socalTECH

JULY 16, 2010

Last week, San Diego-based provider of web content classification and security services developer BrightCloud was acquired by Webroot , and we thought it would be a great opportunity to talk to founder Quinn Curtis about how the acquisition of his firm came about. Quinn is now VP of Hosted Security Services at Webroot (www.webroot.com).

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San Diego IP Acquisition Web 145

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 22, 2011

They have seen one side of a market where many of us have seen the ebb and flow multiple times. Still, market amnesia by ordinarily rational actors always surprises me. I believe a bubble occurs when a market is willing to pay greater than intrinsic value for an asset class. I spoke about a lot of things during the keynote.

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Pricing Marketing Startup Venture Capital 309

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 28, 2011

Venture capital is in the process of its own creative destruction with new market entrants and new models of innovation at the precise moment that our industry itself is contracting. million in team costs to code, launch, manage, market & sell our software. At least in the consumer & business web.

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Venture Capital Software Capital Startup 334

socalTECH

OCTOBER 9, 2019

Thin Line--formed in partnership with LA's Wavemaker Partners--is hoping to take advantage of the growth in the clean technology market to find startups able to tapping into those now established markets, without the huge investment requirements of those first wave of clean technology companies. Markets were not yet built out.

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Invest Capital Venture Capital Idealab 113

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 12, 2009

Google entered the radio advertising market with the buy of Newport Beach-based dMarc Broadcasting in January of 2006. According to Google's corporate web site, the Irvine office "began as the center of Google's efforts to change the world of radio ads.". That deal--which was worth $102M in cash plus up to $1.1

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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. Early Stage Marketing and Branding – Farida Fotouh.

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Venture Capital Invest Southern California CTO Coach 150

Xconomy

OCTOBER 16, 2016

After raising $30 million, San Diego-based Certona said it is moving to accelerate its product development, expand its sales and marketing team, and improve its client services as an e-commerce technology vendor. It wasn’t about raising multiple rounds and burning jet fuel. It has allowed us to scale in a very measured way.”.

Artificial Inteligence 40

Artificial Inteligence Commerce San Diego Web 40

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 19, 2010

Their first fund was a $75 million fund raised in 2006 and they very recently announced a brand new $130 million fund. But truthfully both Dana and I are more aligned with the lean startup principles and believe you only go FAT when you’ve really proved out your product / market fit. Configurable from desktop-based web-based UI.

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Venture Capital Startup Platform Technical Review 240

TechCrunch LA

OCTOBER 26, 2021

“The Ruin stirs, and the Five Realms rumble,” a now-archived web announcement read on Thursday morning. I think NFTs are just a very new misunderstood market, and I feel that it’s really hard to step back and explain it,” said Megan Manzano, a literary agent working with young adult authors who voiced concerns about Realms of Ruin on Twitter.

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Writing Outsource Development Technical Review Examples 196

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 17, 2019

They are usually thinking only of costs required to get “in business,” rather than the total costs of marketing, scaling up, and going international. Facebook is indeed the largest growth site on the web, with well over two billion user accounts, all free. So let’s take a look.

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Snapchat Startup Course Yahoo 74

socalTECH

AUGUST 27, 2012

It's an intensely competitive market in developing games for the iPhone and other mobile platforms, with thousands and thousands of titles competing for attention from users. In 2007, we tried to launch it for the iPhone web, and the platform still couldn't handle it. How do you approach this market and get above the noise?

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Mobile Software Review Startup Platform 216

Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 21, 2011

Before Iconfinder I was working as a web designer and front-end developer, next to studying computer science and business administration. Back in 2004-2005 I was working as a full-time web designer, where we used KDE (Linux). IconFinder will become a market place where you will be able to buy and sell your icons.

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Design Web Design Develop Development 65

Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 24, 2010

If they did then they would run marketing campaigns to let users know that “it’s OK to turn up and just consume content. 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. Don’t.

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Technical Review Writing Content Sites 294

socalTECH

APRIL 16, 2010

Albert previously founded CheapCheapCheap.com, an online coupon and deal finding site, and we thought we'd hear from Albert why he thinks the local, group purchasing market is so interesting, and how he hopes to grow the service beyond just Orange County. I actually started my web site, CheapCheapCheap, while I was in college.

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Orange County Startup Sites Southern California 170

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. million early last year.

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Patents CarsDirect Sites Ideas 179

Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 20, 2011

He joined Miramar in 2006. Maneesh focuses on the medical information technology markets. Amir is founder of Bayspring Group, an innovation think tank that specializes in defining market opportunities and the launch of new products and services to meet market needs. Managing Director of Miramar Venture Partners.

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Orange County Miramar Startup Tech Coast Angels 106

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 3, 2010

Web-based client for user stream data including Twitter (original focus), FaceBook, MySpace, Google Buzz, FourSquare and many others. Total raised: $120.3mm; $43.5mm raised prior to 2006 recap; post-recap, raised $7.7mm; Series B in 2009 for $15mm; – Read more: VentureWire (requires subscription). MetaMarkets.

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Venture Capital Startup Design S3 214

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 5, 2010

In 2005 he was graduated and took a job in South Carolina working for technology company while he started his own web design company on the side. 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. Tags: Tech Market Analysis. Irony, hey?).

