InfoChachkie

AUGUST 18, 2011

Former Vice President of Technology at eHarmony and Vice President of Engineering at the Rubicon Project. In this interview, Mark discusses how his experiences at Oracle, eHarmony and the Rubicon Project contributed to the creation of his latest venture, SteelHouse Media. There are two things I learned at eHarmony.

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socalTECH

MARCH 19, 2013

The startup, led by Andy Wilson, said it has created a big-data driven system to analyze a user's professional relationship, and helps organize and syncrhonize contact data, emails, meetings, and phone calls. READ MORE>>.

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SoCal CTO

JANUARY 31, 2011

As I discussed in Matching Algorithm , I end up talking to a lot of startups who want to become the eHarmony of careers, eHarmony of clothes, eHarmony of jobs, eHarmony of tutoring, eHarmony of services, eHarmony of investments, etc. Let’s take a particular example: eHarmony of jobs.

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SoCal CTO

JANUARY 31, 2011

As I discussed in Matching Algorithm , I end up talking to a lot of startups who want to become the eHarmony of careers, eHarmony of clothes, eHarmony of jobs, eHarmony of tutoring, eHarmony of services, eHarmony of investments, etc. Let’s take a particular example: eHarmony of jobs.

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Tech Zulu Event

AUGUST 18, 2015

What do Oracle, eHarmony, and Rubicon Project all have in common? Was the VP of Technology at eHarmony where he built personality-matching technology. Was the VP of Technology at eHarmony where he built personality-matching technology. Custom partnerships. Mark Douglas, CEO of SteelHouse ! That’s what!

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 30, 2016

Both investors and customers have told us we stand out for our ability to consistently deliver on new content, new partnerships and improving core metics. Grant was formerly an executive at eHarmony and Idealab and lives near Pasadena with his author wife and 3 kid coders. Regular wins mean more people are willing to bet on you.

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SoCal CTO

MAY 21, 2012

Most notably, he was the original CTO for eHarmony for its first four years making him partly responsible for more than 4% of the marriages every year. What is our lifetime customer value and how can we drive that up? What does it cost to acquire a new customer? What is our viral spread coefficient?

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SoCal CTO

SEPTEMBER 26, 2007

Because of our work on eHarmony, we often find matching as a core component of systems. Yet while the rest of the people on the podcast talk about some of the things that customers were asking for, there was lots of opportunity to make it differentiated. It's funny to hear Betsy describe it as dating for product placement.

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SoCal CTO

FEBRUARY 28, 2007

He has been the CTO for several start-ups, most notably eHarmony. Technology Advisor Technology Roles in Startups Pricing Customer Acquisition Sunk Costs and More -. User Interface Beyond the Web Site ► November (7) Negative Customer Acquisition Costs - Creative Sta. He has twenty years’ experience as a CTO.

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SoCal CTO

FEBRUARY 17, 2007

He has been the CTO for several start-ups, most notably eHarmony. Technology Advisor Technology Roles in Startups Pricing Customer Acquisition Sunk Costs and More -. User Interface Beyond the Web Site ► November (7) Negative Customer Acquisition Costs - Creative Sta. He has twenty years’ experience as a CTO.

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SoCal CTO

FEBRUARY 25, 2007

He has been the CTO for several start-ups, most notably eHarmony. Technology Advisor Technology Roles in Startups Pricing Customer Acquisition Sunk Costs and More -. User Interface Beyond the Web Site ► November (7) Negative Customer Acquisition Costs - Creative Sta. He has twenty years’ experience as a CTO.

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SoCal CTO

FEBRUARY 17, 2007

He has been the CTO for several start-ups, most notably eHarmony. Technology Advisor Technology Roles in Startups Pricing Customer Acquisition Sunk Costs and More -. User Interface Beyond the Web Site ► November (7) Negative Customer Acquisition Costs - Creative Sta. He has twenty years’ experience as a CTO.

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 28, 2012

The startup--created by Robert Earl (Founder and CEO of Planet Hollywood), Grant Hosford (formerly of eHarmony), and Connell (formerly of Nokia)--is using the Internet to arrange group dates at local restaurants, to connect people in person and offline. It's all about adding value to the bottom line, and bringing new customers that come back.

