socalTECH

NOVEMBER 26, 2018

I also spend a chunk of my career in software development, working on enterprise applications. I have been lucky to have been around both parts of corporate IT and application development teams, and on the infrastructure side. Tim O'Neal: This is my second experience in a startup. That was a very different experience.

Cloud Computing 133

Cloud Computing Resource Startup Software 133

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 19, 2010

Their first fund was a $75 million fund raised in 2006 and they very recently announced a brand new $130 million fund. Closing a VC fund in 2009/10 is a major achievement in and of itself. In the intro section of the show we talked a lot about why VC funds are becoming smaller again and where Greycroft fits.

Venture Capital 240

Venture Capital Startup Platform Technical Review 240

Tech Zulu Event

JULY 13, 2012

A total of 10 startups made up of 5 companies that received the most votes from the crowd and 5 companies chosen by the Angels and VC judges pitched in front of a live audience for a chance of winning $25,000 in funding. The panel of experts not only judged the competition but also gave the companies feedback after their pitch.

Startup 85

Startup Miramar Venture Capital Santa Monica 85

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 29, 2009

My firm GRP Partners recently funded a young LA based company named Ad.Ly A healthy eco-system of application developers is required for any software or Internet company to be massively successful. If we continue our success we will have strong competition. Advertising has driven the majority of Internet innovation.

Ideas 286

Ideas Advertising Google Technical Review 286

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 23, 2012

There are obvious reasons the industry has had less-than-desirable returns, including: massive over-funding of the sector, huge increases in inexperienced venture capitalists that took a decade to peter out, and the massive correction in the value of the public stock markets that closed many exit opportunities for half a decade.

Venture Capital 347

Venture Capital Capital Technical Review Startup 347

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 10, 2010

The same is true of Twitter, and as a VC I would personally never fund a company that looked to simply plug a functional gap in Twitter. Salesforce was very good at managing the 1-year roadmap so at any point in time we had a pretty good idea about what we would be developing and what we wouldn’t.

Acquisition 287

Acquisition Develop Development Conference 287