socalTECH

MARCH 4, 2021

I had been seed investing and incubating businesses, and was sitting with a friend of mine, John Miller, who ran Caliburger, which is a 35 location burger chain, which is exporting the California lifestyle, much like In-N-Out does. The demand is there. You no longer have to be an investor in a giant venture capital fund.

Startup 113

Startup Venture Capital Capital Customer 113

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 1, 2010

He eventually applied his lessons learned in these experiences when he founded Zag, a company that helps consumers buy cars over the Internet at pre-negotiated prices with nearly 4,000 dealers across the country [disclosure: my firm GRP Partners is an investor in Zag]. Incubated by Clearstone Ventures in 2008. Current round: $4.

Zag 248

Zag Truecar Venture Capital CarsDirect 248

socalTECH

APRIL 10, 2012

Surf Air (www.surfair.com), launching out of the Muckerlab startup accelerator in Santa Monica, is looking to create a new way of flying, taking aviation and combining it with the subscription model. The startup incubator actually found us. We don't peak and valley with demand. Wade Eyerly: They are incredible.

Startup 240

Startup Mentor Technical Review Santa Barbara 240

SoCal Delicious

OCTOBER 8, 2012

Prices are soaring in the beachfront communities tech types favor, and rents in these. The narrow, 3-mile strip of land that runs from Santa Monica through Venice, and is now stretching down to Playa Vista, has been dubbed "Silicon Beach" due to the heavy concentration of Internet companies and executives there. County: 0.9%.

Los Angeles 44

Los Angeles Software Review Technical Review Journal 44