socalTECH

JANUARY 26, 2011

Santa Monica-based Demand Media , the online publishing network run by Richard Rosenblatt, had a huge reception in the public markets Wednesday, closing up 32 percent in its initial public offering. Demand, which debuted on the NYSE as DMD this morning, priced at $17.00, but soon shot up to as high as $25.00 The firm closed at $22.65

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socalTECH

JANUARY 20, 2011

Santa Monica-based Demand Media , the online publishing firm headed by Richard Rosenblatt, is expected to hit the public markets late next week, according to a report today from AllThingsD. Demand Media priced its IPO on January 12th, saying it hopes to debut on the NYSE at between $14.00 and $16.00 READ MORE>>.

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Xconomy

SEPTEMBER 24, 2019

Despite the societal benefit of the innovative technologies and therapeutics coming out of biotech, the broader discussion and debate in the news media and across the political. Read more » Reprints | Share:

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TechCrunch LA

DECEMBER 4, 2018

Freeletics , headquartered in Munich, Germany, is today announcing its first round of private capital after bootstrapping since 2013. The $45 million Series A was co-led by FitLab, Causeway Media Partners and JAZZ Venture Partners, with participation from Courtside Ventures, Elysian Park Ventures and ward.ventures.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 15, 2010

I was on This Week in Venture Capital (TWiVC) again this week with Jason Calacanis. mm in Series A; IdealLab ( Bill Gross ), Index Ventures ( Danny Rimer ), Revolution LLC ( Steve Case ), First Round Capital , BetaWorks , Jason Calcanis. He’ll discover the value. He’ll get deals done. M&A Discussion.

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Berkonomics

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

This form of thinking has been unusually true during the current rise of social media platforms, where market share became the primary goal of a company, with revenues and profitability to follow later. Many, many companies accepting venture capital lost it all following this instruction. But beware. first appeared on BERKONOMICS.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 15, 2019

Pricing on the new product were not announced. The company is venture backed by such investors as Daher Capital, DFJ Frontier, Double M Partners, Draper Nexus Ventures, Level Equity, Location3 Media, MI Ventures, Rockfish Brand Ventures, Signia Ventures, and many local angel investors. READ MORE>>.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 28, 2010

Blippy (and their competitor Swipely – which was founded by Angus Davis , who has a great track record from both Netscape and TellMe, both aim to capitalize on the era of consumers living more openly ala Twitter, Foursquare and Gowalla. Investors: August Capital (David Hornik) (lead) with existing investors Charles River Ventures.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 7, 2009

For this morning's interview, we sat down and talked with Nick Desai , CEO of Global Fitness Media , which runs FitOrbit (www.fitorbit.com), an online site looking to help users put together a fitness and connect with fitness trainers. Nick Desai: Jack Steinfeld--which everyone knows as Body by Jake--is the founder of Global Fitness Media.

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TechCrunch LA

FEBRUARY 6, 2022

The Facebook parent-company saw its stock price get bludgeoned after a bad earnings report showcased that Apple’s ad-blocking changes are shaving billions off its books and the company’s crown jewel — the Facebook platform — has stopped growing and actually shrank this quarter. Image Credits: Facebook. the big thing.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 30, 2022

Almost instantly, via the Internet or on their smartphone in the store, they can find the lowest price alternative or their favorite features, without waiting for push marketing or listening to your best sales person. Capitalize on the multiplier moment. Marty Zwilling.

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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. If you want to drive up the demand for your core product, one smart tactic is to drive down the price of all complementary products. Position yourself to capitalize on the next frontier. Look for value points to control.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 11, 2023

For decades, efforts to satisfy customers have been built around demographics – capitalizing on race, ethnicity, gender, income, and other attributes. Today, in this age of pervasive social media and two-way communication, the focus needs to get beyond demographics into personalities.

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SoCal CTO

MARCH 20, 2007

His work in social media, e-Learning and Performance Support has won awards and has led him into engagements at many Fortune 500 companies including Credit Suisse, Royal Bank of Canada, Citibank, Lexus, Microsoft, Nissan, Universal, IBM, Hewlett-Packard, Sun Microsystems, Fidelity Investments, Symbol Technologies and SHL Systemhouse.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 21, 2013

The startup, led by James Borow, said its new product, SHIFT Media Analyzer, is aimed at helping marketers with in-depth analysis of their paid social campaigns. Pricing on the new service was not announced. READ MORE>>. shift social advertising analytics software tools grapheffect'

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 5, 2021

We all believe that supply and demand meet to create stable prices (reflexive). But sometimes higher prices create higher demand, causing a boom. Busts result when lower prices stimulate more supply. Social media darling Twitter is an example of these bubbles. Supply and demand ignored. High valuation, low profit.

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socalTECH

APRIL 3, 2012

GraphEffect did not disclose pricing on the new offering. The firm is venture backed by Lerer Ventures , Thrive Capital , Founder Collective , Rincon Venture Partners , CrossCut Ventures and Baroda Ventures. The company was co-founded by Clark Landry and James Borow. The company was co-founded by Clark Landry and James Borow.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 12, 2010

A venture capital survey from a Silicon Valley law firm, finds that valuations for venture backed firms improved in Q2, at least for companies surveyed in Silicon Valley. Fenwick & West said valuations held up best in software, internet/digital media and cleantech deals.

