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PostUp Buys UberTwitter, Becomes UberMedia

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As part of the acquisition, the firm said it has changed its named to Ubermedia. UberMedia is headed by Idealab's Bill Gross; Jon Kraft, who was most recently at BigStage entertainment, was a co-founder of Pandora, and has been very active locally with the Technology Council of SOuthern California, is now Chief Operating Officer of the firm.

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Negative Customer Acquisition Costs - Creative Startup Marketing Ideas - Eric David Greenspan

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I’ve recently had a chance to reconnect with Eric David Greenspan ( LinkedIn , Twitter ) He’s the CEO of Make It Work a high quality, personal, high touch technology service provider for homes and small businesses. Our new customer acquisition has grown and our costs have plummeted. A negative customer acquisition cost!

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Funding and Guiding Your Company's Growth

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But how do they finance growth and acquisitions? Thursday, November 10, 2011 -- Funding and Guiding Your Company's Growth. How do you finance growth and transitional stages? Despite the current economic gloom, companies are growing, expanding and developing strategically.

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Software MandA

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No question, the economic downturn took its toll on software industry mergers and acquisitions in 2009. Larger software companies survived the Great Recession surprisingly well, and they seem to have a voracious appetite for strategic acquisitions. Buyers and sellers all retreated. What can we expect for 2010?

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Thanks to socalTECH's Sponsors!

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The Technology Council of Southern California (www.tcosc.org) The Technology Council of Southern California is celebrating its 15th year of recognizing individuals and companies that have made significant, superior contributions to Southern California's technology industry.

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Events and Networking in Los Angeles

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Having produced a variety of events over the years and having been on the boards of both the Technology Council and AITP, I can say that its really hard to attract a critical mass of interesting people. Technology Advisor Technology Roles in Startups Pricing Customer Acquisition Sunk Costs and More -.