socalTECH

NOVEMBER 18, 2011

Dressed in suits with questions and passports in hand, a delegation of over 15 US entrepreneurs and investors--including a number from Southern California--entered the seat of the British government at 10 Downing Street Thursday. 10 Downing Street is the equivalent of the White House here in the United States.

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Tech Zulu Event

FEBRUARY 11, 2013

“The reason I am doing this is because this is the way I can have the biggest impact on helping entrepreneurship become more successful.”. It all started with one Meetup in November 2010 in D.C. This offline event was successful in helping Kaviani find his own cofounder, Culin Tate, and a new venture. titled “Co-Founders Wanted.”

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 24, 2014

In 2010 somebody posed the question on Quora, “Is Mark Suster a Successful Venture Capitalist?” Helping companies get to next financing round successfully: I was just beginning this phase in Sept 2010 and said so. This is what I wrote on that Quora answer from Sept 2010. ” Still. Since then?

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 18, 2010

Even though it has been a long haul, it’s nice to see some optimism on the horizon for 2010. Small Business Outlook 2010: Lessons Learned – A Case for Greater Optimism ,” was published by CIT Group, Inc., A full 59% of respondents cited a greater focus on operating efficiencies as the number one step to achieving growth in 2010.

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socalTECH

JUNE 5, 2012

Los Angeles-based FileTrek , the developer of software which helps teams to track changes and updates in their projects, data, and documents, said Tuesday that it has released a new iPad application. FileTrek is headed by Dale Quayle, a serial entrepreneur whose last firm, Integrien, was sold to VMware in 2010. READ MORE>>.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

OCTOBER 27, 2010

Tuesday, November 2, 2010 -- Foleys Emerging Technologies Conference: Do You Speak Entrepreneur?, Join us for an immersion course in the language and strategies of successful entrepreneurs as Foley attorneys, tech executives, experienced advisors, and tech company investors help you become fluent in entrepreneur.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 8, 2012

It's been a big weekend for tech entrepreneur Elon Musk, after another successful launch Sunday from his commercial spaceflight firm, SpaceX--based in Hawthorne--and, it turns out, another IPO filing for Musk. It turns out that Musk owns 31.9 percent of SolarCity, which was founded by his cousins, Lyndon and Peter Rive. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 23, 2019

Every year, at the end of the year, we share some reflections on the past year from our readers, entrepreneurs, venture capitalists, sponsors, and others in the local technology community. Since 2010, $6.3B Today, we share the thoughts of Kelly Perdew , the founder and Managing Director of Moonshots Capital (www.moonshotscapital.com).

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MARCH 18, 2010

Applications are due April 6th, 2010, the form is on the website and the Twitter address is @launchpadlad. Find the best and brightest next generation of entrepreneurs and help them to be more successful. Help these companies get funded and let them know that if they stayed in LA there was an ecosystem to support them.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

JUNE 24, 2010

Wednesday, June 30, 2010 -- Southern California Venture Network. SCVN helps entrepreneurs, service providers and private equity sources to accelerate their entrepreneurial velocity. Join us for this networking mixer and company presentation event. See [link] (more).

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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. At every entrepreneur event I through between 2008-2012 I invite Hamet because he was a great mentor for entrepreneurs. I stayed close.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 15, 2010

This is the third article in a series on what it takes to be a great angel investor (and why this should matter to entrepreneurs). I should say that I agree that naive optimism in entrepreneurs can produce higher beta (upside or flops) and that’s good from an investment standpoint if you’re looking for big returns.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 20, 2018

Every entrepreneur wants to hear “yes” during the fund-raising process but I would argue that being too risk averse and not pushing hard enough and be willing to hear a “no” is what holds back many people from “yes.” Possibly offend and entrepreneur leading to reputation risk amongst other entrepreneurs.

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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). I was then brought into a fund as an EIR, an Entrepreneur-in-Residence for Epic Ventures.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

JANUARY 2, 2010

Thursday, January 7, 2010 -- OFI Building Blocks: Exploring Entrepreneurship. Looking for resources to help you build on an idea for a business? Participants will explore entrepreneurial realities and the qualities common to successful entrepreneurs. See [link] (more).

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SoCal Tech Calendar

MARCH 12, 2010

Thursday, March 18, 2010 -- "How to Persuade People" Startups Uncensored #15. It will cover the skills and techniques leaders use to influence others and will be geared towards startups and entrepreneurs who want to learn and review the skills that will help them raise money, hire great talent, and land partnerships.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

MAY 4, 2012

Join over 500 LA entrepreneurs, investors and techies to learn the very best ways to pitch investors. Josh and Diego started Beachmint in 2010 and since then have raised over (wait for it.) $70 Thursday, May 10, 2012 -- Startups Uncensored #26. How To Pitch To Investors w/the founders of BeachMint. 70 Million Dollars.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

MARCH 26, 2010

Thursday, April 1, 2010 -- How Small Businesses Can Compete Against Fortune 100 Companies. This program is a critical component of OCTANe Foundation for Innovation's (OFI) "Building Blocks" series - a six month development program to help entrepreneurs hone the skills needed to create, manage, and grow a successful business.

