socalTECH

MARCH 17, 2010

Santa Monica-based ZipRecruiter , a new startup focused on the online job board market, said that it has launched its service this week. The site had been running in a closed beta for the last three months. The site had been running in a closed beta for the last three months. READ MORE>>.

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Sites CitySearch Santa Monica Startup 140

socalTECH

JANUARY 13, 2011

Los Angeles-based Oversee.net , the provider of Internet domain monetization and marketing services, said this morning that it has named Scott Morrow as Senior Vice President / GM of its Vertical Markets division. Morrow was most recently CEO and President of ThisNext, and had previously served as EVp of Citysearch. READ MORE>>.

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Oversee.net CitySearch Marketing Web 150

socalTECH

APRIL 5, 2011

Triton is a provider of digital services and tools to the radio industry. Moriarty has also served at Citysearch, and has been on the boards of Points.com and iLike. The firm said Moriarty will provide strategic guidance to the firm, as it enters its next phase of growth.

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Media CitySearch Ticketmaster Venture Capital 140

socalTECH

MARCH 9, 2010

Los Angeles-based IVT , a provider of web casting software and services, announced today that it has named Jim McGovern as its new CEO. McGovern has also served at Business.com, Ticketmaster Online-Citysearch, and IBM. McGovern has also served at Business.com, Ticketmaster Online-Citysearch, and IBM. IVT recently landed $5.5M

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CitySearch Ticketmaster IBM IBM 145

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APRIL 19, 2011

Los Angeles-based Goldstar , the half price ticketing and event promotion service, has tapped Matt Coffin , Sean Moriarty , and Neil Patrick Harris as advisors, the company said Tuesday. Coffin is the former founder of LowerMyBills.com, and is now an investor in such firms as Demand Media, Houtelook, Ad.ly, ShoeDazzle, and other startups.

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CitySearch Ticketmaster Pricing Demand 170

Tech.Co

MARCH 5, 2015

CitySearch, now a part of IAC, established the category of local online community directories. Overture Services, which began life as GoTo.com, was the first company to introduce the concept of paid search — the business model that powers the multibillion-dollar online search market.

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Idealab Paid Search CitySearch Resource 70

socalTECH

NOVEMBER 3, 2008

mobileStorm, which provides mobile and email marketing services, said that Pedowitz will be responsible for developmentof the firm's next generation platforms. Pedowitz also has served at Citysearch and Warner Bros. READ MORE>>

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CitySearch Platform Resource Email 100

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 7, 2013

He had an idea for a startup that would help consumers better book service jobs and would take on Service Magic, which he believed had a business model that could be disrupted. .” So Ethan went to work as a product manager at Google Video. When Ethan was considering leaving Google we talked about it.

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CTO Coach Google CTO Hire GRP Partners 359

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 8, 2019

We had a fine business in 1-800-DENTIST, our phone-based referral service. People are all now using their mobile devices to find products and services. I then moved to CitySearch, IAC, and then eveentually moved to The Search Agency with David Hughes. It's no different here in this business. So, that's my story.

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Startup CitySearch Outsource Development Organization 113

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.

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Idealab CitySearch Social Media Pasadena 95

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 12, 2013

GRP’s biggest winners over the years have not only come from LA (Overture, CitySearch, TrueCar) but from Chicago (Envestnet, Ulta), Las Vegas (HDI), Baltimore (BillMeLater), New York (DealerTrack), London (LastMinute.com) and other locations.

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Venture Capital GRP Partners Startup Invest 360

socalTECH

JUNE 1, 2015

We had launched in 2001 as a Wi-Fi service provider, putting software on customer's laptops, so that when they traveled from hotspot to hotspot, their laptop could automatically connect to the next hotspot. What's Boingo's business look like nowadays? Dave Hagan: Our business has evolved quite a bit since we last talked.

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Startup Networking CitySearch Ticketmaster 100

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. Facebook or LinkedIn? “Friendster – I like being connected to everyone still using the service.”. If you haven’t already subscribed yet, subscribe now for.

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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. Facebook or LinkedIn? “Friendster – I like being connected to everyone still using the service.”. If you haven’t already subscribed yet, subscribe now for.

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MyLife CitySearch Web Technical Review 157

Jason Nazar

JUNE 11, 2011

I’ll spend time on Citysearch and Yelp trying to find good new spots to try, but my preference is still to get great recommendation from friends. BLT Steak – great steakhouse (a Wadavon favorite) with amazing food, service, and a nice group dining area. I eat out almost every meal.

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Los Angeles Angel CitySearch Hollywood 108

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. Talk about Luxury Link?

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Pricing Sites Marketing Oversee.net 256

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 17, 2012

Idealab, led by Bill Gross, who founded Overture, CitySearch and MANY other business [Pasadena]. And before that he worked years at hedge funds and more broadly in the financial services industry. Whenever I have a business that is big-data oriented and financial services focused he’s my first call. North of the 101].

