socalTECH

DECEMBER 17, 2010

Santa Monica-based Cornerstone On Demand , which recently filed for an IPO on the NASDAQ Global Market as CSOD, has updated its IPO filings documents with the SEC. The firm's latest S-1 shows that the firm had revenues of $32.572M for the nine months ended September 30th, and had a net loss of $31.4M, due to an accounting charge of $24.0M

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 5, 2014

Rightside , the domain name service company which is in the process of being spun out of Santa Monica-based Demand Media , said today that it has inked a deal to bring to new domains to the market: DANCE and.DEMOCRAT.

Marketing 227

Marketing Santa Monica .Net Demand 227

socalTECH

JULY 27, 2010

Irvine-based semiconductor maker Broadcom reported its second quarter 2010 results Tuesday, saying that it had record second quarter revenues and earnings, driven by strong product demand from its Broadband and Mobile & Wireless segments. The firm said it anticipates "increasing demand" for communications products in Q3.

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Mobile .Net Demand Report 145

socalTECH

JULY 22, 2010

billion and net income of $265M. billion and $196M in net income in the year ago quarter. The firm said it saw softer than anticipated June quarter demand, but still generated $363M in cash from its operations, giving it $2.7 Lake Forest-based hard drive maker Western Digital Corp. The results were up from $1.9 READ MORE>>.

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.Net Demand 133

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 3, 2020

Every entrepreneur knows that good demand generation marketing is the key to growth these days, but very few have the discipline or know-how to measure return in a world of a thousand tools and techniques. The fuel for any good demand generation program is relevant, buyer-centric content. Demand generation revenue performance.

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Marketing Invest Demand Metrics 174

socalTECH

JUNE 23, 2010

The site has allowed Hollywood casting agents to cast their net wider than usual, in particular for specialized talent and for more obscure talents being demanded for reality shows. READ MORE>>.

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Hollywood .Net Entertainment Demand 185

socalTECH

JULY 30, 2010

According to Internet Brands, it had net income of $4.6M in net income on revenues of $23.2M decrease in automotive e-commerce revenues, related to continued weakness in demand from automotive dealerships. Los Angeles-based Internet Brands reported its results Thursday, saying that the firm saw record revenues in Q2.

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Internet Brands .Net Acquisition Web 160

TechCrunch LA

MARCH 27, 2021

That’s how much Los Angeles-based ServiceTitan , a startup founded just eight years ago is worth now, thanks to some massive tailwinds around homebuilding and energy efficiency that are serving to boost the company’s bottom line and netting it an unprecedented valuation for a vertical software company, according to bankers.

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SaaS Glendale Statistics Los Angeles 292

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 4, 2011

The firm had a net GAAP loss of $16.6M. RealD said the revenues were driven by an increase in the 3D film slate, as well as consumer demand for the immersive 3D experience. The firm said it has now deployed approximately 11,300 RealD enabled screens, up from the 4,300 screens it had in December of 2009.

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Screening .Net Demand Los Angeles 153

socalTECH

APRIL 4, 2013

A Santa Monica-based domain venture, Plan Bee LLC , has selected domain name auction site NameJet--a joint venture of Santa Monica-based Demand Media and Web.com--along with domain marketplace AfterNic--to power initial distribution for its new top level domain,BUILD. Plan Bee is headed by George Minardos. READ MORE>>.

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Santa Monica .Net News Demand 174

socalTECH

MAY 2, 2014

To get some insight into how those names are changing--we caught up with Steve Banfield , SVP and GM of Registrar Services over at Rightside (www.rightside.co) -- which is in the midst of spinning out from Santa Monica-based Demand Media. Steve Banfield: What will become Rightside has been part of Demand Media. READ MORE>>.

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Demand HTML Web Media 231

Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 27, 2011

Gross Profit (also called Gross Margin or sometimes “Net Revenue”). And assuming they both had the same net profit margins (profit / revenue) then the former company would be much better off at the end of the year. If there was strong market demand for their product then this investment might pay off handsomely.

