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JANUARY 23, 2014

demoday demo incubator capital venture software accelerator startup muckerlab' Muckerlab said it previous, 18 portfolio companies have now raised over $40M to date from venture investors. READ MORE>>.

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OCTOBER 26, 2011

Los Angeles-based Nantworks , the business incubation and technology development firm headed by LA billionaire Patrick Soon-shiong, has acquired Ziosoft , a provider of medical imaging and visualization software. Financial impact of the acquisition were not disclosed. READ MORE>>.

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APRIL 24, 2012

Santa Monica-based Clearstone Ventures has had another exit in its portfolio, this time with the acquisition of Cetas , a developer of cloud data analytics software, by VMware. Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. Cetas was incubated in Clearstone's Palo Alto offices by Sudhakar Muddu, a Ph.D.

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MAY 8, 2014

the startup studio and incubator run by former MySpace CEO Michael Jones, has acquired longtime social bookmarking site Delicious , the company disclosed this morning. systems avos youtube software jones michael acquisition merger bookmarking social delicious' Santa Monica-based Science, Inc. , READ MORE>>.

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SoCal CTO

FEBRUARY 17, 2007

skip to main | skip to sidebar SoCal CTO Saturday, February 17, 2007 A Different Kind of Incubator - The Hive I recently met with The Hive a new incubator in Orange County. Technology Advisor Technology Roles in Startups Pricing Customer Acquisition Sunk Costs and More -. Technology Jobs in Southern California – a Rebound.

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APRIL 9, 2010

Santa Monica-based Clearstone Ventures appears to be on an exit roll this month, with the acquisition Thursday of Ankeena Networks , a supplier of software for content delivery networks. Tags: clearstone ventures merger acquisition ankeena networks juniper. Clearstone's Sumant Mandal sits on Ankeena's board of directors.

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Xconomy

FEBRUARY 6, 2018

Walmart’s tech incubator in Silicon Valley, Store No 8, has acquired Spatialand , a virtual reality software firm, as its third portfolio company. Venice, CA-based Spatialand worked with Walmart on a project last year, an experience that led to the acquisition, according to the blog post. Read more » Reprints | Share:

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MARCH 25, 2010

Scripped , the developer of online screenwriting software headed by Sunil Rajaraman, has merged with Zhura.com , another online provider of screenwriting software, the firms announced to their users today. Tags: scripped zhura merger acquisition screenwriting software. Rajaraman remains CEO of the merged company.

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JULY 27, 2018

Los Angeles-based DevOps security software developer Prevoty , which is backed Trident Capital Cybersecurity, US Venture Partners, Plus Capital, Double M Capital, Core Ventures Group, Inventures Group, Daher Capital, Digi Venture Fund and Karlin Ventures, has been acquired by Imperva , Imperva announced late Thursday afternoon.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 31, 2012

BetterWorks--headed by prolific angel investor Paige Craig--apparently was not able to sustain a large enough market, relative to its high costs of customer acquisition. Ten of Southern California's Top Software Companies - Also in November, we published. Incubators, Part I - In February, we put together a guide to the list of (then.

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MAY 16, 2019

Isaac told us a bit about how he thinks his company can help solve the recruiting issues with hiring software sales repsand also tells new entrepreneurs that sometimes, you just can't have it all, and the challenges of balancing a startup, family life, your health, and the rest of your life. Why software sales reps?

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 31, 2012

For ThinkNear , it looks like the whole process paid off in less than two years, after the Los Angeles company went from the TechStars accelerator just last June, to a healthy acquisition by TeleNav earlier this month for $22.5M. Congrats on the acquisition! How did the acquisition come about? It was really great.

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 28, 2012

Los Angeles-based Nantworks , the new business incubator run by billionaire Dr. Patrick Soon-Shiong, said today that it has acquired another company, Boston Life Labs. Boston life Labs' products include hardware and software to measure blood pressure, blood sugar, weight, medication management and other key indicators.

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JUNE 2, 2016

Culver City-based NantHealth , one of the companies spawned out of billionair Patrick Soon-Shiong's NantWorks incubator, was up more than 34 percent in morning trading, after the company had its IPO debut today. The company--now trading as NH on the NASDAQ Global Market--sold 6.5 million shares at $14.00 earlier in the day.

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MAY 22, 2009

Murano Software (www.muranosoft.com). Your Software Development Partner. and international patent and trademark procurement - IP Litigation - IP Licenses and Agreements: distribution, development, joint venture - Intellectual property aspects of mergers and acquisitions. Custom Insurance Programs for Technology Companies.

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AUGUST 19, 2013

The 9+ incubator has already closed $2 million in funding and has already attracted gaming entrepreneurs eager to create a new breed of mobile services including gaming entrepreneur Jason Citron who developed the early iPhone hit Aurora Feint and the hugely popular OpenFeint platform. 2 million raised. Growth hackers.

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Xconomy

JUNE 3, 2016

But billions of dollars in acquisitions will be left by the side of the road. Merck also saw some expected fruits of its 2014 big-ticket acquisition of Cubist Pharmaceuticals wither away this week, as the Supreme Court wouldn’t reverse a decision that shaved years off the patent life of the top-selling antibiotic daptomyicin (Cubicin).

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JUNE 7, 2013

To make it better for entrepreneurs to get the maximum attention and funding they need Stained Glass Labs has also partnered with Exitround , the world’s first marketplace for startups to discreetly get funding partners and acquisition opportunities.

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SoCal CTO

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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FEBRUARY 28, 2007

Technology Advisor Technology Roles in Startups Pricing Customer Acquisition Sunk Costs and More -. Mobile Internet Apple Facebook ► 2009 (32) ► December (3) Startup Software Developers Startup Software Development – Do Your Homework Be. ► February (2) CTO Founders / Cofounders Part-Time Startup CTO?

