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MAY 30, 2011

billion caused me to recall an awkward meeting I had in 2005 with a particularly clueless group of cellular executives. Cool stuff for circa 2005, unless you were an idiot working for a cellular carrier. The recent purchase of Skype by Microsoft for $8.5 Their utter stupidity is a bit disheartening, but highly instructional.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 12, 2019

Even then, it struggled through the 80’s and 90’s, until the advent of the iMac and consumer products. In 2005, Facebook still showed a yearly net loss of $3.63 Many entrepreneurs think they are running, but find themselves falling farther and farther behind a rapidly moving target. In April, 1996, Yahoo! million, by selling 2.6

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APRIL 13, 2011

In 2004 / 2005 I was starting to get intrigued with user-generated content. This time frame – 2005/2006 – web 2.0 And that that cycle continues so as the early stage first time entrepreneurs get experience…” “They turn into the mentors for the next generation. RSS was something that had appeared.” “….I was starting.

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MAY 6, 2012

where entrepreneurs share their stories. 63 Los Angeles Entrepreneurs To Be Proud Of By mario on May 2, 2012 in Features , grid. Free Corporations For First-Time Entrepreneurs. Right now they’re setting up 500 free corporations for first time entrepreneurs. Here are 62 63 Los Angeles entrepreneurs we can be proud of.

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JUNE 13, 2019

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. That's when I had the idea spark, looking at how consumers watch regular TV and cable, which they can watch for hours.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 6, 2013

Even then, it struggled through the 80’s and 90’s, until the advent of the iMac and consumer products. In 2005, Facebook still showed a yearly net loss of $3.63 Many entrepreneurs think they are running, but find themselves falling farther and farther behind a rapidly moving target. In April, 1996, Yahoo! million, by selling 2.6

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SEPTEMBER 14, 2010

This is the third article in a series on what it takes to be a great angel investor (and why this should matter to entrepreneurs). And if I were an entrepreneur I’d rather find investors who understood “my space&# so that in tough times they felt comfortable about “doubling down.&#. Not everybody agreed.

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SEPTEMBER 15, 2010

This is the third article in a series on what it takes to be a great angel investor (and why this should matter to entrepreneurs). I should say that I agree that naive optimism in entrepreneurs can produce higher beta (upside or flops) and that’s good from an investment standpoint if you’re looking for big returns.

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JUNE 27, 2011

Scott Saunders, the CEO and co-founder, of the company is hoping to change that, by providing tools to consumers to help pay off their debt and achieve their life goals. Scott Saunders: I spent nearly my entire career on the investment side, and in 2005 switched over to the entrepreneurial side of the world.

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DECEMBER 17, 2012

Prior to TripAdvisor, Erik spent over four years at eBay, where he held a variety of positions, including leadership of eBay’s premium features business, which grew during his tenure from $124 million in revenue in 2002 to $410 million in 2005, significantly outpacing overall eBay revenue and listings growth. TX received a M.B.A. affiliate.

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OCTOBER 1, 2010

For today's profile, we decided to talk with Taher Scherzay , Founder of FavRav (www.FavRav.com), a Los Angeles-based firm which has created a Facebook application to help small businesses find customers through social media, and also allow consumers to better tap the referral network of their friends. A lot of it was around stability.

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JUNE 9, 2010

Why Entrepreneurs Hate Lawyers. For a micro-ISV, selling to big businesses can be more lucrative than selling to consumers. In many of them I get asked similar questions, including the inevitable “what makes a great entrepreneur?” If you’re an entrepreneur, the glib answer is “no.” You Can’t Sign This Deal.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 31, 2016

Even then, it struggled through the 80’s and 90’s, until the advent of the iMac and consumer products. In 2005, Facebook still showed a yearly net loss of $3.63 Many entrepreneurs think they are running, but find themselves falling farther and farther behind a rapidly moving target. In April, 1996, Yahoo! million, by selling 2.6

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 26, 2011

Even then, it struggled through the 80’s and 90’s, until the advent of the iMac and consumer products. In 2005, Facebook still showed a yearly net loss of $3.63 Many entrepreneurs think they are running, but find themselves falling farther and farther behind a rapidly moving target. In April, 1996, Yahoo! million, by selling 2.6

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SEPTEMBER 28, 2014

by Michael Woolf that is worth any startup founder reading to get a sense of perspective on the reality warp that is startup world during a frothy market such as 1997-1999, 2005-2007 or 2012-2014. (it is also the title of a fabulous book from Internet 1.0

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MARCH 29, 2010

Jeff Green: The simplest answer, is anywhere it is legal and ethical and within the bounds of consumer privacy and use agreements. I left that environment with that mindset, to create first AdExchange, and then AdECN around 2004-2005. Where is all this data coming from? Basically, we're willing to use marketer data. READ MORE>>.

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AUGUST 15, 2014

What we saw back in 2005, was that everyone was making a ton of money on desktop ads, because that''s where the users were. However, I really like algorithmic content recommendation, using machine learning and other crazy geek tech stuff to help provide information to consumers. They''re even one of our advertisers right now.

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SEPTEMBER 28, 2011

I do what I wish all entrepreneurs would do. It’s an entrepreneur with whom I’ve been wanting to work for 6 years. He turned me down for a job in 2005. And trust me, it’s harder / longer / more time consuming for VCs. It was a young, first-time entrepreneur who wanted to meet. Fund raising.

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AUGUST 8, 2012

Santa Monica-based Fundable (www.fundable.com) is a newly launched, crowdfunding site which is headed by local entrepreneur Wil Shroter. Dolgoff has a fascinating background--he invented the first LCD projector, he helped inspire Star Trek's Holodeck, and he also is a serial entrepreneur who took his company public on the NASDAQ in the 90's.

