Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 10, 2010

I had a really fun 20-minute interview with Howard Lindzon of Stock Twits as part of a 5-part series on whether the web is dead. The topic of whether the web is dead was kicked off by Chris Andersen of Wired Magazine in this article. The Internet existed long before the World Wide Web and web browsers were created.

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DECEMBER 19, 2011

In it he asserts that the web is dying and in its ashes will see the rise of the “App Internet.” And while the App Internet is currently more powerful than the Mobile Internet it has fundamental flaws. The web is dying and will be replaced by “the App Internet.” Enter the World Wide Web (WWW).

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MARCH 21, 2013

How is the changing demographic of web visitors changing how local companies operate? We recently chatted with Debra Domeyer , CEO of Oversee.net (www.oversee.net), a Los Angeles company which provides both domain monetization and runs vertical, consumer lead generation and marketing sites, to hear about the company.

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Berkonomics

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

Back when we were all trying to figure out the real value of traffic on the web, investors – and acquiring companies – got a bit crazy with metrics used to value acquisitions and investments. I am an investor and advisor to one such “eyeballs” company. Remember when? Microsoft paid $9.00 AOL paid $40.00

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 24, 2020

We don’t hear about the remaining several million apps that are mostly free, and garnering only trivial revenue through advertising. You provide the free app in the App Store that gives subscribers mobile access to your service. This freemium model has been used for years by web apps. Make your app support all platforms.

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 21, 2011

My background was 8 years of telecoms & mobile and 8 years of cloud computing & SaaS – so these two themes were a given. Digital Media was an obvious theme because it’s one in which LA (where I’m based) and NY (where I spend a lot of time) have strong assets, companies and management teams.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 21, 2010

When I started investing the US advertising market was $300 billion with only 10% of it ($30 billion) of it being online and measurable. One recession later and the US advertising market is about $245 billion – but still only 10-12% is online and measurable.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 18, 2011

I always try hard to make this blog a place where you can learn lessons rather than an advertisement for portfolio companies. He quit the MRF and quietly amassed nearly $100,000 in angel investment to build a company. I am on record as saying that my opinion is that Web 2.0 “And importantly Web 2.0

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OCTOBER 12, 2015

It's not all that often that you hear of a local startup being acquired after only raising less than $1M in funding, because the company was growing so fast, rather than because an idea didn't pan out. Kixer develops mobile advertising software which helps publishers and connects mobile web users with apps.

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MAY 1, 2013

In a move to better convert visitors to its site--and adapt to the increasingly mobile, tablet-centric world-- Los Angeles-based Savings.com said Wednesday that it has launched a brand new, homepage and responsive web design. savingscom savings coupon deal homepage redesign mobile tablet advertising' READ MORE>>.

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APRIL 5, 2016

Pasadena-based programmatic advertising marketplace operator OpenX has rolled out compatibility with Google AMP, Google's effort at a highly optimized set of rules for mobile web pages, across its entire set of products, the companys aid Monday. READ MORE>>.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 21, 2022

We don’t hear about the remaining several million apps that are mostly free, and garnering only trivial revenue through advertising. You provide the free app in the App Store that gives subscribers mobile access to your service. This freemium model has been used for years by web apps. Make your app support all platforms.

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JANUARY 23, 2013

GumGum , the developer of in-image advertising technology headed by Ophir Tanz, is bolstering its sales efforts, and has hired an Amazon veteran to head up western sales. According to GumGum, Matt Weisbecker has been appointed Vice President, Western Sales for GumGum, a new position for the company. Weisbecker was previously.

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NOVEMBER 9, 2012

Who are the top tech companies to work for in Los Angeles? Despite a huge number of companies, we found there are a number which. Despite a huge number of companies, we found there are a number which. Demand Media consistently popped up near number one in the list of "companies to work for" from our readers. Demand Media.

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NOVEMBER 20, 2014

Los Angeles-based FastPay , which offers up financial products specifically aimed at advertising driven businesses, said this morning that it has raised $15M in a funding round. The company, which is led by Jed Simon, said the funding came from Oak HC/FT. READ MORE>>.

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APRIL 16, 2023

His professional background includes having held marketing-executive roles at big companies as well as startups. Social-media advertising. Display advertising. Display ads on mobile devices, including video and audio, also offer a new opportunity to reach target customers.

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OCTOBER 5, 2015

Los Angeles-based audio advertising exchange operator Triton Digital said today that it is launching a new, programmatic audio advertising exchange in France, after inking a partnership with French company NRJ Global. Financial aspects fo the deal were not announced. READ MORE>>.

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OCTOBER 23, 2013

Los Angeles-based online and mobile advertising technology developer OpenX Technologies has launched a new system it says helps publishers forecast their traffic and manage their advertising inventory. openx advertising serving forecasting publisher publishing server software' READ MORE>>.

