socalTECH

NOVEMBER 26, 2018

They sign up through a web portal, online, and they create a resource pool. With all the complexity of the IT environment, how do you convince customers to add one more piece into this puzzle? I started a company back in 2005, a very traditional kind of startup, where we had found angel money and had gone through traditional funding.

Cloud Computing 133

Cloud Computing Resource Startup Software 133

Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 20, 2009

Or again here in Consumer Affairs dating back to 2005. I had to put in a bit of web research to uncover an intricate web of ownership that leads to the Avis Budget ownership and worse still up to a well-known private equity group called Apollo. Background. I was home visiting my father in Sacramento. Hiding from something?

Marketing 263

Marketing Startup Education Class 263

socalTECH

JULY 20, 2010

One of Southern California's successful, serial entrepreneurs is Winston Damarillo , who founded Gluecode, which he sold to IBM in 2005. It enables customers to not worry so much about security in cloud computing, because they can put it behind a firewall, and a way to very efficiently leverage their existing resources better.

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Southern California Startup Cloud Computing El Segundo 242

socalTECH

JUNE 13, 2019

I started a web design company, and ended up going to college in Florida, but kept on running the company on the side. When I got to LA after I graduated from college in 2005, I pursued it full time, and we quickly grew that company to over $5M in revenues a year, without any kind of funding. It started to feel like the Matrix to me.

Startup 124

Startup Content Demand Netflix 124

Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 17, 2012

Before Harrison Metal, Erik was most recently vice president of product management and strategy at TripAdvisor, the largest travel community site on the Web. Custom ad deals and partnerships. We currently have sponsorship slots open If you would like to be part of this amazing event and show your support for TechZulu and the community.

Startup 110

Startup Activision Santa Monica SaaS 110

socalTECH

APRIL 30, 2010

What we've done, is for authentication, we have created a way to have a unique password to give you access to a web site very time. We bought the assets from Vidoop, which was an LLC that was first established in late 2005 in Tulsa, Oklahoma. It sounds like a lot of this might be aimed at financial customers?

Technology 124

Technology Web Sites Orange County 124

Tech Zulu Event

FEBRUARY 22, 2012

Microsoft Dynamics CRM has over 30,000 customers and 2 million users worldwide. Cloud productivity services like Office 365 and Office Web Apps are now being used by more than 80 million people worldwide. All we have to do is look at the data, though: Since its launch in 2005, Microsoft’s Xbox 360 has sold 66 million copies worldwide.

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Writing Training Email .Net 88

socalTECH

JULY 20, 2009

One of the big, open source successes in both Southern California and the software world was Gluecode Software , which was based in Los Angeles and acquired by IBM in 2005. We caught up with Webtide to learn more about the firm's open source web server software, Jetty. It gives them an escalation path only dealing with us.

IBM 100

IBM IBM Mission Ventures Venture Capital 100

SoCal CTO

MAY 15, 2009

In 2005, Majid coauthored "Data Strategy" a book designed to help streamline information management within organizations. He is known for being able to monetize the social web. He handles strategic partnerships and enterprise agreements with large corporate customers, as well as serving as the company's in-house general counsel.

Social Network 150

Social Network Networking Yammer CTO Hire 150

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 13, 2011

In 2004 / 2005 I was starting to get intrigued with user-generated content. This time frame – 2005/2006 – web 2.0 2. .“… “Then we engage with the product and the entrepreneur and because we know these areas very well we don’t have to spend a lot of time understanding the market or understanding the customer.”.

Venture Capital 288

Venture Capital Startup Technical Review Software Review 288

socalTECH

MARCH 12, 2009

If you are a premium customer, we charge for the calls. The premium customer can buy that premium service in denominations of $25, $50, $100, or $200 dollars. Dialpad was acquired by Yahoo in 2005, and became the voice engine for Yahoo's VoIP services. It's 5 cents per call. John Nahm: Freemium has been working spectacularly.

