SoCal CTO

DECEMBER 1, 2010

aka: An Open Letter to the Next Big Social Network) - 500 Hats , November 1, 2010 I've held off writing this post for a long time, because I couldn't quite get my head around all the issues. When It’s Darkest Men See the Stars - Steve Blank , November 24, 2010 When It’s Darkest Men See the Stars. but: Something is Still Missing.

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Technical Review Startup Product Technology 175

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 19, 2010

Of course none of these funds (my own included) want to be lumped into just one category because we all move across the spectrum. Monetization: virtual goods (1/3 of total revenues); Partnerships with major brands (currently partnered with H&M and Travel Channel); forecasted to hit 6mm users by end of Summer 2010. Founded in 2007.

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Venture Capital Startup Platform Technical Review 240

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 5, 2013

To legally facilitate startups who want to give top priority to socially conscious solutions, seventeen states, starting with Maryland in 2010, have passed legislation allowing incorporation as a Benefit Corporation (B-Corp). Of course, investors still require a profitable business model, and the potential for high returns.

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Startup Organization Entrepreneur Customer 101

InfoChachkie

JANUARY 24, 2011

Hmmm, I actually don’t read other entrepreneurial books or blogs – except infoChachkie of course [Editor’s Note: Kevin is clearly full of it here!]. If you are smart, competitive, hard working and passionate about what you do, you will have the best experience of your life. You can build software a lot quicker and cheaper as well.

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Blogging Entrepreneur Software Review Course 219

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 3, 2010

We invested all through 2009, and are currently seeking investments to do in 2010. I do expect that 2010 will be a year of back-to-basics, with a focus on building businesses. Of course not. So, are angel investors making investments, and if so, is the bar higher to get an investment?

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Tech Coast Angels Technical Review Angel Southern California 182

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 15, 2016

Defy Ventures runs business plan competitions and has people like us who attend and give business advice and feedback. Catherine (Cat) Hoke founded the program in 2010 and launched the business plan competition in 2012. You can go. You SHOULD go. Here is how. You can make excuses — many do. How many of you finished high school?

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Writing Startup Design Training 150

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 31, 2012

According to a recent study done by the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, there were 565,000 new businesses created per month in 2010 in the US alone, which is a 15-year high. Your product or service is the “what,” and of course, that needs to have a “wow factor” to get above the noise, as well.

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Startup Social Media Platform Blogging 104

Xconomy

OCTOBER 30, 2016

Bielas, a longtime San Diego resident who founded RSI ID Technologies, a San Diego area maker of inexpensive radio-frequency identity tags and RF readers, said he started to invest in technology startups after selling the business (which merged with Sirit in 2008) to Federal Signal in 2010. “I

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San Diego Incubator Avalon Mentor 40

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 7, 2018

The next pass is the “competitive pass”?—?have All of this, of course, is Sales 101. In 2010 I didn’t know a single thing about LPs (the people who invest in VC funds). When I started meeting LPs in 2010 I would walk my list around to my friends who were VCs and say, “I don’t want you to introduce me to 10 names on this list.

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Funding Startup Venture Capital News 215

InfoChachkie

OCTOBER 20, 2014

Apeel Sciences - Founded in 2012, after winning $10,000 at UCSB’s New Venture Competition, the company closed $1.25M in funding during 2013. iCracked - Founded in 2010 by UCSB and Cal Poly-SLO graduates, iCracked is now the largest on-demand network for smartphone repair and trade-in. All-Star Alumni. Am I biased?

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Santa Barbara Technical Review Startup Venture Capital 258

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 12, 2010

Content, of course, is the same!]. Competition: Chegg (has raised $144 in debt and equity)—estimated by Steven Carpenter ( TechCrunch ) to be 10x more unique visitors than BookRenter (during peak book renting seasons) with nearly $140mm in revenues for 2010. Founded in 2008 by Mehdi Maghsoodnia.

