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AUGUST 5, 2019

The former marketing head of Los Angeles-based dating and hookup-app developer Tinder , Rosette Pambakian, has sued Tinder's parent company, Match Group , over wrongful termination. READ MORE>>.

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DECEMBER 30, 2016

This holiday season, we are again sharing the reflections on 2016 from Southern California's technology ecosystem. Michael Root: The Internet of Everything in both the consumer and B2B market will continue to rise in 2017, especially in North America, connecting data, things, processes and people.

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JANUARY 22, 2020

Conroy was on the board of Sotheby's from 2016 to 2019, and also had served as MGM's President of Digital from 2016-2018, Univision's Chief Strategy and Data Officer from 2009-2016, and AOLs EVP for Product and Marketing from 2001-2008.

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FEBRUARY 18, 2016

Every year at Upfront we try to analyze the venture markets. Of course we fund companies in good markets and bad. To do so we need entrepreneurs who can build companies that scale well in booming markets and also control costs appropriate in correcting markets. VC survey data 2016 from Mark Suster.

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SEPTEMBER 10, 2016

Friday, September 16, 2016 -- Authentic Marketing Conference. This event will feature 30+ speakers delivering key takeaways in digital marketing. See https://medialeaders.com/authentic-marketing-conference/. Medialeaders.

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DECEMBER 30, 2016

All this holiday season, we have been sharing the reflections on 2016 from the Southern California's technology ecosystem. Michael Terpin is CEO of Transform Group, a global public relations and marketing firm, specializing in emerging technologies, including virtual reality and blockchain. He's also a very active angel investor.

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DECEMBER 30, 2016

All this holiday season, we have been sharing the reflections on 2016 from the movers and shakers in Southern California's technology ecosystem. Here, we have the thoughts of Jeb Spencer of TVC Capital (www.tvccapital.com), a software focused growth equity fund, and has had some great success in the market.

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SEPTEMBER 10, 2016

Friday, September 16, 2016 -- Authentic Marketing Conference – Los Angeles. See https://medialeaders.com/authentic-marketing-conference/. MediaLeaders. What: One day event with: 8+ panel discussions, 4+ deep-dive breakout sessions, networking with influencers, bloggers and brands who want to develop impactful campaigns.

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JUNE 15, 2016

Wednesday, June 15, 2016 -- Sherman Oaks Digital Marketing Meetup. Introduction to the Online Marketing Group. In this meeting we will be laying the ground work for digital marketing, SEO (search engine optimization), Social Media, PPC (pay per click) campaigns, CRM systems, and more. See [link] (more)

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MAY 13, 2016

TECHSPO LA is a four day technology expo taking place June 13 – 16, 2016 at the luxurious Loews Santa Monica Beach Hotel, Santa Monica, California in the heart of Silicon Beach. The Best Part? Be prepared to be inspired, amazed and educated on how these evolving technologies will impact your business for the better.

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JANUARY 22, 2016

Social networking continues to be a superior force in marketing, especially Facebook. How can your company best benefit from social networking ads in 2016? How can your company best benefit from social networking ads in 2016? Top 3 Important Facebook Marketing Trends to Watch and Emulate. That was $15.5

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DECEMBER 28, 2016

This holiday season, we are again sharing the reflections on 2016 from Southern California's technology ecosystem. The partnership will bring about the first mass-market consumer application of AR drone piloting. You can see all of our holiday reflections here. What's was biggest news from you or your‏ firm this year? Lawrence C.

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MAY 12, 2016

Or, if your startup is already dominating the market, do you want to thank your customers in a special way? The 2016 Silicon Beach Startup Fair will give you that opportunity. Do you struggle connecting with your users or gathering mission critical data that will determine your products success? Yes, USERS , not other techies.

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DECEMBER 26, 2016

You'll be able to see all the many 2016 reflections here as they are posted. I am very excited with the prospects of the San Diego market, as it reminds me of Santa Barbara circa 2005. John is also very involved in providing advice to young startups and entrepreneurs. What was the biggest news from you or your firm this year?

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JANUARY 8, 2016

The following are another five pillars to establish credibility in the market and build a successful, cost-effective campaign to make you a stand out to investors, prospects, your people and industry customers, all to rev up your revenue. Read the rest of Five Things Startups Must Do to Rev Up Business in 2016. Continued.).

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JANUARY 1, 2016

It’s a new year – 2016. But putting no time into anchoring your beliefs because you’re too busy executing sales, marketing, support, product & engineering is an easy recipe for leadership drift. There are always flavors-of-the-month strategies or markets that are in favor in the tech startup world.

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DECEMBER 29, 2016

This holiday season, we are again sharing the reflections on 2016 from Southern California's technology ecosystem. I love it because it shows how there are so many ways to innovate, not always hi-tech, and if you find the right market / problem to tackle, it doesn't have to be super-complicated.

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NOVEMBER 3, 2016

Wednesday, November 9, 2016 -- Disrupt Your Market to Grow Big and Grow Fast. join us at our November Entrepreneur Speaker Series event where Tom White, Director of the Los Angeles Cleantech Incubator at CSUN, will reveal the secrets to “Disrupt Your Market to Grow Big and Grow Fast.” Cal Lutheran Center for Enterpreneurship.

