socalTECH

MAY 24, 2010

The move does not seem to affect the fortunes of Pasadena-based TweetUp , the new startup headed by Idealab's Bill Gross, as that firm's model does not rely on in-stream ads. However, Twitter's own "Promoted Tweets" feature is direct competition to TweetUp's services.

Idealab 173

Idealab GRP Partners Advertising Pasadena 173

socalTECH

NOVEMBER 19, 2008

The prize, which is looking to award $10M to a team which develops a 100 MPG, super fuel-efficient vehicle, said that among the 22 teams which have registered for the prize are Idealab-backed Aptera Motors, based in Carlsbad, and Santa Ana-based Kinetix Motors. The X PRIZE competition will begin in 2009, with winners awarded in 2010.

Southern California 100

Southern California Idealab SoCal Google 100

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 11, 2011

To say he has had an impact on the web would be an understatement. So he founded IdeaLab with his wife Marcia Goodstein (he talks in the video about working with a spouse and also working with siblings). IdeaLab has created 75 companies, leading to 8 IPOs, 35 or so acquisitions and more than 5 companies worth in excess of $1 billion.

Competition 350

Competition Idealab Product CitySearch 350