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near real-time automated intelligence gathering systems that scour public and private data sources like websites, blogs, social media and email to unearth information businesses can use for competitive advantage. Bitvore, led by Jeff Curie, said that it has developed a. READ MORE>>.

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MARCH 1, 2010

Startup Killer: the Cost of Customer Acquisition | For Entrepreneurs , February 2, 2010 Looks at the critical equation around customer acquisition cost vs. customer lifetime value similar to what I discussed in Startup Metrics but in more depth. They now have a cool new way to get intros to these angels: StartupList.

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MARCH 22, 2007

skip to main | skip to sidebar SoCal CTO Thursday, March 22, 2007 Discussion Creation Among Bloggers - LinkedIn, Blogging and Discussion Groups Ive been participating in a Yahoo Group that are users of LinkedIn and who are Bloggers: [link] Its an interesting group of folks from diverse backgrounds. See Five Things Meme as an example.

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SEPTEMBER 16, 2010

This is the fourth article in a series on what it takes to be a great angel investor (and why this should matter to entrepreneurs). Markets like these are very kind to angel investors because you get taken out early and see a nice pop on your investment. This is the same with angel investing. This is actually the norm.

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JANUARY 23, 2012

Los Angeles-based Internet Brands is building out its travel vertical today, saying that it has acquired The Frugal Travel Guy , an online travel blog. Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. Ingersoll apparently founded the site after retiring as a mortgage banker and starting to travel the world with his wife.

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NOVEMBER 17, 2009

Sometimes I make a blog entry. Our new customer acquisition has grown and our costs have plummeted. We are actually getting paid now to obtain customers, so our customer acquisition costs are now negative. A negative customer acquisition cost! What networking events in Los Angeles or Southern California do you go to?

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JANUARY 5, 2011

My 1,000th Post on This Blog - Tim Berry's Blog - Planning Startups Stories , July 21, 2010 HTML5 video markup, compatibility and playback - Niall Kennedy's Weblog , February 8, 2010 Your Product Needs a Soul - ArcticStartup , February 12, 2010 Product Friday: Monetizing Content is a Product Problem - This is going to be BIG.

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OCTOBER 19, 2019

Popular messaging app Kik is, indeed, “here to stay” following an acquisition by the Los Angeles-based multimedia holding company, MediaLab. In a post on Kik’s blog on Friday the MediaLab said that it has “finalized an agreement” to acquire Kik Messenger. Securities and Exchange Commission. .”

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MARCH 5, 2010

I attended the inaugural Open Angel Forum in Los Angeles back in January and wrote about it here. Jason Calacanis started this initiative in response to the pay-to-play network of angel events that he despised. The first event was a big success and brought out many of LA’s angel elite.

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JULY 11, 2011

Los Angeles-based Internet Brands said Monday that it has acquired two web sites aimed at women, Weddingbee.com , and JustMommies.com from Pasadena-based eHarmony. Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. Weddingbee is an online blog focused on the wedding industry, brides, and wedding planning, and was launched in 2006.

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SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

As an advisor to many entrepreneurs, I still hear frequently the irrational exuberance that crowdfunding is the quick alternative for startups that are passed over by overly demanding angels or venture capital investors. In reality, crowdfunding has become a major startup funding vehicle, expected to reach $3.62 Marty Zwilling

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FEBRUARY 23, 2007

skip to main | skip to sidebar SoCal CTO Friday, February 23, 2007 Events and Networking in Los Angeles One of the issues I discussed in Innovation and Geography was that the geography and traffic in Los Angeles generally makes it more difficult for networking. Startup Co-Founders: If You Cant Recruit Em, Should You Join Em?

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OCTOBER 9, 2012

Financial details of the acquisition were not announced. The companies said that debt and equity for the acquisition came from Third Point LLC, and that Reed Elsevier was advised by Evercore Partners. Penske acquired Variety from parent firm Reed Business Information, which is part of Reed Elsevier.

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FEBRUARY 17, 2007

skip to main | skip to sidebar SoCal CTO Saturday, February 17, 2007 Finding Good Developers in Los Angeles? Technology Advisor Technology Roles in Startups Pricing Customer Acquisition Sunk Costs and More -. User Interface Beyond the Web Site ► November (7) Negative Customer Acquisition Costs - Creative Sta.

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SEPTEMBER 28, 2010

This is at least the second time Jones has benefited from an AOL acquisition; his own startup, Userplane, was acquired by AOL in 2006. It has been a very acquisitive day for AOL, which announced--in addition to buying Thing Labs--that it has acquired tech blog network TechCrunch, and video content syndication firm 5min Media.

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As an advisor to many entrepreneurs, I still hear frequently the irrational exuberance that crowdfunding is the quick alternative for startups that are passed over by overly demanding angels or venture capital investors. It’s not easy money, so expect to work harder than you ever have. You need a polished, tested concept, not just an idea.

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

Los Angeles-based Internet Brands , which operates a suite of online, advertising driven websites across a wide range of verticals, said Monday that it would go private in a $640M, private equity deal, bucking the trend of Southern California companies filing to get to the public markets. Internet Brands had gone public just three years ago.

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JANUARY 6, 2010

Chris Gorog , the CEO of Los Angeles-based Napster , said Wednesday in a blog post that he is leaving the firm. The move comes 16 months after the acquisition of Napster by Best Buy. According to Gorog, he will turn the reins of CEO over to Christopher Allen, who will serve as General Manager.

