socalTECH

FEBRUARY 4, 2010

Through the course of that development, what I observed was that people who were knowledgeable about the process of credit scoring spent an inordinate amount of time imparting that knowledge to developers, who then had to build, QA, and integrate, and test it to get it right. I decided to get back to startups in August of 2008.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 16, 2009

San Diego-based Cymer, a developer of light sources used for semiconductor manufacturing, said late Thursday that the firm has laid off 100 people, or 10 percent of its personnel. The firm said that the move was because business conditions in the firm's industry have "further deteriorated" and demand has dropped for its products.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 7, 2009

We Create Demand for California's Technology Companies. Your Software Development Partner. Cox Communications - Orange County was recently ranked 2nd amongst Employers Group's, "California's Best Places to Work - 2008" in the Large Companies category. Safire Partners (www.safirepartners.com). To apply, go to [link].

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socalTECH

JUNE 7, 2013

From there, we enable other applications and third party hardware and deployment off that technology that we''ve developed. Jordan Ramer: The primary one is demand from drivers at a particular location. I came to EV Connect, and had been at Aerovironment for seven years, from 2001 to 2008.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 12, 2011

We had great growth, fueled a little by the downturn in the economy in 2008. We were able to sit in the middle of that, and benefit from both demand and the supply of deals. One, is because the economy took such a hit in 2008 and still hasn't rebounded, it's become acceptable to look for deals.

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Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 6, 2012

He spent the next eight years at the center of the new music industry with a focus on developing awareness for celebrities, brands, and products through strategic digital partnerships. That work laid the foundation for Greg’s contribution in founding bigMETHOD in 2008, a social media agency that joined BLITZ in 2011. Venue Sponsor.

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socalTECH

JULY 24, 2009

We Create Demand for California's Technology Companies. Your Software Development Partner. Cox Communications - Orange County was recently ranked 2nd amongst Employers Group's, "California's Best Places to Work - 2008" in the Large Companies category. Binary Pulse Technology Marketing (www.binarypulse.com). Startups Made Simple.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 6, 2019

In the last few years, perhaps in reaction to the business integrity issues leading to the recession way back in 2008, I am seeing a renewed focus on other less tangible attributes which can set your startup apart. Today’s ultracompetitive global environment demands that you make alliances early.

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Tech.Co

JUNE 28, 2021

Facebook, for example, decided in 2008 that its mission was to “help you connect and share with the people in your life.” After most lockdowns were lifted, demand for services like beauty treatments has skyrocketed. Following the 2008 financial crisis, SMEs created 73% of new private-sector jobs.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 1, 2010

-Money to be used for hiring and additional product development. A social analytics platform for Facebook app developers and publishers that provides detailed demographic and engagement data. Founded in 2008 in Santa Monica by Ron Goldman (former CRO of shopping.com) and Rahul Sonnad. Incubated by Clearstone Ventures in 2008.

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socalTECH

JUNE 8, 2011

We actually built that about a year and a half ago, and are bringing that back due to overwhelming demand. But, with the economy turning south in 2008, lots of those customers went out of business. Jimmy Hendricks: My background is I spent a year at Active.com in 2007 and 2008. We were crowd sourcing artists and design.

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TechCrunch LA

MAY 26, 2018

It’s a matter of survival thanks to the persistent lack of demand from consumers. . alone in 2017 (not to mention the roughly 32 million consoles sold at the market’s peak in 2008), according data on the Statista website. . million head mounted displays sold in 2018, according to data from Canalys.

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socalTECH

MARCH 19, 2019

We got a relatively large client in 2008, after three years of chugging along, and that's when we knew that was the business we should be focusing on. You mentioned you were just three people, how did you develop what you did with just three people at the time? Telesign, slowly over the years, became the one that really took off.

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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. How did you get into iPhone development? Prior to that, the big title at MyNUMO was Match 3D, which was a very ambitious title in 2008, and was a freebie game.

Mobile 216

Mobile Startup Software Review Platform 216

Frank Addante

JANUARY 23, 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. Under Process, Over Deliver So, you need to develop a product? Startup 3.0:

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 16, 2012

He’s focused on that sector (not exclusively but predominantly) and therefore has an amazing network at large financial services firms to help you with business development. So they develop short-hand ways to qualify things better. GroupOn, Living Social, AdMeld, Gilt Group, Demand Media, ShoeDazzle, Tumblr, FourSquare, etc.

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Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 18, 2013

On Demand). As an investor, managed personal investment fund, Chance Technologies (1995 to Present), served as an advisor to Accel Partners (2006 to Present), served as a partner at the Yucaipa Companies (1998 to 2000), and served as the Managing Director or the Mail Room Fund (2008 to 2010).

Startup 111

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 17, 2016

In the last few years, perhaps in reaction to the business integrity issues leading to the recession back in 2008, I am seeing a renewed focus on other less tangible attributes which can set your startup apart. Today’s ultracompetitive global environment demands that you make alliances early.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 21, 2009

Projected IPOs for 2009 are an embarrassing 10 total deals, down from 86 just 2 years ago (it was 265 in the go-go years of 99-00) but at least up from 6 in 2008. They have data from surveys they did with corporate development officers (e.g. Montgomery expects M&A to rebound to the normal recent levels at 450 deals by 2010.

