socalTECH

AUGUST 28, 2017

Looking for someone who can put together that perfect wedding or corporate event? PartySlate (www.partyslate.com)--which is backed by a slate of LA area investors--offers up a place to browse photos on events, find venues, and most importantly, planners who put those events on, so your next big event can be an unforgettable one.

Technical Advisors 100

Technical Advisors Technical Review Metrics Startup 100

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 15, 2010

It was the first company to do “paid search&# back when Larry & Sergey were saying they would never do it. plus a large settlement on patent disputes paid from Google) so Bill did well on it. Quirky - Platform facilitating collaborative design of consumer products through an online community.

Venture Capital 271

Venture Capital Capital Google Platform 271

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 8, 2014

So much so that if you read Ken Auletta’s wonderful book “ Googled ” you’ll see that Larry and Sergey had for years stated they would never do paid search results. Intuitively most people know that LA isn’t just the entrepreneurial capital of the US but it is also the creative capital.

Entrepreneur 376

Entrepreneur Snapchat Startup Google 376

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 11, 2011

So he launched a company with exclusively paid search. Users would know exactly how much was paid for each click. Not because they didn’t want to do Pay-per-click (they are huge buyers of SEM) but because they didn’t want other people to know what they paid for clicks! It’s still there 30 years later!

Competition 350

Competition Idealab Product CitySearch 350

SoCal CTO

OCTOBER 5, 2010

The tagline for the event was actually "Starting a company is easier than you think." Some of the traffic-tactics we use involve good old fashioned payola: paid search, banner ads, affiliate programs, etc. The challenge, of course, partially lies in the definition of “good design&#. He's awesome. Yes we can!

Startup 191

Startup Product Technology Venture Capital 191