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FEBRUARY 25, 2007

Technology Advisor Technology Roles in Startups Pricing Customer Acquisition Sunk Costs and More -. Mobile Internet Apple Facebook ► 2009 (32) ► December (3) Startup Software Developers Startup Software Development – Do Your Homework Be. ► February (2) CTO Founders / Cofounders Part-Time Startup CTO?

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FEBRUARY 17, 2007

Technology Advisor Technology Roles in Startups Pricing Customer Acquisition Sunk Costs and More -. Mobile Internet Apple Facebook ► 2009 (32) ► December (3) Startup Software Developers Startup Software Development – Do Your Homework Be. ► February (2) CTO Founders / Cofounders Part-Time Startup CTO?

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FEBRUARY 17, 2007

Technology Advisor Technology Roles in Startups Pricing Customer Acquisition Sunk Costs and More -. Mobile Internet Apple Facebook ► 2009 (32) ► December (3) Startup Software Developers Startup Software Development – Do Your Homework Be. ► February (2) CTO Founders / Cofounders Part-Time Startup CTO?

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FEBRUARY 27, 2007

Technology Advisor Technology Roles in Startups Pricing Customer Acquisition Sunk Costs and More -. Mobile Internet Apple Facebook ► 2009 (32) ► December (3) Startup Software Developers Startup Software Development – Do Your Homework Be. ► February (2) CTO Founders / Cofounders Part-Time Startup CTO?

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FEBRUARY 17, 2007

Technology Advisor Technology Roles in Startups Pricing Customer Acquisition Sunk Costs and More -. Mobile Internet Apple Facebook ► 2009 (32) ► December (3) Startup Software Developers Startup Software Development – Do Your Homework Be. ► February (2) CTO Founders / Cofounders Part-Time Startup CTO?

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FEBRUARY 20, 2007

Technology Advisor Technology Roles in Startups Pricing Customer Acquisition Sunk Costs and More -. Mobile Internet Apple Facebook ► 2009 (32) ► December (3) Startup Software Developers Startup Software Development – Do Your Homework Be. ► February (2) CTO Founders / Cofounders Part-Time Startup CTO?

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MARCH 25, 2016

It says that selling an airplane ticket for $500 and getting paid a $5 fees by the airlines (1% gross margin) is not the same thing as selling $500 of software that you built (>90% gross margin). Sam did all this analysis before even deciding to build V1 of his software and before we put serious money behind him launching.

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SEPTEMBER 8, 2009

I then worked in a computer store called Software Centre in high school and college (UCSD). I helped program my college’s recruiting office’s software system. But the truth is that I believe I have a very good intuitive feel for software that can’t be replicated by reading about it.

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FEBRUARY 23, 2007

Technology Advisor Technology Roles in Startups Pricing Customer Acquisition Sunk Costs and More -. Mobile Internet Apple Facebook ► 2009 (32) ► December (3) Startup Software Developers Startup Software Development – Do Your Homework Be. ► February (2) CTO Founders / Cofounders Part-Time Startup CTO?

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MARCH 21, 2014

The transaction is considered the largest public acquisition in Bitcoin history with both companies exhibiting impressive growth numbers since their respective beginnings. Dan, now named as Product Manager for the Blockchain acquired Zeroblock apps, tells the audience about life after acquisition. Be sure to visit them for more info.

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OCTOBER 28, 2011

In addition, Howard Marks unveiled Start Engine , a new LA incubator focused on helping entrepreneurs become successful in 90 days. After its acquisition by Playdom, he was most recently head of the Acclaim studio and Sr. Howard Marks is a 30-year industry entrepreneur, having co-founded juggernaut Activision as well as Acclaim Games.

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JUNE 17, 2011

After the acquisition, MyMiniLife became the common technology platform at Zynga and powers 150M monthly users including games like Cityville, Farmville, and Frontierville. He is also an active investor with stakes in companies like Hipmunk, GroupMe, Facebook, Zynga (acquisition stock), and SV Angels. He received a B.S.

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JANUARY 20, 2012

In 1985, Lotus Development Corporation acquired GNP and Bill became a software entrepreneur at Lotus Development. Prior to Idealab, Alex led sales and marketing efforts for venture-backed startups focused on enterprise software and services. After its acquisition by Playdom, he was most recently head of the Acclaim studio and Sr.

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SEPTEMBER 27, 2011

A serial Internet entrepreneur, Mike has founded and sold numerous businesses, including agency PBJ Digital, application platform Userplane, which he led from startup to its acquisition by AOL, Tsavo Media and Myspace. Mike continues to be actively involved with early-stage start-ups as an investor, advisor and board member.

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OCTOBER 28, 2011

In addition, Howard Marks unveiled Start Engine , a new LA incubator focused on helping entrepreneurs become successful in 90 days. After its acquisition by Playdom, he was most recently head of the Acclaim studio and Sr. Howard Marks is a 30-year industry entrepreneur, having co-founded juggernaut Activision as well as Acclaim Games.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 11, 2011

Bill had previously created a packaged software company called Knowledge Adventure the produced children’s educational software. IdeaLab has created 75 companies, leading to 8 IPOs, 35 or so acquisitions and more than 5 companies worth in excess of $1 billion. He turned his accounting software into a product he could see.

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MAY 23, 2012

If you want to understand the details of why this is, I covered it in detail in this post, Understanding Changes in the Software Industry. This has led to the creation of incubators, accelerators and seed funds. Cloud computing and the open source movements have brought down the costs of starting a company by more than 90%.

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