socalTECH

OCTOBER 7, 2010

A group of shareholders of Occam Networks , which is in the midst of an acquisition by competitor Calix , is suing the firm over the buy. Tags: occam networks legal lawsuit merger acquisition calix. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

MAY 3, 2011

Los Angeles-based Boingo Wireless , the operator of a international network of Wi-Fi hotspots, has priced its IPO. The shares priced on the higher side of its earlier, $12.00 per share initial pricing estimates. The firm said it will offer 5,770,000 shares of its common stock at $13.50

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 10, 2010

would be “multi-stream&# ad network (e.g. Or if they do they should do so without raising venture capital so that they can still be acquired for reasonable prices. I think Twitter made a minor gaffe by announcing their Blackberry app and their acquisition of Atebits (Tweetie) before the Chirp conference.

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socalTECH

APRIL 14, 2011

Santa Monica-based WiFi network operator Boingo Wireless has set its pricing range for its IPO, saying in a filing late Wednesday evening that it is selling 5,770,000 shares of its stock at between $12.00 and $14.00 Boingo has applied to list on the NASDAQ Global Market as WIFI.

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socalTECH

MAY 10, 2011

San Diego-based Active Network , the operator of online sports registration, team website, and related sports businesses, has set the trading range for its IPO. Active Network's IPO is being underwritten by BofA Merrill Lynch, Citi, Allen & Company LLC, Stifel Nicolaus Weisel, RBC Capital Markets, ThinkEquity LLC, and WR Hambrecht+Co.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

<== Our conclusion was that this isn’t a temporary blip that will swiftly trend-back up in a V-shaped recovery of valuations but rather represented a new normal on how the market will price these companies somewhat permanently. But rest assured valuations get reset. Except the music stopped.

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socalTECH

MAY 25, 2011

San Diego-based The Active Network , which debuted on the NYSE as ACTV this morning, was slightly up in morning trading, at around $15.83 The firm had priced at $15.00 per share last night. The firm had traded as high as $16.25 during morning trading, and as low as $14.75

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 17, 2022

On the other end of the spectrum are companies that fell behind the curve and may never recover, including MySpace for social networking, Yahoo with online ads, and Groupon with discounts for group purchasing. Prices begin to decline quickly. The first customers are early adopters who are the least price-sensitive.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 21, 2013

Los Angeles-based private equity investor Marlin Equity Partners is acquiring Tellabs , a provider of mobile backhaul, optical networking, and other products for the telecommunications networking market, in a deal worth $891 million. Marlin Equity said the price is a premium of 4.3 Marlin Equity said the price is a premium of 4.3

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socalTECH

MARCH 2, 2021

Boingo said the price represents a 23 percent premium to its closing price on February 26th. Boingo Wireless operates a network of Wi-Fi hotspots and also direct antenna systems (DAS) which extend cellular networks.

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 5, 2010

I recently spoke at Caltech at the Caltech / MIT Enterprise Forum on “the future of social networking,&# the 30-minute video is here and the PowerPoint presentation is here on DocStoc ). What are the big trends that will drive the next phase of social networks? And so it goes with social networking. The Past (1985-2002).

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SoCal CTO

MARCH 1, 2007

skip to main | skip to sidebar SoCal CTO Thursday, March 1, 2007 Entreprenuer Network Great post by Ben Kuo - The Importance of the “Network&# to Entrepreneurs - the informal connections between people in the technology industry here who have a vested interest in helping entrepreneurs take their companies to the next level.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 12, 2011

Demand Media runs such sites as LiveStrong and eHow, along with a network of other media and content focused sites. Demand Media's IPO is being underwritten by UBS Investment Bank, Allen & Company LLC, Jefferies & Company, Stifel Nicolaus Weisel, RBC Capital Markets, and Pacific Crest Securities. READ MORE>>.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 20, 2020

On the other end of the spectrum are companies that fell behind the curve and may never recover, including MySpace for social networking, Yahoo with online ads, and Groupon with discounts for group purchasing. Prices begin to decline quickly. The first customers are early adopters who are the least price-sensitive.

Pricing 123

Pricing Cloud Computing Custom Customer 123

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 17, 2018

Payback periods on customer acquisition way more important to you in the near-term. Hire when it feels like you're bursting at the seems or missing a critical skill on existing team or have figured out how to scale growth  —  @msuster 6/ Raising capital at very high prices helps avoid short-term dilution.

Software Review 242

Software Review Technical Review Pricing Metrics 242

socalTECH

AUGUST 25, 2010

Costa Mesa-based Emulex said Wednesday afternoon that it has completed its acquisition of ServerEngines , a developer of 10Gb/s Ethernet products. based on the closing price of Emulex on Wednesday. Emulex said it would be adding approximately 165 employees as a result of the acquisition of ServerEngines. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

The price is a premium of approximately 46.5 percent over its closing price Friday. Internet Brands owns a wide network of online web sites in a number of verticals. Tags: internet brands merger acquisition private equity advertising. According to Internet Brands, Hellman & Friedman will pay $13.35 READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 5, 2015

J2 Global--which has had a ravenous appetite for small Internet-based businesses--said it acquired LiveVault (USA), Axiatel (France), Salesify (USA), VDW (Netherlands), Online Backup Vault (USA), Popfax (France), DSA Technologies (USA), Network Telsys (Canada), and Comtech (Norway).

