socalTECH

JANUARY 14, 2011

Los Angeles-based Boingo Wireless , the operator of a global Wi-Fi hot spot network, has filed for an IPO, saying Friday afternoon that it is looking to raised up to $75M in an IPO. The firm reported it had net income of $1.4M on revenues of $65.715M for 2009, and net income of $5.67M on revenues of $59.0M

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.Net Los Angeles Report Networking 164

SoCal Tech Calendar

JULY 23, 2009

Wednesday, July 29, 2009 -- SoCalBio Networking Forum. Beyond Borders," Ernst and Young 2009 Global. Biotechnology Report says that four sweeping, paradigm-shifting trends. Bioscience Business Models Beyond the Current Systemic Funding Drought. This event will explore how the prolonged and systemic funding drought.

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socalTECH

JULY 28, 2010

San Diego-based Entropic Communications , a publicly held developer of semiconductors used in home entertainment and consumer electronics products, reported today that it had an increase of 56 percent in its second quarter net revenues, compared with last year. it had in Q2 of 2009, when it lost $4.3M. The firm said it earned $3.1M

.Net 140

.Net SoCal Southern California Entertainment 140

AeA Los Angeles Council

JANUARY 7, 2009

A report just released by the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation says that spending $30 billion in taxpayers' money in 2009 on broadband infrastructure, health IT, and electric grid technologies could create or save approximately 949,000 U.S.

AeA 40

AeA Research Technology Report 40

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 18, 2010

I made the point (not widely publicized) that OS4 is currently “breaking&# many applications that use ad networks that are not Apples (most notably AdMob, owned by Google). Online social game network; make their own games (FarmVille, Mafia Wars, FrontierVille) in addition to allowing third-party developers to access network.

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Venture Capital Google Web Sites 225

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 25, 2009

Stradling Yocca Carlson & Rauth (www.sycr.com) Sponsoring socalTECH's Orange County High Tech Report. The 7th International System-on-Chip (SoC) Conference, Exhibit & Workshops (www.SoCconference.com) - November 4 & 5, 2009 - Radisson Hotel Newport Beach. VentureNet 2009 (www.venturenet.org) - October 7, Costa Mesa.

Advertising 113

Advertising Southern California IP VentureNet 113

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 12, 2015

We saw several companies present and I was mostly there for the networking. Yes, I still used a Blackberry in 2009. He was the guy you always saw at a conference or networking event and would give you a great big hug and smile. The story as reported in Forbes is worthy of your reading directly (small edits below for brevity).

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Startup Conference Ideas Writing 150

socalTECH

OCTOBER 30, 2009

Stradling Yocca Carlson & Rauth (www.sycr.com) Sponsoring socalTECH's Orange County High Tech Report. www.SoCconference.com ) - November 4 & 5, 2009 - Radisson Hotel Newport Beach. Pixelgate.net (www.pixelgate.net) - Internet Access, Web Hosting, Network. Stubbs Alderton Markiles, LLP (www.biztechlaw.com). Technology.

Southern California 140

Southern California IP Orange County Glendale 140

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 17, 2010

They have developed a cloud-based platform for merchants to publish to multiple distribution networks, including social, mobile and email. The company’s analytics comprehensively monitors customer behavior over multiple networks, including location-based mobile networks. They also have my favorite company intro video ever.

Company 276

Company Companies Startup Southern California 276

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 22, 2012

Growing too slowly is particularly dangerous in a business with network effects, which the best startups usually have to some degree.” Instant growth = huge valuation from follow-on investors = big VC mark-up on our quarterly reports = LP interest. It happens more than is reported. Grow or die. Or your life.

Startup 390

Startup Venture Capital Entrepreneur Technical Review 390

Tech Zulu Event

FEBRUARY 22, 2012

And 450 million licenses of Windows 7 were sold since its launch in 2009, making it the fastest-growing operating system ever, and showing us that Windows is going to keep controlling the OS market share. Xbox LIVE has nearly 40 million members, making it the biggest social entertainment network in the living room.

Writing 88

Writing Training Email .Net 88

Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 31, 2011

Peter Shankman – PR Week Magazine has described Peter as “redefining the art of networking”, and Investor’s Business Daily has called him “crazy, but effective”. In this role, he reports directly to Alan Mulally, Ford’s president and chief executive officer.

Los Angeles 75

Los Angeles Angel Social Media Media 75

Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 21, 2011

We now know that the medium has changed the news industry leading to blogs, real-time reporting, integration of text and video, two-way discussions, stories surfaced based on what your friends are reading, etc. 2) Harris Interactive IMShopping Poll (August 2009). (3) It’s just a couple of minutes and done in a humorous way.

