Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 12, 2010

We had a special edition of This Week in Venture Capital this week shooting out of the Next New Networks offices in New York. Our guest was Mo Koyfman of Spark Capital. Topics we discussed in the first 45 minutes of the video include: What is VC like in NY? We discussed NY vs. Silicon Valley and NY vs. Boston.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 1, 2009

In my previous post, The VC Ice Age is Thawing (for now) I wrote about the reasons why the VC market came to a screeching halt in September 2008 and remained largely shut until at least April 2009. There are now signs the VC market has gathered pace meaning it’s a great time to be fund raising.

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socalTECH

MAY 9, 2013

The funding came from Maurice Gallagher, Bray Capital, Shay O''Brien, and Michael Rogers. Yekra says its system helps match content to viewers by genre, by digitally distributing entertainment through different web sites, blogs, social networks, and other destinations. yekra venture capital funding digital entertainment content'

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

The company offers up "container orchestration" software, which is used to deploy software into clouds, such as Amazon Web Services (AWS). The company said it is in growth mode, growing at 300 percent year over year, and recently added 50 new employees this quarter to keep up with demand from its customers.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 1, 2010

Analytics also extend to iPhone and web apps using Facebook Connect. Company plans to use the capital to build out sales and marketing and r&d. -a led by Altos Ventures and Maverick Capital, with Larry Braitman. Tags: This Week in Venture Capital. a fbFund winner. Competitors: Omniture , Webtrends.

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 2, 2015

For today''s Insights and Opinions section, where we feature contributions from our readers and others in the community, we have Peter Cowen , a veteran of the technology and venture capital industry at Clear Capital Advisors. He is also the organizer of the upcoming Recurring Revenue Conference.

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Xconomy

MARCH 20, 2018

Mythic , which last year unveiled its novel computer chip designed for artificial intelligence, announced today that it has raised $40 million in a Series B fundraising round led by the venture capital arm of Japanese telecom and tech giant SoftBank.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 27, 2018

Signal Sciences, a Culver City web application security company, is adding impressive clients and just closed a $30M Series C that will help it continue to scale. Nonetheless, I expect that in 2019 the VC market will shift toward demanding profit.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 16, 2012

And of course I’ve sat on the other side of the table: As a VC. This is not just the perspective of a VC although I can’t say I have zero VC bias. This is not just the perspective of a VC although I can’t say I have zero VC bias. Neither can any VC. Executive Summary. Why buy me?

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TechCrunch LA

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

So for example, when you’re ordering food at a game or concert, Appetize’s technology makes it easier to pay in a variety of contactless ways through point of sale (POS) devices, self-service kiosks, handheld devices, online ordering, mobile web and API integrations. Image Credits: SpotOn. This is a rocketship that we are excited to be on.”

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SoCal CTO

MARCH 11, 2013

Investors demand more than that. What The Heck Does “Traction” Really Mean To A VC? Great analysis from John Greathouse: Do You Speak VC? A Beginner's Guide to Investors How to Speak the Language of Venture Capital Now that You've Got MVP, It's Time to Think About MVC You can't raise money on achieving an MVP.

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socalTECH

JULY 7, 2010

Demand Media / Richard Rosenblatt / Los Angeles - Rosenblatt's last big win: MySpace, where he was Chairman, brokering its sale to News Corp. Getting lots of notice--and controversy--at Demand Media for its use of writers to create content specifically to attract web traffic. com, and was CEO of Vivendi Universal Net USA.

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Xconomy

OCTOBER 9, 2018

Every month, there’s news of another partnership among carmakers like GM and tech companies such as Uber, as they vie for dominant roles in a transportation future where individual car ownership may largely give way to rides-on-demand from fleets of autonomous and tech-enabled vehicles.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 5, 2011

I need to take some VC meetings. But it did take Brad as a public spokesman, consummate networker and successful VC to help create legitimacy to let David’s ideas flourish. I re-connected with Andy Liu the founder & CEO of BuddyTV – the largest destination for social TV enthusiasts on the web.

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SoCal CTO

JULY 13, 2010

10 Ways To Be Your Own Boss - A VC : Venture Capital and Technology , June 18, 2010 The folks at Behance and Cool Hunting asked me to talk at their 99% Conference a couple months ago. " Is Your VC Founder Friendly? Some VC’s get it, others may not. Is Your VC Founder Friendly? And then I took a stand.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 27, 2011

I interviewed Eric for an hour for - This Week in Venture Capital. 8:17 How did you decide to go with either shrinkwrap or web only product? 57: 00 How do you rectify company mission and customer demand. I find myself nodding – even when the topic is one I don’t expect to agree with such as “fail fast.”

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socalTECH

JULY 20, 2010

In any case, what we have, is a product that basically patterns itself on the Amazon Web Services platform and API, and stays compatible with Amazon, which allows the management of virtualizes resources so that they can be operated as a cloud platform. There's really big demand. Why the need for your services by service providers?

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Xconomy

JULY 21, 2016

Zingle, a Carlsbad, CA-based tech startup targeting the service industry and consumer-facing businesses with its messaging app technology, has raised $3 million in venture capital, according to a regulatory filing earlier this month. or forward the query to an appropriate hotel staffer to respond. Zingle (@ZingleMe) July 14, 2016.

