socalTECH

JUNE 13, 2019

We caught up with Pluto TV's co-founder and Chief Growth Officer, Ilya Pozin , to hear about how the company started, and its path to acquisitionas well as to get some tips on startup success. I had always kind of been a computer nerd, and had been starting companies in high school. Why it is you were successful, where they weren't?

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 28, 2011

When I built my first company starting in 1999 it cost $2.5 As our needs grew we could just add more cheap boxes and as boxes failed we could just chuck them out. These two trends had a major impact on the computing industry from 2000-2005 but the effects weren’t yet felt by the VC industry. Enter Amazon. Not Google.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 7, 2018

He has said many times that if your vision for your company is to grow it just to flip it to a large company or to take it public and cash out, "you're doomed.” Steve Jobs summarized his intrinsic motivation in 2005 at Stanford in a talk titled “ How to Live Before You Die.” Do it for meaning.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 21, 2017

There's a lot of money out there, but if you have a good company, finding money shouldn't be the hardest thing. There was no risk to the company, and they did not have to pay any infrasructure or legal costs, and they did not have to do any hiring or vetting of people. They are the two senior partners.

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NOVEMBER 4, 2012

I lived in London from 1997-2005 and for 6 of those years ran my startup based out of London. If you were a science man and you failed by proving a hypothesis was incorrect – that was ok! 23:45 In your online course, you talk about what makes startup companies fundamentally different. I remember this lesson well.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 28, 2016

He has said many times that if your vision for your company is to grow it just to flip it to a large company or to take it public and cash out, "you're doomed.” Steve Jobs summarized his intrinsic motivation in 2005 at Stanford in a talk titled “ How to Live Before You Die.” Do it for meaning.

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socalTECH

APRIL 23, 2013

I started Young Turks back in 2002, and then, in 2006 and really towards the end of 2005, started daily web streaming for the show. Back in 2005, we even had Sirius Satellite Radio tell us they''d pay us a quarter million to not do online video. Our hope, is that we can use one of the main failings of media, to change the media.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 28, 2015

He has said many times that if your vision for your company is to grow it just to flip it to a large company or to take it public and cash out, "you're doomed.” Steve Jobs summarized his intrinsic motivation in 2005 at Stanford in a talk titled “ How to Live Before You Die.” Do it for meaning.

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Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 13, 2016

There are many factors to consider when your company is ready to embark upon an acquisition. Here are the top three tips for getting what you want out of your company: 1. Keep in mind that between 70 and 90 percent of merger attempts fail, and a large portion of that can be related to having unclear objectives from the outset.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 13, 2011

In 2004 / 2005 I was starting to get intrigued with user-generated content. This time frame – 2005/2006 – web 2.0 A deep dive into the Foundry Group investment philosophy including an interesting discussion of their investing Themes. “… our lens is: Internet Software Companies anywhere in the U.S. was starting.

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InfoChachkie

OCTOBER 31, 2011

Departing from Edwards AFB, we flew over the Mojave Air and Spaceport, home of the world’s largest private manufacturer of spacecraft, The Spaceship Company (TSC). In October of 2011, the company announced a $4.5 He used this term so often that it eventually became the title of his 2005 book on business advice.

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socalTECH

MARCH 9, 2015

We spoke with CEO Steve Schell on how Idealab believes its past experience with starting up a 3D printing company--and some new ideas on how to create a marketplace of 3D designs--are the key to making the leap from hobbyist to the mass market. It also improves reliability, because there are fewer places to fail.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 14, 2010

I learned all of this myself on your side of the table raising money at my first company. Many companies that are raising B or C venture capital rounds right now raised their initial money in 2005-2008. Many companies that are raising B or C venture capital rounds right now raised their initial money in 2005-2008.

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 1, 2011

The startup is headed by Robert Flynn --a former VC, and co-founder of Liquid Audio, and most recently head of Modern Feed, the company that is now Clicker--who talked with us about his new company. However, as we have seen in the last few years, traditional media has been failing. Halprin, a company called Modern Feed.

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InfoChachkie

JULY 7, 2010

Alma mater, CallWave: 2005 IPO. This phenomenon is partially due to the fact that the senior members of the Serial Team, much like a parent, fail to realize that the younger team members have matured and are no longer as inexperienced as they were when they first joined the Serial Team. Let The Lead Singer Go Solo. Hotel California.

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From the Venture Trenches

APRIL 16, 2013

Companies that take these creative fee structures are usually solo practitioners or companies with a limited number of partners who are amenable to accepting such compensation. Charlie eventually sold those shares for $26 million when he left the business in 2005, which meant he earned $4.3

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From the Venture Trenches

APRIL 16, 2013

Companies that take these creative fee structures are usually solo practitioners or companies with a limited number of partners who are amenable to accepting such compensation. Charlie eventually sold those shares for $26 million when he left the business in 2005, which meant he earned $4.3

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SoCal Delicious

SEPTEMBER 19, 2012

Founder and CEO since starting the company back in 1999, Miller has led Cornerstone through 11 years of consecutive growth. Adam Miller transformed his company into one of the world’s leading software-as-a-service companies, specifically in the HR world. magazine and the LA Business Journal. Richard Rosenblatt – Demand Media.

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 3, 2009

I have started blogging again having taken a hiatus since 2007 (actually, I was initially embargoed by Salesforce.com who didn’t want me blogging after they acquired my company). And I’m enjoying being part of the two-way conversation again as I was from 2005-2007. So what gives? Thank you, Twitter.

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MARCH 13, 2010

I started blogging in 2005 and then re-started blogging about a year ago. Conventional wisdom is often a bit lazy it reaches the masses of audience that are often not as informed on issues as those that live on the inside of companies and industries. In my mind public debate is the highest form of democracy. Let me explain.

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DECEMBER 9, 2010

You can think of even your PC as a stack in which the hardware manufacturers handled physical layers, Microsoft handled the OS layer and application companies built higher up in the stack. For every layer if I mention companies please don’t assume that I’m suggesting there aren’t other players in that category.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 12, 2017

It conjures up a range of emotions anytime I’ve privately expressed my opinion to thought leaders in our industry that I believe it is one of the most innovative companies in digital media. Or perhaps you think Donald Trumps assessment that BuzzFeed is a “ Failing pile of garbage is correct?” Others are skeptical, “Ha! But I digress.

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