socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

Los Angeles-based Internet Brands , which operates a suite of online, advertising driven websites across a wide range of verticals, said Monday that it would go private in a $640M, private equity deal, bucking the trend of Southern California companies filing to get to the public markets. Internet Brands had gone public just three years ago.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 19, 2009

However, Southern California's IT industry actually saw an increase in investments, bucking a national downturn in IT industry investments. billion in 554 deals, invested -- the lowest quarter since 2005. According to the report, investments in Southern California total $421.80M across 51 deals, down from $902.16M and 58 deals in Q3.

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Southern California SoCal Orange County Venture Capital 100

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 14, 2010

Let’s call these cards 1996-99 and 2005-08. In the first instance many angels made beaucoup bucks by getting in on deals that IPO’d quickly. You can’t mistake that for being the one who wins the poker tournament or even comes home with more money than you brought to the game. got picked up early without raising a lot of VC.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 15, 2010

Let’s call these cards 1996-99, 2005-08 and 2010+. In the first instance many angels made beaucoup bucks by getting in on deals that IPO’d quickly. You can’t mistake that for being the one who wins the poker tournament or even comes home with more money than you brought to the game.

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Invest Angel Venture Capital Startup 284

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 28, 2013

We funded one in 2005 and lost a lot of money. So the tech team departed en masse to find the next great stock option scheme to make their big bucks. Call me when you’re ready to leave.” ” Now they have a deep sigh when they hear what you’re actually working on. “Dude, we saw a bunch of those last year.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 12, 2017

Around 2001 Jonah was studying at MIT Media Lab and began running experiments in viral stories in an era before smart phones (2007) and before social networks took off (2004–2007) and before YouTube (2005). Back then there were “email forwards.”

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