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TechCrunch LA

APRIL 16, 2019

Kindbody charges patients $6,000 per egg-freezing cycle, a price that doesn’t include the cost of necessary medications but is still significantly less than market averages. ” Kindbody’s pricing scheme may itself instill fear in incumbent fertility clinics. “We are women designing for women.

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socalTECH

MAY 18, 2015

Cinedigm said the company is specifically looking for board members from the areas of television, over-the-top television, social media, marketing, entertainment, capital markets, and related areas. The move comes after a complex $60M borrowing deal and record low stock prices at the publicly traded company. READ MORE>>.

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TechCrunch LA

AUGUST 5, 2022

From Los Angeles to Silicon Valley , a trend emerged among social media influencers and startup founders alike: move into a mansion with 10 or so collaborators, work day and night together to build fame and wealth, and hope that your new roommates do their dishes. A post shared by Collab Studios (@collabstudiosatl).

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 22, 2010

and Fuse Capital. The firm, which did not disclose financial details of the investment, said the digital media fund established by Best Buy and Fuse Capital are backing its launch of a product information, pricing, and shopping mobile application. Fuse said that Tecca was incubated from within the firm. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

MARCH 17, 2011

The firm was trading around $19.60, or 50 percent above its debut price in morning trading. The firm priced last night at $13.00, well above its initial $9 to $11 estimated initial pricing range. Cornerstone OnDemand was venture backed by Bay Partners, Bessemer Venture Partners, and Meritech Capital. READ MORE>>.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 21, 2022

I’m seeing more and more business success stories like the one in the classic book “ Uncontainable: How Passion, Commitment, and Conscious Capitalism Built a Business Where Everyone Thrives ” by Kip Tindell. Simultaneously deliver the best selection, service, and price. Great communication is the best leadership.

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

El Segundo-based Internet Brands , the Internet media firm headed by Bob Brisco, has been acquired by private equity firm Hellman & Friedman Capital Partners, in a deal worth approximately $640M. The price is a premium of approximately 46.5 percent over its closing price Friday. percent over its closing price Friday.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 4, 2013

When I was new at Venture Capital I was trying to figure out the business. What price? The sheer number of relationships I’ve built through being public, transparent and being willing to engage in comments and through social media has enabled me to get to know entrepreneurs even before they launch their next company.

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TechCrunch LA

SEPTEMBER 18, 2019

Most of the venture capital firms covered in TechCrunch and other tech publications compete for a spot on the cap table of the hottest Bay Area, New York or Los Angeles companies of the moment. Since Revolution launched in 2005, venture capital activity in underrepresented markets has grown significantly.

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 1, 2010

The company--one of the companies in the LaunchpadLA effort--is the second startup for Schneider and Kervin, who founded StarBrand Media, a celebrity shopping startup acquired by Sugar Inc. Tags: shopnation venture capital funding launchpadla fashion shopping ecommerce. READ MORE>>.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 23, 2022

a leading researcher on consumer behavior and the impact of digital, reports that decision makers, social media users, and younger demographics are more and more comfortable sharing data in order to close the gap between thought and action. Google scores high for tools, location, and social media data sharing, but not for biometric data.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 24, 2021

Silicon Valley and the media industry that surrounds it values youth. innovated in social media advertising and for a variety of reasons wasn’t ultimately successful and went to zero. The abundance of late-stage capital is good for us all. Interim liquidity plus long-term capital gains work really, really well.

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socalTECH

JUNE 24, 2015

The company says its Mod-t 3D printers are now in production, and have a retail price of $399. The new 3D printer uses Polylactic Acid (PLA) plastic, which is safer and more environmentally friendly than typical 3D printing media. READ MORE>>.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 30, 2021

Unfortunately, in my role as business advisor , I don’t see the same response to more common weak signals , like the move to phone texting instead of voice, or politics invading social media. When sales fall off, you need to dig deep for the “why,” rather than just assuming the price needs to go down.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 30, 2016

I understand this instinct for more capital and I have two very different personal experiences: In my first company we raised an A-round of $16.5 The larger the round, the higher the price, the harder the next hurdle is to hit But the bigger point I want to make is what happens when the coffers are depleted and you need more money?

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

For decades, efforts to satisfy customers have been built around demographics – capitalizing on race, ethnicity, gender, income, and other attributes. Today, in this age of pervasive social media and two-way communication, the focus needs to get beyond demographics into personalities.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 25, 2023

Google reached $1B in revenue within five years of incorporation, and now has a market capitalization of over $1 trillion. It’s only been in the last decade or two, that social media companies, like Facebook and Twitter, have achieved market valuations in billions of dollars (unicorn status), while clearly sacrificing revenue to gain users.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 21, 2020

Google reached $1B in revenue within five years of incorporation, and now has a market capitalization of over $1 trillion. It’s only been in the last decade or two, that social media companies, like Facebook and Twitter, have achieved market valuations in billions of dollars (unicorn status), while clearly sacrificing revenue to gain users.

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 7, 2011

Rogoway also runs Brave New Ventures, a seed stage venture capital investor focused on the media industry. Near Networks said it is looking to overcome the "lack of production quality" in local business video, at a low price point. Rogoway was the founder of TripUp, which was acquired by SideStep (now Kayak). READ MORE>>.

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