socalTECH

MAY 7, 2021

Los Angeles-based StartItUp said this week that it has launched a new, mobile platform which aims to bring "Silicon Valley" style incubation and entrepreneurial support to small businesses. Co-founder Brad King has been involved in such companies as Net Effect, iChange, and URB-E.

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Startup .Net Incubator Resource 124

TechCrunch LA

FEBRUARY 6, 2022

The Facebook parent-company saw its stock price get bludgeoned after a bad earnings report showcased that Apple’s ad-blocking changes are shaving billions off its books and the company’s crown jewel — the Facebook platform — has stopped growing and actually shrank this quarter.

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Marketing Newsletter Technical Review News 246

socalTECH

MARCH 16, 2021

Magnite offers up a sell-side advertising platform for desktop, mobile, audio, and other platforms. The company said it expects to receive approximately $340M in net proceeds after the offering, after deducting the initial purchasers' discount and estimated offering expenses payable by Magnite. The notes are due in 2026.

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Pricing Software Review .Net Advertising 113

SoCal Tech Calendar

OCTOBER 3, 2010

We will explore the evolution of the social net and the emergence of business models using social networks as platforms for generating revenue. Social networks have moved beyond casual communications between friends and family and now provide professionals and enterprises opportunities to realize meaningful economic value.

Social Network 113

Social Network Enterprise Forum Networking CalTech 113

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 13, 2010

I love learning first hand about the differences in analytics platforms, social media conversion, the effectively of copy, how to cultivate an audience, etc. The net result of my posts plus the comments forms a tighter view of my evolving belief system. I started blogging in 2005 and then re-started blogging about a year ago.

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Blogging Social Media Writing Startup 250

TechCrunch LA

AUGUST 3, 2018

” Contracts could also be disputed if their execution was triggered accidentally or due to the actions of attackers trying to hack a platform.

Software Review 159

Software Review Outsource Development Services Technical Review 159

SoCal Tech Calendar

FEBRUARY 3, 2011

Now, well go beyond the notion that businesses should use social media to explore which platforms net the highest return on investment, what works and what doesnt and if social media is indeed all its proponents advocate. Its been a year since our panelists discussed best practices for growing business using social media.

Social Media 100

Social Media AWT Media .Net 100

socalTECH

AUGUST 13, 2020

Los Angeles-based Omaze , which operates an online fundraising platform for charities, has raised $30M in a Series B funding round. The company is led by CEO Matt Pohlson; the company says it has supported more than 350 charities to date, with $130M netted for those charities. READ MORE>>.

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.Net Los Angeles Platform Media 113

socalTECH

JANUARY 15, 2021

Viant's flagship software, Adelphic, is an enterprise software platform that is used by marketers and their advertising agencies to centralize the planning, buying and measurement of their advertising across desktop, mobile, connected TV, linear TV, streaming audio and digital billboards. The company reported $9.9M

Advertising 113

Advertising .Net Equity Software 113

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

Los angeles-based sell-side advertising platform operator Magnite announced this morning that it has agreed to acquire SpotX, a video advertising platform provider, in a deal worth $1.17 Magnite says the combined companies would have a full year, 2020 non-GAAP net revenue of $350 million. billion in cash and stock.

Electronic Arts 100

Electronic Arts Hulu Advertising .Net 100

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

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 7, 2013

Anyone who reads this blog frequently will know that I am a big believer in low-cost video content and specifically the power of YouTube as a content creation & distribution platform. My estimate is that the top 5 YouTube networks will do > $200 million net revenue in 2013 (after Google’s share).

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Media CTO Coach CTO Hire Los Angeles 320

Tech Zulu Event

MAY 1, 2013

Now social media is even transforming the way books are made, with crowdsourced teams and publishing platforms that are as easy to use as WordPress is for blogging. Author of new book, “Finding The Next Steve Jobs” released via Net Minds. Tim Sanders , CEO Net Minds Publishing, Author, Speaker.

