socalTECH

APRIL 12, 2011

Watertower has been involved in a number of high visibility exits and fundings in recent months, including Riot Games (rumored to be $400M+), Machinima, and ExtendMedia. Norton spent some time talking about his vision of where LA's future in high tech lies. Derek Norton: Technology is a commodity.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 28, 2012

For the last week of the year, we're featuring the thoughts and reflections of some of the movers and shakers of Southern California's high tech community. In your opinion, what events, companies, or people made the biggest impact on the technology world this year? Instagram, Pinterest, the Facebook IPO and Elon Musk.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 26, 2013

It is no secret that the world of venture capital (VCs) was turned upside down by the recent Recession, and many other changes in the marketplace. I see now emerging a new wave of investors, popularly known as “super-Angels,” micro-VCs, or “super-seed” investors. Many old-line VC firms have grown too big and unwieldy.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 27, 2012

For the last week of the year, we're featuring the thoughts and reflections of some of the movers and shakers of Southern California's high tech community. The most significant news for GRP Partners in 2012 was the first close of our 4th venture fund. What are the technologies, companies, or things we ought to watch in 2013?

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 20, 2010

Last week, we announced our end-of-the-year project, which was to collect and share the opinions of some of the top influencers in Southern California's high tech community. Our first answers come from David Cremin , Managing Director of venture capital firm DFJ Frontier (www.dfjfrontier.com). READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 1, 2010

technology industry possible: Sponsors. Binary Pulse Technology Marketing (www.binarypulse.com). We Create Demand for California's Technology Companies. Clearstone Ventures (www.clearstone.com). Venture capital for innovators. Need office or Tech Space? Deloitte (www.deloitte.com/us/technology).

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socalTECH

MARCH 26, 2013

USC revealed this morning that it has created a new, startup accelerator on campus, the Viterbi Startup Garage , which will help students and alumni start technology companies in Los Angeles. The startup accelerator is behind headed by Ashish Soni. Last a pilot middle school at the L.A.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 10, 2010

California's technology industry possible. Looking to reach Southern California's high tech executives and. socalTECH.com offers up continuous coverage of Southern California's growing high. tech economy, with interview with the movers and shakers in the industry, coverage of. Venture capital for innovators.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 30, 2010

All this week, we are sharing the opinions of some of the top influencers in Southern California's high tech community. We asked the same five questions of a variety of top technology entrepreneurs, investors, and others, to hear what they're thinking about, and are sharing it here over the next two weeks. 1) Mobile web.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 21, 2012

OCTANe , the Orange County-based organization helping to bolster the high tech industry and entrepreneurs, reported this morning that in the first half of 2012, companies participating in its startup accelerator have raised a total of $26.8M in funding.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 29, 2010

All this week, we are sharing the opinions of some of the top influencers in Southern California's high tech communityk. We asked the same five questions of a variety of top technology entrepreneurs, investors, and others, to hear what they're thinking about, and are sharing it here over the next two weeks.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 22, 2010

For the next couple of weeks, we are sharing the opinions of some of the top influencers in Southern California's high tech community. We asked the same five questions of a variety of top technology entrepreneurs, investors, and others, to hear what they're thinking about, and are sharing it here over the next two weeks.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 23, 2013

For 1991 I was very technical and also had a lot of practical business implementation experience in technology. I wanted to do business projects and I got in touch with a guy from the strategy consulting practice in the telecoms & high-tech practice in London. You’re a tech guy. I was a serial entrepreneur.

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 17, 2009

A quick message on a very busy funding day, to thanks to all of our sponsors, who make our coverage of Southern California's technology industry possible: Sponsors. Redpoint Ventures (www.redpoint.com). Backing Southern California's next great technology companies. Helping entrepreneurs succeed. Technology.

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socalTECH

APRIL 7, 2011

Many local entrepreneurs might know Todd Jerry , formerly a venture capitalist at Anthem Venture Partners. Todd has a unique view, having worked both on the venture and high technology investing side at Anthem, as well as the architecture and construction industry now. For me, it was a couple of things.

