Remove 2009 Remove Competition Remove Mentor Remove Sites
article thumbnail

Interview with Sam Teller, LaunchpadLA

socalTECH

There is a large menu of startup accelerators in the Los Angeles, but one of more established efforts in the area is LaunchpadLA ([link] The effort actually started as an informal mentoring program, but has grown and expanded to follow the accelerator model. We were founded in 2009 by Mark Suster from GRP Partners.

Class 261
article thumbnail

Interview with Mark Suster, GRP Partners

socalTECH

Mark has also been quite active mentoring entrepreneurs, We caught up with Mark to hear about what kinds of investments GRP is looking at nowadays, his view on the software-as-a-service market, and how best to approach him with a pitch. So we think we're the right size for the market in 2009. That's what I'm hoping to do.

article thumbnail

Carpooling Wants You To Share Your Car, Meet New Friends & Get Paid For It!

Tech Zulu Event

Our original German site, mitfahrgelegenheit.de , was founded as a student project in 2001. In 2009, after their first round of investment, they launched internationally. Any competition back home? Do you have any mentors, Investors? When was it launched? Who are the founders and what are their backgrounds?