Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 11, 2010

Our good friends Brad Feld and David Cohen over at TechStars from Boulder, Colorado will be in town this week, Thursday October 14th, for a Do More Faster Book launch event. The event is also great for angel investors and venture capitalists who would like to learn more about how the TechStars program works, and how to get involved.

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JUNE 12, 2013

I know Brad Feld wrote a similar post. Brad is the ultimate giver. One of the most common questions I hear from first-time entrepreneurs is, “How do I meet angels?” Think about it – who knows angels the best? Earn the right to ask if they wouldn’t mind an intro to an angel.

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SEPTEMBER 27, 2012

Most of what I think about startup communities came from mentorship by Brad Feld through hours of private discussion and debate. You can now take advantage of this wisdom directly as Brad has now published it for everybody in a fantastic new book, “Startup Communities.” Think Fred Wilson, Tony Hsieh or Brad Feld.

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InfoChachkie

MARCH 5, 2012

In 1961, after 70-years, professional baseball created its first expansion teams – the Angels and Twins. ” I recently discussed the explosion of seed accelerators and incubators with Brad Feld, who, as the Co-Founder of acclaimed startup accelerator TechStars , is uniquely qualified to opine upon the subject.

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Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 28, 2011

They currently have eight pilot cities which include: Los Angeles; Boston; Des Moines; Detroit; Las Vegas; New York City; Seattle; and Sao Paulo, Brazil. So who is the man leading the charge for your local Los Angeles Startup Foundation. Over the next year At least 10 additional cities are expected to join the Startup Foundation.

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MARCH 2, 2011

After the weekend kerfuffle over AngelList I was reading Brad Feld’s post on Signal vs. Noise. But aside from choosing the time of day to focus on signal vs. noise, Brad’s post got me thinking about another question – what is signal and what is noise? Brad is a zero inbox kind of guy. I enjoy that.

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socalTECH

JUNE 27, 2013

It''s good news for us, but it''s also good news for Los Angeles technology. As you probably know, two thirds of our investments go into Los Angeles. Unlike other funds, we don''t have multiple offices across the country, we''re just here in Los Angeles. Having a major fund in town makes a major difference. READ MORE>>.

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APRIL 27, 2013

It would be easier in terms of getting access to angels, VCs, the media, whatever. I know the whole ecosystem: VCs, CEOs, tech teams, founders, angels – and I know people who have worked together for 15+ years. So if you’re really indifferent you might consider it.” That’s what local allows.

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JANUARY 13, 2013

And as I moped in self-pity the last 2 weeks of December and reflected about how much I hate December I came across this blog post by Brad Feld that really spoke to me. And I was glad to count Brad as a friend. I wouldn’t have written it – it wouldn’t have occurred to me to write it. It’s January.

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APRIL 5, 2010

I’ve been meaning to write this post since September of last year when Brad Feld first wrote about the The Founders Visa Movement. Two weeks after Brad’s post I was at the 140 Conference in LA and I held open office hours for any entrepreneur who wanted to spend 15 minutes talking with a VC about their business.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 22, 2020

Brad Feld has this mantra, give first, and I think that kind of curiosity and giving first pays off now. Having been active now in Los Angeles, is there anything Los Angeles hasn't taken advantage of but should? I find that a lot of people are referring people to me, hearing when someone is moving to LA, to talk to Z.

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Tech Zulu Event

AUGUST 9, 2010

TechZulu has covered Launchpad LA before they opened their doors to entrepreneurs looking for mentorship in the Los Angeles area. You must first go through an application process, then be selected to be part of and gain access to some of the brightest minds in Los Angeles. However, they do not allow just anyone to be part of Launchpad.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 5, 2015

I am reminded of this problem every time my firm does a financing where a note went before us but more specifically I was reminded by this great post by Brad Feld to talk about the pre-money vs. post-money conversion issue. But as Brad discussed – what happens to the prior convertible note in this new world?

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InfoChachkie

OCTOBER 15, 2012

In contrast, an Angel Investor is someone who invests their own capital. All you need do to become an Angel is identify a promising venture and write a check. Become An Angel - Before I became a VC, I invested my own money in such companies as RightScale , Eucalyptus and AppFolio.

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Steve Reich

MARCH 2, 2013

The Pasadena Innovation Council, led by Wilson, has brought together the City of Pasadena, CalTech, the Art Center School of Design, the Pasadena Angels, and area business leaders and entrepreneurs to support the growth of the Greater Pasadena Area as a tech center.

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InfoChachkie

JULY 30, 2012

Rather than hire the clichéd booth babes (which I have always found to be more than a bit sleazy), the company secured the services of a cigar-smoking, bearded angel with an exaggerated New York accent. Appropriate treatment of religious subjects, such as an angel floating on heavenly clouds, requires particular aplomb.

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AUGUST 15, 2010

Brad Feld was sitting at my table. Once they have buy-off from David Cohen, Brad and others they have their 60-second pitch. Brad reinforced this at our dinner. I know you’re a VC and we’re not ready for a large round – do you know any angels that might be interested in our space?

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MARCH 23, 2015

We talk a lot about his schooling, his early jobs as a developer and then as a VC and we talk about his decision to spend winters in Los Angeles. My initial blogging inspiration was actually Brad Feld because as an entrepreneur I always wanted to work with Brad after reading his advice on term sheets and the like.

