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FEBRUARY 26, 2016
When Troy and Lady Gaga were introduced the market had been in a free fall from the financial crisis of 2007-09 and Troy had had some setbacks professionally while Lady Gaga was sleeping on her grandmother’s couch in West Virginia, having just been dropped by Def Jam Records. Same with Gaga. “It was a series of inflection points.
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APRIL 10, 2016
In a world that is hyper competitive – even amongst VCs – I can honestly say that not only is the media recognition accurate but it is amongst the proudest days I’ve had in developing Upfront Ventures and our future. From 2007-2012 I scoured LA constantly. I created an accelerator & mentor network (Launchpad LA).
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Both Sides of the Table
MARCH 24, 2014
I become a venture capitalist in September 2007 – exactly 6.5 Working with early-stage teams : coaching, mentoring, setting strategy, rolling up sleeves: 9/10. years ago. I spent my first year developing proprietary deal flow and learning the business and then the Sept 2008 / Lehman Bros collapse / financial meltdown happened.
Tech Zulu Event
OCTOBER 28, 2011
GumGum was founded in 2007 when a team of seasoned Internet entrepreneurs realized web site publishers were missing out on valuable revenue by not monetizing their image-based content. VP, Strategic Planning at Disney Interactive Media Group. mt) Media Temple, Inc. Tech Coast Angels is actively seeking great startups to fund.
Tech Zulu Event
AUGUST 31, 2011
We also had awesome group of mentors that included: David Waxman (Co-founder of PeoplePC, Spot Runner and Firefly Network), Paige Craig (CEO of BetterWorks ), Josh MacAdam (Co-founder/CTO at Ming.ly I’d personally heard of Startup Weekend back when it got started in 2007 out in Boulder but only attended my first Startup Weekend in late 2009.
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MAY 25, 2013
And hard for me to imagine the Fred Wilson and Albert Wenger weren’t instrumental mentors to David. I use social media. But I became a VC in 2007 and wrote my first check in 2009 – 4.5 Nothing was more heart warming than the photo of David Karp hugging Bijan Sabet after the sale to Yahoo! According to Andy.
Tech Zulu Event
OCTOBER 28, 2011
GumGum was founded in 2007 when a team of seasoned Internet entrepreneurs realized web site publishers were missing out on valuable revenue by not monetizing their image-based content. VP, Strategic Planning at Disney Interactive Media Group. mt) Media Temple, Inc. Tech Coast Angels is actively seeking great startups to fund.
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