socalTECH

OCTOBER 20, 2010

San Clemente-based Poptent , a firm which operates an online site which allows brands to source crowd-generated commercials, web videos, and other video content from users, has raised at least $3.0M in an equity funding, and added two directors to its board from MK Capital. Details on the funding have not been announced by the company.

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socalTECH

MAY 14, 2013

We caught up with founder Evan Britton about how his company has created the top site in the Internet niche of celebrity birthdays, and how that intense focus on a single niche--and user experience- has paid off for the company in terms of user engagement and growth. I love the web and love Internet marketing.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 9, 2019

Jim Sterne, who has written many books on Internet advertising, marketing, and customer service, tackled this complex world of social media metrics in a classic book titled simply " Social Media Metrics." Measuring message delivery in social media is a lot like measuring it in classic advertising, so classic metrics apply.

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Xconomy

SEPTEMBER 26, 2016

Tealium, a San-Diego startup that provides online advertising tag management and marketing services for enterprise customers, has raised $35 million in a growth financing deal intended to expand its technology and market reach. The company’s workforce has grown to about 270, including 80 in San Diego. It’s been about data.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 25, 2010

Kevin O'Connor is the co-founder of DoubleClick , which he took from startup to IPO on the Nasdaq in 1998, sold it to private equity firm Hellman & Friedman for around $1.2 Although we're not going to be focused on revenues for a year, it's clear at this time that this kind of real estate is very valuable for advertisers.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 12, 2013

See how many you have personally experienced already, or are currently mentioned in your business plan: Crowd-sourcing equity. This is a term indicating the use of “crowd appeal” to get money from interested people on the Internet for a share of your company. Osmosis marketing is the hot new term for word-of-mouth advertising.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 12, 2017

Jim Sterne, who has written many books on Internet advertising, marketing, and customer service, tackled this complex world of social media metrics in a classic book titled simply " Social Media Metrics." Measuring message delivery in social media is a lot like measuring it in classic advertising, so classic metrics apply.

Social Media 69

Social Media Media Metrics Satisfaction 69

socalTECH

MARCH 20, 2009

Scour is an offshoot of a PPC advertising firm, ABCSearch, which was also founded by Dan. We give users something they don't get anywhere else, for something they do every day--searching the web. What's the business model behind the site--it looks like this is advertising driven? How is the company funded?

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 5, 2013

Jim Sterne, who has written many books on Internet advertising, marketing, and customer service, tackled this complex world of social media metrics in his book titled " Social Media Metrics." Measuring message delivery in social media is a lot like measuring it in classic advertising, so classic metrics apply.

Social Media 102

Social Media Media Entrepreneur Metrics 102

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 26, 2012

Jim Sterne, who has written six books on Internet advertising, marketing, and customer service, tackled this complex world of social media metrics in his book titled " Social Media Metrics." Measuring message delivery in social media is a lot like measuring it in classic advertising, so classic metrics apply.

Social Media 98

Social Media Metrics Media Startup 98

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 19, 2010

It’s always fun debating companies with Dana because she’s always so knowledgeable on deals – particularly those in the digital media, ad-tech and eCommerce spaces. But having different funds available for different stages of one’s company is actually a really good thing. DEAL OF THE WEEK: Gilt Groupe – We both admired this company.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 11, 2010

Jim Sterne, who has written six books on Internet advertising, marketing, and customer service, tackled this complex world of social media metrics in his recent book titled " Social Media Metrics." Measuring message delivery in social media is a lot like measuring it in classic advertising, so classic metrics apply.

Social Media 84

Social Media Metrics Media Satisfaction 84

Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 23, 2010

Tech Law Tip of the Week: explanation of a frequently-asked IP law question for tech companies. Technology and IP law are at the forefront of the movie, and themes include common issues in startups regarding cash flow, IP rights, tech development, product design and distribution of equity. Christina holds a B.A.