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Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 25, 2012

Groupon said it launched the system due to customer demands. “In Groupon was founded in 2008 and is headed by Chief Executive Andrew Mason and claims to have helped over 250,000 businesses grow. Simplest and Lowest Cost Option. percent per swipe to beat the competition.

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 26, 2010

For folks outside of the industry, domain names are analogous to physical real estate, in that it has tremendous value both before you develop it, as well as after you develop it or lease it out to someone else. Jeff Kupietzky: I think, like other folks, we had challenges at the end of 2008, and through 2009.

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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). Online social game network; make their own games (FarmVille, Mafia Wars, FrontierVille) in addition to allowing third-party developers to access network. Competitors: OneRiot , Topsy , Crowdeye , Twitter Summize.

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Venture Capital Google Web Sites 225

Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 25, 2015

Green Way Labs develops high-performance cleaning products that are 100% non-toxic. EnvoyNow is innovating in the on-demand food delivery space, targeting the underserved college market. Categories: mobile consumer, on-demand, chat. Co-founded DigiSynd, which was acquired by Disney in 2008. IoT: Rufus Labs.

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Fractional VPE Entertainment SaaS Social Media 40

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 17, 2011

For many businesses you should keep your costs low & your capital raises low until you discover whether you are really on to a big idea where there is market demand. they can develop a product advantage by building with 10 developers what you have 3 people dedicated towards. they make it incrementally harder to fund raise.

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Help Startup Competition Framework 303

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 1, 2009

In my previous post, The VC Ice Age is Thawing (for now) I wrote about the reasons why the VC market came to a screeching halt in September 2008 and remained largely shut until at least April 2009. There is a lot of pent-up demand. There are now signs the VC market has gathered pace meaning it’s a great time to be fund raising.

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Venture Capital Marketing Startup Social Network 255

socalTECH

JULY 20, 2011

It was the fall of 2008, when Lehman Bros. However, 18-34 year olds have been in high demand by marketers, TV advertisers, and consumer companies as an audience. I ended up overseeing online marketing and development across Reed's website and brands. How did you decide to launch HitFix? Why the new funding round now?

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News Entertainment Startup Bertelsmann 173

Tech Zulu Event

MAY 6, 2013

The successes Engage:BDR has right now, helps highlight LA as a city for tech companies to develop and grow. I left MySpace in 2008 to help MySpace to monetize its inventory better. As the demands and supplies grew for advertising, we built a stable capital to create Engage:BDR.

Marketing 96

Marketing Startup Incubator Advertising 96

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 28, 2010

The investment will be used for product development initiatives. Marketing and lead automation software for businesses; claim to have largest market share in sector since March 2008. Over demand led the SV Angel team to double the size of the fund to $20 million. Read more: PEHub. Read more: Index Ventures and TechCrunch.

Venture Capital 270

Venture Capital Capital Rustic Canyon Mobile 270

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 5, 2010

TWTFelipe is the founder of TWTApps , who had developed some really cool add-on applications for Twitter to extend its functionality. So I was intrigued when I read Thomas Friedmans’s Op Ed in December 2008 about the need to Reboot America. But it turns out I met a bunch of really interesting entrepreneurs.

Technical Review 282

Technical Review Startup High Tech Software Review 282

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 13, 2009

I think that's too bad, actually, because what search does is capture demand very specifically for your product--but broadcast will generate demand for advertisers. There have been a number of different companies, trying to develop online exchanges, and I think that most of them over-reached. Dave Newmark: Yes, we are.

Google 124

Google Advertising Media Startup 124

SoCal Delicious

AUGUST 23, 2010

Demand Media is an online media company operating two strategically-linked businesses: an integrated content and social media platform, and registrar solutions. Codeita lets you design, code, and publish all from a cloud-based LAMP development environment. As of June 2008 Jason is now CEO and Founder of Mahalo, Inc. ,

Guide 42

Guide Startup Mahalo GRP Partners 42

AeA Los Angeles Council

JULY 22, 2008

billion in 2008 to $11.3 Across the globe, politicians are concerned about high security, accuracy and privacy demands. eHealth developments are improving the right of access to quality healthcare across the globe – regardless of the patient’s personal condition or geographic location. billion in 2013.

Web 2.0 40

Web 2.0 Web AeA Journal 40

Frank Addante

JUNE 19, 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. Under Process, Over Deliver So, you need to develop a product? Startup 3.0:

Startup 40

Startup Venture Capital Web 2.0 Outsource Development 40

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. We both felt that the critical reasoning skills and writing skills were critical to our career development.

Venture Capital 217

Venture Capital Capital Metrics Competition 217

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 5, 2012

A standard entrepreneur retort I heard back then (2008-09) was “I don’t know what my company is worth now. When convertible debt first started being introduced as a “faster, cheaper way to get startups funded” they didn’t have pricing built into them. You rarely find full ratchets in early-stage deals any more.

Startup 354

Startup Pricing Equity Venture Capital 354

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. Under Process, Over Deliver So, you need to develop a product? Startup 3.0:

Startup 40

Startup Venture Capital Email CTO Hire 40

SoCal Delicious

JANUARY 15, 2010

Shortcut: sebastian-x.com Blog About Blogroll Links How brain-amputated developers created the social media plague Posted on 12 January, 2010 The bot playground commonly refered to as “social media&# is responsible for shitloads of absurd cretinism. Well, it’s true that HEAD request provoke only an HTTP response header.

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Social Media Develop Development Media 41