socalTECH

MAY 7, 2012

and photographer is an online web presence and an order fulfillment partner. AS I was working my engineering job, I got obsessed with programming and building a business for the web. building Fine Art America in 2006 as a part time project, and launched the web site in 2007. building a web site for him.

Santa Monica 258

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SoCal CTO

MARCH 9, 2007

skip to main | skip to sidebar SoCal CTO Friday, March 9, 2007 Map of VC Investments Found this Map of 2006 VC Investments post. ► January (5) Los Angeles Web Developer Startup CTO or Developer When to Use Facebook Connect – Twitter Oauth – Goo. ► February (2) CTO Founders / Cofounders Part-Time Startup CTO?

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 3, 2010

This was really a fun week at TWiVC because we decided to have an entrepreneur come and talk about raising capital rather than having a VC come on. It’s always such a pleasure for me to spend time with Farb because he has all of the enthusiasm and energy you love to see in entrepreneurs. He’s also candid, humble and helpful.

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Venture Capital Startup Design S3 214

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APRIL 5, 2010

Two weeks after Brad’s post I was at the 140 Conference in LA and I held open office hours for any entrepreneur who wanted to spend 15 minutes talking with a VC about their business. But it turns out I met a bunch of really interesting entrepreneurs. But TWTFelipe is an entrepreneur. Irony, hey?). Her response?

Technical Review 282

Technical Review Startup High Tech Software Review 282

socalTECH

JUNE 1, 2011

One of the biggest forces that has emerged in the Internet in recent years has been crowdsourcing, the way the web has empowered users to drive the creation of content and information online. Clark Benson: I'm a serial entrepreneur, and have had one prior Internet exit. What's the story behind Ranker? Thanks, and good luck!

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 1, 2010

He didn’t tell it in the video but, ever the entrepreneur, Scott started a business to take couples up on a “mile high club&# flight on airplanes as a way of getting all of his miles logged to get his next class of airplane license that required a certain number of hours logged. It’s part of what makes him so likable.

Zag 248

Zag Truecar Venture Capital CarsDirect 248

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APRIL 17, 2012

He was one of the first guys that I know who laid out his stall and said I want to do “big data” investments that take advantage of the explosion of data now available on the web. True Ventures – When I was raising capital for my second company back in 2006 I had talked to many brand-name VCs and had several term sheets.

Startup 304

Startup Venture Capital Los Angeles Woodland Hills 304

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 18, 2009

I backburnered the concept until 2006, and in May of 2006 put the business together. I developed one of the first booking engines for Sabre's web reservation system, in 1996. That information is normalized, standardized, and when a tour operator changes content on their web site, it's automatically picked up on our system.

Web 100

Web Altadena Sites Activity 100

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APRIL 13, 2011

This time frame – 2005/2006 – web 2.0 So we can say no based on geography, we can say no based on it doesn’t fit in our themes.“… “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

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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. We started in 2006, with an in-venue trial at the Alamo Bowl, where we gave out prizes and coupons. READ MORE>>.

Patents 179

Patents CarsDirect Sites Pomona 179

socalTECH

AUGUST 24, 2010

In light of the recent success, we sat down with Marc Averitt and Sharon Stevenson to talk about the recent exit, where they are with their fund nowadays, and what advice they have for entrepreneurs. It was literally just Rob and Warrne with the idea, with no web site. Southern California is a great place to be an entrepreneur.

Startup 185

Startup Southern California Ideas Research 185

socalTECH

JUNE 25, 2012

The service was created by experience serial entrepreneurs Mark Sylvester and KymberleeWeil, who some might know from creating service introNetworks. We're entrepreneurs, and we like to build our business, and wish we were known a little more. We then actually went to the leader, Amazon, and we're in the web services group.

Social Media 203

Social Media Startup Tool LAMP 203

socalTECH

OCTOBER 9, 2019

The same thing happened with algae biofuel companies in the 2006 and 2009 time frame. You then caught things like Web 2.0, What's the ideal entrepreneur and technology for your fund? What advice would you give to clean tech entrepreneurs looking for funding, in general? This is not a typical, venture capital investment.

Invest 113

Invest Capital Venture Capital Idealab 113

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 13, 2013

Facebook is indeed the largest growth site on the web, with more than a billion user accounts, all free. 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. So let’s take a look. Marty Zwilling.

