socalTECH

OCTOBER 6, 2017

Why are these colleges using you, rather than investing in their own custom applications? The platform approach we took allows teams and companies and venues to access the best functionality, at a subcription price, rather than a custom development price. Laurence Sotsky: That's a great question.

Mobile 162

Mobile Platform El Segundo UCLA 162

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 15, 2010

I think the best solution for the social networking era is “in-stream&# advertising. I won’t belabor this – I have an investment in this space ( ad.ly ) so I’m biased. I think this classifies as a “crack filler&# and I’m not sure I would have done the investment for that reason.

Venture Capital 271

Venture Capital Capital Google Platform 271

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 11, 2011

I thing I’ve learned over the years is that technology purists hate advertising even when it is that revenue stream that truthfully drives much of our industry. He said it was better than the Yellow Pages because he would provide pricing transparency. He created GoTo.com (later renamed Overture) out of a frustration with search.

Competition 350

Competition Idealab Product CitySearch 350