Technical Review 282

Technical Review Startup High Tech Software Review 282

Tech Zulu Event

JULY 16, 2013

Founded in London in 2006, the Hub is a global network of social enterprises with each individual chapter acting as a gathering place for innovation, technology, creativity, and positive change. Marketing: SteelHouse. Their Behavioral Marketing Platform even broke new ground at ad:tech 2011 winning an innovation award.

Startup 111

Startup Snapchat Social Media Venice 111

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 13, 2013

They are usually thinking only of costs required to get “in business,” rather than the total costs of marketing, scaling up, and going international. Facebook is indeed the largest growth site on the web, with more than a billion user accounts, all free. So let’s take a look.

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Startup Course Yahoo Funding 96

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 15, 2017

They are usually thinking only of costs required to get “in business,” rather than the total costs of marketing, scaling up, and going international. Facebook is indeed the largest growth site on the web, with more than two billion user accounts, all free. So let’s take a look.

Snapchat 55

Snapchat Startup Course Yahoo 55

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

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 1, 2010

Analytics also extend to iPhone and web apps using Facebook Connect. Company plans to use the capital to build out sales and marketing and r&d. -a Makes money by partnering with brands and marketers to publish location-triggered content. Danish VOIP technology company founded in 2006 by entrepreneur Tanveer Sharif.

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Zag Truecar Venture Capital CarsDirect 248

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. Is there a market? Sharon Stevenson: That's correct.

Startup 185

Startup Southern California Ideas Research 185

Tech.Co

MAY 25, 2018

In 2006, a passion to help startups grew into Tech Cocktail , a company whose mission was to showcased burgeoning companies in bars around the country. Indiegogo is a platform for ground breaking technology and where you can find interesting products that haven’t hit the mainstream market. iFundWomen (New York, NY).

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Startup Technical Review Competition Software Review 141

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 17, 2012

I kind of think LA is just LA and doesn’t need some clever marketing term. A market leader in content, music, entertainment, textiles, engineering, aerospace and trade. ReachLocal, founded by Zorik Gordon, publicly traded company helping small businesses across America use the Internet for marketing [Woodland Hills.

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Startup Venture Capital Los Angeles Santa Monica 304

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 18, 2011

They are usually thinking only of costs required to get “in business,” rather than the total costs of marketing, scaling up, and going international. Facebook is indeed the largest growth site on the web, with more than 750 million user accounts, all free. So let’s take a look.

Startup 97

Startup Course Yahoo Funding 97

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. The target market was initially all of the sound work done in the media space. What is Aggregage?

Startup 162

Startup Content Advertising Sites 162

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 2, 2015

It seems like you have a huge amount of penetration in the market  nearly every conference call we are on now comes through your service. We get around 22 percent of those users from our marketing efforts, but the other 78 percent are from viral effect and word of mouthall those people hearing the greeting and going to the web site.

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Conference Startup Networking Services 100

Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 31, 2011

Jim Farley is Ford Motor Company’s group vice president, global marketing, sales and service. Mitch Joel – Marketing Magazine dubbed him the “Rock Star of Digital Marketing” and called him, “one of North America’s leading digital visionaries.” Technorati and AdAge rank his site as one of the world’s Top 10 business blogs.

Los Angeles 75

Los Angeles Angel Social Media Media 75

Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 9, 2009

Here is a quick list of just a few: With more than four decades of success, the International CES reaches across global markets, connects the industry and enables CE innovations to grow and thrive. The emergence of a new era of technologies, collectively known as Web 3.0, Also known as the semantic web or linked data, web 3.0

Technical Review 40

Technical Review Stickam Web Conference 40

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 21, 2010

They are usually thinking only of costs required to get “in business,” rather than the total costs of marketing, scaling up, and going international. Facebook is indeed the largest growth site on the web, with about 400 million user accounts, all free. Be ready to answer the investor question “Is that all you need to get profitable?”

Startup 91

Startup Course Invest Yahoo 91

socalTECH

OCTOBER 29, 2008

We are working on two different markets, which is why we have our office here in LA. The first market is in brand advertising, where we're working with ad companies and clients to create solutions for shows and exhibitions where guests can interact with a brand. The second one is in the entertainment market.

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Startup Advertising Los Angeles Sales 100

Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

IngBoo is an online marketplace for information updates-where consumers receive timely updates on relevant topics and web publishers compete effectively for consumer attention. enables developers to sell cross-platform web-apps that optimize to your mobile device. You can now switch your phone and take your apps with you.

Social Media 71

Social Media Technical Review Tech Coast Angels Mixergy 71

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). Page 1: Market Size. $3 My blog was wiped out. Tempus Fugit. I wasn’t feeling it. It got worse.

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Venture Capital Blogging Startup Slides 274

Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 24, 2010

IngBoo is an online marketplace for information updates-where consumers receive timely updates on relevant topics and web publishers compete effectively for consumer attention. enables developers to sell cross-platform web-apps that optimize to your mobile device. You can now switch your phone and take your apps with you.

Social Media 60

Social Media Technical Review Tech Coast Angels Venture Capital 60

Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 31, 2011

Jim Farley is Ford Motor Company’s group vice president, global marketing, sales and service. Mitch Joel – Marketing Magazine dubbed him the “Rock Star of Digital Marketing” and called him, “one of North America’s leading digital visionaries.” Technorati and AdAge rank his site as one of the world’s Top 10 business blogs.

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Los Angeles Angel Social Media Media 49