SoCal Tech Calendar

OCTOBER 13, 2011

Wednesday, October 19, 2011 -- Timing Your Exit to Maximize Valuation. When to time your exit is one of the most vexing problems facing a business owner. Exit too late and there may not be a buyer, at least not one willing to pay the premiums experienced at market peaks.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

AUGUST 12, 2011

Thursday, August 18, 2011 -- Startups Uncensored #22 - Building Bigger Businesses the Second Time Around. This months Startups Uncensored will be on Building Bigger Businesses the Second Time Around." Panel includes Ryan Scott, Causecast; Gil Elbaz, Factual; Mark Suster, GRP Partners, and others.

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Causecast GRP Partners Southern California Startup 100

SoCal Tech Calendar

AUGUST 12, 2011

Thursday, August 18, 2011 -- Startups Uncensored #22 - Building Bigger Businesses the Second Time Around. This months Startups Uncensored will be on Building Bigger Businesses the Second Time Around." Panel includes Ryan Scott, Causecast; Gil Elbaz, Factual; Mark Suster, GRP Partners, and others.

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Causecast GRP Partners Southern California Startup 100

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 1, 2011

Even though it has been a long haul, it’s nice to see some optimism surfacing in 2011. Small business owners now recognize the importance of planning amid the new economic environment and want to spend more time doing it. Respondents cited a greater focus on operating efficiencies as the number one step to achieving growth in 2011.

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Study Startup Pricing Guide 89

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 21, 2009

Montgomery believes there will be 50 IPOs in 2010 as there is pent-up supply and a higher risk tolerance amongst institutional public investors harmonizing at 40 deals / year for the 3 years starting in 2011. More interestingly Montgomery expect the M&A market to grow to 600 in 2011 and 750 in 2012. Love to hear more views! .

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Venture Capital Technical Review Southern California Company 241

L.A. Business Journal

AUGUST 29, 2017

percent on average for the time period of 2011 to 2015 compared with the previous five years, according to an estimate by the U.S. The pay gap between women and men in tech jobs in Los Angeles widened 15.5 Census Bureau’s American Community Survey.

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Los Angeles Angel 174

Berkonomics

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

Email readers, continue here…] Think of major companies, public and private, that have lost their shiny appeal over time, including Zinga, LivingSocial and Fisker in this generation – and Alta Vista in the last. So, the question: load up with more equity and dilution? Or sell now?

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Pricing Invest Equity Entrepreneur 156

socalTECH

JULY 17, 2020

The Crew Dragon will return NASA astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley to earth, the first time astronauts will have traveled to and from the ISS on the Dragon. soil since the retirement of the Space Shuttle in 2011. The launch of Behnken and Hurley into space on May 30th was the first launch of astronauts to space from U.S.

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SpaceX 113

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

The company's long history--it was founded in 1999--includes the acquisition of MySpace in 2011, a 60% acquisition by Time Inc. Viant is led by technology veteran Tim Vanderhook, who founded Viant with brothers Chris and Russ. in 2018, and the acquisition of Adelphic in 2017. The company's stock jumped all the way to $47.72

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 1, 2011

Welcome to the New Year 2011! Spend more time with the family. If your job is analytical, take some time regularly to explore the creative side of your personality, or vice versa. Make your resolution today to keep the long road ahead in 2011 a satisfying one. Keep your expectations low. Nurture your spirituality.

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Satisfaction Startup Entrepreneur Writing 105

Daradiction

DECEMBER 29, 2011

2011 was a BIG year for me. In context of how difficult these times are for most, I am grateful and this post is an exercise is counting my blessings on personal and professional fronts. We’re planning another trip July 2012 for a week this time. What do you think? Mexico was the highlight hands down. Meditation.

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San Diego Startup Sample IBM 40

socalTECH

OCTOBER 30, 2018

Classy was launched in 2011, and is led by CEO and co-foudner Scot Chisolm. The company says it has been focused on helping nonprofits convert one-time donors into recurring donors, who automatically give a set amount to nonprofits each month; Classy said those recurring donors are five times more valuable than one-time donors.