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Venture Capital Capital Metrics Competition 217

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 23, 2012

Yes, it’s true that FOMO (fear of missing out) is driving some irrational behavior and valuations amongst uber competitive deals and well-financed VCs. And of course the funding problem coincided with the stock market correction that took away most exit options for years to come. The Exit Problem. Today’s Normalization.

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Venture Capital Capital Technical Review Startup 347

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 31, 2010

TechCrunch Europe ran an article in November of last year that European startups need to work as hard as those in Silicon Valley and I echoed the sentiment in my post about the need for entrepreneurs to be maniacal about their businesses if one wants to work in the hyper competitive tech world. Our first big institutional round was $16.5

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Entrepreneur Startup Venture Capital Conference 308

InfoChachkie

MAY 11, 2015

In 2010, as part of its “Forever” series, the USPS issued a stamp of the statue of liberty. Note: As a public service, I will happily offer the USPS a 15-minute course in “How To Use Google” at my special government rate of $150,000. . <break here> Twice Isn’t Charming. Hey, everyone makes a mistake.

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socalTECH

APRIL 12, 2017

That was in 2010, it's all been venture for the last seven and a half years. People welcomed us with open arms, and always wanted us to co-invest, because they didn't see us as competitive. And of course, that entrepreneur has to have the passion to pursue solving that problem. We brought in a third partner, Guy Oseary.

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Invest Startup Hollywood Echo Park 157

Frank Addante

JULY 30, 2007

About Frank Addante > (from the Silicon Valley Business Journal) Twitter Updates follow me on Twitter Blog Archive ► 2010 (2) ► June (1) Part II: Optimized for Profitability ► February (1) Get Out of the Office! My emotions tell me to go faster, logic and fear tell me to stay the course. We just started developing.

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Startup Venture Capital Outsource Development Advertising 40

Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 8, 2010

The philosophy of OPEC has been that if they can limit the amount of oil supplied to the world they can maintain high prices in a world where demand and competition should naturally have downward pressure on oil prices. Because they are anti-competitive most countries ban cartels. The model I would look to?

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Hulu Technical Review Content Advertising 292

SoCal CTO

AUGUST 3, 2010

This continues my series of posts: Top 30 Startup Posts in June 2010 Top 29 Startup Posts May 2010 Startup CTO Top 30 Posts for April 16 Great Startup Posts from March The following are the top items based on social signals. Wannabe entrepreneur symptoms and cures - Gabriel Weinberg , July 25, 2010 I was once a wannabe entrepreneur.

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Startup Venture Capital Blogging Software Review 217

Frank Addante

JUNE 4, 2006

About Frank Addante > (from the Silicon Valley Business Journal) Twitter Updates follow me on Twitter Blog Archive ► 2010 (2) ► June (1) Part II: Optimized for Profitability ► February (1) Get Out of the Office! So, we decided to move the company to Silicon Valley (with a little encouragement from Sequoia, of course).

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Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 4, 2012

LAGbook was founded in 2010 by two twin brothers Chika and Chidi Nwaogu when they were just 19 years old and freshmen at University. 2010 and launched on 25 Apr. 2010, same day we purchased the domain name, lagbook.com. We recognised her of course with her stunning profile picture. When was it launched?

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Social Network Networking Advertising Startup 100

Frank Addante

MAY 15, 2006

About Frank Addante > (from the Silicon Valley Business Journal) Twitter Updates follow me on Twitter Blog Archive ► 2010 (2) ► June (1) Part II: Optimized for Profitability ► February (1) Get Out of the Office! If so, buy them (at a reasonable price, of course). ► October (1) New Video!

Advertising 40

Advertising Startup Chief Technology Officer Technical Review 40

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 10, 2010

It’s an important film and the most important topic of our generation if we as a country want to remain competitive in a world that has globalized. It profiles one little girl who finished her course work at a private Christian school in her neighborhood but was unable to attend graduation because her mom got behind on payments.

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Class Education Technical Review Writing 340