socalTECH

JULY 8, 2013

Newport Beach-based patent licensing firm Acacia Research Corporation reported late Friday that it has shuffled its CEO. Vella joined Acacia in 2006, having previously served at such firms as ATI Research and Nortel Networks. Ryan will be replaced by Matthew Vella, who is currently President of the company. READ MORE>>.

Research 138

Research Patents Report Networking 138

socalTECH

JANUARY 22, 2015

According to reports, Matthew Joseph Fischer, 16, was angry over a message sent by Lucas Cavanaugh, 17. Most notably, MySpace faced several high profile cases in 2005 and 2006 where predators had used the service to find underage victims.

Snapchat 100

Snapchat Venice Education Mobile 100

socalTECH

MAY 12, 2011

Blend now reports directly to Richard Rosenblatt, CEO of the firm. Naidu has been at Demand Media since 2006, and previously served as CEO of Pool.com. Naidu was previously Senior Vice President, replacing Michael Blend, who Demand Media said will work full time on special projects for Demand Media. READ MORE>>.

Demand 154

Demand Media Santa Monica Report 154

socalTECH

JULY 9, 2012

San Diego-based Novatel Wireless , the maker of the MiFi mobile hotspot products, reported this morning that it has gained a patent covering that product and its other products. The patent was issued on June 26th, and was originally filed on August 28, 2006. Novatel said it was awarded U.S. Souissi, Michael Loh, and Humphrey GOrdon.

Patents 145

Patents San Diego Mobile Report 145

socalTECH

OCTOBER 20, 2010

A Los Angeles company, Escom LLC , has sold domain name Sex.com for $13M, according to a report today from The Register. Citing documents filed in a California court, the report said that the domain was sold to Clover Holdings Ltd.--a Sex.com has a long history, having been purchased by Escom in 2006 for a reported $14M.

Los Angeles 170

Los Angeles Offshore Angel Report 170

socalTECH

OCTOBER 3, 2011

Kaboodle also said that its Chief Operating Officer, Steven Chien, will report to Gordon as part of the merger. Gordon and Amin's prior company was Baseline Research, which they sold to the New York Times Company in 2006. According to Kaboodle, Gordon and Amin will continue as co-CEOs of the company, operating as an individual website.

Idealab 168

Idealab Acquisition Sites Research 168

socalTECH

JUNE 14, 2012

Santa Monica-based online publisher Demand Media reported Thursday that it is shuffling its CFO, and is promoting its Senior Vice President, Finance and Treasurer Mel Tang to the CFO position. Current CFO Charles Hilliard becomes a Special Advisor to Demand Media's board of directors. Hilliard has at Demand Media for five years.

Demand 140

Demand Media Santa Monica Venture Capital 140

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 1, 2012

The firm reported 15,558% revenue growth between 2006 and 2010 at those awards. TeleSign has been quietly growing, and apparently quite quickly, based on growth numbers disclosed last October in the Deloitte Fast 500 awards. READ MORE>>.

Commerce 140

Commerce Web Education Los Angeles 140

socalTECH

JULY 1, 2010

Escom had purchased Sex.com in 2006, reportedly paying $14M for the website. The sale comes after a bankruptcy and court battle between three creditors and lender DOM Partners LLC, who had sought to force an auction of the domain through a different domain broker.

Los Angeles 169

Los Angeles Angel Report Sales 169

socalTECH

JUNE 30, 2010

Camarillo-based high speed networking semiconductor firm Vitesse reported Wednesday afternoon that it has completed a 1-for-20 reverse stock split. Vitesse has been relegated to the Pink Sheets (VTSS.PK) after being delisted back in June 2006 due to a major issue with stock options backdating and restatements. READ MORE>>.

Report 140

Report Networking 140

socalTECH

DECEMBER 30, 2009

Irvine-based Broadcom reported Tuesday that the firm has agreed to settle a class action, securities lawsuit against the firm, in exchange for a $160.5M The class action suit was filed by investors who bought or acquired shares of Broadcom between July 21, 2005 and July 13, 2006. cash payment. READ MORE>>.

Class 140

Class Report 140

socalTECH

MAY 20, 2010

Apriso reported its customers now include Boston-Power, Chevrolet Volt, Isuzu, and NGK Spark Plug Co. Apriso is venture backed by Brentwood Venture Capital, CMEA Ventures, LogiSpring Investment Fund SA, SAP Ventures, and Wall Street Technology Partners, although the firm has not publicly announced any kind of investment activity since 2006.

