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FEBRUARY 18, 2010

Los Angeles-based Internet Brands revealed it spent $24.2M in acquisitions, earnout, and holdbacks during 2009, as part of its 2009 fiscal results release. Internet Brands said it had net income of $4.3M Tags: internet brands merger acquisition consumer content publishing earnings. READ MORE>>.

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JULY 1, 2010

Scott left the company, which eventually IPO’d and became Internet Brands. We talked about the need to know “investor speak,&# to target investors likely to be interested in your company type and the importance of going direct (versus using an agency to help you raise money). Foursquare. -A Competitors: Gowalla.

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MARCH 11, 2011

Last night I had the great privilege to interview Bill Gross , one of the Internet’s true pioneers. His impact has even helped a small country gain admission to the United Nations. IdeaLab has created 75 companies, leading to 8 IPOs, 35 or so acquisitions and more than 5 companies worth in excess of $1 billion.

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