socalTECH
SEPTEMBER 27, 2013
Google and Yahoo aren''t going to buy them, AOL has already made its bet, and your only real path to an exit is an IPO for any kind of liquidity. The large acquirers, the Microsoft and Yahoo''s of the world, were buying 20-40 companies a year. Their only option is an IPO. That''s true of many Southern California ad-tech companies.
socalTECH
AUGUST 27, 2018
I had work for Yahoo for nine years, and at the time, they had an office in Carlsbad. The started looking at the Carlsbad group of engineers, who were working at Yahoo, in order to jump start something in Southern California. I was an engineering leader at the time, and I had a few meetings with Walmart when I was working at Yahoo.
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socalTECH
AUGUST 27, 2018
I had work for Yahoo for nine years, and at the time, they had an office in Carlsbad. The started looking at the Carlsbad group of engineers, who were working at Yahoo, in order to jump start something in Southern California. I was an engineering leader at the time, and I had a few meetings with Walmart when I was working at Yahoo.
Both Sides of the Table
AUGUST 3, 2009
In SoCal we are also leaders in affiliate marketing (Commission Junction), Internet video (Hulu) and bringing local businesses online (ReachLocal). As should Eric Sikola and ExpenseBay who won the “Showoff&# judges competition ( Photos featured here taken by (cc) Kenneth Yeung – [link] ).
Both Sides of the Table
NOVEMBER 25, 2010
I believe that it is part of the DNA of an entrepreneur – being so competitive that you’re practically sick when you lose. They’re competitive. They had a prominent NorCal investor already so I thought a SoCal lead would make sense – that I could help them in a more hands-on way. They had agreed!
Both Sides of the Table
NOVEMBER 25, 2010
I believe that it is part of the DNA of an entrepreneur – being so competitive that you’re practically sick when you lose. They’re competitive. They had a prominent NorCal investor already so I thought a SoCal lead would make sense – that I could help them in a more hands-on way. They had agreed!
InfoChachkie
NOVEMBER 23, 2015
Although larger VC firms routinely invest in competitive offerings, it is less prudent for a small firm to do so, as it can be difficult to avoid inadvertent information transfers within an intimate partnership. Most importantly, it just doesn't feel right to us to hold positions in competitive companies.
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