socalTECH

JUNE 30, 2016

A report from the WSJ late Thursday said that Apple Computer is in discussions with music service Tidal --founded by Jay-Z--to acquire the company. No pricing details on the potential deal--which the Journal said "may not result in a deal"--were released. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 18, 2015

Los Angeles-based ZendyHealth (www.zendyhealth.com) thinks it has figured out a way to help both patients and doctors by helping connect patients to doctors and specific procedures, with upfront pricing. It's an on-demand, name your own price service. Explain what your startup does? You mention pains and issues, what are those?

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socalTECH

JUNE 27, 2012

San Diego-based ServiceNow , the developer of software-as-a-service for enterprise IT management, is expected to price its IPO Thursday, as the first, technology-focused IPO since the Facebook debacle. The firm, which has set initial pricing range of its IPO at between $15.00 and $17.00 READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 27, 2021

Santa Monica-based Science, the startup studio led by Mike Jones and Peter Pham, has launched its own Special Purpose Acquisition Company (SPAC), called Science Strategic Acquisition Corp. According to Science Strategic Acquisition Corp. Alpha (SSAA).

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socalTECH

JUNE 19, 2012

San Diego-based ServiceNow has set the pricing range for its IPO, saying today that it anticipates an initial public offering price for the firm at between $15.00 ServiceNow, which is aiming to trade on the New York Stock Exchange AS NOW, provides software-as-a-service used for enterprise IT management. and $17.00

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socalTECH

APRIL 8, 2013

Los Angeles-based digital advertising technology developer OpenX has launched a new service today, which it says will combine content optimization and ad monetization for publishers. Pricing on the new product was not announced. The new product comes thanks to the acquisition last fall of JumpTime.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 19, 2011

He is very hands-on and helpful – especially for any company looking into customer acquisition. Later they became big business in Financial services lead-gen. o CPM model gave him control over the information in the acquisition cycle so he focused on that. - He wanted to see all the data himself.

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socalTECH

MAY 25, 2011

San Diego-based The Active Network , the operator of sports and community event registration services and websites, priced its IPO Wednesday evening, saying it will sell 11,000,000 shares of its common stock at $15.00 Active priced below its expected initial offering range, which was $16.00 per share.

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socalTECH

MAY 8, 2015

The two have now turned their attentions to Serviz, which offers up on-demand home services, such as plumbing, electrical, HVAC, and other areas. Our vision is really to become the premier provider of on-demand home services. We also set pricing, and are pioneering getting pricing upfront, and have a low price guarantee.

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Berkonomics

AUGUST 17, 2023

Preparing for the game… If you have been following our recent insights, you’ll be up to speed knowing that professional investors negotiate tough terms, from provisions of control over asset acquisition, eventual sale of the company, future investments, forced co-sale when others attempt to sell their shares and more.

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 5, 2020

Los Angeles-based HAAWK , the provider of rights management and monetization services for YouTube, Facebook, and Instagram which is led by Ryan Born, said on Wednesday that it had acquired Keyframe Audio , a music startup which offered up micro-stock music licensing. The price of the service is $199 per year.

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socalTECH

MAY 27, 2020

Los Angeles-based ServiceTitan , which develops a cloud-based software platform used by residential and commercial service contractors to manage their businesses, has acquired Pointman , a New York-based company that develops software for contractors. Financial terms of the acquisition were not announced. READ MORE>>.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 17, 2022

I’m talking about the kind of change that moved Apple from personal computers to music distribution to consumer electronics, and Amazon from books to e-Commerce to cloud computing services. Prices begin to decline quickly. The first customers are early adopters who are the least price-sensitive.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 3, 2019

Los Angeles-based ServiceTitan , which offers up a suite of software for home service and commercial contractors, has acquired WaterSoftWare , a developer of business management software for the water treatment industry. Financial terms of the acquisition were not announced. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 9, 2020

Irvine-based Advantage Solutions , which provides technology-enabled sales and marketing services to manufacturers and retailers, has acquired Quantum Networks , a New York City-based e-commerce retailer and agency. Financial terms of the acquisition were not announced. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

MARCH 29, 2017

San Luis Obispo-based MINDBODY , the developer of cloud-based business management software for spas and the wellness services industry, has acquired Lymber Wellness , a startup that provides yield management and pricing software for class and appointment-based businesses. Financial terms of the acquisition were not announced.

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socalTECH

APRIL 21, 2009

According to Autobytel, the bid--from Infield Acquisition, Inc., Trilogy is a provider of business services to the automotive industry, and is based in Texas. Trilogy claimed the offer represents a 32% premium over Autobytel's 30-day average closing price of its stock, although the offer is below the firm's most recent close.

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Xconomy

NOVEMBER 5, 2018

The purchase price is 25 times MatrixCare’s pro forma 2018 earnings of about $30 million (without taking into account interest, taxes, depreciation or amortization) on anticipated net revenue of about $122 million. San Diego’s ResMed (NYSE: ticker[[RMD]]) announced its intention to buy the privately held tech company on Monday.

