socalTECH

MARCH 29, 2013

It looks like the sale of book review and community Goodreads was worth between $150M to $200M, according to a report form AllThingsD Friday, potentially making the acquisition one of the better returns on capital from a Southern California technology startup in recent years.

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socalTECH

MAY 15, 2014

Irvine-based document processing software developer Kofax reported a $1.1M Kofax said the sale included $580,000 in software license revenue, $100,000 in maintenance services, and $430,000 in professional services. win yesterday, saying that it is offering up its products to an un-named provider of finance and insurance products.

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 10, 2014

Santa Monica-based videogame publisher Activision Publishing reports that it sold more than $500M of its latest title, Destiny , as of day one. activision destiny videogame sales opening console' Activision claimed that the numbers make Destiny the "most successful new video game franchise launch of all time." READ MORE>>.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 16, 2014

Eventually you need a VP of Product to handle your product roadmap, a CTO for engineering leadership and VPs of sales, marketing & biz dev. Of if your VP Sales isn’t complaining about marketing she’s trying to get the function reporting to her. They review competitors offerings and analyst reports.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 8, 2010

Very few of them are started, in my experience, by sales people and very few early stage companies really understand sales. That’s why I started the Sales & Marketing Series and at one point I will do a bunch of posts on the sales methodology we developed at my first company called PUCCKA. More on that later.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 22, 2013

Carlsbad-based MaintenanceNet , the developer of software-as-a-service used for managing service contracts and service quotes for manufacturers and others, reported today that it has had a record year. The firm said it had year-over-year revenue growth of nearly 115 percent worldwide, and increased its staff by 60 percent.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 24, 2014

Los Angeles-based online advertising automation software developer Rubicon Project reported record financial results Thursday afternoon, saying that its third quarter sales were up 60 percent year over year to $32.2M. rubicon project advertising automation software sales earnings' READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 24, 2014

San Diego-based Tealium , the developer of enterprise tag management software which is led by Jeff Lunsford, said it saw 120 percent year-over-year sales growth. 500 reported the company''s 2013 revenues were $12.5M. Actual revenues were not released by the company. An earlier profile of Tealium in the Inc.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 13, 2011

They will often run all of the daily reports into them covering off for finance, sales, marketing, biz dev & HR. It’s pretty tough to convince me in a company of less than 50 people that the CEO can’t handle 6-8 direct reports to manage the various areas of the business. CEO’s run things.

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L.A. Business Journal

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

s sales tumbled as supply chain issues rocked the company, according to its third quarter earnings report. Santa Monica-based automotive technology platform TrueCar Inc.’s

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socalTECH

APRIL 25, 2019

It appears that another one of the owners of Los Angeles-based streaming television provider Hulu may be looking to unload its current, minority stake in the company, according to a report from CNBC this morning. The report named "people familiar with the matter" in the report. Hulu just purchased a 9.5

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socalTECH

MAY 11, 2015

Bloomberg said that Grindr has hired investment banker Raine Group to advise the company on a sale. Los Angeles-based gay dating app and website developer Grindr is looking for a buyer, according to Bloomberg. Grindr was founded by Joel Simkhai. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 24, 2020

Broadcom is reportedly looking to sell its radio frequency chips business--which has significant operations in Orange County--to either Qorvo or Skyworks Solutions, according to a report on Friday from Bloomberg. The report says the deal could be worth a much as $10 billion. Broadcom's RF chips are used in mobile phones and elsewhere.

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socalTECH

JUNE 7, 2011

Proving that the market for the right domain name continues to be strong, Moniker and SnapNames , the domain name auction sites owned by Los Angeles-based Oversee.net , reported that they sold the domain Data.com for more than $1.5M Oversee.net said its total private sales from the aftermarket division was more than $11M.

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socalTECH

APRIL 5, 2021

Los Angeles-based Pipeliner CRM, which develops customer relationship management software for sales teams, recently released a new update to its software, adding new reporting and analytics features.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 1, 2010

As your organization grows and you hire senior staff where you are no longer managing every employee directly the issue of how to manage people that are not your “direct&# reports arises. Dipping: As a decision maker you rely on information being passed to you by the people who report to you.

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L.A. Business Journal

NOVEMBER 27, 2020

The Treasury Department has reportedly pushed back TikTok’s sell-by date once again, giving the company until Dec. 4 to complete a deal.

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 9, 2016

Orange, California-based real estate technology and services provider LRES has named Mike Bye as its new Vice President of Sales, according to the company. Bye will be responsible for reporting on all sales activities and establishing and managing client relationships.

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TechCrunch LA

JULY 10, 2019

My favorite car blog Jalopnik said it best: “Cars Sales Could Be Heading Straight Into the Toilet.” ” Citing a Bloomberg report, the site explains automakers may have had the worst first half for new-vehicle retail sales since 2013. Car sales are tanking, but people still need cars. Don’t buy, lease.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 26, 2010

One other big tell for me is the CEO’s grasp of the sales pipeline. I can’t tell you how many CEO’s I’ve met with who can’t walk me through the details of their sales pipeline. Anyone who’s ever presented to me with these titles hears the same questions: “OK, so who does tech report to?

