Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 6, 2017

Chang Xu for her tireless effort in helping me prepare and analyze the data) If you met with LPs to raise a fund in 2009–2012 the most common refrain was, “We have too many managers and too many dollars in venture. That has changed dramatically in the past five years. We’re trying to limit our exposure.”

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Startup Venture Capital Seed Funding Capital 286

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 28, 2013

The privately held firm did not disclose its revenues, however, the firm has previously been reported to have had revenues of between $50-100M in revenues in 2011, and $15-20M in revenues in 2009. The firm says it has been profitable for the past three years.

Steamboat Ventures 240

Steamboat Ventures Santa Monica Hulu Content 240

socalTECH

MARCH 7, 2012

Break acquired Game Front from Ziff Davis back in 2009, when it was known as FileFront. Break Media, which is headed by Keith Richman, has been expanding its original content efforts across all of its sites over the past couple of years. Break said that the redesign puts a greater emphasis on the original videos and editorial content.

Media 153

Media Content Sites Los Angeles 153

Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 4, 2010

Looking back at 2009 we had our ups and downs within the industry but the need to innovate, produce amazing content and the creation of great gadgets still remained. As we look forward to 2010 let us not forget what we have learned from the past and continue to succeed. CellFrog Announces Embeddable Conference Calling.

Technical Review 40

Technical Review Social Media Twiistup Web 40

socalTECH

MARCH 23, 2011

A new report released today by Internet measurement firm comScore says that the use of mobile banking applications has surged in the past year. million Americans accessed their financial services accounts via a mobile device, a 54 percent increase from Q4 of 2009. million subscribers in Q4 of 2009 to 10.8

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Mobile Report Services Study 154

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 5, 2013

LaunchpadLA, which is among a number of startup accelerators which have emerged over the past few years and turned Los Angeles into one of the hottest startup markets in the nation, offers up $100,000 in an investment, free office space for four months, and access to mentors.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

JULY 23, 2009

Wednesday, July 29, 2009 -- 8th Digital Media Summit. Past presenters have received millions in funding from our program; and several have sold their company for huge earnings. See [link] (more).

Media 100

Media Social Media Commerce Entertainment 100

socalTECH

APRIL 15, 2010

for the quarter, up from both Q4 of last year as well as the comparable Q1 quarter in 2009, according to the latest numbers from PricewaterhouseCoopers and the NVCA. in Q1, up from $588.033M tallied by the report in Q4 of 2009, and up significantly from the $320.2M received in the region in Q1 of 2009. across 31 days.

Southern California 208

Southern California Orange County Invest GRP Partners 208

Tech.Co

DECEMBER 4, 2020

Under his leadership the company grew into a billion dollar company acquired by Amazon in 2009. We had a front row seat for both Delivering Happiness and the Downtown Project efforts and you can watch the conversations and talks below from some of our past events where Hsieh shares his thoughts, insights, and view on the world.

Commerce 207

Commerce Statistics Customer Custom 207

Tech.Co

AUGUST 5, 2016

The first process-based guide by Michael Fox and Miles Kemp introduced interactive architecture in 2009, and the past few years have seen its prototypical potential unleashed, manifest in the eighteen inventive projects featured in this book. “Catalayst Design in a Connected World.”

Los Angeles 70

Los Angeles Angel Guide Design 70

SoCal Tech Calendar

JULY 8, 2009

Tuesday, July 14, 2009 -- iPhone OS 3.0. Released to customers on June 17, 2009, iPhone OS 3.0 SDSIC.iPhone OS 3.0 provides an awesome number of new and exciting interfaces for use by software developers! During this presentation, you'll see iPhone OS 3.0 live and in action, with a focus on what software developers need to know.

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Software Development Software Customer Custom 100

SoCal Tech Calendar

FEBRUARY 14, 2009

Friday, February 20, 2009 -- 10th Annual High Tech Night @ The Opera. For the past nine years, San Diego's High-Tech Community has gathered together for an evening of exceptional networking and world-class opera.

High Tech 100

High Tech Southern California San Diego Class 100

Xconomy

JUNE 2, 2016

CEO Chris Anderson, the author and former Wired magazine editor who co-founded 3D Robotics in 2009, did not respond to an e-mail query about the financing yesterday afternoon. If the financing represents a fresh infusion of capital, it would bring total funding for 3D Robotics to roughly $150 million over the past seven years.