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APRIL 27, 2010

Los Angeles-based Mail.com Media Corporation (MMC), which operates the Mail.com email service and portal, as well as its own network of content-focused web sites, said today that it has acquired BGR.com , a mobile/gadget review and news site. Tags: content publishing gadget blog acquisition merger bgr.com mail mail.com.

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MARCH 11, 2016

Los Angeles-based HelloSociety , the influencer marketing agency which is part of Science, Inc. , HelloSociety develops tools to help marketers reach influencers on social media, including on Instagram, Pinterest, Vine, YouTube and blogs. has been acquired by the New York Times, the company said late Friday. READ MORE>>.

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SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

What You Can Learn From Public Markets It doesn’t really take a genius to realize that what happens in the public markets will filter back to the private markets because the ultimate exit of these companies is either an IPO or an acquisition (often by a public company whose valuation is fixed daily by the market). It’s just math.

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DECEMBER 13, 2018

and Los Angeles. Samponaro, who posted a blog on Thursday describing her approach, fought for protected bike lanes in New York and led a grassroots campaign to redesign NYC’s streets. For now, it’s a short list that includes Washington, D.C., Santa Monica, Calif. ” Lyft is also pushing to improve bike safety.

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FEBRUARY 11, 2011

Los Angeles-based BUZZMEDIA , the publisher of entertainment related blogs and websites, said Friday that it has acquired The Frisky , an entertainment news, celebrity, and fashion site, from Turner Broadcasting Systems. Financial terms of the buy were not disclosed. READ MORE>>.

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SEPTEMBER 17, 2012

Ze Frank Games , the Los Angeles startup led by web video's Ze Frank , has been acquired by BuzzFeed , a social news publisher, the firm said Friday. According to BuzzFeed, Ze Frank has joined the company to build a team of video producers in Los Angeles, setting up a studio to create content native to the social web. READ MORE>>.

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MARCH 18, 2010

Tony: I personally am torn by choices around Networking Events in Los Angeles – you can go to something almost every night. What are some of the top things you've published online, e.g., blog posts? I’d love to get your thoughts at some point about writing for these publications vs. on your own blog. I run a lot.

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JULY 25, 2010

I recently read a book I’d highly recommend to every reader of this blog called “ Yes, 50 Scientifically Proven Ways to be Persuasive &# by Robert B. Every angel, seed investor or VC is influenced by who else is talking with you, who else is investing in you and they (we) are all influenced by who introduced us to you.

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NOVEMBER 14, 2015

As an angel investor, I really prefer to hear evidence of credible traction today, not how great things could be in the future. Is your customer-acquisition rate accelerating? If the ongoing acquisition rate is slow, and not trending upward, it may be time for a pivot or a reality check for your targets.

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DECEMBER 26, 2018

Just as entrepreneurs need to have thoughtful answers about business models and customer acquisition, I think they now will also need to be prepared to address issues on community impacts and equity. Are there any technology innovations, gadgets, devices, software, that you found most interesting in 2018? READ MORE>>.

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MAY 4, 2010

Ben Casnocha: The Blog , April 15, 2010 Everyone I spoke with loved the idea.

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JANUARY 19, 2015

Any reader of this blog for a period of time will know that I’ve been long YouTube for years. And given that Facebook and Twitter currently pay you zero for content marketing and Google SEM charges you for customer acquisition – what exactly are you b g about? Take for example, an eCommerce company.

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MAY 6, 2012

63 Los Angeles Entrepreneurs To Be Proud Of By mario on May 2, 2012 in Features , grid. Features like this, as well as our daily interviews wouldn’t be possible without the amazing support of our sponsor eMinutes – a law firm here in Los Angeles that focuses on helping entrepreneurs structure their companies. Subscribe to RSS.

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APRIL 21, 2010

Finally, a lot of people asking me about typos on my blog. entrepreneur Wil Schroter (I am an angel investor in Affordit). And of course the big question is whether Salesforce.com can out innovate these startups (especially after their acquisition of InStranet ). Expect great things from Assistly. 2.2mm in Series A.

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FEBRUARY 19, 2009

Los Angeles-based Buzznet , the venture-backed operator of a network of entertainment-focused social media sites, is making the rounds with a new feature on its Celebuzz celebrity web site this week. The firm rolled out a "zoom" feature that allows users on the site to magnify celebrity photos on the site.

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MARCH 1, 2011

He is also an active angel investor in companies like Klout and Meetup. If you get a moment, as a favor to John for having produced such wonderful notes I’d be grateful if you would check out his most excellent startup blog The X Factor. I appreciate the write-up and your continued support of this blog. Thank you, John.

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FEBRUARY 25, 2007

skip to main | skip to sidebar SoCal CTO Sunday, February 25, 2007 Challenge of Predicting Winners I just read a bit on the payout to YouTube from the Google Acquisition ( Internet News , CNN ). Technology Advisor Technology Roles in Startups Pricing Customer Acquisition Sunk Costs and More -.

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NOVEMBER 5, 2009

I grew up in Los Angeles and went to undergrad at UC Santa Barbara, graduating in 2003 with Honors in Economics. I can be found on LinkedIn , have a blog Holocognics and my firm’s website is www.SolutionsLLP.com. Los Angeles is a great place for startups. What are some good posts that I should check out on your blog?

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JULY 29, 2010

We also discussed how to deal with pricing in angel rounds and a strategy I advocated in my “social proof&# blog post , which is to price your initial angel round really low and get in the best possible angels as a way to get momentum in the company. Angels have a much lower threshold for returns than do VCs.

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