Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 1, 2016

At the Upfront Summit in early February, we had a chance to have many off-the-record conversations with Limited Partners (LPs) who fund Venture Capital (VC) funds about their views of the market. I suspect those days will end soon, and 61% of LPs polled said they felt VCs were coming back to market too quickly.

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FEBRUARY 4, 2019

Los Angeles-based commercial real estate services giant CBRE Group announced this morning that it has acquired UK-based Romonet Limited , a provider of software, technology, and consulting services for the large global data center market. Romonet was foundee in 2008, and was founded by Zahl Limbuwala and Liam Newcombe.

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Berkonomics

APRIL 9, 2020

And these are indeed strange times, especially if you haven’t lived through 2000-2002 and 2007-2008 recessions and difficulty in finding money from banks and investors. If the total annual potential is 100,000 units, the slower cycle to market just cost the company two thirds of a year in the product’s profits.

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FEBRUARY 5, 2019

Machinima first started developing its gaming-related content back around 2008, and helped usher in a healthy investment market for multi-channel-networks, companies which aggregated multiple YouTube creators and channels into a single media company. Machinima had been acquired by Warner Bros. READ MORE>>.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

AUGUST 20, 2009

Wednesday, August 26, 2009 -- The Return of the Public Equity Markets. Are the public equity markets back? market has experienced one of the most difficult economic periods since the Great Depression. The credit crisis of 2008 and the default of major investment banks caused the IPO window to all but close.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

OCTOBER 1, 2008

Tuesday, October 7, 2008 -- Getting to the Top in Marketing. UCLA Anderson School of Management in association with Executive Recruiter Kathryn Ullrich Associates presents 'Getting to the Top in Marketing'. See [link] (more).

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MARCH 9, 2010

military vehicles--in 2008. The firm disclosed that it expects testing to start in Q4 of 2010. PowerGenix said that the U.S. Army purchased roughly 700,000 6T batteries--the most common battery format for U.S.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 27, 2021

Shots on Goal Being great as a startup technology investor of course requires a lot of things to come together: You need to have strong insights into where technology markets are heading and where value in the future will be created and sustained You need be perfect with your market timing. I’ve definitely been wrong on market value.

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MARCH 12, 2019

According to the company, the funding will go towards accelerating development of its platform, for go-to-market and regional expansion, and other growth efforts. The company was founded in 2008. READ MORE>>.

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FEBRUARY 19, 2009

Venice-based FlipGloss Media announced this morning that it has launched a web site targeted at the fashion, design, travel, and lifestyle photography markets. FlipGloss said it is funded by Forbes Media, and received an undisclosed funding round in March of 2008. The advertising-driven site said it was founded by Yahoo! READ MORE>>.

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Technology Council

OCTOBER 3, 2008

The October SCribe Newsletter has arrived. Check out the feature articles and the upcoming event schedule. Here are quick links to the feature articles in this issue: Magnify360 Wins VentureNet Best Of Show 5 Mistakes To Avoid When Building Your Startup “Out Of The Box” PR Tactics. Offshore Outsourcing is Dying…Long Live Hybrid Nearshore.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

NOVEMBER 13, 2008

Wednesday, November 19, 2008 -- "Raising Money for Startups in a Down Market" Dealmaker LA. with Jason Nazar, CEO of DocStoc and David Travers of Rustic Canyon Partners and other surprise guests. See [link] (more).

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TechCrunch LA

MAY 13, 2021

Established in 2008 within Tencent, TiMi is behind popular mobile titles such as Honor of Kings and Call of Duty Mobile. billion in player spending, according to market research company SensorTower. But these grey markets, both online and offline, are susceptible to ongoing clampdown.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 17, 2023

Brands book is based on the implementation of nine principles of innovation originally developed by Google way back in 2008 by Marissa Mayer. No technical analysis has the power of real-time user and market feedback. Too many innovations get caught in analysis paralysis, and die an expensive death.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 29, 2012

Continuing its international expansion, Woodland Hills-based ReachLocal , which helps local businesses market themselves online through paid search marketing and other advertising, said it has opened up new offices in Canada and Germany. ReachLocal has been active in Canada since 2008, and in Germany since 2011.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 1, 2009

In my previous post, The VC Ice Age is Thawing (for now) I wrote about the reasons why the VC market came to a screeching halt in September 2008 and remained largely shut until at least April 2009. There are now signs the VC market has gathered pace meaning it’s a great time to be fund raising.

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DECEMBER 12, 2014

Carlick had been on ReachLocal''s board since 2004, and according to the company is its longest serving member; Dykes has been on the board since 2008. ReachLocal operates an online marketing business which helps local businesses with placing online ads and other related marketing efforts. READ MORE>>.

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MARCH 21, 2012

Los Angeles-based PromoJam , a developer of enterprise, social marketing tools, has raised $1.2M According to the company, the new round will go towards growing its social marketing software, plus expansion of sales and marketing. PromoJam was founded in 2008 by brother and sister Matt and Amanda MacNaughton.

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FEBRUARY 2, 2017

Calcaterra, who has been at the company since 2008, and has been serving as Chief Commercial Officer since he joined. Calcaterra has been named its Chief Operating Officer. He previously served at Advanced Medical Optics, Inc.

