SoCal Tech Calendar

MARCH 29, 2012

Wednesday, April 4, 2012 -- ACG 101's Annual MandA Update. Total merger and acquisition deal volume in 2011 increased 24% from 2010, with over 16,000 transactions aggregating to $1.1 trillion in value. Multiples for middle market companies remained relatively strong in 2011, at an average of 8.2x

ACG 113

ACG Santa Barbara Ventura Equity 113

socalTECH

OCTOBER 26, 2011

The group--which last ran a program in early 2010--has recently opened up an application page for its 2011 Winter Term, and has been sending out invites for a launch event in early November. According to the group's web site, it will kick off the next class in November 2011, and continue until early spring 2012.

Class 208

Class Mentor Web Los Angeles 208

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 24, 2010

The deal covers every season of NBC's Saturday Night Live, including day-after broadcast of the upcoming 2010, 2011, and 2012 season; series 30 Rock, The Office, Law & ORder: SVU; prior seasons of Friday Night Lights; and prior seasons of Psych, In Plain Sight, Monk, Battlestar Galactica, Destination Truth, and Eureka.

Netflix 159

Netflix Beverly Hills Hollywood Content 159

TechCrunch LA

JUNE 28, 2018

Tech firms like IBM have been pitching the advantages of cloud computing for Hollywood since 2010, but it’s only recently that companies have begun courting the entertainment industry in earnest.

Hollywood 254

Hollywood Cloud Computing Netflix Google 254

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 30, 2009

The deal is worth $6M in upfront payments, plus payments linked to revenue in 2010/2011, and 2011/2012. MindTree said it expects an increase of approximately $9M in revenues between October 2009 to March 2010 related to the deal. to IT firm MindTree Ltd., MindTree said Tuesday.

Software Engineering 133

Software Engineering San Diego Competition Acquisition 133

SoCal Tech Calendar

MAY 4, 2012

Thursday, May 10, 2012 -- Startups Uncensored #26. Josh and Diego started Beachmint in 2010 and since then have raised over (wait for it.) $70 How To Pitch To Investors w/the founders of BeachMint. Join over 500 LA entrepreneurs, investors and techies to learn the very best ways to pitch investors. 70 Million Dollars.

Startup 100

Startup Incubator News Web 100

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 15, 2010

I know that in late 2010 it’s not as popular to say this because we’re in the era of “super angels&# and feel-good startups. Let’s call these cards 1996-99, 2005-08 and 2010+. If 2011 & 2012 look like 2010 then the current crop of angel investments will look great. So where are we now?

Invest 284

Invest Angel Venture Capital Startup 284

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 4, 2013

However, around December of 2010 the firm began a series of acquisitions -- of a number of data backup provider, other EFAX providers, email marketing firms, unified communications, and more, culminating with the buy of Ziff Davis in November of 2012. READ MORE>>.

News 159

News Southern California Sales Los Angeles 159

SoCal Tech Calendar

JUNE 6, 2010

Saturday, June 12, 2010 -- Entrepreneurial Opportunities in Software: Start-ups in the Cloud  Challenges and Opportunities. The global cloud computing market is expected to grow at a compounded annual rate of 28 percent from $47 billion in 2008 to $126 billion by 2012, according to IBM based on various market estimates.

Startup 100

Startup Enterprise Forum Cloud Computing CalTech 100

InfoChachkie

DECEMBER 22, 2011

By early 2010, I found my stylistic voice and identified my audience of emerging entrepreneurs and thus dropped my penname. 2012 And Beyond. All the best in 2012 and beyond…. For the first couple years, I wrote under the pseudonym Uncle Saul. Hacker News and LinkedIn gave it some love. Naval Ravikant Interview. Do They Believe?

Newsletter 205

Newsletter Blogging Santa Barbara Content 205

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 14, 2010

I know that in late 2010 it’s not as popular to say this because we’re in the era of “super angels&# and feel good startups. If 2011 & 2012 look like 2010 then the current crop of angel investors will look great. Either scenario requires angel deals to be funded further. So where are we now?

Invest 152

Invest Angel Venture Capital Startup 152

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 12, 2013

As more consumers were skipping commercials the idea of authentically integrating brands into media seemed obvious to me and ended up informing a lot of my investments in 2009 and 2010. At every entrepreneur event I through between 2008-2012 I invite Hamet because he was a great mentor for entrepreneurs. I stayed close.

