socalTECH
JUNE 25, 2009
West Hollywood-based Citysearch , the local reviews and directory service of IAC, has taken an unusual approach to finding its next business idea: it's running a contest which asks its users to submit a "brilliant" idea for web and mobile applications. Tags: citysearch business contest idea venture capital equity.
Both Sides of the Table
MARCH 17, 2010
We were also an investor in the early local listing company, CitySearch – an LA company. Side note: LA seems to have had some success in mega deals led by private equity firms as evidenced by DemandMedia and Chris DeWolf’s latest company backed by more than $20 million in private equity.
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SoCal Delicious
SEPTEMBER 19, 2012
Most recently, Rosenblatt cofounded Demand Media, launching in 2006 with $120 million in equity and the acquisition of eHow.com. Picasa, CitySearch and ESolar have all gone through Bill Gross and without his steady hands, the companies, and Los Angeles, wouldn’t be the same. Elon Musk – SpaceX, Tesla Motors, PayPal.
Both Sides of the Table
MAY 5, 2011
It’s no big surprise that I spend a larger portion of my time in LA working on: disruption of television, performance-based marketing, games & mobile. We have all of the 2nd-time entrepreneurs from Overture, CitySearch, MySpace, etc. We know it can be done. Foreign Direct Investment (FDI). billion.
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