Brentwood 133

Brentwood Long Beach Venture Capital Software 133

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

It better be an established company, with millions of dollars in annual revenue and profits, following generally accepted accounting, reporting, and audit procedures. Is your startup really ready to play in the corporate world? A classic survey from a while back sets the burden at up to $2.5M Yet reverse mergers are not all bad.

Funding 104

Funding Summary Entrepreneur Acquisition 104

socalTECH

OCTOBER 14, 2009

EON Reality's TouchLight is a user interface that allows people to interact with 3-D content; the technology was licensed by EON Reality from Microsoft back in 2006. The 3D user interface is similar to the futuristic interface in the Tom Cruise movie "Minority Report." READ MORE>>.

Guide 124

Guide Content Software Report 124

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 20, 2009

Los Angeles-based wireless software publisher Mobile-XL reported Thursday that it is partnering with Venice-based mobile video messaging firm Mogreet. Founded in 2006, Mogreet is a privately held company. According to Mobile-XL, both companies have committed resources toward developing a mobile messaging platform.

Mogreet 100

Mogreet Mobile Venice Resource 100

socalTECH

MARCH 23, 2009

Rosensweig was most recently COO of Yahoo from 2002 to 2006. Activision said that Kai Huang, former President and CEO of RedOctane will continue on at RedOctane reporting to Rosensweig. Rosensweig has also served at Ziff Davis, in a variety of roles, including President and CEO of ZDNet, and Vice-President and Publisher of PC Magazine.

Activision 100

Activision Yahoo Santa Monica Content 100

socalTECH

MARCH 23, 2009

Rosenweig was most recently COO of Yahoo from 2002 to 2006. Activision said that Kai Huang, former President and CEO of RedOctane will continue on at RedOctane reporting to Rosenweig. Rosenweig has also served at Ziff Davis, in a variety of roles, including President and CEO of ZDNet, and Vice-President and Publisher of PC Magazine.

Activision 100

Activision Yahoo Santa Monica Content 100

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 8, 2019

It better be an established company, with millions of dollars in annual revenue and profits, following generally accepted accounting, reporting, and audit procedures. Is your startup really ready to play in the corporate world? A survey from a while back sets the burden at up to $2.5M Increased jeopardy and less fun for the entrepreneur.

Summary 121

Summary Startup Entrepreneur Funding 121

Eric Greenspan

FEBRUARY 2, 2010

Today, I received this email from the BBB: We’re writing to let you know that during the past month the Reliability Report that we publish on Make It Work was accessed 6 times. Our reporting system relies on an algorithm that takes into account a variety of business factors including complaint and other business information.

Santa Barbara 265

Santa Barbara Technical Advisors Email Technical Review 265

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 13, 2018

It better be an established company, with millions of dollars in annual revenue and profits, following generally accepted accounting, reporting, and audit procedures. Is your startup really ready to play in the corporate world? A PwC survey averages the burden of public companies at $1.5M Increased jeopardy and less fun for the entrepreneur.

Summary 79

Summary Startup Entrepreneur Funding 79

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 15, 2015

It better be an established company, with millions of dollars in annual revenue and profits, following generally accepted accounting, reporting, and audit procedures. Is your startup really ready to play in the corporate world? Experts estimate the burden of public companies at up to $1M a year. Yet reverse mergers are not all bad.

Funding 102

Funding Summary Startup Entrepreneur 102

Tech Zulu Event

JULY 12, 2012

Speculators wonder why Apple pulled its products from EPEAT as it was in 2006 among the manufacturers to jointly form the authority with government agencies, and activist groups to make recycling efficient. This move however does not affect Apple’s iPhone, iPad.

CIO 67

CIO Journal Report Product 67

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 3, 2014

It better be an established company, with millions of dollars in annual revenue and profits, following generally accepted accounting, reporting, and audit procedures. Is your startup really ready to play in the corporate world? Experts estimate the burden of public companies at up to $1M a year. Yet reverse mergers are not all bad.

