socalTECH

APRIL 15, 2010

Los Angeles-based Demand Media , the online content publishing firm run by Richard Rosenblatt, has reportedly selected Goldman Sachs to run its IPO effort, according to a report this evening from the Financial Times. The report says that Demand Media has hired Goldman Sachs to explore an initial public offering for the firm.

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Demand Report Twiistup Media 157

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 16, 2020

This may also be the moment when you get your first big acquisition offer, rather than a clone appearing. Appreciate the media accolades and peer success feedback. Enjoy that first video interview at an industry conference, or the newspaper story which enhances your startup visibility and credibility.

Satisfaction 174

Satisfaction Customer Custom Outsource 174

socalTECH

MARCH 1, 2017

Next week is the Montgomery Summit (www.montgomerysummit.com), one of the longest running technology conferences held in Los Angeles. The conference is run by Jamie Montgomery , one of the local industry's pioneers in venture capital and investment. First of all, what's new with your conference this year?

Technical Review 100

Technical Review Conference Silver Lake Cornerstone OnDemand 100

socalTECH

MAY 12, 2009

According to Twiistup, it will expand beyond its showoff events to include a full conference agenda, and also be expanding to similar events in other cities. Tags: twiistup technology networking event merger acquisition events conference. The event's new producer for the events is Francisco Dao.

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Twiistup Tsavo Conference Networking 100

socalTECH

APRIL 29, 2016

Los Angeles-based Mom Media Enterprises, LLC , the company which runs the Mom 2.0 Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. Summit and Iris Awards, has acquired Tastemaker Mom from The Kive Company. Tastemaker Mom helped gather opinions, feedback, surveys, and more from mothers for businesses.

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Acquisition Los Angeles Media Help 100

socalTECH

JANUARY 5, 2015

Demand Media hosted a welcoming opening party at the Vicerory, and Media Temple organized an amazing closing party at Cross Campus with aerialists, DJ, interactive displays - and people are still talking about the delicious food. Beyond entertainment, ad tech is huge with Rubicon''s IPO and the TrueX $200M acquisition by Fox.

Cornerstone OnDemand 100

Cornerstone OnDemand Belkin Entertainment Newsletter 100

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 10, 2010

If you don’t know Montgomery & Co it is one of the premier technology & media focused investment banks in the country (and as Michael corrected me they also have a strong Healthcare / Med tech practice). The Montgomery Conference : one of the top technology events of the annual calendar in the United States and held every March.

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Venture Capital Mission Ventures Capital Help 242

Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 2, 2011

The TechZulu team is coming back to Pubcon this year from November 9-10 to bring you some amazing content from the masters of affiliate marketing, Search and SEO, Social Media, Link building, Advertising, Branding, PR, Analytics and tons more. Value : We realize how much you have invested in attending a conference.

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SEO Advertising Conference Social Media 64

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 26, 2014

Yesterday I wrote a post about The Silent Benefits of PR in which I pointed out that most young companies I encounter don’t fully grasp the benefits of PR because they are less measurable than product milestones or customer acquisition analyses (like CAC/LTV). Because great PR firms do it for a career. Just don’t spam people.

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Press Startup Writing Training 319

Tech Zulu Event

AUGUST 15, 2011

TechZulu is pleased to announce that we will be streaming live from the Biz2Beach conference presented by CallFire this Friday August 19 at 2pm PST. For those who may be unfamiliar with the Biz2Beach conference, its a networking conference of thought leaders, innovators, and trendsetters for a day of exchanging ideas.

SEO 85

SEO CTO Coach Conference Social Media 85

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 3, 2013

It got quite good reviews in the media: TechCrunch , LifeHacker & PandoDaily and many others. We spent a year (2012-2013) building a merchant acquisition machine and all of the systems to support bookings, calendar integrations, location services, etc. And today it was listed in the Best Apps of the Week by Apple.

