Both Sides of the Table

JULY 10, 2010

For entrepreneurs who want to learn about how to work with investment banks, how to position yourself to be acquired and what the IPO markets look like this is the episode to watch. How to investment banks help with the M&A (mergers & acquisitions) process? Should you use investment banks to raise venture capital? TechCrunch.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 24, 2010

In light of the recent success, we sat down with Marc Averitt and Sharon Stevenson to talk about the recent exit, where they are with their fund nowadays, and what advice they have for entrepreneurs. Let's talk about the exit. It was about three years from investment to exit, which we were really thrilled about.

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InfoChachkie

APRIL 1, 2013

How did a small, open source software company from Finland capture billions in market share from Oracle? Marten began his story by explaining that MySQL was originally founded as a research project and how it was a nascent startup for nearly a decade before he joined the team. A version of this article previously appeared on Forbes.

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Tech.Co

JANUARY 6, 2020

A few high-profile acquisitions put Spotify into the running against Apple, while buzzy new startups like Luminary jumped into the pool as well. This is just a look at the technical side of podcasting: The software, hardware, and infrastructure knowledge you'll need to get a podcast up and running. How to edit a podcast.

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Tech Zulu Event

MARCH 19, 2015

Instead of paying upfront for expensive software and customized solutions, businesses can now realize cost advantages by purchasing scalable cloud services. Critical software programs for accounting, email, and productivity are just a small sample of the cloud services that are available to small businesses in today’s world.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 12, 2018

It is an LA-based company that was recently acquired by Amazon, which you can read more about in this incredibly well-researched article. Founder, Founder, Founder At Upfront we talk regularly about how 70% of our investment decision in Seed and A rounds is the quality of the entrepreneur and 30% is the quality of the idea.

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socalTECH

MAY 21, 2013

I was pretty skeptical about the firm at first, but then I started talking with folks and getting to know the team, and saw how much revenue they were driving, and decided to make the leap. We were quite surprised to learn about the extent of your operations here. Our whole product and technology team is about 500 people.

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Both Sides of the Table

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). If you’re not even spending any time thinking about what your market could be you’re simply being lazy and unprepared.

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socalTECH

MAY 21, 2013

I was pretty skeptical about the firm at first, but then I started talking with folks and getting to know the team, and saw how much revenue they were driving, and decided to make the leap. We were quite surprised to learn about the extent of your operations here. Our whole product and technology team is about 500 people.

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Tech.Co

OCTOBER 24, 2017

In this #StartupsEverywhere , series, we talked with Aaron Slodov, Jennifer Stapleton, and Steve McHale, leaders in the Cleveland startup ecosystem about why there's more of a draw to downtown. Complion , a regulatory and document management platform for clinical research sites. What’s your role in your ecosystem?

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InfoChachkie

FEBRUARY 9, 2010

He also spearheaded a number of fundamental software breakthroughs, including creating the basic hardware / software architecture which resulted in the creation of the third-party personal computer (PC) software industry. Designed CD-ROM filing system and created Universal Software Bus.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 17, 2017

The company's CEO and founder, Shivani Siroya , talked to us recently about the startup and what it's doing. Shivani Siroya: Across the world, about 2.5 So, we've thought about what kind of proxy for data we have on them from their daily lives, and we found that all of that daily life data is sitting on their devices.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 26, 2020

The options here include going public (IPO), merger/acquisition, liquidate, or no exit, just paying off investors. What investors expect, and what you should be looking to provide for your own use, are answers to all the relevant questions a good advisor might ask about your business goals, objectives, structure, and milestones over time.

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Xconomy

JULY 1, 2016

At the gathering, Biden took verbal shots at scofflaw cancer researchers and at drug prices, while the FDA said it would take a shot at restructuring the way it evaluates oncology products. But as Xconomy reported, details about the reorganization were scant, leaving open questions whether drug regulation actually needs to move faster.

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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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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 28, 2011

Only then can I even care about product, market or their nebulous “fit.&#. “What I care about first and foremost is a great leader. Amy Chua, a Yale professor, wrote a book about raising children the “Chinese Mother&# way. I argued for the opposite. Is it book smarts? Nah, of course not. And experience.

