SoCal Tech Calendar

MAY 20, 2011

This upcoming Splash will showcase 10 up-and-coming startups, prominent VCs and founders of the leading LA-based companies - Demand Media and ReachLocal. Hear Shawn Colo, co-founder and EVP of MandA at Demand Media, share his lessons and advice on building Demand from scratch in 2006 to one of this year's hottest IPOs.

Rustic Canyon 100

Rustic Canyon ReachLocal Anthem Mission Ventures 100

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 22, 2010

When I went to raise money in 2006 I thought I knew every term in a term sheet but somehow I still got a bit duped by the option pool shuffle. If I get demand from people after this video to do a deeper dive on term sheets we will. I had several term sheets and one of the leading term sheets had an option pool of 40% in it.

Venture Capital 405

Venture Capital Pricing Startup Funding 405

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 5, 2010

By 2006 he had received proper authorization to move back to the US to join a company in the town I grew up in: Sacramento, California. In 2006 we sold the company to a French services company. He made some mistakes on his immigration paperwork so he was forced to leave the country for 8 months. But TWTFelipe is an entrepreneur.

Technical Review 282

Technical Review Startup High Tech Software Review 282

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 1, 2010

Danish VOIP technology company founded in 2006 by entrepreneur Tanveer Sharif. A demand side advertising platform which allows advertisers to bid on individual ad impressions in real time, based on the site and who would see it. Current round: $7.0mm Series-B led by MK Capital, withClearstone Venture Partners and Shasta Ventures.

Zag 249

Zag Truecar Venture Capital CarsDirect 249

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 18, 2020

This distrust for the scripted message has led to a new demand for unfiltered marketing, and the emergence of business credibility heroes, like Elon Musk, with his bold statements about space travel, and sometime villains, such as Mark Zuckerberg defending Facebook privacy practices. They want the raw data versus a polished message.

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Customer Custom Social Media Technical Review 173

socalTECH

MARCH 12, 2013

The company--which is in the business of operating a content delivery network (CDN) to accelerate the delivery of web graphics, multimedia, applications, and more to end users-- recently disclosed it more than doubled its revenues in 2012, and has grown to over 230 employees--all due to a huge amount of demand for CDN services by its customers.

CTO Hire 248

CTO Hire Content Networking Web 248

socalTECH

APRIL 10, 2012

Since 2006, I have been spending the last six years working on different models on how to make this work. We don't peak and valley with demand. Wade Eyerly: I was spending 27 days a month on the road about seven years ago, and learned very intimately that there's something wrong with the way we fly in America.

Startup 240

Startup Mentor Technical Review Santa Barbara 240

Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 18, 2013

acquired by AOL in 2006), a Senior Vice President of Business and Legal Affairs of Universal Studios, and a senior business and legal affairs executive at New Line Cinema and Savoy Pictures Entertainment. On Demand). MusicMatch was acquired by Yahoo!

Startup 111

Startup Entertainment Media Santa Barbara 111

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 18, 2009

People are demanding more and more experiential opportunities out of their leisure holidays. It's the first year that baby boomers have been eligible for retirement benefits, and there are people with discretionary income, even in these economic conditions, who are demanding these experiences.

Web 100

Web Altadena Sites Activity 100

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 1, 2009

There is a lot of pent-up demand. note: there is one rare exception – in 2006 Sevin Rosen declared that Venture Capital was broken and actually returned money to their LPs ! VC’s are working hand-in-glove with the investment bankers to prepare for IPOs or create auction-style trade sales. – IPO-able in any normal market.

Venture Capital 255

Venture Capital Marketing Startup Social Network 255

Tech Zulu Event

APRIL 25, 2013

In 2006, Douglas Campbell started Mindshare LA out of the downtown art colony The Brewery. For the past five years Mindshare LA has remained at its home base downtown, but due to high demand, it is finally making its way over to the Westside. The next Mindshare L.A. will be held in Santa Monica April 26 th at the V Lounge.

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Santa Monica BarCamp Startup UCLA 92

Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 20, 2011

He joined Miramar in 2006. He also has product strategy and business development experience in the areas of video-on-demand services and RF CMOS components. We are going to do what we do best and bring you all the awesome presentation action live tonight at 5PM PST. Managing Director of Miramar Venture Partners.

