Both Sides of the Table

MAY 19, 2010

Closing a VC fund in 2009/10 is a major achievement in and of itself. Founded in November 2007 in New York City by Alexis Maybank and Kevin Ryan (co-founder of DoubleClick); CEO is Susan Lyne (ex-CEO Marta Stewart Living Omnimedia) Revenue estimates: $50mm in 2008; $170mm in 2009 (versus budget of $150mm); $450mm forecasted for 2010.

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socalTECH

MARCH 1, 2012

We caught up with Andy, whose executive experience ranges from ZeroDegrees, NBC Internet/Xoom.com, Infoseek / Go Network, to CNET and Snap.com, and whose last firm was MerchEngines, which he sold last year, to hear more about his new startup. The firm is backed by Idealab, and is headed by Internet veteran Andy Steuer. What is Punchcard?

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socalTECH

JUNE 18, 2009

Our interview today is with Santa Monica-based OneCubicle (www.onecubicle.com), a new startup we ran across recently, which is looking to provide a more professional social networking site for younger people. Gregg Champion: OneCubicle.com is a social business network for people on their first, second, and third jobs.

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socalTECH

JUNE 20, 2012

We were founded in 2009 by Mark Suster from GRP Partners. For two years, it was a mentorship program, that worked with twenty three different companies, but did not have a fund, did not have an office, and didn't take any equity. More importantly, we give you access to a massive network of mentors, investors, and advisors.

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Xconomy

SEPTEMBER 26, 2016

Tealium , founded in 2008, has raised close to $113 million since its inception, according to Crunchbase , although that number includes both debt and equity deals. Lunsford joined Tealium at the beginning of 2013, after a seven-year run as the CEO of Limelight Networks in Tempe, AZ. It’s been about data.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 17, 2010

First, I’d like to quote (paraphrase) Brad Feld speaking at Twiistup in LA in 2009, “I keep hearing people in LA talking with a chip on their shoulders about building a tech business here relative to Silicon Valley. I have one message for you, ‘get over it! You can find very talented technology executives.

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SoCal CTO

SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

Dec 26, 2009). equity debate. Video From Business Of Software 2009: Building Great Software Businesses - OnStartups , August 23, 2010 Of the several conferences I attend or speak each at each year, my favorite is the Business of Software conference organized be Neil Davidson (of Red Gate ) and Joel Spolsky (of Fog Creek ).

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Tech Zulu Event

MAY 11, 2011

His idea and subsequent business plan won the Wharton Venture Award in 2009 and was a finalist for the Wharton Business Plan Competition. This drove Mike to follows his passion in lieu of returning to the private equity world he had been in prior to business school. with the soon to come addition of offers.

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socalTECH

JUNE 27, 2011

To do that, the firm has combined the world of social networking and personal finance with its newly launched service. In 2009, I teamed up with my partner, co-founder Eden Warner. The firm is backed by a notable list of angel investors, and based in Los Angeles. Tell me the story behind Payoff.com? That's part of the premise.

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Startup Ideas Southern California Social Network 197

Tech Zulu Event

FEBRUARY 17, 2016

In 2009, when the platform was just under three years old, Nielsen put out a report stating that Twitter had grown 1,382% year-over-year. My agency, VaynerMedia , used it heavily as a community management tool in 2009 and 2010. When you’re the fourth place network, things aren’t going great. It’s no different for platforms.

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Tech Coast Venture Network

MARCH 9, 2011

Investors and entrepreneurs who won at the fundraising game during and after the Great Recession offer advice on landing equity money. “Don’t enter the process blind,” says Jamie Rhodes, an investor in Austin with Central Texas Angel Network , which invested $5.5 By Monica Mehta. The group invested $8.7

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 25, 2011

A great recent example of this was a successful group of entrepreneurs who had created a company that will do $10-12 million in revenue at their system integration business (read: services business) in 2011 after having done $5 million or so in 2010 and $2-3 million in 2009. That is $12 million in profits over 3 years.

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SoCal CTO

DECEMBER 1, 2010

aka: An Open Letter to the Next Big Social Network) - 500 Hats , November 1, 2010 I've held off writing this post for a long time, because I couldn't quite get my head around all the issues. If network B has 20 users than it’s value is 400 (20*20). 17, 2009 and before Jan. How to Take Down Facebook -- Hint: It Ain't Twitter.

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Technical Review Startup Product Technology 175

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 12, 2010

We had a special edition of This Week in Venture Capital this week shooting out of the Next New Networks offices in New York. Recent competitive financings closed by Gilt Groupe ($35mm in 05/2010), OKL (undisclosed value in 12/2009) and Ideeli ($20mm in 12/2009). Social network app developer and ad network.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 15, 2010

But when the finally convert the debt to equity the round gets filed with the SEC and thus journalists often pick up on it. Following Microsoft’s addressable advertising trials with NBC in June 2009, many suspect that Google’s investment may have some defensive motivations, as well. They also avoid Reg D.

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Frank Addante

APRIL 16, 2007

► 2009 (3) ► May (1) A Tour of the Rubicon Project Headquarters ► April (1) "Pay it Forward" Event for Students & Aspiring Ent. So, now the large networks are revolting against the GoogleClick deal. ► October (1) New Video!

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Tech Zulu Event

AUGUST 13, 2010

In 2009 my art blog www.johntunger.com earned $188,138 in gross sales from 205,839 unique visitors. Social Networks and Citizen Commerce: Reinventing Ecommerce. Ben Huh, Cheezburger Network. Walter Knapp, Lijit Networks (www.lijit.com). Entrepreneurism / Monetization freemium, monetization, networks. . Unger, LLC.

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Frank Addante

OCTOBER 31, 2006

► 2009 (3) ► May (1) A Tour of the Rubicon Project Headquarters ► April (1) "Pay it Forward" Event for Students & Aspiring Ent. It results in a lack of focus and diluted brand equity. L90 (Startup 3.0) , my third company, was the "premium advertising network". ► October (1) New Video!

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 14, 2016

Social networking finally came of age connected the planet and leading to enormous wealth creation for Facebook employees and investors. As you can see below, investments have skyrocketed – up 300% since 2009. They had no such motive and no such power. Even Sequoia. Why Valuations in Recent Years Were Irrational.

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 9, 2011

Come 2009 we felt really bullish about the future for startups because the froth was gone and so, too, were wantrapreneurs. The people left standing had a compelling vision to build companies and we backed many in 2009. When this period was fresh, in Sept 2009, I wrote a very detailed assessment of what I thought had just happened.

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Marketing Venture Capital Funding Technical Review 305