SoCal Tech Calendar

AUGUST 14, 2012

Thursday, August 16, 2012 -- TCA Entrepreneur Mixer. If you are an entrepreneur and want to meet angel investors and fellow entrepreneurs, don't miss the Tech Coast Angels OC Entrepreneur Mixer. Join us in a relaxed, informal environment to mix, mingle and discuss new business ideas and how to get funded.

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Entrepreneur Tech Coast Angels Ideas Activity 113

SoCal Tech Calendar

JUNE 7, 2012

Wednesday, June 13, 2012 -- TCA Entrepreneur Mixer. If you are an entrepreneur and want to meet angel investors and fellow entrepreneurs, don't miss the Tech Coast Angels OC Entrepreneur Mixer. Join us in a relaxed, informal environment to mix, mingle and discuss new business ideas and how to get funded.

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Entrepreneur Tech Coast Angels Ideas Activity 113

SoCal Tech Calendar

SEPTEMBER 21, 2012

Thursday, September 27, 2012 -- Sept Forum: The State Of Crowdfunding. This aspect of the JOBS Act has the potential to create new funding opportunities for companies from an extremely broad pool of investors, including even unsophisticated investors. Speaker: Howard Leonhardt - Serial Entrepreneur. A TCVN Forum. creates a new

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TCVN Startup Entrepreneur Funding 100

socalTECH

DECEMBER 28, 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. For the last week of the year, we're featuring the thoughts and reflections of some of the movers and shakers of Southern California's high tech community.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

AUGUST 23, 2012

Wednesday, August 29, 2012 -- Crowd Funding Tips and Tricks. This class is for any entrepreneur, or future entrepreneur, who is interested in using crowdfunding as a real alternative for early stage funding. Coloft Academy. In this class you?

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Tips Funding Class Entrepreneur 113

SoCal Tech Calendar

MARCH 23, 2012

Thursday, March 29, 2012 -- HOW TO WIN SBIR/STTR GRANT FUNDS. Entrepreneurs and businesses looking to capitalize on the $1 Billion annual Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) or Small Business Technology Transfer Research (STTR) funds will receive expert training on how to successfully make an SBIR/STTR proposal.

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Funding Training Research Entrepreneur 113

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 9, 2014

Entrepreneurs who require funding for their startup have long counted on self-accredited high net worth individuals (“angels”) to fill their needs, after friends and family, and before they qualify for institutional investments (“VCs”). billion collected in 2012. I just don’t see it happening any time soon.

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Invest Angel Funding Startup 111

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 8, 2014

” It’s the most common refrain I hear from investors and even entrepreneurs these days. Over the past 4 years LA’s tech fundings have growing at a 30% compounded annual growth rate (CAGR) which is > 4 times the US average VC CAGR (7%). “There’s something going on in LA.” Success begets success.

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Entrepreneur Snapchat Startup Google 376

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 18, 2017

Recently the firms two founding partners (and also Managing Partners) —  Fred Wilson and Brad Burnham  — decided to transition management of the firm to Andy Weissman (who joined in 2012) and Albert Wenger (joined in 2008 and writes one of the most thoughtful blogs in our industry ).

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Venture Capital Funding Capital Startup 161

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 10, 2014

Many entrepreneurs seems to be convinced that the “crowd” of regular people using the Internet will somehow solve their startup funding needs, when they sense a lack of interest from accredited investors. But safely seeking equity investments from the crowd via the Jobs Act of 2012 is problematic and has still not been defined.

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Funding Equity Entrepreneur Invest 101

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. Source: runwayml.com In June, Runway raised $141 million in funding, nudging its market valuation to an envy-inducing $1.5

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Startup Generative AI Newsletter Tool 210

SoCal Tech Calendar

MAY 6, 2012

Saturday, May 12, 2012 -- Getting in the Game: Entrepreneurs and the. Video Game Industry. Caltech/MIT Enterprise Forum. Developments in technology have forever changed the gaming industry and the way video games are developed, distributed, and played.

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Enterprise Forum Entrepreneur CalTech Education 133

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 17, 2017

Ryan Blair: As you know, I sold ViSalus back in 2012, but ended up buying it back in 2014, and then we sold the company to a public company. Ryan Blair: The theme around the fund is pretty simple. So, now, as a VC, I swore I'd never treat entrepreneurs like those VCs treated me. I love entrepreneurs.

