Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 18, 2010

We will be selecting 10 startup companies to participate. Applications are due April 6th, 2010, the form is on the website and the Twitter address is @launchpadlad. Encourage the most successful LA tech entrepreneurs who had previously started companies to get involved as mentors, instructors or just informal advisors.

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 13, 2012

A couple of weeks ago, twelve companies moved into the new downtown San Diego, EvoNexus incubator--which is run by CommNexus. When companies come into our incubator, we take no equity, we take no stake in the company, it's completely free for the participant. That's through the generosity of the Irvine Company.

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Incubator San Diego Technical Review Development Team Review 212

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 13, 2011

The act only came into effect in 2010, at which point we built a system to try to find out that information for as many schools as possible. I graduated in May of 2010. The two main programmers also graduated in May of 2010 from Harvey Mudd College, and the fourth person on our team recently graduated from UCSD law school.

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UCSD Course Startup Sites 185

Tech Zulu Event

JULY 8, 2011

The Spotlight is shining down these amazing LA companies! And now without further ado I present the Spotlight: LA Tech Summer Winners: Spotlight Companies. It gives music companies a direct pipeline to market their products and services to music fans. Spotlight: LA Tech Summer SuperDemo is all electric car company CODA.

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CalTech Technical Review Company Companies 100

Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 20, 2011

After months of submissions and the amazing help from our judges , the Spotlight is shinning down on awesome companies that were born right out of Southern California. And now without further ado I present the Spotlight: LA Tech Fall Companies: Spotlight Companies. As of May 2010, CallFire has over 20,000 customers!

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UCLA Company Companies Idealab 102

socalTECH

NOVEMBER 6, 2014

David Carter and Allen Hurff are two startup veterans, who believe they have a new formula to help create early stage, technology companies, through their new "startup studio", Zuma Ventures (www.zumavc.com). We sat down with David and Allen to learn more about how the company wants to change how startups are created.

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Startup Technology Incubator Silver Lake 231

socalTECH

OCTOBER 26, 2016

What types of companies will be part of Techstars LA? The companies really are at the discretion of the managing director and team on the types and focus areas of the companies who will be included. We started in Boulder, Colorado, all the way back in 2007, with just ten companies. billion combined.

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Startup Los Angeles Mentor Class 100

InfoChachkie

OCTOBER 20, 2014

However, my hometown favoritism does not diminished the fact that the TMP offers a highly effective curriculum, as evidenced by the dozens of successful companies spawned by the Program, including the following: Inogen (NASDAQ: INGN) - With a market cap in excess of $376 million, Inogen created the portable oxygen concentrator market.

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Santa Barbara Technical Review Startup Venture Capital 258

socalTECH

JUNE 1, 2012

We caught up with co-founder Michael Wong , who told us about how the company is looking to change the model for local check-ins, and also help businesses with getting the word out about their services. What's your background, and how did you decide to start the company? Can you talk about how your company is funded?

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CTO Coach Startup Mobile Artificial Inteligence 223

SoCal CTO

SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

This continues my series of posts: Top 30 Startup Posts for July 2010 Top 30 Startup Posts in June 2010 Top 29 Startup Posts May 2010 Startup CTO Top 30 Posts for April 16 Great Startup Posts from March Here they are: How to Minimize Politics in Your Company - Ben's Blog , August 24, 2010 “Who the f@#k you think you f$&kin’ with.

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Startup Venture Capital Blogging CTO Hire 191

socalTECH

JULY 17, 2013

The latest company to expand into the market is H.Bloom , a venture backed luxury floral delivery and gifts company based out of New York. H.Bloom is one of the companies backed by Los Angeles technology entrepreneur and investor Brian Lee (Shoedazzle, Legalzoom). He''s also an early investor in the company.

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Legalzoom Los Angeles Startup Commerce 165

Tech Coast Venture Network

MARCH 9, 2011

. “While most angel groups don’t post a list of members, they do publicize the companies they’ve funded on their websites,” says Richard Sudek, a member of Tech Coast Angels , a group in southern California whose members invested about $6.2 million in 2010. million in 2010. million in 2010.

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Tips Capital Tech Coast Angels Screening 100

Tech Zulu Event

JULY 7, 2010

The technologies are used to supplement traditional courses, to support full distance learning courses, and to facilitate a variety of other collaborative interactions including virtual office hours, team meetings, professional development, student projects and mentoring and tutoring opportunities. A quote from the Blackboard CEO Michael L.

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.Net Education Course Acquisition 49

Xconomy

OCTOBER 30, 2016

The program provided each company with $25,000 in financing, and a spot for three months in the startup camp program at the Plug and Play Tech Center in Sunnyvale. Companies that participated in the program include Airbitz, Rock My Run, TipNetwork, Vioozer, Raynforest, Stretchr, and Ahorro Libre. billion under management.

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San Diego Incubator Avalon Mentor 40

SoCal CTO

OCTOBER 5, 2010

This continues my series of posts: Top 40 Startup Posts for August 2010 Top 30 Startup Posts for July 2010 Top 30 Startup Posts in June 2010 Top 29 Startup Posts May 2010 Startup CTO Top 30 Posts for April 16 Great Startup Posts from March Some great free resources listed this month that I thought were interesting.

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Startup Product Technology Venture Capital 191

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 21, 2013

Can Gen-Y, much less the new Generation Z (1995-2010), survive as entrepreneurs, and do they have the passion and commitment it takes to run a startup and attract investors? They expect companies to contribute to their communities—and to operate in ways that create a sustainable environment. Socially conscious. Marty Zwilling.

