socalTECH

MAY 9, 2011

Santa Monica-based TrueCar , the automotive pricing website headed by Scott Painter, has added "Black Book" used car values to the site. Black Book is one of a number of competing sources for used car valuation, and competes against Kelley Blue Book and NADA. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 26, 2010

Irvine-based Kelley Blue Book , the provider of new and used car pricing information, has been acquired by AutoTrader.com , which is based in Atlanta. As part of the deal, AutoTrader.com said it is also acquiring CDMdata and CDM Dealer Services, two of Kelley Blue Book's sister companies. Kelly blue Book was advised by J.P.

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 10, 2011

Irvine-based Kelley Blue Book , the provider of used car pricing information, said today that it has launched a new effort to provide more granular used car values, with the launch of pricing specific to 51 regions in the U.S. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 7, 2015

Los Angeles-based VolJet (www.voljet.com) is looking to solve that puzzle, with its online system for booking charter jets, just as you would a commercial flight. Susan Sloan: It's very similar to a commercial, online booking system, like Expedia.com. You can also get commercial results for commercial bookings. What is VolJet?

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 15, 2010

Irvine-based Kelley Blue Book , the provider of new and used car sales information and pricing, is now officially part of automotive site AutoTrader.com , AutoTrader said Wednesday. AutoTrader.com said that Kelley Blue Book is now a subsidiary of AutoTrader.com. The deal was originally announced in October.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 26, 2010

Santa Monica-based TrueCar , the car pricing startup headed by Scott Painter, has announced a new product today, focused on used vehicle pricing. The new service shows consumers a price distribution curve, so that consumers can see how a used car might sell for based on actual, marketing listing prices. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 17, 2016

Woodland Hills-based accounting software maker BlackLine Systems has moved one step closer to its IPO, saying this morning in a regulatory filing that it is expecting its IPO to price at betwen $13.00 BlackLine's software automates the very cumbersome financial close and reconciliation process for companies trying to close their books.

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Berkonomics

OCTOBER 2, 2012

A new book with 108 brand new insights for entrepreneurs, managers and investors. This book completes the trilogy of BERKONOMICS books from Dave, including BERKONOMICS and ADVANCED BERKONOMICS. List price $74.85. Your price $49.95. your cost , $37.50 list) Click HERE to purchase. Author signed. All three volumes.

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socalTECH

JUNE 28, 2010

Pasadena-based LeisureLink , which operates an online vacation lodging site and related tools for vacation rental and other alternative vacation lodging providers, said over the weekend that it will be launching a new "Vacation Pricing Snapshot" list. and week to week changes in lodging prices, based on the firm's own data.

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InfoChachkie

DECEMBER 8, 2011

I recently reviewed Brad Feld and Jason Mendelson’s book Venture Deals , in THIS ENTRY. I have subsequently recommended the book to number of students as well as emerging entrepreneurs, all of whom expressed positive feedback. . Writing a book is very different from writing a blog. There were a couple motivations.

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 20, 2009

Irvine-based Autobytel and Kelley Blue Book Co. said Thursday afternoon that the two have expanded an existing agreement, where Autobytel will get access to Kelley Blue Book's vehicle pricing information, specifications data, and editorial content for its web sites, and Kelley Blue Book will use Autobytel's lead distribution technology.

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socalTECH

APRIL 30, 2010

Santa Monica-based Docstoc , the online professional document sharing site run by Jason Nazar , is announcing this morning that it has added around 100,000 books and 150,000 documents to the site, as part of a deal with Overdrive.com.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 23, 2009

Los Angeles-based Atiz Innovation said Friday that it has unveiled a new device, which allows users to easily digitize books. The firm is taking aim at the increasing interest of libraries to digitize their book collections; among the higher profile efforts in this area are Google's online Book Search offering. READ MORE>>.

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Berkonomics

DECEMBER 7, 2023

I’ve read and reread the book a number of times and find myself using the techniques often in many areas of my life. One of his lessons remains clearly on my mind and is a variant of the old “You name the price and I’ll name the terms” challenge that works so well in negotiation.

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socalTECH

JUNE 20, 2017

Hermosa Beach-based FinalPrice has raised $4M in funding for a new travel startup, which offers up membership-based travel booking for flights, hotels, and car rentals. FinalPrice says it automatically reissues trips if prices drop, provides negotiates travel rates which are lower than package prices, and more, all for $99 a year.

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TechCrunch LA

MAY 2, 2018

It also relocated from Los Angeles to Las Vegas; named a new chief executive; and announced new geographies where its massage booking platform is now available. . New York-based Zeel also has an offering for folks who want to book massages on the fly. Soothe isn’t the only player in the massage marketplace.

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Berkonomics

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

Not so long ago, Basil Peters wrote his book, “Early Exits,” after analyzing 150 young companies and their exits. He concluded that the sweet spot for valuation was in the $20–30 million sales price range, and that many, many times more deals were completed in that range than above $100 million in valuation at exit.