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IP Social Network Technical Review Networking 81

Tech Zulu Event

MARCH 7, 2010

Scott will share data and results from both ChaCha and other industry sources that will highlight the compelling opportunity that brand advertisers now have in the mobile arena. 9:00am: Keynote Presentation: Mobile Advertising: The Hype, The Hope, and The Financial Reality. Presenter: Scott A. Krishna Subramanian, Co-Founder, Mobclix.

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Frank Addante

APRIL 16, 2007

. ► November (1) 2 Ears and 1 Mouth: There's a Reason ► October (2) Be Best at Something Tear Down Your Firewalls ► September (3) Elements of Sustainable Companies We're Not Saving Lives. the Rubicon Project (Internet Advertising Technology) Status: Pre-Launch Visit the Rubicon Project Website Startup 5.0:

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Tech Zulu Event

AUGUST 13, 2010

Over the past ten years, the rise of the consumer web and the availability of better measurement too. After starting three companies, I've found that some widely accepted advice lead me to failure while. The step by step story of an entrepreneur’s journey from idea to bootstrap web startup from her vi. Jon Loyens, Bazaarvoice.

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Frank Addante

OCTOBER 31, 2006

. ► November (1) 2 Ears and 1 Mouth: There's a Reason ▼ October (2) Be Best at Something Tear Down Your Firewalls ► September (3) Elements of Sustainable Companies We're Not Saving Lives. the Rubicon Project (Internet Advertising Technology) Status: Pre-Launch Visit the Rubicon Project Website Startup 5.0:

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SoCal CTO

NOVEMBER 10, 2009

My first job out of school was at one of the early bioinformatics companies in Silicon Valley, working as the head of technical services. Fascinating that you are going against the trend of trying to make everything a web application. Your last two positions Google Photos and United Online were really big companies.

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Frank Addante

AUGUST 27, 2007

. ► November (1) 2 Ears and 1 Mouth: There's a Reason ► October (2) Be Best at Something Tear Down Your Firewalls ► September (3) Elements of Sustainable Companies We're Not Saving Lives. the Rubicon Project (Internet Advertising Technology) Status: Pre-Launch Visit the Rubicon Project Website Startup 5.0:

Startup 40

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SoCal Delicious

SEPTEMBER 13, 2012

PwC has been a significant contributor, as have the law firm Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, local creative agency Philosophie, and cloud infrastructure company Joyent. In many cases, the next logical step for one of these young companies will be to join another, later-stage accelerator. Share on LinkedIn. Michael Carney.

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Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 12, 2010

Through Demand Media, Richard is redefining the next generation of new media companies. . As an undergradudate, Leila authored background papers for the World Bank's Development Research Group and Ashoka on equity and social rights. Eric Ries is the author of the blog Startup Lessons Learned and the lean startup methodology.

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Berkonomics

APRIL 17, 2014

With recent legislation and new portals on the Web, it’s entirely possible, perhaps for the first time for small businesses. It’s similar to microfinance, but for the most part using equity instead of a low-interest loan. These are the more likely candidate companies and investors. What are the disadvantages? Raising money'

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 13, 2011

We are a venture capital growth equity fund in Washington DC with about $500m invested. Our approach is a little unusual in that we try to back a team early, then continue to invest along the lifecycle of the company. When the companies merged, those operations also merged. One flaw could have been AOL acting like a big company.

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Venture Capital Examples Startup Invest 277

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 12, 2010

Spark Capital is relatively new to VC (founded in 2005) yet has become one of the hottest new VCs having invested in Twitter, Tumblr, AdMeld, Boxee, KickApps and many more companies. Company grew by more than “400% each year” for past few years [assume growth metric = revenues]. Founded in 2008 by Mehdi Maghsoodnia.

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 9, 2011

So the industry formed around a day of the week when all partners could avoid having company board meetings or traveling. Valuations were enormous relative to progress in companies. Companies with less than $2 million in revenue were asking for $50-60 million valuations and getting them. Yesterday was a Monday. Depressing.

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Marketing Venture Capital Funding Technical Review 305