Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 16, 2014

Our 3rd fund began investing in March 2009 (raised in 2008) and our 4th fund started in April 2012 so this fund will naturally begin investing around March / April 2015. Geographically our strategy is to fund about 50% of our deals in Southern California (from San Diego to Santa Barbara) and 50% of our deals on a national basis.

Venture Capital 396

Venture Capital Funding Technical Review Startup 396

socalTECH

JULY 16, 2010

One of the questions we get most from entrepreneurs is how companies reach an exit event, and the thinking that goes into acquisitions. 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.

San Diego 145

San Diego IP Acquisition Web 145

socalTECH

JUNE 8, 2011

However, San Diego-based Deal Current (www.dealcurrent.com) appears to have found a sustainable niche in the industry--not providing daily deals, but powering those multiplying deal sites, including a number of major newspaper groups. But, with the economy turning south in 2008, lots of those customers went out of business.

Platform 263

Platform Training Software Review Advertising 263

Xconomy

JULY 10, 2016

When I told Larry Bock in an email about four months ago that I had been diagnosed with cancer, the renowned San Diego life sciences investor asked if he might see me at UC San Diego’s Moores Cancer Center. Maybe we can share an infusion room,” he replied. “I will be sending good thoughts your way.”.

San Diego 40

San Diego Startup Avalon Venture Capital 40

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 3, 2010

This was really a fun week at TWiVC because we decided to have an entrepreneur come and talk about raising capital rather than having a VC come on. It’s always such a pleasure for me to spend time with Farb because he has all of the enthusiasm and energy you love to see in entrepreneurs. Brought in new CEO, Russ Reeder in 2008.

Venture Capital 214

Venture Capital Startup Design S3 214

SoCal Delicious

MAY 6, 2012

where entrepreneurs share their stories. 63 Los Angeles Entrepreneurs To Be Proud Of By mario on May 2, 2012 in Features , grid. Free Corporations For First-Time Entrepreneurs. Right now they’re setting up 500 free corporations for first time entrepreneurs. Here are 62 63 Los Angeles entrepreneurs we can be proud of.

Los Angeles 78

Los Angeles Entrepreneur Angel Fractional CTO 78

socalTECH

APRIL 16, 2010

I noticed that in the e-commerce realm, there was a tremendous uptick in sales, where people were promoting bargain hunting for nationwide merchants such as Amazon and Best Buy--especially as the recession hit in 2007 and 2008, and started taking a toll. Tags: entrepreneur coupon retail hyperlocal local deals dealperk albert.

Orange County 170

Orange County Startup Sites Southern California 170

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 30, 2009

We closed our fund in August of 2008. Like any entrepreneur, we had the idea that there should be local capital, supporting the local ecosystem. In this case, a $20M, $30M, or $40M exit is a very meaningful return for an investor group and for the entrepreneur. How do you recommend that entrepreneurs approach you?

Southern California 153

Southern California Startup Palomar Rustic Canyon 153

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 13, 2011

In 2008, the Federal government passed an act which said that school have to show the course and required books for those courses. Had you thought you'd be an entrepreneur when you were in college? It seems like all that course information would be difficult to pull, how do you do that? The data was only made available very recently.

UCSD 185

UCSD Course Startup Sites 185

socalTECH

MARCH 8, 2011

That nightmare happened to Jim Carol , a serial entrepreneur who was co-founder and CEO of San Diego's PacketVideo , when his son was diagnosed with cancer. Jim Carol: I'm a serial entrepreneur. Jim Carol: I first started working on the concept in 2007, and we filed for our IRS determination letter in 2008.

Pricing 183

Pricing Help Startup Sites 183

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 31, 2010

TechCrunch Europe ran an article in November of last year that European startups need to work as hard as those in Silicon Valley and I echoed the sentiment in my post about the need for entrepreneurs to be maniacal about their businesses if one wants to work in the hyper competitive tech world. We were based in London.

Entrepreneur 308

Entrepreneur Startup Venture Capital Conference 308

SoCal Delicious

OCTOBER 8, 2012

Tech entrepreneurs and executives from Silicon Valley are moving south and buying up luxury homes in the Los Angeles area. Andrew Frame, a 30-something entrepreneur who founded Internet-telephone company Ooma, bought a contemporary four bedroom in Bel Air for $5.5 WSJs Lauren Schuker Blum shows us around. More Mansion Videos.

Los Angeles 44

Los Angeles Software Review Technical Review Journal 44