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SEPTEMBER 14, 2016

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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APRIL 29, 2015

Santa Monica-based eHarmony the online matchmaking site, said Tuesday that it has completed the second phase of a major, IT refresh at the company. eHarmony said that its service is now built on top of Hadoop 2.0, eHarmony said that its service is now built on top of Hadoop 2.0, READ MORE>>.

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AUGUST 11, 2011

Santa Monica-based eHarmony , the online dating and matchmaking site, announced this morning that it has named Jeremy Verba as its new Chief Executive Officer. Verba had previously served as President and CEO of teen community site Piczo, as well as AOL, E! Online, and CNET. 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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FEBRUARY 27, 2007

skip to main | skip to sidebar SoCal CTO Tuesday, February 27, 2007 Stanford Podcasts - eHarmony - Greg Waldorf I was just pointed to a set of great podcasts done by Stanford B-School and particularly, I just listed to the podcast by eHarmonys Greg Waldorf. He has been the CTO for several start-ups, most notably eHarmony.

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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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FEBRUARY 9, 2012

We'll discuss trends and tips in online dating (what should your profile pic be, what description, social media for dating), how sites like eHarmony and dating authors use social media to promote, how romantic comedies market and tie into V-day, and more.

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DECEMBER 15, 2009

Santa Monica-based SharesPost , which operates a secondary marketplace for privately held company shares, is expanding the amount of third party research on its market. SharesPost's site features in-depth analysis of privately held firms such as Facebook, Twitter, Tesla Motors, eHarmony, and other popular privately held firms.

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FEBRUARY 12, 2013

In fact, according to Sean Suhl , the founder of Let's Date (www.letsdateapp.com), it's completely opened up a brand new market for how people are finding romance, as singles move away from legacy dating sites and towards new, mobile dating services like his own. And it's not an eHarmony questionnaire with life questions.

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MARCH 13, 2007

skip to main | skip to sidebar SoCal CTO Tuesday, March 13, 2007 8 Ways the Internet has Changed Software Marketing Great post - 8 Ways The Internet Changed Software Marketing - is an interesting take on how different it is these days to market software. He has been the CTO for several start-ups, most notably eHarmony.

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JUNE 16, 2009

According to the firm, it will allow buyers and sellers of privately held companies to sell and buy shares in privately held firms, through secondary market transactions. Among the private shares that sellers are looking to unload on the site are shares in Facebook, LinkedIn, SolarCity, Tesla Motors, and eHarmony, the firm said.

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NOVEMBER 28, 2012

Andrew Connell is the CEO of DinnerDate.com , a startup which has been in beta in San Diego for the last few months, and is just now expanding out to new markets. People complete a short profile when they register on DinnerDate.com, where they can express interest in other people on the site. What's your background?

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DECEMBER 10, 2009

We spoke with Nikhil, to hear why he thinks the site is important for green technology companies and investors, as well as how the effort is related to his own incubation firm, Artilient Labs. What is the site all about? The web site caters only to people in the green space. Let's start with an overview of Clean Green Guy.

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MARCH 20, 2007

talking about Prodeges Search with Kevin Site - [link]. Take a look at other sites: [link] But the overall idea is to provide branded search in order to get merchandise from your artist, star, etc. He has been the CTO for several start-ups, most notably eHarmony. Early Stage Marketing and Branding – Farida Fotouh.

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FEBRUARY 28, 2007

He has been the CTO for several start-ups, most notably eHarmony. User Interface Beyond the Web Site ► November (7) Negative Customer Acquisition Costs - Creative Sta. Early Stage Marketing and Branding – Farida Fotouh. Marketing, Startups and Networking in Los Angeles.

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FEBRUARY 25, 2007

He has been the CTO for several start-ups, most notably eHarmony. User Interface Beyond the Web Site ► November (7) Negative Customer Acquisition Costs - Creative Sta. Early Stage Marketing and Branding – Farida Fotouh. Marketing, Startups and Networking in Los Angeles.

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FEBRUARY 17, 2007

He has been the CTO for several start-ups, most notably eHarmony. User Interface Beyond the Web Site ► November (7) Negative Customer Acquisition Costs - Creative Sta. Early Stage Marketing and Branding – Farida Fotouh. Marketing, Startups and Networking in Los Angeles.

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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. User Interface Beyond the Web Site ► November (7) Negative Customer Acquisition Costs - Creative Sta.

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FEBRUARY 17, 2007

He has been the CTO for several start-ups, most notably eHarmony. User Interface Beyond the Web Site ► November (7) Negative Customer Acquisition Costs - Creative Sta. Early Stage Marketing and Branding – Farida Fotouh. Marketing, Startups and Networking in Los Angeles.

