Both Sides of the Table

MAY 19, 2010

Founded in November 2007 in New York City by Alexis Maybank and Kevin Ryan (co-founder of DoubleClick); CEO is Susan Lyne (ex-CEO Marta Stewart Living Omnimedia) Revenue estimates: $50mm in 2008; $170mm in 2009 (versus budget of $150mm); $450mm forecasted for 2010. Founded in August 2008 in Palo Alto, CA, by Sam Christiansen and Keith Lee.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 13, 2012

really, that opportunity has only recently been realized fully with Apple in 2008, and later with Google. When iTunes started selling games in 2008, it coincided with one of the biggest market corrections, one of the biggest global economic corrections in our history and in my lifetime. That was tough for a lot of our competitors.

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Mobile Java Google Startup 168

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. Prior to that, the big title at MyNUMO was Match 3D, which was a very ambitious title in 2008, and was a freebie game. Even then, users are very demanding.

Mobile 216

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 26, 2018

Kazuhm is recapturing the capacity in those desktops, creating a commercial grade, distributed computing platform based on that capacity. That was probably around 2008 and 2009, and Intuit had lots of data centers. The competitive advantages of doing this are very exciting, and we get a powerful response from both audiences.

Cloud Computing 133

Cloud Computing Resource Startup Software 133

Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 25, 2012

On the acquisition, Dan Roarty, VP of Groupon Now said, “Savored’s platform nicely complements Groupon’s efforts in yield management, an area we’ve pioneered with Groupon Now!,” percent per swipe to beat the competition. Full Tables, Happy Customers. Simplest and Lowest Cost Option.

Software Review 64

Software Review Email Competition Acquisition 64

Tech Zulu Event

AUGUST 22, 2012

It’s payments API allows platforms and marketplaces to accept payments for their customers without pre-existing merchant accounts. WePay was founded in 2008 by Bill Clerico and Rich Aberman and is headquartered in Palo Alto, CA. The company was founded in 2008 but launched publicly in March 2010. When was it launched?

Startup 71

Startup Tool Capital Customer 71

socalTECH

JUNE 30, 2010

It ran in April of 2008. They wanted to use the platform we had developed in a class called Mashup Culture. A few months later, we won the USC New Venture Competition. We've been in discussions with news organizations to use the platform, including with large organizations and journalism sites.

Journal 187

Journal USC News Startup 187

socalTECH

APRIL 16, 2010

I noticed that in the e-commerce realm, there was a tremendous uptick in sales, where people were promoting bargain hunting for nationwide merchants such as Amazon and Best Buy--especially as the recession hit in 2007 and 2008, and started taking a toll. We rode the recession wave, as all people became bargain hunters.

Orange County 170

Orange County Startup Sites Southern California 170

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 18, 2010

Founded in November 2008 by Jack Moffitt and Patrick Mahoney; CEO is Gerry Campbell (ex-AOL, ex-Reuters/OpenCalais). iAd platform was formally launches in July 2010 as part of iOS 4. FTC is considering an investigation into Apple’s anti-competitive practices. Competitors: OneRiot , Topsy , Crowdeye , Twitter Summize.

Venture Capital 225

Venture Capital Google Web Sites 225

socalTECH

MAY 21, 2013

I was recruited for the role when we were still at AT&T Interactive in October of 2008, by some of my former coworkers at Yahoo, who had already landed here. The last group, on the technical side, is platform data services. Before that, I was running product at Spotrunner. When did the split with AT&T happen?

Technical Review 223

Technical Review Glendale Advertising Google 223

socalTECH

MAY 21, 2013

I was recruited for the role when we were still at ATT Interactive in October of 2008, by some of my former coworkers at Yahoo, who had already landed here. The last group, on the technical side, is platform data services. ON the other side, we had incredible high ranking search results when we were baked off against the competition.

Technical Review 211

Technical Review Glendale Advertising Google 211

InfoChachkie

AUGUST 20, 2012

Rapidly and repeatedly hiring star employees is a competitive advantage. The company launched its social media management system in 2008, growing to over 4 million users by the start of 2012. Entelo has developed a "proactive recruiting" system which can be integrated with most of the leading applicant tracking platforms.

SaaS 209

SaaS Tool Startup Screening 209

Tech Zulu Event

MAY 6, 2013

I left MySpace in 2008 to help MySpace to monetize its inventory better. First impression, a self-serve platform, and Blink, our ad serving technology, we both built in-house. We don’t have any direct competition, more indirect competition. It is mainly to sell a lot more media in general and target people better.

Marketing 96

Marketing Startup Incubator Advertising 96

Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 28, 2012

That said, the founders only committed to the project fulltime in 2008, when traffic hit over 1 million visit a month. The drivers would save money on gas and I would have a comfortable ride to my girlfriend’s city” – And just like that, the carpooling platform was born. Any competition back home? When was it launched?