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Tech Coast Venture Network

MARCH 9, 2011

Investors and entrepreneurs who won at the fundraising game during and after the Great Recession offer advice on landing equity money. To help you get a jump-start with fundraising, I’ve gathered tips from active early-stage investors and entrepreneurs who managed to beat the odds by raising capital during and after the Great Recession.

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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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socalTECH

JANUARY 27, 2010

The Tech Coast Angels is stressing its mixer program, seed investment efforts, and a new website, as it kicks off a 2010 program, according to the angel investing group. The group also said it is focusing on its SeedTrack program, which is specifically focused on seed stage funding and extensive mentoring.

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Tech Zulu Event

MAY 18, 2010

If you are an entrepreneur and you live in Southern California and you want FREE help and feedback for your start-up, then you definitely need to plan for this. RSVP here and if you want setup a time for your start-up email dkong[at]fenwick[dot]com.

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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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InfoChachkie

SEPTEMBER 8, 2011

After an Adviser at his Cupertino High School told Nithin and his fellow Freshmen classmates about a school in Kenya that needed help with their educational facilities, Nithin, along with another student, created Kenya Dream and ran it as Co-Presidents. We’re helping out an entire small village. Do what you love.

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UCI Class Southern California News 259

Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 30, 2010

I’ve written about the topic of convertible debt at length before specifically about how angels & entrepreneurs should think about pricing. Clearly this is is a trend and a topic that is interesting entrepreneurs. In fact, in some ways can be worse for the entrepreneur. a priced/valued preferred stock financing)?

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SoCal Tech Calendar

FEBRUARY 11, 2010

Wednesday, February 17, 2010 -- TiE SoCal. Mr. Wadhwa is a technology entrepreneur and a columnist for BusinessWeek.com. Join TiE SoCal for the second monthly event of the year, featuring Harvard Law School Research Scholar Vivek Wadhwa and Managing Director of Revolution Partners, Michael Barker. See [link] (more).

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SEPTEMBER 19, 2010

article in a series on what it takes to be a great angel investor (and why this should matter to entrepreneurs). He’s bound to be able to help a company or two at the time of a sale. And key driver of success will be the ability to help companies exit to the right buyer and importantly at the right time. I agreed to help.

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SEPTEMBER 27, 2010

These days that’s not the case and it’s a great outcome for entrepreneurs and for innovation. And you can have ulterior motives like helping people or being involved with “cool stuff.&# If you’re investing other people’s money you’re a professional money manager. That’s awesome.

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 13, 2011

Jonathan Simkin: What makes us unique from other sites, is we're here to help students save time, in addition to money, when they buy books. 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. What's SwoopThat?

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socalTECH

APRIL 4, 2011

For today's interview, we caught up with Clark Landry , the chairman of GraphEffect (www.grapheffect.com), a Santa Monica company which is helping other companies to hone their advertising on Facebook. Landry is a serial entrepreneur, and active investor, having been co-founder of TagWorld. Thanks for the time today! READ MORE>>.

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Tech.Co

DECEMBER 4, 2017

The city is currently favoured by young entrepreneurs looking to launch their business ideas, thanks to the low cost of living, thriving cultural scene, and the high quality of life. Lisbon continues to impress young entrepreneurs looking to launch a business with all it has to offer. Lisbon to House a Mega Startup Campus.

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InfoChachkie

FEBRUARY 8, 2011

9) I believe that entrepreneurs who are driven by a compelling mission that is not based on making lots of money have a much higher propensity for success. Our motivation has always been to help people learn. This clearly helped you establish credibility in the early days of lynda.com. It really depends on your family members.

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InfoChachkie

FEBRUARY 8, 2011

9) I believe that entrepreneurs who are driven by a compelling mission that is not based on making lots of money have a much higher propensity for success. Our motivation has always been to help people learn. This clearly helped you establish credibility in the early days of lynda.com. It really depends on your family members.

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Training Entrepreneur Startup Web 245

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 4, 2010

It was especially fun for me because we got the chance to talk about the VC industry and how entrepreneurs should think about the VC industry in addition to discussing deals. 14mm in Series C; $25mm in Series B raised in March 2010; $44mm raised in total. You can watch the TWiVC episode with Jim Armstrong here. AppDynamics.

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SoCal CTO

JULY 13, 2010

This continues my series of posts: Top 29 Startup Posts May 2010 Startup CTO Top 30 Posts for April 16 Great Startup Posts from March There was some really great content in June. " 8 Questions to Ask When Interviewing at a Startup - Instigator Blog , June 18, 2010 Job interviews are meant to be conversations. Now I have.

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SoCal Delicious

SEPTEMBER 19, 2012

Ten Tech Entrepreneurs Who Are Putting LA on the Map. Tech startup accelerators dot the landscape, feeding investments into the waiting arms of the nation’s most intelligent and driven entrepreneurs. Miller was even honored as an Ernst & Young “Entrepreneur of the Year” for 2011. Follow PandoDaily: Search.

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socalTECH

JUNE 15, 2017

Our interview this morning is with Milana Rabkin , co-founder of Stem , a new startup which is developing a financial application which helps musicians and other content creators automate payments to members of their creative team. We spent a lot of time developing talent coming out of YouTube, and helped to grow that business.

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