Tech Zulu Event

MAY 24, 2011

I am currently at the annual VC in the OC program held in Irvine CA by OCTANe , an organization that connects people and ideas to resources and capital in Orange County. Vizio’s vision was to develop high quality, affordable HDTV’s for a mass market. In 2003, Vizio launched in Costco and then in Sams Club in 2005.

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Orange County OCTANE Technical Review Outsource Development 104

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 9, 2012

Here is some data from Wikipedia: Microsoft – Bill Gates founded Microsoft in 1975, to develop and sell BASIC interpreters for the Altair 8800. Six years later, he managed to land a contract with IBM to provide their IBM PC base operating system. In 2005, Facebook still showed a yearly net loss of $3.63

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 26, 2011

Here is some data from Wikipedia: Microsoft – Bill Gates founded Microsoft in 1975, to develop and sell BASIC interpreters for the Altair 8800. Six years later, he managed to land a contract with IBM to provide their IBM PC base operating system. In 2005, Facebook still showed a yearly net loss of $3.63

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Yahoo IBM IBM Startup 118

socalTECH

MAY 11, 2011

They offered me a contract job at the intersection of science and graphics, which is satellite imaging, a dream come true. Elizabeth Amini: I actually ran into him in 2005, when he was a keynote speaker at a conference. We made a decision not to go for venture capital early. I ended up managing that project.

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Study Startup Design Tips 252

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 29, 2010

Here is some data from Wikipedia: Microsoft – Bill Gates founded Microsoft in 1975, to develop and sell BASIC interpreters for the Altair 8800. Six years later, he managed to land a contract with IBM to provide their IBM PC base operating system. In 2005, Facebook still showed a yearly net loss of $3.63

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From the Venture Trenches

APRIL 16, 2013

Other service providers who accept equity as part of their service fee structure include web designers and developers, executive recruiters, business brokers and sometimes even caterers. Charlie eventually sold those shares for $26 million when he left the business in 2005, which meant he earned $4.3 years, the longest span on record.”

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Equity Services Startup Google 40

From the Venture Trenches

APRIL 16, 2013

Other service providers who accept equity as part of their service fee structure include web designers and developers, executive recruiters, business brokers and sometimes even caterers. Charlie eventually sold those shares for $26 million when he left the business in 2005, which meant he earned $4.3 years, the longest span on record.”

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Equity Services Startup Google 40

SoCal Delicious

MAY 6, 2012

He previously led business development for Affiliate Fuel, leading to its acquisition by Experian in 2005. Christopher Brereton is one of the founders and lead guru of PictureHealing , a company that develops community, awareness and support through photo sharing on iPhones. Loren Bendele – CEO of Savings.com.

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