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San Diego Platform Software Development Software 113

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FEBRUARY 1, 2021

The company's long history--it was founded in 1999--includes the acquisition of MySpace in 2011, a 60% acquisition by Time Inc. Viant is led by technology veteran Tim Vanderhook, who founded Viant with brothers Chris and Russ. in 2018, and the acquisition of Adelphic in 2017.

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Acquisition Class Advertising Media 113

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 8, 2011

Ocean energy has a big advantage because the timing of currents and waves are understood and reliable. Nevertheless, if you are looking for a hot sector to help you recover from tough economic times, get you tagged as a world leader, and increase your probabilities for funding support, put some energy into this one in 2011.

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Technology Venture Capital Competition Funding 94

socalTECH

DECEMBER 13, 2018

miles above the earth, reaching speeds of three times the speed of sound above Mojave. Virgin Galactic said the flight to space actually qualifies as the first human spaceflight to be launched from American soil since the final Space Shuttle mission in 2011.

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Technical Review Technology Company Companies 133

InfoChachkie

AUGUST 8, 2016

I thought it would be interesting to understand the challenges and concerns of entrepreneurs who began selling online for the first time in 2016, so I sat down with Heidi Muther, COO at Z S upply , LLC. Founded in 2011, Z Supply, LLC has created five women’s fashion brands with a sixth brand and extension into Men’s, launching Spring 2017.

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Sites Sales Santa Barbara Design 100

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MARCH 23, 2017

The company said that Costner and his business partner, Rod Lake, were actually the company's founding investors back in 2011.

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UCLA Los Angeles Funding Invest 157

Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 31, 2011

BlogWorld and New Media Expo 2011 comes to Los Angeles and its finally here. There is still time to register so you if you are on the edge and wanted to nab a ticket last minute just use our promo code TZULU20 during checkout. We will we be giving you a chance for some one on one time with our guest at our booth during BlogWorld.

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Tech Zulu Event

MAY 20, 2011

From attending the 2nd official Augmented Reality Event (2011) , the AR industry really seems to be getting some traction and moving itself beyond the buzz realm; into something a bit more substantial, seeing an ever-more increasing presence into consumer, commercial, and artistic realms.

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Xconomy

AUGUST 9, 2019

Summer can be a slow time in San Diego, but its startups have stayed busy. Based in Carlsbad, in northern San Diego County, Ezoic launched its platform in 2011. Read on for news of recent financings, plus upcoming opportunities to connect with the local tech community. Read more » Reprints | Share: UNDERWRITERS AND PARTNERS.

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San Diego Artificial Inteligence News Web 93

SoCal CTO

JUNE 13, 2011

Most of the time, there are people / stakeholders who have a particular skill set. " From Groovy/Grails :: Ruby/Rails :: 2011 State of the framework : Rails and Grails are both excellent frameworks with their current releases. desktop, mobile, browser). Misconception #2 - "Ruby is the obvious choice."

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SoCal CTO

JANUARY 5, 2012

Every time I visit it, I find something that I missed that was really good content. You can partially control your interests via the Subscription page as shown below: This will change over time based on your LinkedIn and twitter activity. It always has great, fresh content from a wide variety of industry professionals.

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CTO Hire Newsletter Content Sites 175

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DECEMBER 3, 2013

Upfront led Datasift''s first round , back in 2011, when it was known as GRP Partners. Datasift was one of the first Twitter-themed investments made by GRP at the time. READ MORE>>. datasift upfront venture capital twitter facebook social data stream firehose'

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GRP Partners Venture Capital Los Angeles Capital 138

InfoChachkie

MARCH 15, 2011

In 1987, when Rick Astley filmed the video for his hit song Never Gonna Give You Up, he had no idea it would eventually become one of the most viewed videos of all time. By 2011, the video had been.

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Custom Customer Ideas Entrepreneur 164

socalTECH

APRIL 19, 2013

It all looked good at the time: oil company Exxon needed to develop a more earth-friendly way to produce oil, and San Diego startup Synthetic Genomics needed funding to get its technology off the ground. But then, ExxonMobil cut back its original investment--worth up to $600M--in Synthetic Genomics. What happened? READ MORE>>.

