socalTECH

MAY 23, 2017

Some entrepreneurs might be surprised you didn't want to sit on a beach in Bali for the rest of your life�talk more about that? I got super, super fortunate that early in my career, I was living with an entrepreneur, Randy Saaf, who was running a company called MediaDefender. He sold it to ArtistDirect for $42.5M

Startup 113

Startup Southern California UCLA Technical Review 113

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 19, 2010

The Founder Institute (www.founderinstitute.com), an entrepreneurial training program that originally launched by Adeo Ressi in Silicon Valley, recently announced that it is setting up shop in Southern California, with branches both in San Diego and Los Angeles. And then another $4,500 if you get at least $50,000 in funding.

Mentor 185

Mentor Class Entertainment Technical Review 185

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 7, 2013

I acted as the occasional mentor, advisor and coach to Ethan. And I had been telling my partners for a couple of years that I thought Ethan was one of the more talented entrepreneurs I had come across in San Francisco. So I asked Ethan to build his product first and then we would fund. The company was called Red Beacon.

CTO Coach 359

CTO Coach Google CTO Hire Yammer 359

socalTECH

JULY 1, 2013

The incubator-- Greenwings Biomedical (www.greenwingsbiomedical.com), is led by Richard Koffler , a serial entrepreneur and angel investor in Los Angeles. It consisted of what today would be called an accelerator, which involves sprinkling a few dollars and coaching on other people. Do you provide funding for companies?

Incubator 217

Incubator Startup USC Tech Coast Angels 217

Tech Coast Venture Network

MARCH 9, 2011

Investors and entrepreneurs who won at the fundraising game during and after the Great Recession offer advice on landing equity money. To help you get a jump-start with fundraising, I’ve gathered tips from active early-stage investors and entrepreneurs who managed to beat the odds by raising capital during and after the Great Recession.

Tips 100

Tips Capital Tech Coast Angels Screening 100

Eric Greenspan

DECEMBER 5, 2009

Lisa is an a skilled public speaking coach. We will collaborate on ideas and projects and we created the Superfriends together, a group of local entrepreneurs that will gather to share ideas and help each other grow personally and professionally. She invited me to be her guest on her radio show this week. I’m honored.

Social Network 180

Social Network Networking Yahoo Social Media 180

Steve Reich

AUGUST 24, 2012

I was lucky enough to be at LaunchPad LA last night to hear Dustin Dolginow from Atlas Ventures/ AngelList.co coach the incoming class on how best to use AngelList to fund their companies. Then Dustin shifted to “crowdfunding SEO” — how to get discovered, understood, and funded on AngelList.

SEO 45

SEO Tips Coach Class 45

Eric Greenspan

DECEMBER 5, 2009

Lisa is a skilled public speaking coach. We created Superfriends, a group of local entrepreneurs that will gather to share ideas and help each other grow personally and professionally. I’m honored. Hoping for more projects with Marsha in the near future. Yesterday, I met with @LisaBraithwaite, a local Santa Barbaran.

Social Network 196

Social Network Networking Social Media Yahoo 196

Tech Zulu Event

JUNE 11, 2013

This second annual fest brings together technology leaders, startup CEOs, investors, Hollywood studio executives, entrepreneurs, developers, students and more to celebrate LA’s dynamic technology industries with panels, workshops, hackathon, mixers, and a start-up showcase spotlighting 40 local startups. In 2012 over $3.2

GRP Partners 88

GRP Partners MyLife Dollar Shave Club Santa Monica 88

SoCal CTO

NOVEMBER 5, 2009

I feel too many people are discouraging, and as a result, too many entrepreneurs are discouraged and give up. You and I were talking about a startup recently and where they might go for seed stage funding, what is your impression on that aspect here in Los Angeles? Many entrepreneurs have an idea but don’t know how to monetize it.

Startup 150

Startup SEO Pepperdine Blogging 150

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 1, 2016

We want to invest in early-stage technology enabled startup businesses – upfront in the funding cycle. In fact, 50% of our investments are in Southern California, from Santa Barbara to San Diego. We like to hire people and fund people who are deeply ethical and we try to be long-term in our investment thinking.

Startup 150

Startup Coach Course Invest 150

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 16, 2012

I raised money as an entrepreneur, like you, in 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003 and 2005 for two different companies. I now observes the fund raising process as a profession. This is the fund raising perspective from both sides of the table. Fund raising (as is much of life) is a sale – pure and simple. Executive Summary.

Develop 366

Develop Development Funding Venture Capital 366

SoCal Delicious

MARCH 1, 2010

The Southern California locale benefits from its easy proximity to Silicon Valley, just an hours flight away, as well as from the many universities in the area, including Cal Tech, where Intel founder Gordon Moore went to school. My fund was an early investor in Overture. before which is second-time entrepreneurs.

Los Angeles 50

Los Angeles Company Companies Angel 50

Tech Zulu Event

AUGUST 28, 2012

There are so many activities and events that have sprouted this year to support the thriving tech scene in Southern California. From LA Demo Day to Silicon Beach Fest to Crowdstart LA to hackathons to Startup Weekends, companies and entrepreneurs alike have joined forces to feed the startup ecosystem.

Startup 100

Startup Ideas San Diego Mentor 100