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JULY 22, 2019

Matt Kozlov: We created this program, because there has been lots of recent advances in the growth of the commercial, military, and civil space economy here in our backyard in Southern California. I've done all kinds of different things across many different sectors across Southern California.

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JUNE 6, 2011

Those programs--epitomized by YCombinator in the Bay Area, and TechStars in Boulder, Colorado--attract newly minted entrepreneurs with a mixture of cash and mentoring, and a program which rapidly takes ideas and turns them into viable, executing businesses. Typically, venture backed companies, always entrepreneur led.

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Startup Mentor Southern California Incubator 221

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JANUARY 7, 2019

During the holiday season, our tradition over the last few years has been to post reflections on the past year and some predictions for 2019 from Southern California's technology industry. Here's the contribution by Matt Stodder of StartupBoost LA (our apologies to Matt for the late post, our fault, not his!). READ MORE>>.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 17, 2010

We had software executives from Google, Yahoo!, Walk into any Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf in Southern California and you can’t miss their digital screens. I first met him there and knew he was a talented entrepreneur that I wanted to work with some day. Tags: SoCal Stuff.

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Company Companies Startup Southern California 276

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AUGUST 3, 2009

In SoCal we are also leaders in affiliate marketing (Commission Junction), Internet video (Hulu) and bringing local businesses online (ReachLocal). There are now a second generation of entrepreneurs and companies that have learned from their last successes and are producing great new companies like TopSpin Media , Sometrics and GumGum.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 17, 2010

We have many seasoned entrepreneurs who have built successful companies here and made a lot of money for investors and themselves. But LA is not Silicon Valley and we don’t need to aspire to be so. You don’t have the founders of eBay, LinkedIn, Salesforce.com and Yahoo. You don’t. Get over it. Come join us.

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SEPTEMBER 24, 2014

Prior to Tilofy, I had technical positions at Yahoo, Microsoft, and Samsung, ranging from development, to program management, to senior technology person on Samsung''s smart TV platform. Over the last year or so we''ve created Watsup, the easiest way to figure out what is happening around you, at any time. READ MORE>>.

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Eric Greenspan

DECEMBER 5, 2009

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. As a board member of the Technology Council of Southern California, I first reached out to my fellow board members.

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Eric Greenspan

DECEMBER 5, 2009

We created Superfriends, a group of local entrepreneurs that will gather to share ideas and help each other grow personally and professionally. As a board member of the Technology Council of Southern California (now an official sponsor of the event), I first reached out to my fellow board members. YouTube and many others.

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APRIL 25, 2013

com) recently scored a round of funding from such notable investors as Data Collective, Brad Jones of Redpoint Ventures, Horizon Ventures, and TenOneTen Ventures, the new Southern California venture capital firm headed by Gil Elbaz and David Waxman. It''s really a Southern California story. SRCH2 (www.srch2.com)

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SEPTEMBER 14, 2010

To solve that issue, Mike, as well as a number of other entrepreneurs here in Southern California, is in the midst of organizing Students4Startups (www.students4startups.com), a group which hopes to connect graduating students in the area to local startup companies. Mike tells us about the group: Mike, thanks for the time today.

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Startup Technical Review Outsource Yahoo 206

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JULY 13, 2009

Mark has also been quite active mentoring entrepreneurs, We caught up with Mark to hear about what kinds of investments GRP is looking at nowadays, his view on the software-as-a-service market, and how best to approach him with a pitch. We'd like to be one of the most prominent investors in Southern California.

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SoCal CTO

MARCH 22, 2007

skip to main | skip to sidebar SoCal CTO Thursday, March 22, 2007 Discussion Creation Among Bloggers - LinkedIn, Blogging and Discussion Groups Ive been participating in a Yahoo Group that are users of LinkedIn and who are Bloggers: [link] Its an interesting group of folks from diverse backgrounds. in Computer Science.

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APRIL 24, 2012

He saw the power of user generated content, and the power of building a passionate community online, which certainly led to a good thing with Yahoo. Over time, there' s been a natural transition into Southern California, for a couple of reasons. He looked at the youth sports marketplace, and said, let's do it again.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 27, 2012

My friend and fellow SoCal venture capitalist Peter Lee wrote a post about the different roles within a VC and spent much time on the role of an associate. Then there is the EIR (entrepreneur in residence) who is usually at a VC for a temporary period of time and other individuals such as venture partners or operating partners.

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APRIL 8, 2014

Is there anything specific you are looking for in an entrepreneur or company? Plus, there are companies like Yahoo, Google, and others who have set up shop here. Rami Rostami: As Gerard mentioned, I grew up in Southern California, in los Angeles, and I think some of this is to help contribute back to the community.

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InfoChachkie

NOVEMBER 23, 2015

We typically do not ask entrepreneurs to visit our offices in Santa Barbara, but Jeff wanted to meet with Kevin, an investor in our Fund who helped us vet opportunities and occasionally invested alongside of us. Rather, we value entrepreneurs' time and thus our diligence generally includes introducing them to potential customers and partners.

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SoCal Delicious

MAY 6, 2012

where entrepreneurs share their stories. 63 Los Angeles Entrepreneurs To Be Proud Of By mario on May 2, 2012 in Features , grid. Free Corporations For First-Time Entrepreneurs. Right now they’re setting up 500 free corporations for first time entrepreneurs. Here are 62 63 Los Angeles entrepreneurs we can be proud of.