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MARCH 17, 2010

Los Angeles. First, I’d like to quote (paraphrase) Brad Feld speaking at Twiistup in LA in 2009, “I keep hearing people in LA talking with a chip on their shoulders about building a tech business here relative to Silicon Valley. TechCoast Angels backed GreenDot should be a major IPO this year. Come join us.

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JANUARY 6, 2014

I should note that my friend Brad Feld has written a new book on the subject that I would recommend if you want the bible on the topic. I admit that I haven’t yet read it but I’ve had numerous discussions with Brad over the years about board structure & conduct and consider him a mentor on the topic.

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APRIL 3, 2010

If you raise angel money that’s another story. Or … you raised your $500k from angels and now are ready for a VC “A&# round. You raised angel money. That founder wasn’t one of your angels. How many entrepreneurs wouldn’t kill to have Brad and/or Foundry in general involved with their company.

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socalTECH

JULY 16, 2013

As much as the idea of "Silicon Beach" wants to represent the whole of the local technology industry in Los Angeles, there are -- as one would expect in such a large metropolitan area -- many different neighborhoods and communities spread across the region, all with their own individual identities, companies, and technology focuses.

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SoCal CTO

APRIL 8, 2010

Startup Company Lawyer , March 14, 2010 After the recent announcement of the Series Seed Financing documents by Marc Andreesen, Brad Feld points out that there are now four sets of “open source” equity seed financing documents. How do the sample Series Seed financing documents differ from typical Series A financing documents?

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 7, 2012

Alex Benzer: My partner and I met here in Los Angeles, in high school. We're definitely Los Angeles natives, but we got the opportunity to do TechStars. The other amazing thing, is getting access to people like David Cohen and Brad Feld. After TechStars, how did you end up in LA?

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Xconomy

OCTOBER 29, 2018

At the same time, managing partner Arlan Hamilton said the Los Angeles-based firm would run accelerators in four cities: London, Philadelphia, Los Angeles, and a fourth city that would be determined by a public vote. Earlier this month, from the stage at TechCrunch Disrupt, Hamilton announced the winning city: Detroit.

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SoCal CTO

JUNE 9, 2010

My Obsession With The Product - Feld Thoughts , May 3, 2010 For some reason I’ve been doing a lot of interviews lately. My angel investing strategy vs Joshua Schachter - Gabriel Weinberg , May 18, 2010 Joshua Schacter has a great AMA thread on HN about angel investing. But the rates are high for a reason. I know I do.

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 1, 2010

Investors will look at which angels you chose, whether old bosses invested, whether you were an EIR somewhere and did they invest, etc. Future investors will also look at whether your angels “re-upped&# if you hit a bump in the road. The signaling affect is overrated. Everything you do is a signal.

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InfoChachkie

MAY 22, 2012

Step 1: The Person, Not The Firm – As Brad Feld and Jason Mendelson make clear in their book Venture Deals , entrepreneurs should identify specific venture partners, rather than target firms as a whole. If you haven’t already subscribed yet, subscribe now for free weekly Infochachkie articles! Prep Steps. Stay Limber.

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JANUARY 16, 2010

You can also have them automatically published to Twitter; in fact, I first heard about the Withings from seeing Brad Feld Tweet about it. Last week I went to the Inaugural Open Angel Forum run by Jason Calacanis. They joined the YCombinator program and have raised a small amount of angel money.

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APRIL 21, 2010

entrepreneur Wil Schroter (I am an angel investor in Affordit). Xobni’s main competitor that I know about is Gist, funded by Brad Feld at Foundry Group. I also talked about Virgin Money , a product that I have used to lend friends money in the past. What was I thinking? 16.2mm in Series C. 5.0mm in Series B.

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JANUARY 13, 2011

In VC there are the obvious people including Bijan, Brad Feld, Fred Wilson, Josh Kopelman and Bryce Roberts. And it’s almost universally true that the new band of angels & seed investors are product gurus. I’m sure there are many more. I would mostly lump me in that category.

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JANUARY 21, 2010

When to get a lawyer - If you plan to be a venture or angel backed technology company (what I mostly write about) the best time to start meeting and getting to know lawyers is long before you ever start your company. Your contractor wrote a great V1 of the product and it helped you get angel funding. And Brad Feld.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 21, 2020

I saw these addressed well in a new book, “ The Startup Community Way ,” by Brad Feld and Ian Hathaway. Key sources of financial capital for any startup community must include friends and family, local angel investors, and venture capital access. Financial capital – revenue, equity, debt, funding.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 15, 2014

I also covered the impact of Brad Feld in Boulder or Fred Wilson in NYC as observed from my keynote on a trip to Seattle , which I felt could have a huge boom if its elder statements embraced startups a bit more. who woo businesses to put their headquarters there.

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JUNE 8, 2014

Cincinnati, like many startup communities in the US over the past 5 years, has revitalized important regions in its urban core, created accelerators, built co-working facilities, pooled together angel capital, attracted VCs, involved educational institutions and solicited the help of important corporations in a more cohesive ecosystem.

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MAY 15, 2010

We spoke about the changes to an “accredited investor&# proposed by Chris Dodd – This would be bad for angel investing. He is the author of “ Joel on Software ” and I was a reader nearly 10 years ago when I had never heard of Fred Wilson, Brad Feld and VentureHacks didn’t exist. We spoke briefly about why.

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MAY 5, 2011

Look at what Brad Feld has done for Boulder. But it did take Brad as a public spokesman, consummate networker and successful VC to help create legitimacy to let David’s ideas flourish. Local Angel Community / Recycled Capital. My recipe for Seattle or your community: 1. Community Leaders + Organizers.

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