Both Sides of the Table
SEPTEMBER 28, 2014
Gross Burn vs. Net Burn. Burn rate in case you don’t know is the amount of money a company is either spending (gross) or losing (net) per month. (it Net burn is the amount of money you are losing per month. I often see companies burning $100,000 per month (net) looking to raise $6-8 million.
Xconomy
NOVEMBER 13, 2016
View the Slideshow A little more than a year ago, amid a resurgence in San Diego’s software sector, Xconomy identified a baker’s dozen of local tech companies to watch in 2016. I widened my net this year. I met with Seed San Diego partners Taner Halicioglu and Eric Gasser, who also reviewed the companies and provided their feedback.
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Both Sides of the Table
DECEMBER 16, 2014
We also promoted Jordan Hudson to principal in 2014 and have encouraged him to begin looking at deals. I think that’s in part due to market conditions being favorable to venture capital and in part it’s due to the significant uptick in Los Angeles as a major tech hub in the US. University Endowments.
Startup Professionals Musings
JUNE 5, 2015
Entrepreneurs who require funding for their startup have long counted on self-accredited high net worth individuals (“angels”) to fill their needs, after friends and family, and before they qualify for institutional investments (“VCs”). billion collected in 2014.
Startup Professionals Musings
FEBRUARY 1, 2015
Smart entrepreneurs now avoid this option like the plague, due to its unpredictability and the challenges of running a public company. According to a recent Ernst & Young global report , 2014 was a strong year with IPOs actually outperforming other indices by 10 percent.
socalTECH
JUNE 3, 2019
Pledgeling has built a technology platform that makes it super easy to integrate charity into their customer experience, and, as we say, grow through giving. In October of 2014, my wife and I were about to have our first child, and I am thinking to myself, I am going to take a month off and be a great dad. I'm thinking, this is crazy.
Tech Zulu Event
JANUARY 8, 2015
The Consumer Electronics Show (CES) marks what new technology to see and expect at the beginning of each year. Bitcoin’s booth wasn’t a surprise to see at CES due to the huge noise it made in 2014 only seems fitting we find them here. Sadly, no hover boards and flux capacitors were found at the show this year.
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