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DECEMBER 16, 2014

The speaks to the continued confidence in the venture capital markets and as I had predicted some time ago the VC markets right now are a great place to invest – especially relative to other places to put one’s money. Family Offices (of high-net-worth individuals or families). But thank you. Foundations.

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MAY 30, 2019

com, and Vivendi Universal Net USA, where he was also CEO. What we saw with CareerArc, was there was already a tremendous amount of investment in the middle of the market, with all of these different services and products that went into taking care of an employee when they were hired until they were let go. What is CareerArc?

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MARCH 2, 2011

For this morning's interview, we talked with Westlake Village-based PurePhoto (www.purephoto.com), which is looking to help photographers market and sell their photographs. Finally, I decided it was time to remove the safety net, and had an idea of my own to pursue, so I started by own company. What's next for you? READ MORE>>.

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DECEMBER 12, 2014

If you''re a brand or retailer, needing to get online, there are a lot of things to deal with to run your e-commerce business smoothly--everything from your e-commerce site itself, to taking photos of your products, packing and shipping, to digital marketing. Who are your ideal customers and market?

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AUGUST 10, 2015

That addressable market is about $107B, including family members. As a marketer, you may only want to reach active and reserve, or you may want to reach the entire U.S. Tony Farwell:We're just about to hit our fourth year, and we have grown very quickly in terms of both net members and revenues. They bring another 2.2

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AUGUST 8, 2016

Last week El Segundo-based Wpromote acquired fellow marketing agency Standing Dog, in a deal which brings the company to 260 employees, and continues to grow the company. We have a strong focus on ROI, and the high growth, mid-market companies are the backbone of our growth. So we are looking for clients looking for significant growth.

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JANUARY 7, 2016

The Techstars Health Accelerator recently set up shop in Los Angeles with Cedars- Sinai�the second, Techstars powered startup accelerator in the city--in a move to help healthcare startups get to market quicker. Thanks for the time today. Omkar Kulkarni: We're deliberately casting a wide net. Thanks, and good luck!

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JANUARY 7, 2016

The Techstars Health Accelerator recently set up shop in Los Angeles with Cedars Sinai�the second, Techstars powered startup accelerator in the city--in a move to help healthcare startups get to market quicker. Thanks for the time today. Omkar Kulkarni: We're deliberately casting a wide net. Thanks, and good luck!

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AUGUST 11, 2011

These days, thanks to code and community, we can productize almost any process done by humans. The core business we have built on is taking out-of-market startups and introducing them to investors. One mistake I made early on is I thought, ‘capital is fungible, look at the foreign exchange markets.’ It’s actually quite common.

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JUNE 3, 2019

Citron previously founded and sold Mogreet, a developer of mobile marketing software, among other ventures. We're tracking that and we continue to prove that, we think we can really scale that, both horizontally with the number of customers, as well as the net social impact. Thanks, and good luck! What is Pledgeling?

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MAY 27, 2011

Ever since the huge success of Monrovia-based Green Dot in its IPO last year, netting a huge return for local angels, investors here have taken a second look at financial startups. Jonathan Cooper: I had been in the financial area, and I had also been involved in advising middle market companies on strategy. What's your background?

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MAY 27, 2014

We caught up with CEO Michael Aleles to learn more about the company and its quest to serve consumers in what has been a consumer unfriendly market. We also have several, high net work Mexican individuals invested in our company. How are you planning to address other markets? What is Quippi all about? READ MORE>>.

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JULY 21, 2014

But, net-net, being a public company is a threshold moment for use. Consumers are paying as much as 30 percent more for the same car, in the same month, in the same market. Most companies in our space are monetizing the inefficiency in this market, rather than making it more efficient, and there are lots of entrenched interests.

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AUGUST 2, 2017

How do you take a new, genetic test to market, and how do you bridge the gap between research and the market? For those who aren't familiar with the process, how is it that you're able to go to market so quickly with something like this without having to deal with a long FDA review? What is Episona? Those are the two big things.

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FEBRUARY 15, 2011

I took at look at all these performance marketing business here in LA, saw the growth in online advertising, and noticed that one of the common complaints I heard from everyone whether from application creators, mobile marketers, and publishers--was just how long it took to get paid. I thought hey--we can solve that problem.

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MAY 7, 2013

This is classic “Innovator’s Dilemma” market conditions. My estimate is that the top 5 YouTube networks will do > $200 million net revenue in 2013 (after Google’s share). Los Angeles Tech Market Analysis' Production costs have fallen more than 90%. Distribution costs have, too.

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JUNE 30, 2011

Jerry Brown signed into law a bill which taxes Internet retailers if they have California affiliates, a move which looks to have major impact on local companies who use Internet affiliate marketing. Thanks for helping to illuminate the issue here, and good luck. This is how we make the majority of our revenue--from the affiliate model.

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MAY 19, 2018

When you raise money from investors you produce information that you are told they want and care about: A fund-raising deck that articulates your company strategy, plans, team, market, competitors and so forth. These collective sets of documents form the basis of what somebody looking at investing would call “financial due diligence.”

