Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 3, 2022

In my role of business advisor to startups, I often recommend these to increase initial brand identity and market penetration. With the rate of market change today, and the advent of worldwide competitors, you need every strategy you can muster to keep up, and respond quickly to new threats.

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OCTOBER 1, 2013

Irvine-based online auto information and leads site Autobytel has expanded into the mobile communications market, with the acquisition of Advanced Mobile, LLC , a provider of mobile apps, mobile websites, text messaging, and other mobile communications services for automotive manufacturers and dealers. in cash, plus up to $1.5M

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Berkonomics

APRIL 14, 2012

There is a natural fear of giving too much information to investors after the initial investment is received. CEO’s worry that investors will not keep the information confidential and that financial data will find its way into competitors’ hands.

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TechCrunch LA

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

But LA-based performance marketing agency MuteSix didn’t wait that long to build its business around scaling DTC brands. If you have growth marketing agencies or freelancers to recommend, please fill out our survey !). Why do you think that performance marketing is the right fit for DTC?

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SEPTEMBER 16, 2010

Irvine-based Autobytel , which provides automotive marketing and information services, appears to be in the midst of some acquisition-related activity, according to regulatory filings filed by the firm today. Tags: autobytel acquisition merger automotive marketing. READ MORE>>.

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JUNE 15, 2021

Los Angeles-based MomentFeed, which develops location-based services and location marketing software for bricks and mortar retailers to better manage information on their locations, hours, and other information, has been acquired by Uberall, a Berlin-based provider of marketing software.

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APRIL 2, 2014

How can marketers make better decisions and get better results from their online marketing? Pasadena-based Smartify (www.getsmartify.com)''s CEO, Carla Bourque , recently talked to us about the company''s online marketing platform, and how it differentiates itself from a lot of other competitors in the market.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 19, 2011

Or read the quick, informative summary below the image! He is very hands-on and helpful – especially for any company looking into customer acquisition. o CPM model gave him control over the information in the acquisition cycle so he focused on that. - He told them it was now or never.

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SoCal CTO

NOVEMBER 17, 2009

It seems like a lot of what you are doing is about providing valuable information that accompanies the work that you do. I’m more familiar with content marketing in B2B Marketing. I’ve got to imagine this makes tracking marketing spend challenging. Anything else you doing from a marketing standpoint that's working well?

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Berkonomics

MARCH 28, 2024

They can elect directors for their class of stock, approve mergers and acquisitions; approve increases or changes to the capital structure of the company and other more minor actions. Some investor board members are also member of boards for companies that may overlap in markets or even compete directly, although rare.

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OCTOBER 2, 2018

Financial terms of the acquisition were not announced. Recargo's PlugShare provides information on charging stations, including reviews, photos, and other information, all for EV drivers. According to innogy, the acquisition will help it expand it solution portfolio, and also its position in the American market.

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Tech.Co

MARCH 10, 2022

Amazon could substantially expand their dominance over the ecommerce market, as the Seattle-based tech giant has announced the acquisition of Veeqo, a UK-based ecommerce startup. Everyone knows that Amazon has been pretty acquisition happy over the last few years. What does this mean for the ecommerce market?

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AUGUST 12, 2020

Venice, California-based Snap , the parent company of Snapchat , has reportedly been in talks with New York-based Dubsmash on an acquisition, according to The Information, which says that Facebook also has been talking with the TikTok competitor. The Information cited "a person familiar with the matter". READ MORE>>.

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OCTOBER 6, 2020

Los Angeles-based J2 GLobal , which owns a diverse range of Internet information and services companies, announced this morning that it has acquired three more companies, and--unusually--also has divested one. Financial details of the acquisitions and sale were not announced by the company. READ MORE>>.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 28, 2023

Expand the market for both. Typically, there are market opportunities that neither of your core competencies can win alone. Where your competitor isn't really competing with your direct market, you can refer business to each other without anyone losing customers. Let market response dictate a later split, merger, or acquisition.

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JANUARY 4, 2018

El Segundo-based PCM , which provides information technology products to the business, government, and education markets, said very late Wednesday evening that it has acquired Provista Technology Services Ltd. Financial details of the acquisition were not announced. and its subsidiary, Provista UK Ltd.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 3, 2019

Image via Pixabay Most startups, and many big businesses, still don’t have a clue on how to use social media productively for marketing their business. Ric Dragon, an expert in online marketing, in his classic book. Due to the information overload felt by consumers today, marketing at the generic segment level no longer works.

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FEBRUARY 12, 2020

Parchment , a company which provided records management, transcripts, grades, and other information for the K-12 and other markets--and which has its roots in the LA area--has been acquired by Brentwood Associates. Financial terms of the acquisition were not announced. READ MORE>>.

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NOVEMBER 15, 2017

Invitae, which is based in San Francisco, said the acquisition will bolster its efforts in the family and reproductive health genetic information area. Publicly traded CombiMatrix will cease trading on the NASDAQ Capital Market as a result of the merger. READ MORE>>.

