Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 1, 2009

In the first post in this three part series I described why I believe the VC market froze between September 2008 – April 2009. It affects even B2B companies because ultimately most must sell to companies who sell to consumers and if they suffer they cut back on suppliers. It is also a result of pent-up demand.

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Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 9, 2009

Among them was Stribe , a company TechZulu originally interviewed at the TechCrunch50 conference earlier this year. Stribe offers a plug and play service for instantly creating a social network on any Web site. The company's main target is e-commerce sites with rich media. Teacheo was a RedHerring 100 finalist in Europe.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 24, 2011

I invested in LA-based Gogii , one of the fastest growing, most exciting mobile social networking companies you’ve never heard of and maker of a product called textPlus. To put things into perspective, the company has 7.7 Gogii came in my office in 2009 with three of the most talented founders I had seen.

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SoCal CTO

JUNE 9, 2010

Kathy Sierra at Business of Software 2009 - Business of Software Blog , May 4, 2010 "In the old days, getting customers was easy. Now, thanks to social media, you don't have to outspend. " In fact, 3 of the 10 selected companies from the past two years has followed this business model. You could just outspend.

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Tech Zulu Event

JULY 10, 2012

The company has experienced substantial user growth since their launch early this year. Ed Park was one of the first 100k users of Instagram back in early 2009. “I found it to be the best social network, connecting people on a deeper level. People stopped worrying about social status.”.

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Tech Zulu Event

AUGUST 31, 2011

Several teams disassembled themselves, joining other teams as well as one new company surfaced off in the corner with no one seeming to notice. Also of note was Ryan Orrico’s launch of HandJob, a new form of job applicant screening and referral tracking. Throughout the day, random shouts of Startup Weekend success!

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SoCal Delicious

MAY 6, 2012

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