Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 22, 2015

This was 2009 and his understanding of audience engagement was far beyond anything I was hearing from most people at that time. After seeing Chamillionaire interact with several entrepreneurs both at events and as an investor I started introducing him to startups in an advisory capacity. I reached out after the event to learn more.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 18, 2015

I rarely talk to any startup entrepreneur or VC who doesn’t feel it and somehow long for simpler times despite the benefits we all enjoy from increased enthusiasm for our sector. For entrepreneurs there’s too much money sloshing around. Do fewer business development deals but make the ones you do have more impact.

Software Review 150

Software Review Startup Venture Capital Invest 150

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.

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socalTECH

APRIL 12, 2017

I tragically lost my mom to cancer, my girlfriend (who I was living with at the time) and I broke up, and then my team and I were laid-off when the market crashed in 2009. Until I was fortunate enough to secure a job with Ron Burkle at the end of 2009. Finally, what advice would you give to new entrepreneurs? All day, every day.

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Invest Startup Hollywood Echo Park 157

SoCal Tech Calendar

DECEMBER 3, 2009

Wednesday, December 9, 2009 -- "Designing Wet Labsfor Medical Device Development" BV-IEEE-EMB. Please join Kelsey Birkett-Bennett as she discusses Designing Wet Labs for Medical Device Development. Kelsey Birkett-Bennett will describe those challenges and solutions to them, geared specifically to engineers and entrepreneurs.

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Design Entrepreneur Develop Development 100

SoCal Tech Calendar

OCTOBER 16, 2009

Thursday, October 22, 2009 -- Ping Pong and Tech Talk Meetup. Who: Local entrepreneurs, web/software developers, bloggers, and anybody else who's interested in playing ping pong and hanging out. Play ping pong, talk about web technology and hang out with us at Yontoo! See [link] (more).

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Web Software Development Entrepreneur Software 100

SoCal Tech Calendar

JUNE 8, 2009

Thursday, June 11, 2009 -- Digital Media Center Conference. The current economic climate is presenting many challenges to entrepreneurs in Orange County, the United States, and around the world. Entrepreneurs who wish to survive need to implement effective strategies that will ensure the success and growth of their businesses.

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Conference Orange County Media Incubator 100

socalTECH

OCTOBER 9, 2019

Cleantech had an enormous rise and fall between 20006 and 2009. Lots has changed since 2009. In 2009, the finance world fell apart, and the venture world fell apart, and I returned to Pasadena. The same thing happened with algae biofuel companies in the 2006 and 2009 time frame.

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Invest Capital Venture Capital Idealab 113

socalTECH

DECEMBER 28, 2016

Today's contribution is from Lawrence Ng , serial entrepreneur who, last year, founded OnRamp Fund , a $10 million incubator that invests in early stage startups. We gained so much knowledge about our own capabilities and potential when we began developing KidGuard. The Fund has expertise in technology development and data management.

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Funding Southern California Incubator Startup 113

SoCal Tech Calendar

OCTOBER 22, 2009

Wednesday, October 28, 2009 -- Investor Beware: HR Practices Matter in High Growth Companies. Recent studies indicate that companies with a well developed HR function grow faster and are more profitable than firms who cut corners. Maverick Angels. See [link] (more).

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Company Companies Study Web 100

SoCal Tech Calendar

JULY 30, 2009

Wednesday, August 5, 2009 -- MIT Enterprise Forum San Diego. Networking event. This has become the chapter's signature event, and is widely recognized as the premier networking event for San Diego's technology and biotechnology community. See [link] (more).

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Enterprise Forum San Diego Networking Entrepreneur 100

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 22, 2012

And so do entrepreneurs who are quick to pivot to new businesses or to sell in an acquihire. It’s been high tide since 2009 so an entire batch of entrepreneurs don’t know what low tide even looks like. And the “stay lean” argument isn’t only good for entrepreneurs, it can be good for VCs, too.

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Startup Venture Capital Entrepreneur Technical Review 390

SoCal Tech Calendar

JANUARY 16, 2009

Thursday, January 22, 2009 -- "How to Win the Funding Game" TCVN. While entrepreneurs spend countless hours defining their market and their customers, they tend not to develop deep expertise when it comes to raising capital.