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OCTOBER 8, 2014

Vista-based AutoGenomics , which develops molecular diagnostics systems, is taking another gander at the public markets, and has filed for an IPO. The company said in a filing Tuesday that it is hoping to raise up to $60M on the NASDAQ Global Market as AGMX. READ MORE>>.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

OCTOBER 24, 2008

Thursday, October 30, 2008 -- "Funding Growth in an Uncertain Market" Technology Council of Southern California. Financing Options available to Southern California Technology Companies have changed. The ways investors evaluate companies and how they make positive decisions are also evolving.

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Tech Zulu Event

MAY 6, 2013

We talked to Ted Dhanik, the founder of Engage:BDR, about his company and the future of marketing. I moved in marketing for NextTag and I was part of the team that launched consumer lending products. After MySpace was acquired by Fox, I learned that there was a huge market for ad inventory. Let’s talk about marketing.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

SEPTEMBER 18, 2008

Wednesday, September 24, 2008 -- "How Blogging, Widgets and Streaming Video Can Make Your Marketing Efforts Take Off" TCOSC. Let's face it: marketing can be a very complex and expensive proposition. See [link] (more).

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Blogging Technology Council TCOSC Marketing 100

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FEBRUARY 8, 2012

Los Angeles-based Oversee.net , the domain name and Internet marketing firm, has sold off its Moniker and SnapNames units, to KeyDrive S.A. According to Oversee, the sale helps it to focus on its core monetization and vertical markets division. Oversee.net had acquired Moniker in January of 2008, and SnapNames in June of 2007.

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MAY 13, 2011

Woodland Hills-based ReachLocal , the provider of local online marketing services for small and medium sized businesses, announced this morning that it has been recognized by the British Government for its efforts in the UK. The two said that ReachLocal launched in the UK in 2008, and has offices in London, Manchester, and Birmingham.

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JANUARY 9, 2013

Advanced battery technology developer ZPower announced a new ISO 9001:2008 certification for its rechargeable silver-zinc batteries, the company said today, another step in its efforts to bring its technology to market. The company said it will soon be releasing its first batteries into the market.

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NOVEMBER 1, 2013

As part of the move, United Online and FTD will now be separately traded on the NASDAQ, with United Online continuing to trade as UNTD, and FTD now trading on the NASDAQ Global Select Market as FTD. United Online entered into the floral delivery market back in 2008. READ MORE>>.

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NOVEMBER 13, 2013

Among the highest ranked in the annual program was OpenX Software , based in Pasadena, which had a 44,075% five year growth rate, which was ranked at number 5 in the nation, based on its fiscal revenue growth rate from 2008 to 2012.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 27, 2020

Brands book is based on the implementation of nine principles of innovation originally developed by Google way back in 2008 by Marissa Mayer. No technical analysis has the power of real-time user and market feedback. Too many innovations get caught in analysis paralysis, and die an expensive death.

Artificial Inteligence 165

Artificial Inteligence Google Startup Organization 165

SoCal CTO

MARCH 13, 2007

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. Early Stage Marketing and Branding – Farida Fotouh.

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CTO Coach Southern California CTO Hire Software 150

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2011

Elevance said it is looking to raise up to $100M on the NASDAQ Global Market under the symbol ERSI. Elevance was spun out of Materia in 2008, in a partnership with Cargill, Incorporated. The IPO is being underwritten by Morgan Stanley, J.P. Morgan, Jeffries, Piper Jaffray, and Raymond James.

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APRIL 2, 2012

Nexsan, which had filed for an IPO in April of 2008, cited "unfavorable market conditions" for the withdrawal. Nexsan was one of a number of local technology companies who had hoped to reach the public markets, and came to the brink of an offering in April of 2010.

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Thousand Oaks Marketing Technology Develop 140

socalTECH

AUGUST 8, 2012

Los Angeles-based Swagbucks says that so far, it has awarded $27 million worth of gift cards, physical items, and payments via PayPal to its users, just for searching the web, watching videos, doing market research surveys, and other activities. Swagbucks has been offering up its rewards since February of 2008. READ MORE>>.

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Berkonomics

JUNE 1, 2023

Note that none of these three famous innovators were inventors like Thomas Edison, but visionaries who see a new marketplace or niche or how to reach the mass market in ways not previously attempted. Well, it’s a fair question. Innovation does not always equal invention. Sometimes, innovators enable unfinished visions of others.

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Artificial Inteligence UCLA Web Patents 156

socalTECH

JANUARY 2, 2013

Raymont founded Kurion in 2008, and will focus primarily on Kurion's efforts in Japan where the firm has been working on cesium removal at the Fukushima nuclear plant. Kurion has recently been expanding its efforts beyond its initial focus on those Japanese cleanup efforts, into new markets both domestically and abroad.

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socalTECH

MARCH 16, 2011

Los Angeles-based Topspin Media , the music marketing and software firm headed by Ian Rogers, has opened up general signups for its service, the firm said Wednesday in Austin. Topspin--which has been operating in an invite-only mode since 2008--said it will now allow "all comers" to use the service.

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Media Redpoint Los Angeles Software 168

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 18, 2012

It highlights the story of how United Airlines in 2008 paid no attention to social media as Dave’s story of his crushed guitar and poor customer service went viral around the world. If you don’t get results, it might be a mismatch for your target market. United Airlines is still recovering from that debacle.

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