Development Team Review 324

Development Team Review Course Mobile Writing 324

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 10, 2010

In fact, I said as much in September 09 at a Twitter conference in LA on a panel that Guy Kawasaki was moderating. So how does this all relate to the upcoming Twitter Chirp conference next week? From a PR perspective I would have made those announcements 2 weeks after the conference. and listening for about 90 seconds.

Acquisition 287

Acquisition Develop Development Conference 287

Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 2, 2011

The TechZulu team is coming back to Pubcon this year from November 9-10 to bring you some amazing content from the masters of affiliate marketing, Search and SEO, Social Media, Link building, Advertising, Branding, PR, Analytics and tons more. Value : We realize how much you have invested in attending a conference.

SEO 40

SEO Advertising Conference Social Media 40

Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 30, 2011

A serial Internet entrepreneur, Mike has founded, advised, invested and sold numerous businesses, including application platform Userplane, which he led from startup to its acquisition by AOL, Tsavo Media, Movoxx, PeopleMedia, Brizzly and Myspace. After its acquisition by Playdom, he was most recently head of the Acclaim studio and Sr.

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Tech Coast Angels Startup Angel Southern California 105

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 16, 2015

This may also be the moment when you get your first big acquisition offer, rather than a clone appearing. Appreciate the media accolades and peer success feedback. Enjoy that first video interview at an industry conference, or the newspaper story which enhances your startup visibility and credibility.

Satisfaction 101

Satisfaction Entrepreneur Customer Custom 101

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 2, 2016

This may also be the moment when you get your first big acquisition offer, rather than a clone appearing. Appreciate the media accolades and peer success feedback. Enjoy that first video interview at an industry conference, or the newspaper story which enhances your startup visibility and credibility.

Satisfaction 61

Satisfaction Startup Customer Custom 61

Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 25, 2015

Without further adieu, I present to you the winners of the 1st annual REACH NeXT conference: Entertainment: Storygami. DigiSynd manages Disney’s brand presence in the social media space. Founded a series of successful startups resulting in IPOs and acquisitions. Millions of followers on Twitter. Mark Douglas, CEO of SteelHouse.

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Fractional VPE Entertainment SaaS Social Media 40

Tech Zulu Event

MARCH 21, 2014

Introducing Bitcoinference | A Decentralized Conference , hosted by illustrious startup accelerator, 500 Startups. Bitcoin has had a rough start to the year (to say the least) – with a never-ending news feed consisting of massive bankruptcy , scandal stories, and car chase media fiascos. The ultimate plan?

Startup 104

Startup Venture Capital Draper Invest 104

Tech Zulu Event

APRIL 1, 2013

Learning experience includes: on-demand online video tutorial courses, live video-conference workshops, as well as individual online consultations, live workshops, and group programs. Mike’s work in sales, marketing, distribution, and business development is essential to customer acquisition, growth, and scalability.

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Web USC Course Guide 93

InfoChachkie

OCTOBER 24, 2011

There has recently been a common theme among the entrepreneurs I have interviewed and the conferences I have attended: despite the relatively weak state of the world economy, now is a great time to create a high-tech startup. Marketing is free or cheap because of social media. People are free or cheap because of the recession.

Company 257

Company Companies Startup Study 257

Eric Greenspan

OCTOBER 29, 2009

It’s a fun company, but customer acquisition is the biggest challenge we face. Met a guy you might know named Lewis Howes, who sat on a social media panel and gave some great info. The next day was the 140 Conference at the Kodak Theater. I’m the CEO of Make It Work, Inc.

Blogging 100

Blogging Email Yammer Doc 100

Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 30, 2012

CapLinked says the round of funding and new appointment are an advancement in their move to displace the legacy left by Virtual Data Room (VDR) with their intuitive new product for coordinating on complex business deals such as asset sales, financings, and mergers and acquisitions. 25 Years of Writing Code.

Technical Review 88

Technical Review Software Review Bertelsmann Technology 88

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 25, 2013

The best VCs I know take 11pm conference calls. This happens at acquisition time, too. I use social media. Everybody always thinks they can do your job because they’re doing the hard work while you get to fly off to conference, speak with the press, go to fancy board meetings & dinners. And for a good reason.

