socalTECH

MAY 22, 2009

Startups Made Simple. Rustic Canyon Partners (www.rusticcanyon.com). Pixelgate.net (www.pixelgate.net) - Internet Access, Web Hosting, Network Services. Microsoft BizSpark (www.microsoft.com/bizspark) - Microsoft has launched a new program called BizSpark to give startups a helping hand.

SoCalTech 100

SoCalTech Southern California Rustic Canyon IP 100

Tech Zulu Event

JUNE 28, 2012

The first-ever Silicon Beach Fest attracted more than 2,000 attendees from LA, San Francisco, San Diego, Santa Barbara, New York, Toronto, and London to celebrate LA startups and entertainment with panels, parties, pitch fests, hackathon, and beach games: volleyball, basketball and surfing lessons in Santa Monica and Venice on June 21-23, 2012.

Hollywood 67

Hollywood Technical Review Startup Rustic Canyon 67

socalTECH

APRIL 24, 2009

Startups Made Simple. Rustic Canyon Partners (www.rusticcanyon.com). Pixelgate.net (www.pixelgate.net) - Internet Access, Web Hosting, Network Services. Costello and Sons Insurance Brokers (www.costelloandsons.com). Custom Insurance Programs for Technology Companies. GetItStarted (www.getitstarted.com).

SoCalTech 100

SoCalTech Southern California Rustic Canyon Technology Council 100

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 30, 2009

The fund--started by Brian Garrett and Rick Smith --has been focused on digital media investments, and so far has made investments in six companies. Let's start with an overview of the fund. Brian Garrett: We started Crosscut Ventures about a year ago. How tough was it to start up a new fund? What do you invest in?

Southern California 153

Southern California Startup Palomar Rustic Canyon 153

socalTECH

MARCH 27, 2009

Startups Made Simple. Rustic Canyon Partners (www.rusticcanyon.com). startups from around the globe to grace the stage in front of Valley VCs, Google, Microsoft, Amazon, Salesforce, Vmware and more. Pixelgate.net (www.pixelgate.net) - Internet Access, Web Hosting, Network Services. April 24, 2009.

SoCalTech 100

SoCalTech Southern California Rustic Canyon Technology Council 100

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 28, 2010

This week’s guest was David Travers from Rustic Canyon Partners. Rustic Canyon is an LA-based, but geography-agnostic VC that is currently investing from a $200 million fund. Jeremy Liew, a respected VC from LightSpeed, obviously saw the change to ramp up sales. Read more: TechCrunch. ShoeDazzle.

Venture Capital 270

Venture Capital Capital Rustic Canyon Mobile 270

Jason Nazar

MARCH 22, 2011

But I thought I’d take some more time here to expand on what I think are the challenges, and opportunities, of starting a tech company in LA. Challenge #1 – Tech Companies are Not Typically Started by Technologists. Opportunity #1 – Tech Companies are Not Typically Started by Technologists.

Company 111

Company Companies Startup Twiistup 111

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 10, 2012

I think that’s one of the reasons that many of the most interesting bay area startups are choosing to locate themselves in the city. And make-up artists. But there does seem to be huge startup energy around the Flatiron District / Union Square. As a result younger people are creating startups because they can.

Technology 313

Technology Rustic Canyon Cloud Computing Beverly Hills 313

socalTECH

MARCH 4, 2010

Jason is also behind the popular "Startups Uncensored" events in Los Angeles, so we also pinged him on how those events have been going. We want to make sure the marketplace is for professional content, so we screen to make sure the seller is a professional or small business owner, or a startup or entrepreneur.

Technical Review 171

Technical Review Rustic Canyon Screening Startup 171