socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

Los Angeles-based MySpace has been among the most visible of Southern California's Internet era success stories, although the site--now owned by News Corporation--has had its own share of ups-and-downs, as well as questions about its future. MySpace Connection : Richard Rosenblatt , former Chairman of MySpace. www.cocodot.com).

Startup 178

Startup Tech Coast Angels Demand News 178

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 15, 2010

So my guess is that Tweetup needs to go “multi-stream&# (as in Facebook, MySpace, etc.). 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

JUNE 3, 2010

And the broader question of whether VC’s will continue to invest in the Twitter ecosystem. Web-based client for user stream data including Twitter (original focus), FaceBook, MySpace, Google Buzz, FourSquare and many others. Founded by Shawn Gold (ex-MySpace CMO). Estimated 15mm downloads to date. LibreDigital. Hello, Chair.

Venture Capital 214

Venture Capital Startup Design S3 214

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JUNE 18, 2010

Venture Capital funds: the different between “closed funds&# (which typically have a 10-year time horizon) and “evergreen funds&# which re-invest profits back into the fund. An investment doesn’t guarantee your product will suddenly be on the investor’s price sheet. DST invested $180mm last fall.

Venture Capital 225

Venture Capital Google Web Sites 225