socalTECH

JULY 7, 2010

com, and was CEO of Vivendi Universal Net USA. Factual / Gil Elbaz - For the amount of success in his last startup, few people seem to know that Elbaz is behind Google's immensely successful Google AdSense product--originally known as Applied Semantics' AdSense. which he sold to AOL.

Southern California 228

Southern California Entrepreneur SoCal Mahalo 228

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 13, 2013

I tell entrepreneurs that Google was an “exception” to all the investment and startup rules, but I’ve always wondered what it takes to be an exception. Google developed the most profitable form of advertising anyone had ever seen, ads selected real-time based on search terms. Google now employs about twenty thousand people.

Entrepreneur 93

Entrepreneur Google Advertising .Net 93

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 4, 2010

Palm is a maker of mobile computing devices, including the Pixi and Pixi Plus; HP: “Our intent is to double down on WebOS”; helps HP compete in mobile computing with Apple, RIM, Google, and MSFT. If this figure is accurate – it’s certainly a very large business even when you look at net revenues. Now Google is a VC.

Clearstone 236

Clearstone Venture Capital ReachLocal Google 236

Tech Zulu Event

JULY 17, 2012

I look forward to working with the Company’s dedicated employees to bring innovative products, content, and personalized experiences to users and advertisers all around the world.” ’s products will continue to enhance our partnerships with advertisers, technology and media companies, while inspiring and delighting our users.

Yahoo 51

Yahoo Artificial Inteligence Google Design 51

socalTECH

DECEMBER 9, 2008

Los Angeles is rapidly gaining a reputation as being the center of the Internet advertising world, for good reason, with a large number of online advertising firms located within and around Los Angeles. One of those firms is Hydra (www.hydranetwork.com), which is a cost-per-action affiliate advertising network.

Advertising 100

Advertising Beverly Hills Networking Customer 100

socalTECH

DECEMBER 9, 2008

Los Angeles is rapidly gaining a reputation as being the center of the Internet advertising world, for good reason, with a large number of online advertising firms located within and around Los Angeles. One of those firms is Hydra (www.hydranetwork.com), which is a cost-per-action affiliate advertising network.

Advertising 100

Advertising Beverly Hills Networking Customer 100

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 26, 2016

Google reached $1B in revenue within five years of incorporation, and now has a market capitalization of over $400B. The concept of free goods and services to get you hooked, financed by deep pockets, or advertising, seems marginally ethical to many. Both have worked. Long-term stability requires revenue growth and profit.

Startup 58

Startup Organization Invest Customer 58

InfoChachkie

APRIL 28, 2011

They knew that price restructuring would significantly impair their gross revenues as well as their net income, which would dramatically impact their stock price. As with many emerging markets, the Facebook advertising ecosystem is relatively inefficient. Even though WebEx eventually modified its pricing, it was too late.

Entrepreneur 225

Entrepreneur SaaS Pricing Cloud Computing 225

Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 27, 2011

While Google and Facebook will buy “acquihires” (at least as of Dec 2011), many acquirers hate the idea of buying companies that aren’t profitable. Gross Profit (also called Gross Margin or sometimes “Net Revenue”). The advertiser who bought the ads might pay the ad network in 60 days.

Startup 418

Startup Venture Capital Sales Technical Review 418

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 20, 2012

In one year of Airbnb Tracy netted more than $28,000. She’s now the leading marketplace for women’s used wedding dresses and accessories and ranks 2nd in Google for the term “Used Wedding Dress.” She did the math and realized that she could bring in more money through Airbnb than she could by having a roommate.

Startup 363

Startup Entrepreneur SEO Venture Capital 363

socalTECH

MARCH 3, 2011

The net of it, is we're really in the big data business, and we're taking what was formerly a totally monolithic piece--a single DVD, or video game, or sports game--and converting that into something that is consumable in the social web. David Aronchick: The net of our jobs is really harnessing the demand.

