socalTECH
SEPTEMBER 30, 2008
Our interview this morning is with David Sacks, CEO of Geni.com, an online family tree and social networking site, as well as Yammer, the instant messaging startup spun out of Geni.com at TechCrunch50. We sat down with David to catch up on what Geni and Yammer are doing, plus got his insights into entrepreneurship and the Paypal mystique.
socalTECH
MAY 9, 2019
Los Angeles-based Pearl , the machine learning startup which was spun out of advertising AI software startup GumGum , has raised $11M in a funding round, which came from Craft Ventures, as well as un-named strategic investors. Craft Ventures is the investment firm run by former Yammer founder, David Sacks. READ MORE>>.
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socalTECH
MAY 21, 2013
Los Angeles-based GumGum has snagged a media agency network executive as an advisor, the firm is announcing today, for its in-image advertising platform. GumGum''s advisory board also include David Sacks, the CEO of Yammer; Michael Jones, the former CEO of MySpace, and Vince Thompson, the Managing partner at Middleshift. READ MORE>>.
TechCrunch LA
MAY 8, 2019
GumGum , the Los Angeles-based startup that’s spent the past decade applying machine learning technologies to advertising and sports, has spun out a new healthcare startup focused on the dental industry called Pearl. “This idea was seeded within GumGum,” says Tanz.
SoCal CTO
MAY 15, 2009
Companies also use social networking sites in the hiring process, and increasingly, to do innovative advertising (such as the recent Jack in the Box campaign). Does advertising work in the social networking world? He has performed this role since the company’s inception after Yammer was spun-out of Geni Inc. (a
InfoChachkie
SEPTEMBER 3, 2013
Ebay+Soundcloud = us" and "FLIMBY=Yammer+Delicious+Gotomeeting.". Yammer for Education) & explanatory (e.g., "Better than Amazon''s customer experience for any brand" and "LinkedIn on Steroids.". Math Doesn''t Lie. Google x Facebook x Amazon) + (Universal Reviews). Explanatory. "A But For Nonprofits.
SoCal CTO
NOVEMBER 17, 2009
A typical day starts with email, Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, and Yammer checks/updates. We have traditionally been a company heard about through word of mouth, radio advertising (now our own show) and from a Mini sighting. A great opportunity for more visible networking. Sometimes I make a blog entry. Any thoughts on my post?
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