Tech Zulu Event

JULY 13, 2012

And though the terms of the deal are not yet public Microsoft has big plans with the acquisition. Kurt DelBene, president, Office Division for Microsoft in a statement said ; “The acquisition of PPI allows us to draw on our complementary strengths, and we’re excited to accelerate this market evolution”.

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Xconomy

OCTOBER 16, 2016

If online retailing is one of the most tumultuous and fast-changing corners of the Internet, the growth of marketing technologies that retailers use to serve their customers and to personalize their shopping experience has been an even wilder ride. The differentiator is going to be customer experience.”. It also is a burgeoning sector.

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SEPTEMBER 28, 2014

by Michael Woolf that is worth any startup founder reading to get a sense of perspective on the reality warp that is startup world during a frothy market such as 1997-1999, 2005-2007 or 2012-2014. We want money to make some acquisitions (investors would prefer to fund M&A if they know specific deals – not to encourage bad behavior.

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Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 24, 2013

He also leads mergers and acquisitions and ran the acquisitions of SGN, MindJolt and HallPass Media. He joined SGN from Fox where he was Vice President of Business Development and worked on the acquisition of MySpace and the launch of Hulu. Custom ad deals and partnerships. Sponsored giveaways and contests.

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NOVEMBER 18, 2012

I’ve been on the road much of 2012 and part of 2011. Sign up customers who are paying you money for a service you can’t 100% guarantee is going to be operational for the full period that they’re expecting. I didn’t want to disappoint my customers. I didn’t sleep much back then. And yet you have to.

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Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 18, 2013

He has raised more than $200 million on behalf of his companies and led more than 30 acquisitions. Pierce also led the acquisition of Xfire from Viacom. and negotiated the company’s successful acquisition by Logitech, Inc., Custom ad deals and partnerships. He continues to sit on the board of Sorenson Media.

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Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 20, 2012

In 1985, Lotus Development Corporation acquired GNP and Bill became a software entrepreneur at Lotus Development. Prior to Idealab, Alex led sales and marketing efforts for venture-backed startups focused on enterprise software and services. After its acquisition by Playdom, he was most recently head of the Acclaim studio and Sr.

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socalTECH

MAY 21, 2013

I''ve grown from driving part of the technology within the company, to driving all of the product development side, and also picking up product management and business development, around traffic acquisition and third party products. darren clark interview yelllopages technical team software directory guide' How big is YP? READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

MAY 21, 2013

I''ve grown from driving part of the technology within the company, to driving all of the product development side, and also picking up product management and business development, around traffic acquisition and third party products. guide directory software team technical yelllopages interview clark darren' How big is YP.com?

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Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 16, 2012

A TechCrunch Disrupt SF 2012 Finalist, Gyft said it was giving away $250k in free gift cards on its launch but that’s not what they are up to now. The merchants can drive customer acquisition, increase shopper interaction and drive social engagement.

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SoCal Delicious

SEPTEMBER 19, 2012

The top five tournaments for “StarCraft 2″ in the month of June 2012 had combined prize-pools of over $150,000. Adam Miller transformed his company into one of the world’s leading software-as-a-service companies, specifically in the HR world. In 2012, ShoeDazzle jumped from 3 to 13 million members.

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Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 30, 2012

Everything happens in the browser (no software to download) and the finished product looks amazing on large screens! When: Thursday, February 2, 2012 – 7:00 p.m. Directions to the Spotlight: LA Tech Winter 2012. Leftronic is a real-time data visualization platform for startups. SuperDemo: Bill Gross. Event Details.

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Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 28, 2011

CallFire provides Voice and SMS Solutions to over 40,000 customers including political groups, non-profits, insurance agents, small business owners, and marketers. After its acquisition by Playdom, he was most recently head of the Acclaim studio and Sr. Applications are now open for the January 2012 program. Gold Sponsor. .

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Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 28, 2011

CallFire provides Voice and SMS Solutions to over 40,000 customers including political groups, non-profits, insurance agents, small business owners, and marketers. After its acquisition by Playdom, he was most recently head of the Acclaim studio and Sr. Applications are now open for the January 2012 program. Gold Sponsor. .

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 23, 2012

If you want to understand the details of why this is, I covered it in detail in this post, Understanding Changes in the Software Industry. But in 2012 a visit to any major college in America will show you the massive increase in aspirations of our young talent to become the next Mark Zuckerberg and build a future Facebook.

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Tech Zulu Event

FEBRUARY 3, 2014

I’ve been an avid user of Plug.DJ’s music discovery site since early 2012, have discovered a ton of music there (which, by the way, I’m still listening to today) and originally covered their $1.25M in seed-round funding from Javelin Venture Partners. was founded in February 2012 by a team of passionate music fans.

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DECEMBER 5, 2010

If you were a newly minted, venture-backed consumer Internet company you had to have a deal with AOL to reach your customers. After a few acquisitions they offered many of the services you think about as foundations to social networks today. Was it massively better software, better companies, better markets? The Present Era.

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Tech Zulu Event

FEBRUARY 7, 2013

In her interview, Eisnor discusses the nature of user acquisition, and the growing connection between cars and mobile apps. Listen in to learn why Swiftkey chose to focus on Android first, and how it rose to the best-selling Android app of 2012. What’s the most valuable kind of customer? Does gamification actually work?

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Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 5, 2015

We manage user login so businesses can focus on core product and engage customers faster. A bundle of software services for SMBs to manage their inventory, accounting, manufacturing, and purchasing. Fun fact: iWaboo Group was founded in 2012 as a pure retail company that owned gadget concept stores in Italy. Cirrus Identity.

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SoCal Delicious

MAY 6, 2012

63 Los Angeles Entrepreneurs To Be Proud Of By mario on May 2, 2012 in Features , grid. He previously led business development for Affiliate Fuel, leading to its acquisition by Experian in 2005. © 2012 IdeaMensch. Idea Mensch. where entrepreneurs share their stories. Subscribe to RSS. Subscribe to RSS. Thank you eMinutes.

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