San Diego 264

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SoCal CTO

MARCH 12, 2007

Having worked on eHarmony where the intake is 2 hours and was completely counter to the prevailing trend, I think the analyst missed the point. He has been the CTO for several start-ups, most notably eHarmony. Technology Advisor Technology Roles in Startups Pricing Customer Acquisition Sunk Costs and More -.

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SoCal CTO

FEBRUARY 25, 2007

He has been the CTO for several start-ups, most notably eHarmony. Technology Advisor Technology Roles in Startups Pricing Customer Acquisition Sunk Costs and More -. User Interface Beyond the Web Site ► November (7) Negative Customer Acquisition Costs - Creative Sta. He has twenty years’ experience as a CTO.

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SoCal CTO

FEBRUARY 17, 2007

He has been the CTO for several start-ups, most notably eHarmony. Technology Advisor Technology Roles in Startups Pricing Customer Acquisition Sunk Costs and More -. User Interface Beyond the Web Site ► November (7) Negative Customer Acquisition Costs - Creative Sta. He has twenty years’ experience as a CTO.

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SoCal CTO

FEBRUARY 17, 2007

He has been the CTO for several start-ups, most notably eHarmony. Technology Advisor Technology Roles in Startups Pricing Customer Acquisition Sunk Costs and More -. User Interface Beyond the Web Site ► November (7) Negative Customer Acquisition Costs - Creative Sta. He has twenty years’ experience as a CTO.

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SoCal CTO

FEBRUARY 20, 2007

He has been the CTO for several start-ups, most notably eHarmony. Technology Advisor Technology Roles in Startups Pricing Customer Acquisition Sunk Costs and More -. User Interface Beyond the Web Site ► November (7) Negative Customer Acquisition Costs - Creative Sta. He has twenty years’ experience as a CTO.

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SoCal CTO

FEBRUARY 23, 2007

He has been the CTO for several start-ups, most notably eHarmony. Technology Advisor Technology Roles in Startups Pricing Customer Acquisition Sunk Costs and More -. User Interface Beyond the Web Site ► November (7) Negative Customer Acquisition Costs - Creative Sta. He has twenty years’ experience as a CTO.

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SoCal CTO

MARCH 20, 2007

He has been the CTO for several start-ups, most notably eHarmony. Technology Advisor Technology Roles in Startups Pricing Customer Acquisition Sunk Costs and More -. User Interface Beyond the Web Site ► November (7) Negative Customer Acquisition Costs - Creative Sta. He has twenty years’ experience as a CTO.

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SoCal CTO

MARCH 9, 2007

He has been the CTO for several start-ups, most notably eHarmony. Technology Advisor Technology Roles in Startups Pricing Customer Acquisition Sunk Costs and More -. User Interface Beyond the Web Site ► November (7) Negative Customer Acquisition Costs - Creative Sta. He has twenty years’ experience as a CTO.

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SoCal CTO

MARCH 20, 2007

He has been the CTO for several start-ups, most notably eHarmony. Technology Advisor Technology Roles in Startups Pricing Customer Acquisition Sunk Costs and More -. User Interface Beyond the Web Site ► November (7) Negative Customer Acquisition Costs - Creative Sta. He has twenty years’ experience as a CTO.

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SoCal CTO

MARCH 13, 2007

He has been the CTO for several start-ups, most notably eHarmony. Technology Advisor Technology Roles in Startups Pricing Customer Acquisition Sunk Costs and More -. User Interface Beyond the Web Site ► November (7) Negative Customer Acquisition Costs - Creative Sta. He has twenty years’ experience as a CTO.

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SoCal CTO

MARCH 1, 2007

He has been the CTO for several start-ups, most notably eHarmony. Technology Advisor Technology Roles in Startups Pricing Customer Acquisition Sunk Costs and More -. User Interface Beyond the Web Site ► November (7) Negative Customer Acquisition Costs - Creative Sta. He has twenty years’ experience as a CTO.