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DECEMBER 12, 2019

Irvine-based NextGen Healthcare , which provides practice management software for the medical, behavioral and dental providers, has made another acquisition, saying today that it has agreed to acquire OTTO Health , a provider of software used for virtual visits. Financial terms of the acquisition were not announced. READ MORE>>.

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MARCH 18, 2014

Irvine-based Bitvore , a startup developing big data and intelligence-gathering software which pulls information from both public and private data sources for businesses, said this morning that it has closed a $4.5M, Series A funding round. The funding was led by serial entreprenur Yuri Pikover, as well as $1M from crowdfunding. READ MORE>>.

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JUNE 8, 2018

Los Angeles-based software developer CapLinked , which develops secure document sharing software for the business market, has linked with secure identification software developer Civic , the two companies said this week. Financial details of the partnership were not announced. Financial details of the partnership were not announced.

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JULY 16, 2018

Carlsbad-based TC Technology , an IT services provider which develops mobile software for the utility market, has been acquired by SSP Innovation , a provider of IT services and software to the electric, gas, and water utilities, the two said on Friday. Financial details of the acquisition were not announced. READ MORE>>.

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TechCrunch LA

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

But the software — and the information it’s collecting from manufacturing — can be used to inform better design decisions and the upstream product development process, Talati said. billion, according to research from the analytics firm Markets and Markets provided by the company. .

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Berkonomics

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

Back when we were all trying to figure out the real value of traffic on the web, investors – and acquiring companies – got a bit crazy with metrics used to value acquisitions and investments. It is in the best interest of both Internet users and providers to find an acceptable way to charge for valuable services or information.

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Berkonomics

JUNE 16, 2022

We can invent lots of metrics to measure progress for a leader, including revenue, profit, employee satisfaction, cost containment, percentage of available market, and more. With this information and challenge, how would you measure your effectiveness as a leader? What is your leadership end game goal? first appeared on BERKONOMICS.

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JULY 12, 2018

Financial details of the acquisition were not announced. Pomeroy provided information technology services, including managed services, to the middle market and enterprise customers. Clearlake has owned Pomeroy Group Holdings for the last five years. Pomeroy was based in Hebron, Kentucky.

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JULY 15, 2019

Los Angeles-based Internet information and services company j2 Global --one of Southern California's largest yet most unknown technology companies--said this morning that it has acquired two more companies. Financial details of those acquisition were not announced.

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APRIL 24, 2014

Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. Power said the move will help its customers by allowing marketers to measure online activity and link that to actual vehicle sales. power jdpower korrelate automotive information consumer sales advertising merger acquisition auto analytics software' READ MORE>>.

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JANUARY 16, 2020

A new, Los Angeles-based company, Emburse , launched today, out of the acquisition of six different expense and accounts payable (AP) automation companies, including LA-based Chrome River. Emburse said this morning that it has created a single, unified entity, emcompassing companies Abacus, Captio, Certify, Chrome River, Nexonia, and Tallie.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 1, 2020

Expand the market for both. Typically, there are market opportunities that neither of your core competencies can win alone. Where your competitor isn't really competing with your direct market, you can refer business to each other without anyone losing customers. Let market response dictate a later split, merger, or acquisition.

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NOVEMBER 3, 2008

Pasadena-based Perfect Market, which is developing technology to help publishers monetize their archive content, said Monday that it has acquired technology from Mediariver, which can be used to match content and advertising to any web page. Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed.

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FEBRUARY 10, 2016

Escondido-based software developer Compendia , a developer of web portal software for the home builders market, has been acquired by Community Investors, Inc. , Financial details of the acquisition were not disclosed. the two said today. READ MORE>>.

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JULY 8, 2013

Santa Barbara-based Yardi , which develops real estate software, said last week that it has acquired Pierce-Eislen , a supplier of property and market research for the multifamily real estate industry. Financial terms of the acquisition were not announced. estate real realestate property acquisition merger research apartment yardi'

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 13, 2015

Entrepreneurs and startups often ask if they should select only social media for marketing, or stick with digital media, or just count on traditional media. Social media as a marketing tool is here to stay, and is now widely accepted. Traditional marketing is sales-focused, one-way push. Focus first on the social media trinity.

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MARCH 23, 2018

San Diego-based Peachjar , which develops software used in the K-12 market to help get flyers and information to parents, has named Joyce Whitby as its new Vice President of Sales, and Tom Motter as Vice President of District Relationships. Motter also served at NextLesson and Social Sentinel.

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OCTOBER 1, 2013

Costa Mesa-based Experian , the provider of credit reporting services and related information, announced this morning that it has acquired 41st Parameter , a provider of device identification technology for the cyber security market. Financial terms of the acquisition were not announced. READ MORE>>.

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