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JANUARY 5, 2011

For today's Insights and Opinions section, where we share the thoughts and insights of local technology thought leaders, we have an article from Tony Greenberg , CEO of Ramprate on A Cynic's Prediction of IT and Media in 2011. Everyone who furiously cheered on the acquisition in 2011 will say it was obvious in hindsight.

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Media Cloud Computing Press Examples 168

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OCTOBER 18, 2012

In terms of deals, the quarter was actually down from last year, with 79 deals completed in Q3 of this year, versus 91 in Q3 of 2011. The MoneyTree report--which is compiled with data from Thomson Reuters--found that so far in 2012, $2.5 billion has been invested in the region via venture capital.

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Southern California GRP Partners Funding Orange County 210

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DECEMBER 2, 2011

Thursday, December 8, 2011 -- 2012 is Coming and it is NOT Business as Usual. How to navigate the "new normal," when it comes to MandA, financing, and legal compliance and protections for your company. Speakers: Nick Yocca and Mark Yocca, SYCR. They concentrate in all types of corporate law, IP and employment.

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OCTOBER 19, 2012

In terms of deals, the quarter was actually down from last year, with 79 deals completed in Q3 of this year, versus 91 in Q3 of 2011. The MoneyTree report--which is compiled with data from Thomson Reuters--found that so far in 2012, $2.5 billion has been invested in the region via venture capital.

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MARCH 24, 2010

The forecasting effort said it is seeing slow-but-sure growth in the national gross domestic product, but predicts an unemployment rate to remain in double digits until 2012.

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UCLA Report Product 190

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JANUARY 18, 2013

In the second set of venture capital numbers released today, Dow Jones VentureSource has released its tabulation of Q4 2012 venture capital financings, reporting similar numbers to those from PricewaterhouseCoopers, the National Venture Capital Association, and Thomson Reuters released earlier this morning. billion in 2011.

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Invest Venture Capital Report Capital 173

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APRIL 1, 2011

Even though it has been a long haul, it’s nice to see some optimism surfacing in 2011. A majority of small business leaders intend to be more aggressive in 2011 by implementing a range of actions to advance their businesses. Respondents cited a greater focus on operating efficiencies as the number one step to achieving growth in 2011.

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Study Startup Pricing Guide 89

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FEBRUARY 28, 2013

Santa Monica-based content delivery network (CDN) provider EdgeCast said this morning that it doubled its revenues in 2012, and now has more than 225 employees. The big growth is not the first year of blockbuster growth at the company--the firm said last year that it also doubled its revenues between 2010 and 2011.

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Steamboat Ventures Santa Monica Hulu Content 240

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APRIL 13, 2016

Balas had been serving as Senior Vice President Finance, Controller, and Principal Accounting Officer at CoreLogic since 2012, and had been at the company since March of 2011. Balas replaces former CFO Frank Martell, who had been CFO since August of 2011. Martell continues on at the firm as Chief Operating Officer.

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FEBRUARY 20, 2013

Mission Viejo-based Lifescript , which operates an online women's health site, claimed that it saw strong growth in 2012. The firm says it now has more than 28 million registered users, and saw a 38 percent increase in advertising and sponsorship revenue from 2011 to 2012. million unique visitors a month.

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APRIL 19, 2012

The latest numbers from the MoneyTree Report from PricewaterhouseCoopers, The National Venture Capital Association, and Thomson Reuters have tallied up just under a billion dollars in venture capital investments in the Southern California region in Q1 of this year, a very significant uptick from Q2 of 2011. was invested in the region.

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Southern California Venture Capital Orange County Avalon 221

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JANUARY 21, 2014

Sonos also said that as part of the move, MOG -- which was acquired by Beats Music in 2012 as part of the runup to the launch, and already was connected into the Sonos system -- will be discontinued. Sonos has been connected to MOG since 2011. READ MORE>>. system electronics wireless streaming music beats sonos'

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DECEMBER 29, 2011

2011 was a BIG year for me. We’re planning another trip July 2012 for a week this time. Saving the best for last, 2011 also got me into a very consistent meditation practice that gave me the energy and focus to generate these results. 2012 will be more speaking, music, and business exploits. Meditation.

