socalTECH

JUNE 17, 2009

MRV said in June of 2008 that it was conducting an investigation of the firm's historical stock option granting process; that investigation has prevented the firm from releasing financial statements, filing reports, or holding its annual stockholders. The delisting came as a result of a restatement of the firm's financial statements.

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InfoChachkie

DECEMBER 22, 2011

I began publishing my blog in 2008. For instance, What Are My Options Worth? was published in 2009 and Time Wounds All Heels was written in 2008. What Are My Options Worth? For the first couple years, I wrote under the pseudonym Uncle Saul. Of these entries, four of them are also in my “all time” Top Ten.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

OCTOBER 24, 2008

Thursday, October 30, 2008 -- "Funding Growth in an Uncertain Market" Technology Council of Southern California. Financing Options available to Southern California Technology Companies have changed. The ways investors evaluate companies and how they make positive decisions are also evolving.

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Southern California Funding Marketing Technology Council 100

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 2, 2014

I would argue that each individual team member of your startup trying to maximize their own personal outcomes (promotions, stock option grants, future resume successes, personal wins) produces better results for companies than pretending that we’re not human beings motivated by success.

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Startup Coach Course Snapchat 385

Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 22, 2013

CapLinked’s partnership with software security firm Quipa,a software firm founded in 2008 and dealing in new and revolutionary approach to secure network connectivity, will create a stronger network and be the solution for securely managing deals in the cloud. Cutting Edge Technologies. According to Eric M. Two Way Relationship.

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Yammer Journal Networking Software 72

socalTECH

MAY 24, 2011

Vic Caretti: The site was launched in April of 2008. Vic Caretti: When I started this in 2008, I didn't even look at the business model. Musicians now have so many options for their music to be heard--whether that is on radio, online, streaming, video, branding opportunities, etc.--it Where is the site now, in terms of launch?

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Social Media Startup Sites Advertising 241

Eric Greenspan

NOVEMBER 6, 2013

I knew it wouldn’t last forever, but 2008 accelerated its demise and while we continued to do great things, fate and progress eventually took control and it was over. While restarting will always be an option, for now, let’s see how this plays out. I lost my team, many friends, others’ respect and for a while, hope.

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Startup Entrepreneur Writing Customer 167

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 11, 2010

It also takes options off the table if you eventually find out that this isn’t a VC backable business. But there are also problems / risks: - the funding environment might change dramatically – there may never be a next round (see: March 2000, September 11, 2001 and September 2008). - Brilliant.

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Startup Venture Capital Capital Competition 319

Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 25, 2012

Simplest and Lowest Cost Option. In the past, our merchant partners have often told us that their traditional payment systems are expensive and cumbersome–so we stepped up to the plate and developed our own payments service guaranteed to be the simplest and lowest cost option for Groupon merchants to accept credit cards.”.

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Software Review Email Competition Acquisition 64

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 14, 2010

Many companies that are raising B or C venture capital rounds right now raised their initial money in 2005-2008. I looked up the funding details on Crunchbase and noticed that they closed a big round in March 2008 (e.g. So what option do you have? You have the “keys to the kingdom&# option. It is 2010.

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Venture Capital Capital Startup Pricing 289

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 4, 2013

They don’t realize that this option would likely be their worst nightmare, since it costs millions for the road show, usually dilutes your equity to a tiny fraction, and takes away all your entrepreneurial control. IPOs in 2008, the market was up to a still trivial 128 in 2012 (compared to 675 in 1996). After a record low of 39 U.S.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 30, 2012

They don’t realize that this option would likely be their worst nightmare, since it costs millions for the road show, usually dilutes your equity to a tiny fraction, and takes away all your entrepreneurial control. IPOs in 2008, the market was up to a still trivial 159 in 2011. After a record low of 39 U.S.

