Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 9, 2014

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”). Thus investing in startups should always be approached as a low odds game.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 27, 2021

Shots on Goal Being great as a startup technology investor of course requires a lot of things to come together: You need to have strong insights into where technology markets are heading and where value in the future will be created and sustained You need be perfect with your market timing. On Funding?—?Shots

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socalTECH

JULY 17, 2019

Santa Monica-based GumGum Sports , which uses computer vision technology to analyze the value of sponsorship of sporting events, says that the recent matches at the World Cup, featuring the U.S. Women's National Team, was a lost opportunity for the tournament. GumGum said it caculated $2.96M in sponsor value for that spot over the three U.S.

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socalTECH

MARCH 13, 2018

Los Angeles-based advertising exchange and technology developer OpenX said on Tuesday that its net revenues rose to $172M in 2017, as it saw 20 percent growth in its revenues for the fourth quarter. The company said it invested over $50M in R&D efforts towards its technology an product in 2017. READ MORE>>.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 8, 2023

But many have no insight or connections to the ethereal angel investment community, which In the U.S. A better approach is to first understand who these people are, why and how they invest, and then focus on the ones who are the best match for your particular startup stage, location and industry. Most share expertise as well as money.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

SEPTEMBER 21, 2017

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." See [link].

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TechCrunch LA

FEBRUARY 6, 2022

The company’s stock tanked by more than 26 percent, representing a $230 billion reduction in market cap and a $31 billion drop in Zuckerberg’s personal net worth. Large technology companies are growing at amazing rates and startup funding is at an all-time high. “ Crypto investment starts 2022 with a roar.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 5, 2014

It looks like Hawthorne-based SpaceX is confident it will keep its headquarters in Hawthorne for quite a long time--despite setting up a commercial launch facility in Texas this week--based on details on the recent sale of the company''s leased headquarters at 1 Rocket Road in Hawthorne--to a commercial real estate investment trust.

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Berkonomics

JUNE 11, 2020

And adoption of solar technology for home and business was relatively slow until solar companies began offering systems as rentals with guaranteed returns. Electric cars become attractive investments when the extra cost can be amortized over a year or two of savings in fuel. Solar panels are getting closer to economic savings.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 25, 2013

The tool, which lets users analyzing the web traffic from their promotions, lets users click into a map of where users are interacting with their promotions, and get detailed demographics data--household income, education, net worth, neighborhood data, and more--at the street level.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 27, 2021

But many have no insight or connections to the ethereal angel investment community, which In the U.S. A better approach is to first understand who these people are, why and how they invest, and then focus on the ones who are the best match for your particular startup stage, location and industry. Most share expertise as well as money.

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TechCrunch LA

AUGUST 3, 2018

The company’s technology works as a middleware including an SDK and a contract notification and monitoring service. “Sagewise seeks to bring transactional confidence into the blockchain industry by building a smart contract safety net where smart contracts do not fulfill the original transactional intent,” Wan wrote.

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socalTECH

APRIL 8, 2013

Los Angeles-based digital advertising technology developer OpenX has launched a new service today, which it says will combine content optimization and ad monetization for publishers. OpenX is venture backed by Accel Partners, Index Ventures, SAP Ventures and Samsung Venture Investment Corporation. READ MORE>>.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 19, 2017

That is, how much should your company be willing to lose in cash every month as you make investments in staff and equipment that funds technology, sales, marketing and management. The Basics The starting point — the 101 — is knowing the difference between gross burn and net burn.

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Xconomy

JANUARY 15, 2019

As Xconomy’s editors looked back at the year just passed, we asked technology leaders to comment on the trends they’d observed in 2018, and the developments they expected in 2019.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 1, 2022

I tell entrepreneurs that Google was an “exception” to all the investment and startup rules, but I’ve always wondered what it takes to be an exception. Sergey, a mathematical wizard, is the arbiter of Google’s technological approach. Technology alone does not make a great company. Unique business tactics. Business tactics do.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 7, 2010

The Next 10 report found that California accounted for 24 percent of total global investment in clean technology, with a total of $11.6 billion invested in cleantech venture capital in the state since 2006. Tags: next10 southern california clean cleantech energy power solar investment jobs employment.

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TechCrunch LA

OCTOBER 5, 2020

Companies that have leveraged technology to make the procurement and delivery of food more accessible to more people have been seeing a big surge of business this year, as millions of consumers are encouraged (or outright mandated, due to Covid-19) to socially distance or want to avoid the crowds of physical shopping and eating excursions.

