Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 26, 2023

Every one of you business owners I know periodically introduces new products and services to sustain growth, fight off competitors, or take advantage of new technologies. To win in this environment, you may need to expand your leadership in industry conferences and community activities. Marketing costs will continue to increase.

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JULY 12, 2019

According to Atom tickets, it is expanding its Atom Events' list of local activities across multiple cities, including Atlanta, Boston, and Los Angeles, through the link with Goldstar. According to the two, the new Atom Events service will also become available in more cities in the coming months.

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MAY 1, 2013

In a big leadership executive shuffle over at San Diego-based ACTIVE Network , the company announced today that its current CEO, Matthew Landa, has resigned, as has its Executive Chairman and Chairman of the board, David Alberga. Active Network is a provider of online sports registration and other related services. READ MORE>>.

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AUGUST 15, 2012

Plancast , an online service which lets you plan events and share those plans with friends, has been acquired by San Diego-based Active Network. Active Network relaunched Plancast with a new design today. Financial terms of the buy were not disclosed. READ MORE>>.

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SEPTEMBER 3, 2019

Los Angeles-based J2 Global has named Nate Simmons as the President of one of its major business divisions, its Cloud Services division, reporting to CEO Vivek Shah, the company announced this morning. The company is a very active acquirer, buying small Internet services companies and Internet publications and rolling them under its umbrella.

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AUGUST 1, 2011

San Diego-based StockTwits , the stock-focused, micro-messaging service run by Howard Lindzon, has launched a new feature today, focused on activity streams. The firm said the new StockTwits Activity Stream will allow users to keep up with other people, as well as tickers friends are following. READ MORE>>.

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OCTOBER 23, 2012

ACTIVE Network , the developer of software-as-a-service for managing sports and other activity registrations, reported today that it has won a deal in Saskatchewan, Canada. ACTIVE Network says its software is used to process more than 37 million hunting and fishing licenses annually. READ MORE>>.

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SEPTEMBER 6, 2012

San Diego-based ACTIVE Network , the provider of online, activity, ticketing, and registration services for sports and other recreation providers, reported today that it has been selected by the Philadelphia Zoo. Financial details of the win were not announced.

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JANUARY 8, 2013

San Diego-based ACTIVE Network , the provider of cloud-based sports registration and other related services, reported a win today with Run Ireland, a website for running events in Ireland. Active said that it is the official technology partner for Run Island, and will handle online registration for events listed on Run Ireland.

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2013

San Diego-based sports and activity registration service Active Network announced this morning that it has agreed to be acquired by private equity firm Vista Equity Partners , in a deal valued at approximately $1.05 Active Network said that Vista Equity Partners will pay $14.50 READ MORE>>.

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NOVEMBER 21, 2017

Los Angeles-based HopSkipDrive , the ridesharing service which helps deliver kids to and from school, after-school activities, and home, said this morning that it has raised $7.4M STI), a company in the school transportation, safety, and fleet services market. in a new funding round.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 21, 2021

More customers are lost to apathy after the sale than poor service or quality. The idea time for most executives is in the shower, or during other non-work activities. If you collect business cards at a trade show, make sure all have follow-up within 72 hours, and at least three more times after that. Customer retention.

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JUNE 15, 2017

Los Angeles-based HelloTech , the startup providing in-home, technical support and related services, is powering a new in-home installation and service offering from broadband communications and video service provider Altice, the two said this morning.

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Southern California Edison Blog

DECEMBER 8, 2021

By leveraging managed network services , startups can offload time-consuming maintenance tasks and strengthen their IT infrastructure to increase their competitiveness. . Managed IT infrastructure services can save businesses over $145,000 per 100 users annually and optimize IT staff resources by 42%. Vulnerable Network Infrastructure.

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FEBRUARY 15, 2011

San Diego-based Active Network has filed for an IPO, saying in its S-1 that it is looking to raise up to $150M. Active Network operates a network of online sports registration, community activity and group sites, and other related Internet services. The firm said it had a net loss of 37.8M on revenues of $242.8M

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MAY 22, 2012

San Diego-based Active Network , the provider of sports and activity registration services and software, said today that it has launched a suite of software aimed at enterprise event management. Active Network said its mobile software is aimed at everything from annual conferences to trade shows.

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NOVEMBER 3, 2014

Los Angeles-based mobile dating app developer Tinder is rapidly approaching 50 million active users, who are spending an average of 90 minutes a day on the service, according to a report. The NYTimes report cited a "person with knowledge of the situation" in the numbers. minutes per session, and men spending 7.2

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FEBRUARY 13, 2013

ACTIVE Network , the developer of cloud-based sports registration and related services, said today that it has launched a new, mobile app aimed at racing directors. Active Network said that endurance events like Iron Girl already have been using the mobile app.

