Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 14, 2010

I personally try to avoid many of these club deals. I like to invest where I have a personally strong connection with the entrepreneur and/or a strong intuition on the market from prior experience. Lead investors and follow investors can both win equally but in each case you know why you personally are writing the check.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 5, 2010

My personal favorite and best fit for GRP Partners was Thumbtack. Marco Zappacosta served up an cogent, business focused and nicely demo’d pitch of their product. – and provide a way to facilitate a match between vendor and person needing service. Thumbtack is marketplace for local services. As I’m sure Pip.io

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InfoChachkie

SEPTEMBER 8, 2011

Guy Kawasaki must have had Nithin (pronounced “Neethen”) in mind when he wrote Enchantment , as his cause and his personality are both highly enchanting. Nithin’s and the class of 2010’s initial inspiration was to, “…leave a legacy behind at our school, do something different, so we would be remembered.” .

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SoCal CTO

DECEMBER 1, 2010

aka: An Open Letter to the Next Big Social Network) - 500 Hats , November 1, 2010 I've held off writing this post for a long time, because I couldn't quite get my head around all the issues. When It’s Darkest Men See the Stars - Steve Blank , November 24, 2010 When It’s Darkest Men See the Stars. but: Something is Still Missing.

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 3, 2010

We invested all through 2009, and are currently seeking investments to do in 2010. I do expect that 2010 will be a year of back-to-basics, with a focus on building businesses. Scott Sangster: I'm a serial entrepreneur, and I have been angel funding personally. Scott Sangster: The Tech Coast Angels is still actively investing.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 17, 2013

Take for example the years 2010-2012 where every brand out there seemed to be buying Facebook “Likes.” Often if a customer has heard similar problems described in other customers (not hearing your solution pitched at them but a real business discussion about the pain point) then they will start to open up and have a discussion.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 24, 2011

billion jump in funding over the same quarter of 2010 with a similar number of deals, so it clearly shows a trend to larger deal sizes for fewer startups. Greentech deals had a breakout quarter with deals and dollars up 45% and 145% respectively vs. Q4 2010. Practice every step, including the elevator pitch to get the first meeting.

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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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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 20, 2018

In the case of the investment they are often also not only committing personal risk of looking bad at their partnership if things don’t go well but also countless hours of board meetings, financial reviews, legal documents across what is often 7–10 years or more. Embrace “no” and don’t take it personally. It wasn’t surprising?—?if

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socalTECH

APRIL 12, 2017

I was the youngest person at the firm, fresh to LA, super excited about everything, and I gravitated towards those smaller deals in the venture space. That was in 2010, it's all been venture for the last seven and a half years. Ron, I think, is the most well connected person in the country. Chris Hollod: For sure.

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Eric Greenspan

DECEMBER 5, 2009

We will collaborate on ideas and projects and we created the Superfriends together, a group of local entrepreneurs that will gather to share ideas and help each other grow personally and professionally. I responded to his tweet, we chatted on the phone and he asked me to co-host the event on Dec 14th, 2010.

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Eric Greenspan

DECEMBER 5, 2009

We created Superfriends, a group of local entrepreneurs that will gather to share ideas and help each other grow personally and professionally. I responded to his tweet, we chatted on the phone and he asked me to co-host the event on Dec 14th, 2010. About a month ago, I met @lewishowes at the Perfect Pitch conference in LA.

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LATechDigest

MAY 22, 2016

CAMERON KASHANI is the Godmother of Silicon Beach, having cofounded LA’s first coworking space, Coloft, in 2010. It has not been an easy path, but through her own life lessons Kashani found a need to help individuals overcome their own personal challenges, and has launched CoAccel, The Human Accelerator.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 28, 2012

Fred Wilson wrote two posts in 2010 that were very influential with the startup community. I know that they really impacted an entire cohort of startups because every company that was coming to pitch me businesses was (is) saying, “I’m a ‘mobile first’ company.” The titles were: Mobile First, Web Second.

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SoCal Delicious

AUGUST 23, 2010

Previously, Ian co-founded personal music sharing software provider Mediacode with Rob Lord. OAF is a high quality private investor pitch forum for founders to meet quality Angels. They are looking for operational startups only, but there is no fee of any kind to pitch or apply. He blogs here and tweets here. 1B+ Revenue.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 25, 2010

I decided to put both of those issues to bed in 2010. Looong Appendix (only for those interested in reading another story about losing a sale & key lessons): A personal story of losing a sale that haunted me for years. As the founder & CEO I personally went and met with as many people at Thames Water as I could.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 25, 2010

I decided to put both of those issues to bed in 2010. Looong Appendix (only for those interested in reading another story about losing a sale & key lessons): A personal story of losing a sale that haunted me for years. As the founder & CEO I personally went and met with as many people at Thames Water as I could.

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Outsource Development Software Review Technical Review News 328

Tech Zulu Event

AUGUST 13, 2010

Scratching Your Personal Projects Itch. The gifted product person has emerged as the true rockstar of the internet world over the last few y. The Personal MBA: Mastering Productivity, Happiness, and Wealth. Josh Kaufman, The Personal MBA. Jason Cohen, Capital Thought. Bootstrapping advice, entrepreneur, startups. .

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Tech.Co

MARCH 8, 2018

Getting face time with VCs or people of influence is an ongoing challenge for startup founders, and it may take layers of introductions to get to the right person. Whenever you get the opportunity to talk with an investor, do it. Marissa Lowman, Investor at Village Capital. Marissa leads the Education Practice at Village Capital.

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Frank Addante

JUNE 19, 2006

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! ► February (1) What do you do when a reporter you admire misrepre.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 31, 2010

I planned a half marathon, which I crushed in a personal best 1:42. I stopped doing conferences, traveling or pitching to VCs. So no prizes for guessing my New Year’s resolution for 2010. I plan to be 25 pounds lighter by December 31st, 2010. I prefer to write the December 2010 post about what a great year I had.

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 5, 2010

Yes, social networks of 2010 have much better usability, have better developed 3rd-party platforms and many more people are connected. 18 months ago 25% of all pitches to me were ideas for how to build products around Twitter’s API. I know in 2010 this doesn’t seem obvious to everybody but it’s my judgment.

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Frank Addante

MAY 22, 2006

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! As a matter of fact, we even pitched the idea to Coke about 5 years ago.

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Frank Addante

SEPTEMBER 20, 2006

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! If only 1 in 20 of my products failed, or I only lost 1 in 20 deals that I pitched that would be remarkable.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 2, 2009

We could do more in 2010 with more VC investment; the doubling assumes only ratable increase in marketing spend to achieve profitability. Basic needs vary by location and personal circumstances (e.g. Tags: Pitching VCs Start-up Advice VC Industry startup technology vc venture capital. >50% of our revenue in now viral.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 19, 2010

Personal networking is key. Unless you know a VC personally, the chance of getting them on the phone and pitching them, before they have had a chance to look over some kind of summary, is zero. An entrepreneur should use advisors to find someone "on the inside" who can make personal introductions to investors.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 14, 2010

I just read the Q1 2010 report from CB Insights , which shows some interesting trends. Make a personal connection, directly or indirectly. If you don’t personally know anyone on this list, talk to every professional friend you have to see who they know. Practice every step, including the elevator pitch to get the first meeting.

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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. Most were on paper and video; 20 were invited to pitch in person. Not that I blame you!

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