socalTECH

OCTOBER 7, 2010

A new report released today by Next 10 , a nonprofit, nonpartisan public policy group, says that Southern California--and California, as a whole--leads the green innovation, cleantech venture capital, and energy market. According to the report , both Los Angeles and the Bay Are were identified as green manufacturing job leaders, with nearly 10,000 jobs in the sector in each region. The report was compiled by research firm Colaborative Economics.

Orange County 143

Orange County Patents Southern California .Net 143

Berkonomics

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

And now that “crowd sourcing” has been enabled using the Internet – seeking many investors at a small amount per investment. Currently that standard requires a minimum of $200,000 in annual income or over one million in net assets, including the value of the investor’s principal residence.

Companies 156

Companies Company Invest .Net 156

socalTECH

AUGUST 8, 2018

Saudi Arabian Price Al-Waleed Talal said on Tuesday that he has invested $250M in Snap, taking a 2.3 The investment injection comes as Snap announced its Q2 results, where the company reported a net loss of $353.3M snap saudi venture capital funding strategic investment international saudiarabiaVenice-based Snap Inc. , the parent company of Snapchat , has raised $250M in the publicly held company from the Saudi royal family.

Snapchat 100

Snapchat Venice .Net Pricing 100

Berkonomics

MARCH 7, 2019

When you started the business, you took investments from friends and family in small amounts just to get you started. Enter the need for larger investments. Oh, I know.

Invest 184

Invest .Net Entrepreneur Course 184

Xconomy

NOVEMBER 13, 2016

million in a Series D round of investment capital, according to founder and chairman Tony Farwell. I widened my net this year. 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. The results were so encouraging, we’re doing it again.

San Diego 83

San Diego Screening Incubator Mentor 83

Berkonomics

APRIL 17, 2014

Usually the investors are non-accredited, and only invest a small amount. 10% of the annual income or net worth of the investor, as applicable, if either the annual income or net worth of the investor is equal to more than $100,000, capped at a maximum of $100,000 invested.

.Net 233

.Net Pricing Ideas Equity 233

socalTECH

DECEMBER 9, 2011

startup venture capital investment school southern california university education spinout technology transfer

USC 217

USC Study .Net Resource 217

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 12, 2017

The conclusion of our report was that winter did come, but it was mild and short. We are now publishing some of the VC survey data the report used and the results are clear — it’s a great time to be a startup raising venture capital.

Capital 343

Capital Venture Capital Summary .Net 343

Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 16, 2014

The speaks to the continued confidence in the venture capital markets and as I had predicted some time ago the VC markets right now are a great place to invest – especially relative to other places to put one’s money. Family Offices (of high-net-worth individuals or families).

Funding 428

Funding Truecar Invest Santa Barbara 428

SoCal Tech Calendar

SEPTEMBER 21, 2017

Jason Calacanis founded Silicon Alley Reporter, Weblogs Inc, Mahalo, and Inside.com. He turned down a $20 million offer for Silicon Alley Reporter. Then the dotcom bubble burst, and he wound up with a net worth of negative $10,000. But most of Jason's money has been made by angel investing. Calacanis' new book is called, "Angel: How to invest in technology startups —Timeless advice from an Angel Investor who turned $100,000 into $100,000,000."

Mahalo 100

Mahalo Tips .Net Report 100

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. So if your costs are $500,000 per month and you have $350,000 per month in revenue then your net burn (500-350) is equal to $150,000. I often see companies burning $100,000 per month (net) looking to raise $6-8 million.

Companies 327

Companies Company .Net Framework 327

Berkonomics

SEPTEMBER 27, 2018

After presenting a “state of the company” report at a national meeting of resellers for a company where I sat on the board, I was approached by one of the audience members, complimenting my presentation and stating, “I have a problem.

Sales 156

Sales Web Design Web .Net 156

socalTECH

NOVEMBER 5, 2012

Agoura Hills-based videogame maker THQ is looking for a buyer, after reporting less-than-stellar results on Monday afternoon. THQ said it has hired an investment banker to help it consider "strategic alternatives", in hopes of raising additional capital to bring a number of titles to market. The announcement came as the firm announced net sales of $107.4M The firm also reported a net loss of $21.0M.