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Entrepreneur Startup Report Summary 95

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 22, 2011

I said, “It’s much easier now than it was in 2008/09.&# And time is the enemy of all deals so start sooner rather than later, as anybody who was planning to raise in October 2008 will tell you. That happened a lot in 2002 and again in 2008. Still, market amnesia by ordinarily rational actors always surprises me.

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Pricing Marketing Startup Venture Capital 309

Xconomy

OCTOBER 16, 2016

Certona uses the data to offer shoppers personalized options based on “real-time profiling.”. Unlike many of its rivals, Sheik said Certona had raised a total of only $7 million in venture capital (in 2008) from ABS Ventures of Waltham, MA, and San Diego’s Express Ventures.

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Artificial Inteligence Commerce San Diego Web 40

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 22, 2010

Now is the time that you need “all hands on deck.&# That awesome gal you hired in engineering has job options and she knows it. And he has already vested 75% of his stock options at your company. Your biz dev guy has a Rolodex and friends bugging him to join their startup. Job hoppers are the first people to the door.

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Startup Geni Google IBM 392

socalTECH

AUGUST 5, 2013

My background is an applied math degree I received in 2008 at Harvard. I then traded options for Barclays Bank, but wanted to do something different. He had been consulting, I had been consulting, and we both began thinking about what to do. We''re now both full time on this. Did you ever think you''d start a company with your dad?

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Startup Examples Design Product 166

InfoChachkie

AUGUST 20, 2012

The company launched its social media management system in 2008, growing to over 4 million users by the start of 2012. HootSuite recently faced this common startup predicament: how to quickly hire quality candidates in large quantities. This phenomenal success led to a ravenous need to increase their headcount.

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SaaS Tool Startup Screening 209

SoCal CTO

FEBRUARY 28, 2007

My only minor complaint is that it doesnt have a menu option to disconnect the phone from the data connection. It includes traffic! This is something that Ive wanted on my wifes GPS for a while. If you havent checked it out, its pretty amazing.

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Google Mobile CTO Coach Southern California 150

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 16, 2010

So as of 2008 total LP commitments were still at nearly $250 billion. Our current fund was raised in 2008/09.] Staying “lean&# is not an option. Consumers pulled their money out of these risky investments, but when LPs make commitments to VC funds they make 10-year, legally binding commitments.

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Venture Capital Startup Seed Funding Rustic Canyon 311

SoCal CTO

JUNE 9, 2010

He’d wasted a year of his life and had a pile of stock options that weren’t very interesting. He’d been working at a well-funded startup for about a year and had come to terms with the fact that the startup was really a pretty dumb idea. Tesla is not.

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Startup Venture Capital Conference Social Media 248

Xconomy

OCTOBER 30, 2016

Bielas, a longtime San Diego resident who founded RSI ID Technologies, a San Diego area maker of inexpensive radio-frequency identity tags and RF readers, said he started to invest in technology startups after selling the business (which merged with Sirit in 2008) to Federal Signal in 2010. “I

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Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 11, 2012

Recycled Bride’s unique internal messaging system and transaction system help to prevent spam and fraud, making it a safe option for brides who want to buy and sell online. Tracy was married in 2008, and found the wedding planning process frustrating and expensive. What problem are you solving with Recycle Bride ? Business Model?

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Design Social Media Sales Sites 84

socalTECH

OCTOBER 5, 2011

So, in February of 2008, I started the website, and it caught on. The options are anything from medical detox, going to a hospital, to residential inpatient services, to a couple of different outpatients things, to seeking a shrink or psychologist or things of that nature.

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UCLA Research Tech Coast Angels Offshore 204

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 5, 2011

2007, 2011) and for the hottest of companies and in bad markets for fund raising (2003, 2008) prices test the bottom end of the range. They get a cheaper price, they wipe out much founder stock value and they reissue you new options. There is no such thing as a uniform price. You’ll take the money – what choice do you have?