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Startup Venture Capital Sales Technical Review 418

socalTECH

JULY 7, 2010

Demand Media / Richard Rosenblatt / Los Angeles - Rosenblatt's last big win: MySpace, where he was Chairman, brokering its sale to News Corp. Getting lots of notice--and controversy--at Demand Media for its use of writers to create content specifically to attract web traffic. com, and was CEO of Vivendi Universal Net USA.

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Southern California Entrepreneur SoCal Mahalo 228

TechCrunch LA

DECEMBER 8, 2020

With those two funding rounds all equity-based, to buy up property itself and provide $10,000 cash advances to all sellers, Sundae previously also raised a debt fund from high net worth individuals, and it has a “very large” debt facility from Goldman Sachs that it also non-dilutive, Stech said.

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Sales Demand San Diego Funding 282

socalTECH

JUNE 14, 2010

THQ said that it now expects its non-GAAP net sales for its fiscal first quarter to be between $155M and $165M, well below the previously expected $190M to $200M in first quarter sales. THQ said that demand for UFC Undisputed 2010 was "below our expectations" and also less than its prior-year results.

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THQ Agoura Hills Sales Agoura 133

socalTECH

MAY 5, 2017

Leaf Group disclosed the sale in its first quarter 2017 results, where it reported a net loss of $10.0M Leaf Group was formerly known as Demand Media. Leaf Group said it paid $12.0M for Deny Designs, split between $6.7M in cash plus approximately 215,000 shares of its common stock. Deny Designs was based in Denver, Colorado.

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Design Santa Monica .Net Demand 113

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 7, 2014

Entrepreneurs started demanding that VCs call their first-round financings “seed” rounds even if they were $3 million. If you have raised $2-4 million from a bunch of high-net-worth individuals I simply don’t see it as an A-round. So VCs started writing some smaller A-rounds. and there''s always a but].

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Investors typically demand preferred stock to give them more control and first payouts, but these advantages can be at least partially offset (up to 20 percent) if you plan ahead. If new investors want to replace you as the founder early, make sure this action triggers an accelerated vesting clause as well.

.Net 96

.Net Startup Entrepreneur Acquisition 96

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.

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Redpoint Startup Content .Net 201

InfoChachkie

JANUARY 27, 2014

In addition to the lack of go-to-market assistance provided by celebrity investors, VCs discourage the involvement of celebrities because such investments often come with egregious demands for Hollywood-style "sweeteners," such as "advisor options," which reduce the cost of the celebrity''s investment while diluting the other investors.

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Entrepreneur Technical Review Hollywood Southern California 193

TechCrunch LA

MAY 19, 2020

The United Dwelling houses are equipped with the latest appliances and their insulation and electrical ranges, washers, and dryers mean that the apartments have net zero energy consumption and a net zero carbon footprint, according to Dietz. When you can match that latent supply with latent demand.

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Los Angeles Startup Culver City .Net 191

socalTECH

JANUARY 26, 2017

The company said it had operating income of $545M and net income of $235M, including charges associated with recent acquisitions. The company said there was "healthy demand" for enterprise hard drives, its NAND-based products, and hard drives in client applications, and a favorable market environment for the company.

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.Net Demand Acquisition Product 100

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 9, 2018

Every entrepreneur knows that good demand generation marketing is the key to growth these days, but very few have the discipline or know-how to measure return in a world of a thousand tools and techniques. The fuel for any good demand generation program is relevant, buyer-centric content. Demand generation revenue performance.

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Metrics Demand Marketing Paramount 57

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 21, 2015

Every entrepreneur knows that good demand generation marketing is the key to growth these days, but very few have the discipline or know-how to measure return in a world of a thousand tools and techniques. The fuel for any good demand generation program is relevant, buyer-centric content. Demand generation revenue performance.

