socalTECH

DECEMBER 2, 2013

We at Dreamhammer had been working closely in the industry, and were aware of the potential near-term commercial applications of this technology. We knew there would be a need in the commercial market, and prepared for it by building a viable, commercial-off-the-shelf product. What''s the background of your team? That''s a key factor.

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socalTECH

APRIL 1, 2010

We caught up with founder Evan Rifkin --who previously founded and sold TagWorld/Flux to MTVN in November of 2008--to learn more about the startup. We cater to mobile phone developers--right now the iPhone, and coming soon to Android. Mark Suster lead GRP's investment in the firm, and Jim Andelman led Rincon's investment.

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 26, 2018

That was probably around 2008 and 2009, and Intuit had lots of data centers. I also spend a chunk of my career in software development, working on enterprise applications. I have been lucky to have been around both parts of corporate IT and application development teams, and on the infrastructure side.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 19, 2010

But truthfully both Dana and I are more aligned with the lean startup principles and believe you only go FAT when you’ve really proved out your product / market fit. The “private sale” market phenomenon was started in France by Vente-Privee (literally means “private sale”) and was replicated in Germany by BrandsforFriends.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 23, 2012

There are obvious reasons the industry has had less-than-desirable returns, including: massive over-funding of the sector, huge increases in inexperienced venture capitalists that took a decade to peter out, and the massive correction in the value of the public stock markets that closed many exit opportunities for half a decade.

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Frank Addante

MAY 22, 2006

► February (1) Building and Developing an A++ Team ► 2008 (14) ► December (1) Develop a Culture Roadmap ► November (2) Green Week - Save the Environment and Your Cash Creating a Culture of Innovation: Cultural Values. This was in 2001 when the market was tanking and all VCs were gun-shy.

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