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San Diego Startup Sample IBM 40

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JANUARY 17, 2013

Acording to OpenX, it more than doubled its team in 2012 to 260 employees, and saw greater than 100 percent year-over-year growth in both 2011 and 2012. That growth was driven by its real-time-bidding exchange, plus the acquisitions of two companies, LiftDNA and Jumptime. READ MORE>>.

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OpenX Advertising Pasadena Web 178

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DECEMBER 17, 2012

Hulu , the online video streaming site headed by Jason Kilar, detailed its 2012 numbers today, saying that it will close the year with approximately $695M in revenues, a growth of over 65% since 2011.

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Hulu Blogging Advertising Sites 193

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JANUARY 24, 2013

Webfest (formerly known as DomainFest) has managed some fairly high level speakers at its events over the years, including Tony Hsieh of Zappos in 2010; Apple Founder Steve Wozniak in 2009; Bob Parsons of GoDaddy in 2011; and Biz Stone of Twitter in 2012.

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Oversee.net Southern California Conference Activity 180

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FEBRUARY 12, 2013

The publicly traded company, which provides talent and learning management software to corporations, disclosed the numbers as part of its fourth quarter and fiscal year 2012 results. The company is led by Adam Miller, and has been one of the area's fastest growing companies, having had its IPO back in March of 2011. READ MORE>>.

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Cornerstone OnDemand Santa Monica High Tech Software 176

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DECEMBER 9, 2013

in 2011 and $19.3M in revenues in 2012. San Diego-based life sciences software maker Accelrys said Monday that it has acquired QUMAS , an Irish developer of cloud-based and on-premise enterprise compliance software for the life sciences industry. Accelrys said the move will further extend its portfolio of software.

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San Diego Software Acquisition Develop 147

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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.

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Class Mentor Web Los Angeles 208

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APRIL 30, 2015

Teledyne had purchased a stake in Optech back in 2011, and increased its share to a majority ownership in April of 2012. Financial details of the deal were not disclosed. Optech is based in Vaughan, Ontario. Optech's products are used in airborne and mobile mapping. READ MORE>>.

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SEPTEMBER 24, 2014

Waldorf left eHarmony back in 2011 to become CEO-in-Residence for Accel. eHarmony is now back in the hands of founder Neil Clark Warren, who stepped back as CEO in 2012 to rejuvenate the business. Waldorf had most recently been CEO-in-Residence for Accel Partners. READ MORE>>.

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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 Multiples for middle market companies remained relatively strong in 2011, at an average of 8.2x trillion in value.

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ACG Santa Barbara Ventura Equity 113

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JUNE 11, 2013

Internap announced its Los Angeles data center in 2011, and opened up the buildling in September of 2012. According to Internap, the certification covers buildings that are designed and constructed with sustainable concepts and practices, which reduce a building''s impact on the environment.

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Los Angeles Angel Design 170

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DECEMBER 4, 2012

ServiceNow named Slootman as its CEO in 2011, as it began ramping up for its IPO, which happened in June of 2012. Slootman also had served at Greylock, EMC, and Data Domain, among other firms. READ MORE>>.

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San Diego Invest Software Product 153

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AUGUST 9, 2012

Wednesday, August 15, 2012 -- TechBiz Connection Presents Profits in Gaming. worth of virtual goods were purchased in 2011. Facebook Credits, launched in mid-2011, has become the new on-line currency. Do you have the next big idea for a social game? Half of Facebook?s Meanwhile, over $2.3B

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JANUARY 22, 2013

The firm explained the appointment comes as it had its best quarter on record in Q4 of 2012, showing 47 percent year-over-year revenue growth. Snell was previously Chief Software Architect and CTO of the firm, a position he moved to in January of 2011. READ MORE>>.

