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Comparably Snags eHarmony Vet As CMO

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Santa Monica-based Comparably , the startup which helps employees and employers track compensation and company culture data, has snagged a high profile hire this morning, hiring on eHarmony veteran Armen Avedissian as its new Chief Marketing Officer.

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eHarmony In Advertising Push, As Warren Revamps Firm

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Santa Monica-based online matchmaking site eHarmony is planning a big advertising push, as the firm said it has revamped its management team under founder Dr. Neil Clark Warren. According to eHarmony, it is launching a brand new, marketing and television campaign which will feature Dr. Warren in what it says are "new, humorous situations."

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eHarmony's Waldorf Joins Accel Partners

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Greg Waldorf , the former CEO of Pasadena-based eHarmony , is joining venture capital firm Accel Partners as CEO-in-Residence, the firm said Monday evening. Waldorf left eHarmony on January 19th, as the firm has been rumored to be in process of an IPO.

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Entrepreneur of the Year LA Award Winners Announced

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Ernst & Young named its LA region Entrepreneur of The Year award winners last night at the Beverly Hilton, including a number of technology executives. Tags: entrepreneur young ernst year award. and Robert Friedman, Co-Chairman & CEO, Summit Entertainment.

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Convertro Taps Avedissian As COO

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Avedissian also was at eHarmony. Zwelling is a successful serial entrepreneur, having successfully founded and sold such companies as EchoSign (acquired by Adobe) and YLighting, among others. Zwelling said that Avedissian is "the biggest hitter" in the area of attribution and media optimization.

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Catalyzing Innovation In Pasadena, with Innovate Pasadena

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We want to create businesses and engage with entrepreneurs. My own history, is I was here when Overture was doing great things, and Citysearch, Earthlink, and eHarmony were all here. I think part of that is eHarmony moved, Overture got sold, and other things that were driving critical mass somehow faded away. more) READ MORE>>.

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VCs: Southern California Startups Not Just Content

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de Silva, who is a General Partner at Highland based out of its Menlo Park offices, pointed specifically to companies like LowerMyBills, eHarmony, and MySpace. Now, he says he sees lots of second and third time entrepreneurs who "know how to play the game."