THQ 131

THQ Agoura Hills Sales Agoura 131

Frank Addante

MARCH 12, 2007

► August (1) Invest in Transparency & Active Communication ► July (1) The Fear of Success ► May (2) Optimized for Speed = 30% Waste Happy 1st Birthday Rubicon Project! ► February (1) What do you do when a reporter you admire misrepre.

ASP 52

ASP Web 2.0 Outsource Template 52

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 31, 2019

According to a recent Ernst & Young global report , the first half 2019 global IPO activity slowdown continued, following an unusually quiet Q1 2019 as ongoing geopolitical tensions and trade issues dampened IPO sentiment.

IBM 95

IBM IBM Report .Net 95

Berkonomics

APRIL 14, 2012

There is a natural fear of giving too much information to investors after the initial investment is received. Summarizing income statements with a line for revenues, cost of revenue, general and administrative expenses, sales and other direct costs – all leading to net income, would satisfy the legal requirement for statement of income and expense. These could include the need for audited financials, monthly financial and narrative reporting and more.

Class 175

Class .Net Competition Report 175

socalTECH

JANUARY 13, 2015

San Juan Capistrano-based Allegro Opthalmics , a developer of treatments for eye diseases such as wet age-related macular degeneration (wet AMD), reported this morning that it has raised $20M in a strategic investment from Hanmi Pharmaceutical. The investment came as part of a licensing agreement between Allegro and South Korea''s Hanmi, covering Allegro''s Luminate (ALG-1001) compound, which is aimed at treating vitreo-retinal conditions.

.Net 125

.Net Sales Invest Report 125

Berkonomics

MARCH 8, 2012

And even more recently, “crowd sourcing” has been enabled by the Internet – seeking many investors at a small amount per investment. The problem in taking such money rests in the legality of taking money from non-accredited investors, people who do not meet the SEC standard for making non-public company investments. Currently that standard requires a minimum of $200,000 in annual income or over one million in net assets, including the value of the investor’s principal residence.

Invest 163

Invest .Net Entrepreneur Course 163

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 4, 2010

Clearstone currently invests out of a $200 million fund based in LA with offices in Menlo Park and in India. Segment One: Jim’s background and Clearstone’s investment strategy. But LivingSocial is reportedly doing around $180,000 per day in gross revenue.

Clearstone 321

Clearstone Venture Capital ReachLocal .Net 321

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 8, 2014

The problem that I’ve seen historically in cities like Los Angeles, San Diego or Seattle is that their historic high-net-worth individuals didn’t come from the tech startup world. It’s worth having a quick read of the first few paragraphs of their annual report.

Truecar 427

Truecar Buzzfeed CitySearch IP 427

socalTECH

MARCH 31, 2012

The firm's IPO is being underwritten by Morgan Stanley, Citigroup, Deutsche Bank Securities, Barclays, Credit SUisse, UBS Investment Bank, Pacific Crest Securities, and Wells Fargo Securities. The firm reported a net loss of $6.6M San Diego-based ServiceNow , the developer of cloud-based, enteprise IT automation software, filed for an IPO Friday, saying that it is looking to raise up to $150M in an IPO on the NYSE. ServiceNow said has applied to trade as NOW.

.Net 109

.Net San Diego Equity Report 109

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 26, 2010

Morgan, Morgan Stanley, Piper Jaffray, and UBS Investment Bank. The firm reported net income of $37.16M on revenues of $234.8M Monrovia-based Green Dot , a provider of pre-paid VISA and Mastercard cards, has filed for an IPO, saying this morning that it is looking to raise up to $150M in an IPO on the NYSE. The firm's IPO is being undewritten by J.P. Green Dot is venture backed by Sequoia Capital, TTP Fund, as well as a significant number of Tech Coast Angels.

Monrovia 140

Monrovia .Net Tech Coast Angels Report 140

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 7, 2013

This followed an investment late last year by Time Warner in the company in a round totaling $36 million , led by Rachel Lam , head of their investment group. My estimate is that the top 5 YouTube networks will do > $200 million net revenue in 2013 (after Google’s share).