Invest 340

Invest Venture Capital Startup News 340

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 21, 2009

Montgomery expects M&A to rebound to the normal recent levels at 450 deals by 2010. Nearly 50% say they will increase their activity levels in 2010 (hallelujah!) More interestingly Montgomery expect the M&A market to grow to 600 in 2011 and 750 in 2012. with only 19% saying they would decrease levels.

Venture Capital 241

Venture Capital Technical Review Southern California Company 241

socalTECH

JULY 20, 2015

So, by 2010, we decided that DotSpots was not going to work, so we pivoted, to a new startup called Gripe. That was between 2010 and 2012. In 2012, we decided to pivot again, aiming at the same group of consumers, turning into Cheers, a positive social network, kind of the opposite of gripe. So, that didn't scale well.

Flipagram 100

Flipagram Social Network Networking Blogging 100

socalTECH

JULY 20, 2015

So, by 2010, we decided that DotSpots was not going to work, so we pivoted, to a new startup called Gripe. That was between 2010 and 2012. In 2012, we decided to pivot again, aiming at the same group of consumers, turning into Cheers, a positive social network, kind of the opposite of gripe. So, that didn't scale well.

Flipagram 100

Flipagram Social Network Networking Blogging 100

Tech Zulu Event

FEBRUARY 22, 2013

According to Ken McNeely, President – AT&T California the AT&T network kept 99 percent of all Los Angeles-area wireless calls connected in the fourth quarter of 2012. billion Investment. McNeely said,“I’m proud of the investment AT&T continues to make in California. 950 Wireless Network Upgrades.

Invest 68

Invest IP Los Angeles Mobile 68

Xconomy

JULY 7, 2016

million in net revenue last year, its highest sales mark since becoming a public company in 2010, according to its annual report. But filings also show the company’s net losses widening each year since 2012. Those acquisitions helped Pernix reach $175.8 Last year, Pernix reported a $148.3 million net loss.

Sales 40

Sales San Diego .Net Report 40

socalTECH

DECEMBER 5, 2012

I founded my first company in 2010, building a daily deals site based on a mobile platform around a fraternity, Alpha Kai. Then I founded Tradeupwebs in 2012, and Supperking is the first, big company that Tradeupwebs is going to launch. We turned that into a social platform.

Platform 250

Platform Mobile UCLA Sites 250

socalTECH

DECEMBER 5, 2012

I founded my first company in 2010, building a daily deals site based on a mobile platform around a fraternity, Alpha Kai. Then I founded Tradeupwebs in 2012, and Supperking is the first, big company that Tradeupwebs is going to launch. We turned that into a social platform.

Platform 247

Platform Mobile UCLA Sites 247

socalTECH

OCTOBER 21, 2014

Nanxi Liu: We started the company in the summer of 2012, with five totally random people. Nanxi Liu: In 2010, an industry report came out that predicted that digital signage was going to be a $4 billion market in 2014. What''s the story behind the company? We were actually all strangers. How big is this market?

Social Media 178

Social Media Media Startup Culver City 178

Xconomy

AUGUST 11, 2016

The screens were still pretty small in those early years, the iPad arrived in 2010, and with it a bigger touch canvas to do real work. Paper launched in 2012, and though it is a drawing and sketching app, it proved that relatively complex work could be done on the iPad, leveraging the touch interface and larger screen.

Product 40

Product Screening Mobile Design 40

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 1, 2012

According to the “ Small Business Marketing Forecast 2012 ” from Ad-ology, Social media for small business marketing has reached its tipping point. Just ten percent say they will not use social media in 2012, down from 24 percent for 2011 and 39 percent for 2010. small businesses.

Social Media 93

Social Media Media Startup Tips 93

Eric Greenspan

MARCH 25, 2013

I had suppressed much of what happened prior to and after that day, June 25, 2012. In 2010, after my 5th talk, USC Marshall School produced a case study about the customer centricity offered by the company. It’s been 10 months and I really need to move on. Make It Work was a truly remarkable company in its day.

USC 157

USC Case Study Study Customer 157

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 17, 2013

Take for example the years 2010-2012 where every brand out there seemed to be buying Facebook “Likes.” Customers sometimes buy things spontaneously without thinking through what their actual need is. But often there is an underlying reason for a purchase even if the buyer doesn’t bring it to the surface.

