Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 13, 2014

Operating experience (Helped run parts of CitySearch & UrbanSpoon, tons of product management experience, Board of Hatch Labs which helped spawn Tinder). That will coincide with her developing her unique pipeline and starting to get a sense of her focus areas. Investment experience (5 years a VC at Battery Ventures).

Venture Capital 408

Venture Capital Startup Outsource Development CitySearch 408

socalTECH

JULY 23, 2014

Los Angeles-based financial software developer BlackLine Systems said today that it has hired a new, Chief Technology Officer. He also has served at such companies at Stamps.com, Citysearch/Ticketmaster, and TCI/AND Interactive and Packard Bell. According to the enterprise software company, it has named Alain Avakian as its CTO.

CTO Hire 138

CTO Hire Chief Technology Officer CitySearch Ticketmaster 138

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 11, 2011

So when he saw the browser it instantly dawned on him that this would be the greatest customer development tool ever. So he founded … wait … CitySearch. Some IdeaLab successes / brand names aside from Overture & CitySearch? But also when you’re developing so is your competitor. Shopping.com.

Competition 350

Competition Idealab Product CitySearch 350

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 7, 2013

Because I knew that Ethan was on to a powerful idea and one in which he had developed huge competence and domain knowledge in. But more importantly Ethan developed the belief over time that consumers really needed a service that would allow them to book across many different service businesses from one convenient location.

CTO Coach 359

CTO Coach Google CTO Hire Yammer 359

socalTECH

APRIL 29, 2009

According to Buzz Media, Citron will oversee programming, marketing, engineering, and product development at the firm. Citron has also previously served as President of MusicNet, President of USA Networks Interactive, and was Chairman of Ticketmaster Online-Citysearch, among other positions.

Buzznet 100

Buzznet Media CitySearch Ticketmaster 100

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 17, 2010

We were also an investor in the early local listing company, CitySearch – an LA company. But we do have great technology developers. You can hire a talented head of marketing, business development, technology and sales. You need to for conferences, business development and often for sales. You don’t.

Company 290

Company Companies Technology Startup 290

Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 4, 2011

Bill Gross and Idealab have founded or advanced development of more than 75 companies including Overture Services, eSolar, UberMedia, CitySearch, Picasa and Internet Brands.

Idealab 95

Idealab CitySearch Social Media Pasadena 95

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 15, 2011

Every developer, biz dev person, marketeer or sales rep on your team will be surrounded by scores of companies calling them like Sirens to switch teams. But we do have great technology developers. Each of these companies exited for more than $500 million and several north of $1 billion. Now let’s think about retention.

Venture Capital 313

Venture Capital Southern California Google Startup 313

socalTECH

MARCH 14, 2011

For this morning's interview, we spoke with Scot Richardson , CEO of Los Angeles-based LaughStub (www.laughstub.com), which develops software which helps comedy clubs and others manage ticket sales, online marketing, and customer relationship management.

Ticketmaster 140

Ticketmaster CTO Hire Tech Coast Angels Social Media 140

socalTECH

JULY 16, 2013

We''re taking a fairly unique approach to program development, however, in that we will get involved with nonprofits and people with program ideas, and figure out how to fund them. My own history, is I was here when Overture was doing great things, and Citysearch, Earthlink, and eHarmony were all here. Andy Wilson: Great question.

Pasadena 242

Pasadena Santa Monica CalTech Technical Review 242

socalTECH

AUGUST 16, 2013

Scott Morrow is an Internet and startup veteran, having run such companies as Oversee.net and ThisNext, and headed up product marketing for IAC/Citysearch. The other important and exciting development is we''re introducing our brand to a new, younger group of visitors.

Pricing 256

Pricing Sites Marketing SEM 256

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 8, 2019

To their credit, they were able to carve out an investment so we could develop this. They have a day job, running the existing business, and they then have to commit more time and effort into building Dentistry.com, to develop the technology, processes, and all we have to do. We are working with a team in Montevideo, Uruguay.