Los Angeles 378

Los Angeles Downey Culver City Media 378

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 9, 2018

Revenue performance needs to be applied to each individual program, and also rolled up to show the overall performance per dollar invested. Return on investment for demand generation.

Metrics 88

Metrics Demand Paramount Marketing 88

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 11, 2017

According to a recent Ernst & Young global report , the first half of 2017 was the most active first half by global number of IPOs since 2007. Thus, there is tremendous pressure to increase current earnings, and little appetite for strategic investments.

IBM 98

IBM IBM Report .Net 98

socalTECH

AUGUST 2, 2013

San Diego-based sports and activity registration provider Active Network appears to be looking for a buyer, or maybe an outside investment, saying yesterday that it has created a committee to evaluate "strategic transactions". The company said it has received interest from outside parties in both investment in ACTIVE Network to acquisition of the company. Active Network reported a net loss of $2.7M

Activity 100

Activity Networking .Net San Diego 100

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 21, 2015

Revenue performance needs to be applied to each individual program, and also rolled up to show the overall performance per dollar invested. Return on investment for demand generation.

Metrics 125

Metrics Marketing Paramount Email 125

Berkonomics

SEPTEMBER 17, 2011

After presenting a “state of the company” report at a national meeting of resellers for a company where I sat on the board, I was approached by one of the audience members, complimenting my presentation and stating, “I have a problem.

Sales 181

Sales Web Design .Net Web 181

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 8, 2014

” I hear it when I visit LPs (the people who invest in VCs) all across the country, “Yeah, I haven’t been out there for a few years but I keep hearing that something is going on there.” An abbreviated version of this post appeared yesterday on TechCrunch.

Entrepreneur 423

Entrepreneur Truecar Snapchat Cornerstone OnDemand 423

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 1, 2015

According to a recent Ernst & Young global report , 2014 was a strong year with IPOs actually outperforming other indices by 10 percent. Thus, there is tremendous pressure to increase current earnings, and little appetite for strategic investments.

IBM 119

IBM IBM Report .Net 119

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 16, 2010

The VC industry grew dramatically as a result of the Internet bubble - Before the Internet bubble the people who invested in VC funds (called LPs or Limited Partners) put about $50 billion into the industry and by 2001 this had grown precipitously to around $250 billion.

Rustic Canyon 365

Rustic Canyon Seed Funding Funding Invest 365

InfoChachkie

JANUARY 5, 2015

At Citrix, GoToAssist customers would occasionally ask if they could just pay for our screen-sharing functionality because they didn''t intend to use the product''s other features, such as reporting and session recording. A version of this article previously appeared in Forbes.

Pricing 207

Pricing Product Custom Customer 207

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 16, 2011

She went to work running sales for Jason Calacanis at Silicon Alley Reporter (mid 90′s). Invested in “ Catch a Fire ,&# which is a business that helps people (mostly women) connect with pro bono opportunities where they can put their skills to use.

Sales 365

Sales Summary .Net Entrepreneur 365

socalTECH

AUGUST 8, 2010

Morgan Stanley, UBS Investment Bank, Allen & Company LLC, Jefferies & Company, Stifel Nicolaus Weisel, RBC Capital Markets, Pacific Crest Securities, Raine Securities, and JMP Securities. According to Demand's IPO filing, the firm had a net loss of $6.00M on revenues of $114.0M For the year ended December 31, 2009, the firm had a net loss of $21.9M The firm's major stockholders are Oak Investment Partners, Spectrum Equity, W Capital Partners, Goldman Sachs & Co.,

Demand 156

Demand Media .Net Santa Monica 156

InfoChachkie

AUGUST 29, 2011

Randy Churchill and his team at PricewaterhouseCoopers meticulously prepare a quarterly report detailing the venture landscape, called Shaking The Money Tree. A clear trend over the past 15-years is that many Silicon Valley venture capitalists enjoy investing within driving distance.

Capital 245

Capital Venture Capital Orange County Funding 245