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MARCH 12, 2009

Dialpad was acquired by Yahoo in 2005, and became the voice engine for Yahoo's VoIP services. So how did you end up in Los Angeles, and why did you move down here? John Nahm: The main reason, is we have a lot of entrepreneurial friends here in Southern California. Entrepreneurs here really enjoy helping each other.

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Startup Southern California Yahoo Organization 100

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FEBRUARY 7, 2012

Southern California has had its share of new startup accelerators launch in the last few months, however, few people here have actually experienced an accelerator firsthand. People we met there were Greg Cohn, who was recently head of yahoo games. We heard form Alex to learn how SocialEngine was bootstrapped to $1.4M

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Tech Zulu Event

JUNE 17, 2011

He also designed the Farmville iPhone application (top iPhone app), and worked on corporate development deals including Microsoft, Yahoo, Zynga Japan, and Zynga corporate strategy. Sangster is a serial entrepreneur and M&A executive with experience both founding and acquiring businesses. wonder what that might be? Event Details.

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Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 18, 2013

Brock Pierce is a 10x entrepreneur best known for pioneering the market for digital currency. He is a media and digital media entrepreneur, senior executive, negotiator and dealmaker with an unbroken track record of success in start-up and emerging growth companies, as well as major and independent media companies.

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Startup Entertainment Media Santa Barbara 111

SoCal Delicious

AUGUST 23, 2010

Southern California companies are second to only Silicon Valley in raising venture capital , there are three major universities to recruit talent – UCLA, Caltech, and USC – and a thriving startup community to mingle with. Mediacode was sold to Yahoo. He blogs here and tweets here. 1B+ Revenue.

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Guide Startup Mahalo GRP Partners 42

Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 25, 2010

I believe that it is part of the DNA of an entrepreneur – being so competitive that you’re practically sick when you lose. Entrepreneurs are neurotic about it. They had a prominent NorCal investor already so I thought a SoCal lead would make sense – that I could help them in a more hands-on way.

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Outsource Development Software Review Technical Review News 333

Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 25, 2010

I believe that it is part of the DNA of an entrepreneur – being so competitive that you’re practically sick when you lose. Entrepreneurs are neurotic about it. They had a prominent NorCal investor already so I thought a SoCal lead would make sense – that I could help them in a more hands-on way.

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Outsource Development Software Review Technical Review News 328

SoCal Tech Calendar

JUNE 9, 2016

Peter Csathy: I'm an entrepreneur, a builder of companies. Yahoo is on the block�I just wrote a piece on my blog with data points that reflect that�and you can see all of the activity happening, as I anticpated, in media and technology consolidation. How did you decide to start the firm? Where are we in bringing those worlds together?

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Media Blogging Hulu Invest 100

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SEPTEMBER 23, 2009

There's lots of media and blogs in Southern California, who could use it as well. The last place I worked was at Yahoo. Tags: idris manley nativetung interview startup entrepreneur demo demofall. You could use it to break down language silos in those social networks. It also supports blogs.

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OCTOBER 8, 2008

We were going through the traditional route of seeking venture capitalists both here in Southern California and flying to Sand Hill road. He told us that he felt like homework help is the next big opportunity, and went to Yahoo Answers. So, he called our office, then called me and sent us an email.

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Study Education Startup Sites 113

SoCal Delicious

MARCH 1, 2010

The city has, however, quietly been home to some of the most successful online companies to date, including CitySearch (sold to Ticketmaster for $260 million in 1998), Overture (acquired by Yahoo for $2 billion in 2003), eHarmony and LowerMyBills (bought by Experian for $330 million in 2005). before which is second-time entrepreneurs.

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Los Angeles Company Companies Angel 50

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AUGUST 15, 2009

I believe that it is part of the DNA of an entrepreneur – being so competitive that you’re practically sick when you lose. Entrepreneurs are neurotic about it. I hate losing. I don’t want to lose next time. It’s what makes you stand out from the rest. They’re competitive.

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Startup Outsource Development Software Review Technical Review 151

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FEBRUARY 15, 2011

We were talking about a company, Factual (disclosure my firm is an investor), which was founded by one of LA’s most talented Internet entrepreneurs, Gil Elbaz , who as co-founder of Applied Semantics (purchased by pre-IPO Google for $102 million and now Google AdSense) is responsible for a large portion of the Internet’s monetization.

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Venture Capital Southern California Google Startup 313

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 1, 2016

In fact, 50% of our investments are in Southern California, from Santa Barbara to San Diego. It’s why I was always critical of the “acquihire culture” at places like Yahoo ! In his first season he went 10-6 and made it to the playoffs so fans celebrated. Back to Chip.

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Startup Coach Course Invest 150

SoCal Tech Calendar

JUNE 14, 2016

Our clients are large, Fortune 1000 companies, like Google, Facebook, Yahoo, Nike, JP Morgan, Lamborghini, and SpaceX. What that means, is we have a software tool, used primarily by companies who are putting on events for marketing reasons. The most obvious, is to drive sales.

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Sales Santa Monica Startup Orange County 100

SoCal Delicious

OCTOBER 8, 2012

NAME Yahoo. Tech entrepreneurs and executives from Silicon Valley are moving south and buying up luxury homes in the Los Angeles area. Andrew Frame, a 30-something entrepreneur who founded Internet-telephone company Ooma, bought a contemporary four bedroom in Bel Air for $5.5 COMPANY FB COMPANY|FB. NAME Facebook. NAME Google.

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