Sales 367

Sales Slides Startup Customer 367

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 2, 2010

Unfortunately over the period of 2000-2010 the VC industry hasn’t performed well and therefore the number of funds going forward is likely to reduce greatly. Also, since most funds are 10-year funds there will be pressure in 2012 for this fund to start exiting its investments and return money to its shareholders.

Venture Capital 269

Venture Capital Funding Invest GRP Partners 269

Xconomy

JUNE 29, 2016

Reflexion Health, a San Diego startup founded in 2012 at the nonprofit West Health Institute, is moving to commercialize Vera, its physical rehabilitation system based on Microsoft Kinect’s motion tracking technology. healthcare systems, CEO Joe Smith said late Monday. healthcare systems, CEO Joe Smith said late Monday.

Technology 74

Technology San Diego Funding Coach 74

Tech Zulu Event

JULY 15, 2012

The firm this week launched a new feature for the 2012 BMW 7 Series, dubbed the Dragon Drive! In 2010, the US government reported 3092 deaths due to distracted driving and 416,000 injuries caused by the same. Calling or texting while driving is a traffic offence punishable under the US federal law. Driver’s speech into email or SMS.

Email 61

Email Technical Review Software Review Mobile 61

Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 18, 2012

We launched the first publicly available (German) Beta Version of exploreB2B at the end of 2010. The English/International version of the platform was launched in January 2012. We have a strong partnership with our web development agency that has been part of the project from the beginning of 2010. Who are its founders?

Networking 71

Networking Help Social Media Platform 71

socalTECH

OCTOBER 10, 2013

Michael Kleist: We started in 2010. In 2011, we built our site, and in 2012, last year, we started getting content. We''ve now reached critical mass in content, and in Asia we''re number three in the amount of information on products and suppliers online. How long has company been around?

Southern California 170

Southern California Startup SoCal CTO Hire 170

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 7, 2013

Ynon & I first discussed Maker in early 2012. Dana Settle (Greycroft) & I had led the first round of investment in the company in 2010 and we were looking for smart media investors to join us as investors in the company. We had a series of meetings with Ynon and thought he’s be a great addition to our team.

Media 320

Media CTO Coach CTO Hire Los Angeles 320

Tech Zulu Event

FEBRUARY 11, 2013

It all started with one Meetup in November 2010 in D.C. By November 2012, CoFoundersLab Meetups had expanded to 20 cities. “The reason I am doing this is because this is the way I can have the biggest impact on helping entrepreneurship become more successful.”. titled “Co-Founders Wanted.”

Entrepreneur 87

Entrepreneur Santa Monica Startup CTO Hire 87

Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 15, 2014

Fadell and Rogers left Apple in 2010 to found Nest. Then in May the same year, Google Ventures led Nest’s Series B round, and a Series C round in 2012. They’re already delivering amazing products you can buy right now–thermostats that save energy and smoke/CO alarms that can help keep your family safe.

Google 86

Google Acquisition Resource Social Media 86

socalTECH

AUGUST 18, 2009

We're doing our development in El Monte, and we think we'll be operational by the beginning of next year, and full scale by the end of 2010, with product launch in 2011. We believe that plastic solar cells will be uniquely competitive in windows applications, which we believe will be coming out in 2012, based on our own schedules.

UCLA 159

UCLA Technical Review El Monte Startup 159

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 15, 2013

Only one sold for 7 figures in 2012 (investing.com sold for $2.5 The current record was set in 2010, when sex.com sold for $13 million. Gone are the days when people like Frank Schilling and Kevin Ham built $300 million empires by speculating on premium domain names, since the possibilities are now endless.

Startup 87

Startup Pricing Tips .Net 87

Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 13, 2012

Fan Appz, a Santa Monica headquartered firm founded in 2010, and a Facebook Preferred Marketing Developer (PMD) today Tuesday launched its Personalized Marketing Platform, a next-generation social media marketing solution set to help firms convert fans into customers and increase repeat purchases by turning good customers into great ones.

Platform 82

Platform Help Customer Custom 82

Tech Zulu Event

FEBRUARY 3, 2012

Originally introduced by Senator Kerry and Senator Lugar in 2010, the act was reintroduced in late 2011 based on opinion that company creation could be a strong push towards job creation. Senators Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) and Mark Warner (D-Va.)

Technical Review 77

Technical Review Startup Offshore Entrepreneur 77

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.

Services 332

Services Venture Capital IP Startup 332