Startup 113

Startup CitySearch Outsource Development Organization 113

Tech.Co

MARCH 5, 2015

CitySearch, now a part of IAC, established the category of local online community directories. The structure of Idealab has allowed us to test many ideas at once and turn the best of them into companies, attracting the human and financial capital necessary to bring them to market.

Idealab 70

Idealab Paid Search CitySearch Resource 70

socalTECH

AUGUST 12, 2009

I came out of Boston Consulting, doing technology and new media consulting, then I went to Citysearch, where I was one of the early executives running bizdev and international. We've got some very, very strong companies across different industry sectors, including defense, technology, hardware development, consumer goods, and retail.

Venture Capital 165

Venture Capital Startup Idealab Technical Review 165

Tech Zulu Event

JULY 16, 2013

Their roster of success includes numerous pioneering tech companies, many of which continue to be industry leaders today — Overture, BillMeLater, CitySearch, and more. Product Development: philosophie. Previously known as GRP Partners, Upfront Ventures has focused on early stage investments since 1996. Social Media: Snapchat.

Startup 111

Startup Snapchat Venice Social Media 111

socalTECH

OCTOBER 14, 2011

Yelp and CitySearch have been around for awhile, but Foursquare is really built on local businesses, Groupon, LivingSocial, and other deal sites are built on the backs of local businesses. That way, we're able to maintain our quality and consistency.

Networking 150

Networking Search Engine Optimization Product Startup 150

socalTECH

JULY 13, 2009

billion to Yahoo, we did CitySearch, we invested in the largest travel site in Europe, called LastMinute.com, and also CyberSource--a number of very early stage, Internet companies. Because, who it takes to develops successful software-as-a-service is someone who has come through Oracle, Seybold, to some extent SAP or PeopleSoft.

GRP Partners 157

GRP Partners Southern California Santa Barbara Rustic Canyon 157

Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 8, 2011

We both had different types and interests in men and thought it would be great if there was a Citysearch for women based upon types. There’s the feeling that the tech world is for males only, but it would be so great to help see more women developers, coders, etc in tech. What’s next?

Startup 75

Startup Technical Review Blogging Demand 75

Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 16, 2011

It was Citysearch for women to find guys. For those PHP or Ruby developers out there, Three Day Rules is looking to hire. I ran things for about a year until Val was able to join on full time. When Three Day Rule was started, was it marketed towards women only or has it always been towards men & women?

Santa Monica 74

Santa Monica Startup Beverly Hills Orange County 74

InfoChachkie

JANUARY 31, 2011

Messenger : Ian Siegel , Co-Founder |CEO ZipRecruiter , Former Executive Product and Technology roles at: MyLife, CitySearch, Stamps.com, Rent.com and Pictage. With little free time to develop new features, a lot of our thinking instead went towards how to best market and monetize the product we already had. Copyright © 2007-11 by J.

MyLife 160

MyLife CitySearch Web Technical Review 160

InfoChachkie

JANUARY 31, 2011

Messenger : Ian Siegel , Co-Founder |CEO ZipRecruiter , Former Executive Product and Technology roles at: MyLife, CitySearch, Stamps.com, Rent.com and Pictage. With little free time to develop new features, a lot of our thinking instead went towards how to best market and monetize the product we already had. Copyright © 2007-11 by J.

MyLife 157

MyLife CitySearch Web Technical Review 157

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 16, 2012

He’s focused on that sector (not exclusively but predominantly) and therefore has an amazing network at large financial services firms to help you with business development. So they develop short-hand ways to qualify things better. Why invest now when I can see how your company develops? Neither can any VC.

Develop 366

Develop Development Funding Venture Capital 366

SoCal Delicious

AUGUST 23, 2010

Citysearch is an online guide that offers information and recommendations regarding local businesses including restaurants, shops, bars, hotels, and others. Codeita lets you design, code, and publish all from a cloud-based LAMP development environment. LowerMyBills, Inc. It was acquired by Experian in 2005 for $330M.

Guide 42

Guide Startup Mahalo GRP Partners 42