socalTECH

JANUARY 15, 2019

Financial details of the two acquisition were not announced, although the company said the financial impact of those acquisition is not expected to be material to the publicly held company.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 10, 2018

The company--which owns such brands as IGN, Mashable, Humble Bundle, Speedtest, PCMag, Offers.com, Everyday Health and What To Expect, plus eFax, eVoice, Campaigner, Vipre, KeepItSafe and Livedrive--reported a 5.4 percent increase in its revenues between Q2 of 2017 and Q2 of 2018 in its quarterly results on Thursday afternoon.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 28, 2023

All of these offer the potential for a win-win relationship with a nominal competitor, rather than a win-lose deal, as long as both sides can remain humble and not try to dominate the relationship. Let market response dictate a later split, merger, or acquisition. Longer term, when ready, it may be time for merger or acquisition.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 1, 2020

All of these offer the potential for a win-win relationship with a nominal competitor, rather than a win-lose deal, as long as both sides can remain humble and not try to dominate the relationship. Let market response dictate a later split, merger, or acquisition. Longer term, when ready, it may be time for merger or acquisition.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 28, 2020

In 2020, the pandemic radically changed the customer acquisition process for many consumer-facing industries. I was humbled by our talented team who went the extra mile for customers, working long hours to enable clients to pivot and meet their consumers' changing needs. Contact our editors for details.

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Technical Review Software Review Organic Search Startup 140

InfoChachkie

FEBRUARY 11, 2011

I shared my humble opinion that entrepreneurs should spend less time reading and more time experiencing reality. I shared my humble opinion that entrepreneurs should spend less time reading and more time experiencing reality. I recently replied to a Quora entry which asked, “What are the best business-related books?”

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InfoChachkie

APRIL 1, 2013

The second major challenged faced by MySQL was the surprise acquisition of one of its key partners, InnoDB, by Oracle. and we managed over time to turn it (the acquisition) into a strength.". In my humble opinion, this is advice young entrepreneurs cannot hear often enough. Drinking The Ocean Through A Straw.

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Oracle Startup News Press 229

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 1, 2018

All of these offer the potential for a win-win relationship with a nominal competitor, rather than a win-lose deal, as long as both sides can remain humble and not try to dominate the relationship. Let market response dictate a later split, merger, or acquisition. Longer term, when ready, it may be time for merger or acquisition.

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Startup Outsource Competition Acquisition 59

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 14, 2014

All of these offer the potential for a win-win relationship with a nominal competitor, rather than a win-lose deal, as long as both sides can remain humble and not try to dominate the relationship. Let market response dictate a later split, merger, or acquisition. Longer term, when ready, it may be time for merger or acquisition.

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Startup Entrepreneur Outsource Competition 97

socalTECH

MARCH 6, 2017

It's very exciting to find these apps, and once we make those acquisition and changes, see if our expectations and projections are meeting up with what happens in reality, once we actually own the application. We have a huge acquisition pipeline. Why not just go and build your own apps? It's hilarious, and I love that they did that.

Media 153

Media Mobile Startup Acquisition 153

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 10, 2016

All of these offer the potential for a win-win relationship with a nominal competitor, rather than a win-lose deal, as long as both sides can remain humble and not try to dominate the relationship. Let market response dictate a later split, merger, or acquisition. Longer term, when ready, it may be time for merger or acquisition.

Startup 55

Startup Outsource Competition Entrepreneur 55

InfoChachkie

JANUARY 14, 2011

Despite our humble beginnings, we braved the wolf and eventually built our financial house out of bricks. In my humble opinion, The Three Little Pigs should be revised to characterize the pigs’ departure from home as a quest to create their fortunes rather than to seek them. John is a CPA and holds an M.B.A. from the Wharton School.

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Guide Santa Barbara Entrepreneur Course 145

InfoChachkie

JANUARY 14, 2011

Despite our humble beginnings, we braved the wolf and eventually built our financial house out of bricks. In my humble opinion, The Three Little Pigs should be revised to characterize the pigs’ departure from home as a quest to create their fortunes rather than to seek them. John is a CPA and holds an M.B.A. from the Wharton School.