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Venture Capital Entrepreneur Technical Review Software Review 100

Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 30, 2011

TechZulu is excited to invite you to the 2012 Startup and Entrepreneurial Forecast taking place on Tuesday Jan. We have a line up of amazing speakers who will share their insights and forecast for startup trends in 2012. Sangster is a serial entrepreneur and M&A executive with experience both founding and acquiring businesses.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 30, 2014

More and more entrepreneurs are hearing about the successful graduates and investors queued behind a few well-known startup incubators, including Y Combinator, TechStars, and the Founder Institute. Y Combinator , led by Paul Graham, claimed success in 2012 with 172 companies over 7 years, which then had a combined value of $7.78

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 17, 2013

Many entrepreneurs seems to be convinced that the “crowd” of regular people using the Internet will somehow solve their startup funding needs, when they sense a lack of interest from accredited investors. But safely seeking equity investments from the crowd via the Jobs Act of 2012 is problematic and has still not been defined.

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Funding Equity Entrepreneur Sample 106

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 23, 2013

The new hot topic for entrepreneurs the last couple of years is crowd funding, which is anticipated to at least supplement, if not replace, the slow and mysterious process of current Angel and venture capital investors. Good-cause crowd funding. Pre-order crowd funding. Rewards-based crowd funding.

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Funding Satisfaction Sites Outsource Development 99

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 26, 2013

I believe the days of the “job work” mentality are thankfully waning, with more people looking to get satisfaction by making the world a better place, rather than just tolerating brain-numbing work to fund enjoyment elsewhere. Thus a record number of entrepreneurs (and employees) are getting rich.

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Startup Entrepreneur Social Media Satisfaction 109

Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 29, 2016

On the surface that sounds unremarkable — fundings happen daily. But this isn’t just any funding. GOAT (“Greatest of All Time) is a sneakerhead marketplace that is en fuego, but we led the company’s last financing round in 2012 (yes, four years ago) when they were an application for letting people join group dinners.

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Venture Capital Summary Writing Funding 199

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 2, 2010

I’m writing this post to explain to entrepreneurs what you should be thinking about in terms of the VC’s you approach and the size and stage of their funds. VC’s often talk about this term as in the total amount of funds EVER raised by that VC. What is a VC fund? What is total assets under management? -

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Venture Capital Funding Invest GRP Partners 269

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 2, 2012

I’ve noticed that most young entrepreneurs are more socially conscious today than ever before, which is a great trend. Of course a profitable model isn’t required if you intend to rely totally on donations, or have deep pockets to fund your socially conscious efforts yourself.

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Capital Entrepreneur Guide Startup 99

SoCal Tech Calendar

DECEMBER 3, 2012

Saturday, December 8, 2012 -- MEDICAL IMAGING INNOVATIONS: SMALL DEVICES - BIG OPPORTUNITIES. What do entrepreneurs, mathematicians, software engineers, physicists, physicians, biologists, anatomists, angels, venture capitalists and bankers have in common? Entrepreneurs dream and bring the dreams to reality.

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Enterprise Forum CalTech Software Engineering Writing 113

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 6, 2015

Investing in entrepreneurs and startups is a fun but different world from investing in conventional stocks, bonds, and commodities. But these requirements may go away with the Crowdfunding JOBS Act passed into law back in 2012. Fund an entrepreneur you know and trust. business entrepreneurs investing startups'

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Entrepreneur Startup Invest Incubator 102

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 1, 2012

Based on my experience as a mentor and an entrepreneur, if you fail on your first startup, you are about average. Every young entrepreneur knows implicitly that startup success is a long hard road. Of course, a real entrepreneur always takes a failure as a milestone on the road to success. How can you improve your odds?

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Entrepreneur Ideas Resource Statistics 109

Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 29, 2012

Being an entrepreneur is scary. That’s what Kevin’s conference, Silicon Beach Fest (SBF), did for Los Angeles entrepreneurs. That’s what Kevin’s conference, Silicon Beach Fest (SBF), did for Los Angeles entrepreneurs. Entrepreneur Nick Lui shares how he lost a contract to Microsoft while still in Jr.