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AUGUST 8, 2016

It may seem hard to believe, but even in 2016, there remain a number of successful consumer brands that are not sold online. 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.

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AUGUST 18, 2016

Wednesday, August 24, 2016 -- The Roadmap to Commercialization: From Market Entry Through Exit Strategy. Tritech SBDC. Why is the right business model critical to your venture start-up’s success? Can a bad value proposition kill your business? How well do you really know your target customer?

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DECEMBER 29, 2015

Internet of things has been THE hot topic for the past couple of years and that trend continues into 2016 and beyond. Solving some of the problems that have been holding the IoT back from realizing its full potential are some of the most compelling technology trends to watch in 2016.

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DECEMBER 12, 2016

Lyft's study examined 20 of its markets around the country. Lyft said the study also showed that passengers next year will save $88M in travel time value and over 7.5 million travel hours this year because of Lyft. READ MORE>>.

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DECEMBER 10, 2020

L Squared Capital Partners had recapitalized Learners Edge in September of 2016; the private equity investors says it increased the company's revenues by more than 2.5x L Squared said the sale is the fourth exit from its 2014 vintage year fund, and its third exit from the education market. since that time. READ MORE>>.

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JULY 29, 2020

Santa Barbara-based Anchore , a provider of security and compliance tools for the "container" market, said it is expanding its footprint internationally, with an office in the United Kingdom. Anchore was founded in 2016 by Said Ziouani and Daniel Nurmi. READ MORE>>.

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JUNE 26, 2019

The brand is looking to gain market share through its clever, anti-establishment marketing. That formula worked well for Dollar Shave Club, which rode the buzz generated by its company launch video to an acquisition worth somewhere around $1 billion by Unilever in 2016. READ MORE>>.

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MAY 21, 2020

FMG Suite is a developer of cloud-based marketing automation software specifically for financial services professionals and advisors. K1 acquired FMG Suite back in 2016, and since there rolled up five other companies into FMG Suite, Advisor Launchpad, Advisors Assistant, Agency Revolution, MarketingPro and Platinum Advisor Strategies.

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FEBRUARY 3, 2021

Los Angeles-based Centerfield, a marketing and customer acquisition company backed by private equity investor Platinum Equity, says it has acquired both Business.com and Savings.com. Financial details of the acquisition were not announced. The company was acquired by Platinum Equity in December 2019. for the domain name.

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APRIL 22, 2019

The meat processor and marketer invested in Beyond Meat back in 2016. million when it began selling its wares in 2016 to $87.9 Another winner from the Beyond Meat public offering is the corporate investment arm of Tyson Foods. While Beyond Meat has increased its revenues steadily — from $16.2 million a year earlier.

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AUGUST 24, 2015

If you didn’t notice that the stock markets in the US dropped nearly 4% today (after falling last Thursday and Friday) then you were probably completely off-the-grid and on vacation. And by this I assume he meant that “market prognosticator twitter” was vomitous. It was a nerve racking morning. Neither do I.

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SEPTEMBER 13, 2019

Irvine-based Future Media , a digital marketing company, announced late Thursday that it has acquired Oak & Jackal , a direct-to-consumer maker of watches. Oak & Jackal was originally launched and funded through an effort on Kickstarter , in June of 2016. Financial details of the acquisition were not announced. READ MORE>>.

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DECEMBER 21, 2017

Santa Monica-based GumGum , which is using computer vision in the programmatic advertising market, sports, and social media, said today that it has just passed up the $100M in revenues mark. GumGum said its revenues in 2016 were $72M, and it expects to have revenues of nearly $110M in 2017. READ MORE>>.

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MARCH 17, 2017

for the quarter ended December 31, 2016. The company says it has been seeing competition in the data storage industry which has "create pressure" on maintaining market share, saying that "market headwinds" have been challenging the company. According to Qualstar, it had a loss of $0.4 million on revenues of $2.2M

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NOVEMBER 25, 2019

According to OpenGate Capital, it acquired Power Partners in January of 2016, via its first, institutional fund. Power Partners is a manufacturer of pole and pad-mounted distribution transformers for the utility, industrial, and commercial market. Power Partners is based in Athens, Georgia, and had approximately 370 employees.

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DECEMBER 2, 2016

Thursday, December 8, 2016 -- Crowd Invest Summit. The first ever Crowd Invest Summit will debut December 7-8, 2016 at the Loews Santa Monica Beach Hotel in Santa Monica, California.

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DECEMBER 1, 2016

Wednesday, December 7, 2016 -- Crowd Invest Summit. The first ever Crowd Invest Summit will debut December 7-8, 2016 at the Loews Santa Monica Beach Hotel in Santa Monica, California.

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DECEMBER 8, 2020

The cybersecurity insurance market is expected to become a $23 billion industry by 2025, driven in part by an explosion in connected devices and new regulatory regimes under Europe’s GDPR and more recently California’s state-wide privacy law. It’s a huge move for the company, which only closed its Series B in February.

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SEPTEMBER 24, 2019

Carlsbad-based Zingle , a developer of mobile messaging and customer experience software for the hospitality, travel , and retail markets, has been acquired by San Francisco-based Medallia , a provider of customer experience management software. Medallia said it will pay approximately $42M in cash for Zingle.

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