socalTECH

JANUARY 19, 2010

San Juan Capistrano-based OptionEase , the stock options tracking and accounting software firm headed by Kimberly Kovacs, reports today that it had what it calls "significant growth" in 2009. According to OptionEase, the growth came because of "strong market demand" for its software for streamlining equity administration and compliance.

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Miramar SaaS Demand Equity 145

socalTECH

APRIL 5, 2010

Demand, and Eric Matza as Director of Product Marketing. Rubicon develops online advertising optimization software and related services, and is backed by Clearstone Venture Partners, Mayfield Fund, IDG Ventures and the Peacock Equity Fund. Tags: rubicon project advertising publishing executive software. READ MORE>>.

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Clearstone Yahoo Advertising Demand 133

TechCrunch LA

OCTOBER 7, 2021

An edtech startup called Entity Academy — which provides women with training, in areas like data science and software development; mentoring; and ultimately job coaching — has raised $100 million on the heels of strong growth of its business, and an ambition to improve that ratio.

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Mentor Training Startup Course 297

TechCrunch LA

APRIL 6, 2020

Ride Report creates software that enables cities to work with micromobility operators. The on-demand shuttle startup raised $400 million, TechCrunch learned. Moovit, an Israeli-based Mobility as a Service startup, launched an Emergency Mobilization On-Demand service. Deal of the week. Exor contributed $200 million of that raise.

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Layoffs Startup Newsletter Santa Monica 136

TechCrunch LA

OCTOBER 1, 2019

“We’ve spoken to what amounts to billions of dollars in potential demand for the company over time… They need a faster, better, cheaper solution.” “Being an application layer company is what’s more interesting … [and] we’re seeing so much demand for the rocket launches.”

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Chief Technology Officer SpaceX Los Angeles Venture Capital 168

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 1, 2009

It is also a result of pent-up demand. We spent our future since the equity was artificial. My advice : if you’re raising a $750,000 round and you have demand for $1.2 In the first post in this three part series I described why I believe the VC market froze between September 2008 – April 2009. So why the ’09 bounce?

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Venture Capital Startup Funding Technical Review 269

socalTECH

MARCH 4, 2021

Our software is also able to optimize workflows and speed, so that the robot is not just taking orders, it's also doing a better job coordinating the kitchen. The demand is there. They love Flippy, and it allows them to keep up with demand despite social distancing, making what would otherwise be impossible.

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Startup Venture Capital Capital Customer 113

socalTECH

JUNE 23, 2021

Alex Nocifera: We help the enterprise, large brands, working with brands like US Cellular, Panera Bread, Square, Uber, and help them generate demand for their products and services in a local, acute manner. We weren't working with main street and small businesses, but public and private equity backed companies. What is Field Day?

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Marketing Los Angeles Zag Startup 113

socalTECH

DECEMBER 7, 2016

Barry Lieberman: That funding round, which was a preferred seed equity round, took place in the summer of 2015, and there was $785,000 in the round. We have a massive music catalog, because we've enabled users to access their own, on-demand streaming services. Prior to that, we had raised $85,000 from friends and family.

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Tech Coast Angels CTO Coach Startup Pasadena Angels 100

Xconomy

FEBRUARY 28, 2018

A core element in this universe is the invention of new kinds of credentials that attest to an independent learner’s mastery of skills that are in demand by employers, such as coding, critical thinking, and even physical tasks such as research laboratory techniques.

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Education Report Demand Research 45

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.

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CTO Hire Content Networking Web 248

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 25, 2011

The founders could reinvest this in growth (0% tax, focus on future equity growth) or take the profits of $12 million and divide amongst the founding partners. “How much is that software really worth? We were building a VC backed software business so I had to focus on the product business. Who else is using it?

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Services Venture Capital IP Startup 332

socalTECH

OCTOBER 29, 2015

We sat down with Brett Crosby (who founded Urchin Software, the company which became Google Analytics) and Brew Johnson , the co-founders of the company, to learn more about the company and what it's working on. Brett Crosby: Having demand on both sides of the marketplace is extremely important, and that's sort of obvious.

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Southern California Google Technical Review Manhattan Beach 100

Tech Zulu Event

APRIL 9, 2014

are reflected in their stable of on-demand, hourly paid consultants and freelancers for a number of business roles: Market Research. “ Before SkillBridge, there wasn’t really a platform to provide work for white collar professionals on demand. Marketing & Branding. Investor Decks. Due Diligence. Training Materials.

