socalTECH

NOVEMBER 16, 2012

Peter Pham, of Los Angeles technology studio/incubator Science Inc., Some of the highlights from this week from socalTECH's video section , where we're currently featuring community videos from and about local startups: Peter Pham of Science Inc. with Mario Andretti. apparently likes not just his startups to move fast, but also his cars.

Technical Review 157

Technical Review Santa Barbara Software Review Activision 157

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 6, 2019

Here is my summary of the ten top creativity mistakes we both still see too often: Criticize any new idea or employee suggestion. It is better to put new products or services into a new or special department, sometimes known as an innovation incubator, to get the focus they require.

Ideas 94

Ideas Framework Summary Organization 94

socalTECH

APRIL 4, 2013

Form there, we got interest from incubators, angel investors, and venture capital. When they''re in there, they put in a summary of an athlete. We thought--there has got to be another way. This private coaches network was the topic of a business plan we wrote for an entrepreneurial contest.

Coach 252

Coach USC Statistics Startup 252

socalTECH

DECEMBER 10, 2009

We spoke with Nikhil, to hear why he thinks the site is important for green technology companies and investors, as well as how the effort is related to his own incubation firm, Artilient Labs. We recently ran into Nikhil Jain , CEO of Clean Green Guy (www.cleangreenguy.com), a newly launched online marketplace for green tech deals.

Southern California 193

Southern California Startup eHarmony Sites 193

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 19, 2017

Here is my summary of the ten top creativity mistakes we both still see too often: Criticize any new idea or employee suggestion. It is better to put new products or services into a new or special department, sometimes known as an innovation incubator, to get the focus they require.

Ideas 56

Ideas Framework Summary Organization 56

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 22, 2014

The other problem with extreme success is that for some VCs it makes them disinterested in middling outcomes, things that take a long time to incubate or solving thorny problems when a company doesn’t immediately move up and to the right. SEO marketing vs. social marketing.

Venture Capital 364

Venture Capital Coach Writing SaaS 364

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 20, 2010

I know this will fall like a lead balloon to the many people who believe it is possible to have a [insert: startup incubator or technology accelerator or technology consultant or outsource firm] build your technology. In summary. I don’t believe it. Either your core is innately technical or it’s not.

CTO Hire 400

CTO Hire Fractional VPE Startup Outsource Development 400

Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 14, 2014

This is just a quick summary. With the success of Idealab in the 90’s every city was building out incubators. We have some plans in the work for Phase III of Launchpad. What have I learned? What does this say about accelerators in general? So having been on this journey now for 5+ years what have a learned? Quality endures.

Venture Capital 290

Venture Capital Startup Idealab Funding 290

Tech Zulu Event

MARCH 16, 2015

Coworking and incubator spaces are great sources as are lawyers and bankers. Build your financial model from the bottom-up showing what your average sale looks like and how it feeds into your top level summary financial picture. Venture debt. Customer financing can minimize your risk, providing more cushion to meet your milestones.

Startup 40

Startup Venture Capital Equity Funding 40

Tech Zulu Event

FEBRUARY 5, 2014

Richard Wolpert – Managing Director of Amplify.LA, startup incubator and Venture Advisor at Accel Partners. Summary of Topics. Peter Csathy – CEO Manatt Digital Media Ventures, accomplished media and digital media entrepreneur. Get yourself up to speed by reading through JATI, Inc.’s

Startup 95

Startup Google Education Venture Capital 95

Berkonomics

APRIL 24, 2014

Often I see executive summaries from entrepreneurs who have never managed any form of business, or even managed employees in their past life, and who don’t know the first thing about business formation and managing for growth. I used to tell them to find a partner with knowledge in business creation and management.

Coach 250

Coach Seed Funding Summary Incubator 250

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 6, 2022

Participate as a mentor in local startup incubators. Incubators are a great place to learn about potentially great startups, and participating as a mentor helps you learn which ones are a good fit for you. Liquidity events include merger or acquisition (M&A), or Initial Public Offering (IPO) when the stock goes public.

Startup 120

Startup Invest Equity Incubator 120

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 29, 2011

If you don’t want to read that post, the summary is: Open source computing drove computing costs down 90%, which spurred innovation in technology. With new micro VC entrants into to early-stage investing plus increased competition from angels, incubators and the like – traditional VCs have taken notice.

Venture Capital 296

Venture Capital Capital Software Startup 296

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 6, 2019

Participate as a mentor in local startup incubators. Incubators are a great place to learn about potentially great startups, and participating as a mentor helps you learn which ones are a good fit for you. Liquidity events include merger or acquisition (M&A), or Initial Public Offering (IPO) when the stock goes public.

Invest 89

Invest Entrepreneur Startup Equity 89

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 18, 2014

” And then there are incubators and accelerators. Summary: You don’t need to see every deal. You need to say “no” faster to things you know you’re not going to fund based on fit, focus, geography, quality of concept, conflicts with portfolio. The temptation in our business can be to “take meetings.”

Startup 317

Startup Technical Review Venture Capital Email 317

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 11, 2011

Summary notes, as always, provide below. Don’t think about starting an incubator until you have real operating experience otherwise you don’t really have anything to offer startups. I commented that many young entrepreneurs I talk to these days have a desire to “go plural&# and create an incubator.

Competition 350

Competition Idealab Product CitySearch 350

Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 29, 2012

A summary of the show with direct links to a spot you might like to watch is below: 1:00 Welcome everyone to episode 69, season 3 of This Week in Venture Capital. 23:00 Question from the audience: Do VCs have a preference for startups that choose to work with incubators? My guest today is Nate Redmond.

Rustic Canyon 279

Rustic Canyon Venture Capital Southern California Userplane 279

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 16, 2017

Participate as a mentor in local startup incubators. Incubators are a great place to learn about potentially great startups, and participating as a mentor helps you learn which ones are a good fit for you. Liquidity events include merger or acquisition (M&A), or Initial Public Offering (IPO) when the stock goes public.

Invest 73

Invest Startup Equity Incubator 73

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 6, 2015

Participate as a mentor in local startup incubators. Incubators are a great place to learn about potentially great startups, and participating as a mentor helps you learn which ones are a good fit for you. Liquidity events include merger or acquisition (M&A), or Initial Public Offering (IPO) when the stock goes public.

Entrepreneur 102

Entrepreneur Startup Invest Incubator 102

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 1, 2013

Participate as a mentor in local startup incubators. Incubators are a great place to learn about potentially great startups, and participating as a mentor helps you learn which ones are a good fit for you. Liquidity events include merger or acquisition (M&A), or Initial Public Offering (IPO) when the stock goes public.

Startup 87

Startup Invest Incubator Ideas 87

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 24, 2012

Participate as a mentor in local startup incubators. Incubators are a great place to learn about potentially great startups, and participating as a mentor helps you learn which ones are a good fit for you. Liquidity events include merger or acquisition (M&A), or Initial Public Offering (IPO) when the stock goes public.

Startup 91

Startup Invest Incubator Ideas 91

Frank Addante

JUNE 4, 2006

– Digital Messaging Infrastructure Company (incubated by Addante and Associates, LLC) Age: 25 - 29 (present) Time Period: 2002 - present My Role: Founder High Point: TBD Here is a summary of my experiences to-date with StrongMail: 1. Incubation 3. StrongMail Systems, Inc. Relaxing 2. Go-to-Market 5.

Startup 40

Startup Venture Capital Email CTO Hire 40