San Diego 71

San Diego Capital Funding Startup 71

SoCal Tech Calendar

JUNE 8, 2009

Tuesday, June 9, 2009 -- Part II Landing Page Design: Beyond the landing page. Larry used this process to design ProFlowers.com, which enjoys some of the highest conversion rates for the past 10 years running. Does it work?

Design 100

Design Sites 100

SoCal Tech Calendar

MAY 22, 2009

Thursday, May 28, 2009 -- Bootstrapping: Making More Progress with Less. During past periods of significant downturn San Diego companies found ways of trimming back their activities, creating a new focus and sense of managed urgency. However, in many cases the sources of capital were not necessarily the traditional ones.

San Diego 100

San Diego Activity Capital Company 100

SoCal Tech Calendar

AUGUST 21, 2009

Wednesday, August 26, 2009 -- E-Commerce on a Shoestring. In the past, if you wanted to set up an e-commerce site you had to be a computer geek--or have enough money to hire one. This presentation shows you how to quickly set up a simple e-commerce site in today's economy, without needing to be a technical guru.

Commerce 100

Commerce Tool Sites Ideas 100

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 7, 2014

Marc Andreessen kicked off another great debate on Twitter last night , one that I’ve been talking about incessantly in private circles for the past 2-3 years – what actually IS the definition of a seed vs. A-round. If you raised $2 million from two seed funds I probably don’t either (although in the past I would have).

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Seed Funding Venture Capital Startup Entrepreneur 399

SoCal Tech Calendar

JUNE 2, 2010

With 2009 finally behind us, what can we expect in 2010? Mark Suster, Partner, GRP Partners * Ralph Mayer, Past President of Tech Coast Angels * Quinn Li, Managing Director, Qualcomm Ventures * Mike Krenn, Managing Director, DLA Venture Pipeline. Tuesday, June 8, 2010 -- Raising the First Round of Capital. Will investments pick up?

Tech Coast Angels 100

Tech Coast Angels Capital GRP Partners Southern California 100

SoCal Tech Calendar

SEPTEMBER 17, 2009

Wednesday, September 23, 2009 -- Angel Investing - Demystified. Tech Coast Angels (TCA), based in exclusively in Southern California, is the largest angel group in the US, having invested over $100M in over 130 companies in the past 10 years. See [link] (more).

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Invest Angel Tech Coast Angels Southern California 100

SoCal Tech Calendar

NOVEMBER 14, 2009

Friday, November 20, 2009 -- The Emerging Wireless SIG Presents. For the past few years it was not a question of if but when. Femto Services: The Next Wave of Wireless Innovation. Femtocells are one of the hottest new wireless technologies on the market today.

Services 100

Services Marketing Technology 100

SoCal Tech Calendar

MARCH 19, 2009

Wednesday, March 25, 2009 -- Building and Managing Student Software Developer Teams. Dr. Staley is a Professor of Computer Science at Cal Poly, and has recruited and managed student developer teams for 10 different companies, local and remote, over the past two decades, including three firms of which he was a co-founder.

Software Development 100

Software Development Software Develop Development 100

SoCal Tech Calendar

OCTOBER 16, 2009

Thursday, October 22, 2009 -- Planning for Growth in the Post-Recession Economy: How to prioritize market opportunities for success in 2010. New categories will emerge, and we could see the return of "hypermarkets" that that have been absent in the past few years. But if you don't prepare NOW your company could get left behind.

Technology Council 100

Technology Council TCOSC Marketing Company 100

Tech.Co

JANUARY 15, 2018

MVF was founded in the UK by five friends in 2009, and has driven incredibly fast growth over the past 9 years. will continue to provide the same great content and timely tech news that it has for the past 8 years, and with MVF’s specialist expertise, will reach a wider global audience. Most importantly, we like them.

Media 175

Media News Organization Content 175

socalTECH

JANUARY 22, 2010

Hydra--which according to Cooperman had 2008 revenues of over $100M--saw a retrenchment in revenues in 2009 as it shifted its customer base--but Cooperman says it hopes the firm will be in the same revenue ballpark as it was in 2008 and 2009, and up from there in 2011. How does the firm hope to attract more large brand advertisers?

Beverly Hills 165

Beverly Hills Funding Advertising SoCalTech 165

SoCal Tech Calendar

JANUARY 16, 2009

Thursday, January 22, 2009 -- What You Need To Know About Upcoming Legislation. We will be honoring Assemblymember Ted Lieu (D-Torrance) with the 2008 LA Technology Leader Award, for his support in information technology issues during this past legislative session. See [link] (more).