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Startup Entrepreneur Report Mentor 96

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 3, 2010

As the markets went down, just like any other investor, they were very conscious of investing more carefully--but, that said, it also meant that there seemed to be more entrepreneurs, for various reasons, were newly interested in starting companies. We invested all through 2009, and are currently seeking investments to do in 2010.

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Tech Coast Angels Technical Review Angel Southern California 182

Tech Zulu Event

AUGUST 26, 2011

We’re looking for companies with new technology to demonstrate (or better yet, those with upcoming launches they wish to promote among savvy peers). TechZulu is ramping up to do it all again with an all new group of companies and a SuperDemo. This could be your company’s chance to shine in the Spotlight. mt) Media Temple, Inc.

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Tech Coast Angels Southern California Los Angeles Santa Monica 80

Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 4, 2012

LAGbook was founded in 2010 by two twin brothers Chika and Chidi Nwaogu when they were just 19 years old and freshmen at University. 2010 and launched on 25 Apr. 2010, same day we purchased the domain name, lagbook.com. Who are your mentors, role models? We don’t have mentors at the moment.

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Social Network Networking Advertising Startup 100

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 3, 2010

YOU Selling – My wise old friend & mentor, Ameet Shah, once told me after a meeting we had with clients (when I worked at Accenture), “there are two ways to run a meeting: asking or telling. Let’s assume you run a Customer Support software company. After that you need to begin discussing your company.

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Sales Startup Venture Capital Customer 314

Tech.Co

MARCH 8, 2018

She’s also an advisor and connector to portfolio companies, and consults other angel groups to develop business plans. She began her career as an engineer at Cisco Systems and later cofounded a mobile gaming company. Ashley Bowling, Founding Member of NextGen Venture Partners. Joanne Chen, Partner at Foundation Capital.

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Technical Review Startup Software Review Entrepreneur 70

Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 21, 2011

A long-time entrepreneur, Mike founded his first successful Internet company in college and since then, has founded, built and sold numerous online and mobile businesses. His experience and expertise in both large and small companies focuses on strategy, growth, and operational efficiency resulting in many successful investor outcomes.

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Tsavo Idealab Tech Coast Angels Userplane 76

SoCal Delicious

AUGUST 23, 2010

Southern California companies are second to only Silicon Valley in raising venture capital , there are three major universities to recruit talent – UCLA, Caltech, and USC – and a thriving startup community to mingle with. What are some examples of successful companies that were started here? LowerMyBills, Inc.

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Guide Startup Mahalo GRP Partners 42

Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 27, 2011

The Spotlight: LA Tech Fall is garnering some excellent companies being submitted and most of which I wish could all be part of this amazing night. He has contributed to the success of dozens of companies, including the funding and strategic acquisitions of Movoxx, Tsavo and People Media. Still Time to Submit Your Company!

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Tech Coast Angels Idealab Angel Startup 96

Tech Zulu Event

JUNE 17, 2011

Excellent companies being submitted and most of which I wish could all be part of this amazing night. He is also an active investor with stakes in companies like Hipmunk, GroupMe, Facebook, Zynga (acquisition stock), and SV Angels. OrangicStartup’s is a company that helps Internet startups start. He received a B.S.

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Tech Coast Angels Idealab Angel Design 100

Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 28, 2012

All over Europe, there are hundreds of carpooling platforms at a regional level but actually we believe that our biggest competition comes from bus and train companies. Do you have any mentors, Investors? Daimler AG and European VC firm Earlybird are strategic investors in our company. Company fast facts can be accessed here.

Training 82

Training Marketing Competition Platform 82

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 Main February 23, 2010 Advice for CTO Founders: Dont Let Business Kill the Business Founding a technology company is an amazing thing.

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CTO Coach CTO Hire Outsource Development Mentor 28

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 8, 2011

These indicate that the correct icon for an entrepreneur may now have gray hair, rather than the warm glow of youth: In every single year from 1996 to 2010, Boomers between the ages of 55 and 64 had a higher rate of entrepreneurial activity than Gen-Y, aged 20–34. These trends seem likely to persist.

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Technical Review Technical Support Study Activity 94

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 3, 2012

In every single year from 1996 to 2010, Boomers between the ages of 55 and 64 had a higher rate of entrepreneurial activity than Gen-Y, aged 20–34. In the Kauffman Foundation Survey of nearly 5,000 companies that began in 2004, nearly two-thirds of the founders are now between the ages of 35 and 54.

Startup 112

Startup Technical Review Technical Support Study 112

Frank Addante

MAY 12, 2007

About Frank Addante > (from the Silicon Valley Business Journal) Twitter Updates follow me on Twitter Blog Archive ► 2010 (2) ► June (1) Part II: Optimized for Profitability ► February (1) Get Out of the Office! ► October (1) New Video! . I'm 30, now will you take me seriously?

Outsource Development 40

Outsource Development Outsource Software Review Startup 40

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 14, 2015

Every one of the companies in which I’m on the board will tell you that when they need me they get me – even when I’m on vacation. Balancing portfolio My “portfolio companies” (which means the companies in which I’ve invested) get my top priority. I wrote this in January 2010.

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Blogging Writing Email Startup 150

SoCal CTO

AUGUST 3, 2010

This continues my series of posts: Top 30 Startup Posts in June 2010 Top 29 Startup Posts May 2010 Startup CTO Top 30 Posts for April 16 Great Startup Posts from March The following are the top items based on social signals. Wannabe entrepreneur symptoms and cures - Gabriel Weinberg , July 25, 2010 I was once a wannabe entrepreneur.

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Startup Venture Capital Blogging Software Review 217