socalTECH

DECEMBER 26, 2012

We asked the same four questions of a variety of top technology entrepreneurs, investors, and others, to hear what they're thinking about, and are sharing it here over the next week. 2012 has been a remarkably interesting year in terms of developments in technology. It was a big year for us. I don't even know where to start.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 27, 2012

We asked the same four questions of a variety of top technology entrepreneurs, investors, and others, to hear what they're thinking about, and are sharing it here over the next week. What are the technologies, companies, or things we ought to watch in 2013? What was the biggest lesson you learned over the past year (good or bad)?

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Tech Zulu Event

MAY 6, 2013

The TZ Tech Crawl is heading back to Santa Monica for the first time in 2013! 2012 TechZulu Tech Crawl – Technically Awesome. Whether you’re a networked entrepreneur or just finding your way in the LA tech scene, TZ Tech Crawls give you a fun way to discover new things about the community and each other.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 9, 2013

Even though it has been a long haul, it’s nice to see some optimism surfacing in 2013. Earlier this year, a new study “ 2013 Business Outlook Survey: A New Reality Of Cautious Optimism ” was published by EKS&H. Here are some financial planning areas of emphasis derived from multiple studies: Better cash flow controls. fiscal cliff.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 7, 2013

Based on the final report for 2012 from Thomson Reuters and the National Venture Capital Association (NVCA), it may appear that IPOs are back as a viable startup exit strategy. For the full year 2012, venture-backed initial public offerings raised $21.5

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 21, 2013

There are about 80 million of them, and nearly two-thirds of them are already in the work place as entrepreneurs or with jobs. According to a recent Gallup® poll , fewer Americans aged 18 to 29 worked full time for an employer in June 2013 (43.6%) than did so in June 2012 (47.0%). Don’t let the lack of experience bring you down.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

JANUARY 24, 2013

Wednesday, January 30, 2013 -- "A Night of Innovators" Hosted by CSQ, StartEngine, and Sky Dayton, founder of EarthLink and Boingo. The winter edition of C-Suite Quarterly profiles and interviews dozens of Los Angeles' most prominent innovators and revolutionary entrepreneurs.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 8, 2014

” It’s the most common refrain I hear from investors and even entrepreneurs these days. billion 2013 figure) have been massive financings at Honest Company ($70mm), JustFab ($85mm), ZipRecruiter ($63mm) and lord only knows how much SnapChat has actually accumulated. “There’s something going on in LA.”

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Tech.Co

DECEMBER 29, 2023

While the market isn't short of spritely, innovative entrepreneurs, harsh economic headwinds combined with a pullback in investor spending have made it harder than ever for budding businesses to break through. What started as a weekend project in 2012 is now a global marketplace that attracted 55.2 million in 2023, up from $181.5

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 13, 2013

It was a particularly rough December in what proved a difficult 2012. Example: Fred Wilson writing his end of 2012 post wrote. But it comes across as a whiny complaint about the shitty year that 2012 was. But the reason I couldn’t publish that post is it didn’t capture the greater picture that 2012 represents for me.”

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InfoChachkie

OCTOBER 20, 2014

Want to be an entrepreneur? In addition, Entrepreneur Magazine recently included UCSB in its Top 50 Schools For VC Backed Entrepreneurs at number 37. The company was acquired by Becton, Dickinson and Company during August of 2012, for approximately $65 million. A version of this article previously appeared in Forbes.

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socalTECH

JULY 20, 2015

We spoke with Farhad Mohit , the CEO of Flipagram and a successful serial entrepreneur (having founded Bizrate, which later became Shozilla, and was sold to Scripps), to learn more about the story behind Flipagram and the vision behind its app. That was between 2010 and 2012. So, that didn't scale well. They were Flipagram LLC.

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socalTECH

JULY 20, 2015

We spoke with Farhad Mohit , the CEO of Flipagram and a successful serial entrepreneur (having founded Bizrate, which later became Shozilla, and was sold to Scripps), to learn more about the story behind Flipagram and the vision behind its app. That was between 2010 and 2012. So, that didn't scale well. They were Flipagram LLC.

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Flipagram Social Network Networking Blogging 100

socalTECH

AUGUST 12, 2014

Our sister company, Turner, began Media Camp San Francisco in 2012. When we saw the great success that they were doing, we started our own program in 2013. How long have you been doing this? Debra Baker: We started this program last year. This is our second class, and it culminates in this Demo Day we just had.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 18, 2013

Even though these last few years have not been great financially for entrepreneurs, it always helps to look at the cup as half full, rather than half empty. Here are a few of the many things that entrepreneurs should be thankful for this holiday season, to keep the challenges in perspective: The economy continues to rebound.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 30, 2013

By some measurements Twitter was the fastest growing social network of 2012. In 2012 that number skyrocketed to 26%. SocialBakers , a site that tracks data, reported in December 2012 that 1.4 engagement entrepreneur Jim Tobin marketing social media startup' You need influencers more than advocates. There is no free lunch.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 6, 2014

With the recent apparent successes of several startups in taking their company public (initial public offering) and raising billions of dollars, I’m hearing a groundswell of enthusiasm from new entrepreneurs to follow in their footsteps to fund their companies and become billionaires overnight. It takes real money to find money.

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Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 11, 2013

One of the quintessential end goals of this feature is to make life easier for busy entrepreneurs and investors in California by quickly connecting them to critical hubs like LA, Silicon Valley and Santa Barbara.