Social Media 101

Social Media eBook .Net Media 101

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 28, 2021

Entrepreneurs who require funding for their startup have long counted on self-accredited high net worth individuals (“angels”) to fill their needs, after friends and family, and before they qualify for institutional investments (“VCs”). Neither does David S. Rose, according to his classic book, “ Angel Investing.”

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Funding Startup .Net Invest 144

socalTECH

MAY 30, 2012

Wil Schroter: We're a crowd-funding platform for startups. Wil Schroter: We're a little different in what we're doing, versus other platforms which are getting into equity. We started building GoBig in 2004, and it was one of the first online fundraising platforms. What's Fundable? Does this compete with GoBig at all?

Startup 223

Startup Equity Venture Capital Ideas 223

TechCrunch LA

JULY 22, 2020

When big platforms have carved out large swaths of the delivery market, the best thing for an upstart company to do is to specialize. It’s a strategy that has now netted the company $33 million in financing led by the Silicon Valley-based investment firm Altos Ventures and New York’s Left Lane Capital.

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Services Los Angeles .Net Mobile 187

socalTECH

MARCH 3, 2011

We thought we'd create a platform that was as powerful and rich as Youtube is for video, or Flickr is for pictures, or Docstoc is for documents. We saw people were exchanging sound bites, sending them around to friends, and using the platform as we had envisioned, which was not just for long form audio, but for actual sound bites.

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Redpoint Startup Content .Net 201

SoCal Tech Calendar

FEBRUARY 3, 2011

Now, well go beyond the notion that businesses should use social media to explore which platforms net the highest return on investment, what works and what doesnt and if social media is indeed all its proponents advocate. Join us for a lively discussion!

Social Media 100

Social Media Media AWT .Net 100

Tech Zulu Event

APRIL 9, 2015

Regardless which side of the isle you stand politically, you can be rest assured that the passage of net neutrality is a positive for you, and your ability to access the Internet like you have since the 1990’s. For the sake of argument, let’s say that net neutrality wasn’t passed. Companies like Etsy and eBay aside.

.Net 40

.Net Netflix Web Cloud Computing 40

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. The company uses a local nonprofit organization called Chrysalis to build its units.

Los Angeles 191

Los Angeles Startup Culver City .Net 191

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 29, 2009

People rightly recognize that comments on blogs are just a form of a stream and thus the growth of open commenting platforms like Disqus and IntenseDebate. Banner or AdSense style ads placed either at the top of the page or down the right hand side (often called a skyscraper) would only net Twitter money for users that log into Twitter.com.

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Ideas Advertising Google Technical Review 286

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 16, 2022

This software platform is used by many local angel organizations for managing deal flow. Gust claims to have facilitated over $1 billion of investments in 650,000 startups to date, via connection through their platform to over 85,000 angel investors in 190 countries. and the founder of 500 Startups, Dave McClure.

Startup 135

Startup Keiretsu Platform Invest 135

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. They were effectively hooked on the bad profits which were seductive when they initially launched their service. Even though WebEx eventually modified its pricing, it was too late.

Entrepreneur 225

Entrepreneur SaaS Pricing Cloud Computing 225

socalTECH

MAY 2, 2014

That business includes our main registrar platform, which supports 20,000 resellers around the world, and also includes such acquisition as we''ve done such as name.com, domain auctions with Namejet, and a bunch of other activities. We''re also partnering with companies like Donuts to provide a platform to host their registry.

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Demand HTML Web Media 231

socalTECH

MARCH 2, 2011

We looked at online photo marketing, and what the real needs are out there, and launched our platform last year, aimed at helping photographers publish and perfect their art. 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.

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Westlake Village Yahoo Commerce Social Network 164

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 9, 2019

With the advent and popularity of crowdfunding platforms, including Kickstarter and IndieGoGo , as a winning alternative for funding your new venture, I find that many aspiring entrepreneurs are confused about the need to ever seek a professional angel investor. Crowdfunding is not the best platform here.