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Berkonomics

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

There are lots of ways to define how to market well, including the four P’s of marketing (1): product, price, promotion and place. Higher demand results in higher prices – if there is limited supply. Existing customers have low acquisition costs, addressing the “D” in the equation. More we are taught in marketing classes.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 30, 2012

Earlier this week, Los Angeles-based Wittlebee (www.wittlebee.com) announced the acquisition of its own, clothing company--Cottonseed Clothing Company--as it continues to build out its subscription, children's clothing service. Tell us about the acquisition of Cottonseed, the clothing company. How did it come about?

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socalTECH

MARCH 16, 2011

Santa Monica-based Cornerstone OnDemand has priced its IPO at $13.00 The firm, which develops software-as-a-service for the human resources and employee talent management sector, is venture backed by Bay Partners, Bessemer Venture Partners, and Meritech Capital. per share, above its estimated offering range of between $9.00

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 26, 2018

San Luis Obispo-based MINDBODY , the developer of spa, beauty, fitness, and other booking software and services, has been acquired by Vista Equity Partners , in a deal worth $1.9 in cash per share for MINDBODY, a 68 percent premium on MINDBODY's closing price on December 21st. billion, the two companies said on Christmas Eve.

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Tech.Co

MAY 6, 2022

Now, it's dramatically expanding capacity in another area, fulfillment, with the acquisition of Deliverr. It's the biggest acquisition in Shopify's history. We've already rated Shopify's software offering fairly highly, and this huge acquisition makes Shopify look even better moving forwards. Shopify is paying $2.1

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socalTECH

JANUARY 25, 2021

GigCapital2, the Special Purpose Acquisition Company (SPAC) which is merging with Los Angeles-based Cloudbreak Health, said it has raised $285M in capital, which is part of its business combination with UpHealth Holdings and Cloudbreak Health. at a conversion price of $11.50.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 20, 2020

I’m talking about the kind of change that moved Apple from personal computers to music distribution to consumer electronics, and Amazon from books to e-Commerce to cloud computing services. Prices begin to decline quickly. The first customers are early adopters who are the least price-sensitive.

Pricing 123

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Berkonomics

SEPTEMBER 6, 2018

But each commitment of resources of any substantial size for acquisition of new products, talent, even new companies, changes the value of your enterprise perhaps to a great degree. Should I make an acquisition to increase value? Let’s analyze the effect of a potential acquisition upon the value of your company.

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 26, 2014

Santa Monica-based TrueCar , the online car buying service led by Scott Painter, has acquired the domain name True.com , which it says will be using for brand expansion and as an umbrella domain name. TrueCar did not say exactly how it intends to expand its service. Financial details of the acquisition were not announced.

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socalTECH

JUNE 8, 2015

Calabasas-based On Assignment , whih provides temporary professional staffing services, said Friday that it has acquired Creative Circle , in a deal worth up to $600M. 540M of the initial acquisition price was cash, with the remainder in equity. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 1, 2016

Los Angeles-based movie streaming service FandangoNOW , the recently launched on-demand video service from Fandango, is now included on the VIZIO SmartCast app, the two companies said this morning. FandangoNOW launched in March of 2016, and came out of the acquisition of on-demand movie service M-GO in January.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 30, 2022

Almost instantly, via the Internet or on their smartphone in the store, they can find the lowest price alternative or their favorite features, without waiting for push marketing or listening to your best sales person. Great startups manage to continually improve the relationship through outstanding follow-on support and service.

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

billion based on the closing price on Friday November 5, 2021, and the assumption of $3.4 the deal will give the combined company a fleet of 19 satellites in service with an additional 10 spacecraft under construction. Viasat said the deal is comprised of $850.0 million in cash, approximately 46.36 billion of net debt.

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InfoChachkie

JANUARY 21, 2019

Other Supreme apparel sells in the aftermarket for hundreds more than their retail prices, including box logo hoodies which typically sell for between $500 – $1,000. A Veblen good does not adhere to the traditional laws of price and demand. You may think that this item is an anomaly, but it is not.

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socalTECH

APRIL 1, 2015

GoDaddy surged in its IPO Wednesday on the NYSE as GDDY, opening and closing at $26.15, above the $20 per share pricing for the company''s stock set on Tuesday night. The domain name registration, hosting, and Internet services provider--which has major operations in Los Angeles at MediaTemple--traded as high as $26.84 READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 7, 2020

Los Angeles-based business advisory and financial services company B. Riley Financial has made a strategic investment in a developer of software for the financial industry, IQvestment Holdings , the company announced this morning. Size of the investment was not announced. According to B. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 5, 2015

Los Angeles-based Internet services operator J2 Global has gobbled up nine more companies, the company announced this morning, across five different countries. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 16, 2010

Woodland Hills-based ReachLocal , the provider of online marketing services for small and medium sized businesses, said today that it has launched a new product called ReachCast. Pricing on the new offering was not disclosed. The firm said the product is a result of its acquisition of SMB:Live back in February. READ MORE>>.

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TechCrunch LA

APRIL 16, 2019

Ultimately, the mobile clinics serve as a marketing strategy for Kindbody’s core service: egg freezing. Kindbody charges patients $6,000 per egg-freezing cycle, a price that doesn’t include the cost of necessary medications but is still significantly less than market averages. “We are women designing for women. .

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