socalTECH

MARCH 1, 2012

Last week, Pasadena-based Punchcard (www.punchcard.com) launched its mobile apps, which help local retailers provide rewards to loyal customers. It provides consumer rewards, and on the merchant side, it allows them to identify local customers and reacquire them by pushing them offers and incentives to come back. What is Punchcard?

Southern California 245

Southern California Idealab Startup Custom 245

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. Sites like KickStarter have for years offered rewards and pre-sales for crowd investments, but real equity won’t be legalized until sometime this year for people other than accredited investors. Startup pivot.

Entrepreneur 109

Entrepreneur Startup Web Equity 109

socalTECH

OCTOBER 14, 2011

Wondering how, as a small business, you can reach customers in the YouTube age? Well, Los Angeles based Near Networks (www.nearnetworks.com) is looking to both reach customers online, and avoid the tacky, lousy production of typical small business ads, with a new service. How is the company funded?

Networking 150

Networking Search Engine Optimization Product Startup 150

Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 29, 2015

The growing equity gives homeowners more economic self-assurance — and more freedom to shop. travel and entertainment). Naturally, the stores that can best cater to these interests will have an inside track on gaining new and returning customers. Home values have been rising lately, and analysts expect that to continue.

Commerce 40

Commerce Sales Pricing Study 40

socalTECH

DECEMBER 1, 2008

We're the venture capital arm of Saban Capital Group, which is Haim Saban's investment vehicle and private equity firm, which he founded in 2001. Haim's background is in media and the entertainment industry, for several decades. We make Series A and Series B investments in digital media, mobile, and consumer Internet.

Southern California 100

Southern California Media Venture Capital Invest 100

socalTECH

DECEMBER 1, 2008

We're the venture capital arm of Saban Capital Group, which is Haim Saban's investment vehicle and private equity firm, which he founded in 2001. Haim's background is in media and the entertainment industry, for several decades. We make Series A and Series B investments in digital media, mobile, and consumer Internet.

Capital 100

Capital Southern California Media Venture Capital 100

Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 23, 2010

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. Gagnier has customized Gagnier Margossian LLP’s technology practice to broadly serve the needs of “startups.” Lisa received an A.B.

IP 81

IP Social Network Technical Review Networking 81

socalTECH

APRIL 6, 2015

Through their professional services, I ended up investing in a private equity firm called iFormation, which was a three way joint venture between Boston Consulting Group, Goldman Sachs, and General Atlantic Partners. In our initial testing in LA, funny enough, people do care more about things like sports and entertainment.

Mobile 100

Mobile Buzzfeed News Tool 100

InfoChachkie

SEPTEMBER 22, 2011

You cannot afford to speed, gun the engine, take detours, or spend your precious cash on a killer stereo to entertain you during your trek. the lobby, customer training rooms, etc.). When you embark on your journey, it is prudent to plan on crossing the desert on a single tank of gas. However, do not count on it.

Startup 221

Startup Pricing Entrepreneur Email 221

Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 21, 2011

This included stabilizing a historically negative traffic and user trend, reducing the operational cost of the business by nearly 90 percent and pivoting the product from its legacy as a social network to a social entertainment destination. As of May 2010, CallFire has over 20,000 customers! Custom ad deals and partnerships.

Tsavo 76

Tsavo Idealab Tech Coast Angels Userplane 76

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 28, 2010

Here’s why that is important: when users are on your website you want to convert them to become paying customers. It’s true that the carrier then gets their huge slice for being the billing and payment engine but the idea is that you as a website more than make up for this in terms of customer conversion. 4mm in Series A.

Venture Capital 270

Venture Capital Capital Rustic Canyon Mobile 270

Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 27, 2011

Mike has over 18 years of business development, marketing and management experience in businesses ranging from early stage start-ups to private equity and from mid-stage business to large turn-around operations. As of May 2010, CallFire has over 20,000 customers! Custom ad deals and partnerships. Event Details.

Tech Coast Angels 96

Tech Coast Angels Idealab Angel Startup 96

SoCal CTO

NOVEMBER 10, 2009

That's where I learned I enjoyed interacting with customers and working with development teams to build and launch products. to work on an entertainment-related technology project and have stayed ever since. For consulting work, I have done several projects with Lou Sokolovskiy of Genero Capital , a boutique private equity firm.

Product 150

Product Entrepreneur Social Media Google 150

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 21, 2010

You never got around to agreeing exact equity splits but you had many conversations about it. Your cousin specializes in entertainment law – that’s different. The agreement they sent said, “we may offer your services to our customers.&# This went unnoticed by the CEO and the lawyer. And Brad Feld.

Startup 318

Startup IP Southern California Entrepreneur 318

Tech Zulu Event

MARCH 7, 2010

Keynote: Jordan Rohan, Managing Director of Equity Research, Internet and Digital Media, Thomas Weisel Partners 9:30am: Keynote Panel: The State of Mobile: The Economics Of Critical Mass? And how does the mobile ecosystem compare with the early days of interactive marketing via PCs? Krishna Subramanian, Co-Founder, Mobclix.

Mobile 40

Mobile Media Case Study Advertising 40

SoCal Delicious

SEPTEMBER 19, 2012

Even though their business model was tweaked a little while ago to give customers additional leniency, the business is still expecting to break $100 million in revenue this year, up from $25 million in 2010. Most recently, Rosenblatt cofounded Demand Media, launching in 2006 with $120 million in equity and the acquisition of eHow.com.

Technical Review 75

Technical Review Entrepreneur Riot Games Southern California 75

Tech Zulu Event

AUGUST 13, 2010

Stop Listening to Your Customers. A common assumption among startup entrepreneurs is that listening to potential customers is the best. Entrepreneurism / Monetization Customers, research, startups. . The most underrated asset of any business is its enthusiasts- those customers and clients who buy th.

Guide 69

Guide Startup Venture Capital Entrepreneur 69