socalTECH

OCTOBER 9, 2019

There's a new opportunity in clean technology investments, according to venture capitalist Aaron Fyke , the head of a new, Pasadena-based venture capital investment fund, Thin Line Capital (www.thinlinecapital.com). Talk about the new firm and the new fund? Markets were not yet built out. You then caught things like Web 2.0,

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 27, 2013

The start of this series was, Should Your Startup Announce Funding ? 6 or 7 years ago when TechCrunch was at its peak market share (they are still strong but many more tech blogs have also popped up) there was a term for getting covered there called “the TechCrunch bounce.” Perception = reality.

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socalTECH

JULY 5, 2017

I moved down here to work as a large, $10 billion private equity fund with Ron Burkle, at Yucaipa Companies. The last piece, was we figured that we could disintermediate a broken, retail channel, by creating a customized, sophisticated, Web 2.0 Shaan Sethi: I think the medical market is quite different from traditional apparel.

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Web 2.0 Equity Legalzoom Capital 100

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 14, 2010

I have talked extensively about “social proof&# in fund raising in the past. I like to invest where I have a personally strong connection with the entrepreneur and/or a strong intuition on the market from prior experience. And before that Bryce Roberts who working alongside Tim O’Reilly (famed publisher and originator of Web 2.0

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Invest Angel Web 2.0 SEO 288

socalTECH

MARCH 12, 2013

What is it about the content delivery network market which has enabled Santa Monica-based EdgeCast to go from startup to over $100M in revenues in only a few, short years? We have 35 POPs all over the world, in every major market, and we have more than 6,000 customers today. We caught on with the right product, at the right time.

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CTO Hire Content Networking Web 248

SoCal CTO

JANUARY 5, 2011

Steve Blank , January 25, 2010 10 Tips for Adding Game Mechanics to a Non-Gaming Service - ReadWriteStart , September 21, 2010 Startups & VCs: Learn How to Design, Market, & Eat Your Own. - . - 500 Hats , February 1, 2010 When to Use Facebook Connect – Twitter Oauth – Google Friend Connect for Authentication? First Principles.

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NOVEMBER 22, 2010

I’ve had a long-standing rule of thumb in product design, which I call “design for the novice, configure for the pro.&# I started saying this back in 2001/02, long before the era of Web 2.0, Tags: Startup Advice Tech Market Analysis. lean startups or even the advent of AJAX.

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Design Startup Web 2.0 Tips 325

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 18, 2013

But when you think about the movement we once called “Web 2.0″ I’ve been thinking a lot about what I want to fund in the video creation world. And the fan producers all help market your show because they too want the attention. I repeat – free marketing. Participation. At whatever level.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 30, 2008

Scripped (www.scripped.com) is applying the world of Web 2.0 That target market is huge, and includes sites like YouTube, you also have Revision3, and other sites doing short videos. You mentioned funding--you're raising a round? The funding is a requirement to get to the next step. We are a content business.

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Content Writing Software Review Hollywood 138

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 30, 2010

There are numerous single sign-on products on the market, such as PassLogix, AccessMaster, Entrust/SignOn, MetaPass SSO, OneSign, and SecureLogin. The latest type of solution is called a “web profile aggregator” built as a portal to a group of similar applications or premium content which can be accessed through a common login.

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Startup Web 2.0 IBM IBM 79

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 29, 2009

My firm GRP Partners recently funded a young LA based company named Ad.Ly so compelling (other than the fact that the CEO Sean Rad is a great young technology leader and his advisers – Brian Norgard , Dan Gould and Evan Rifkin - are some of the guys I respect most in the LA tech market.). was the “static&# web.

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Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 25, 2012

In addition, Web 2.0 was a proliferation of user generated content which created the need for Web 3.0, We love Web 3.0. Any Funding Yet? Its a huge market. the need for human organized content- curation. is about pulling curated content to you from trusted sources. 1 1/2 years. Why Social Networking?

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SoCal CTO

JUNE 9, 2010

"Authentic" is dead - A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks , May 3, 2010 It's time to retire the following phrases. He’d been working at a well-funded startup for about a year and had come to terms with the fact that the startup was really a pretty dumb idea. they released a new 2.0 they released a new 2.0

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socalTECH

JUNE 30, 2009

We currently have data on 3900 counties, 1900 cities, including emails, web forms, web sites, telephones, faxes, you name it. Kurt and I are pretty Web 2.0 You did find some angel funding, didn't you? Kurt Daradics: Yes, we have some funding from Dale Okuno, who is the CEO of EzData. He is a friend of mine.

Startup 100

Startup Writing Southern California Email 100

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 31, 2011

Mostly you read about fundings, product releases, big valuations, and M&A. My SVP of Sales & Marketing quit 30 minutes before an important board meeting. Our advice is what helped them target the right market, hire the right team, build the right products.&# And there are some delusional people who really believe it.