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socalTECH

MARCH 18, 2015

per share for Vitesse--a 32 percent premium to Vitesse''s average closing price during the last 30 trading days--and will allow the companies to offer up a broader solution to the market. Vitesse is a developer of high speed, networking semiconductors. microsemi vitesse merger acquisition semiconuctor vtss chips' READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

JUNE 7, 2010

Costa Mesa-based storage area networking equipment firm Emulex announced Monday afternoon that it has agreed to acquired ServerEngines Corporation , a Silicon Valley firm which develops iSCSI and Ethernet semiconductors. Tags: data network area storage acquisition merger serverengines emulex. READ MORE>>.

Networking 145

Networking Acquisition Pricing Marketing 145

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 14, 2012

…” I’ll write soon on my views of why I believe Instagram took off as a social network and what I think comes next. Instagram happens to be one of the few social networks I regularly use along with Twitter. Your $200 million “small acquisition” is a cool 60% of all of their cash. .”

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socalTECH

JUNE 15, 2011

Irvine-based Local.com , the local directory and advertising firm, said today that it has rolled out its first advertising product from its Krillion and Rovion acquisitions. That information provides information on discounts, pricing, product details, store locations, in-store availability, and more within those ad units.

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Product Advertising Media Acquisition 133

TechCrunch LA

MAY 3, 2022

All of the stylists are independent contractors and set their own pricing. The price a consumer pays depends on the stylist chosen. Winters explained that the driver for the new funding was technology and product development on the marketplace, marketing and stylist acquisition. To date, Upgrade has raised $3 million.

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SoCal CTO

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. Marketing, Startups and Networking in Los Angeles.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 17, 2022

Today’s world is full of metrics leading to business growth, including customer logins, revenue per customer, retention, and average solution price. They have no understanding or patience for extra steps and delays caused by bureaucratic processes, disengaged employees, complex networks, or software usability problems.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 28, 2013

Stephen Sesar: It's no major secret that telcos have been increasing their prices, and basically selling high volume wireless Internet packages to users, with 5GB or 10GB of data, when in reality, users are only using roughly 1.5 What's critical, is we don't run a network, install antennas, or build up a network.

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TechCrunch LA

APRIL 16, 2019

The New York-based company was founded last year by Gina Bartasi, a fertility industry vet who previously launched Progyny, a fertility benefit solution for employers, and FertilityAuthority.com, an information platform and social network for people struggling with fertility. But are these really high retail prices sustainable long term?

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TechCrunch LA

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

That’s precisely what the company will be worth in light of Switchback II’s share price declines, but the number could be lower than the headline figure from early merger disclosures. A few days later, the deal was confirmed , including an expected valuation of around $2.3 billion for Bird when it began to trade.

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Xconomy

DECEMBER 22, 2016

There are many benefits to obtaining venture capital financing, including: immediate access to a significant amount of capital; potential access to additional funds held in reserve by the investors for future rounds of financing; access to the investors’ expertise, experience and network; immediate credibility in.

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 22, 2016

Chatsworth-based optical networking equipment provider MRV Communications said the price of its sale of Tecnonet S.p.A. has increased, and that it has received an additional $4.8M in the sale. The deal now amounts to $26.4M. According to MRV, the payment relates to an intercompany obligation.

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socalTECH

APRIL 21, 2009

Broadcom, which is a manufacturer of high speed networking and other semiconductors, said it was offering $9.25 per share in cash, for Costa Mesa-based Emulex, which makes storage area networking components, semiconductors, and related products. Broadcom said it would fund the purchase out of its $2.0 READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 16, 2016

Second Alpha Partners Fund, Eastward Capital Partners, PMC Financial Services, and others, and got started in Glendale as the National Notification Network (3N). per share, after pricing at $12.00 Everbridge priced at the center of its original, estimated range of between $11.00 per share last night. and $13.00 READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

JUNE 29, 2009

In a statement, Broadcom said the offer was the "best offer" it intends to make, and that if it is unable to complete its acquisition, it will "move on." Tags: broadcom emulex merger acquisition data storage networking hostile emlx brcm. Broadcom said its offer would last until midnight NYC time, July 14, 2009.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 1, 2015

On the other end of the spectrum are companies that fell behind the curve and may never recover, including MySpace for social networking, Yahoo with online ads, and maybe even Groupon with discounts for group purchasing. Prices begin to decline quickly. The first customers are early adopters who are the least price-sensitive.

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Startup Pricing Cloud Computing Custom 116

socalTECH

JANUARY 30, 2017

Calabasas-based network testing software and hardware developer Ixia has been acquired by Keysight Technologies , in a deal worth $1.6 per share in cash for Ixia, a premium of approximately 45 percent to Ixia's stock price on December 1st, when Ixia said it was considering "strategic alternatives".

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TechCrunch LA

MARCH 22, 2018

Founded by Steve Poizner last year to accelerate the growth of a startup entrepreneurial ecosystem in Southern California, The Alliance is building a network of investors, entrepreneurs and universities to provide ballast in the south to the dominance of the Northern California tech industry.

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Xconomy

JANUARY 4, 2019

You’ll find a few of our favorite stories in this review of some of the year’s best from across the Xconomy network. Topics ranged from the worries over CRISPR genome editing and Wild West biohacking, to Nobel Prize-fueled drug approvals and the headaches around drug prices (even for drugs meant to cure headaches).

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