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TCVN Funding Entrepreneur Tool 100

InfoChachkie

MARCH 5, 2012

In 2009 Jed created a Google doc to track the seed accelerators. If you use the mentor-driven model that we pioneered at TechStars, you get entrepreneurs who are deeply connected with the broader entrepreneurial landscape. But it’s people that tend to be entrepreneurs who are early on their company and entrepreneurial arc.

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Startup Incubator Doc Mentor 270

SoCal Tech Calendar

MAY 8, 2009

Thursday, May 14, 2009 -- Building Blocks Program: The Entrepreneurial Trap with Source Scientific. Entrepreneurial traps - Tips for developing companies. Entrepreneurs with hot new technologies get caught in these traps all the time. What the big guys know but won't tell you. The road to success is full of potholes.

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Tips Entrepreneur Technology Develop 100

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 25, 2009

Helping entrepreneurs succeed. An on-line community for entrepreneurs. Your Software Development Partner. The 7th International System-on-Chip (SoC) Conference, Exhibit & Workshops (www.SoCconference.com) - November 4 & 5, 2009 - Radisson Hotel Newport Beach. They include: Sponsors. Startups Made Simple.

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Advertising Southern California IP VentureNet 113

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 12, 2013

As more consumers were skipping commercials the idea of authentically integrating brands into media seemed obvious to me and ended up informing a lot of my investments in 2009 and 2010. They did development in SF and had the ad sales team in NY. The idea immediately resonated. I only wanted one thing in the deal – Hamet.

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Invest Venture Capital Startup News 340

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. He’s also candid, humble and helpful.

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Venture Capital Startup Design S3 214

SoCal Tech Calendar

NOVEMBER 4, 2009

Tuesday, November 10, 2009 -- CA Medical Device and Investor Forum. This exciting event will draw an array of industry entrepreneurs, corporate leaders and RandD executives, as well as university scientists, researchers, and venture capitalists. See [link] (more).

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Orange County OCTANE Competition Research 100

SoCal Tech Calendar

NOVEMBER 4, 2009

Tuesday, November 10, 2009 -- CA Medical Device and Investor Forum. This exciting event will draw an array of industry entrepreneurs, corporate leaders and RandD executives, as well as university scientists, researchers, and venture capitalists. See [link] (more).

Orange County 100

Orange County OCTANE Competition Research 100

SoCal Tech Calendar

NOVEMBER 3, 2009

Monday, November 9, 2009 -- CA Medical Device and Investor Forum. This exciting event will draw an array of industry entrepreneurs, corporate leaders and RandD executives, as well as university scientists, researchers, and venture capitalists. See [link] (more).

Orange County 100

Orange County OCTANE Competition Research 100

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. As a result I didn’t write my first venture capital check until March 2009 – exactly 5 years ago. I become a venture capitalist in September 2007 – exactly 6.5

Venture Capital 387

Venture Capital Downey Writing Press 387

socalTECH

OCTOBER 30, 2009

Helping entrepreneurs succeed. An on-line community for entrepreneurs. Your Software Development Partner. www.SoCconference.com ) - November 4 & 5, 2009 - Radisson Hotel Newport Beach. Thanks in particular to: Sponsors. Redpoint Ventures (www.redpoint.com). Silicon Valley Bank (www.svb.com). Need office or Tech Space?

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Southern California IP Orange County Glendale 140

SoCal Tech Calendar

APRIL 1, 2009

Tuesday, April 7, 2009 -- CommNexus presents a special SIGÂ? Key points that will be discussed include the new rules of product development, what else matters besides the product idea, top 10 rules for taking your product from concept to consumer, and the "smiley curve." From Concept to Consumer: How to Turn Ideas Into Money.

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Ideas Activity Product Entrepreneur 100

SoCal Tech Calendar

FEBRUARY 6, 2009

Thursday, February 12, 2009 -- TCVN Workshop LA. Targeting entrepreneurs, this workshop will provide real world examples on how to: Execute business planning, develop a complete business plan and secure venture funding.

TCVN 100

TCVN Brentwood Examples Design 100

SoCal Tech Calendar

JANUARY 30, 2009

Thursday, February 5, 2009 -- TCVN Workshop Orange County. Targeting entrepreneurs, this workshop will provide real world examples on how to: Execute business planning, develop a complete business plan and secure venture funding.