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

The lawsuit--filed Thursday in Orange County--alleges that Rivian fired an executive at the company after she reported gender discrimination at the company. The executive who filed the lawsuit, Laura Schwab, was previousl President at Aston Martin and was leading Rivian's sales and marketing efforts as VP of Sales and Marketing.

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Berkonomics

OCTOBER 6, 2016

Wouldn’t it be great if there were no more digital or printed reports to tell us what happened in the past? Call it “pervasive access” or just–in–time reporting. If there were no reports, we would have to manage by exception, more by observation than by analysis. Sales slipping unexpectedly? Call center getting behind?

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socalTECH

MAY 2, 2017

We spoke with Andrew about how the company pivoted from its original model after finding a huge amount of traction for its sales software and data, and its ability to guide brokers on the best practices for them to close more deals, which it is now offering as software-as-a-service. What is Digsy?

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 16, 2011

After college Joanne worked for 4 years in retail apparel at Macy’s where she initially managed sales reps on the floor and then worked as a buyer of clothing. This is where she first developed sales skills. She doubled her salary by going into sales. to $12m in sales. “A lot of sales is innate.

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L.A. Business Journal

MAY 4, 2017

Soylent raises $50 million, plans in-store sales, Leaf Group acquires home goods e-retailer Deny Designs for $12 million, and Snap Inc. hires media companies to produce original shows for Snapchat

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TechCrunch LA

DECEMBER 8, 2020

His remarks confirmed a CNBC report that Musk had told friends of his intent to move to Texas. The move coincides with a number of SpaceX and Tesla-related projects in Texas, the sale of several of Musk’s Los Angeles homes as well as his disagreement with how California public officials have handled the COVID-19 pandemic.

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InfoChachkie

DECEMBER 28, 2015

One of the reasons I know way more about online sales taxes than I ever thought I would is due to Rincon Venture Partners’ investment in TaxJar , one of the leaders in this emerging space. Almost every online seller will have a sales tax deadline this upcoming January. Your Sales Tax Compliance Checkup. Oh Crap, I Have Nexus.

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 28, 2017

Online sales on Cyber Monday hit a record $6.59 billion, the largest online sales day in history, according to numbers released by Adobe late Monday evening. percent year-over-year increase in online sales, as of 10:00 p.m. billion in sales, and Thanksgiving Day, where there was $2.87 billion in sales.

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L.A. Business Journal

OCTOBER 31, 2018

LA County weighs electronic voting options; Activision issues Overwatch League changes; Hulu grows revenue 86 percent

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 4, 2013

Financial details of the buy were not announced, however, the buy apparently was worth around $50M, according to various reports and sources. Santa Monica-based Docstoc , which is led by Jason Nazar, has been acquired by Intuit, the companies said this morning. com), and others. com), and others.

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 18, 2018

According to report, the SEC was aready investigating possible "misleading pronouncements" on manufacturing goals and sales at Tesla. Tesla Motors , one of the companies run by Los Angeles technology mogul Elon Musk, is reportedly being investigated in a criminal probe by the Department of Justice. The stock now trades at around $282.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 6, 2019

Los Angeles-based Ring , the maker of doorbell and security cameras which is now owned by Amazon , is looking to make it very easy for local law enforcement to obtain surveillance footage without a need for a warrant , according to a report from Motherboard.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 12, 2020

Los Angeles-based social application developer Triller , which competes head to head against TikTok , is seeking to reach the public markets through a SPAC (special purpose acquisition company), according to a report. Reuters cited "people familiar with the matter" for the report. TikTok is the target of efforts by the U.S.

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socalTECH

APRIL 29, 2015

Once highflying Santa Monica-based gaming console developer Ouya is on the block, after the company tripped a debt covenant from one of its investors, according to a report. The sale comes due to debt owed to TriplePoint Capital, according to the report. OUYA is led by Julie Ehrman. READ MORE>>.

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TechCrunch LA

MAY 13, 2018

Once the shoes did go on sale, the user interface for finding and reserving the shoes didn’t work for everyone there — in fact, only one reporter from the group was able to reserve a pair of the shoes (since that reporter hadn’t saved payment information onto the SNKRS app, those shoes were released).

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Tech.Co

JUNE 3, 2022

The rent crisis is getting worse, according to a new report that found a full third of all small and medium-sized businesses are behind on their rent for the month of May. The new data comes from small business networking site Alignable, which released its Q2 Rent Report at the start of the month. What's driving the crisis? newsletter.

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socalTECH

MAY 6, 2014

Epicor Software , the supply chain management software company whose roots are in Orange County, has been put up for sale by private equity firm Apax Partners, according to reports Tuesday. billion, and has hired investment banking firm Jeffries to handle the sale.

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