Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 30, 2011

The part of the movement that resonates the most with me (in my words) is that entrepreneurs should keep their capital expenditures really low while they’re experimenting with their product and determining whether there is a large market for what they do. This benefits you, the entrepreneur. It takes options off of the table.

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 9, 2012

Demand Media. Demand Media consistently popped up near number one in the list of "companies to work for" from our readers. Frank Addante, who founded Rubicon, is a serial entrepreneur who co-founded L90, which was acquired. HauteLook was acquired for $270M in 2011 by Nordstrom. The now-public. LiveNation.

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Tech Zulu Event

JUNE 11, 2012

State of Content is an unrivaled opportunity to connect and collaborate with today’s leading influencers, executives, and entrepreneurs in the new establishment of advertising, marketing & technology. TALK NYC Heads to SOHO House, Bringing Madison Avenue to West Hollywood on June 13, 2012.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 5, 2011

I have conversations with entrepreneurs and other VCs on a daily basis about fund raising, the prices of deals, how much companies should raise, etc. 2007, 2011) and for the hottest of companies and in bad markets for fund raising (2003, 2008) prices test the bottom end of the range. There is no such thing as a uniform price.

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Tech Zulu Event

MAY 11, 2011

The inaugural Splash LA event will be held on the evening of May 26, 2011, at The Highlands Hollywood. The evening gathering brings together high-profile, successful tech entrepreneurs sharing their lessons and advice alongside promising startups showcasing their innovative ideas. Vator is bringing its popular Splash event to LA.

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Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 6, 2012

That work laid the foundation for Greg’s contribution in founding bigMETHOD in 2008, a social media agency that joined BLITZ in 2011. Real Office Centers is an industry-leader in shared office space, creating social environments that are both engaging and productive for up-and-coming entrepreneurs. Venue Sponsor.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 17, 2011

This conversation seems to come up very frequently these days both with portfolio companies and with entrepreneurs just looking for mentorship. For many businesses you should keep your costs low & your capital raises low until you discover whether you are really on to a big idea where there is market demand.

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Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 5, 2012

Will Zell (CEO) is based in Columbus, OH, and is an Empact100 entrepreneur who was honored at The White House in 2011. Zach Ferres (Chief Technology Officer) has been an entrepreneur since the age of 15. Who are the founders/ background? He attended The Ohio State University where he studied business. What Inspired You?

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 25, 2011

A great recent example of this was a successful group of entrepreneurs who had created a company that will do $10-12 million in revenue at their system integration business (read: services business) in 2011 after having done $5 million or so in 2010 and $2-3 million in 2009. And stop effing around trying to create a product company.&#.

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InfoChachkie

AUGUST 8, 2016

I thought it would be interesting to understand the challenges and concerns of entrepreneurs who began selling online for the first time in 2016, so I sat down with Heidi Muther, COO at Z S upply , LLC. Founded in 2011, Z Supply, LLC has created five women’s fashion brands with a sixth brand and extension into Men’s, launching Spring 2017.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 1, 2009

It is also a result of pent-up demand. I obviously don’t have a crystal ball so the economy could fare better than my gut, but here’s why I’m cautious for some time in 2010 or early 2011: Why is the future still so unpredictable? My advice : if you’re raising a $750,000 round and you have demand for $1.2

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Tech.Co

JULY 31, 2017

Yet as an entrepreneur, you can rarely hide under the rock and pretend there’s nothing else happening around you and no one is demanding your attention. While back in 2011, a cell phone user received or made 12 phone calls a day on average, the number has dropped to just 6 calls in 2015. Shift to Snapchat-Styled Videos.

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Tech.Co

SEPTEMBER 21, 2015

Since launching 2011 global membership has grown to be over 500k people actively collaborating and supporting each other to move film and television projects forward. When the beta was ready in 2011 Botto emailed a link to 100 of his industry contacts, asking them to send it along to five more people if they enjoyed the experience.

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 27, 2011

” I mention journalists here because they perpetuate the myth that focusing on profits is ALWAYS the right answer and then I hear many entrepreneurs (and certainly many “normals”) repeating the same mantra. I have had this discussion with many a first-time entrepreneur. It allows you many more exit opportunities.

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Tech Zulu Event

JUNE 9, 2011

Let’s dive into the interview and find out what sparked the idea for iGottaGuide and get a few helpful tips from a fellow entrepreneur. I am Keith Petri, lifelong entrepreneur, lover of travel and hater of tourists’ traps. We are posed as a nimble startup ready to shift with consumer demands. Give Us the Fast Pitch.

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Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 21, 2013

As Swartz became aware of the detrimental power and control the government can have on this planet’s most valuable asset, the human brain, this talented developer and entrepreneur did not hesitate to take on yet another role- as a political and internet activist. In 2011, Swartz was indicted on federal charges of illegally downloading over 4.8

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 17, 2017

Businesses in 2009, 2010, and 2011, when they wanted to start a business, they didn't buy a Novell or use Exchange. In the same way Goldmine drove adoption for NT Serve, SQL Server, and Exchange, Nimble will drive demand for Office 365, PowerApps, Microsoft Flow, Power BI, and soon even Dynamics and Sales Navigator. Explain that?

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socalTECH

AUGUST 18, 2009

We're doing our development in El Monte, and we think we'll be operational by the beginning of next year, and full scale by the end of 2010, with product launch in 2011. We have three partners--two are bankers, and one is an entrepreneur and self-made millionaire, Edward Chen, who is our Chairman and CEO.

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 27, 2013

What''s interesting, is that in 2011, there were seven large ad-tech firms which had all planned to go public and hired bankers. I think that the market was, however, hotter two years ago, when companies were buying more aggressively, and there was lots of pent-up demand. But, most did not file their S-1''s. Now we have it.

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Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 19, 2012

Iroko Patners had , a souring relationship with YouTube, Google Ads Words, Amazon Web Services even though the movie streaming firm had about eight million YouTube streams a month, with a $1 million revenue run-rate in 2011. Exciting times are ahead for African entrepreneurs! iROKO Partners was launched in December 2010.

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Tech Zulu Event

AUGUST 27, 2013

I started my company with four of my friends and all of us are first time business owners and entrepreneurs. What IndieGoGo allowed us to do was start a campaign on October 2011 and we had a goal set at $10,000. The way you talk about your business, develop your brand voice, gauge demand, and connect with your audience.

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SoCal Delicious

OCTOBER 8, 2012

Tech entrepreneurs and executives from Silicon Valley are moving south and buying up luxury homes in the Los Angeles area. Andrew Frame, a 30-something entrepreneur who founded Internet-telephone company Ooma, bought a contemporary four bedroom in Bel Air for $5.5 2012, compared with the same period in 2011. More Mansion Videos.

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 30, 2010

My advice to entrepreneurs was and is “ when the hors d’oeuvres tray is being passed take two ” (e.g. So I agreed to offer my current thinking on the economy and what it portends for the VC industry & fund raising for entrepreneurs. raise money now to weather any storms).

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 5, 2010

It was obviously a scheme set up by young entrepreneurs to line their pockets and some big-company executives who didn’t understand innovation. AOL is in the process of rebuilding itself and emulating a little-known LA-based startup called Demand Media. This was Politburo-style innovation and was laughable. Enter Facebook.

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