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Metrics Marketing Demand Paramount 101

TechCrunch LA

OCTOBER 5, 2020

“Having a proven track record of sustained hypergrowth and net income profitability, GrubMarket stands out as an extraordinarily rare Silicon Valley startup in the food technology and ecommerce segment,” said Jay Chen, managing partner of Celtic House Venture Partner.

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Technical Review Startup Marketing San Diego 343

socalTECH

AUGUST 5, 2019

The rise in on-demand, e-scooter companies--such as those from Bird , Wheels , Lime , and many others--has been heralded by companies as being good for the planet and cleaner than other options. Image: Bird's scooters in Paris READ MORE>>.

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Study .Net Research Report 113

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 5, 2010

Recently — in the name of censoring pornography — China blocked access to Google and demanded that computers sold in China come supplied with an Internet nanny filter called Green Dam Youth Escort, starting July 1. That means the established firms created no new net jobs during that period. That is about 40 million jobs.

Technical Review 282

Technical Review Startup High Tech Software Review 282

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 17, 2017

This is not atypical for “middle men” who often take 15–30% of the value of the sale If you’re shaking your head and thinking, “duh” I promise you that even some of the most sophisticated people I know get off track on this issue of “gross revenue” versus “net revenue.” Not necessarily.

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Startup Venture Capital Sales Course 227

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 6, 2016

You also ran the risk that if you hired employees quickly and then demand wasn’t as strong as expected it was incredibility hard to fire people. After all, if people feel more of a safety net for trying and not succeeding more people are bound to try in the first place and more innovation is almost inevitable.

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Startup Press Blogging .Net 261

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. You end up needing to add staff and take on more risk without knowing what your future demand will be. That is $12 million in profits over 3 years. One big challenge is how to grow the company.

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Services Venture Capital IP Startup 332

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

You can review all the specifics of this approach in the classic book by Nathan Furr and Paul Ahlstrom, appropriately titled “ Nail It then Scale It: The Entrepreneur's Guide to Creating and Managing Breakthrough Innovation ,” but I will net it out here. Great businesses begin with a customer problem that has a big and monetizable pain point.

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Technical Review Customer Custom Entrepreneur 143

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 20, 2011

Almost all angel investors are “high net worth” individuals who made their money running a successful business in your domain, and they will mentor your team as well as demand the discipline you need to make your business work. They have the maturity and sophistication to deal with your demanding executives and partners.

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Entrepreneur Mentor Demand High Tech 107

Xconomy

NOVEMBER 7, 2016

Early this year, IDC predicted that worldwide spending on public cloud services will be $141 billion in 2019, while last year Amazon Web Services achieved net sales of $7.88 Customer expectations now demand seamless and satisfying user experiences. The Continued Growth of Cloud. The All-Important User Experience.

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Artificial Inteligence Screening Google Customer 106

socalTECH

JUNE 25, 2009

They can call us, we turn it into a IP call, and a 10 digit phone number, we then figure out where that user is on the planet, and deliver it over IP, making it a complete on-net call. The reverse also happens--if one of our users wants to call Skype users, they can do that purely on the net, without using the PSTN.

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IP Pasadena Angels Pasadena Los Angeles 165

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 21, 2021

Another way of breaking ties with a demanding client is to explain that you have an agreement with a major client that prohibits you from servicing anyone else any longer. The net message from “The Pumpkin Plan” is to plant the right seeds, weed out the losers, and nurture the winners, for maximum growth. Refuse to two-time.

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Customer Custom Startup Pricing 150

Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 17, 2015

You want it G-ddamn now and you demand it now and you demand the perfection out of Amazon and in a very Nicolsonesque way you want people with guns guarding walls and you don’t want to know about it behind the scenes. So where do I finally net out? How could you expect this to occur in a laissez-faire culture? ” No.

Startup 150

Startup Demand Organization Social Network 150

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 8, 2013

Almost all angel investors are “high net worth” individuals who made their money running a successful business in your domain, and they will mentor your team as well as demand the discipline you need to make your business work. They have the maturity and sophistication to deal with your demanding executives and partners.

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Startup Mentor Demand High Tech 98