Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 27, 2014

I started in 2007 with a thesis that my primary investment decision would be about the team (70%) and only afterward about the market opportunity (30%). I was telling him that it was much easier when I started because there were fewer deals, life was less public and somehow the world seemed to be spinning more slowly. Web Summit.

Venture Capital 374

Venture Capital Invest Press Startup 374

Tech Zulu Event

FEBRUARY 8, 2013

Over 500 startups applied last quarter to Launchpad LA’s accelerator, but only eight were chosen. They have hired great people, have brought on great mentors, have raised money from top tier investors, and we are excited for a bunch of big announcements in the months ahead,” said Teller. This is class four for Launchpad LA.

GRP Partners 96

GRP Partners Startup Tech Coast Angels Bertelsmann 96

socalTECH

DECEMBER 27, 2012

Kevin Winston , is the organizer of Digital LA , the popular and widely attended networking organization for the Los Angeles startup, web, movie, music, marketing, and social media community. Accelerators and coworking spaces will continue to be the foundation for our growing startup scene. When's the next one?"

Dollar Shave Club 272

Dollar Shave Club Technical Review Santa Monica Southern California 272

Tech Zulu Event

FEBRUARY 12, 2014

Applications are being accepted starting today, through April 16, 2014 for early-stage companies with innovative consumer media and entertainment product ideas. The program is set to begin June 30, concluding with an Investor Demo Day in September where each team will present their company to a room of industry leaders and investors.

Entertainment 102

Entertainment Santa Monica Ideas Mentor 102

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 13, 2011

Huge thank you to Steve De Long for the write up. How did you start blogging? “My In 2004 / 2005 I was starting to get intrigued with user-generated content. This time frame – 2005/2006 – web 2.0 was starting. You still need the presentation to back that up. Brad’s start in Venture Capital.

Venture Capital 288

Venture Capital Startup Technical Review Software Review 288

Tech Zulu Event

AUGUST 31, 2011

Coming hot off the coat tail of earlier this year’s Startup Weekend LA where Zaarly launched, this LASW was nothing less than amazing and as someone put, one of the best tech events in LA they had ever been to.

Los Angeles 73

Los Angeles Startup Angel Tech Coast Angels 73

Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 30, 2012

All it takes is an email address to start receiving our exclusive deals for sports tickets to your favorite teams in your city. Mobile Web America, Inc. This way we keep the questions fresh and up to date with current events. Leftronic is a real-time data visualization platform for startups. Event Details. to 10:00 p.m.

CalTech 91

CalTech Company Companies Idealab 91

Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 18, 2013

A traffic jam of expensive cars lined up to pull into the packed parking lot of MuckerLab for its second graduating class demo day. Okuno has been investing in Los Angeles startups for the past three years after selling his own company E-Z Data. Some flew in from overseas, different states and from Silicon Valley to attend.

Class 100

Class Startup Tech Coast Angels CTO Coach 100

Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 20, 2012

Always looking to provide the very best for our community so that you may learn and grow as a startup or entrepreneur, Bill Gross is one of the best experts we could provide. A lifelong entrepreneur, Bill started several companies prior to Idealab. After graduating from college, Bill and his brother Larry started GNP Development, Inc.,

Idealab 84

Idealab Tech Coast Angels CalTech Startup 84

Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 27, 2011

Mike has over 18 years of business development, marketing and management experience in businesses ranging from early stage start-ups to private equity and from mid-stage business to large turn-around operations. Mike continues to be actively involved with early-stage start-ups as an investor, advisor and board member.

Tech Coast Angels 96

Tech Coast Angels Idealab Angel Startup 96

Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 13, 2012

The Mimiboard beat ten other apps from Africa to be the best at the App demo competition held at the Nairobi Open Innovation Summit in May. TechZulu caught up with Johan Nel, Founder and CEO. Referencing the traditional noticeboard concept, you start by creating a Mimiboard using a location, could be an area, town, street name.

Advertising 91

Advertising Media News Content 91

Tech Zulu Event

AUGUST 26, 2011

Spotlight: LA Tech is part of a quarterly demo series that will highlight the finest technology entrepreneurship in Southern California. TechZulu is ramping up to do it all again with an all new group of companies and a SuperDemo. Tech Coast Angels is actively seeking great startups to fund. mt) Media Temple, Inc.

Tech Coast Angels 80

Tech Coast Angels Southern California Los Angeles Santa Monica 80

Tech Zulu Event

JUNE 17, 2011

Prior to Idealab, Alex led sales and marketing efforts for venture-backed startups focused on enterprise software and services. Dinesh’s passion is developing VoIP-driven startups and creating unique online growth strategies. OrangicStartup’s is a company that helps Internet startups start. Event Details.

Tech Coast Angels 100

Tech Coast Angels Idealab Angel Design 100

SoCal CTO

SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

August was a slow month in terms of traffic and I was away for a lot of the month, but there were some really great posts at the intersection of startups, technology, product and being a Startup CTO. He blogs to 10,000 web entrepreneurs at Software by Rob and co-hosts the podcast Startups for the Rest of Us.

Startup 191

Startup Venture Capital Blogging CTO Hire 191

Tech Zulu Event

JULY 8, 2011

LawPivot is a legal Q&A website enabling companies, especially startups, to confidentially receive crowdsourced legal answers from highly qualified lawyers for a fraction of the cost. 7:10 – 8:00pm – 5 five-minute demos, followed by brief Q&A for each company (approx. Where: CalTech 1200 E California Blvd Pasadena, CA 91125.

CalTech 100

CalTech Technical Review Company Companies 100

Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 20, 2011

GumGum was founded in 2007 when a team of seasoned Internet entrepreneurs realized web site publishers were missing out on valuable revenue by not monetizing their image-based content. If you’d like to see some of the best technologies and meet some of the brightest minds in beautiful Southern California, SIGN UP NOW. Event Details.

UCLA 102

UCLA Company Companies Idealab 102