TechCrunch LA

DECEMBER 8, 2020

He did note that in the four markets where the company has gone live since launching its business in January 2019 — San Diego, Los Angeles, the Inland Empire , and Sacramento — has yielded an annualized revenue run rate of over $400 million in gross merchandise value (the total value of home sales transacted on its platform).

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Sales Demand San Diego Funding 282

socalTECH

NOVEMBER 21, 2019

In one of the biggest acquisitions out of Southern California's technology startup industry in recent years, Los Angeles-based Honey Science Corporation , which develops a savings discovery and price tracking tool, has been acquired by PayPal , in a deal worth approximately $4 billion. Honey was founded in 2012 by George Ruan and Ryan Hudson.

Southern California 133

Southern California Commerce Acquisition .Net 133

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 21, 2023

Business risks are not just development risks. From time to time, include customers and sales members in ideation sessions. Once a new product is launched, a key metric is the ratio of new product sales to overall sales. Net result and reward. Based on ROI, incentives should be developed for all participants.

Coach 137

Coach Metrics Competition Ideas 137

Berkonomics

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

Some potential buyers or strategic partners might want your intellectual property, or revenues, or profitability, geographic advantage, or sale force, or your employee base. A wise board and management would take their own hint and strengthen that core, whether it is your development team, your geographic dominance or other trait.

Outsource Development 156

Outsource Development Paramount Outsource Research 156

socalTECH

JUNE 14, 2017

According to Episona, the funding came from the Pasadena Angeles, as well as other high-net worth individuals from Pasadena and San Francisco. Episona develops an epigenetic test which examines DNA for risk factors related to male factor fertility and poor embryo quality. Episona has been offering up its test since October of 2016.

Pasadena 133

Pasadena Pasadena Angels Seed Funding .Net 133

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 4, 2011

Camarillo-based Power-One , which develops both photovoltaic inverters and other poser conversion products, saw its fourth quarter results surge on demand for its photovoltaic inverter products. According to the firm Thursday, it saw net sales of $366M for its quarter ended January 2, up 157 percent from the fourth quarter of 2009.

Demand 181

Demand .Net Sales Product 181

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 23, 2016

San Diego-based medical device provider ResMed has acquired healthcare software developer Brightree , in a deal worth $800M, according to the companies. ResMed said it will pay $800M in cash for ResMed, which had net sales of approximately $113M in 2015.

San Diego 100

San Diego .Net Software Development Software 100

socalTECH

NOVEMBER 16, 2016

Poway-based Cohu said late Tuesday that it has agreed to acquire Kita Manufacturing Co LTD , a Japanese companies that develops products used in electronics manufacturing. net of cash acquired. The company said Kita had current year sales of estimated $17M.

Company 100

Company Companies .Net Design 100

socalTECH

OCTOBER 15, 2020

the founder of Hightree Advisors, to its advisory board.

Artificial Inteligence 100

Artificial Inteligence Invest San Diego .Net 100

Xconomy

MARCH 27, 2019

San Diego-based Acadia (NASDAQ: ACAD ) announced in August that it had licensed the drug, trofinetide, for development and commercialization in North America as a treatment for Rett syndrome and other indications, including Fragile X syndrome. The results of the.

San Diego 97

San Diego .Net Sales Develop 97

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 3, 2016

Tustin-based mophie , the developer of cell phone cases and other mobile accessories, is being acquired by fellow mobile case maker ZAGG , the two said late Tuesday. According to ZAGG, it will pay $100M, plus earn out, for mophie, creating a new mobile accessory company with 2015 net sales of approximately $470M.

Orange County 100

Orange County .Net Mobile Acquisition 100

Xconomy

JULY 7, 2016

Morristown, NJ-based Pernix (NASDAQ: PTX ) will cut 60 workers , mostly from its neurology sales staff, the company said today. million in net revenue last year, its highest sales mark since becoming a public company in 2010, according to its annual report. million net loss. Those acquisitions helped Pernix reach $175.8

Sales 40

Sales San Diego .Net Report 40

socalTECH

MARCH 19, 2010

The firm said it will receive net proceeds of approximately $14.12M after undewriting discounts and commissions. Netlist said the additional capital will be used for marketing, research and development, working capital, and other corporate purposes. The offering was managed by Needham & Company and Roth Capital Partners LLC.

