Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 5, 2010

What I want to answer with this post (long though it may be) is: Why did Web 2.0 Brands didn’t advertise their web pages they advertised “AOL Keywords.&# If you were a newly minted, venture-backed consumer Internet company you had to have a deal with AOL to reach your customers. Social Networking in Web 2.0.

Social Network 297

Social Network Networking Web 2.0 Web 297

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 19, 2009

Hollywood-based Geni , the venture-backed firm which has developed an online, Web 2.0-style style genealogy and social networking web sites for families, has connected the company's service with the popular Facebook social networking web site.

Geni 145

Geni Web 2.0 Social Network Web 145

Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 22, 2010

I’ve had a long-standing rule of thumb in product design, which I call “design for the novice, configure for the pro.&# I started saying this back in 2001/02, long before the era of Web 2.0, Even in 2010 I think most companies err too much on the side of complexity. lean startups or even the advent of AJAX.

Design 325

Design Startup Web 2.0 Tips 325

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 16, 2009

Nearly all of the mistakes I made at my first company I fixed by the time of my second company. This is the only mistake I repeated twice and it is a mistake that I see many, many companies make. When you start your company the very first question you need to ask yourself is which kind of customers do you want to serve.

Startup 389

Startup Customer Custom Resource 389

Eric Greenspan

JUNE 8, 2010

People often ask me why we’ve built an extensive Media division to support our computer repair company, Make It Work. massive engagement on Twitter , Facebook and other forms of Web 2.0 The answer is simple–no one else could offer us what we wanted, so we did it our way. Make It Work (MEDIA) is not just a radio show!

Web 2.0 156

Web 2.0 Marketing Southern California Blogging 156

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 27, 2013

” If your company was featured there (in the early days of what people called Web 2.0) But the obvious thing dawned on many people – the early-adopter, tech-obsessed readers of TechCrunch at the time were not necessarily the typical users of many company’s products. They want validation.

Blogging 309

Blogging Journal Press Startup 309

TechEmpower

JULY 31, 2023

These two questions/answers can help define the early proof points for your company. Customer Lifetime Value (CLV) How much money will your business generate from each converted customer? If you can demonstrate that your CAC and CLV numbers work as expected, then you’ve proven you can make money.

Metrics 260

Metrics Startup Slides Technical Review 260

SoCal CTO

OCTOBER 8, 2009

This is a great presentation and one that I'm going to point out to startup / early stage company CEOs. This kind of a simple model also helps: Define the early proof points for the company. A post by Fred Wilson pointed me to Dave McClure's Startup Metrics presentation. You only build what you need to prove that model. Great stuff.

Metrics 225

Metrics Startup Web 2.0 Slides 225

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 14, 2010

Just ask the people who poured money into once “hot&# companies like RazorGator or Friendster. But then I talk with my partner Brian McLoughlin who has worked in the field for 20 years and he’ll run through the 10 reasons why similar companies haven’t succeeded. So many deals seem like obvious money makers.

Invest 288

Invest Angel Web 2.0 SEO 288

Technology Council

SEPTEMBER 2, 2008

Jason Calacanis, CEO of Mahalo.com will be presenting &# New Challenges and Innovative Solutions for Publishers in a Web 2.0 John Suh, CEO of Legalzoom.com will present &# Successful Launch Strategies for Online Businesses&#. Following Jason’s presentation he will [.]

VentureNet 100

VentureNet Web 2.0 Web Technology 100

socalTECH

AUGUST 30, 2011

Experiences way beyond any hack-a-thon, startup blog or your current company engagement can enrich your thinking and challenge you to think more broadly about the solutions you offer in the market. It was an enterprise 2.0 panel at the dawn of what people began calling web 2.0..

Web 2.0 124

Web 2.0 GRP Partners Blogging Web 124

SoCal CTO

JANUARY 5, 2011

Berkonomics , November 29, 2010 Rice Alliance IT/Web 2.0 Forum December 9th Lineup - Startup Houston , November 27, 2010 When to step on the gas and go for it?

Startup 378

Startup Venture Capital Blogging CTO Coach 378

socalTECH

JULY 13, 2009

Santa Monica-based SharesPost , which has created on online marketplace for sellers and buyers of private company stock, reported to its users late Friday that the firm now has sales of LinkedIn, Linden Lab, Tesla Motors, and SugarCRM going into escrow. READ MORE>>.

