2009 2010 2012 Venture Capital 
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OCTOBER 21, 2009
On the third Wednesday of every month I co-chair a meeting called the SoCal VCA (venture capital alliance), which represents participants from all of the top venture capital firms in Southern California as well as prominent members of the Tech Coast Angels (TCA). 2009 has been the worst year for M&A in a decade.
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APRIL 2, 2010
This is part of my series on Understanding Venture Capital. I’m writing this series because if you better understand how VC firms work you can better target which firms make sense for you to speak with. It in not uncommon to see a VC talk about “total assets under management&# as in “We have $1.5
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socalTECH
JANUARY 16, 2013
2009, $37M. Oct 2010, $50M - 140 employees. May 2012, $70M. Lynda.com has been one of the best kept secrets in Southern California's startup community, well known in its industry but practically unknown otherwise. January 2013, $100M - 400 employees. READ MORE>>.
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SEPTEMBER 15, 2010
This is where VC comes in and why it’s needed in the industry no matter how much populist sentiment exists against the VC industry. I know that in late 2010 it’s not as popular to say this because we’re in the era of “super angels&# and feel-good startups. So where are we now? It’s hard to say.
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SEPTEMBER 12, 2013
I am thrilled to announce that we have added Hamet Watt as a Partner at Upfront Ventures. As more consumers were skipping commercials the idea of authentically integrating brands into media seemed obvious to me and ended up informing a lot of my investments in 2009 and 2010. I only wanted one thing in the deal – Hamet.
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SEPTEMBER 14, 2010
This is where VC comes in and why it’s needed in the industry no matter how much populist sentiment exists agains the industry. I know that in late 2010 it’s not as popular to say this because we’re in the era of “super angels&# and feel good startups. got picked up early without raising a lot of VC.
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APRIL 25, 2011
This thinking is largely driven by the venture capital industry (and subsequently Wall Street) who are in search of high margin, highly scalable businesses. It’s nearly impossible to get a services company financed by VCs. They feel very confident they can hit $18 – 20 million in 2012. But it might not.
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