AeA 100

AeA Woodland Hills Torrance Technology 100

socalTECH

JULY 21, 2009

comScore's monthly analysis for June 2009 finds that SheKnows was number 9 in terms of increase in unique visitors between May and June, with a 20% increase, just below Disney Online, which had a 21% increase in unique visitors for the month. SheKnows was ranked number 100 in terms of top web properties. READ MORE>>.

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AtomicOnline Web Content Media 100

SoCal Tech Calendar

JULY 10, 2009

Tuesday, July 14, 2009 -- What the Heck is it Worth? Then event is hosted by our past president, Robert K. As we ride the roller coaster of the economy, wondering what businesses are worth has become not only a science but an art. On July 14th we will have an interesting session on finding the current method to value a private company.

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LAVA Metrics Entertainment Company 100

SoCal Tech Calendar

NOVEMBER 4, 2009

Monday, November 9, 2009 -- New Manufacturing Technology for Clean Energy. Likewise large area thin film manufacturing has dramatically improved the performance and cost of low cost displays over the past 15 years, enabling high definition video from the handheld to the wall mounted HDTV.

Technology 100

Technology Platform Help Marketing 100

SoCal Tech Calendar

JULY 29, 2009

Tuesday, August 4, 2009 -- Negotiating a Lease in Uncertain Economic Times. The commercial real estate (CRE) world has changed more dramatically in the past 2 years than at any other time since The Great Depression. Tenants are unable to pay their rent and are forced to request lease restructuring from landlords.

Case Study 100

Case Study Study Ideas Company 100

SoCal Tech Calendar

MARCH 6, 2009

Thursday, March 12, 2009 -- 5 Keys to a Customer Centric Organization. The net effect is that customer-focused efforts have deteriorated during the past year. Most every company claims or believes they are customer centric, but are they really? Revenues are down, so businesses need to focus on their clients more than ever.

Organization 100

Organization Customer Custom Technology Council 100

TechCrunch LA

DECEMBER 8, 2020

The issue with distressed property is that typically these days, people are not as interested in buying fixer-uppers as they may have been in the past. .” That subsequently has put more of an emphasis on the sale of older homes to meet demand. It was a brainwave that came in part because of his experience.

Sales 282

Sales Demand San Diego Funding 282

socalTECH

DECEMBER 30, 2010

Coming off a very successful exit with Networks in Motion at the end of 2009, 2010 has been a very exciting year for several of my companies, Socialvibe, 2tor, Leadpoint, Webvisible and Impact Radius. What was the biggest lesson you learned over the past year (good or bad)? In a year of transition, it's simple: follow your instincts.

Venture Capital 234

Venture Capital Capital Rustic Canyon Southern California 234

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 12, 2010

Company grew by more than “400% each year” for past few years [assume growth metric = revenues]. Recent competitive financings closed by Gilt Groupe ($35mm in 05/2010), OKL (undisclosed value in 12/2009) and Ideeli ($20mm in 12/2009). Metrics: 50mm users (up from 40mm in Dec 2009), -Competition includes: Spotify , Last.fm.

Venture Capital 217

Venture Capital Capital Metrics Competition 217

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 24, 2014

As a result I didn’t write my first venture capital check until March 2009 – exactly 5 years ago. I have done 6 VC investments – all within the past 20 months. I spent my first year developing proprietary deal flow and learning the business and then the Sept 2008 / Lehman Bros collapse / financial meltdown happened.

Venture Capital 387

Venture Capital Downey Writing Press 387

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 22, 2015

This was 2009 and his understanding of audience engagement was far beyond anything I was hearing from most people at that time. This past year he even decided to attend burning man (photo below) to get a sense of what that was all about. Five-and-a-half years ago I first met Chamillionaire at a tech conference in LA.

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Conference Slides Social Media Summary 150

socalTECH

MARCH 31, 2009

For our Insights & Opinions section today, Cathy Ashbaugh, President of Pacific Shore Resources, a local recruiting firm, gives some well timed advice on how to handle a layoff: As we enter into the second quarter of 2009 we are beginning to see small signs of hope and improvement in the economy.

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Layoffs SoCal Southern California Statistics 100

socalTECH

JANUARY 22, 2019

Kevin O'Connor: I've been doing venture since my first deal in 1995, and have been investing on and off since I moved to Santa Barbara in 2001, under the name O'Connor Ventures, and did that full time until 2009, when I started Graphiq, and switched back into doing another company.

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Venture Capital Startup Invest Capital 145