Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 14, 2009

Very few people fund individuals. Professional angels / former entrepreneurs / seed funds – In Silicon Valley there are people like Ron Conway, Jeff Clavier, Mike Maples and many more. And whenever I needed to round up signatures for future fund raisings it was difficult to track him down / get him to care.

Angel 291

Angel Funding Venture Capital Startup 291

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 20, 2020

Scott, published a classic book that I recommend, ” The New Rules of Lead Generation ,” highlighting the changes wrought by the internet and social media. Social-media advertising. How many of these lead generation techniques are funded in your business plan? One of these experts, David T. Marty Zwilling.

Customer 146

Customer Custom Marketing Startup 146

socalTECH

AUGUST 12, 2009

Santa Monica-based Rubicon Project has signed a New York company, Katz 360 Sales, to give Katz access to its inventory of premium display ads, the firms announced today. Katz 360 Sales said it is using Rubicon Project's Internet advertising infrastructure to customize content and audience selections for its advertisers.

Advertising 145

Advertising Clearstone Santa Monica Sales 145

socalTECH

JULY 21, 2011

The firm announced a funding round last week, from DFJ Frontier, DFJ JAIC, Gold Hill Capital, and angel investors Gil Elbaz (Factual), Auren Hoffman (Rapleaf), and Walter Kortschak (Summit Partners), and many others. Now, what we've entered is actually Social Media 2.0, Now, what we've entered is actually Social Media 2.0,

Social Media 248

Social Media Zumbox Media Startup 248

socalTECH

AUGUST 12, 2009

Santa Monica-based Rubicon Project has tapped a New York company, Katz 360 Sales, to sell premium display ads to advertisers, the firms announced today. Rubicon Project provides online Internet advertising infrastructure for publishers, which optimizes the advertising placed on their web sites.

Clearstone 133

Clearstone Santa Monica Advertising Sales 133

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 29, 2023

If your forte is a service, like consulting or web site design, it’s harder to find guidance on what will get you funded, and how you can scale your business. On the product side, once you have a proven product and business model, all you need is money to build inventory, and a sales and marketing operation to drive the business.

Startup 111

Startup Training Services Writing 111

socalTECH

JUNE 9, 2010

Last week, Los Angeles-based HauteLook (www.hautelook.com), an online private sales site, scored a major round of funding--raising $31M from Insight Venture Partners. Adam Bernhard: We're a platform that does flash sales. We work on behalf of brands, as a web site that has a membership base of over 2.5

Sales 224

Sales Email Startup Sample 224

socalTECH

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. Nick Desai: Jack Steinfeld--which everyone knows as Body by Jake--is the founder of Global Fitness Media.

Media 168

Media Pricing Sites Training 168

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 20, 2014

My point was that Amazon continues to dominate the web services business because AWS continues to cut prices & margin in the same way a hypermarket does to control market share. Every politician in the country knows this as well as every consumer brand, every retailer, every restaurant and every media company. I wasn’t.

Invest 291

Invest Content Media Networking 291

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 3, 2020

If your forte is a service, like consulting or web site design, it’s harder to find guidance on what will get you funded, and how you can scale your business. On the product side, once you have a proven product and business model, all you need is money to build inventory, and a sales and marketing operation to drive the business.

Startup 174

Startup Training Services Writing 174

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 17, 2019

The first check I wrote was just over 10 years ago into a company called Invoca who just announced a new $56 million in funding led by Scott Hilleboe at HIG Growth Partners. We not only have our Series A funds that can write $500k?—?$15 15 million first checks but we also have three growth funds. Why does that matter?

Venture Capital 223

Venture Capital IP Startup Google 223

socalTECH

AUGUST 27, 2014

In the Los Angeles startup world, there are lots of high profile, buzzy companies which have lots of attention and funding--but which haven''t earned a dime of revenue. We worked together for four years, and I ended up heading up media buying at that company, and he headed up sales. It sounds like you''re completely boostrapped.

Startup 239

Startup El Segundo Marketing Media 239

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 17, 2010

We’ll be conducting a series of educational programes covering: fund raising, team building, product development, sales, marketing, business development and how to prioritize your time as a CEO. Lee Essner is formerly a senior exec from WeddingChannel and has much experience in running a successful web property.

