socalTECH

NOVEMBER 21, 2014

The company started here in 2002, and we were basically an agency. As you might or might not remember, I joined in 2010 with a vision to turn the company into a true technology company, and pivoted the company to ad technology. Starting in 2010, we started focusing on that.

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Tech Zulu Event

MAY 24, 2011

William spent about half the time showing amusing new commercials and going through the evolution of his life leading up to the inception of Vizio as well as how a $600,000 investment turned into a $3 billion company seven years later. Vizio’s vision was to develop high quality, affordable HDTV’s for a mass market.

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From the Venture Trenches

APRIL 16, 2013

Companies that take these creative fee structures are usually solo practitioners or companies with a limited number of partners who are amenable to accepting such compensation. Charlie eventually sold those shares for $26 million when he left the business in 2005, which meant he earned $4.3 years, the longest span on record.”

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From the Venture Trenches

APRIL 16, 2013

Companies that take these creative fee structures are usually solo practitioners or companies with a limited number of partners who are amenable to accepting such compensation. Charlie eventually sold those shares for $26 million when he left the business in 2005, which meant he earned $4.3 years, the longest span on record.”

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SoCal Delicious

MAY 6, 2012

Features like this, as well as our daily interviews wouldn’t be possible without the amazing support of our sponsor eMinutes – a law firm here in Los Angeles that focuses on helping entrepreneurs structure their companies. He previously led business development for Affiliate Fuel, leading to its acquisition by Experian in 2005.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 15, 2010

I asked some of the participating VCs, and they told me their attorneys had figured out a way to keep their stealth-mode companies stealthy.Yes, this strategy is not for every company. Often times when companies raise “bridge” financing (this is money from internal investors. We spoke briefly about why. Short answer: no.

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