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Tech Zulu Event

AUGUST 13, 2010

Over the past ten years, the rise of the consumer web and the availability of better measurement too. The step by step story of an entrepreneur’s journey from idea to bootstrap web startup from her vi. Your Web Developer Thinks You're an Idiot. Your clients pay you to design and build web sites and app. The constrai.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 10, 2010

Clearstone Ventures (www.clearstone.com). Venture capital for innovators. We Create Demand for California's Technology Companies. Pixelgate.net (www.pixelgate.net) - Internet Access, Web Hosting, Network. LLP , Stradling Yocca Carlson & Rauth , and Vistage. Rustic Canyon Partners (www.rusticcanyon.com).

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Xconomy

JANUARY 8, 2019

Chipmakers and software developers leapt to fill that demand , and in turn they helped spur a sea change in. Read more » Reprints | Share: UNDERWRITERS AND PARTNERS.

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Tech Zulu Event

MAY 28, 2013

Alex is a proven web entrepreneur, having led and sold multiple successful startups. Prior to starting KnowledgeBase, Alex founded HostPro, an industry-leading web hosting and application services provider. Additionally, he has extensive application development, web hosting, and data center build-out and management experience.

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Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 26, 2011

WeVideo offers up a powerful Flash-based video editing application currently available through any web browser, and according to CEO Jostein Svendsen, will also be available in native applications on all iPhone & Android mobile devices as well. month tier that focuses on professional-grade editing. Plus / $6.99 Ultra / $39.99

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Xconomy

AUGUST 28, 2018

Puls Technologies , whose on-demand technicians repair broken smartphones and install connected home devices, announced today it has raised $50 million to expand its reach as a unified source of device maintenance and consumer support.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 16, 2009

And know that VC will be hard to come by. This is especially problematic in the Web 2.0 / Freemium world where too many company build their business models around trying to build massive scale of free customers and then convert a small share to low monthly payments. If you want to hunt elephants optimize your tools for just that.

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 17, 2009

We Create Demand for California's Technology Companies. and international patent and trademark procurement - IP Litigation - IP Licenses and Agreements: distribution, development, joint venture - Intellectual property aspects of mergers and acquisitions. Backing Southern California's next great technology companies. Think Glendale.

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Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 24, 2010

In attendance we had startups galore with VC's and Angle's mixing and mingling all through the night. TechZulu captured the entire VC/Angle panel and we also had a chance to interview every StartupDemo startup company that participated. VC/Angel Panel. However, you know we always bring a little something back just in case.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 17, 2010

I had just returned from living in Japan where I witnessed the hugely successful launch of i-mode by NTT DoCoMo so I knew the potential that the mobile web would ultimately bring, but I saw so many flaws in the launch of WAP. I’m now a VC. The mobile web would finally be open! There was no engagement. Or would it?

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 22, 2011

Redpoint Ventures is one of the venture capital firms which has straddled both Northern California and Southern California, with offices in both locations. We've created over a billion dollars in public market capital created by our investments here. We really believe in the market.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 11, 2011

To say he has had an impact on the web would be an understatement. All of that are in this week’s episode of This Week in VC. They would launch quickly and test whether or not there is any demand. Last night I had the great privilege to interview Bill Gross , one of the Internet’s true pioneers. Overture (Goto.com).

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 7, 2013

And I certainly didn’t want him having to trapse up-and-down Sand Hill Road informing every VC of his next idea. And in a world where we increasingly log in to personal web time at late hours or on our mobile phones that’s no longer good enough.

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Jason Nazar

MARCH 22, 2011

He just pounded out design and code for a few weeks and got Plancast up on the web and users adopting his product right away. In Los Angeles we are at a disadvantage because the founder(s) often have no experience in building consumer web applications. Challenge #3 – There Needs to Be More Institutional Capital in Los Angeles.

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 24, 2014

That program is a partnership of the University, Kleiner Perkins Caufield and Byers, which is a top tier VC firm, and United Talent Agency, the premium talent agency. Those three organizations have very strong networks inventure capital, entertainment, and academia, and put together the incubator. We''re in four major U.S.

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Tech.Co

DECEMBER 6, 2017

Hank: Seco Sys has developed a range of web services that are dedicated to managing all types of water. Our “everything water” web service, called the HydraCommunity, is designed to allow collaboration between water agencies, water customers, water use equipment, and other water related services.

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socalTECH

JULY 20, 2009

Adam also had a stint at Mission Ventures, and ran worldwide sales for open source middleware at IBM. We caught up with Webtide to learn more about the firm's open source web server software, Jetty. Where does Webtide fit into the software world? Adam Lieber: If you follow my career path, you'll see I saw all sides of the table.

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Tech.Co

DECEMBER 6, 2017

Hank: Seco Sys has developed a range of web services that are dedicated to managing all types of water. Our “everything water” web service, called the HydraCommunity, is designed to allow collaboration between water agencies, water customers, water use equipment, and other water related services.

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Xconomy

FEBRUARY 28, 2018

A core element in this universe is the invention of new kinds of credentials that attest to an independent learner’s mastery of skills that are in demand by employers, such as coding, critical thinking, and even physical tasks such as research laboratory techniques.

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