2009 Equity Funding Social Network 
Both Sides of the Table
OCTOBER 1, 2009
In the first post in this three part series I described why I believe the VC market froze between September 2008 – April 2009. We spent our future since the equity was artificial. Unemployment continues to rise – Unemployment as of September 2009 is 9.7% It is also a result of pent-up demand. So why the ’09 bounce?
socalTECH
JUNE 18, 2009
Our interview today is with Santa Monica-based OneCubicle (www.onecubicle.com), a new startup we ran across recently, which is looking to provide a more professional social networking site for younger people. Why did you decide to start yet another social networking site? Our demographic is the 22 to 32 year old.
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Both Sides of the Table
MARCH 17, 2010
First, I’d like to quote (paraphrase) Brad Feld speaking at Twiistup in LA in 2009, “I keep hearing people in LA talking with a chip on their shoulders about building a tech business here relative to Silicon Valley. Funding is different – In Silicon Valley you have mega venture capital funds and many of them.
socalTECH
JUNE 27, 2011
To do that, the firm has combined the world of social networking and personal finance with its newly launched service. In 2009, I teamed up with my partner, co-founder Eden Warner. Ultimately, we expect those to be ad-funded by different advertisers involved in our platform. Tell me the story behind Payoff.com?
socalTECH
MARCH 1, 2012
That was a rocket ride as well, and that took us to a top 10 website, and NBC took an equity steak in the company. I did that, and the company was acquired by Disney to provide the Go Network, and I became part of Go Network at Disney. There were also opportunities for me down here, as I was running the venture fund.
Tech Zulu Event
MAY 11, 2011
His idea and subsequent business plan won the Wharton Venture Award in 2009 and was a finalist for the Wharton Business Plan Competition. This drove Mike to follows his passion in lieu of returning to the private equity world he had been in prior to business school. with the soon to come addition of offers.
Tech Zulu Event
AUGUST 13, 2010
Bootstrapping boostrapping, Funding, lean startup. . In 2009 my art blog www.johntunger.com earned $188,138 in gross sales from 205,839 unique visitors. Social Networks and Citizen Commerce: Reinventing Ecommerce. Entrepreneurism / Monetization Funding, psychology , vc. . Bootstrapping a Lean Startup. Unger, LLC.
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