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FEBRUARY 25, 2007

As I look at more and more start-ups predicated on viral growth, and at the use of social marketing, its becoming simultaneously easier to understand some aspects of viral growth and still a gap in understanding whats going to be that "hook" that will grab people at the end of the day. Early Stage Marketing and Branding – Farida Fotouh.

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FEBRUARY 17, 2007

When I recently was looking to find people who had experience with using social networks to reach people for what might be considered guerilla marketing efforts, again LinkedIn worked great. He has been the CTO for several start-ups, most notably eHarmony. Early Stage Marketing and Branding – Farida Fotouh.

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FEBRUARY 17, 2007

He has been the CTO for several start-ups, most notably eHarmony. User Interface Beyond the Web Site ► November (7) Negative Customer Acquisition Costs - Creative Sta. Early Stage Marketing and Branding – Farida Fotouh. Marketing, Startups and Networking in Los Angeles.

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Tech Zulu Event

JULY 16, 2013

Marketing: SteelHouse. An ad:tech Innovation Award-winning company, SteelHouse is the technology industry’s real-time marketing solution for online retailers. Mark Douglas, Steelhouse President and CEO, is formerly from Oracle and was the VP of Technology at eHarmony. Fun Fact: Technology is in their DNA.

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FEBRUARY 20, 2007

He has been the CTO for several start-ups, most notably eHarmony. User Interface Beyond the Web Site ► November (7) Negative Customer Acquisition Costs - Creative Sta. Early Stage Marketing and Branding – Farida Fotouh. Marketing, Startups and Networking in Los Angeles.

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MARCH 20, 2007

He has been the CTO for several start-ups, most notably eHarmony. User Interface Beyond the Web Site ► November (7) Negative Customer Acquisition Costs - Creative Sta. Early Stage Marketing and Branding – Farida Fotouh. Marketing, Startups and Networking in Los Angeles.

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MAY 15, 2009

Individuals use social networking sites such as LinkedIn and Plaxo as career-advancing tools, even more useful in a down economy. Corporations increasingly see social media as a key PR, communications and marketing medium. a social networking site for families), where the Yammer technology was developed. in Computer Science.

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OCTOBER 7, 2009

For this morning's interview, we sat down and talked with Nick Desai , CEO of Global Fitness Media , which runs FitOrbit (www.fitorbit.com), an online site looking to help users put together a fitness and connect with fitness trainers. For those who haven't visited your site, what is FitOrbit? That's a market of 150 million people.

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MARCH 9, 2007

He has been the CTO for several start-ups, most notably eHarmony. User Interface Beyond the Web Site ► November (7) Negative Customer Acquisition Costs - Creative Sta. Early Stage Marketing and Branding – Farida Fotouh. Marketing, Startups and Networking in Los Angeles.

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FEBRUARY 23, 2007

And there are definitely other service providers who provide things like marketing services who are interesting, so its not all service providers, its more like the wealth management types. He has been the CTO for several start-ups, most notably eHarmony. Early Stage Marketing and Branding – Farida Fotouh.

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MARCH 20, 2007

Whats interesting is that Ive been seeing opportunities to use social marketing for businesses that typically target Time Poor audiences. I also read - The Difference Between Apple and Microsoft Marketing that tells us: Apples marketing is designed for Time Poor buyers, while Microsofts is designed for Time Rich buyers.

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MARCH 1, 2007

He has been the CTO for several start-ups, most notably eHarmony. User Interface Beyond the Web Site ► November (7) Negative Customer Acquisition Costs - Creative Sta. Early Stage Marketing and Branding – Farida Fotouh. Marketing, Startups and Networking in Los Angeles.

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MARCH 26, 2012

One of our advisors is Galen Buckwalter, the former Chief Scientist at eHarmony. There is no other site that helps you connect with people and also finds those with things in common. Instead, we ended up at the usual floating markets, the white elephant. It's great for networking, and for developing friendships.

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Tech Zulu Event

MAY 5, 2011

The mobile phone dating market is worth $550 million. Though in depth studies might show that relationships stemmed from online dating sites aren’t as successful as statistics might lead on, there’s no denying that the online dating model is tried and true in terms of getting people interested in wanting to connect and signing up.

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MARCH 5, 2007

He has been the CTO for several start-ups, most notably eHarmony. User Interface Beyond the Web Site ► November (7) Negative Customer Acquisition Costs - Creative Sta. Early Stage Marketing and Branding – Farida Fotouh. Marketing, Startups and Networking in Los Angeles.

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It makes logical sense to scour the job boards, engage an executive recruiter, or scan the networking sites like LinkedIn for a good array of candidates, and then interview the ones with the best resumes. The CEO is the check and balance on the constant parallel pushes for more development, more marketing, and more growth.

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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). startup scene so hot. What makes L.A.

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