socalTECH

MARCH 2, 2010

LifeOffice said the solution is geared toward addressing recent FINRA regulations on communications by securities firms and brokers on those social networking sites.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 23, 2013

If you are a millenial entering the workforce, what would you be most comfortable with -- a tool designed to work and look like a social network, or a tool built around an old fashioned corporate enterprise software UI? PromoJam debuted its brand new, self-service version of its social promotions tool today, PromoJam 2.0,

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Tool Services Social Network Template 190

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 26, 2010

One of the toughest decisions for a startup is how to price their product or service. The alternatives range from giving it away for free (like Twitter), to pricing based on costs, to charging what the market will bear (premium pricing). Portfolio pricing. Tiered or volume pricing. Feature pricing.

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socalTECH

JULY 11, 2012

What does social networking have to do with the stock market? Vinny talked with us about his start, which allows users to discuss and collaborate on their stocks and finances in a social way. We wanted to tackle that problem, by using a social network. In that network, we bring in content from all over the web.

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socalTECH

MARCH 29, 2011

San Diego-based VMIX , the developer of online video management and hosting services, reported today that it has launched a new product aimed at helping its customers rent videos on the Facebook social networking site. Pricing on the new offering was not announced.

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socalTECH

MAY 18, 2012

As Mountain View-based social networking site Facebook hits the market today, in what is the largest tech initial public offering in history, one question is if it will spur what has, so far, been a lackluster IPO market for Southern California technology firms. Despite the huge interest in Facebook's IPO--the firm priced at $38.00

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socalTECH

MAY 26, 2011

The way brighter makes that dental care more affordable, is it empowers consumers to find dental benefits, and allows them to compare that by price and reputation. We started looking to figure out if $6500 was a good price or a bad price, and we found out that there was no information on the Internet about what that procedure should cost.

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 7, 2011

According to Near Networks, it will help connect local businesses with filmmakers, to create YouTube videos, embed video channels on their website or blogs, and to share their videos via social networks. Near Networks said it is looking to overcome the "lack of production quality" in local business video, at a low price point.

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Networking Santa Monica Social Network Blogging 159

Berkonomics

JUNE 30, 2012

Email readers, continue here.] There are a number of ways to do this effectively, including the use of social networks to create buzz, seeding product acceptance through early adopters or celebrities, or by creating a small niche market that shows unusual acceptance and more.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 26, 2010

The firm said the first sites to launch a version of its Fantasy Football Salary Cap game include SportsFanLive, a sports content and social network, Weplay, and a number of independent bloggers. The firm did not announce the pricing or business structure behind the syndication of games. READ MORE>>.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 29, 2010

on the entrepreneur side of the table) when I raised at too high of a price. So don’t raise money at a cheap price, but don’t get too far ahead of yourself either. Pricing high also takes exit options off the table. But if you do this early (pre VC) then the price points are pretty low. This is wrong.

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socalTECH

JUNE 6, 2012

The set of tools includes ways to monitor online auctions, images, domains, social networks, and more. Pricing on the new product, HawkDiscovery, was not announced. The firm said its new product will help users uncover instances of brand abuse, including counterfeiting and cybersquatting. CitizenHawk is headed by David Duckwitz.

Tool 133

Tool Social Network Pricing Networking 133

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 1, 2009

If these factors impact earnings the stock market may be headed South – If unemployment rises housing prices won’t. Bad stock markets mean less IPO’s and lower prices for M&A. It is also a result of pent-up demand. In the following post I argue that this increased pace may be temporary.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 8, 2010

OPEC (the organization of petroleum exporting countries) is a cartel that was set up in the 1960′s and represents the interests of the 12 biggest oil producing countries in the world with the goal of increasing prices of oil, a good supplied in limited quantities to a world that had insatiable demand for the product. Why the limitation?

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Hulu Technical Review Content Advertising 292

socalTECH

JULY 7, 2011

With the proliferation of social networks, communications clients and VoIP phone services, users often find they need to use multiple ways--Twitter, Facebook, phone, FAX, and more--to communicate with their contacts. Why would your users want to manage all of their communications, social networking, and so forth in one place?

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Social Network Platform Networking Google 259

TechCrunch LA

MAY 12, 2020

SketchAR : an augmented reality drawing app with social tie-ins. TRASH : an app for quickly editing social video cuts using machine learning. Veam : a social network built around AirDrop. Stipop : a rich cross-platform chat sticker API. Wabisabi Design : an augmented reality game studio focused on bit-sized titles.

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socalTECH

MARCH 29, 2012

According to the company, its new Recruiting Cloud software helps companies manage job requisitions, posts jobs across both traditional job boards and social networks, creates career websites, managed employee referral programs, and much more. Pricing on the new offering was not disclosed.

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Cornerstone OnDemand Santa Monica Social Network Software 140

socalTECH

JANUARY 5, 2011

THQ and Mattel said the agreement will allow THQ to produce and distribute video games based on Barbie, Hot Wheels, and Fisher-Price toys, as well as other properties like Monster High, Rock 'Em Sock 'Em Robots, Masters of the Universe, Polly Pocket, and others.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 11, 2017

in cash for Zenly , the developer of a location-based social media app, in May, the company disclosed in its quarterly results on Thursday. Los Angeles-based Snap Inc. paid $213.3M Snap said it paid $196.1M in purchase consideration, including $186.8M in cash paid to sellers, $9.3M in liabilities due to sellers, and $17.2M

Pricing 113

Pricing Social Media Acquisition Los Angeles 113

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 1, 2009

I hear from several sources that Sequoia is very active in the market aggressively chasing several deals and even driving up prices on some early-stage deals. The growth of Facebook and social gaming led by Zynga – Another obvious trend is Facebook. Notice that I didn’t say “social networking.” Seems an obvious fit.

