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Lynda.com Bolsters Executive Team

socalTECH

According to the site--which offers up online, video-based training courses on a wide range of software and other subjects--it has hired Alex Zivoder as VP and Managing Director, EMA, Shveta Mujumdar as VP of Corporate Development, Ken Sandy as VP of Product, and Michael Lydon as VP of Technology Operations. READ MORE>>.

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Launchpad LA – 10 Startup Companies to Watch

Both Sides of the Table

Commission Junction, MySpace, TicketMaster and many more. And of course we had, TheMan. I spoke with a chap from TicketMaster who looked at Scot’s product and told me that he was really impressed what the team has built. We had software executives from Google, Yahoo!, Now begins the 6-month journey.

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The Story Behind ScoreBig's Live Entertainment Tickets, with Adam Kanner

socalTECH

The retail channel is dominated by Ticketmaster and Telecharge and Outbox, and a whole bunch of others. In summary, there are three channels - you can pay retail by going to a Ticketmaster. Adam Kanner: Of course. That's the same thing that we do. Can you explain how that works for you? That's your retail channel.

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Interview with Michele Ruiz and Dan Gould, BiasSync

socalTECH

That's what we do over the course of our two year contract. Lots of our engineering team has worked on consumer facing websites, mostly LA local companies, like Tinder, Ticketmaster, and a bunch of other local areas, and are people who are used to building a great consumer experience. That's normally something that is an afterthought.

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How Event Farm Is Making Events A Part Of Your Sales Funnel

SoCal Tech Calendar

When you use something like Eventbrite, or Ticketmaster, it doesn't matter who is buying that ticket�they'll let anyone buy a ticket, because you're just a bar code. Of course, we have competitors. Of course, there are follow up emails, but during an event is the next big chunk. It's fundamentally different.

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Interview with Michael Barton, Startup Exchange

socalTECH

We merged with Ticketmaster, took it public before selling it to IAC. Most of these companies will exit through M&A or IPO, with M&A more likely than an IPO, of course. Mike and John found me through Idealab. I was talking with Idealab about a couple of different jobs, and also was a consultant on various things at the time.

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Behind the Scenes: Troy Carter’s SMASHD LABS with Suzy Ryoo

LATechDigest

SMASHD’s first Cohort brought four early-stage + one mature company into the fold: Sidestep : Mobile platform for live events that allows fans to order merchandise before, during and after an event for VIP pickup and delivery, who has relationships in place with Ticketmaster, and is a merch partner on Beyonce’s latest tour.

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