Mobile 329

Mobile Advertising Media Marketing 329

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. Credit reporting and on-time payment guarantees on a basic level as well as bill financing and deadbeat roommate coverage on the more complex.

Conference 96

Conference Orange County Technical Review Software Review 96

Tech Zulu Event

FEBRUARY 17, 2016

In 2009, when the platform was just under three years old, Nielsen put out a report stating that Twitter had grown 1,382% year-over-year. My agency, VaynerMedia , used it heavily as a community management tool in 2009 and 2010. When you’re the fourth place network, things aren’t going great.

Platform 40

Platform Startup News Content 40

Tech Zulu Event

JUNE 25, 2015

With more than 100 big-name clients that include publishers like Conde Nast, CBS Interactive and Vox Media and The Hollywood Reporter, and agencies such as Maxus and MEC, Jetpack has been able to scoop up a large percentage of the high-impact rich media market in just a few short years. “We

Advertising 40

Advertising Media Mobile Buzznet 40

Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 31, 2011

Peter Shankman – PR Week Magazine has described Peter as “redefining the art of networking”, and Investor’s Business Daily has called him “crazy, but effective”. In this role, he reports directly to Alan Mulally, Ford’s president and chief executive officer.

Los Angeles 49

Los Angeles Angel Social Media Media 49

Tech Coast Venture Network

MARCH 9, 2011

Last year, venture capitalists and angels who co-invested with them placed $7 billion into seed and early-stage deals, an 11 percent increase from 2009, according to the most recent PricewaterhouseCoopers/National Venture Capital Association MoneyTree report. Is this a limited window of opportunity, or more? The group invested $8.7

Tips 100

Tips Capital Tech Coast Angels Screening 100

SoCal Delicious

JANUARY 15, 2010

Share Buttons Work… In A Way Share buttons on your post help your content reach a greater audience by creating easy channels to social networks. By placing a “share on Twitter&# button or “post on Facebook&# icon, you make it easy for readers to bring the page to their network and increase your traffic.

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RSS HTML JavaScript Doc 29

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 25, 2011

A great recent example of this was a successful group of entrepreneurs who had created a company that will do $10-12 million in revenue at their system integration business (read: services business) in 2011 after having done $5 million or so in 2010 and $2-3 million in 2009. There are a couple of ways to think about this growth.

Services 332

Services Venture Capital IP Startup 332

SoCal Delicious

JANUARY 20, 2010

On CBS MoneyWatch: Why Debit Cards Are Dangerous BNET Business Network: BNET TechRepublic ZDNet ZDNet Members login Newsletters Site Assistance RSS Feeds Home News & Blogs Videos White Papers Downloads Reviews Popular Enterprise Web 2.0 This is the same with competing activity streams in various social networks.

Web 29

Web Technical Review Web 2.0 Social Media 29

socalTECH

JULY 20, 2011

There are trade publications such as Variety, Hollywood Reporter, and Deadline at one end, and gossip celebrity news at the other end. Jennifer Sargent: We did our initial fundraising in the fall of 2008, and launched in January of 2009. Why the new funding round now? We felt that we have proven our model, in small scale.

News 173

News Entertainment Startup Bertelsmann 173

SoCal Delicious

JANUARY 15, 2010

In rare cases when a non-bot tries to participate in Twitter, the uber-bot [type T] prevents the whole bot network from negative impacts by serving a 503 error to the homunculus’ browser. Lookup their hosting services, find the report-abuse form, and submit your complaints. It’s the fucking worst.

Social Media 41

Social Media Develop Development Media 41

Frank Addante

AUGUST 29, 2006

► 2009 (3) ► May (1) A Tour of the Rubicon Project Headquarters ► April (1) "Pay it Forward" Event for Students & Aspiring Ent. ► February (1) What do you do when a reporter you admire misrepre. I also have a wide network of entrepreneurs that I advise on a regular basis.

Venture Capital 40

Venture Capital Capital Startup Outsource Development 40

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 15, 2010

Following Microsoft’s addressable advertising trials with NBC in June 2009, many suspect that Google’s investment may have some defensive motivations, as well. Swipely – Blippy competitor founded by TellMe founder, Angus Davis, in Fall 2009. Swipely is a social network orientated around users credit card transaction data.