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Layoffs Outsource Development San Diego Mobile 159

Xconomy

JUNE 25, 2019

A company that makes a mapping system to help doctors see high-resolution, 3D images of irregular heart rhythms in real time has raised $100 million in venture investment and a $70 million credit facility to fund its full-scale market launch. Acutus Medical, based in the northern San Diego community of Carlsbad, was founded in 2011.

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San Diego Invest Funding Help 80

socalTECH

JANUARY 18, 2013

Perdue apparently helped to broker the acquisition of EyeWonder by MediaMind in 2011. The Trade Desk develops real-time-bidding (RTB) software used by online publishers and advertisers. Perdue was most recently COO at EyeWonder, a rich media and video ad serving firm, and also has been an investment banker with Jordan, Edmiston Group.

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Ventura Advertising Media Acquisition 185

socalTECH

MAY 26, 2015

Irvine-based Oculus VR and co-founder Palmer Luckey have been sued again, this time by a company in Hawaii called Total Recall Technologies. Total Recall says that it hired Luckey to build the company a head mounted display in 2011--information that he later used to start Oculus VR. The lawsuit, filed in the U.S. READ MORE>>.

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JUNE 2, 2017

Stratolaunch rolled its aircraft out of its hangar for the first time this week to conduct aircraft fueling tests, as it completes the initial aircraft construction phase of its work and moves toward flight tests. Paul Allen founded Stratolaunch in 2011.

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Southern California SpaceX Design Platform 113

SoCal Tech Calendar

FEBRUARY 27, 2011

Wednesday, March 2, 2011 -- Special Briefing on Government Reform. As part of our effort in 2011 "Turning Red Tape Into Red Carpet," OCBC invites you to an important and timely briefing about state and regional government reform issues. See [link] (more)

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SoCal Tech Calendar

JUNE 15, 2016

In another chapter in the brand-that-wouldn't-disappear, Napster , the music streaming service brand which, for awhile, was based in Los Angeles, is coming back -- this time, as a rebrand of Seattle-based streaming music service Rhapsody. Rhapsody said on Tuesday that. it will rebrand as Napster sometime this Summer.

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Los Angeles Services Sales Angel 100

socalTECH

JANUARY 17, 2013

OpenX develops online ad serving software, used by web publishers to serve up advertising on their web sites; the firm also offers up a real-time bidding exchange, OpenX Market, used by advertisers and publishers for deciding what advertising to serve up to consumers.

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OpenX Advertising Pasadena Web 178

Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 31, 2011

BlogWorld and New Media Expo 2011 comes to Los Angeles and its finally here. There is still time to register so you if you are on the edge and wanted to nab a ticket last minute just use our promo code TZULU20 during checkout. We will we be giving you a chance for some one on one time with our guest at our booth during BlogWorld.

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Los Angeles Angel Social Media Media 49

socalTECH

NOVEMBER 4, 2013

The New York Times said that California had charged the company $100,000 for violating minimum wage laws. BYD opened up a new headquarters in Los Angeles in 2011, saying it planned to hire 150 people in LA''s clean technology corridor. READ MORE>>. labor electric cleantech employment jobs china'

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Lancaster Los Angeles Design Report 153

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 16, 2011

According to Draper, in addition to the above Rule Number One, there are many other questions that need to be answered before a CEO should recommend to the board that it is time for an IPO: Do you really need the money? How’s the timing? It will take at least three months, and require endless amounts of time, money, and energy.

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Social Media Media Draper Startup 89

socalTECH

MARCH 7, 2012

The approvals have been a long time coming for the deal, which was originally announced in March of 2011. At the time, WD and Hitachi said that Western Digital would acquire Hitachi Global Storage Technologies for $4.3 the holding company for Hitachi Global Storage Technologies.

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Acquisition Sales Technology Company 147

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MAY 9, 2013

Idealab made its investment in GoPollGo back in June of 2011, one of a series of Twitter-related investments by the startup incubator during that time frame. GoPollGo had been started by Ben Schaechter, Sam Grossberg, and Paul Kompfner, and was based in Palo Alto. READ MORE>>.

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Idealab Yahoo Incubator Pasadena 159