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CTO Hire Networking Los Angeles Software 164

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MARCH 20, 2014

Rubicon''s IPO is the first in Southern California from a technology company since June of 2012, when San Diego''s ServiceNow had its IPO. The IPO is being underwritten by Morgan Stanley, Goldman, Sachs, & Co., RBC Capital Markets, Needham & Company, Oppenheimer & Co, and Luma Securities.

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Clearstone Southern California Advertising San Diego 164

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MAY 7, 2012

Ixia said that Anue had 2011 revenues of $40.5M, with revenues of $47.6M in the twelve months ended March 31, 2012. Calabasas-based network testing equipment provider Ixia said Monday morning that it has agreed to buy Anue Systems , a developer of network monitoring and test products, in a deal worth $145M in cash.

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Calabasas Acquisition Networking Help 157

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NOVEMBER 12, 2012

Sunday, November 18, 2012 -- Startup Weekend Los Angeles. It is the largest community of passionate entrepreneurs with over 400 past events in 100 countries around the world in 2011. Ever wondered what it takes to be an entrepreneur? The professional and personal challenges, the high and lows, the failures and the success? See [link].

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NOVEMBER 11, 2012

Saturday, November 17, 2012 -- Startup Weekend Los Angeles. It is the largest community of passionate entrepreneurs with over 400 past events in 100 countries around the world in 2011. Ever wondered what it takes to be an entrepreneur? The professional and personal challenges, the high and lows, the failures and the success?

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Los Angeles Angel Startup Activity 124

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NOVEMBER 10, 2012

Friday, November 16, 2012 -- Startup Weekend Los Angeles. It is the largest community of passionate entrepreneurs with over 400 past events in 100 countries around the world in 2011. Ever wondered what it takes to be an entrepreneur? The professional and personal challenges, the high and lows, the failures and the success? See [link].

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Los Angeles Angel Startup Activity 124

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FEBRUARY 23, 2012

The firm said the new ad unit is aimed at allowing users to create and display polls, and is ideal for the 2012 election ad campaign season. Local.com acquired the Rovion ad serving business in February of 2011, part of a diversification move by the firm into a variety of new advertising areas. READ MORE>>.

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Advertising Media Product 150

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JANUARY 9, 2013

ServiceNow, which develops enterprise IT automation software, said that it was the number one company in the software industry in the listing of Top 100 job creators in the list, due to job growth of 880 percent between 2008 to 2011. The company added 792 jobs during the three period.

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Software Review San Diego Software Development Software 159

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JUNE 3, 2016

The IPO is a second try for Impinj; the company had tried for an IPO back in 2011-2012, but later withdrew those plans. Impinj is backed by ARCH Venture Partners, AllianceBernstein, GF Private Equity, Intel Capital, Madrona Venture Capital, Mobius Venture Capital, and Polaris Partners, and had started in Newport Beach in 2000.

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SEPTEMBER 29, 2012

Friday, October 5, 2012 -- Startup Weekend Santa Clarita. It is the largest community of passionate entrepreneurs with over 400 past events in 100 countries around the world in 2011.

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NOVEMBER 1, 2012

Wednesday, November 7, 2012 -- How to Grow your Business in Tough Economic Times. His organization helped create 67,098 new jobs in 2011. Celebrate after Election Day at our Clean Technology Council workshop. Our keynote speaker is Ken Norland. Ken will present break though strategies in business planning, staffing and funding?powerful

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Technology Council Mentor Organization Funding 113

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JULY 26, 2012

billion for its fiscal 2012. The publicly held company said that compares to a fiscal 2011 revenue of $9.5 Irvine-based disk drive maker Western Digital reported its annual results last night, saying that it had record revenues of $12.5 billion, and net income of $1.6 billion and $726 million in net income.

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