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MAY 2, 2014

Across the board, the whole company is very focused on the overall success of that program, to really drive the awareness and education in the market on those new TLDs, make it easier for people to get them, and not just letting them buy those TLDs, but helping them turn them into sites, blogs, and applications. READ MORE>>.

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JULY 28, 2015

He told the homeowner that he represented someone who wanted to purchase the ranch at a substantial premium over its current fair market value. We boiled our alternatives down to the following: IPO – To bolster our negotiating position, I engaged an investment bank to explore the public capital markets. My House Is Not For Sale.

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MAY 18, 2010

For our interview today, we caught up with Al Eisaian , CEO of Pasadena-based IconApps (www.iconapps.com), which is developing mobile applications for the iPhone market. The way we have build this app, is we can change the skins to go after different markets, like the college crowd, or high school crowd, or what have you. READ MORE>>.

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MAY 30, 2012

Wil Schroter: One would be a company that has a mass market product, and just needs some cash to get out the door. Right now, equity tends to fall to the very high net worth and professional investors. The market will prove otherwise, but we think that as a point of reference, that will be the minimum threshold. READ MORE>>.

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MARCH 3, 2011

Sure, that's a decent way to approach it, but the result is, studios then want a huge minimum guarantee, which really prices startups out of the market. David Aronchick: The net of our jobs is really harnessing the demand. Thanks for the time! We've really tried to change the model. READ MORE>>.

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MARCH 16, 2017

Derek Norton: I just closed on a new fund, worth $5M, which I raised from a group of high net worth, high profile LPs. We're taking a bit of our playbook from First Round Capital, where, if you look at their website, they provide market help and raising their next round of capital. Thanks, and congrats on the new fund!

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JULY 16, 2012

CallFire serves clients in a diverse array of industries, from automotive, education and entertainment, to finance, healthcare, marketing and real estate. CallFire powers voice and text messaging applications that enable businesses, government agencies and grassroots organizations to instantly and affordably communicate with key audiences.

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SEPTEMBER 12, 2013

Gaming is about to take a decisive turning point thanks to smartphones, tablets, next-gen consoles, and digital downloads. AGN was sold to Net-TV pioneer Pseudo Programs and Rubin served as VP of Games and Sports programming. Before G4, Scot founded All Games Network (AGN). Josh Yguado - President SGN.

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JUNE 25, 2009

It seems that every week, a new, Voice-over-IP provider firm surfaces in the market, either providing PBX services, voicemail, or other similar services. 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.

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FEBRUARY 27, 2011

AngelList is a great way to market your deal. Where I think Robert’s comments are slightly wrong is that AngelList is a net positive for VCs. Still, we’re nearly 2 years into a bull market for angel investing (read: bubble) and 1 year into a VC bubble. My view for entrepreneurs. Lots of people will see it.

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OCTOBER 24, 2013

Gaming is about to take a decisive turning point thanks to smartphones, tablets, next-gen consoles, and digital downloads. AGN was sold to Net-TV pioneer Pseudo Programs and Rubin served as VP of Games and Sports programming. From 1997 through 2005, Robin was a marketing executive and general manager at PepsiCo.

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MAY 24, 2021

The Valley has obsessed with a quick up-and-to-right momentum story because we were thought to live in “winner take most” markets. But markets have changed and I think investors, founders and experienced executives who want to join later-stage startups can all benefit from playing the long game. It literally drove FOMO.

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MAY 14, 2012

My first real job was as a Vice President at big, 500 person marketing firm. It's been a net win. We're totally focused on taking this product to market, and creating something that delights every single photographer on the site. We ended up selling that startup in 2003, and I went to work for the company I sold it to.

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JULY 9, 2013

It reads, in part: “For your hospitality our sincerest thanks, and for your offer of professional assistance our grateful acceptance. If you do not have a significant other, you may be able to call upon your family to provide a temporary financial safety net.

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FEBRUARY 27, 2009

Thanks for sitting down with us. Most companies use Microsoft Project, and although there are a bunch of other projects, Microsoft has the most market share. So we built this product, and we believe we're the first ones to have it in the market. Sharma is also one of the founders of V-Enable.

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FEBRUARY 18, 2009

Thanks for the interview. Their idea was to catch enough consumers to scale, but they didn't understand the cost of acquisition, of finding customers, marketing, and advertising. What AdventureLink allows us to do is cast a very wide net, to build distribution partners and tap into mainstream travel.

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SEPTEMBER 26, 2011

For your hospitality our sincerest thanks, and for your offer of professional assistance our grateful acceptance. If you do not have a significant other, you may be able to call upon your family to provide a temporary financial safety net. Bilbo’s offer letter from Thorin in J.R.R.

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OCTOBER 14, 2011

We caught up with Sam Rogoway , the firm's CEO--and the former founder of TripUp, which is now part of Kayak--to hear about how the firm is hoping to revolutionize the local business video market with its services, which just launched last month. In each market, we have a filmmaker who has been in the documentary space before.

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DECEMBER 9, 2009

TechZulu wants to thank not only the Los Angeles tech community but the entire tech community for all the awesome support you have given us throughout this past year. You’ll receive recognition as a thank you for your sponsorship. We'd like to thanks our valued sponsors HubKap, SocialGuides, Christian Gammill , Will You Trend?,

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