Tech Zulu Event

FEBRUARY 19, 2014

They hold a strong presence in Southern California, with locations in 30 cities. My favorite part of the interview with Nanxi starts right off the bat as she recalls the string of fortuitous events that brought the founding team together. For more information about Enplug, visit their homepage and Crunchbase profile.

Social Media 106

Social Media Startup Screening Advertising 106

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 19, 2010

Another topic we debated early in the program was “lean startup” vs. “ fat startup ” where we both took the obvious hedge and said “it depends.” But truthfully both Dana and I are more aligned with the lean startup principles and believe you only go FAT when you’ve really proved out your product / market fit. Time will tell.

Venture Capital 240

Venture Capital Startup Platform Technical Review 240

Berkonomics

JUNE 11, 2015

Perhaps like many businesses, mine started out painfully slow; wage-wise, I think it was three years before I earned $30,000. I can’t imagine encouraging an entrepreneur to follow in my path, but for me, operating alone with no board of advisors, no business plan and no outside capital, I was making it up as I went.

Customer 120

Customer Custom Writing Southern California 120

Tech Zulu Event

FEBRUARY 19, 2014

They hold a strong presence in Southern California, with locations in 30 cities. My favorite part of the interview with Nanxi starts right off the bat as she recalls the string of fortuitous events that brought the founding team together. For more information about Enplug, visit their homepage and Crunchbase profile.

Social Media 81

Social Media Startup Screening Advertising 81

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. Do you screen all of the documents on the marketplace, or how does that work? Jason Nazar: We screen the profiles, but we don't screen the content. We've had to turn away people.

Technical Review 171

Technical Review Rustic Canyon Screening Startup 171

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 30, 2010

I’m very pleased today to announce that I invested, on behalf of GRP Partners, in Burstly alongside Rincon Venture Partners , an early stage VC in Southern California whith whom we love to work (and were our co-investors on RingRevenue ). So what about the ad management business excites me? I like that.

Mobile 282

Mobile Invest Company Companies 282

TechCrunch LA

NOVEMBER 4, 2019

Naturally, the next step in Bernstein’s evolution from blogger to businesswoman was a technology startup. ‘People say we’re crazy’ As venture capitalists wake up to the business opportunity, they’re seeding startups that help influencers go from hobbyists to professionals. Benett/Dave Benett/WireImage).

Platform 170

Platform Marketing Tool Venture Capital 170

Tech Coast Venture Network

MARCH 9, 2011

But as the stock market edges ever higher and the wealthier feel healthier, there’s a good chance that American startups will also get their moment in the sun. Pitching at a screening in slow months can result in delayed response from investors or even lack of interest at lightly attended screenings. million in 2010.

Tips 100

Tips Capital Tech Coast Angels Screening 100

Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 25, 2010

This is an updated post from my ongoing series on Startup Advice that I learned from founding two companies. . It’s not so much the actual outcome that I hate – it’s the process. I came several times to NorCal (where I grew up, actually) and went and met several partners from each Silicon Valley firm.

Outsource Development 328

Outsource Development Software Review Technical Review News 328

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 21, 2012

Steve Jillings has a long track record of running successful startups in Southern California, ranging from such companies as FrontBridge Technologies (sold to Microsoft in 2005 for over $200M) and Vantage Media (acquired in 2007). To learn more, we caught up with Steve. Every other hand goes down, and ours stays up.

Marina Del Rey 238

Marina Del Rey Startup IP Examples 238

Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 15, 2009

This is part of my ongoing series on Start-up Lessons that I learned from founding two companies. But first I’d like to start with a story. I was working hand-in-hand with my close friend and associate Stuart Lander who was running our UK office and with one of our local sales reps. I HATE LOSING. I hate it.

Startup 151

Startup Outsource Development Software Review Technical Review 151

Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 25, 2010

This is an updated post from my ongoing series on Startup Advice that I learned from founding two companies. . It’s not so much the actual outcome that I hate – it’s the process. I came several times to NorCal (where I grew up, actually) and went and met several partners from each Silicon Valley firm.

Outsource Development 333

Outsource Development Software Review Technical Review News 333

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 25, 2010

Rincon is part of the new breed of Seed Stage VCs and with the leadership of Jim Andelman has charted out the most authentic early-stage investment strategy in Southern California. Any SoCal entrepreneur raising early-stage money should put Rincon on their short list. So what are you waiting for? Go get your anchors.

Guide 293

Guide Funding Venture Capital Technical Review 293

socalTECH

JUNE 18, 2012

People will see things for sale based on their location, anywhere in their neighborhood, and around the country. I though selling something should be as easy as taking a photo, and that's kind of where we started with our iPhone app. Over time, we are going to start customizing the marketplace for you. It's a good group.

Mobile 157

Mobile Los Angeles Web Southern California 157

Tech Zulu Event

JULY 8, 2011

For those who still might be wondering what Spotlight: LA Tech is all about, It’s a screening room for new technology homegrown in our region. 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.

CalTech 100

CalTech Technical Review Company Companies 100

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 6, 2015

Many people are too cautious in sales processes and as a result when they present their solutions they end up sounding milquetoast and undifferentiated from anybody else in the market. I recently wrote about the three rules of sales. In sales we often call these USPs (I wrote about them here: Unique Selling Propositions ).

Sales 150

Sales SaaS Startup Venture Capital 150

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 15, 2011

In my LA I often see computer screens open with entrepreneurs talking about digital media. My fund – at $200 million – is the largest in Southern California. I talked to one startup CEO who told me, “you have young engineers who want to make $200,000 or more to work for me. eBay and others. Get over it.

Venture Capital 313

Venture Capital Southern California Google Startup 313

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 16, 2012

Fund raising (as is much of life) is a sale – pure and simple. As with any sales campaign you need to: Qualify your buyers early so you focus your scarce resources on people likely to buy your product. . Three rules in sales: Why buy anything? Start by trying to narrowing the list of total prospective VCs.

Develop 366

Develop Development Funding Venture Capital 366

SoCal Delicious

MAY 6, 2012

Right now they’re setting up 500 free corporations for first time entrepreneurs. He was Director of Online Marketing for Mota Motors, a BusinessWeek Top 50 Most Promising Startup of 2009 and TechCrunch50 finalist. Thank you @eminutes. . Sizhao “Zao” Yang – COO and Co-founder at BetterWorks. Life’s too short not to.

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Los Angeles Entrepreneur Angel Fractional CTO 78