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MAY 11, 2012

Manhattan Beach-based CapLinked , the online service which helps startups manage their fundraising efforts, share due diligence documents, and find investors, said this week that it has launched a new activity tracker on the site.

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JANUARY 27, 2020

The startup said it will use funding for its subscription services, which revolve around hands-on craft activities for pre-school and primarly school age children. The company was founded by Steven Wolfe Pereira and Susie Jamarillo. READ MORE>>.

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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 READ MORE>>.

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MARCH 20, 2012

Active Network , the San Diego provider of software-as-a-service for recreation and registration management, said today that it has partnered with its hometown, the City of San Diego, to help the city manage its park and recreation assets. Financial impact of the win was not announced.

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JANUARY 7, 2020

The latest of these is Luxury Presence , which pitches digital marketing services to real estate agents and has raked in $5.4 million in financing to support the buildout of its services and sales teams to manage clients. billion, active in the real estate industry in Los Angeles.

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JANUARY 24, 2012

San Diego-based Active Network , the operator of a number of sports related registration and sports events management websites, said yesterday that it has named Kevin Biggs as its Executive Vice President of Global Technology Sales. Biggs joins the company from Blue Coat Systems, and also served at IBM. READ MORE>>.

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SEPTEMBER 13, 2010

San Diego-based Active Network , the provider of sports registration and other online registration services, reports this morning that it has been selected by the Marine Corps Marathon. Active said it will provide its online registration and technology solutions for all of MCM's organized events. READ MORE>>.

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FEBRUARY 8, 2011

San Diego-based Active Network said today that it has expanded into the faith market, with the acquisition of church management software firm Fellowship Technologies. Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed.

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JUNE 20, 2011

San Diego-based Active Network , the recently public provider of online registration services for the sports, community activity, outdoors, and other markets, announced today that it has been added to the Russell 2000 Index. The firm said it will become part of the index after market close on June 24th. READ MORE>>.

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MAY 24, 2018

Santa Monica-based electric scooter rental service Bird relaunched its services in Austin, Texas this week, after receiving a permit for its scooters in the city. Bird faces stiff competition in Austin, from at least three competitors--LimeBike, Pace, GOAT--who also are active in the city. READ MORE>>.

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OCTOBER 9, 2015

SendGrid , the email infrastructure and delivery provider which has a big development office in Orange County, said Thursday that it has launched a new service that helps marketers send out emails to their customers, based on their activities and actions. Pricing on the new tool was not announced.

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AUGUST 4, 2010

San Diego-based Active Network , which operates online sports and events registration websites, said this morning that it inked a deal with Australian event organizer USM Events. The two firms said that Active Network will streamline USM EVENTS online technology and registration process. Tags: active network sports events.

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TechCrunch LA

SEPTEMBER 21, 2019

Postmates, the popular food delivery service, raised another $225 million at a valuation of $2.4 Online personal shopping service Lookiero gets $19M. We’ll have a16z general partners Chris Dixon, Angela Strange and Andrew Chen for insight into the firm’s latest activity. Indian startup Digi-Prex raises $5.5M

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AUGUST 4, 2016

Irvine-based YouMail , which provides enhance voicemail and other related services, has launched a new, free conference call service, directly linked to a person's phone number, the company said on Tuesday. The brilliantly simple new service avoids the hassles of needing a special ID code or phone number. READ MORE>>.

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JUNE 20, 2012

San Diego-based Active Network , which operates a network of sports-focused websites and services, said today that it is aiming at the growing popularity of gamified, hyper social events with a new portal.

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JULY 22, 2020

Other companies are experimenting with specialization as a way to differentiate from the major delivery services that are on the market. Black and Mobile , which launched in Philadelphia but is in the process of expanding across the country, is a delivery service focused on Black-owned restaurants and food stores.

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SEPTEMBER 14, 2010

San Diego-based Bump.com , a new startup headed by former Active Network co-founder Mitch Thrower, said today that it has launched a new service which allows drivers to send voice, text, and email messages too people based on their license plate numbers. Tags: plate license bumpcom messaging text voice network active bump.

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SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

San Diego-based Active Network , which operates an online service for sports and other community group registration and management, said today that it has been selected by both UC Santa Cruz and UC Merced. Tags: active network sports events registration. Financial impact of the two wins was not announced. READ MORE>>.

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JULY 22, 2014

San Diego-based OneRoof Energy , the solar energy services financing and solar installation company led by David Field, said today that it has tied with "digital services" company Elevate. Elevate provides home services, ranging from smart home, digital phone, broadband, and in-home technology support services.

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