socalTECH

MAY 12, 2010

The firm--which offers self-driven, online employee training courses--also said that it has launched into private beta. Wells was CMO at Mint.com until its acquisition by Intuit in 2009; she has also served at Expedia as Senior Vice President of U.S. marketing, Charles Schwab, Intuit, and American Express.

Santa Barbara 145

Santa Barbara Training SaaS Venture Capital 145

SoCal Tech Calendar

MAY 31, 2009

Saturday, June 6, 2009 -- Project Management for Technical Professionals. This course will look at project management from a product development perspective. See [link] (more).

Course 100

Course Product Develop Development 100

SoCal Tech Calendar

MAY 28, 2009

Tuesday, June 2, 2009 -- Google Power. Serial internet entrepreneur Dmitry Shapiro will provide a special presentation from his full day course in this one hour session.

Google 100

Google Course Tool Entrepreneur 100

SoCal Tech Calendar

OCTOBER 21, 2009

Tuesday, October 27, 2009 -- Understanding Government Contract Cost Accounting. This two-day course explores the ins and outs of bookkeeping and accounting procedures for government contracts and clearly defines requirements of the Defense Contract Auditing Agency (DCAA). See [link] (more).

Course 100

Course 100

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 15, 2014

Much has been written about when it is time to hire a “professional CEO” to run a startup company and of course that has long been a norm in Silicon Valley when founders find that their inexperience may be a limiting factor in company growth ( know as the Peter Principle ). and Microsoft had become.

CTO Hire 309

CTO Hire Organization Google Course 309

SoCal Tech Calendar

OCTOBER 23, 2009

Thursday, October 29, 2009 -- Fundamentals of Finite Element Analysis for Mechanical Design using NASTRAN. This course will help design engineers and others involved in the product design process use FEA effectively and efficiently. See [link] (more).

Design 100

Design Course Tool Product 100

SoCal Tech Calendar

FEBRUARY 19, 2009

Wednesday, February 25, 2009 -- Caltech Executive Education: Management of Technology and Innovation. Attend this 3 day course and learn how to successfully meet key challenges in managing technological innovation. See [link] (more).

Technology 100

Technology CalTech Education Course 100

SoCal Tech Calendar

FEBRUARY 17, 2009

Monday, February 23, 2009 -- Caltech Executive Education: Technology Strategy for RandD and Product Development. Attend this 2 day course and learn how to manage technology investments through technology roadmaps. See [link] (more).

Develop 100

Develop Development Product Technology 100

SoCal Tech Calendar

MARCH 11, 2009

Tuesday, March 17, 2009 -- Caltech Executive Education: Intellectual Property for Technology and Business Development. This 2 day course will help you learn how to manage your IP portfolio as a business. See [link] (more).

Develop 100

Develop Development Technology CalTech 100

SoCal Tech Calendar

NOVEMBER 5, 2009

Wednesday, November 11, 2009 -- Caltech Executive Education: Intellectual Property for Technology and Business Development. This 2 day course will help you learn how to manage your IP portfolio as a business. Build IP portfolios that protect business unit profits, create licensing revenues, and contain costs.

IP 100

IP CalTech Education Course 100

SoCal Tech Calendar

FEBRUARY 3, 2009

Monday, February 9, 2009 -- Caltech Executive Education: Strategic Marketing of Technology Products. Attend this 3-day course to learn how to gain market advantage and become better positioned to grow. See [link] (more).

Product 100

Product Marketing Technology CalTech 100

SoCal Tech Calendar

APRIL 15, 2009

Tuesday, April 21, 2009 -- Understanding Government Contract Cost Accounting. This two-day course explores the ins and outs of bookkeeping and accounting procedures for government contracts and clearly defines requirements of the Defense Contract Auditing Agency (DCAA). CSU Pomona. See [link] (more).

Pomona 100

Pomona Course 100

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

Of course our execution against the strategy has had to change but the strategy has remained constant. In 2009 we could take a long time to review a deal. I have told this to people for years and some people can’t understand how we’ve been able to keep this strategy going through this bull market cycle and I tell people?—?discipline

Venture Capital 416

Venture Capital Marketing Technical Review Seed Funding 416

SoCal Tech Calendar

FEBRUARY 6, 2009

Thursday, February 12, 2009 -- Caltech Executive Education: Taking Technology Products to Market. Attend this 2 day course to learn how to provide customers with crystal-clear product positioning, meaningful branding, and carefully timed launch strategies. Stand out in your competitive marketplace. See [link] (more).

