socalTECH

FEBRUARY 23, 2011

Pasadena-based Foodme (www.foodme.com) is one of the first, external startups funded out of Idealab's New Venture Group, and is looking to help connect restaurants with customers using a CPA model. So, we can help them fill that table by allowing them to adjust their pricing. What is Foodme all about? READ MORE>>.

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Idealab Pasadena Pasadena Angels Demand 217

socalTECH

JULY 19, 2010

Altadena-based Perfect Market , the Idealab startup which develops software which helps traditional publishers monetize their archival and current content, said today that it has unveiled a new tool it is calling The Vault. Pricing on the new tool was not released.

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Content Tool Search Engine Optimization Altadena 199

socalTECH

MAY 16, 2012

Santa Monica-based Triptrotting , which helps match travelers with like-minded locals, is expanding this morning, saying that it has added a new "Social Activities" feature to help users find activities by location, date, time, and price. Triptrotting said it now has expanded to over 2,000 cities worldwide. READ MORE>>.

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Activity Santa Monica Idealab Google 133

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 11, 2010

We know prices of deals, compensation, who’s doing well / poorly, etc. You will be surrounded by loads of like-minded people all looking for work space at an affordable price and all, presumably, interested in meeting and interacting with other startups. Entrepreneurs need to share more information with each other.

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Startup Venture Capital Incubator Entrepreneur 285

Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 30, 2012

Months of submissions and the amazing help from our judges , the Spotlight is shinning down on awesome companies that were born right out of Southern California. Crowd Seats gets you in the crowd for your favorite games with ticket prices 50-90% off face value! Price: $25 (Early Bird). The time has finally arrived!

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CalTech Company Companies Idealab 91

Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 2, 2011

The event will feature a panel of some of SoCal’s brightest entrepreneurs who have received funding from TechStars, Y Combinator, 500 Startups, and Idealab and will be moderated by upStart.LA’s Co-Founder, Dan Dato. Rafi Gordon , Co-founder at StyleSpot (an Idealab funded company).

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Incubator Santa Monica Idealab Social Media 64

Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 20, 2011

For those who would like to be in attendance we have a limited amount TZ Hookup / Choose Your Price tickets available. Idealab continues to explore a range of technology frontiers. New models for improving the search experience are at the core of several companies currently growing inside of Idealab.

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CalTech Idealab Tech Coast Angels Enterprise Forum 79

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 1, 2010

Scott’s first big foray into industry-changing companies came with CarsDirect, an IdeaLab company where he was the initial founder & CEO. It is the most accurate data out there that you can use to carry into a dealership and negotiate on price. They raised around $350 million to try and sell cars direct over the Internet.

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Zag Truecar Venture Capital CarsDirect 248

Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 2, 2011

The event will feature a panel of some of SoCal’s brightest entrepreneurs who have received funding from TechStars, Y Combinator, 500 Startups, and Idealab and will be moderated by upStart.LA’s Co-Founder, Dan Dato. Rafi Gordon , Co-founder at StyleSpot (an Idealab funded company).

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Incubator Santa Monica Idealab Social Media 40

socalTECH

MAY 25, 2016

At Idealab, we saw many shots on goal with companies who were consumer focused, and we have found the quality of entrepreneurs going to consumer Internet companies has changed dramatically, which represents a real opportunity. You have to help people get better, and not try to fix things. The simple ting you need to do is ask for help.

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Southern California Capital Funding Invest 113

Tech Zulu Event

JULY 10, 2012

Rather than figure it out and reverse engineer a price strategy, they simply asked their customers what they would be willing to pay for shipping. They took everyone’s response and averaged the price, which came to about $5. The whole community loves him and he helps build and create the fun culture that Insteegram represents.

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Startup Customer Custom Pricing 98

Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 16, 2011

Mark Evans , founder of NetPlenish (a 500 Startups company), a price comparison and shopping subscription tool that helps you replenish the items you use on a daily basis. Rafi Gordon , founder of StyleSpot (an Idealab company), a personalized shopping engine combined with high quality editorial publications.

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Incubator Startup Mentor Entrepreneur 107

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 11, 2011

His impact has even helped a small country gain admission to the United Nations. He said it was better than the Yellow Pages because he would provide pricing transparency. So he founded IdeaLab with his wife Marcia Goodstein (he talks in the video about working with a spouse and also working with siblings).

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Competition Idealab Product CitySearch 350

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 15, 2010

He’s behind IdeaLab and has created many interesting companies including innovating in solar energy ( eSolar ) and electric cars ( Aptera ). They help speed up the network by pushing the highly viewed and large media files to the “edge&# of the network (e.g. Overture sold for $1.6 billion to Yahoo!

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Venture Capital Capital Google Platform 271

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 1, 2012

It is this reminder that helps me form my internal compass and not hide behind a fortress. Like Steve Blank, Dave McClure, Dennis Crowley, Evan Cohen, Gary Vaynerchuk, John Price, Angelo Sotira and many, many more. And as I said to my close friend Adam Lilling who helps run Launchpad LA. I count most of them as personal friends.

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Startup Organization Entrepreneur Blogging 319