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Berkonomics

AUGUST 10, 2017

Although young companies rarely measure profitability this repeatedly, more mature companies usually can bring from five to ten percent of revenues to the bottom line in the form of net profit. And we were able to secure that investment along with a partner from that firm joining our board.

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Berkonomics

JULY 18, 2013

And adoption of solar technology for home and business has been relatively slow as a result. As solar panel efficiency increases from 20% to 40% and more, and as electricity prices rise, the net breakeven for solar panels should decrease dramatically. Email readers, continue here.]

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 26, 2012

The founders now need a $1M Angel investment to do the marketing for a national NewCo rollout, build a team to manage the rollout, and maybe even pay themselves a salary. Assign value to all paid professionals, as their skills, training, and knowledge of your business technology is very valuable. All principals and employees add value.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 16, 2017

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”). Rose, according to his latest book, “ Angel Investing.” All startups always need more money.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

FEBRUARY 3, 2011

AWT Quarterly Technology Forum. Now, well go beyond the notion that businesses should use social media to explore which platforms net the highest return on investment, what works and what doesnt and if social media is indeed all its proponents advocate.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 2, 2022

There are no “overrides” – for example, businesses don’t thrive just because they offer the latest technology, or because everyone wants to be “green,” or because their goal is to reduce world hunger. A viable and investable business model is one of the first things you need to highlight in your business plan. Target market.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

This usually means not taking money from equity investors, since investors want fast growth, high profits, and an exit event, to allow investments to be recouped. Under all of these, net income flows easily into your personal income. Of course, even lifestyle entrepreneurs want to be happy, and want their business to be “successful.”

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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”). Rose, according to his recent book, “ Angel Investing.” Neither does David S.

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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. We also talked about Elevation Partners who invested in Palm and how this deal really salvaged their investment, which was a VERY big bet on Palm.

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socalTECH

APRIL 13, 2020

Our interview today is with Greg Martin , co-founder of LiquidStock (www.liquidstock.com), an investment fund which offers up a way for employees of private companies to exercise their stock options before an IPO or acquisition. We would like a minimum of $5M to $10M minimum invested in any one company. Tell us what you're up to now?

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socalTECH

MARCH 16, 2017

Earlier this week, Derek Norton , a long time advisor to the media, Internet, and technology industry in Los Angeles, announced a brand new venture capital fund called Watertower Ventures (www.watertowerventures.com). Derek Norton: I just closed on a new fund, worth $5M, which I raised from a group of high net worth, high profile LPs.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

FEBRUARY 3, 2011

Join us for the AWT Quarterly Interactive Technology Forum Its been a year since our panelists discussed best practices for growing business using social media. Wednesday, February 9, 2011 -- Social Media: Hype or Holy Grail for Busines?

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socalTECH

JULY 7, 2010

Confident Technologies / Curtis Staker / San Diego - Staker is the former President of Websense, and has pulled together an experienced team with a depth of experience from the firm. com, and was CEO of Vivendi Universal Net USA. Tags: entrepreneur startup venture capital investment repeat. Let us know in the comments below!).

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 4, 2019

Truly disruptive technology solutions are suspect, since many fear change and are not motivated to move away from current approaches. Another investment barrier is good social solutions which appeal only to people with little money. The net value of this solution from the customer’s perspective.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 21, 2023

These are professional investors, like Accel Partners , who invest institutional money in qualified startups, usually with a proven business model, ready to scale. These are government funds allocated to support new technologies and important causes, like education, medicine, and social needs. Solicit venture capital investors.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 22, 2021

I was happy to see quantified evidence of this in a new book, “ Winning on Purpose ,” by Fred Reichhheld, creator of the Net Promoter system of management, in concert with Darci Darnell and Maureen Burns. Provide constant innovation in processing feedback. Management by walking around is only the beginning.

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 27, 2011

You have to understand whether they’re likely to yield revenue growth in the near term OR whether you have access to cheap enough capital to fund your losses until your investments pay off. If you have a market lead then raising capital and making investments now will help you as others enter the market. ” The Details.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 12, 2015

Innovative technologies have no value until they are turned into solutions to real customer problems. But these still need coaching on the unknowns, and ongoing education to keep up with the industry and the technology. The best entrepreneurs stay close to the innovation process – talking to customers and technology leaders directly.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 1, 2016

We All Know That Dollars into Venture Have Gone Up … As a starting point, we know that the dollars into venture have steadily rebounded to pre great-recession levels, with just under $30 billion committed to US technology venture capital in 2015. The Biggest Area of Concern is Late Stage Investments.

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