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Berkonomics

FEBRUARY 7, 2019

It could be as simple as reading the right book. Because I believe that negotiation is so important to our success in the business and in the social world, I re-read my favorite book on the subject again every couple of years, just to keep myself aware and sharp using the tools and techniques so important to a successful negotiation.

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Berkonomics

FEBRUARY 7, 2019

It could be as simple as reading the right book. Because I believe that negotiation is so important to our success in the business and in the social world, I re-read my favorite book on the subject again every couple of years, just to keep myself aware and sharp using the tools and techniques so important to a successful negotiation.

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 1, 2018

Los Angeles-based Service , the venture backed startup which helps travelers automatically receive compensation for airline delays and cancellations, has expanded into hotel booking, saying it now is able to scan a user's email for upcoming hotel reservations, then automatically search for price drops, rebooking rooms when that happens.

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Berkonomics

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

Investment bankers sometimes slow the process by requiring a cloud-based “data room” and “deal book” to be prepared containing considerable information about a company to help a buyer. Deal books are expensive to create. How investment bankers behave. If you have a data room already, all the better.

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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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Tech.Co

MAY 31, 2023

Lenido Startup tool: Accounting software Price: Free Accounting software doesn't need to come at a premium. VPN Startup tool: VPN Price: Free Hide.me Zoom Startup tool: Video conferencing Price: Free You've probably already heard of Zoom. RingCentral Startup tool: Web conferencing app Price from: $11.99 From its 4.3-inch

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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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Berkonomics

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

Or of the reaction of your accounting person when asked to book obvious personal uses of the corporate credit card as company expense. Or flaunting the privilege of that corporate card by charging expensive meals with high priced wines when not entertaining outside guests.

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TechCrunch LA

JULY 9, 2019

Doctours , a Los Angeles-based online platform for booking trips and treatments for medical and dental care around the world, is expanding its services to 35 countries. Once the procedure is booked, Doctours puts together itineraries that provide different options for flights and hotels based on the needs of the patient, the company said.

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socalTECH

JUNE 12, 2019

The company is offering up its software for free for the first year; however, Housecall Pro charges $99 a month for premium features such as online booking, chat, and pricing tools, plus another $12.99 annually for domain renewal. Housecall Pro is led by co-founder and CEO Ian Heidt. READ MORE>>.

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Berkonomics

SEPTEMBER 3, 2015

His groundbreaking book, “Early Exits” has become a textbook for angel groups and entrepreneurs throughout the world. We are pleased to host Basil Peters, perhaps the best known name in the world of early stage company exits.

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socalTECH

JUNE 6, 2013

ClubLocal , the home services booking company which is owned by ReachLocal, said today tha tit has launched its services in the Bay Area. The company also pre-negotiates pricing for the services those providers give to consumers. clublocal reachlocal appointment mobile booking services home household repair' READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 10, 2010

Santa Monica-based GoodReads , the online book discussion community run by Otis Chandler, is seeing a nice uptick in its traffic after the launch of Google's eBook store Monday. Google launched its eBook store Monday, offering up titles for electronic book readers, the iPhone and iPad, the Nook and Sony readers, as well as Android.

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socalTECH

JUNE 3, 2013

Brighter.com , the online, upfront dental pricing and referral service based in Santa Monica, and headed by longtime Silicon Beach entrepreneur Jake Winebaum, has relaunched, swizzling its model away from a monthly membership program and towards direct, upfront pricing and referrals to local dentists.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

On the other hand, the biggest winners will turn out to be much larger than the prices people paid for them and this will happen faster than at any time in human history. He also wrote this excellent book on the Venture Capital industry that I highly recommend ? Secrets of Sand Hill Road.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 20, 2022

I saw some real guidance in the classic book by Loc de Brabandere and Alan Iny, “ Thinking in New Boxes.” For example, if it’s getting harder to charge a price premium for the product you’re marketing, or others are offering your subscription service for free, it may be time to start thinking in a new box.

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TechCrunch LA

JANUARY 20, 2020

Early Bird tickets are now on sale for $275, but you better hurry, prices go up in less than a month by $100. Students can book a super discounted ticket for just $50 right here. Dooley has worked at a number of robotics companies including, most recently a stint as the VP of Product and Business Development at iRobot.

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 26, 2013

Woodland Hills-based ReachLocal said today that it has launched three, brand new services today, including a new website focused on the booking of home services. That new service also has pre-negotiated prices, and the vendors are pre-screened and background checked. READ MORE>>.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 21, 2022

The price of entry can be less than $10,000, so the competition is huge and growing rapidly. I also recommend the app development strategies outlined in the classic book, “ Vaporized: Solid Strategies for Success in a Dematerialized World ,” by Robert Tercek, who has lived on the digital edge for many years. Marty Zwilling.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 4, 2023

In this context, constraints might more reasonably be seen as beautiful by entrepreneurs, just as they are described in the classic book, “ A Beautiful Constraint ,” by renowned marketing consultants Adam Morgan and Mark Barden. Adding priced services is another way to augment a product business. Create new kinds of solutions.

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