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Tuesday, September 7, 2010
They created Neopets, brought it to the US, helped it grow, and eventually sold it to Viacom in 2005. So, we refocused in late 2008 and early 2009, and launched Island Paradise in August of that year. Zac, thanks for sitting down with us today. What's the story behind Meteor Games? We're currently developing applications on Facebook.
 
Friday, July 16, 2010
Quinn Curtis: We were around since 2005, we were incorporated and funded in 2006. Quinn Curtis: We were self-funded from 2006 to 2008, and in 2008 we acquired a small botnet company in San Diego, which had a venture capitalist invested in it. Quinn is now VP of Hosted Security Services at Webroot (www.webroot.com). Thanks!
 
Wednesday, June 30, 2010
Sort of around the beginning of 2008 financial collapse. So, fast forward to October of 2008 and the board of directors meets and there’s sort of this panicked atmosphere. We were actually just about to become profitable again, and we have been profitable since December of 2008. The FULL program. Prefer audio? Great!
 

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« UCRs Don Siegel on Tech Transfer | Main | Angel Experts on Investing, Terms and Valuations » Media Matchmaker: autopsy of a failed startup They were funded in 2005, but the raise was small. Their concept had great potential to disrupt huge markets, the buying and selling of TV and film ads and product placement. Good job.
In 2005 they plugged a couple of mics into a computer and created an internet radio show called “Keith and the Girl.&# Can you imagine having a community of fans that’s so passionate about what you’re doing that they tattoo your image on their bodies? Emails - They read every single email they get.
« Sid Mohasseb Venture Farm | Main | EpicCameras Dave Johnson and Lary Stucker » Vigilistics Bob Moore and Craig Nelson Show #82 Listen (42:54) Download Funded in December 2005, Vigilistics has just raised a buffer round to brace for the short term. Theyre making great headway in the market. Thank you all for being investors.
Unexpected Startup Lesson #1: Quitting the day job - Currently Obsessed , May 10, 2010 This post is the first of a series on “unexpected lessons&# learned through my experience as co-founder and CEO of Snapvine , a venture-backed mobile social networking service founded in 2005 and acquired by WhitePages in June of 2008. Solution.
Well, a company that was founded in 2005 which is continuing to expand has been attempting to change all of that. Home About Bizorigin Polls Entrepreneurs-LA Get featured! If you’re not skilled in negotiating, you can be assured the auto dealer will take you for as much as possible. Polls Loading. Polls Archive Recent Posts iPhone 3.0
Min has been on the firm's board since November of 2005, and is the founder and CEO of Epison System Solutions, Inc. San Diego-based Axesstel, a developer of fixed wireless and broadband data products, said Monday afternoon that the firm's Chairman, Bryan B. Min, is resigning.
in 2005. Irvine-based WebVisible announced today that it has acquired Pasadena-based Adapt Technologies, a developer of search engine marketing tools. Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. WebVisible is a provider of local online advertising services, which helps small and midsize businesses place search engine marketing.
Experian bought PriceGrabber.com in 2005. Los Angeles-based PriceGrabber.com , the online shopping comparison site owned by Experian, announced Thursday that the firm has launched a new, free shipping site. According to PriceGrabbber, the new site allows shoppers to evaluate free shipping offers from more than 1,000 retailers. READ MORE
Wisk has been at United Online since 2005, and was EVP and Chief Marketing Officer. Woodland Hills-based United Online said Friday that it has promoted Robert J. Taragan to President of the firm's Communications segment, and named Matthew J. Wisk as President of the firm's online loyalty business, MyPoints.com.
Garn joined Quest in 1998 and has served as president since February 2005. Quest Software Inc., a publisher of enterprise systems management applications, reported Thursday that its board of directors has promoted Doug Garn to chief executive officer. Garn, the Aliso Viejo, Calif.-based READ MORE