Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 12, 2013

He first came to see me in 2008 when we was raising money for his 1st startup – NextMedium. At every entrepreneur event I through between 2008-2012 I invite Hamet because he was a great mentor for entrepreneurs. I’ve known Hamet for 5 years. I only wanted one thing in the deal – Hamet. I stayed close.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

OCTOBER 31, 2008

Thursday, November 6, 2008 -- The 6th International System-on-System (SoC) Conference, Exhibit and Workshops, November 5 and 6, 2008. Intel, IBM, Mentor Graphics, Toshiba, Tensilica, and over 100 other leading-edge companies will be sharing their latest technologies and products in this Southern California event.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

OCTOBER 30, 2008

Wednesday, November 5, 2008 -- The 6th International System-on-System (SoC) Conference, Exhibit and Workshops, November 5 and 6, 2008. Intel, IBM, Mentor Graphics, Toshiba, Tensilica, and over 100 other leading-edge companies will be sharing their latest technologies and products in this Southern California event.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

NOVEMBER 4, 2008

Saturday, November 8, 2008 -- Saturday Speaker Series. Entrepreneur Mentor Society continues its "LEARN FROM SUCCESSFUL ENTREPRENEUR" series. Meet two successful entrepreneurs who will share their startup story as well as provide insightful advice on how best to start your venture! See [link] (more).

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TechCrunch LA

APRIL 8, 2021

This is an incredibly rewarding milestone and an apt tribute to the vision of my late mentor, Norman Rostoker,” said TAE’s current chief executive officer, Michl Binderbauer, in a statement announcing the company’s achievement. The new machine was first fired up in the summer of 2017.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 24, 2014

I spent my first year developing proprietary deal flow and learning the business and then the Sept 2008 / Lehman Bros collapse / financial meltdown happened. Working with early-stage teams : coaching, mentoring, setting strategy, rolling up sleeves: 9/10. I become a venture capitalist in September 2007 – exactly 6.5 years ago.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 26, 2016

We select ten per class, and help those startups connect with mentors and other people in that local environment who can be helpful to the business. That worked well enough, we did another class in 2008 with another 10 companies, and in 2009 we expanded to Boston. The focus is on helping the startup. billion combined.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 18, 2017

Recently the firms two founding partners (and also Managing Partners) —  Fred Wilson and Brad Burnham  — decided to transition management of the firm to Andy Weissman (who joined in 2012) and Albert Wenger (joined in 2008 and writes one of the most thoughtful blogs in our industry ).

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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. They've got a program called Springboard, which helps really young companies get set up with mentors, and guides you through the startup process. They act as mentors and help companies grow.

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SoCal CTO

OCTOBER 5, 2010

Why Every Entrepreneur Should Write and 9 Tips To Get Started - OnStartups , September 27, 2010 "The best part of blogging is the people you will meet"- Hugh MacLeod repeating wisdom from Loic Lemeur to me at the Big Pink at 2 am in South Beach after the Future of Web Apps 2008. Why You Should Write.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 6, 2016

Howard Schultz, who grew Starbucks to 13,000 stores by 2008, decided to step back in as CEO when the economy was killing his stores, and refocus everyone on the customer. Great leaders are mentors to everyone on their team. Get in the habit of asking questions but do not expect easy answers. Now he has over 20,000 stores.

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Xconomy

OCTOBER 30, 2016

It’s a place where we’re going to put 250 like-minded people, where I can mentor him, you can mentor me,” Cohen said. “I have a vast network of friends in San Diego and Mexico City who are serial investors,” said Cohen, who is a principal at Walket Capital and affiliated with LM Advisors, a San Diego investment firm with over $1.3

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 30, 2013

Howard Schultz, who grew Starbucks to 13,000 stores by 2008, decided to step back in as CEO when the economy was killing his stores, and refocus everyone on the customer. Great entrepreneurs are mentors to everyone on their team. Get in the habit of asking questions but do not expect easy answers. Now he has over 20,000 stores.

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Daradiction

JULY 22, 2013

In 2008 I met Kris Krug. We share several auspiciously random overlapping networks, and since 2008 our friendship has blossomed into a deep personal friendship and working collaboration. One of my mentors, Duke Stump says, "you can't create the magic, but you can create the conditions for the magic to happen".