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Entrepreneur Startup Venture Capital Ideas 384

socalTECH

OCTOBER 2, 2008

Then, we spoke to the firm's founder, Alex Aydin, and discovered that he wasn't just your usual Web 2.0 The firm is in the midst of raising a round of funding. A friend of mine was in the residential construction business, and at the time the market environment was pretty good for starting a home construction company.

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Startup Sites Marketing Web 2.0 100

socalTECH

NOVEMBER 20, 2008

We have Sometrics, which is kind of a search technology for Web 2.0, With tech startups, they get funding and want to commit only for six to nine months until their next milestones, but real estate brokers won't allow such short term leases. They came here, and it worked. How big of a company could fit in your space?

Startup 100

Startup Web 2.0 Userplane Tsavo 100

socalTECH

OCTOBER 22, 2008

Today, San Diego-based Metaplace (www.metaplace.com), which develops virtual world software, is announcing a funding round from Charles River Ventures, Crescendo Ventures, and high profile investors Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowitz. But, it hasn't yet cracked the mass market code. What are you going to be using the new funding for?

Web 100

Web Blogging Web 2.0 Startup 100

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 13, 2011

This time frame – 2005/2006 – web 2.0 We have a theme we call Protocol, which are technology protocols and markets built around technology protocols like SMTP for email and RSS. a couple of people that worked for Softbank plus me got together and with sponsorships from Softbank created a separate venture fund.”.

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Venture Capital Startup Technical Review Software Review 288

socalTECH

OCTOBER 15, 2008

We spoke with Ross about the investment, as well as about his experience as VC and his outlook on the market. billion under management, in a number of funds, and we have been investing for the last year or two out of our existing $300 million fund. I spent a lot of time watching the evolution of Web 1.0,

Advertising 100

Advertising Media Startup Woodland Hills 100

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 22, 2011

Mostly you read about fundings, product releases, big valuations, and M&A. My SVP of Sales & Marketing quit 30 minutes before an important board meeting. Our advice is what helped them target the right market, hire the right team, build the right products.&# And there are some delusional people who really believe it.

Entrepreneur 176

Entrepreneur Startup Venture Capital Ideas 176

AeA Los Angeles Council

JULY 7, 2008

The National Science Foundation mainly funds professors to do research. A colleague working at the National Science Foundation said to me, "The lag time between fundamental idea and marketable product is usually longer than policymakers are willing to consider." One very encouraging note these organizations are trying to use "Web 2.0"

Education 45

Education Technical Review Research Web 2.0 45

Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 12, 2010

He currently works for Founders Fund and coordinates FF Angel LLC, a seed-stage investment program; as well as fbFund REV, a micro-seed incubator program for Facebook-related startups. BrianSolis.com is ranked among the top of world's leading business and marketing online resources. . Dave McClure. . Rick Heitzmann.

Twiistup 40

Twiistup Riot Games UCLA Media 40

Frank Addante

MAY 22, 2006

Web Development & Marketing Technology) Exit: evolved into L90 (next company) Lesson: What you dont know cant stop you. As CEO, I spent 6 months on the road, full-time, trying to raise our Series B funding. This was in 2001 when the market was tanking and all VCs were gun-shy. What is the Rubicon Project? Startup 3.0:

Startup 40

Startup Venture Capital Outsource Development Advertising 40

Frank Addante

AUGUST 27, 2007

Web Development & Marketing Technology) Exit: evolved into L90 (next company) Lesson: What you dont know cant stop you. Our competition was well funded with many millions of dollars, well armed with hundreds of employees and far down the path. Blogger Template originally design by Web-Kreation Converted By Jacky Supit

Startup 40

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Frank Addante

MAY 3, 2006

Web Development & Marketing Technology) Exit: evolved into L90 (next company) Lesson: What you dont know cant stop you. I connected a market (very cold people) with a solution (very warm cars) and after that, there was no turning back. We were not venture-funded (in fact, at the time, I didnt even know what venture capital was).

Startup 40

Startup Venture Capital Yahoo Email 40

Frank Addante

MAY 8, 2006

Web Development & Marketing Technology) Exit: evolved into L90 (next company) Lesson: What you dont know cant stop you. Marketers, and their respective companies, were looking to “go online.&# What is the Rubicon Project? Wireless & Voice Application Software) Exit: technology acquired Lesson: Timing is critical.

Startup 40

Startup Advertising Web Design Venture Capital 40

Frank Addante

JUNE 4, 2006

Web Development & Marketing Technology) Exit: evolved into L90 (next company) Lesson: What you dont know cant stop you. Go-to-Market 5. Venture Capital Funding 7. We used some of the proceeds from these consulting projects to fund the development of StrongMail, along with personal funds. Startup 3.0:

Startup 40

Startup Venture Capital Email CTO Hire 40

Frank Addante

MAY 15, 2006

Web Development & Marketing Technology) Exit: evolved into L90 (next company) Lesson: What you dont know cant stop you. In fact, we probably had hundreds of competitors including seven that were either very well funded with significant venture capital or publicly held (e.g. It was just another step towards conquering our market.

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Advertising Startup Chief Technology Officer Technical Review 40