socalTECH
FEBRUARY 14, 2011
The Tech Coast Angels had great exit last year in Green Dot - anything which, in hindsight, made this one a home run? We've heard some entrepreneurs who have had some difficulty figuring out how to work with angels. Mike Napoli: I think it was the entrepreneur. Mike Napoli: The main thing is to do you homework.
socalTECH
SEPTEMBER 9, 2014
The funding was led by DFJ Frontier and the Pasadena Angels, and also included Gideon Hixon Fund, Tech Coast Angels, SLO Seed Ventures, along with Rudy Duran, who was the first coach for Tiger Woods. Edufii''s app lets coaches, teachers, and athletes capture and annotate training and coaching sessions.
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Tech Coast Venture Network
MARCH 9, 2011
Last year, venture capitalists and angels who co-invested with them placed $7 billion into seed and early-stage deals, an 11 percent increase from 2009, according to the most recent PricewaterhouseCoopers/National Venture Capital Association MoneyTree report. Meet angels via the entrepreneurs they’ve funded. Be coachable.
Both Sides of the Table
MARCH 18, 2010
John Morris from the Tech Coast Angels was encouraging me to do something similar. I set out some simple objectives, picked 13 startup CEO’s, planned a series of events, spent time personally trying to coach people through their fund raising processes and waited to see where it went. We connected.
Tech Zulu Event
NOVEMBER 20, 2011
in venture capital and publicly launched in May 2011. In addition, he currently consults extensively with startup companies on matters related to strategy, financing, operations, and executive coaching. In addition, he is on the board of directors for the Angel Capital Association, a national angel trade association.
socalTECH
FEBRUARY 9, 2009
We brought together Peter Cowen of Groundwork Equity , Mark Suster of GRP Partners , Rick Smith of Crosscut Ventures , and Richard Yen of Saban Ventures -- all of who will be on the judging panel for the Tech Coast Angel's Fast Pitch on February 24th, to give us a their hints and tips about pitching to venture capitalists.
Steve Reich
AUGUST 9, 2012
At a recent accelerator event on the West Side, a friendly young founder told me that he had been coached by his mentor not to talk to Angel groups. As a Pasadena Angel, I wanted to be shocked, but I wasn’t. The Angel funding process can be arduous. We know we’re short of capital, particularly in LA.
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