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This Week in VC with Jim Armstrong of Clearstone

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 4, 2010

Had a great chat with Jim Armstrong who is a General Partner at Clearstone Venture Partners today on TWiVC. It was especially fun for me because we got the chance to talk about the VC industry and how entrepreneurs should think about the VC industry in addition to discussing deals. Segment Three: “VC Deals Funded this Week”.

Clearstone

Clearstone Venture Capital ReachLocal Google

If the Venture Model is Broken, Who??s Funding All These Startups?

SoCal Tech Calendar

DECEMBER 3, 2010

Thursday, December 9, 2010 -- If the Venture Model is Broken, Whos Funding All These Startups? Dealmaker Media LA. What is the new business of investing startups are getting funded at rapid speeds, if venture is broken, whos doing the investing?

GRP Partners

GRP Partners Clearstone Funding Startup

The Workshop: Get Funded in One Day (Dealmaker LA)

SoCal Tech Calendar

SEPTEMBER 30, 2009

Tuesday, October 6, 2009 -- The Workshop: Get Funded in One Day (Dealmaker LA). Brought to you by the team who produces Startonomics and Dealmaker LA, this hands-on "workshop-style" event will allow entrepreneurs to drill down on the key issues we face when laying the foundation to build and fund their company.

Rustic Canyon

Rustic Canyon MyLife GRP Partners Funding

Thanks to socalTECH's Sponsors and Advertisers!

socalTECH

DECEMBER 10, 2010

venture funding and business deals, technology develops, and more from Santa Barbara. It's the source for keeping a pulse on the dynamic world of technology, reaching venture capitalists, angel investors, entrepreneurs, CEOs, social media. Thanks this week to our sponsors and advertisers, which include Clearstone.

SoCalTech

SoCalTech Advertising Rustic Canyon Glendale

TechZulu Presents: The Annual Startup Forecast

Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 18, 2013

Brock Pierce is a 10x entrepreneur best known for pioneering the market for digital currency. He is currently a Managing Director of the Clearstone Global Gaming Fund and sits on the boards of IMI Exchange, Xfire, Playsino, ExpressCoin, GoCoin, FGL, Spicy Horse Games, KnCMiner.cn, Robocoin China and the Mastercoin Foundation.

Startup

Startup Entertainment Media Santa Barbara

This Week in VC – Scott Painter, CEO of Zag & TrueCar

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 1, 2010

He didn’t tell it in the video but, ever the entrepreneur, Scott started a business to take couples up on a “mile high club&# flight on airplanes as a way of getting all of his miles logged to get his next class of airplane license that required a certain number of hours logged. Incubated by Clearstone Ventures in 2008.

Zag

Zag Truecar Venture Capital CarsDirect

Layoffs Hot Keyword for Second Half of January 2009

SoCal CTO

FEBRUARY 4, 2009

Here’s how to do it.

Layoffs

Layoffs Woodland Hills Southern California Orange County

The Venture Capital Industry: The Current State of Affairs

Jason Nazar

DECEMBER 7, 2008

If the limited partners who fund venture firms either a) change the percent of funds they allocate to VCs or b) don’t come through on their capital calls, we’ll all quickly find the venture community becoming drastically constrained. So what does this mean for internet entrepreneurs?

Venture Capital

Venture Capital Rustic Canyon Capital Clearstone

The Challenges (& Opportunities) of Starting a Tech Company in LA

Jason Nazar

MARCH 22, 2011

In the bay area it’s quite common for the entrepreneurs starting a company to be developers or technologists who can build the first versions of their products. Entrepreneurs that start companies in LA are often focused on revenue and business models. That’s typically not the case in Los Angeles.

Company

Company Companies Startup Twiistup

TechZulu Recaps: The Annual Startup Forecast

Tech Zulu Event

FEBRUARY 5, 2014

Speakers listed: Brock Pierce – Digital currency pioneer investing in Bitcoin, games, and online gambling businesses; Clearstone Global Gaming Fund. Peter Csathy – CEO Manatt Digital Media Ventures, accomplished media and digital media entrepreneur. Verdict: It’s going to be huge.

Startup

Startup Google Education Venture Capital

What Do VCs Read

The Quigley Report

MARCH 2, 2008

In my opinion, most of what inspires a VC to get excited about a market comes from rumor, hear say and general media publications. They get funded by VCs who have little more than a superficial understanding of the underlying trends in the industry. What can you do to improve your odds of getting funded?