Guide 145

Guide Santa Barbara Entrepreneur Course 145

socalTECH

AUGUST 4, 2011

One of the core pieces of that technology was around marketing and customer acquisition. That was actually a humbling moment. When Mark Zuckerberg approached us, and just wanted our building--for more than our company was worth--it was just humbling. Because of that, we overinvested in technology.

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InfoChachkie

OCTOBER 20, 2010

Some will do so in a quiet, unselfish fashion based on Humble Pride , while others will act as A- Players , delivering results while generating negative, unintended consequences. Ripkin represent extreme examples of high and low maintenance sports superstars, the analogy is valid in the business world. John is a CPA and holds an M.B.A.

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Statistics Press Product Startup 212

Tech Zulu Event

MARCH 27, 2013

Sometimes the companies with the biggest social good impact, move in a humble motion, creating waves of excellence. This is what I noticed when I stumbled upon ROAR.pro. As a start-up mobile app development company, ROAR focuses on the non-profit and church verticals. Matt’s fascination with lions is the inspiration for his company’s name!

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Mobile Social Media Startup Media 92

InfoChachkie

JULY 26, 2010

Creating an effective alliance requires a delicate balance between humbleness and hubris, as described more fully in Humble Pride. You must be highly presumptive when approaching potential members of your alliance. Big Dumb Companies (BDCs) are surprisingly compliant when they are presented with a “Program”. from the Wharton School.

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Entrepreneur Santa Barbara Startup Conference 168

InfoChachkie

FEBRUARY 22, 2011

Team Unity – Playing multiple positions reinforces your Humble Pride , as it requires you to perform duties that you cannot execute at an all-star level. John is a CPA and holds an M.B.A. from the Wharton School. He is a member of the University of California at Santa Barbara’s Faculty where he teaches several entrepreneurial courses. _.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 18, 2012

I don’t want you to have to eat humble pie with your friends next year! And it’s why you probably will quit on day 366 after the acquisition. we always knew she would be. she was so precocious in high school. that’s my daughter – did you see her mentioned in the New York Times!) Raise money. Need money.

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Blogging Press Entrepreneur Venture Capital 420

InfoChachkie

MAY 16, 2011

As an entrepreneur and startup investor, I have helped create companies which achieved two IPOs which collectively raised over $100 million, as well as two acquisitions which totaled $385 million. Entrepreneurs who are confident yet humble, are rare and thus especially charming. Entrepreneurship is best learned experientially.

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InfoChachkie

JULY 20, 2015

billion dollar acquisition by LinkedIn to Bessemer’s substantial investment in ProCore , AppFolio ’s recent IPO filing and Sonos ’ $130 million secondary, the Santa Barbara tech scene is unquestionably on fire. This humble innovation resulted an entirely new line of footwear, the Teva sports sandal. From Lynda.com ’s recent $1.5

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Santa Barbara Startup Sales Entrepreneur 100

InfoChachkie

FEBRUARY 9, 2010

By adopting an attitude based on Humble Pride , Digital Research could have taken advantage of IBM’s ignorance. Small companies cannot afford to be self-unaware. Kildall should have realized that the IBM executives viewed him and his team as naïve, slightly arrogant hippies. In 1980, IBM was the prototypical Big Dumb Company (BDC).

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IBM IBM Software Review Customer 124

InfoChachkie

FEBRUARY 17, 2011

6) You epitomize what I always tell my students – “A Humble Pride based on ethics and honesty is an entrepreneur’s strategic advantage, not a handicap.” That has allowed us to talk about what companies do in the cloud, why they do it, how they do it, what we’ve seen work and not work. John is a CPA and holds an M.B.A. from the Wharton School.

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Cloud Computing Santa Barbara EC2 Startup 188

Frank Addante

JULY 30, 2007

Internet Advertising ASP) Exit: $112M IPO and acquisition Lesson: Think big. 6 startups = 1 IPO, 2 acquisitions, 1 failure, millions in venture capital $, hundreds of employees in cities worldwide and the building of my latest venture, the Rubicon Project - one of the fastest growing advertising companies in history. . Zondigo, Inc.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 28, 2011

What results must you have in order to raise venture capital or garner good press coverage that helps drive customer acquisition (and also more funding!)? When I see what Paige Craig has done at Betterworks in just a few months I’m humbled. It is the very fabric of what I believe forms the entrepreneur DNA. ON SUCCESS.

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CTO Hire Technical Review Startup Demand 363