Redpoint 201

Redpoint Startup Content .Net 201

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 7, 2013

My estimate is that the top 5 YouTube networks will do > $200 million net revenue in 2013 (after Google’s share). Distribution costs have, too. This is classic “Innovator’s Dilemma” market conditions.

Media 320

Media CTO Coach CTO Hire Los Angeles 320

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 17, 2008

People are using email, IM, soc nets like LinkedIn and Facebook, SMS, and video chat -- all of these are really places to communicate. There's a lot of big guys in this business --Google, Yahoo, etc.--how We're advertising supported, what a lot call a premium/freemium service. They all now come with cameras. how do you compete?

Email 113

Email Yahoo Startup Google 113

Tech Zulu Event

APRIL 23, 2013

As an employee of the NBA’s Brooklyn Nets from 1999-2003 and of the Indianapolis Pacers from 2003-2008, I learned first-hand from the likes of Rod Thorn, Byron Scott, Jason Kidd and Larry Bird about the importance of leading by example and keys to assembling a championship-caliber team. We have 115 paying customers right now.

Social Network 92

Social Network Networking Training Summary 92

SoCal Delicious

MARCH 1, 2010

If you look at why Google is so successful today, the overwhelming majority of their revenue is from sponsored search. Google out-executed us, so, you know, hats off and theyve been victorious, but a lot of that kind of innovation happens in L.A. Google acquired that and incorporated it. Okay, thats AdSense.

Los Angeles 50

Los Angeles Company Companies Angel 50

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 25, 2011

It would not be a big stretch to image a well run service business like this making 15-25% net profit margins. But the broader reason that I often suggest them to entrepreneurs is that they’re much easier to build than product businesses even though they’ll never become Google, Twitter or Facebook.

Services 332

Services Venture Capital IP Startup 332

Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 24, 2013

AGN was sold to Net-TV pioneer Pseudo Programs and Rubin served as VP of Games and Sports programming. It generates revenues through Subscription, Virtual Currency and Advertising. At G4, Scot served as VP of Program Editorial and Internet, and developed, Produced, and Hosted G4TV.COM, the network’s interactive talk show.

Technical Review 76

Technical Review Technology Activision Entertainment 76

Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 28, 2011

It’s the only site aside from Google I go to every single day so that I don’t miss out on an incredible offer. Home furnishings retailer Bed Bath & Beyond has reported net sales for the second quarter ended August 27, 2011 increased by 8.3%.” – Retail Week. Bed Bath and Beyond does it.

Metrics 87

Metrics Email Startup Technical Review 87

socalTECH

JULY 13, 2009

We're also looking at technology in the retail sector, or which touch the retail supply chain--things like out of home advertising, software to optimize the retail supply chain, and other related areas because we know the retail sector so well. So we're focused on technology, and financial services.

GRP Partners 157

GRP Partners Southern California Santa Barbara Rustic Canyon 157

SoCal Delicious

OCTOBER 8, 2012

NAME Google. The southern migration is taking place as companies like Google. A substantial portion of Venices real-estate boom is attributable to Google. Like Googles other locations, it offers amenities like a climbing wall and an outdoor movie theater, as well as bicycles and surfboards that can be rented during the workday.

Los Angeles 44

Los Angeles Software Review Technical Review Journal 44

Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 9, 2009

Advertise and get noticed with us! Trending topics are all the rage, Twitter, Google. AudioMicro and TechZulu have partnered up to bring you some of the best Royalty free music and sound effects the net has to offer. Discover stuff (maps, deals, videos, etc) that help make your days more productive.

Technical Review 40

Technical Review Stickam Web Conference 40

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 17, 2011

How much power does Google have due to search? I have a high fear of failure that acts as my safety net. I spent time on istockphoto and Google Images getting the images just right. Specifically they pointed out that I didn’t cover all of the innovation they had done around the future models of advertising.

Writing 356

Writing Startup Ideas Summary 356