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OCTOBER 25, 2010

billion in 2005, and finally sold again to Google in 2007 for $3.1 We're really focused on the consumer, unlike lots of people who are just focused on being affiliate shills, and are focused on driving revenue by purporting to provide people with trusted information. So, that's where we spend lots of our time. Objective is the key.

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 30, 2009

For us, digital media means consumer Internet, online advertising, mobile, gaming, and most importantly--this is Rick and my background--next generation infrastructure to support consumption of this media. Like any entrepreneur, we had the idea that there should be local capital, supporting the local ecosystem.

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JULY 20, 2015

We spoke with Farhad Mohit , the CEO of Flipagram and a successful serial entrepreneur (having founded Bizrate, which later became Shozilla, and was sold to Scripps), to learn more about the story behind Flipagram and the vision behind its app. Farhad Mohit: As you know, Bizrate spawned Shopzilla, which took us from 2000 to 2005.

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JULY 20, 2015

We spoke with Farhad Mohit , the CEO of Flipagram and a successful serial entrepreneur (having founded Bizrate, which later became Shozilla, and was sold to Scripps), to learn more about the story behind Flipagram and the vision behind its app. Farhad Mohit: As you know, Bizrate spawned Shopzilla, which took us from 2000 to 2005.

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FEBRUARY 21, 2012

Steve Jillings has a long track record of running successful startups in Southern California, ranging from such companies as FrontBridge Technologies (sold to Microsoft in 2005 for over $200M) and Vantage Media (acquired in 2007). They started in January of 2005. Can you tell our readers the story behind how you found the company?

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OCTOBER 24, 2013

Scot has been an entrepreneur and executive responsible for the launch of several interactive entertainment ventures. Scot has 15+ years experience developing product integration and interactive campaigns for major sports, entertainment and consumer brands. Josh Yguado - President SGN.

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MAY 24, 2011

Over 600 people came to this event to listen share and network, including entrepreneurs, VC’s and investors. In 2003, Vizio launched in Costco and then in Sams Club in 2005. The keynote speech was delivered by Vizio CEO William Wong and VP & Co-Founder Ken Lowe. All this success in less than five years.

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NOVEMBER 19, 2018

The types of content that people are consuming globally has diversified greatly. In 2004 and 2005, I was at DivX in San Diego, and I was head of product there. What we specialize in, is the way we deliver this content in a seamless way, in high quality, with the latest technology available. I had built an audio company before.

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 7, 2010

They created Neopets, brought it to the US, helped it grow, and eventually sold it to Viacom in 2005. So, my background is primarily in consumer marketing, advertising, and the ability to monetize properties. Tags: videogame games media social neopets hydra meteor entrepreneur interview brandenberg. READ MORE>>.

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NOVEMBER 8, 2012

Next → As startup ecosystems evolve and mature, validation of their viability comes in waves from entrepreneurs, investors, and service providers alike. billion in 2005, and also currently represents Rdio, Beats Electronics, Riot Games, Ad.ly, Redpoint Ventures, and several other prominent private and publicly traded clients.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 29, 2010

Even then, it struggled through the 80’s and 90’s, until the advent of the iMac and consumer products. In 2005, Facebook still showed a yearly net loss of $3.63 Many entrepreneurs think they are running, but find themselves falling farther and farther behind a rapidly moving target. In April, 1996, Yahoo! million, by selling 2.6

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socalTECH

APRIL 7, 2011

Many local entrepreneurs might know Todd Jerry , formerly a venture capitalist at Anthem Venture Partners. Within that have own custom cabinet shop, our own metal shop, make our own furniture, and as an offshoot of that, started exploring developing modular, prefab homes in 2005. That's developed into new business in and of it self.

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MARCH 25, 2016

In our industry we applaud the efforts for entrepreneurs to have tried and we know that today’s failure can bring the experience for tomorrow’s success. He took seed money to test whether consumers cared and he started by not taking furniture to test the market with the least complexity. You can’t just make this up.

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SoCal Delicious

AUGUST 23, 2010

It was acquired by Experian in 2005 for $330M. It also was acquired by Experian in 2005. In July 2005 News Corporation bought MySpace parent company eUniverse for $580 M, of which approximately $327 M was the valuation of MySpace. became a wholly owned subsidiary of AOL in November of 2005. LowerMyBills, Inc.

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 9, 2009

The proof nowadays is certainly in winning customers--whether that is a consumer or in the enterprise. One thing I like to look for is some barrier to entry, whether that is technology, or partners, or great entrepreneurs who understand the space. What we are looking for, first and foremost, is the right entrepreneur.

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FEBRUARY 1, 2011

In the quest to own the world of Internet content, there has been a huge amount of focus given to the world of consumer Internet content. When we had been at Zetools, we had been thinking about consumer plays. In 2005, YouTube exploded onto the scene, and I took the ideas we had been working on and started--along with J.D.

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 27, 2013

If you go back to 2005 and 2006 and look at a company which would have a $5M pre- then, it''s now $8 to $10M, all else equal. The exits will come, as buyers and consumers are shifting their behavior. For California investments in general, the funding has kicked up pretty remarkaably. We don''t worry about that anymore. Now we have it.

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OCTOBER 1, 2009

This post highlights some of the reasons why the market is moving again and what entrepreneurs should do about this. For what it’s worth I think the market recovery is also driving consumer spending and if the market declines … WATCH OUT! style euphoria that swept the Valley beginning in 2005.

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