Orange County 106

Orange County Miramar Startup Tech Coast Angels 106

socalTECH

MARCH 8, 2011

However, in 2006, my own son got cancer, and I was thrown into the sad state of affairs that goes into that. it's every bit as demanding at DonateGames. I was founder and CEO of one of the world's fastest growing software companies, PacketVideo, which created the software which is on billions of cell phones now.

Pricing 183

Pricing Help Startup Sites 183

Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 13, 2010

We give a huge Thank You to the following sponsors: Demand Media is a leading online media company that informs, entertains and connects millions of people every day. Founded in 2006, Demand Media is headquartered in Santa Monica, CA with offices in Bellevue, WA, Austin, TX, New York, NY and London, UK.

Technical Review 58

Technical Review Software Review Santa Monica Tech Coast Angels 58

socalTECH

DECEMBER 31, 2018

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Southern California News Class Writing 100

socalTECH

AUGUST 24, 2010

We were literally on the cusp of launching our prpoduct, and all of our work and money to date had gone into getting the innovative technology out of Caltech, exploring the marketplace, and making sure the product features matched with the demand of the market, which it clearly did.

Startup 185

Startup Southern California Ideas Research 185

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 27, 2013

I think that the market was, however, hotter two years ago, when companies were buying more aggressively, and there was lots of pent-up demand. For the more questionable ones, ones with less sustainable differentiation, this time it''s a little tougher than a couple of years ago, and certainly much more so than 2006 and 2007.

Southern California 124

Southern California SoCal Commerce Invest 124

Jason Nazar

APRIL 9, 2009

We are joined this month by Shawn Colo , the Co-Founder and Head of M&A at Demand Media. Shawn created the original concept for Demand Media and executed the simultaneous acquisitions of eNom, eHow and several domain-name portfolios which launched the company.

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Santa Monica Companies Company Startup 54

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 2, 2010

billion for the site in 2006. Hulu is a popular website offering streaming video of TV shows on demand in the United States, and movies from NBC, Fox, ABC, and other studios. But the word on the street is that very few, if any, of the video-only companies are making money. One large Internet information provider, comScore , says U.S.

Hulu 84

Hulu Social Network Blogging Netflix 84

Tech.Co

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

As inflation rates spiral and consumer demand takes a hit, business owners are forced to be more mindful of their bottom lines than ever. Since 2006, NASE has handed out almost $1,000,000 through the program. There's no denying that 2024 is a challenging year to run a business.

Technical Review 184

Technical Review Software Review Startup Competition 184

Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

Demand Media is a leading online media company that informs, entertains and connects millions of people every day. Founded in 2006, Demand Media is headquartered in Santa Monica, CA with offices in Bellevue, WA, Austin, TX, New York, NY and London, UK. The Sponsors.

Social Media 71

Social Media Technical Review Mixergy Tech Coast Angels 71

Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 5, 2010

Since 2006 I have been lamenting what I see as “the Facebook problem&# – they are trying to lump me into one big social network. AOL is in the process of rebuilding itself and emulating a little-known LA-based startup called Demand Media. I predict this will come before the end of 2012. Nobody exists in one social network.

Social Network 319

Social Network Networking Web 2.0 Startup 319

Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 24, 2010

Demand Media is a leading online media company that informs, entertains and connects millions of people every day. Founded in 2006, Demand Media is headquartered in Santa Monica, CA with offices in Bellevue, WA, Austin, TX, New York, NY and London, UK. The Sponsors.

Social Media 60

Social Media Technical Review Tech Coast Angels Venture Capital 60

socalTECH

AUGUST 22, 2018

We then started Edgecast in 2006. We're now ramping up the team and production and capabilities along that demand curve. What drove you to start new company and get back into the startup game? Alex Kazerani: We did our first company in the 90's, and sold it in 1999. In 2000, James and I started KnowledgeBase, which we sold in 2005.

Startup 100

Startup Customer Custom Mobile 100

AeA Los Angeles Council

FEBRUARY 19, 2008

This situation caught the attention of Congress in 2006, which ordered the U.S. Job seekers coming out of college are now demanding to know the kids of things that potential employer are doing for the environment. Environmental Protection Agency to study trends in data-center energy use. of the total U.S.