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Outsource Development Software Review Technical Review Outsource 105

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 28, 2010

Summit is a hugely respected firm in Silicon Valley and a long-term “institution&# but they’re better known as more of a “private equity&# investor meaning that they do later stage investments in much larger companies that are profitable. Over demand led the SV Angel team to double the size of the fund to $20 million.

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Venture Capital Capital Rustic Canyon Mobile 270

Tech.Co

OCTOBER 24, 2017

Jennifer: I am a corporate attorney who has spent that past 13 years working with entrepreneurs, venture firms, private equity firms, and high-growth, privately held companies to make acquisitions, grow their businesses and complete successful exits. What are the biggest challenges facing Cleveland? Steve: Hiring great, local talent.

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Startup Platform CIO Entrepreneur 70

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 16, 2012

In the last year, there has been a resurgence of interest, some say a bubble, by both angels and VCs, in a pre-Series A kicker to identify promising startups with seed funding, before major equity has been given away. This is a concept coined (and trademarked) by Eric Ries a few years ago, primarily for software and web applications.

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Entrepreneur Startup Seed Funding Incubator 101

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 1, 2011

In the last year, there has been a resurgence of interest, some say a bubble, by both angels and VCs, in a pre-Series A kicker to identify promising startups with seed funding, before major equity has been given away. This is a concept coined (and trademarked) by Eric Ries a couple of years ago, primarily for software and web applications.

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Startup Funding Seed Funding Incubator 92

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. Richard Rosenblatt – Demand Media. Most recently, Rosenblatt cofounded Demand Media, launching in 2006 with $120 million in equity and the acquisition of eHow.com. billion in shares.

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Technical Review Entrepreneur Riot Games Southern California 75

socalTECH

JANUARY 26, 2010

At theend of last year, we decided we needed to get into the business, because of that demand. The first part, is there is a whole suite of virtualization software--VMware, Xen, HyperV, and all of that. What we're doing, is seeing a bit of our shift in terms of a brand equity that is developing on Wall Street.

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Networking Startup Design Customer 124

Tech Zulu Event

MARCH 1, 2012

Smart technology doesn’t work without clever software to make it useful. Niche apps can usually demand a higher price point because there isn’t much competition out there. Many entrenched companies built their apps with sweat-equity, love, and a hardy dose of being early to market. But where do you start?

Marketing 97

Marketing Startup Software Review Competition 97

Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 29, 2015

Although some of the new workers are likely needed to fulfill the one-hour delivery demands of its new Prime Now service, Amazon obviously anticipates yet another strong holiday performance. The growing equity gives homeowners more economic self-assurance — and more freedom to shop. Focus On The Consumer. Big Picture Trends.

Commerce 40

Commerce Sales Pricing Study 40

Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 12, 2010

As a serial entrepreneur and Internet visionary, Richard co-founded Demand Media in May 2006, and currently serves as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. Through Demand Media, Richard is redefining the next generation of new media companies. . Richard Rosenblatt. Bambi Francisco. Dave McClure. .

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Twiistup Riot Games UCLA Media 40

InfoChachkie

JUNE 25, 2009

Yet, despite his exceptional courtroom theatrics, you would be foolhardy to hire good old Johnnie to review your software cross-licensing agreement. Some startup attorneys will accept a portion of their initial fees in the form of equity. This will allow you to defer a portion of your of up-front legal costs.

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Technical Advisors Technical Review IP Patents 124

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 7, 2016

Like startup investors several layers deep, parent company executives often demand approval rights and exert their power, without understanding the issues of starting a new business. The burn rate was extremely high, with no one working for equity or deferred compensation. Compensation and support carried the corporate burden rate.

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IBM IBM Entrepreneur Technical Review 85

Tech Zulu Event

AUGUST 13, 2010

Software Labs: Petri Dishes for Tech Innovation. The buzz words of SXSW Interactive 2010: cloud computing, social, on-demand, sharing, collaboration, Entrepreneurism / Monetization Cloud Computing, monetization, Startup. . Pedro Galván, Software Guru magazine. How UX and the Cloud are Transforming Software.

Guide 69

Guide Startup Venture Capital Entrepreneur 69

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). We know it can be done. Foreign Direct Investment (FDI).

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Venture Capital Technical Review Startup Press 317