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Startup Venture Capital Los Angeles Santa Monica 304

socalTECH

JULY 13, 2009

Mark has also been quite active mentoring entrepreneurs, We caught up with Mark to hear about what kinds of investments GRP is looking at nowadays, his view on the software-as-a-service market, and how best to approach him with a pitch. So we're focused on technology, and financial services. That was quite a prominent exit for us.

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GRP Partners Southern California Santa Barbara Rustic Canyon 157

socalTECH

OCTOBER 14, 2011

Well, Los Angeles based Near Networks (www.nearnetworks.com) is looking to both reach customers online, and avoid the tacky, lousy production of typical small business ads, with a new service. What is Near Networks? Sam Rogoway: Near Networks is a national production studio that creates online videos for local businesses across the country.

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Networking Search Engine Optimization Startup Product 150

SoCal Delicious

AUGUST 23, 2010

provides online service to compile and compare plans and rates across multiple monthly services. PriceGrabber.com is an online comparison shopping service. Citysearch is an online guide that offers information and recommendations regarding local businesses including restaurants, shops, bars, hotels, and others.

Guide 42

Guide Startup Mahalo GRP Partners 42

SoCal Delicious

MARCH 1, 2010

The city has, however, quietly been home to some of the most successful online companies to date, including CitySearch (sold to Ticketmaster for $260 million in 1998), Overture (acquired by Yahoo for $2 billion in 2003), eHarmony and LowerMyBills (bought by Experian for $330 million in 2005). startup scene so hot. And what happened in L.A.

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Los Angeles Company Companies Angel 50

socalTECH

AUGUST 9, 2011

The new API makes it easier for software developers to correlate data from those multiple, different sites, creating in essence a "universal translator" for data between those services. The company said the API converts Factual's own IDs into third party identifiers and URLs, and vice versa.

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CitySearch Yahoo Los Angeles Google 182

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 11, 2011

So he founded … wait … CitySearch. Yes, long before Yelp or any similar service. Some IdeaLab successes / brand names aside from Overture & CitySearch? He thought, “This way any product you launch you can talk instantly with and get feedback from customers.&# Shopping.com. The Wedding Channel.

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Competition Idealab Product Ideas 350

SoCal Delicious

SEPTEMBER 19, 2012

Adam Miller transformed his company into one of the world’s leading software-as-a-service companies, specifically in the HR world. 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. magazine and the LA Business Journal.

Technical Review 75

Technical Review Entrepreneur Riot Games Southern California 75

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 8, 2014

Web Services, led by Amazon’s AWS, which reduced the costs a further 90%. The “Three C’s” of the Internet … The infrastructure and web services phases of the Internet are built. Open source computing, which reduced costs to start a company by 90%. But what is it we actually DO on the Internet?

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Startup Venture Capital Capital Funding 390

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. I have a background in financial services. I brought the combination of financial services and founder startup experience which is so important to this fund.

Venture Capital 165

Venture Capital Startup Idealab Technical Review 165

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 15, 2011

In New York you have access to fashion, media, art and of course, financial services. Each of these companies exited for more than $500 million and several north of $1 billion. So it’s always a trade-off. There are many strategic assets outside of Silicon Valley. In Washington DC you have government & defense.

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Venture Capital Southern California Google Startup 313

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 5, 2011

In no expert in Seattle but when I look around I see: enterprise software (Microsoft), the market leader in cloud services (Amazon AWS), games (Xbox), some of the most innovative retailers in the country (CostCo, Starbucks, REI) and what is left of Boeing (HQ moved to Chicago). I’m sure there’s much more.

Venture Capital 317

Venture Capital Technical Review Startup Press 317

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 16, 2012

” These are people with whom there is a likely match for your product or service. If you’re raising money in Financial Services I’ve never met a more knowledgeable investor than my partner, Brian McLoughlin. .” But focusing on too many is a mistake. Why buy me? Why buy now? At GRP that’s largely me.

Develop 366

Develop Development Funding Venture Capital 366

Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 16, 2011

It was Citysearch for women to find guys. Because guys wanted the service just as much as women. We started the matchmaking service a little over a year ago. I ran things for about a year until Val was able to join on full time. We started definitely for women only. So it’s now for both. I absolutly love it.

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Santa Monica Startup Beverly Hills Orange County 74

socalTECH

AUGUST 10, 2011

Places are rated pretty well--you've got Yelp taking care of that, CitySearch, and other sites doing that really well. I was in the online voice services space for more than a decade. I had become increasingly frustrated that there was no rating system for people. There are three nouns--people, places, and things.

Startup 174

Startup Blogging Writing Examples 174