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socalTECH

MARCH 20, 2009

Southern California's high tech news and companies. Redpoint Ventures (www.redpoint.com). Backing Southern California's next great technology companies. Helping entrepreneurs succeed. Binary Pulse Technology Marketing (www.binarypulse.com). We Create Demand for California's Technology Companies.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 25, 2014

There is outraged public reaction to the Google buses carrying technology workers from the city to the peninsula high-tech companies which employ them. The venture capital firm that bears his name. Read about the Schmatta business to learn one instance where Jews became great entrepreneurs out of need.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 9, 2010

It is no secret that the world of venture capital (VCs) has been turned upside down by the recession, and the many other changes in the marketplace. I see now emerging a new wave of investors, popularly known as “super angels,” micro-VCs, or “super-seed” investors. Many old-line VC firms have grown too big and unwieldy.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 24, 2011

One of the biggest complaints you hear from both entrepreneurs and investors in Los Angeles, is the lack of a credible, visible startup accelerator in the Los Angeles area. We caught up with Erik to hear more about MuckerLab, and its efforts to grow the Los Angeles technology ecosystem. Erik, thanks for the time.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 13, 2013

In the US, many entrepreneurs see grants as “free money,” since they are not loans and don’t have to be repaid. A grant is not an equity investment, so the entrepreneur doesn’t have to give up a stake in the company either. But the situation is more critical now, with venture capital flat or down, and Angels still in short supply.

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Xconomy

SEPTEMBER 15, 2016

That’s according to a report being released today by Connect, the local nonprofit group focused on technology and entrepreneurship. The Connect Innovation Report found that 405 software, technology, and life sciences startups were created last year in San Diego County.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 7, 2018

A critical stage for most first-time entrepreneurs is getting their idea developed into at least a prototype to validate their technology. Specifically, I often point to the NSF or the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program for high-tech startups.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 2, 2011

Now that President Barack Obama’s economic stimulus package has been out for a while, including $50 billion aimed at alternative-energy initiatives, applying for grants has become the rage for high-tech startups. In the US, many entrepreneurs see grants as “free money,” since they are not loans and don’t have to be repaid.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 5, 2010

Two weeks after Brad’s post I was at the 140 Conference in LA and I held open office hours for any entrepreneur who wanted to spend 15 minutes talking with a VC about their business. But it turns out I met a bunch of really interesting entrepreneurs. But TWTFelipe is an entrepreneur. But I have some. Her response?

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 23, 2012

For example, if your startup is building a high-tech software product, a dream team of advisors would be a former CEO or high-level exec in another software company, a former software marketing executive, and a former financial executive.

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 10, 2011

Los Angeles area startups and would-be entrepreneurs were gathered Thursday as a part of the annual Twiistup technology conference, being held at the Skirball Center. Despite some disagreement over the role of Los Angeles in the technology world, there was a sense of optimism among attendees of the area's role in the startup ecosystem.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 10, 2010

If you’re not familiar with the term it’s basically trying to help all of us who are deluged with technology to find ways to cope with the masses of information without having it ruin our lives. We were high tech at the very start of the boom. Let me start by saying I’m a huge business book cynic.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 5, 2011

For example, if your startup is building a high-tech software product, a dream team of advisors would be a former CEO or high-level exec in another software company, a former software marketing executive, and a former financial executive.

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socalTECH

JUNE 6, 2011

Although Los Angeles has become a hub for the high tech startup world, Surprisingly, one of the things which hasn't happened in the Los Angeles area is any huge, successful venture acceleration programs. Typically, venture backed companies, always entrepreneur led. Bruce was an investor in the Series A round there.

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Xconomy

JULY 13, 2016

it’s natural for startup entrepreneurs and others immersed in the technology world—including us journalists—to wonder about the role of innovation in solving social problems. ” In short, technology can’t cure racism. But building effective courseware and delivering it to the right people will take time.

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socalTECH

JUNE 17, 2009

Yesterday, Santa Monica-based SharesPost (www.sharespost.com) launched a new service of particular interest to the venture capital and high tech startup market, a new, online service which facilitates the buying and selling of private company stock. Given the advances in communications technology, and the Web 2.0

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 28, 2010

For example, if your startup is building a high-tech software product, a dream team of advisors would be a former CEO or high-level exec in another software company, a former software marketing executive, and a former financial executive. Tags: entrepreneur advisory board startup funding business. Marty Zwilling.

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SoCal CTO

DECEMBER 1, 2010

I continue to collect great content that is the intersection of startups, products, online and technology. I'm Tired of Creating Your Content - Babbling VC , November 12, 2010 Jeff triggered this post in regards to his Check-in Fatigue on Foursquare. By doing the job. Where is it? This should not deter you. This doesn’t make sense.

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Technical Review Startup Product Technology 175

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 9, 2011

Rose, who has been described as "the Father of Angel Investing in New York" by Crain's New York Business, and a "world conquering entrepreneur" by BusinessWeek. The second company in which I invested, back in 2001, was a novel concept from the serial entrepreneur who invented social networking.

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 30, 2010

My advice to entrepreneurs was and is “ when the hors d’oeuvres tray is being passed take two ” (e.g. So I agreed to offer my current thinking on the economy and what it portends for the VC industry & fund raising for entrepreneurs. raise money now to weather any storms).

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