Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 14, 2014

It was 2009 and it was terribly difficult to get any financing (if you can remember a time like that!) and I thought if we brought the community together for common purpose we could create more of a sense of community to help new entrepreneurs get funded, assemble teams, raise profiles and help with biz dev, product, etc.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 26, 2016

This morning, Techstars (www.techstars.org), the startup accelerator which has had great success in spreading its approach to helping to get startups to the next stage of their life�usually, funding�announced it has opened up its third accelerator in Los Angeles, Techstars LA. The focus is on helping the startup. billion combined.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 29, 2009

I would argue that the shut-down of September 2009 was equally severe yet there are signs that this “VC Ice Age” has begun to thaw. The best MBA class I took was an investment strategy class. Despite my cynicism of MBA’s , this class was very valuable to me. overvalued) and sell when the fall precipitously.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 30, 2010

Mobile app downloads went from 300mm in 2009 to 5 billion in 2010, Android ad impressions up over 2,000% as two examples. Because we've treated entrepreneurs respectfully and actively help them and their businesses succeed, they've encouraged their peers to engage with us. I'll list three, not necessarily in order. (1) 1) Mobile web.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 1, 2009

In my previous post, The VC Ice Age is Thawing (for now) I wrote about the reasons why the VC market came to a screeching halt in September 2008 and remained largely shut until at least April 2009. As of near the end of September 2009, we’re up 46% since the March 9th nadir (yes, I need to find a way to use one of my SAT words ; – ).

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 17, 2010

We want to give our brightest new startups the connections and interactions they need to help streamline success. It was a great chance for the class to interact with the community in LA. The company combines high-quality information about genetics, with tools that use family health history to help identify personal disease risk.

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StartUp Beat

JANUARY 24, 2018

The low employment rates, says the Autism Speaks foundation , reflect a nationwide lack of vocational training and support services helping students with autism transition from secondary school into employment. We want to engage these teens, we want to help them think about their own futures.”. Geeking out with Tech Kids Unlimited.

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Tech Zulu Event

FEBRUARY 8, 2013

He established a reputation as a decisive leader and change agent, growth driver and builder of world-class organizations. Prior to NBA he oversaw the launch of HoopsTV, serving as the company’s president and helped raise $15M and challenged the NBA for digital thought leadership in basketball. Thought Leadership.

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socalTECH

MARCH 8, 2011

However, out of that experience, Jim channeled that frustration into a nonprofit, DonateGames (www.donategames.org), aimed at helping children with rare and neglected diseases. We really started operations towards the middle of 2009. How do you help those kids? People want to help.

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socalTECH

APRIL 16, 2010

Those deals require that a certain minimum people participate, and many also have a maximum number to take advantage of those limited time specials, which helps them to get more exposure and business, plus helps out the community. How did DealPerk.com come about? Albert Ko: I've always liked the local edge.

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AeA Los Angeles Council

JANUARY 7, 2009

posted by Winny Ho AeA LA Council Executive Committee 2009 Marketing Chair Winny Ho recently accepted the position of Executive Committee Marketing Chair for the AeA Los Angeles Council. You will find only humans at those night Spanish language classes, buying exercise equipment from infomercials, and checking themselves into rehab.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 14, 2014

source: Harris Interactive IM Shopping Poll (August 2009)). We quickly found ourselves with multiple VC firms wanting to invest and I’m super proud to announce that we have just announced a $20 million round of funding to continue to grow the business into the enterprise class leader that I know we can become.

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 20, 2015

If one entered between 2009-2015 he or she is no doubt in the “hazard” phase where one need to be careful about thinking he know more about the industry than perhaps he do. But sometimes “mo” is “ faux ” and then … G-d help you. Now the AP class. I see it in many young pups.

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Tech Zulu Event

JULY 16, 2012

CallFire simplifies telephony, making sophisticated, expensive carrier-class telecom capabilities available through an easy-to-use GUI and API platform, which the company pioneered in 2007. They have the energy, the passion, and the integrity it takes to transform this sector. I look forward to contributing to that achievement.”.

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InfoChachkie

NOVEMBER 23, 2015

We typically do not ask entrepreneurs to visit our offices in Santa Barbara, but Jeff wanted to meet with Kevin, an investor in our Fund who helped us vet opportunities and occasionally invested alongside of us. Per the email below, Jeff leveraged his discussion with the industry expert to enlist his help with future investors.