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socalTECH

JULY 11, 2014

The company was actually founded in Las Vegas, but did not open a Los Angeles office until the first quarter of 2013. Josh Meyers: When I looked at Slickdeals at 2012, I saw a company that had been around for more than ten years, a company that had incredible content--really amazing content. That''s how we got into LA. READ MORE>>.

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Tech Zulu Event

JULY 1, 2013

With over 650 accredited investors and over 450 companies seeking to raise funds via SeedInvest, the February 2013 launched firm projects a better future than other platforms in the equity crowdfunding market. ” Over 650 accredited investors and over 450 companies. ” Free online tools.

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 14, 2014

and I thought if we brought the community together for common purpose we could create more of a sense of community to help new entrepreneurs get funded, assemble teams, raise profiles and help with biz dev, product, etc. Throughout 2012 & 2013 we funded many companies and then pulled together a second fund. See point one!

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Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 11, 2013

LOS ANGELES, December 10, 2013 – Some big news for local startup Plug.DJ was founded in February 2012 by a team of three passionate music fans. With $325 million under management, Javelin Venture Partners’ investment professionals are proven-new technology entrepreneurs who operate their firm with the culture of start-up.

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Tech Zulu Event

JUNE 11, 2013

Silicon Beach Fest takes place June 19-22, 2013 in Santa Monica. Go HERE for the Silicon Beach Fest 2013 schedule and registration. In 2012 over $3.2 Mark Suster of GRP Partners and Launchpad was confirmed to keynote along with Nely Galan of Galan Entertainment, the first Latina president of Telemundo.

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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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Tech.Co

MAY 24, 2017

For some reason, the 2012 Atlantic article, “ Why Women Still Can’t Have It All ,” has always fueled me. In April 2013, four months after giving birth to my son, I did just that. At the time that was written, I had a 3-year-old daughter, was pregnant with my second child, and wanted nothing more than to prove that article wrong.

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Tech Zulu Event

MARCH 9, 2013

For the first time in SXSW history, young group of entrepreneurs are being celebrated for their accomplishments and have been invited to be on a panel to discuss and share their insight on problem solving, social consciousness, and making the world a better place.

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Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 5, 2013

Wednesday November 20 th , 2013 was a special day for the technology entrepreneurs at the University of Southern California. The USC Entrepreneur Club and the Kairos Society brought Howard Marks , a successful entrepreneur and founder and CEO of StartEngine , on campus to speak about his past experiences.

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Tech Zulu Event

APRIL 1, 2014

The very mention of the word fundraising can illicit some powerful emotions among entrepreneurs. On one end, entrepreneurs who have (at minimum) built something customers love and are willing to pay for, and the other hand, investors who are looking for the very companies who fit that profile. Introducing SeedInvest.

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Tech Zulu Event

MARCH 9, 2013

For the first time in SXSW history, young group of entrepreneurs are being celebrated for their accomplishments and have been invited to be on a panel to discuss and share their insight on problem solving, social consciousness, and making the world a better place.

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News Education Social Network Organization 77

Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 12, 2015

TechZulu is excited to invite you to the 2015 Startup and Entrepreneur Forecast taking place Thursday, January 29 from 7 p.m. Event hosted at Dethrone Basecamp which is a community based fitness studio created in 2012 by Zappos founder Nick Swinmurn. at the Dethrone Base Camp in Santa Monica. Want to Sponsor?

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Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 24, 2013

Date : Thursday, October 24, 2013. Scot has been an entrepreneur and executive responsible for the launch of several interactive entertainment ventures. Robin is a former advisor to Gai Kai (acquired by Sony in 2012), an on-line technology company. Event Details: Where : Cross Campus 820 Broadway, Santa Monica, CA 90401.

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Tech Zulu Event

MAY 20, 2014

Just 20 years old and a recent Harvard University dropout, Olenka provided insight into her transition to Los Angeles, life as an entrepreneur, and how she’s passionate about helping non-English speakers see American movies in their own native language. So being an entrepreneur is a lot like being a student. You have deliverables.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 26, 2013

is already well above the dot.com bubble of 15 years ago, although we have slipped a bit this year from the high point of 320 new entrepreneurs out of 100,000 adults in 2011. Thus a record number of entrepreneurs (and employees) are getting rich. in 2013, with aggregate proceeds of over $38 billion. percent to 23.4

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 6, 2017

Mayor Eric Garcetti at Upfront Summit, February 2017 I first sat down with then councilman Eric Garcetti on the Ides of March 2012 — almost 5 years ago exactly. Having more great investors is critical to more entrepreneurs staying in LA, which is critical to my long-term success!” But this post is about the broader context of LA.

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InfoChachkie

FEBRUARY 23, 2015

I first got the idea on a cold night during the winter of 2012 in San Francisco when I walked passed a homeless woman sleeping on the street. Greathouse : Do you have any tips for entrepreneurs who are fundraising for a social venture? HandUp was an opportunity to combine both. I wanted to do something, but didn’t know what.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 8, 2014

One measure of CincyTech’s overall impact is that in 2013, its portfolio companies represent 80% of total seed and early stage capital invested in Southwest Ohio. As you have more exits in your startup community and more second-time entrepreneurs the growth of a local startup community becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 5, 2012

My initial reaction to Adeo when we spoke was that while it may have solved some issues (debt versus equity) it didn’t solve the ones that I’ve been warning entrepreneurs about most loudly. A standard entrepreneur retort I heard back then (2008-09) was “I don’t know what my company is worth now.

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