Both Sides of the Table

MAY 19, 2010

Closing a VC fund in 2009/10 is a major achievement in and of itself. Gilt Group is currently the largest private sale web site in US. Total raised: $83mm; Series B round (July 2009 for $43mm) valued company at $400mm. Configurable from desktop-based web-based UI. Competition: McAfee , Symantec. Time will tell.

Venture Capital 240

Venture Capital Startup Platform Technical Review 240

SoCal CTO

JUNE 9, 2010

Kathy Sierra at Business of Software 2009 - Business of Software Blog , May 4, 2010 "In the old days, getting customers was easy. 8211; are mostly a loss leaders for Google. 8211; are mostly a loss leaders for Google. You could just outspend. You could use brute force to get the word out. Lots to learn from him.

Startup 248

Startup Venture Capital Conference Social Media 248

Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 9, 2009

Although the Internet was invented years before on the campus of UCLA, It wasn’t until Christmas day 1990 that Tim Berners-Lee , completed the first browser for the world wide web (on a NeXT computer). Gates and his very competitive team at Microsoft built a very good browser and gave it away free with their operating system.

Java 49

Java Google Web UCLA 49

InfoChachkie

NOVEMBER 23, 2015

A true Internet Pioneer, by 2008, Kevin had already founded or co-founded two Unicorns in his own right, DoubleClick (sold to Google $3.1 The difference is that VoiceXML does not leverage customers' knowledge of web development. Most importantly, it just doesn't feel right to us to hold positions in competitive companies.

Venture Capital 100

Venture Capital Technical Review Software Review Southern California 100

Daradiction

JULY 24, 2009

My pal Denny Dansereau gave me beta access to his new “Story Crawler&# web app and I’m stoked, and for a few reasons. Think Google Alerts on steroids with ability to push out and publish or syndicate. For example: Brightkite (Made pals with co-founder Brady at sxsw and they ended up sponsoring Roadtwip 2009 even!

Mahalo 49

Mahalo Newsletter Web Social Network 49

socalTECH

JANUARY 25, 2010

Johnson's latest effort is Lunch.com (www.lunch.com), a web site which takes the concepts behind VirtualTourist.com beyond travel, and into lots of other subjects. Johnson: We launched in April of 2009, so it's coming up on almost a year. There is a lot of competition for reviews/etc. on the web, how do you hope to stand out?

Content 204

Content Startup Sites Manhattan Beach 204

Tech Zulu Event

MARCH 2, 2012

After directing a film in 2009, I wanted to get back into the design industry. Initially, my desire to go into the mobile space came from my love for design and my weariness with web or print related art. Lastly, I think the push on Reponsive Web Design is going to really take off this year. It simply makes more sense.

Design 94

Design Mobile Web Design Outsource Development 94

Frank Addante

APRIL 16, 2007

► 2009 (3) ► May (1) A Tour of the Rubicon Project Headquarters ► April (1) "Pay it Forward" Event for Students & Aspiring Ent. Web Development & Marketing Technology) Exit: evolved into L90 (next company) Lesson: What you dont know cant stop you. Google is clearly the driving force behind its success.

Google 40

Google Advertising Startup Venture Capital 40

Frank Addante

SEPTEMBER 25, 2006

► 2009 (3) ► May (1) A Tour of the Rubicon Project Headquarters ► April (1) "Pay it Forward" Event for Students & Aspiring Ent. Web Development & Marketing Technology) Exit: evolved into L90 (next company) Lesson: What you dont know cant stop you. Outwit the competition. Startup 3.0: Be scrappy.

Company 40

Company Companies Startup Venture Capital 40

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 12, 2010

Google Analytics vs. Facebook’s new analytics tool. Competition: Chegg (has raised $144 in debt and equity)—estimated by Steven Carpenter ( TechCrunch ) to be 10x more unique visitors than BookRenter (during peak book renting seasons) with nearly $140mm in revenues for 2010. InviteMedia (acquired by Google).

Venture Capital 217

Venture Capital Capital Metrics Competition 217

Tech Zulu Event

AUGUST 13, 2010

Over the past ten years, the rise of the consumer web and the availability of better measurement too. The step by step story of an entrepreneur’s journey from idea to bootstrap web startup from her vi. Your Web Developer Thinks You're an Idiot. Your clients pay you to design and build web sites and app. The constrai.

Guide 69

Guide Startup Venture Capital Entrepreneur 69

Frank Addante

JUNE 13, 2006

► 2009 (3) ► May (1) A Tour of the Rubicon Project Headquarters ► April (1) "Pay it Forward" Event for Students & Aspiring Ent. Web Development & Marketing Technology) Exit: evolved into L90 (next company) Lesson: What you dont know cant stop you. ► October (1) New Video! Startup 3.0: Be scrappy.

Startup 40

Startup Outsource Development Product Advertising 40

SoCal CTO

DECEMBER 1, 2010

How To Land a Job at Google (or elsewhere) - FairSoftware's Blog , November 9, 2010 It’s been 11 years now that the obvious hit me: the best way to land a job is to do the job , not talk about it. So let’s be very specific: let’s assume your dream job is product manager at Google, working on the Analytics product. What truth?

Technical Review 175

Technical Review Startup Product Technology 175

SoCal CTO

JULY 13, 2010

Just because a product has a patent, deep complexity and an obvious competitive advantage does not mean that it can fly by itself into the market. " We sliced our Google Analytics data every which way, and these 4 patterns emerged." had two occasions recently to review products which had clear market leadership. Surprised?).

Startup 175

Startup Venture Capital Slides Blogging 175