Product 100

Product Marketing Technology CalTech 100

Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 16, 2014

We’ve been dying to tell you all for a while that we had raised a new venture capital fund and of course given SEC filing requirements the story was somewhat already scooped by the always-in-the-know Dan Primack a few weeks ago. We raised $280 million. That’s why the best firms tend to raise every three years.

Venture Capital 396

Venture Capital Funding Technical Review Startup 396

SoCal Tech Calendar

NOVEMBER 6, 2009

Thursday, November 12, 2009 -- Introduction to Perl, Learn to Read Perl. Of course not! When you set out to learn a new language, do you start out by writing an essay? So why try to learn to program or write test scripts that way?

Writing 100

Writing Education Course Resource 100

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 6, 2015

As an active investor in the Los Angeles technology market we’re always seeking to better understand the data and trends of why our market has grown so rapidly since 2009. And of course thank you to CB Insights. Everybody now knows that LA produced SnapChat, Tinder and Maker Studios. You were right, Alex , he is a superstar.

Marketing 150

Marketing Newsletter Venture Capital Blogging 150

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 18, 2015

There are so many events to attend that one could become a full time conference attendee and you could easily feel like you’re missing out with each event that happens without you and of course there is Twitter and Instagram and Snapchat to remind you just how fun it was for everybody else.

Software Review 150

Software Review Startup Venture Capital Invest 150

SoCal Tech Calendar

APRIL 1, 2009

Tuesday, April 7, 2009 -- "When the Going Gets Tough, the Tough Change Their Business Model" Dealmaker LA. Timing: How do you know when to stay the course, and when to switch gears? Gone are the days when a startup could etch a business model in stone and stick to it forever. But the decision isn't always clear cut.

Press 100

Press Course Custom Customer 100

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 19, 2010

Closing a VC fund in 2009/10 is a major achievement in and of itself. Of course none of these funds (my own included) want to be lumped into just one category because we all move across the spectrum. Total raised: $83mm; Series B round (July 2009 for $43mm) valued company at $400mm. Greycroft is an early-stage VC.

Venture Capital 240

Venture Capital Startup Platform Technical Review 240

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 18, 2020

Set up training courses that highlight agility, and adopt agile working practices. They grew sales by 28% in 2009, while most companies were hunkered down and losing share. Concern about what the future might hold often results in hidden waves of passive resistance. They view downturns as an opportunity to get ahead of key competitors.

Metrics 122

Metrics Training Satisfaction IBM 122

SoCal Tech Calendar

OCTOBER 22, 2009

Wednesday, October 28, 2009 -- Jobs of the Future. How can we adequately plan for the jobs of the future? What should colleges teach today for jobs 5, 10 or 15 years from now? How should we train current professionals to respond to new jobs that do not exist yet?

Southern California 100

Southern California Training Course Research 100

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 24, 2014

As a result I didn’t write my first venture capital check until March 2009 – exactly 5 years ago. I spent my first year developing proprietary deal flow and learning the business and then the Sept 2008 / Lehman Bros collapse / financial meltdown happened. 5 years ago.

Venture Capital 387

Venture Capital Downey Writing Press 387

Eric Greenspan

JANUARY 10, 2014

I of course paid only the negative amortization amount of $8,000 per month tacking the difference back on to the principal each month. On Sept 2nd, 2009, 13 months after it began, I received a FedEx on my front door step. It was 2008. My home had peaked at value and my business was slowing. My mortgage payment was $14,400/month.

Westlake Village 188

Westlake Village Report Course Entrepreneur 188

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 then of course our friends at TechStars launched an accelerator in collaboration with our friends at Disney so now there was six. My good friend Adam Lilling and I started Launchpad more than 5 years ago .

Venture Capital 290

Venture Capital Startup Idealab Funding 290

socalTECH

APRIL 12, 2017

I tragically lost my mom to cancer, my girlfriend (who I was living with at the time) and I broke up, and then my team and I were laid-off when the market crashed in 2009. Until I was fortunate enough to secure a job with Ron Burkle at the end of 2009. The first three years were fantastic, but my fourth year was very tough.