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JULY 5, 2016

Dear readers: do you find our news coverage on Southern California's high tech companies, startups, and technology developments useful? Our coverage is supported by our members and sponsors -- not by web or mobile advertising -- and we need you to show your support by becoming an ongoing member.

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APRIL 21, 2014

Oversee.net said it sold DomainSponsor to Rook Media , a European domain monetization company based in Zurich. domainsponsor oversee merger acquisition domain domainer name monetization rook advertising' READ MORE>>.

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MAY 13, 2013

According to Greentoe, it will use the funding for marketing of the site, including a multi-platform advertising campaign across the web, television, and mobile. The company said it is on target to do $1M in revenue this year, perhaps more.

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SEPTEMBER 18, 2015

Los Angeles-based online advertising technology provider OpenX says this morning that it has been selected by Townhall Media , to help supply "header bidding" for Townnhall's mobile and web properties. Financial impact of the win was not disclosed. READ MORE>>.

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InfoChachkie

JULY 25, 2012

RingRevenue's unique technology allows online and offline advertisers and publishers to consistently increase revenues from mobile, print, search and email campaigns by tracking the phone calls generated by such ads. So it only makes sense that the Facebook mobile app has been an enormous success. Yeah, right.

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APRIL 8, 2014

Los Angeles-based Frequency , the video publishing software provider headed by Blair Harrison, has launched a new product, saying at NAB that it has launched Frequency Sync, which helps users publish their videos across the company''s range of video applications. READ MORE>>.

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SEPTEMBER 23, 2013

ReachLocal said its new ReachEdge product includes a website, lead management software, and mobile application specifically aimed at converting web site visitors into leads and customers for companies. reachlocal marketing software leads management launch advertising saas' Pricing on the new tool was not announced.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 20, 2020

His professional background includes having held marketing-executive roles at big companies as well as startups. Social-media advertising. Display advertising. Display ads on mobile devices, including video and audio, also offer a new opportunity to reach target customers.

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APRIL 19, 2010

OfferMobi said today that it has launched a new, mobile advertising firm targeted at cell phone and smart phone users. The company said that it will operate a U.S. affiliate network focused exclusively on the mobile web, based on RingRevenue's call tracking technology. READ MORE>>.

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MARCH 2, 2012

Have you every clicked on a mobile ad on your iPhone or Android phone, and found that the ad you clicked into wasn't usable on your mobile phone? Jason Crilly: We're doing mobile landing pages. We're creating really good looking, really easy to use, really effective mobile landing pages. What exactly is PageWoo?

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JANUARY 30, 2013

The accelerator is among a number that have emerged in Los Angeles in the past year or so; StartEngine specifically has been focusing on startups targeting consumers, small to medium sized businesses, and web infrastructure. The eight startups are pitching their investors to startups at CrossCampus in Santa Monica this afternoon.

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JANUARY 26, 2009

Irvine-based Skweezer, which operates a mobile advertising network and tools to translate web pages to mobile format, is reporting today that the firm saw its first quarter of profitability in Q4. Skweezer's advertising product also works with non-mobile web sites. READ MORE>>.

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Berkonomics

FEBRUARY 13, 2014

Back when we were all trying to figure out the real value of traffic on the web, we investors – and acquiring companies – got a bit crazy with metrics used to value acquisitions and investments. That is the quandary which entrepreneurs face today in building models for new companies around a web presence.

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MAY 15, 2013

Online dating and matchmaking asite eHarmony is looking to update the company''s image, and has gotten a makeover--looking to prove that it''s still in the dating game. The Santa Monica-based company said that it has launched a next generation site, which it had codenamed "Malibu", to drive new growth and new members for the service.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 23, 2012

Cloud computing and the open source movements have brought down the costs of starting a company by more than 90%. From this we have seen a commensurate boom in the number of startup companies. But on micro level, over-funding also creates performance problems for specific companies. Mobility really changes everything.

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FEBRUARY 5, 2013

The group says that so far, from 2009 to 2011, it accepted 23 companies, of which 19 received funding worth a total of $80M; the accelerator said that the nine companies acquired exceeds $60M in proceeds. LaunchpadLA started initially as a mentoring group, but expanded into accelerating and investing in companies in the last few years.

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Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 13, 2013

Employers also have a hard time looking for viable candidates for their company. Pablo joins TechZulu and talks about Proven, job markets, and the future of mobile. We clearly went through some difficult transitions in the company. The company almost died. Hearing that your company almost died. That was rough.

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SEPTEMBER 27, 2010

We caught up with Mickie Rosen , the firm's CEO, about the company, its links to Best Buy, and how it was incubated out of Fuse Capital. One of the concepts we came up with, and bounced around with Best Buy, was a whole new, independent company to help consumers with technology. Are there any links between Best Buy and the service?

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JANUARY 8, 2020

Curtis is the former publisher of the Robb Report, which he sold back in 2015, and has a long history of operating media companies that have published such titles as Home Office Computing, Home Theater, Mobile Computing, Worth, and many others. That, of course, is what you're selling to your advertisers.

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