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Entrepreneur Startup Outsource Development Southern California 71

SoCal Tech Calendar

NOVEMBER 22, 2012

Wednesday, November 28, 2012 -- Startup Venture Summit. For High Growth Startups Seeking Funding or Partners. Hear from successful entrepreneurs who share their lessons learned. All Stages Welcome: PreLaunch, Early and Mid Stage. Pitch to serious multi million dollar investors and angels.

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Startup Networking Entrepreneur Customer 124

Tech Zulu Event

FEBRUARY 11, 2013

Together they envisioned a Match.com type of site for entrepreneurs to find each other and make things happen. s first accelerator called The Fort and raised VC funding. By November 2012, CoFoundersLab Meetups had expanded to 20 cities. He has noticed a lot of newcomers setting up shop to be opportunistic to entrepreneurs.

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Entrepreneur Santa Monica Startup CTO Hire 87

SoCal Tech Calendar

DECEMBER 9, 2012

Saturday, December 15, 2012 -- Initiated by US-China Association of High-level Professionals (UCAHP), "Win in the 21st Century Startup Contest" is the first startup contest that targets entrepreneurs in U.S. and helps them to expand business in U.S. See [link] (more)

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Startup Mentor Entrepreneur Invest 124

SoCal Tech Calendar

MARCH 20, 2012

Wednesday, March 21, 2012 -- Startup Equinox. On March 21, 2012, we will bring together entrepreneurs with diverse backgrounds at USC  marketing, design, engineering, negotiation, fund raising, etc. - It takes a diverse team to create a successful startup. Enter Startup Equinox. See [link] (more)

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Startup Southern California USC Design 113

SoCal Tech Calendar

OCTOBER 10, 2012

Saturday, October 13, 2012 -- Crowdfunding, Small IPO's and Private Offerings over the Internet: The New JOBS Act. The recent JOBS Act Law gives entrepreneurs access to capital in new, streamlined ways. Caltech/MIT Enterprise Forum. See [link] (more)

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Enterprise Forum CalTech Entrepreneur Capital 100

socalTECH

AUGUST 21, 2012

OCTANe , the Orange County-based organization helping to bolster the high tech industry and entrepreneurs, reported this morning that in the first half of 2012, companies participating in its startup accelerator have raised a total of $26.8M in funding.

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OCTANE Orange County High Tech Mentor 150

SoCal Tech Calendar

NOVEMBER 27, 2012

Friday, November 30, 2012 -- Deconstruct Your Deck: How to Build an Effective Investor Presentation. The evaluation is provided by veteran LA VC Jon Funk of Ocean Road Partners and another invited social angel investor. See [link] (more)

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Venture Capital Activity Entrepreneur Funding 113

SoCal Tech Calendar

AUGUST 23, 2012

Wednesday, August 29, 2012 -- Lunch and Learn: Venture Capital and Investments. How can businesses secure the funds and how should they spend the money? This program will focus on the various sources of fundings such as venture capital and different types of investments. Asian Business Association. See [link] (more)

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Venture Capital Capital Invest Entrepreneur 113

SoCal Tech Calendar

NOVEMBER 14, 2012

Wednesday, November 14, 2012 -- Elevator Pitch Competition. This maxim has special meaning for entrepreneurs seeking funding. If and when an entrepreneur gets an audience with an investor, his or her case for why this venture is better than any other must be clear, concise and compelling.

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Competition Enterprise Forum Venture Capital Entrepreneur 113

Xconomy

JUNE 30, 2016

Healthtech entrepreneur Parker Hinshaw and his wife Jean Balgrosky said they intended to take a step back when they founded Bootstrap Incubation near San Diego in the fall of 2012.

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San Diego CIO Incubator Startup 67

SoCal Tech Calendar

SEPTEMBER 28, 2012

Thursday, October 4, 2012 -- LA CEOs, an education and support group for CEOs presents: Planning for growth the ins and outs of location and structure; using the lease as a financing tool. This free event is for CEOs only, with at least a million dollars in sales or funding. Service providers will be asked to leave. See [link] (more)

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Education Tool Sales Entrepreneur 113

SoCal Tech Calendar

JANUARY 12, 2012

Wednesday, January 18, 2012 -- Building and Growing Great Businesses. At SoftBank Capital, a venture capital fund, he helped with investments in mobile, digital media and enterprise software startups totaling $50 million; Ash Kumra is a business coach, speaker and entrepreneur. See [link] (more)

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SoCal Southern California Coach Venture Capital 100