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Venture Capital Marketing Startup Social Network 255

SoCal CTO

FEBRUARY 13, 2013

Leverage Existing Platforms or Third Party Products - you want to test your social network, grab Drupal and whip something together, or even just use a hosted service. Investors my tell you that, but what they can look at your product on paper and tell what it does and they will understand if it can be built.

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SoCal CTO

MARCH 28, 2013

However, startup founders who are building applications that have: Large Audiences - consumer facing Complex Processing - examples: Matching , Social Network Analysis, Compatibility Scoring, etc. You may get into the market, but just know that you are going to pay the price when you start to get traction.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 3, 2011

But this coming generation is much more likely to be inspired by The Social Network and want to be entrepreneurs. And I believe these price points are pushing entrepreneurs to start at a much younger age. She noted that in our generation everybody wanted to be a lawyer. Perhaps it’s because everybody used to watch LA Law.

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SoCal CTO

MARCH 5, 2007

However, Elgg could power 100,000 networks and it would make no difference - there is no revenue stream as we give everything away under a GPL license. One of his companies - Gluecode - was sold to IBM for a pretty good price. Technology Advisor Technology Roles in Startups Pricing Customer Acquisition Sunk Costs and More -.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 15, 2008

The firm said it is targeting live streaming for marketing, e-learning, social networks, and customer support. Stickam explained that it will provide the first 100 registered developers with free access to the service; the firm said the service will be available in a pay-as-you-go pricing model after the beta period.

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TechCrunch LA

APRIL 16, 2019

The New York-based company was founded last year by Gina Bartasi, a fertility industry vet who previously launched Progyny, a fertility benefit solution for employers, and FertilityAuthority.com, an information platform and social network for people struggling with fertility. “We are women designing for women.

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 22, 2011

Either company had the potential to try and broaden their businesses to turn them into something monetizable whether it be a social network, a telecom company, a gaming company, a media company – whatever. I love seeing non Silicon Valley markets boom as it broadens our country’s innovation hubs. They are personal choices.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 21, 2011

I can’t comment on its stock price – I’m not a public market analyst. They got us to fill out the details of where we worked in the past and the network effect compels us to keep it updated. .&# So resume + directionally-correct social graph = goldmine for recruiting, networking and marketing.

Startup 309

Startup Cloud Computing Venture Capital Marketing 309

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 21, 2012

One of the toughest decisions for a startup is how to price their product or service. The alternatives range from giving it away for free (like Twitter), to pricing based on costs, to charging what the market will bear (premium pricing). Portfolio pricing. Tiered or volume pricing. Feature pricing.

Pricing 112

Pricing Competition Customer Custom 112

TechCrunch LA

AUGUST 30, 2022

NFT sales volumes are falling and crypto prices remain depressed, but Nigam expressed confidence about the long-term demand for digital avatars, likening them to mobile apps in their significance to the internet. Eventually, Nigam sees the company expanding into a full-fledged social network, which he said Gen Z is “starving for.”

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Geni Silver Lake Startup Platform 219

socalTECH

MAY 22, 2009

The firm said it is targeting hosting, SaaS, social network, content distribution networks, and cloud computing companies with the hardware. Pricing on the new product was not released. The firm said its new E Series EX accelerator now supports 10Gbps throughput, and accelerates TCP traffic 2 to 5 times.

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 19, 2008

We spoke with Derrick Oien, president and co-founder of the firm, about the company's mobile social networking applications, as well as about his view on penetrating the mobile carriers. What exactly are your mobile social networking applications? The second customer is the social networking sites.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 5, 2021

In startup business plans, a bubble is too many entrepreneurs and too many investors chasing the latest “next big thing,” like Google search engine, Facebook social network, or Amazon e-commerce site. We all believe that supply and demand meet to create stable prices (reflexive). Supply and demand ignored.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 15, 2010

I think the best solution for the social networking era is “in-stream&# advertising. I know you could argue that YouTube was much broader but it was really popularized in the social networks. The question will be “at what price?&# And for investors, “at what valuation did they get in?&#. $10

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Venture Capital Capital Google Platform 271

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 31, 2014

One of the toughest decisions for a startup is how to price their product or service. The alternatives range from giving it away for free, to pricing based on costs, to charging what the market will bear (premium pricing). In this more traditional product pricing model, the price is set at two to five times the product cost.

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Startup Pricing Customer Custom 114

socalTECH

NOVEMBER 10, 2008

In addition, the firm said it will provide advance purchase discounts to the gifts--which normally cost a $1 each--so that if users purchase 10 or 20 gifts, they get half off the price. style site to help people create family trees and connect with relatives through social networking features. Geni runs a Web 2.0-style

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 9, 2011

My partnership was pretty bearish and scratched our heads a bit at price tags. The following is a 2-week graph of the end-of-week price of the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) in Autumn 2008. You would think it would be better for M&A to be more active when the markets are down – better prices. And Social.

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