Startup Professionals Musings
JULY 8, 2013
According to the most recent study by the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, there were approximately 514,000 new businesses created per month in the US in 2012. Today’s platform is built of people, including yourself, followers, and contacts, who can amplify your message through social media and spread it to your target customers.
Tech Zulu Event
JUNE 16, 2014
We first interviewed Luc in 2012, just as he was launching the prototype for Miigle. LB: Currently, we are about 75% and that’s really because in this phase we have developed what I think is the most critical aspect of our platform, which is the technology that allows us to truly build our community. Again, we’ve made this very easy.
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Both Sides of the Table
OCTOBER 8, 2014
Of course that’s not disputable. To some extent – of course they are. Of course most of you know SnapChat, Tinder & Whisper and many people immediately associate the success of Los Angeles under the SoLoMo banner (Social, Local, Mobile) and you wouldn’t be wrong. acquired Overture for $1.63 Structural.
Startup Professionals Musings
MAY 9, 2014
New crowd funding platforms on the Internet, like Kickstarter and IndieGoGo , as well as the Jobs Act of 2012 , are expected by many to ramp up regular people’s ability to fund new opportunities and kill the need for angel groups. billion collected in 2012. I just don’t see it happening any time soon. They will need more money.
Startup Professionals Musings
FEBRUARY 21, 2015
According to articles on Entrepreneur last year, there are now almost 1,000 crowdfunding platforms in existence, currently estimated to add more than $65 billion and 270,000 jobs to the economy. Of course, there are thousands of other companies that don’t achieve their minimum goal, requiring all contributions to be returned.
Startup Professionals Musings
JUNE 5, 2015
New crowd funding platforms on the Internet, like Kickstarter and IndieGoGo , as well as the Jobs Act of 2012 , are expected by many to ramp up regular people’s ability to fund new opportunities and kill the need for angel groups. I just don’t see it happening any time soon. Neither does David S. billion collected in 2014.
Both Sides of the Table
APRIL 10, 2016
Invest more heavily in platform services. From 2007-2012 I scoured LA constantly. Create diversity of thought, experience and backgrounds in our senior ranks. Build out our junior staff including pulling through some younger professionals into the investment ranks. Rebrand with a name that would authentically lay out our values.
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