Research 100

Research Sales CarsDirect Web 2.0 100

socalTECH

OCTOBER 5, 2010

According to the report, Calacanis is developing a property called Launch , which will focus on deep analysis of companies. The new publication would not be a stretch for Calacanis--who, like Arrington, made his own fortune by selling his last company, blog network Weblogs, Inc. AOL was the buyer of TechCrunch.

Mahalo 124

Mahalo Web 2.0 Blogging Technical Review 124

socalTECH

NOVEMBER 24, 2008

According to Geni, the new feature will look through your address book and select anyone that the company's software thinks is related to you. Geni operates a Web 2.0 web site that allows users to create a family tree and share family information, events, and more.

Geni 100

Geni Web 2.0 Yahoo Web 100

SoCal Tech Calendar

SEPTEMBER 16, 2008

Social networking is the fastest growing activity on Web 2.0. Learn how to incorporate this significant development in communications into your company. Wednesday, September 17, 2008 -- "Social Networking: How it Can Add Value to Your Organization" MIT of the Central Coast Enterprise Forum.

Social Network 100

Social Network Networking Web 2.0 Enterprise Forum 100

socalTECH

JULY 22, 2009

In fact, there is a whole generation of consumer digital denizens that only know the "Web 2.0 / free" world of the Internet. What does this problem mean for companies and content creators? Read more in What Is The Value of Free.

Web 2.0 100

Web 2.0 Venture Capital Content Entertainment 100

socalTECH

JUNE 29, 2009

The site--which features Web 2.0-style Among features that the company said was attracting users was its interactive tool, The Daily Plate, which can be used to track the nutritional intake that users have consumed; related mobile devices for tracking calorie consumption; and forums for setting goals. million registered users.

Web 2.0 100

Web 2.0 Social Media Content Demand 100

socalTECH

MARCH 12, 2013

The company--which is in the business of operating a content delivery network (CDN) to accelerate the delivery of web graphics, multimedia, applications, and more to end users-- recently disclosed it more than doubled its revenues in 2012, and has grown to over 230 employees--all due to a huge amount of demand for CDN services by its customers.

CTO Hire 248

CTO Hire Content Networking Web 248

Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 25, 2011

Experiences way beyond any hack-a-thon, startup blog or your current company engagement can enrich your thinking and challenge you to think more broadly about the solutions you offer in the market. It was an “enterprise 2.0” panel at the dawn of what people began calling “web 2.0.”. But then the world changes.

Class 334

Class Writing Web 2.0 Offshore 334

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 14, 2013

Big company powerhouses, like IBM and Xerox, took fifty years to make the cycle, but new companies today, in the age of the Internet, often make the cycle in five to ten years, or even less. Lewis explore these culture issues, both national and international, that can make or break your company strategy. Product-line expansion.

Company 75

Company Companies Startup Web 2.0 75

SoCal CTO

OCTOBER 5, 2010

I applied to hundreds of jobs: low-level VC roles, startups jobs, even to big tech companies. Big companies rejected me outright or gave me a courtesy interview before rejecting me. Here’s one possible explanation – Job titles in a startup mean something different than titles in a large company. Kanye West. Advisory Board.

Startup 191

Startup Product Technology Venture Capital 191

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 15, 2022

Big company powerhouses, like IBM and Xerox, took fifty years to make the cycle, but new companies today, in the age of the Internet, often make the cycle in five to ten years, or even less. Lewis explore these cultural issues, both national and international, that can make or break your company strategy. Product-line expansion.

Startup 142

Startup Web 2.0 IBM IBM 142

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 19, 2008

So what Phonesheet.com does is takes that antiquated system and modernizes it, using a Web 2.0 I was the in house software designer/developer for Artist Management Group, which was Michael Ovitz's company. They used my phone sheet, and I have sold phone sheets '95 to Universal Studios, AMG, and various production companies.

Web 2.0 147

Web 2.0 Web Entertainment Hollywood 147

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 1, 2009

There’s no doubt (at least anecdotally) that the pace of VC investments in early-stage technology companies has picked up in the past few months. There have been a number of high profile tech IPO s in the recent months including companies such as OpenTable and more recently LogMeIn. – IPO-able in any normal market.