Startup 100

Startup Southern California Yahoo Organization 100

Tech Zulu Event

MARCH 10, 2010

is the leading live video site on the Web, enabling users to create real-time connections with others around the world. Meebo - Founded in 2005, Meebo enables real-time social interactions with instant messaging and group chat at meebo.com and on partner sites across the Web. Custom ad deals and partnerships.

Stickam 71

Stickam Technical Review Draper SoCal 71

Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 14, 2009

Giving you the ability to chat in realtime with all your friends around the web right from TechZulu. ( is the leading live video site on the Web, enabling users to create real-time connections with others around the world. Custom ad deals and partnerships. . . Headquartered in San Francisco, Justin.tv

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Stickam Content Draper Web 60

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 19, 2008

The second customer is the social networking sites. Historically, it was something that started to develop before our launch with operators back in 2005, and it now serves as a laboratory for development of our product. Derrick Oien: We launched Rabble in June of 2005, and we launched the first version of ANTHEM in September of 2007.

Social Network 113

Social Network Anthem Mobile Java 113

Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 29, 2010

is the leading live video site on the Web, enabling users to create real-time connections with others around the world. Meebo - Founded in 2005, Meebo enables real-time social interactions with instant messaging and group chat at meebo.com and on partner sites across the Web. Custom ad deals and partnerships.

Stickam 40

Stickam Draper Technical Review Sample 40

socalTECH

OCTOBER 8, 2008

After that, Rob and I took a year or so to gain traction, and in 2005 we committed full time to the business. What we've found from our customers, is the more practice they get the better they do. Aaron Hawkey: We've been around for awhile, and customers know about us. Since then, it's grown into a big study community.

Study 113

Study Education Startup Sites 113

Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 6, 2010

is the leading live video site on the Web, enabling users to create real-time connections with others around the world. Meebo - Founded in 2005, Meebo enables real-time social interactions with instant messaging and group chat at meebo.com and on partner sites across the Web. Custom ad deals and partnerships.

Stickam 40

Stickam Technical Review Draper Venture Capital 40

Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 31, 2011

Lisa Stone co-founded BlogHer in 2005 with Elisa Camahort Page and Jory Des Jardins. Tim Street – Topping Mashable’s list of Social Media VIPs in Los Angeles Tim Street is a Writer, Producer, Director, Editor, New Media Consultant and Web Video Branded Entertainment Pioneer. Custom ad deals and partnerships.

Los Angeles 75

Los Angeles Angel Social Media Media 75

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 19, 2009

I had previously raised VC in 1999, 2000, 2001 and 2005. It included one firm who I asked not to call Salesforce.com as a reference (they were our largest pilot customer) and in their kindness they called Marc Benioff (the CEO) and asked his opinion. I thought, what would I do if I was trying to sell to a customer.

Venture Capital 274

Venture Capital Blogging Startup Slides 274

socalTECH

JANUARY 15, 2009

Our startup interview this morning is with Josh Stomel , founder of ResumeBucket (www.resumebucket.com), a new web site that is focused on helping people share their resumes with the world. We also allow the users to have a custom URL, for example, resumebucket.com/joshstomel. What's the idea behind the site?

Startup 140

Startup Yahoo Sites Oversee.net 140

socalTECH

MAY 27, 2009

He was basically active investing until 2004 and 2005, and then started getting much more involved in the non-profit space. Some of the companies that you would know--LowerMyBills, Stamps.com, MediaVast, Xdrive, and Netzero--so as an investor, he was very successful. He's now sitting on three different boards of nonprofits.

Southern California 113

Southern California Venture Capital Startup SoCal 113

SoCal Delicious

JANUARY 15, 2010

requestHandler.php [L] Please note that the code above kinda disables the Web server’s error handling. Here are a few ideas how to block rogue (crappy, not behaving, …) Web robots. You don’t need all the balls and whistles (like stats) overloading most scripts available on the Web.

