socalTECH

FEBRUARY 22, 2011

We've been quite active, and have had a bunch of acquisitions lately -- including Internet Brands and MySpace -- a total of over 2 billion in acquisition in Southern California. We're able to help throw some gasoline on the fire, plus also help people even at the earliest stages of a business. That's part one.

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Redpoint Southern California Cornerstone OnDemand Invest 154

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JULY 1, 2010

Scott left the company, which eventually IPO’d and became Internet Brands. We talked about the need to know “investor speak,&# to target investors likely to be interested in your company type and the importance of going direct (versus using an agency to help you raise money). Total raised: $125mm See: TechCrunch.

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Zag Truecar Venture Capital CarsDirect 248

socalTECH

AUGUST 8, 2018

We've both build marketing technology platforms in emerging digital channels, and also built direct-to-consumer brands who rely heavily on performance marketing and data-driven marketing. We were working on a portfolio of consumer Internet brands. We woke up and saw the same pattern, over-and-over. We raised $3.5M

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CTO Hire Artificial Inteligence Technical Review Marketing 100

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 11, 2011

Last night I had the great privilege to interview Bill Gross , one of the Internet’s true pioneers. His impact has even helped a small country gain admission to the United Nations. Some IdeaLab successes / brand names aside from Overture & CitySearch? Cars Direct / Internet Brands. Shopping.com.

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