Tech Zulu Event

JUNE 17, 2011

After the acquisition, MyMiniLife became the common technology platform at Zynga and powers 150M monthly users including games like Cityville, Farmville, and Frontierville. He is also an active investor with stakes in companies like Hipmunk, GroupMe, Facebook, Zynga (acquisition stock), and SV Angels. Price: $15 (Early Bird).

Tech Coast Angels 100

Tech Coast Angels Idealab Angel Design 100

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JULY 1, 2010

Scott’s first big foray into industry-changing companies came with CarsDirect, an IdeaLab company where he was the initial founder & CEO. It is the most accurate data out there that you can use to carry into a dealership and negotiate on price. Rumored to have turned down acquisition offers from Yahoo and Facebook.

Zag 248

Zag Truecar Venture Capital CarsDirect 248

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APRIL 15, 2010

billion to Yahoo! He’s behind IdeaLab and has created many interesting companies including innovating in solar energy ( eSolar ) and electric cars ( Aptera ). . I think everybody heard about this acquisition. The question will be “at what price?&# And for investors, “at what valuation did they get in?&#. $10

Venture Capital 271

Venture Capital Capital Google Platform 271

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MARCH 11, 2011

He said it was better than the Yellow Pages because he would provide pricing transparency. GoTo.com went on to ink huge distribution deals with Microsoft, AOL & Yahoo! Overture was sold to Yahoo! Some IdeaLab successes / brand names aside from Overture & CitySearch? – the biggest Internet portals of the day.

Competition 350

Competition Idealab Product CitySearch 350