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Venture Capital Entrepreneur Invest Funding 374

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 8, 2014

When my friend and the father of LA’s tech startup community Bill Gross first demonstrated his company GoTo.com (renamed Overture) on stage at a TED conference he was actually booed (True story. He built & IPOd Demand Media. You can hear many other amazing stories in this 1:1 interview ). for $565 million to Excite.

Entrepreneur 376

Entrepreneur Snapchat Startup Google 376

socalTECH

MARCH 4, 2009

Santa Barbara-based Cogi (www.cogi.com) recently launched a phone-based service which allows users to transcribe conference calls and meetings. What are the barriers to entry here--it seems like there have been a number of web startups who are doing some aspects of this--if not conference calls, at least transcribing voicemails?

Santa Barbara 100

Santa Barbara Startup Software Review Technical Review 100

socalTECH

MAY 27, 2009

In terms of sectors, it's going to be Internet, Consumer Internet, Software-as-a-Service--though in that area, not enterprise as a Salesforce, but along the lines of business productivity tools and customer acquisition--and also digital media. Those two personalities are critical.

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Southern California Venture Capital Startup SoCal 113

InfoChachkie

FEBRUARY 24, 2011

5) As an investor, I frankly find it tiresome the degree to which entrepreneurs attempt to hype their companies by integrating “social networks and social media” into their pitches. The most immediate and natural extension for us is conferences since our solution fits perfectly for that industry.”. Grass is always greener….

Startup 233

Startup Design Mobile Social Network 233

Tech Zulu Event

MARCH 25, 2014

But considering the huge number of collaborative efforts, contacts, and great run-ins we experienced at this year’s little black sheep of a tech conference, in Austin, TX; we couldn’t possibly leave all the laundry out to dry. Joergen Aaboe – Momentfeed , combining life foot traffic with reduced customer acquisition costs.

Entertainment 99

Entertainment Google Entrepreneur Course 99

Tech Zulu Event

FEBRUARY 7, 2013

Hence the emergence of Source13, a new mobile conference produced by Flurry. In her interview, Eisnor discusses the nature of user acquisition, and the growing connection between cars and mobile apps. Simon also shares his thoughts on building a strong fan base through social media and public relations.

Mobile 71

Mobile Technical Review Platform Startup 71

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 17, 2011

Creativity in our business lives – The average tech startup these days spends time talking with colleagues & investors about a multitude of things: customer acquisition, viral adoption, raising capital, hiring / firing employees, product features, technology trends, marketing / branding, and on and on. So I thought I would.

Writing 356

Writing Startup Ideas Summary 356

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 8, 2019

As a startup, you need to build a large customer base quickly, as Airbnb did with social media work around oversubscribed big-city conferences. Tech startups tend to dismiss offline customer acquisition strategies, such as organizing events, creating on-the-ground operations, or incentivizing users to promote their services.

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Customer Custom Social Media Startup 73

SoCal CTO

DECEMBER 1, 2010

The 11 Harsh Realities Of Being An Entrepreneur - OnStartups , November 1, 2010 There's always talk about the end game in the form of an acquisition, funding announcement, or eventual flame out. Today, brands are hiring social media specialists for customer support, crowdsourced product development, promotions and even leads generation.

Technical Review 175

Technical Review Startup Product Technology 175

SoCal Delicious

OCTOBER 8, 2012

There is a feeling that techies are the new celebrities," says Eric Kuhn, an agent who heads the social-media department at United Talent Agency. These days, there are more Internet guys at the Vanity Fair Oscar party than traditional media players.". Conferences. areas are growing at a faster rate. Now, everyone has an app.".

Los Angeles 44

Los Angeles Software Review Technical Review Journal 44

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 10, 2011

Some will cite my investment two years ago in social-media advertising company Ad.ly I wrote extensively about this at the time of their first acquisitions , including this passage: “I saw a lot of this first hand in Salesforce’s acquisition of my company, Koral, which was a content management (CMS) company.

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Platform News Startup Invest 307