Venture Capital 255

Venture Capital Marketing Startup Social Network 255

Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 9, 2011

So the industry formed around a day of the week when all partners could avoid having company board meetings or traveling. Valuations were enormous relative to progress in companies. Companies with less than $2 million in revenue were asking for $50-60 million valuations and getting them. Yesterday was a Monday. Depressing.

Marketing 305

Marketing Venture Capital Funding Technical Review 305

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 31, 2011

There is no shame in being an exec at a company or whatever.&#. Every one of these events (with names changed) has happened to companies I’ve worked at or closely with. In my experience many in the industry still think about “my CEO’s&# or “my companies&# as though they are pawns on a chessboard.

Entrepreneur 384

Entrepreneur Startup Venture Capital Ideas 384

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 18, 2013

It means the “ torso TV ” consumption patterns will be more important than the head or the long tail for the next era of media companies. You should only worry about this if you’re a large, traditional media company with fat margins. I first wanted to invest in this trend by backing a company called Filmaka.

Startup 380

Startup Media Content Platform 380

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 13, 2011

This time frame – 2005/2006 – web 2.0 A deep dive into the Foundry Group investment philosophy including an interesting discussion of their investing Themes. “… our lens is: Internet Software Companies anywhere in the U.S. Was about a billion dollars on the IPO” and “was one of the first web analytics companies.

Venture Capital 288

Venture Capital Startup Technical Review Software Review 288

socalTECH

JUNE 8, 2009

Eric Sikola is CEO of ExpenseBay (www.expensebay.com), a Los Angeles-based, online, software-as-a-service startup which has created an online application which uses Web 2.0 The firm has taken the ease-of-use, interconnectivity, and other features we take granted from modern Web 2.0 What's your company doing?

Web 2.0 100

Web 2.0 Startup SaaS Report 100

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 29, 2009

My firm GRP Partners recently funded a young LA based company named Ad.Ly that is an “in-stream advertising&# company currently focused on monetizing Twitter. was the “static&# web. Traditional media companies published their stories on the web. was the 2-way web. Then came blogs.

Ideas 286

Ideas Advertising Google Technical Review 286

SoCal CTO

FEBRUARY 17, 2007

When I was looking for speakers for an event last fall on Web 2.0 , LinkedIn was a great way to reach out. Sometimes, Ill use LinkedIn to contact my network, but mostly I still just go to their profile and email them. He has been the CTO for several start-ups, most notably eHarmony.

CTO Coach 150

CTO Coach Southern California CTO Hire Social Media 150

socalTECH

JULY 25, 2012

Edward Park: Our company, Rnddr Labs, is trying to create frictionless merch tools and products. Why did you decide to start your company? And, there are lots of companies not doing this as efficiently or as well. The biggest thing for me, was turning version 2.0 was community and content, we think Web 3.0

Startup 174

Startup Commerce Web 2.0 Screening 174

socalTECH

JULY 5, 2017

It's fairly unusual to see an apparel company with venture backing, and particularly unusual to see one with the strong lineup of investors that LA-based Jaanuu (www.jaanuu.com) has behind the company. I moved down here to work as a large, $10 billion private equity fund with Ron Burkle, at Yucaipa Companies.

Web 2.0 100

Web 2.0 Equity Legalzoom Capital 100

Jason Nazar

NOVEMBER 23, 2008

I’ve spent the last year running a tech company based in Santa Monica , CA and I’ve spent countless weeks in the Bay meeting with hundreds of tech founders. Some of the Entrepreneurs in Los Angeles I’ve learned the most from are: Kamran Pourzanjani – best deal maker and negotiator in the web space I’ve met.

Los Angeles 107

Los Angeles Angel Web 2.0 Web 107

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 30, 2008

You could just sit and add people to your own family tree program, but people hadn't applied Web 2.0-style, it's been incredibly successful at Geni, and is the center of the company's culture. We recently decided we should spin it out into a separate company, so that other companies can use the product as well.

Yammer 133

Yammer Geni Startup Southern California 133

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 14, 2015

Big company powerhouses, like IBM and Xerox, took fifty years to make the cycle, but new companies today, in the age of the Internet, often make the cycle in five to ten years, or even less. Lewis explore these culture issues, both national and international, that can make or break your company strategy. Product-line expansion.

Startup 98

Startup Marketing Web 2.0 IBM 98