Startup 96

Startup Course Yahoo Funding 96

socalTECH

APRIL 16, 2010

Albert Ko: I started at Cornell University in the Class of 2006, with a degree in material science engineering and a masters in management engineering. I actually started my web site, CheapCheapCheap, while I was in college. Tags: entrepreneur coupon retail hyperlocal local deals dealperk albert. READ MORE>>.

Orange County 170

Orange County Startup Sites Southern California 170

socalTECH

JULY 23, 2010

We started that in 2006, and sold it to Chicken Soup For The Soul in 2009. We also have some really interesting opportunities in the social web that the business has not previously pursued, which will actually let people in the social web know who we are. So let's talk about ThisNext. What's the focus of the firm nowadays?

Newsletter 165

Newsletter Sites Content Advertising 165

Frank Addante

AUGUST 2, 2006

▼ 2006 (20) ► December (2) Just Say What it Is 12 Proven Guidelines for Rapid Product Development. Hire Entrepreneurs! Web Development & Marketing Technology) Exit: evolved into L90 (next company) Lesson: What you dont know cant stop you. Hire Entrepreneurs! By Frank Addante Is it safe to hire entrepreneurs?

Entrepreneur 40

Entrepreneur Startup Venture Capital Web 2.0 40

Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 13, 2009

I got to thinking more broadly about social networks and the real-time web. When I sent out 300 invites in early 2006 people thought I was crazy. Tags: Entrepreneur Advice Start-up Advice Startup Advice. Many people who want to get to know me send me a LinkedIn invite, connect on Facebook or more recently follow me on Twitter.

Startup 276

Startup Blogging Social Network Networking 276

Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 24, 2010

And more embarassingly to me Garindra Prahandono gave me this link to an article written by the guru of web design, Jakob Nielsen about the 1/9/90 rule written back in 2006. But perhaps the lurker category is smaller.

Technical Review 294

Technical Review Writing Content Sites 294

socalTECH

DECEMBER 19, 2011

Our goal, from the outset, since 2006 when we put the company together, was to bring together the extraordinary content on the Internet, whether that is a website, games, or videos for kids. We also hired 200 teachers and parents in 25 states, so that we eventually created a library of 5 million web pages, video games, and YouTube videos.

Content 165

Content Startup Web Technical Review 165

Tech Zulu Event

AUGUST 13, 2010

TechZulu is helping the startup community out by listing all the great startup/entrepreneur oriented panels. Over the past ten years, the rise of the consumer web and the availability of better measurement too. Bootstrapping advice, entrepreneur, startups. . Bootstrapping entrepeneurship, entrepreneur, startups. .

Guide 69

Guide Startup Venture Capital Entrepreneur 69

Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 13, 2010

Through a portfolio of vertical web properties reaching more than 80 million monthly visitors, a global network of digital partners, and a breakthrough content studio, Demand Media publishes what the world wants to know and share. Together they do amazing things.

Technical Review 58

Technical Review Software Review Santa Monica Tech Coast Angels 58

Frank Addante

MAY 20, 2007

► 2006 (20) ► December (2) Just Say What it Is 12 Proven Guidelines for Rapid Product Development. Web Development & Marketing Technology) Exit: evolved into L90 (next company) Lesson: What you dont know cant stop you. Blogger Template originally design by Web-Kreation Converted By Jacky Supit ► March (2) 4.

Entrepreneur 40

Entrepreneur Blogging Startup Venture Capital 40

Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

We will be bringing you some of the hottest startups around to give you a quick rundown about their companies and get to know the entrepreneur behind those companies. This Panel is filled with investing super stars who will be going over must have content for all the startups and entrepreneurs out there. Adrenaline Fueled Angel.

Social Media 71

Social Media Technical Review Mixergy Tech Coast Angels 71

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 15, 2017

Facebook is indeed the largest growth site on the web, with more than two billion user accounts, all free. 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. So let’s take a look.

Snapchat 55

Snapchat Startup Course Yahoo 55

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 18, 2011

Facebook is indeed the largest growth site on the web, with more than 750 million user accounts, all free. 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 value themselves today internally at $4B or more. So let’s take a look.

