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 .Net Southern California 143

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.

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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

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.

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San Diego Screening Mentor Incubator 78

socalTECH

DECEMBER 9, 2011

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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 340

Capital Venture Capital Summary .Net 340

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."

Tips 100

Tips Mahalo .Net Entrepreneur 100

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).

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Funding Truecar Invest Equity 420

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.

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ASP Outsource Web 2.0 Template 52

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.

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Companies Company .Net Framework 316

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.

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THQ Agoura Hills Sales Agoura 131

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.

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Class .Net Competition Report 175

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.

Entrepreneur 163

Entrepreneur Invest .Net Course 163

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

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 312

Clearstone Venture Capital ReachLocal .Net 312

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.

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Truecar Buzzfeed CitySearch IP 416

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.

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Pricing Product Custom Customer 201

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 237

Capital Venture Capital Funding Orange County 237

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 354

Los Angeles Downey Culver City Media 354

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

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 Entrepreneur 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 407

Entrepreneur Truecar Snapchat Cornerstone OnDemand 407

Tech Coast Venture Network

MARCH 9, 2011

Last year, venture capitalists and angels who co-invested with them placed $7 billion into seed and early-stage deals, an 11 percent increase from 2009, according to the most recent PricewaterhouseCoopers/National Venture Capital Association MoneyTree report. The group invested $8.7 “Don’t enter the process blind,” says Jamie Rhodes, an investor in Austin with Central Texas Angel Network , which invested $5.5

Tips 100

Tips Capital TCVN Tech Coast Angels 100

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 344

Rustic Canyon Seed Funding Funding Invest 344

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

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 344

Sales Summary Entrepreneur .Net 344

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 20, 2012

In one year of Airbnb Tracy netted more than $28,000. Daily Candy was one of the earliest successes in the newsletter business, which ultimately sold to Comcast for a reported $125 million. Tracy DiNunzio isn’t your typical Silicon Valley startup founder.

Entrepreneur 396

Entrepreneur Funding SEO Newsletter 396

Xconomy

NOVEMBER 7, 2016

Back in 2013, Google reported that 90 percent of multiple device owners switch between screens to complete tasks, using an average of three different combinations every day.

Screening 107

Screening Custom Customer .Net 107

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 10, 2010

We have doubled our national investments per child in education (in real terms i.e. adjusted for inflation) and our scores have remained flat. and then in Lotus 1-2-3 to help him automat the reporting of grades and attendance. Yesterday I went to see the film Waiting for Superman.

Class 376

Class Education Writing .Net 376

Berkonomics

FEBRUARY 14, 2011

There are four basic ways to increase the cash position of a company: inject cash through borrowing or investment, decrease spending or payments on debt, increase efficiency of operations, and increase revenues or advance payments from customers. I advise all of my companies to use an impressed payroll service, one that takes the taxes from your bank account along with the net payrolls each period. We have discussed why never to run out of cash.

Statistics 146

Statistics .Net Class Services 146

SoCal Delicious

OCTOBER 8, 2012

If youre buying a luxury home or just like looking at them, check out this live chat from reporter Lauren Schuker Blum and WSJ.com real estate editor Matthew Strozier. MSN Money Investing. Investment Land For Sale. Investing Tools. Facebook. Twitter. WSJ Live. WSJ Live.

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Los Angeles Journal Template Venice 50

Tech Zulu Event

FEBRUARY 3, 2012

Even investors and experienced founders are caught in the same net as recently educated graduates looking to build companies. or purely invest in established U.S. Attracting business investment. soil,” as reported on by Wired Magazine’s Caleb Garling.

Offshore 84

Offshore Slides Statistics Summary 84

socalTECH

MAY 30, 2012

First, which is the most important and gets least reported on, is lots of people can now publicly say they're raising money, and on what terms. Right now, equity tends to fall to the very high net worth and professional investors.

Equity 236

Equity Ideas SoCalTech Examples 236