Venture Capital 285

Venture Capital Startup Advertising Redpoint 285

AeA Los Angeles Council

JULY 7, 2008

Washington is run by a CEO reporting to a 535-member Board of Directors. In fiscal year 2009 (FY09) the proposed effort will amount to a roughly 15% increase of $12 billion. The report suggests that an NIF would boost productivity, innovation, and growth. government.

Education 45

Education Technical Review Research Web 2.0 45

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. ► February (1) What do you do when a reporter you admire misrepre. So, now the large networks are revolting against the GoogleClick deal. Where's Jack Bauer?

Google 40

Google Advertising Startup Venture Capital 40

Frank Addante

DECEMBER 22, 2006

► 2009 (3) ► May (1) A Tour of the Rubicon Project Headquarters ► April (1) "Pay it Forward" Event for Students & Aspiring Ent. ► February (1) What do you do when a reporter you admire misrepre. What worked best was when we very simply described ourselves "The Premium Advertising Network".

Startup 40

Startup Competition Venture Capital Advertising 40

Frank Addante

OCTOBER 31, 2006

► 2009 (3) ► May (1) A Tour of the Rubicon Project Headquarters ► April (1) "Pay it Forward" Event for Students & Aspiring Ent. ► February (1) What do you do when a reporter you admire misrepre. L90 (Startup 3.0) , my third company, was the "premium advertising network".

Startup 40

Startup Venture Capital Advertising Email 40

Frank Addante

MAY 24, 2007

► 2009 (3) ► May (1) A Tour of the Rubicon Project Headquarters ► April (1) "Pay it Forward" Event for Students & Aspiring Ent. ► February (1) What do you do when a reporter you admire misrepre. Find a Simple Way to Tell a Complex Story (and ano. ► March (1) Office 2.0:

Advertising 40

Advertising Startup Venture Capital Outsource Development 40

Frank Addante

DECEMBER 5, 2006

► 2009 (3) ► May (1) A Tour of the Rubicon Project Headquarters ► April (1) "Pay it Forward" Event for Students & Aspiring Ent. ► February (1) What do you do when a reporter you admire misrepre. Find a Simple Way to Tell a Complex Story (and ano. ► March (1) Office 2.0:

Outsource Development 40

Outsource Development Develop Development Product 40

Frank Addante

JULY 30, 2007

► 2009 (3) ► May (1) A Tour of the Rubicon Project Headquarters ► April (1) "Pay it Forward" Event for Students & Aspiring Ent. ► February (1) What do you do when a reporter you admire misrepre. Find a Simple Way to Tell a Complex Story (and ano. ► March (1) Office 2.0:

Startup 40

Startup Venture Capital Outsource Development Advertising 40

Frank Addante

JULY 5, 2007

► 2009 (3) ► May (1) A Tour of the Rubicon Project Headquarters ► April (1) "Pay it Forward" Event for Students & Aspiring Ent. ► February (1) What do you do when a reporter you admire misrepre. This will be the first of a series of industry networking events that well be hosting.

Startup 40

Startup Venture Capital Web 2.0 Outsource Development 40

SoCal CTO

SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

Dec 26, 2009). One of the big questions, probably the biggest questions that I get from reporters, is 'what trends do you see? As most, if not all, of the games on social networks use the freemium business model (i.e. Smart people who can solve other people’s problems very easily but they can’t solve their own problems.

Startup 191

Startup Venture Capital Blogging CTO Hire 191

SoCal CTO

DECEMBER 1, 2010

aka: An Open Letter to the Next Big Social Network) - 500 Hats , November 1, 2010 I've held off writing this post for a long time, because I couldn't quite get my head around all the issues. If network B has 20 users than it’s value is 400 (20*20). 17, 2009 and before Jan. How to Take Down Facebook -- Hint: It Ain't Twitter.

Technical Review 175

Technical Review Startup Product Technology 175

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 14, 2010

I just read the Q1 2010 report from CB Insights , which shows some interesting trends. billion to work across 731 financing deals with US startups, a 50% increase over Q1 2009. Get introduced via one of the social networks, or a professional organization, before you approach a VC with a business proposal.

Venture Capital 49

Venture Capital Capital Startup Invest 49

Frank Addante

MAY 15, 2006

► 2009 (3) ► May (1) A Tour of the Rubicon Project Headquarters ► April (1) "Pay it Forward" Event for Students & Aspiring Ent. ► February (1) What do you do when a reporter you admire misrepre. L90 was the premier advertising network on the Internet. ► March (1) Office 2.0:

Advertising 40

Advertising Startup Chief Technology Officer Technical Review 40