Orange County 100

Orange County TCVN Brentwood Examples 100

SoCal CTO

MARCH 1, 2007

skip to main | skip to sidebar SoCal CTO Thursday, March 1, 2007 Entreprenuer Network Great post by Ben Kuo - The Importance of the “Network&# to Entrepreneurs - the informal connections between people in the technology industry here who have a vested interest in helping entrepreneurs take their companies to the next level.

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Networking CTO Coach Southern California CTO Hire 150

socalTECH

MAY 18, 2010

For our interview today, we caught up with Al Eisaian , CEO of Pasadena-based IconApps (www.iconapps.com), which is developing mobile applications for the iPhone market. Al is a repeat entrepreneur, who last founded Integrien, and was SVP and GM at LowerMyBills. We built that and put it on the App Store on December 24 of 2009.

Mobile 168

Mobile .Net Pasadena Software Review 168

Tech.Co

MARCH 8, 2018

The program has been so successful that the startups have leveraged $48M in private capital to further their development. She has created a successful model to bridge entrepreneurs, investors and the federal government. Today, Joanne works with passionate entrepreneurs who use data assets to disrupt business functions and verticals.

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Technical Review Startup Software Review Entrepreneur 70

InfoChachkie

SEPTEMBER 8, 2011

As made clear in Personal Pitch , Entrepreneurs must pull Donors into their orbit figuratively – non-profits have to do so literally. Ken-Ya Dance was initially launched in 2009 in the Bay Area and has since been replicated with three encore shows, including one at the University of Irvine (UCI) in Southern California.

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UCI Class Southern California News 259

socalTECH

JUNE 20, 2012

We caught up with Sam Teller , who is directing efforts at the accelerator, to help fill entrepreneurs in on where the program fits in the world of technology and startup acceleration. We were founded in 2009 by Mark Suster from GRP Partners. It was really just something built for the community to help support entrepreneurs.

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Class Mentor Startup Santa Monica 261

SoCal CTO

MARCH 20, 2007

► January (5) Los Angeles Web Developer Startup CTO or Developer When to Use Facebook Connect – Twitter Oauth – Goo. ► January (5) Los Angeles Web Developer Startup CTO or Developer When to Use Facebook Connect – Twitter Oauth – Goo.

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Venture Capital Guide CTO Coach Southern California 150

Tech Zulu Event

FEBRUARY 8, 2013

Atlas Powered has raised $700k from Tech Coast Angels, Maverick Angels, Pasadena Angels, Angel Capital Entrepreneur Fund, LaunchpadLA, and Clark Landry. Launchpad LA was founded by prominent VC Mark Suster of GRP Partners in 2009, and invests in each company that is accepted into the program. . · YieldMetrics has already raised $1.7

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GRP Partners Startup Tech Coast Angels Bertelsmann 96

socalTECH

NOVEMBER 6, 2014

Internally, we look very similar to a tech company, in that we have a development team, go-to-market team, and product people, and the ultimate goal of what we want to accomplish is to create companies that can run independently, with their own management teams. Entrepreneurs should seek those people out.

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Startup Technology Incubator Silver Lake 231

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 17, 2010

First, I’d like to quote (paraphrase) Brad Feld speaking at Twiistup in LA in 2009, “I keep hearing people in LA talking with a chip on their shoulders about building a tech business here relative to Silicon Valley. But we do have great technology developers. I have one message for you, ‘get over it! You don’t.

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Company Companies Technology Startup 290

Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 16, 2013

Los Angeles has seen its own startup scene develop with Silicon Beach, which stretches between Santa Monica and Playa Vista. Even the UK has its own version of Silicon Beach off the southern coast of England, a region supported by local governments and universities to accelerate the growth and development.

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Social Network Social Media Press Technical Review 111

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 17, 2010

We’ll be conducting a series of educational programes covering: fund raising, team building, product development, sales, marketing, business development and how to prioritize your time as a CEO. I first met him there and knew he was a talented entrepreneur that I wanted to work with some day. And of course we had, TheMan.

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Company Companies Startup Southern California 276