SoCal CTO

FEBRUARY 4, 2009

This hot list is based on various social signals of what people are writing about, reading, bookmarking, searching, etc. Last month we Launched Los Angeles Tech and in the announcement we provide the Hot List for the first half of January 2009. You can go to the Hot List post to see what was hot then.

Layoffs 159

Layoffs Woodland Hills Southern California Orange County 159

socalTECH

NOVEMBER 7, 2011

I love cars--I grew up in SoCal, and my father was really into cars, and didn't have sons. The other thing that struck me, is because it is only men, they tend to write with lots of testosterone. The other thing that struck me, is because it is only men, they tend to write with lots of testosterone.

Truecar 204

Truecar Writing Edmunds Sites 204

socalTECH

MAY 25, 2016

We are looking globally, and though I love SoCal, we're not a regional fund, which is important for that size conversation. We can now write $20M, $25M, and $30M checks to existing, breakout companies in our portfolio. To me, there are a couple of elements of the fund we're very excited about.

Southern California 113

Southern California Capital Funding Invest 113

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 17, 2017

We've made some investments here and there, and are now building a team, and making a lot of investments in SoCal tech companies. I don't know if you've read my book, but I started my career writing trading systems in a software company. After we sold it to that public company, I founded HashtagOne.

Venture Capital 100

Venture Capital Entrepreneur Technical Review Software Review 100

socalTECH

JANUARY 25, 2010

It was a local, SoCal company right here in Manhattan Beach. Back at that time, I had people ask my--why would I ever want to read what other people are writing, isn't that what professional authors and journalists are for? Johnson: Back in 1999, we started a company called VirtualTourist.com.

Content 204

Content Startup Sites Manhattan Beach 204

socalTECH

JULY 13, 2009

We'll even write a half a million check. You've got lots of experience in the SaaS market with Salesforce.com, what's your opinion on where that market is today--and how do SoCal's Software startups stack up? An A-round investment in the late 90's, or even in 2005/2006, or 2007, was a $5-8M check. That as unhealthy.

GRP Partners 157

GRP Partners Southern California Santa Barbara Rustic Canyon 157