Invest 157

Invest Startup Hollywood Echo Park 157

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 14, 2014

Of course that website isn’t completely up to date but it’s a great resource for seeing the overall picture. Of course unsolicited spam has very low open rates and is filtered by the major providers. source: Harris Interactive IM Shopping Poll (August 2009)). 94% of all online adults use email.

Email 339

Email SaaS Venture Capital Google 339

Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 9, 2009

Join us March 2010 for the panels, the parties, the 13th Annual Web Awards, the ScreenBurn at SXSW Arcade, the Film and Interactive Trade Show and Exhibition, Microsoft BizSpark Accelerator at SXSW and, of course, the inspirational experience that only SXSW can deliver. Advertise and get noticed with us!

Technical Review 40

Technical Review Stickam Web Conference 40

Tech.Co

JANUARY 15, 2018

MVF was founded in the UK by five friends in 2009, and has driven incredibly fast growth over the past 9 years. And of course, nothing gets you up in the morning like the understanding that a team of people are relying on you to lead the way. Today, I’m excited to announce that Tech.Co Most importantly, we like them.

Media 175

Media News Organization Content 175

Eric Greenspan

JANUARY 10, 2014

I of course paid only the negative amortization amount of $8,000 per month tacking the difference back on to the principal each month. On Sept 2nd, 2009, 13 months after it began, I received a FedEx on my front door step. It was 2008. My home had peaked at value and my business was slowing. My mortgage payment was $14,400/month.

Westlake Village 100

Westlake Village Report Course Product 100

Eric Greenspan

JANUARY 10, 2014

I of course paid only the negative amortization amount of $8,000 per month tacking the difference back on to the principal each month. On Sept 2nd, 2009, 13 months after it began, I received a FedEx on my front door step. It was 2008. My home had peaked at value and my business was slowing. My mortgage payment was $14,400/month.

Westlake Village 100

Westlake Village Report Course Product 100

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 23, 2014

Of course it’s much harder to identify “emerging managers” who it turns out have been some of the best performers over the past 5-7 years such as Union Square Ventures, Spark Capital, First Round Capital, True Ventures, Greycroft, Foundry Group, Thrive and Upfront Ventures. and the bigger funds can’t get in directly.

Venture Capital 398

Venture Capital Technical Review Startup Seed Funding 398

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 21, 2014

Since 2009 we’ve been in an unequivocal bull market. Of course back then it literally was sold in a package and stored on a shelf! Venture capitalists have raised increasing amounts of money from their investors (LPs) every year. An impressive number of new VCs have been created – most of them with new seed funds.

Marketing 354

Marketing Case Study Metrics Sales 354

socalTECH

OCTOBER 26, 2016

That worked well enough, we did another class in 2008 with another 10 companies, and in 2009 we expanded to Boston. There are so many incredible ups and downs in the course of building your own company from the ground up. However, you need to show progress over the course of when we have gotten to know you. Startups are hard.

Startup 100

Startup Los Angeles Mentor Class 100

Xconomy

OCTOBER 6, 2016

began life in 2009 with a lofty goal of reverse-engineering the human brain. technology can navigate through big retail outlets, warehouses, and schools, without relying on GPS or making any modifications, such as installing magnetic sensors in the floor, to keep the machine on course. Brain Corp maintains that its vision-based A.I.

Product 106

Product Artificial Inteligence San Diego Training 106

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 22, 2012

And of course on Twitter I’ve seen the Tweets, ReTweets and superlatives on what a great post it is. It’s been high tide since 2009 so an entire batch of entrepreneurs don’t know what low tide even looks like. I think I’ve read Paul Graham’s post on “ Startup = Growth ” three or four times now.

Startup 390

Startup Venture Capital Entrepreneur Technical Review 390

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 10, 2010

Of course when they get there those individuals are no longer young and after years of mental and physical atrophy they lack the ambitions to get these things done. Of course the 4-hour work week and DL plan is a gross over generalization and meant to be shocking. And, of course, now Twitter. If not now, then when?

Startup 295

Startup Email Technical Review Course 295