Startup 336

Startup Pricing Technical Review Marketing 336

Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 3, 2012

came to engineer and serial entrepreneur David Kaiser (Founder and CEO) in 2008 while surfing on his laptop while watching TV. Many companies are developing second screen technology, but few have come close to what Coincident.TV has accomplished. Cable TV pioneer Cisco agrees and has partnered with them. The ideation behind Coincident.TV

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Screening Content CTO Hire Platform 109

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 27, 2010

The express train might get you there faster but there are no options to get off along the way. At GRP we sat out 2007 and much of 2008 for that reason and we’re now looking pretty smart for doing so. The express train represents raising a large VC round before you’ve figured out whether you can be big.&# I agree.

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Venture Capital Training Startup Entrepreneur 308

Tech.Co

DECEMBER 12, 2017

Since first launching in 2008, Dreamit has received thousands of applications – heck, I’ve personally reviewed thousands of applications in the not quite three years since joining Dreamit. Dreamit allows applicants to link to optional video. The #PoorAttentionToDetailFail. The “Face Palm”).

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Tips Startup Statistics Metrics 70

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 3, 2010

The problem with VC Seed Funding – Chris is right to raise the issue with entrepreneurs because there have been instances where large VC funds have set up seed programs where the investments have been used as “options.&# There are many problems with this. It’s true that some VCs view seed deals as options.

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Venture Capital Seed Funding Pricing Invest 265

SoCal Delicious

JANUARY 15, 2010

Depending on the FTP program you use, you may need to log off, set a "Remote file mask"of " -a " (without the quotation marks) in the options for the program, and log in again to check. Copyright © 2008 by Christopher Heng. Last updated: 23 August 2008. If it doesnt exist, make sure that it is not hidden from your view.

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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.

Venture Capital 217

Venture Capital Capital Metrics Competition 217

Frank Addante

JUNE 10, 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. Also, having something walking distance to lunch/dinner/happy hour options was also a key factor.

Startup 40

Startup Technical Review Software Review Advertising 40

socalTECH

MARCH 29, 2012

In 2008, we built applications for musicians Travis Barker and DJ-AM, which provided a mixtape in exchange for a tweet. Matt MacNaughton: We make decisions quicker, because we can put all of the options and choices out there, and come to a decisions, because we never have to hold anything back.

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Social Media Startup Platform Media 217

socalTECH

AUGUST 13, 2010

Mark Tapling: Starting in March of 2008, Language Weaver really embarked on a growth strategy. Having followed the firm since its early days as a spinout of USC, we thought we'd talk with CEO Mark Tapling to get the back story behind the acquisition, and where the firm is going form here. Mark, thanks for the time today.

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Equity Startup Acquisition Funding 168

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 23, 2012

And of course the funding problem coincided with the stock market correction that took away most exit options for years to come. LP contributions to VC firms shrunk from 2000 and by 2005-2008 had stabilized to around $30 billion per year. The Exit Problem. Money flowing into our industry has also massively downsized.

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Venture Capital Capital Technical Review Startup 347

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. The third option is the one I listed below, which is what I have done.]. By doing a convertible note we can delay the discussion until we figure out how big this is going to be.” So they'll feel cheated.

Startup 354

Startup Pricing Equity Venture Capital 354

SoCal CTO

DECEMBER 1, 2010

In 2008, we couldn’t find a technical co-founder for Yipit. Hopefully, I’ll encourage other entrepreneurs with a dream but no technical co-founder options to take their destiny into their own hands. Startup Lessons Learned , November 25, 2010 On April 1, 2008, I was as nervous as I have ever been in my life. Learning Python.

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Technical Review Startup Product Technology 175

socalTECH

JULY 23, 2009

Wealth managers had very little in terms of good tools, especially things like options analysis and the tax impacts of that. We just hired our 40th employee--at the beginning of 2008, we had thirteen, so in a year and a half, we've tripled our employees. I had actually retired from SunGard as CTO before starting BlackLine.

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Startup Software Review CTO Hire Oracle 124