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Funding Startup Platform Examples 119

Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 19, 2012

In a collaborative effort, Ria Consulting, LLC and Los Angeles Net Developers Group are hosting this event on November 10th, 2012 at the Long Beach Convention Center in Long Beach, California. Hattan is responsible for developing applications on a variety of platforms including web and mobile devices.

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JavaScript Long Beach Java .Net 93

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 9, 2014

Entrepreneurs who require funding for their startup have long counted on self-accredited high net worth individuals (“angels”) to fill their needs, after friends and family, and before they qualify for institutional investments (“VCs”). billion collected in 2012. Compliance is definitely a regulatory burden, and could become a nightmare.

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Invest Angel Funding Startup 111

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 5, 2015

Entrepreneurs who require funding for their startup have long counted on self-accredited high net worth individuals (“angels”) to fill their needs, after friends and family, and before they qualify for institutional investments (“VCs”). Neither does David S. Rose, according to his recent book, “ Angel Investing.” billion collected in 2014.

Startup 106

Startup Angel Entrepreneur .Net 106

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 24, 2014

This software platform is used by most local Angel organizations for managing deal flow. More than 200,000 startups have already used the platform to connect with 45,000 investors. It powers over 1,000 investment Angel and VC groups in 80+ countries. The Founding Chapter is in Silicon Valley, California, (naturally). and Dave McClure.

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Angel Startup Funding Keiretsu 115

socalTECH

JUNE 3, 2019

Pledgeling has built a technology platform that makes it super easy to integrate charity into their customer experience, and, as we say, grow through giving. The crisis text line was literally sending messages using our platform to save lives. So, when you integrate our platform, how does that drive long term value?

Technical Review 113

Technical Review Software Review Mogreet Platform 113

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

Under all of these, net income flows easily into your personal income. In my view, lifestyle entrepreneurship should be growing in popularity, rather than shrinking, as technology provides startups with the cheap digital platforms needed to reach a large global market. Income generated is part of the owner’s personal income.

Entrepreneur 148

Entrepreneur Startup Equity Course 148

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 8, 2014

We see big data storage solutions and processing platforms. Communications: Of course comms companies are springing up globally including WhatsApp, Line, KakaoTalk, WeChat and the dominant platforms of Facebook & Twitter. But our best Internet software engineers have historically been exported on a net basis to the Bay Area.

Entrepreneur 376

Entrepreneur Snapchat Startup Google 376

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 29, 2020

Most metropolitan areas have groups of local high-net-worth individuals interested in supporting startups, and willing to syndicate amounts up to a million dollars for qualified startups. Use online platforms like Gust to find them, and local networking to find ones that relate to your industry and passion.

Funding 174

Funding Startup Equity Examples 174

socalTECH

MAY 30, 2019

com, and Vivendi Universal Net USA, where he was also CEO. Our platform not only distributes your jobs, but helps with your brand online, and helps candidates move forward to see if they have a great fit with the company. Richards also has been an active angel investor in local startups. What is CareerArc?

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Content Social Network Coach Help 193

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 15, 2011

If you are a publisher, and have receivables from agencies, ad networks, sell side platforms, we'll aggregate them and give you a single payment every month, and put cash in your business on an ongoing business. Jed Simon: We have a tech enabled product which accelerates payment, not unlike a traditional factor or AR lender.

Advertising 133

Advertising .Net Startup Funding 133

Xconomy

OCTOBER 10, 2018

million deal netted the San Diego company eight partner programs and a 70-person R&D team in Cambridge, England, plus about $32 million in cash after deal costs. It licenses its drug development platforms and makes royalty deals with big pharma companies, Read more » Reprints | Share: UNDERWRITERS AND PARTNERS.

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San Diego .Net Acquisition Platform 63