Sales 140

Sales .Net Research Capital 140

socalTECH

OCTOBER 30, 2015

In exchange, it said Transcend will pay the company 1% of future net sales, via quarterly payments, up to a maximum amount of $6M. Glaukos develops medical devices which are used to treat glaucoma. The two had been scheduled to go to trial on November 2nd. READ MORE>>.

Patents 100

Patents .Net Sales Develop 100

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 25, 2020

Business risks are not just development risks. From time to time, include customers and sales members in ideation sessions. Once a new product is launched, a key metric is the ratio of new product sales to overall sales. Net result and reward. Based on ROI, incentives should be developed for all participants.

Coach 144

Coach Metrics Social Network Competition 144

socalTECH

APRIL 18, 2012

Agoura Hills-based THQ , the embattled videogame maker, is finally seeing some good news, reporting today that it is expecting to report non-GAAP net sales of $160 million to $170 million, above its previous outlook of $130 million to $150 million. READ MORE>>.

THQ 124

THQ Agoura Hills Layoffs Agoura 124

socalTECH

JANUARY 13, 2015

San Juan Capistrano-based Allegro Opthalmics , a developer of treatments for eye diseases such as wet age-related macular degeneration (wet AMD), reported this morning that it has raised $20M in a strategic investment from Hanmi Pharmaceutical. READ MORE>>.

.Net 100

.Net Sales Invest Report 100

socalTECH

DECEMBER 11, 2012

San Diego-based Somaxon , a developer of treatments for insomnia, has been acquired by Pernix Therapeutics Holdings , in a deal worth $25M. Somaxon had 12 months net sales of approximately $11.7M According to the two companies, Pernix will acquire Somaxon in a stock-for-stock transaction worth a total of $25M in total equity.

San Diego 147

San Diego .Net Equity Acquisition 147

Berkonomics

DECEMBER 22, 2016

R&D efforts may remain separate for a period or forever, but R&D management is consolidated as soon as possible to avoid territorial disputes and retention of inefficient development processes. Facilities may become redundant or oversized after these efforts, allowing for consolidation of facilities as well.

Acquisition 120

Acquisition .Net Sales Email 120

Berkonomics

AUGUST 10, 2017

Since this number is budgeted and pre-authorized, managers tend to focus upon other things such as sales, marketing and product development issues. There is an art to efficient management of a process, whether that is the process of bringing a product to market from R&D to production or developing a new product’s launch program.

Venture Capital 243

Venture Capital Product Resource Marketing 243

Berkonomics

JULY 19, 2012

Companies that are successful with their first product must begin thinking about the costs of additional products or of that product’s replacement well before any evidence of a peak in sales is noticed. There are rules of thumb for various industries in creating a reserve for research and development.

.Net 136

.Net Patents Research Sales 136

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 4, 2011

Los Angeles-based RealD , the developer of 3D movie projection technology, released its results Thursday, saying its Q3 2011 revenues rose to $57.8M, up 91 percent from Q3 of of 2010, when it reported revenues of $30.2M. The firm had a net GAAP loss of $16.6M. READ MORE>>.

Screening 153

Screening .Net Demand Los Angeles 153

socalTECH

MAY 6, 2009

Agoura Hills-based video game maker THQ reported its yearly results Wednesday afternoon, reporting that it saw a net loss of $431.1M on sales of $830.0M. the firm lost on sales of $1,030.5M For the quarter, the firm said it had a net loss of $96.9M on net sales of $170.3M, compared with a net loss of $34.5M

THQ 100

THQ Agoura Hills Report .Net 100

socalTECH

DECEMBER 21, 2009

where Astellas will pay the firm $40M in cash, and up to $350M in pre-commercialization milestones, in a joint partnership to develop and commercialize Ambit's FLT3 kinase inhibitors. San Diego-based Ambit Biosciences inked a deal Friday with Astellas Pharma Inc.,

San Diego 140

San Diego .Net Sales Product 140

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 1, 2022

Google developed the most profitable form of advertising anyone had ever seen, ads selected real-time based on search terms. In 2003, just four years old, sales hit $1.5 In 2003, just four years old, sales hit $1.5 Technology alone does not make a great company. Business tactics do. Survived phenomenal early growth.