SEO 37

SEO IP PHP Blogging 37

SoCal Delicious

MARCH 1, 2010

The city has, however, quietly been home to some of the most successful online companies to date, including CitySearch (sold to Ticketmaster for $260 million in 1998), Overture (acquired by Yahoo for $2 billion in 2003), eHarmony and LowerMyBills (bought by Experian for $330 million in 2005). Okay, thats AdSense. Register Now! Learn more.

Los Angeles 50

Los Angeles Company Companies Angel 50

Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 31, 2011

Lisa Stone co-founded BlogHer in 2005 with Elisa Camahort Page and Jory Des Jardins. Tim Street – Topping Mashable’s list of Social Media VIPs in Los Angeles Tim Street is a Writer, Producer, Director, Editor, New Media Consultant and Web Video Branded Entertainment Pioneer. Custom ad deals and partnerships.

Los Angeles 49

Los Angeles Angel Social Media Media 49

socalTECH

JANUARY 28, 2009

Los Angeles-based KlickSports (www.klicksports.com) recently rolled out the firm's live sports prediction web site and game, looking to harness the enthusiasm of sports fans for their favorite sports and teams. Kent also went off to other things, but in 2005 we got awarded that patent. What's the idea behind Klicksports?

Patents 179

Patents CarsDirect Sites Pomona 179

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 22, 2011

I spoke about how Amazon Web Services deserves far more credit for the last 5 years of innovation than it gets credit for and how I believe they spawned the micro-VC category. An obvious example is Google who may have gotten less market attention if there would have been 8 well-financed competitors during the 2001-2005 timeframe.

Pricing 309

Pricing Marketing Startup Venture Capital 309

AeA Los Angeles Council

JULY 1, 2008

While the growth of Web 2.0 Takai was named "Public Official of the Year" by Governing magazine in 2005. Our state fosters a climate for progressive, innovative businesses that create jobs, stimulate our state's economy and lead the way for a better, cleaner and healthier world. billion dollars over 11 years. www.koodooz.com

AeA 40

AeA CIO Web 2.0 Technology 40

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 23, 2012

Try charging customers for your product when you have 12 competitors giving the product away free finances by $20 million of VC. LP contributions to VC firms shrunk from 2000 and by 2005-2008 had stabilized to around $30 billion per year. The Exit Problem. Money flowing into our industry has also massively downsized. And the future?

Venture Capital 347

Venture Capital Capital Technical Review Startup 347

SoCal Delicious

MAY 6, 2012

He previously led business development for Affiliate Fuel, leading to its acquisition by Experian in 2005. With access to billions of mobile impressions and cutting-edge location technology we make sure that your message reaches customers ready to buy what you sell. Sizhao “Zao” Yang – COO and Co-founder at BetterWorks. Michal Braun.

Los Angeles 78

Los Angeles Entrepreneur Angel Fractional CTO 78

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 16, 2012

I raised money as an entrepreneur, like you, in 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003 and 2005 for two different companies. These include building products, recruiting, managing your finances, marketing, selling, getting feedback from customers and … fund raising. I’ve raised seed rounds and A-D rounds. Call it your functional pie chart.

Develop 366

Develop Development Funding Venture Capital 366

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 5, 2011

He listed all of the product releases that were up coming, the customers that were in the pipeline and where he saw his competition moving. I re-connected with Andy Liu the founder & CEO of BuddyTV – the largest destination for social TV enthusiasts on the web. or the countless other successful startup firms.

Venture Capital 317

Venture Capital Technical Review Startup Press 317

Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 9, 2010

We put all of this infrastructure in an Exodus web hosting facility and had to pay for rack space, bandwidth and some management services if a disk failed, for example. When I started my second company in 2005 we decided to do everything differently. We raised $16.5 million in our A round. Hardware ate just over 10% of the round.

Startup 343

Startup Technical Review S3 Services 343

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). Jonah was working on his masters thesis and he asked Nike to produce a customized shoe with the word “Sweatshop” on it.

Buzzfeed 210

Buzzfeed Media Content News 210