socalTECH
NOVEMBER 21, 2019
In one of the biggest acquisitions out of Southern California's technology startup industry in recent years, Los Angeles-based Honey Science Corporation , which develops a savings discovery and price tracking tool, has been acquired by PayPal , in a deal worth approximately $4 billion. Honey was founded in 2012 by George Ruan and Ryan Hudson.
socalTECH
FEBRUARY 26, 2013
TrueCar--which offers up automotive pricing information and automotive configuration and quoting software--said the sales came from more than 5,500 dealer partners. The firm's back end software is used to power the no-hassle, automobile purchasing programs from American Express, Yahoo Autos, AAA, USAA and Consumer Reports, among others.
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Xconomy
OCTOBER 27, 2016
Prices for agricultural commodities such as corn, soy, and wheat are at their lowest levels in years, but investment in agricultural technology has never been better. The increase in dollars flowing to agtech comes despite commodity prices that are down 65 percent from their 2013 peak, the report says.
InfoChachkie
FEBRUARY 25, 2013
Tool Users - Startups often have a long gestation period in which the team is in discovery mode, defining the company's value proposition, target market, pricing, business model, etc. This same report notes that MBAs will be granted a median starting salary of $90,000, plus an average signing bonus of $15,000.
SoCal Tech Calendar
MARCH 17, 2012
Tuesday, March 20, 2012 -- Competitive Intelligence: 007 Market Intel. Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to estimate market size, competitive market share, how many potential customers are there, and price points. PDMA SoCal. It's Monday morning. He announces, "Let's build a gold-plated widget!"
socalTECH
FEBRUARY 4, 2013
spends hundreds of millions of dollars on a media property, runs it for about seven years, and then decides to unload that same property for a fraction of the price it paid to a Southern California technology--not media--company. That deals loooks to be worth around $100M, based on reports from the WSJ. Well, could be. How about IGN ?
Xconomy
NOVEMBER 1, 2016
They’re also a controversial part of the national debate over high drug prices, and their increased use has put ophthalmologists in the crosshairs of insurers, the federal government, and the press. billion, or 7 percent, of all Medicare money in 2012, according to the New York Times.
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