Company 276

Company Companies Startup Southern California 276

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

Here are four startups of them, and what they're doing: Demand Media. Demand Media, the internet publishing firm which is in the midst of an IPO effort, is the brainchild of Richard Rosenblatt, who was at the reins of Intermix, the parent firm of MySpace, and brokered the sale of MySpace to News Corporation. Generation Partners.

Startup 178

Startup Tech Coast Angels Demand News 178

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 13, 2019

When you are starting a new business, every resource is precious, including time, funding, and people. It’s always tempting to think that more product variations will satisfy more customers and lead to new sales. But I often see premiums being paid for social media monitoring, standard accounting, and facilities mgmt.

Outsource Development 122

Outsource Development Outsource Metrics Technical Review 122

socalTECH

OCTOBER 15, 2008

Miller and former Fox Interactive Media's Ross Levinsohn. Search Marketing also participated in the funding. FatTail develops software used to manage the sales of advertising on major publisher web sites, including managing RFPs and ad inventory. Levinsohn joins the company's board of directors along with the funding.

Woodland Hills 100

Woodland Hills Yahoo Advertising Web 100

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 14, 2010

They are tasked with “getting deals done&# so they race around talking to tons of potential partners inking anything from channel sale deals , product integration, international distribution agreements, co-marketing arrangements, M&A discussions, etc. Here’s how it goes: You have a business development group with two people.

Startup 323

Startup Press Development Team Review SEM 323

Tech.Co

OCTOBER 24, 2017

In fact, 71 percent of people say they make buying decisions based on recommendations they find on social media. This makes ads somewhat obsolete for web based products and services, with third party reviews more powerful. The art of online sales has become more about reach and trust, rather than limited connections.

Technical Review 102

Technical Review Content Marketing Social Media 102

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 20, 2017

They are tasked with “getting deals done” so they race around talking to tons of potential partners inking anything from channel sale deals , product integration, international distribution agreements, co-marketing arrangements, M&A discussions, etc. Here’s how it goes: You have a business development group with two people.

Activity 164

Activity Conference Press Case Study 164

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 19, 2010

It’s always fun debating companies with Dana because she’s always so knowledgeable on deals – particularly those in the digital media, ad-tech and eCommerce spaces. Their first fund was a $75 million fund raised in 2006 and they very recently announced a brand new $130 million fund. Greycroft is an early-stage VC.

Venture Capital 240

Venture Capital Startup Platform Technical Review 240

Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 13, 2012

version notice boards are disrupting publishing and news content aggregation in Africa, influencing even how media houses on the continent relay news. Johan Nel, CEO and founder of Umuntu Media says,” Mimiboards will help people on the continent record and handle issues live as they emerge. Any funding yet, how much?

Advertising 91

Advertising Media News Content 91

socalTECH

NOVEMBER 17, 2010

Last week, Los Angeles-based MOVIECLIPS.COM (www.movieclips.com) announced the firm's Series A funding round, worth $3M, from Shasta Ventures, First Round Capital, and a number of Silicon Valley angels. How is this different than the movie clips floating around the web now? I ran the Los Angeles Film Festival for a decade.

Startup 190

Startup Los Angeles Content Hollywood 190

socalTECH

APRIL 2, 2014

Smartify''s software-as-a-service platform automates all aspects of their digital marketing, across their channels, including mobile, social, email, and web. We''re heading into our Series B round of funding, and we''re growing quickly. It''s unique in that we can integrate that into CRM systems, email systems, point-of-sale.

Marketing 196

Marketing Pasadena Platform Email 196

From the Venture Trenches

APRIL 30, 2013

This is of particular concern with eCommerce businesses that can jump out of the gates at great speed racing to $100,000 or even $500,000 in monthly sales, but struggle to continue the growth beyond those milestones. Consequently, Jeff is a big believer in B to B opportunities or SaaS platforms, like Jeff’s own Leads 360.

Web Design 103

Web Design Social Media Seed Funding Design 103

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 17, 2018

Scott, published a classic book that I recommend, ” The New Rules of Lead Generation ,” highlighting the changes wrought by the internet and social media. Social-media advertising. How many of these lead generation techniques are funded in your business plan? One of these experts, David T. Marty Zwilling.