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 22, 2010

It's been awhile since we last caught up with Los Angeles-based Language Weaver (www.languageweaver.com), a venture-backed firm which develops language translation software, so we sat down the other day with Mark Tapling , the President and CEO of the firm, to hear more about where the company is nowadays--plus its strategy for growth and an exit.

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SoCal CTO

MARCH 12, 2007

I had to laugh when an analyst with Forrester said in the article - As impressive as these results may be, myShape’s approach will probably fail to gain a mass audience unless the company can somehow simplify the measuring process, said Sucharita Mulpuru, an analyst with Forrester Research.

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socalTECH

MAY 11, 2010

We caught up with EcoMom CEO Jody Sherman , to learn more about the company. What EcoMom is all about? We do deep research on every single product we advocate for, using the criteria and condition that they create a healthy child and a healthy world. Jody Sherman: We are a site for eco-conscious, health minded parents.

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Xconomy

AUGUST 8, 2016

Talk about auspicious timing. Last week, the mobile app market research firm Sensor Tower estimated that Pokémon Go has generated over $200 million in worldwide net revenue for its creators since July 6, when the free mobile game was launched. Prior to the acquisition, we focused primarily on computer vision. Jay Wright.

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Xconomy

JULY 1, 2016

No PhD, “No Fear”: Alice Zhang, 27, Aims Software at Neuro Diseases. Frank Vinluan reports from North Carolina on a new effort to boost agtech startups and university research. Jeff Engel maps out New England’s cluster of cybersecurity companies—one of the region’s strengths (and a rich source of acquisition targets).

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 1, 2011

The startup is headed by Robert Flynn --a former VC, and co-founder of Liquid Audio, and most recently head of Modern Feed, the company that is now Clicker--who talked with us about his new company. Can you talk about your background, for those who aren't familiar with what you've done? What is Aggregage? at that time.

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Tech Zulu Event

MARCH 21, 2014

The sessions served as a space where enthusiasts, innovators, and investors, of all scales could come together for open conversations about the crypto-currency space. The transaction is considered the largest public acquisition in Bitcoin history with both companies exhibiting impressive growth numbers since their respective beginnings.

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socalTECH

MARCH 4, 2009

We sat down with president and co-founder, Mark Cromack, to hear more about the company. That's what the Cogi service offering is all about--giving you the ability to capture, review, and share the content of your important conversations. You've got an interesting team, can you talk about the background of the founders?

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Tech Zulu Event

AUGUST 13, 2010

We'll use all the panel members' experiences to tell a "how to story" about bootstrapping to million. Software Labs: Petri Dishes for Tech Innovation. Most entrepreneurs fail because they start the business the only way they know how - thinking about. Entrepreneurism / Monetization Customers, research, startups. .

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InfoChachkie

SEPTEMBER 22, 2009

The two Founders then offered their security software for free on the Internet and it quickly became one of the most popular open-source security solutions on the market. The company thrived for several years, generated millions in revenue and was eventually sold to a substantial software security company. Track Record. Feasibility.

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SoCal CTO

DECEMBER 1, 2010

The United States is now a debtor nation to China and that the bill is about to come due. Five Reasons You Haven’t Launched - Software By Rob , November 10, 2010 Photo by stevendepolo. Surprisingly, I was thinking the same thing today about user-generated content, which basically check-in's are too. But I don’t think so.

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SoCal Delicious

MAY 6, 2012

We are about to head on a four-month, 48-state road trip to help people across America bring their ideas to life and shine the light on some of the amazing entrepreneurs and communities. He previously led business development for Affiliate Fuel, leading to its acquisition by Experian in 2005. Our Best Interviews Via Email: Monthly.

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Frank Addante

SEPTEMBER 20, 2006

About Frank Addante > (from the Silicon Valley Business Journal) Twitter Updates follow me on Twitter Blog Archive ► 2010 (2) ► June (1) Part II: Optimized for Profitability ► February (1) Get Out of the Office! Wireless & Voice Application Software) Exit: technology acquired Lesson: Timing is critical. Zondigo, Inc.

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