafson, Adaptive Web Design.

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Hulu Hits $1 Billion In Revenues

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Los Angeles-based streaming television site Hulu said Wednesday that it will reach $1 billion in revenue this year, up from the $695M in revenues it had in 2012, and also now has 5 million subscribers on its Hulu Plus premium service, six years after the company''s launch in 2008.

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Praying to the God of Valuation

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Between 2006–2008 I sold both companies that I had started and became a VC. SEEING THINGS FROM THE VC SIDE OF THE TABLE While I was a VC in 2007 & 2008 those were dead years because the market again evaporated due the the Global Financial Crisis (GFC).