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socalTECH

JULY 13, 2009

Mark has also been quite active mentoring entrepreneurs, We caught up with Mark to hear about what kinds of investments GRP is looking at nowadays, his view on the software-as-a-service market, and how best to approach him with a pitch. We've heard quite a bit about your mentoring efforts here, can you talk about that?

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 3, 2010

The TCA financed 25 companies last year, which was only down 20 percent from the number of deals we did in 2008, which was our peak year. In 2008, I began angel investing more actively, and found the TCA, which is just a great group filled with accomplished angel investors, looking to help CEOs.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 9, 2012

Howard Schultz, who grew Starbucks to 13,000 stores by 2008, decided to step back in as CEO when the economy was killing his stores, and refocus everyone on the customer. Great entrepreneurs are mentors to everyone on their team. Get in the habit of asking questions but do not expect easy answers. Now he has over 17,000 stores.

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Tech.Co

MAY 25, 2018

Indiegogo has brought more than 800,000 ideas to fruition since 2008. Their mission is designed to lead with a pay-if-forward model by providing expert coaching, pitch competition support, and a private community where entrepreneurs can meet mentors and connect with valuable resources. Indiegogo (San Francisco,CA and New York, NY).

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Tech Zulu Event

MAY 6, 2013

I left MySpace in 2008 to help MySpace to monetize its inventory better. I participate regularly to help mentor new startups and help build the LA tech scene. I became friends with Tom Anderson and I jumped onto MySpace when it first launched. How do you see the LA tech scene now? I think Digital LA started a great movement.

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Tech Zulu Event

APRIL 23, 2013

As an employee of the NBA’s Brooklyn Nets from 1999-2003 and of the Indianapolis Pacers from 2003-2008, I learned first-hand from the likes of Rod Thorn, Byron Scott, Jason Kidd and Larry Bird about the importance of leading by example and keys to assembling a championship-caliber team.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 25, 2013

2008 App ecosystem on iOS = $0. And hard for me to imagine the Fred Wilson and Albert Wenger weren’t instrumental mentors to David. Compare the state of play in 2013 versus 15 years ago. 33% of the world is on the Internet on average of 3.1 hours / day. Credit cards = less friction = more purchases = cha ching. According to Andy.

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Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 28, 2012

That said, the founders only committed to the project fulltime in 2008, when traffic hit over 1 million visit a month. Do you have any mentors, Investors? When was it launched? Our original German site, mitfahrgelegenheit.de , was founded as a student project in 2001. Who are the founders and what are their backgrounds?

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SoCal CTO

AUGUST 3, 2010

Though this was 2000 , and all startup & VC blogs we've grown to love didn't exist yet, I did have mentors available. Automating the Path to a Better User Experience - The Product Guy , July 5, 2010 I started writing about Quick-UX in 2008. should have leaned on them a lot more, but I didn't, or at least not in the right ways.

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Tech.Co

MARCH 8, 2018

Amy was named one of the “Bay Area’s Most Influential Women” in 2008 & 2009 by the San Francisco Business Times, and inducted into the “Forever Influential” hall of fame in 2010. She is a passionate connector and loves to cultivate strategic partnerships and build communities.

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SoCal Delicious

AUGUST 23, 2010

Mark founded Launchpad LA, a program designed to help mentor LA’s most promising first-time startup CEO’s. Ian Rogers – Topspin Media Ian Rogers was the GM of Yahoo Music before heading to Topspin Media in April 2008 as CEO. As of June 2008 Jason is now CEO and Founder of Mahalo, Inc. , He blogs here and tweets here.

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SoCal Delicious

FEBRUARY 24, 2010

Read more » Recent Press The New York Times April 22, 2009 - A Company Plans to Market Illiquid Assets CNBC.com April 8, 2008 - Social Stock Picking Reuters April 6, 2009 - Bit.ly I have met dozens of brilliant technologists with fantastic ideas, ideas requiring nurturing, mentoring and support. Seek advice from a mentor.

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Frank Addante

MAY 12, 2007

► February (1) Building and Developing an A++ Team ► 2008 (14) ► December (1) Develop a Culture Roadmap ► November (2) Green Week - Save the Environment and Your Cash Creating a Culture of Innovation: Cultural Values. ► October (1) New Video!

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