CIO 40

CIO Examples Torrance Invest 40

Frank Addante

JUNE 19, 2006

▼ 2006 (20) ► December (2) Just Say What it Is 12 Proven Guidelines for Rapid Product Development. The world’s most demanding enterprises, such as Ticketmaster, Fox Sports/MSN, Intuit and Williams-Sonoma turn to StrongMail for their critical customer communications. ► March (2) 4. Build a SWAT team 3.

Startup 40

Startup Venture Capital Web 2.0 Outsource Development 40

Xconomy

DECEMBER 28, 2017

After quietly lobbying for Rapid City to become a host city since 2006, she made it onto the agenda to give a formal presentation at ICPC 2013 in St. Arguably, the Adelaide Convention Centre will not host an event as complex and demanding as IAC for a long time to come,” said Brett Biddington, former CEO of IAC 2017. “To

Coach 75

Coach Technical Review Carson Networking 75

Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 12, 2010

As a serial entrepreneur and Internet visionary, Richard co-founded Demand Media in May 2006, and currently serves as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. Through Demand Media, Richard is redefining the next generation of new media companies. . Richard Rosenblatt.

Twiistup 40

Twiistup Riot Games UCLA Media 40

Frank Addante

JANUARY 23, 2007

► 2006 (20) ► December (2) Just Say What it Is 12 Proven Guidelines for Rapid Product Development. By Frank Addante Development resources are in high demand. Outsourcing ► April (1) GoogleClick - Who owns your cash register? ► March (2) 4. Build a SWAT team 3. So, you need to develop a product?

Outsource Development 40

Outsource Development Develop Development Product 40

Frank Addante

JUNE 4, 2006

▼ 2006 (20) ► December (2) Just Say What it Is 12 Proven Guidelines for Rapid Product Development. Whatever the biggest, most challenging, most demanding, most important job we had at L90, I always turned to Tim. Our “little project&# turned into something that had enormous potential and wide-reaching demand.

Startup 40

Startup Venture Capital Email CTO Hire 40

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

I opened up with a very blunt conversation about self confidence, self doubt, family pressure, peer pressure and the demands on a CEO. I had the CEO of a prominent site in 2006 come to me near tears about how she couldn’t take the stress of running her company any more.

Venture Capital 319

Venture Capital Startup Sales Customer 319

socalTECH

AUGUST 27, 2012

We started in the mobile area in 2003 and 2004, and in 2006 we formed a company, MyNumo LLC, which initially started as a portal for artists to publish their ringtones, mobile videos, and more. The thing is, it's a very demanding audience, even when you're talking about apps that are free with in-app purchases.

Mobile 216

Mobile Startup Software Review Platform 216

socalTECH

JULY 2, 2009

The firm--which hasn't sent a monthly newsletter in awhile--sent out an email Thursday afternoon saying that the firm is "still comprised of forward-thinking, talented individuals who work hard to keep Userplane in demand and relevant in our industry." Userplane was acquired by AOL in 2006. READ MORE>>.

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Userplane Newsletter Santa Monica Email 100

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 16, 2022

When their deep pockets went empty, Facebook stepped in, but demanded revenue from ads. Yet I can’t argue their success in the value proposition, since they turned down a billion dollar offer from Yahoo way back in 2006, and their market cap today is over $900 billion. MySpace wasn’t ready for this, and it soon faded.

Platform 118

Platform Snapchat Startup Course 118

SoCal Delicious

SEPTEMBER 19, 2012

Richard Rosenblatt – Demand Media. Most recently, Rosenblatt cofounded Demand Media, launching in 2006 with $120 million in equity and the acquisition of eHow.com. You might know Demand Media better as the people behind Cracked, DailyPuppy, and GolfLink. Matt Coffin – LowerMyBills.com.

Technical Review 75

Technical Review Entrepreneur Riot Games Southern California 75

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 13, 2013

When their deep pockets went empty, Google stepped in, but demanded revenue from ads. Yet I can’t argue their success in the value proposition, since they turned down a billion dollar offer from Yahoo way back in 2006, and their market cap today is about $126 billion. Myspace wasn’t ready for this, and it soon crashed.

Startup 96

Startup Course Yahoo Funding 96

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 17, 2019

When their deep pockets went empty, Facebook stepped in, but demanded revenue from ads. Yet I can’t argue their success in the value proposition, since they turned down a billion dollar offer from Yahoo way back in 2006, and their market cap today is around $400 billion. MySpace wasn’t ready for this, and it soon faded.

Snapchat 74

Snapchat Startup Course Yahoo 74