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SoCal CTO

MARCH 5, 2007

Common revenue streams are consulting, training, support, customization, upgraded versions for corporate applications, etc. He has been the CTO for several start-ups, most notably eHarmony. Technology Advisor Technology Roles in Startups Pricing Customer Acquisition Sunk Costs and More -.

Southern California 150

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Tech Zulu Event

JULY 16, 2013

By using SteelHouse, ecommerce sites can use live data to instantly respond to a customer’s wants and needs for stronger transaction values, increased conversion rates, and an overall better customer experience. Mark Douglas, Steelhouse President and CEO, is formerly from Oracle and was the VP of Technology at eHarmony.

Startup 111

Startup Snapchat Social Media Venice 111

SoCal CTO

MARCH 20, 2007

He has been the CTO for several start-ups, most notably eHarmony. Technology Advisor Technology Roles in Startups Pricing Customer Acquisition Sunk Costs and More -. User Interface Beyond the Web Site ► November (7) Negative Customer Acquisition Costs - Creative Sta. He has twenty years’ experience as a CTO.

CTO Coach 150

CTO Coach Southern California CTO Hire Social Media 150

SoCal CTO

OCTOBER 14, 2009

Along the way, I co-authored three books on one-to-one marketing ( [link] ) to help marketers learn how to built and nature relationships with their customers. One of the places where eHarmony really took off was on radio. It's great to know that you have the radio and TV background.

Los Angeles 150

Los Angeles Networking Marketing Startup 150

SoCal CTO

MAY 15, 2009

He handles strategic partnerships and enterprise agreements with large corporate customers, as well as serving as the company's in-house general counsel. He has been the CTO for several start-ups, most notably eHarmony. (a social networking site for families), where the Yammer technology was developed. in Computer Science.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 7, 2009

For people who are serious about losing weight and improving their fitness, the way to do that it to use a dedicated expert--a trainer, a meal planner, or dietician, who can work with you on a daily basis and create a custom plan. You come to our site, take a match quiz--a lot like eHarmony--to find the right trainer.

Media 168

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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). What is happening in L.A. Register Now!

Los Angeles 50

Los Angeles Company Companies Angel 50

SoCal CTO

MARCH 22, 2007

He has been the CTO for several start-ups, most notably eHarmony. Technology Advisor Technology Roles in Startups Pricing Customer Acquisition Sunk Costs and More -. User Interface Beyond the Web Site ► November (7) Negative Customer Acquisition Costs - Creative Sta. He has twenty years’ experience as a CTO.

Blogging 150

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SoCal CTO

FEBRUARY 13, 2013

The second bullet, getting feedback from customers is most often not valid either. Even with these, you will have paper-tested your MVP, but the reality is that customers will not be able to assess the value to them until they actually use it. eHarmony for me fell into that camp. To prove/disprove a hypothesis.

Technical Review 338

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SoCal CTO

OCTOBER 23, 2007

It wasn't until a couple of the customers who used it explained what's really required. eHarmony and MyShape seem they could use it to distribute load around matching especially during media events. Basically, your box can go away (and its storage) at any point. What's interesting about storing media is that it's not a CDN like Akamai.

Web 150

Web S3 EC2 Services 150

Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 5, 2010

If you were a newly minted, venture-backed consumer Internet company you had to have a deal with AOL to reach your customers. I’ve written extensively on the topic , but in a nutshell it is: an RSS reader, a chat room, instant messaging, a marketing channel, a customer service department and increasingly a data mine.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 15, 2023

Everyone agrees that successful business partnerships can provide cash for growth, reduce costs, provide new geographic markets, or bring whole new customer sets to the table. How about finding the best fit for you through something like eHarmony ’s “scientific approach to matching” with 29 DIMENSIONS® of compatibility?

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 25, 2020

Everyone agrees that successful business partnerships can provide cash for growth, reduce costs, provide new geographic markets, or bring whole new customer sets to the table. How about finding the best fit for you through something like eHarmony ’s “scientific approach to matching” with 29 DIMENSIONS® of compatibility?

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