Startup 97

Startup Course Yahoo Invest 97

Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 24, 2010

CapLinked lets entrepreneurs focus on what they do best, while making sure their investors always stay in the loop. IngBoo is an online marketplace for information updates-where consumers receive timely updates on relevant topics and web publishers compete effectively for consumer attention. The Startups. mt) Media Temple, Inc.

Social Media 60

Social Media Technical Review Tech Coast Angels Venture Capital 60

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 1, 2009

This post highlights some of the reasons why the market is moving again and what entrepreneurs should do about this. And Ron Conway has proclaimed that he wants to do up to 40-50 rapid-fire deals in the next 18 months in what is becoming known as the “real time web” (e.g. Twitter, FriendFeed and other real-time “feeds”.).

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Venture Capital Marketing Startup Social Network 255

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 19, 2009

On December 2nd, 2006 I wrote the blog post published later in this post when I was CEO of startup Koral about my experiences in pitching VCs. The Original Post (after the jump): Venture Capital, By Mark Suster (December 2nd, 2006). Experienced and serial entrepreneurs in the content management space. My blog was wiped out.

Venture Capital 274

Venture Capital Blogging Startup Slides 274

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 1, 2011

Los Angeles-based Aggregage (www.aggregage.com) is looking to help aggregate the content across multiple blog publishing sites, and curate that information into specific, B2B niche vertical web sites. At that time, monetizing by advertising didn't exist, and web developers were having to hand roll those experiences.

Startup 162

Startup Content Advertising Sites 162

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. Dave McClure is a Silicon Valley tech entrepreneur, startup investor, and blogger. Richard Rosenblatt. Bambi Francisco. Dave McClure. . Alex Quilici. gigaom.com. .

Twiistup 40

Twiistup Riot Games UCLA Media 40

Frank Addante

MARCH 26, 2007

► 2006 (20) ► December (2) Just Say What it Is 12 Proven Guidelines for Rapid Product Development. Web Development & Marketing Technology) Exit: evolved into L90 (next company) Lesson: What you dont know cant stop you. Blogger Template originally design by Web-Kreation Converted By Jacky Supit ▼ March (2) 4.

Outsource Development 40

Outsource Development CTO Hire Startup Venture Capital 40

Frank Addante

AUGUST 29, 2006

▼ 2006 (20) ► December (2) Just Say What it Is 12 Proven Guidelines for Rapid Product Development. Hire Entrepreneurs! Web Development & Marketing Technology) Exit: evolved into L90 (next company) Lesson: What you dont know cant stop you. I also have a wide network of entrepreneurs that I advise on a regular basis.

Venture Capital 40

Venture Capital Capital Startup Outsource Development 40

Frank Addante

MAY 3, 2006

▼ 2006 (20) ► December (2) Just Say What it Is 12 Proven Guidelines for Rapid Product Development. Web Development & Marketing Technology) Exit: evolved into L90 (next company) Lesson: What you dont know cant stop you. Blogger Template originally design by Web-Kreation Converted By Jacky Supit ► March (2) 4.

Startup 40

Startup Blogging Venture Capital Web 2.0 40

Frank Addante

MAY 22, 2006

▼ 2006 (20) ► December (2) Just Say What it Is 12 Proven Guidelines for Rapid Product Development. Web Development & Marketing Technology) Exit: evolved into L90 (next company) Lesson: What you dont know cant stop you. Again, like most opportunistic entrepreneurs, part of our growth plan was to raise venture capital.

Startup 40

Startup Venture Capital Outsource Development Advertising 40

Frank Addante

JULY 5, 2007

► 2006 (20) ► December (2) Just Say What it Is 12 Proven Guidelines for Rapid Product Development. Web Development & Marketing Technology) Exit: evolved into L90 (next company) Lesson: What you dont know cant stop you. Entrepreneurs People who are driven to build something, will. ► March (2) 4. Startup 3.0:

Startup 40

Startup Venture Capital Web 2.0 Outsource Development 40

Frank Addante

MAY 3, 2006

▼ 2006 (20) ► December (2) Just Say What it Is 12 Proven Guidelines for Rapid Product Development. Web Development & Marketing Technology) Exit: evolved into L90 (next company) Lesson: What you dont know cant stop you. Do serial entrepreneurs look at each individual company as a journey in itself? Startup 3.0:

Startup 40

Startup Venture Capital Yahoo Email 40