socalTECH
FEBRUARY 23, 2011
Pasadena-based Foodme (www.foodme.com) is one of the first, external startups funded out of Idealab's New Venture Group, and is looking to help connect restaurants with customers using a CPA model. What do people find is the most useful part of your service? How savvy are restaurants to using an online service like yours?
socalTECH
NOVEMBER 3, 2016
Pasadena has a long history as a center of the technology and innovation world�all the way back to first American experiments with rocket launches in 1936�Southern California's first foray into the rocket business (sorry, SpaceX)--through the Internet boom with Idealab, to today. What else do you think Pasadena needs in the ecosystem?
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socalTECH
JANUARY 18, 2011
We caught up with Julie Schoenfeld , the firm's CEO, to hear about how the firm's offerings have evolved, an interesting comparison of the firm's software to what Demand Media is doing, and what this new funding will go towards. It's some of the kinds of things Demand Media does, except, for the newsroom. Congrats on funding.
Both Sides of the Table
JULY 1, 2010
Scott’s first big foray into industry-changing companies came with CarsDirect, an IdeaLab company where he was the initial founder & CEO. A location based service which incorporates social and gaming elements. They raised around $350 million to try and sell cars direct over the Internet. It’s awesome. Foursquare. -A
socalTECH
JUNE 9, 2014
When our Youtube views are driven up, that drives more licensing demand for the video, with other shows interested. We find the content they want, and we user our technology and people to service the show. Lee Essner: I was at Idealab as an entrepreneur in residence. That''s how each of those pieces evolved.
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. Bill Gross – Idealab.
Both Sides of the Table
MARCH 11, 2011
Yes, long before Yelp or any similar service. 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.
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