Social Media 55

Social Media SEM Startup Advertising 55

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 25, 2014

Scott, just published a new book that I like,” The New Rules of Lead Generation ,” highlighting the changes wrought by the internet and social media. Social-media advertising. How many of these lead generation techniques are funded in your business plan? One of these experts, David T. business David T.

Startup 99

Startup Social Media SEM Advertising 99

socalTECH

MAY 24, 2011

I actually worked in the offline business world until Web 1.0. I ended up doing consulting work for high tech companies in the San Francisco Bay Area in the software messaging area, and then came back to Los Angeles doing corporate sales for 3M, of all things. We're also self funded, and absolutely have no need for venture capital.

Social Media 241

Social Media Startup Sites Advertising 241

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 21, 2012

Steve Jillings has a long track record of running successful startups in Southern California, ranging from such companies as FrontBridge Technologies (sold to Microsoft in 2005 for over $200M) and Vantage Media (acquired in 2007). Telesign provides authentication services for the largest web companies in the world.

Marina Del Rey 238

Marina Del Rey Startup IP Examples 238

SoCal CTO

JUNE 9, 2010

Now, thanks to social media, you don't have to outspend. 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. Through advertising or direct sales, these sites harvest intent. You could just outspend. There is a much better technique.

Startup 248

Startup Venture Capital Conference Social Media 248

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 1, 2009

There are now signs the VC market has gathered pace meaning it’s a great time to be fund raising. And Ron Conway has proclaimed that he wants to do up to 40-50 rapid-fire deals in the next 18 months in what is becoming known as the “real time web” (e.g. Twitter, FriendFeed and other real-time “feeds”.).

Venture Capital 255

Venture Capital Marketing Startup Social Network 255

socalTECH

JUNE 23, 2017

We're partnering with the biggest insurance brands, including Nationwide, and many, many others�25 different insurance companies�and taking their insurance policies and selling them in a unified way, making it available to consumers via iOS and Android apps and the web. We're on the journey to let people buy all of their insurance online.

Southern California 244

Southern California Technical Review Startup Commerce 244

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 6, 2016

Scott, published a book a while back that I like, ” The New Rules of Lead Generation ,” highlighting the changes wrought by the internet and social media. Social-media advertising. How many of these lead generation techniques are funded in your business plan? One of these experts, David T. Marty Zwilling.

Customer 60

Customer Custom Marketing Social Media 60

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 7, 2012

in sales last year, what he learned from his experience at TechStars, and where he's going with Fanmix. million in sales last year, with great margins, and it's profitable, with a team of ten people. That's funding our new product, FanMix, which is a a social media tool. We have a licensing business with that.

Startup 242

Startup CTO Coach Blogging Social Media 242

socalTECH

AUGUST 20, 2010

Patrick Kennedy: Our customers are very active using our technology and analytics as a solution to increase the content sales from all kinds of customers. Carriers are certainly a big class of customer, and we also have content aggregators, who are aggregating games, news and information, mobile applications, and web sites.

Content 189

Content Screening Mobile Customer 189

socalTECH

APRIL 16, 2010

One of the types of startups we see most of nowadays, are private sale, limited time bargain, and local group buying startups. I actually started my web site, CheapCheapCheap, while I was in college. Albert Ko: With social media right now, it's definitely scalable. Finally, how are you funding this business? READ MORE>>.

Orange County 170

Orange County Startup Sites Southern California 170

socalTECH

JUNE 30, 2009

We currently have data on 3900 counties, 1900 cities, including emails, web forms, web sites, telephones, faxes, you name it. The other feature that sets us apparent, is our integration with social media. Kurt and I are pretty Web 2.0 It's really helpful, particularly for companies who don't get social media.

Startup 100

Startup Writing Southern California Email 100

SoCal CTO

OCTOBER 15, 2009

Steve Gilison worked as a market researcher and product manager at a startup where my company, TechEmpower , did the software / web development. I have about 11 years in the technology sector including roles doing market research, sales and product development. Likely any successful web entrepreneur has more ideas than time.

Los Angeles 179

Los Angeles Product Angel Startup 179