TechCrunch LA

MARCH 2, 2021

“ We were targeted to a small number of very premier customers. “ 2020 was a blowout year… People needed an interactive streaming platform that they could spin up quickly that they could launch on their website.” Sales, Sony Music Entertainment, in a statement. .

Tool 315

Tool Commerce .Net Entertainment 315

socalTECH

MAY 13, 2013

is the brainchild of David Padula, Derek Padula, and Dave Delaney, who have created a platform to help developers monetize their games through merchandise sales. David Padula has served at Activision and Paramount Pictures; Derek Padula has worked as a game designer at Electronic Arts, Activision, and Seven Studios.

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Organization Develop Development Electronic Arts 191

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 24, 2011

Well, we started out a free text messaging platform. We just happen to have significantly more users than most of the group texting platforms you typically read about. You fish where your customers are. Scott was one of the first employees at Activision and was VP of their Studio Business. People like free.

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Gogii Invest Blogging Startup 310

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. Howard Marks , Co-Founder at Activision / StartEngine.

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Tech Coast Angels Startup Angel Southern California 105

Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 20, 2012

Prior to Idealab, Alex led sales and marketing efforts for venture-backed startups focused on enterprise software and services. Dinesh is a highly entrepreneurial executive with a track record of driving sales through innovative biz-dev and online marketing techniques. Howard Marks , Co-Founder at Activision / StartEngine.

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Idealab Tech Coast Angels CalTech Startup 84

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 15, 2011

Look beyond California and you have group purchasing (GroupOn in Chicago, LivingSocial in Washington DC), private sales (Gilt Groupe in NY, HauteLook in LA), artisan marketplaces (Etsy in NY), eCommerce (Amazon in Seattle) and on and on. If you hit a groove on funding and customer growth it does become a challenge to ramp quickly.

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Venture Capital Southern California Google Startup 313