Startup 131

Startup Google Advertising .Net 131

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 4, 2009

Agoura Hills-based THQ , a developer and publisher of video games, said Wednesday that it is making "additional cost reduction actions" which includes the layoff of approximately 600 people, or 24 percent of the company's workforce. THQ said the move was a response to the continuing uncertainty in the market. READ MORE>>.

THQ 100

THQ Agoura Hills Layoffs Agoura 100

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 5, 2021

Passionate entrepreneurs tend to develop rose-colored plans, over-estimating early sales and underestimating costs. According to Small Business Association figures, about six million Americans a year make the bold leap onto the startup path, with many more worldwide, and many have no corporate safety net to fall back on.

Entrepreneur 145

Entrepreneur Course Ideas .Net 145

socalTECH

NOVEMBER 14, 2008

US) for DermaTech, which develops products for the dermatology market. Valeant said that DermaTEch currently has annual net sales of approximately AU$10.5M ($6.9M Valeant Pharmaceuticals is a developer of a wide range of neurology and dermatology pharmaceuticals. Valeant said it paid approximately AU$19M ($12.5M

.Net 100

.Net Sales Marketing Product 100

Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 27, 2011

The most obvious way to explain this is with sales people. If you hire 6 sales reps in January at $120,000 / year salary then you’ve taken on an extra $60,000 per month in costs yet these sales people might not close new business for 4-6 months. “COGS” represents the amount that each sale costs you.

Startup 418

Startup Venture Capital Sales Technical Review 418

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 16, 2011

After college Joanne worked for 4 years in retail apparel at Macy’s where she initially managed sales reps on the floor and then worked as a buyer of clothing. This is where she first developed sales skills. She doubled her salary by going into sales. to $12m in sales. “A lot of sales is innate.

Startup 311

Startup Sales Venture Capital Entrepreneur 311

socalTECH

AUGUST 2, 2017

Our interview today is with Alan Horsager , the CEO of Pasadena-based Episona (www.episona.com), an angel backed startup which has already developed and has been offering up an epigenetic test for male fertility. Where was the technology for this developed? We hired a VP of Sales, have been building out a sales team.

USC 100

USC Technical Review Startup Southern California 100

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 18, 2018

Business risks are not just development risks. From time to time, include customers and sales members in ideation sessions. Once a new product is launched, a key metric is the ratio of new product sales to overall sales. Net result and reward. Based on ROI, incentives should be developed for all participants.

Entrepreneur 64

Entrepreneur Coach Metrics Competition 64

InfoChachkie

JANUARY 18, 2012

Put it out on the Net, see what the reactions are…If you build something that starts to resonate, then you can start to… get into tech blogs and talk to the press and tell everybody what you are doing.” Number one is sales. Life is sales. Business development is sales. Winning customers is sales.

Entrepreneur 272

Entrepreneur Startup Conference Santa Barbara 272

socalTECH

MAY 20, 2009

Accordin to Schiele, it will pay $150M to acquire Victory Pharma, which is focused on acquiring, developing, and marketing products to treat pain. Victory Pharma has 182 employees, and had net sales of $57M in 2008, Sciele said.

San Diego 100

San Diego .Net Acquisition Sales 100

socalTECH

MAY 30, 2019

com, and Vivendi Universal Net USA, where he was also CEO. The final piece is online coaching, which allows people, 7 days a week, to click and talk to a professional development coach, and help them go through questions, answer things like what should by resume look like. You've got to have great sales enablement.

Content 193

Content Social Network Coach Help 193

socalTECH

APRIL 23, 2009

Camarillo-based Power-One , a developer of power supplies and related products, said late Thursady that the firm has agreed to a $60M investment from investment firm Silver Lake Sumeru. The capital injection came as the firm said it had a 17% decrease in its net sales, to $97.8M, in the first quarter.

Silver Lake 100

Silver Lake .Net Equity Invest 100

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 14, 2016

Business risks are not just development risks. From time to time, include customers and sales members in ideation sessions. Once a new product is launched, a key metric is the ratio of new product sales to overall sales. Net result and reward. Based on ROI, incentives should be developed for all participants.

Coach 64

Coach Metrics Competition Ideas 64