Training 82

Training Marketing Competition Platform 82

socalTECH

JANUARY 25, 2010

We sold it in July of 2008, to Expedia. Lunch.com was the platform to do all of that. We spent a lot of time proving out the platform, to see that it works. There is a lot of competition for reviews/etc. We grew the company all the way through, turning it into a profitable firm all through cash flow.

Content 204

Content Startup Sites Manhattan Beach 204

Xconomy

OCTOBER 30, 2016

With over 15,000 square-feet of space, the facility has room for dozens of startup teams, and already houses Industry, a Web-based professional networking and job market for the hospitality industry, and the San Diego office of OurCrowd, the Israeli crowdfunding platform.

San Diego 40

San Diego Incubator Avalon Mentor 40

Tech.Co

MARCH 8, 2018

Also at Startup Night will be 25 diverse and innovative startups showcasing their latest products, competing for prizes including: $1K from LaunchKC , Business Extra Points from American Airlines , and a fast tracked spot to the Startup of the Year semifinals competition at Innovate Celebrate 2018. Marissa Lowman, Investor at Village Capital.

Technical Review 70

Technical Review Startup Software Review Entrepreneur 70

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 13, 2009

There must have been some reasons the stations did not embrace the platform, because--from what I gathered--there were not a lot of stations actively participating in the system. Dave Newmark: We doubled our business in 2008 over 2007, a 93 percent increase, and 2009 is up there as well. Our platform doesn't require any time.

Google 124

Google Advertising Media Startup 124

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 12, 2010

Mo was graduated from Wharton, worked in investment banking, spent 6 years at IAC (including in an operational role for Connected Ventures which includes College Humor, Busted T’s and Vimeo) before joining Spark Capital in 2008. Founded in 2008 by Mehdi Maghsoodnia. Revenue model: % of total ad or data buy purchased through platform.

Venture Capital 217

Venture Capital Capital Metrics Competition 217

Frank Addante

MAY 12, 2007

► February (1) Building and Developing an A++ Team ► 2008 (14) ► December (1) Develop a Culture Roadmap ► November (2) Green Week - Save the Environment and Your Cash Creating a Culture of Innovation: Cultural Values. and leaving the architecture of the code and platform to India. ► October (1) New Video!

Outsource Development 40

Outsource Development Outsource Software Review Startup 40

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 6, 2011

It is a communication platform. If I’m not mistaken, I may have been the first person to send out an angel “personal intro&# email on AngelList through their new platform when it launched or at least I was one of the first few. .&# AngelList has introduced new competition and competition in any industry is always good.

Startup 292

Startup Venture Capital Blogging Summary 292

Frank Addante

MAY 15, 2006

► February (1) Building and Developing an A++ Team ► 2008 (14) ► December (1) Develop a Culture Roadmap ► November (2) Green Week - Save the Environment and Your Cash Creating a Culture of Innovation: Cultural Values. All of this was supported by the technology platform (adMonitor) that I invented at ReaXions, Inc.

Advertising 40

Advertising Startup Chief Technology Officer Technical Review 40

SoCal CTO

DECEMBER 1, 2010

Competing To Win Deals - A VC : Venture Capital and Technology , November 7, 2010 The venture capital business is highly competitive. In 2008, we couldn’t find a technical co-founder for Yipit. Startup Lessons Learned , November 25, 2010 On April 1, 2008, I was as nervous as I have ever been in my life. You got it.

Technical Review 175

Technical Review Startup Product Technology 175

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 16, 2012

He knows the history of all of the payment gateways, mobile payment platforms, credit offerings, remittance companies, etc. Our 2008 fund looks spectacular. The only way to get VCs to move is to make sure subtly that they feel a deal is or may become competitive. You need to create a sense of competition.

Develop 366

Develop Development Funding Venture Capital 366

Frank Addante

JUNE 4, 2006

► February (1) Building and Developing an A++ Team ► 2008 (14) ► December (1) Develop a Culture Roadmap ► November (2) Green Week - Save the Environment and Your Cash Creating a Culture of Innovation: Cultural Values. ► October (1) New Video! So, I put him in charge of our data centers and technical operations.

Startup 40

Startup Venture Capital Email CTO Hire 40

SoCal CTO

AUGUST 3, 2010

No, that IS NOT a competitive advantage - A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks , July 12, 2010 This is part 1 of the series: 5 Lessons from 150 startup pitches. Listening to first-time entrepreneurs talk about their competitive advantages is as predictably invalid as the local weatherman's 10-day forecast. Make it unique.

Startup 217

Startup Venture Capital Blogging Software Review 217

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 12, 2017

This had an impact on the 2008 election where apparently groups of DIGG publishers would promote positive stories about Obama and negative stories about Hillary Clinton (sound familiar?). In fact, the platforms weren’t always so quick to crack down as many of them benefitted financially. Wasn’t Jonah worried about “platform risks?”

Buzzfeed 210

Buzzfeed Media Content News 210