Funding 98

Funding Startup Entrepreneur Summary 98

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 13, 2011

This time frame – 2005/2006 – web 2.0 Oblong, Minority Report, and the rise of Spatial Operating Systems. You have a company called Oblong (in your portfolio) which is a Minority Report type company. And then was hired by Stephen Spielberg for Minority Report. Is that when it became big? was starting.

Venture Capital 288

Venture Capital Startup Technical Review Software Review 288

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 3, 2010

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). Competitors: SmashWords , Google Books. Current round: $8.1mm in Series C by S3 Ventures (lead), Adams Capital Mgmt, Triangle Peak Partners. MetaMarkets.

Venture Capital 214

Venture Capital Startup Design S3 214

Xconomy

JULY 19, 2019

From 2006 to 2012, the number of pills distributed to pharmacies increased by more than 50 percent. The figures were reported by The Washington Post and HD Media, which won a legal battle for access to a federal database that tracks US transactions of controlled substances. In total, 76 billion pills flooded the market.

Report 93

Report Media Marketing Product 93

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 1, 2010

Danish VOIP technology company founded in 2006 by entrepreneur Tanveer Sharif. Company reports 250,000 users in 49 countries with 1mm+ application downloads. New capital to be used for international expansion and to challenge Skype.

Zag 248

Zag Truecar Venture Capital CarsDirect 248

Xconomy

NOVEMBER 4, 2016

Since 2006, 45 percent of all trials registered on the U.S. —The Mayo Clinic of Rochester, MN, reported that a misdiagnosis of a heart problem called long QT syndrome led to an unnecessary implant for a young boy. Pfizer also reported worse-than-expected earnings. Ben Fidler contributed to this report.

Research 40

Research Report Journal Pricing 40

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

Naturally the countries reacted negatively to reporting to a centralized figure in the UK (and of course to no longer reporting to the 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 Custom 319

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 13, 2009

Goldman release a report on us. We launched out second company, Koral, at DEMO in 2006. We headlined at the Red Herring Europe conference (they were the equivalent of TechCrunch today). Gartner, Forrester, Jupiter and AMR Research all had good things to say about us. There was talk of an IPO in 12 months. We were hot. I had a plan.

Startup 310

Startup Press Venture Capital Journal 310

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 17, 2012

They designed the next gen UI for the film The Minority Report. 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. Idealab, led by Bill Gross, who founded Overture, CitySearch and MANY other business [Pasadena]. downtown LA].

Startup 304

Startup Venture Capital Los Angeles Santa Monica 304

Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 31, 2011

In this role, he reports directly to Alan Mulally, Ford’s president and chief executive officer. In 2006 he was named one of the most influential authorities on Blog Marketing in the world. Jim Farley is Ford Motor Company’s group vice president, global marketing, sales and service.

Los Angeles 75

Los Angeles Angel Social Media Media 75

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). Well I am happy to report that it was mostly smooth sailing from there. My blog was wiped out.

Venture Capital 274

Venture Capital Blogging Startup Slides 274

Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 1, 2009

This was 2006 and we were now working on our second company. Our team lead build a very elegant piece of code for inputting tasks, assigning them, tracking them and reporting on past-due work tasks. He build a wonderful reporting systems around this product. Back then it seemed foreign.

Organization 280

Organization Customer Custom Tips 280

Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 31, 2011

In this role, he reports directly to Alan Mulally, Ford’s president and chief executive officer. In 2006 he was named one of the most influential authorities on Blog Marketing in the world. Jim Farley is Ford Motor Company’s group vice president, global marketing, sales and service.

Los Angeles 49

Los Angeles Angel Social Media Media 49

SoCal Delicious

APRIL 5, 2010

Home About Us Newsstand locations Special Section Nominations Stock Index Advertising Contact Search Subscribe Weekly Features Week in Review Top 25 Lists Top Stories Local News Opinion Calendar Ongoing Events Monthly Reports Central Coast East Ventura Nonprofits Technology Small Business Women and Co. that still remain unrecognized.

Santa Barbara 53

Santa Barbara Thousand Oaks Oracle Ventura 53

AeA Los Angeles Council

FEBRUARY 19, 2008

This situation caught the attention of Congress in 2006, which ordered the U.S. The agency delivered a report in 2007, estimating that the IT sector consumed roughly 61 billion kilowatt-hours in ‘06, or 1.5% Environmental Protection Agency to study trends in data-center energy use. of the total U.S.

CIO 40

CIO Examples Torrance Invest 40