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Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 5, 2015

A membership program for Sports Fields, Gyms, Fitness Classes. He’s helped shut down more companies than he’s started. . Once he slept on a horse during a horse-riding class! India’s Mobile first eBates and its digital assistant helps consumers find the best savings online. Clicky, Inc. . AngelList: [link]. Drivio, Inc.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 10, 2010

If you’re not familiar with the term it’s basically trying to help all of us who are deluged with technology to find ways to cope with the masses of information without having it ruin our lives. They can travel the world, take classes in interesting subjects, spend time with loved ones or start new hobbies. Close enough.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 16, 2017

It’s why I try to be open about how stressful being a founder really was and how stressful being a VC is even for an obviously “privileged class” and how physically unhealthy being a founder was to me. If it’s urgent please email xxxxxxxxxxx who will help. I’m now ready to come back to work feeling really refreshed.

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Frank Addante

SEPTEMBER 25, 2006

► 2009 (3) ► May (1) A Tour of the Rubicon Project Headquarters ► April (1) "Pay it Forward" Event for Students & Aspiring Ent. I guess this is how a world-class firm like Sequoia Capital finds and invests in world-class companies such as Google, Yahoo!, ► October (1) New Video!

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 13, 2013

Probably the internet helped because they needed internet skills in their strategy group. You’ve written so much that’s impacted me as a founder – which – I used to sneak up at Steve Blank’s classes at Stanford when I worked at EA, and your lecture was one that I did that for. You remember what 2009 was like, right?

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 5, 2012

In fact, most early investor work hard to help their startups get to the next level so it makes no sense for the angel investor and founders to be at odds. This has worked very well in the 2009-2012 time frame because the tech market has boomed in this period. Investors call Bull Cap. Enter “the cap.”

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Frank Addante

OCTOBER 31, 2006

► 2009 (3) ► May (1) A Tour of the Rubicon Project Headquarters ► April (1) "Pay it Forward" Event for Students & Aspiring Ent. When companies wanted first class advertising placement and high-end marketing technology, we were the place to come. ► October (1) New Video!

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 22, 2010

“Huddle helps businesses connect, share and work better together. When I was looking through their company’s history I saw the following statement made in September 2009: “Takes on WebEx, launches web conferencing and announces its US expansion with 900 US resellers&#. But then I saw something really nutty.

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Frank Addante

MAY 24, 2007

► 2009 (3) ► May (1) A Tour of the Rubicon Project Headquarters ► April (1) "Pay it Forward" Event for Students & Aspiring Ent. Im working with a top-notch, first class, A++ team ( Craig, Duc and Julie ) -- that just happened to fall into place. ► October (1) New Video! So, the "what" is simple.

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SoCal CTO

SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

thought it would be helpful to put some of my thoughts into a blog post and hopefully spur some conversation in the comments and over email. Dec 26, 2009). More tiers = more complication = more confusion. As my friend Stuart Scott would say, most people have brilliant “outsight&# and all they lack is some “insight.&#.

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SoCal CTO

JULY 13, 2010

Yet entrepreneurs in one class think that the others aren’t the “real” entrepreneurs. Don Norman at Business of Software 2009 - Business of Software Blog , June 21, 2010 Imagine you’re on the first slide of your powerpoint presentation and want to move to the next slide. They all engage in entrepreneurship. And be generous.

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Frank Addante

MAY 15, 2006

► 2009 (3) ► May (1) A Tour of the Rubicon Project Headquarters ► April (1) "Pay it Forward" Event for Students & Aspiring Ent. Every person on my team was A-class. I helped the company’s Board to clear the company from the mess and cooperated with the SEC. ► October (1) New Video!

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 30, 2010

This spells further unemployment, cuts in services and a further retrenchment in middle-class spending and housing prices. This class of investors is more diversified across categories plus is investing personal money and therefore feels the hit in assets declines first. I saw this first hand in the first dot-com crash.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 6, 2017

Chang Xu for her tireless effort in helping me prepare and analyze the data) If you met with LPs to raise a fund in 2009–2012 the most common refrain was, “We have too many managers and too many dollars in venture. link] So here are some details (please thank & follow! We’re trying to limit our exposure.”

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