TechCrunch LA

APRIL 21, 2021

Crosscut Ventures, Mubadala Capital, Next Play Capital and Owl Capital also participated in the financing, which brings the Los Angeles-based company’s total raised to $50 million since its 2010 inception. Welcome Tech, which has an office in San Antonio, Texas, raised an $8 million Series A in March of 2020. the company says.

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MAY 18, 2014

Great programmers are artists, for sure, but rock stars is about the last definition I’d choose. We first met five years ago through serendipity as I described in this 2009 blog post and elaborated on again in more detail 2010. And to solve a problem he cares deeply about in the process.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 31, 2011

According to the White House, the President's new budget proposes making permanent the elimination of capital gains taxes on key investments in small businesses, which was passed as a temporary provision in 2010 as part of the Small Business Jobs Act. That effort is aimed at spurring entrepreneurship and funding for startups.

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 21, 2014

We sat down and spoke with Patrick about the business and its pivot. Tell us about what your business is nowadays? As you might or might not remember, I joined in 2010 with a vision to turn the company into a true technology company, and pivoted the company to ad technology. Starting in 2010, we started focusing on that.

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OCTOBER 10, 2010

It’s the story of what’s broken with the education system in the US. I’m not talking about the overwhelming weight of responsibility of thinking about extreme global poverty. And his stated goal at his young age is to get an education so his kids can grow up in a better neighborhood.

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MAY 7, 2018

If you’re building an education startup and you don’t see any logos of education companies on the firm’s website you are likely targeting the wrong firm. As an investor I can tell you that when I meet an entrepreneur who knows very little about our fund or me as an individual it’s a huge turn off. Or how about?—?you

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AUGUST 9, 2011

was still a term being bandied about. I spent my days meeting companies, figuring out what areas of the market interested me and trying to get a sense for how VCs thought about fair valuations. I thought about things I never had to as an entrepreneur: check size, ownership percentage, deal stage, portfolio construction and risk.

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InfoChachkie

OCTOBER 20, 2014

According to a recent Forbes article , UC Santa Barbara''s Technology Management Program offers students a superior startup education over the University of Pennsylvania (home of Wharton), as well Harvard, Northwestern and even its acclaimed southern neighbor, the University of Southern California. All-Star Alumni. Am I biased?

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MARCH 18, 2010

Applications are due April 6th, 2010, the form is on the website and the Twitter address is @launchpadlad. He spoke about his experiences in the dot com crash of the early part of the century where no VC’s would give him money. We decided to be less formal about the mentor / mentee relationships.

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JULY 17, 2017

So as societal movements had impacts on startups affecting LGBTQ issues, for example, I was public about my support. In fact, I originally spoke out publicly in favor of gay rights when it was somehow still controversial to do so back in 2010 after California had made some bad political choices. It is the American story.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 21, 2014

How about if you could make those displays interactive and social? We spoke with CEO and co-founder Nanxi Liu about the company''s software. Talk about what your product is all about? What''s unique about it, it is stream live social media, and actually puts that social media content on the display right in front of you.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 21, 2011

I’ve been thinking a lot lately about the proliferation of starutps in the past 2 years. New stuff gets created, it’s fun to play with and talk about. You want to use it because your friends are doing it and you want to find out what it’s all about. But what about education? Then you stop.

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Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 9, 2009

As 2010 approaches, a whole new year of exciting start-ups, tech news, gadgets, and much more is ahead. We already have a jammed packed schedule for 2010. We already have a jammed packed schedule for 2010. Without all of you and your support, TechZulu could not be around today. Advertise and get noticed with us!

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socalTECH

AUGUST 27, 2012

We had the chance to speak with William Volk , Chief Creative Officer of Playscreen (www.playscreen.com), who talked how his company is looking to crack the code with Crickler 2: Daily Word Puzzle , which is among the most popular puzzle games on iTunes, and recently number one in free educational games. Talk about your other titles?

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SEPTEMBER 27, 2010

What do you get when you combine 7 panelist plus one moderator on to a stage for 30 minutes to talk about a serious topic? There are real changes in the venture capital industry and it would have been fun to talk about them. If given a chance here’s what I would have talked about: 1. Answer: Not much. It’s a shame.

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InfoChachkie

SEPTEMBER 8, 2011

After an Adviser at his Cupertino High School told Nithin and his fellow Freshmen classmates about a school in Kenya that needed help with their educational facilities, Nithin, along with another student, created Kenya Dream and ran it as Co-Presidents. We didn’t think about having a prom. Lastly, never give up.

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MAY 19, 2010

In the intro section of the show we talked a lot about why VC funds are becoming smaller again and where Greycroft fits. We also talked about the emergence of New York City as the “hot” new area of entrepreneurship, VC and innovation driven by the quantification of the online advertising industry. Employees: 20. Go Boulder!

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AUGUST 6, 2010

I don’t generally blog about politics. If you agree with my views I hope that you’ll find your own ways of becoming more vocal about it. Actually, it’s a personal blog where I talk about business topics. I speak about topics for which I am passionate. It’s 2010. It’s not my thing.

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InfoChachkie

OCTOBER 12, 2015

Diversity on all levels, be it ideas, education, background, gender, ethnicity or otherwise, is critical to our growth. Thus, it's hardly surprising that in 2010, women earned only 18% of all computer science degrees. Our customers are some of the world's largest, most diverse organizations on the planet, such as IBM, HP and Dell.

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OCTOBER 15, 2016

I sat standing 1 foot away from somebody who’s been in prison for 15 years of his life and I had 60 seconds to open up to him about something that causes me pain in my life while he stairs into my eyes I found myself going deeper than I would with even friends or family. Similar men had just gotten done telling me about their own childhoods.

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JUNE 12, 2010

This was a really fun episode for me because Mo is informed and knowledgeable on so many topics and being a Boston / NYC VC it gave us so much to talk about relative to just covering California VCs. And what we think about Sequoia’s website , First Round Capital’s and True Ventures (we both like to copy stuff from True). Other Deals.

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Tech Zulu Event

JULY 7, 2010

Elluminate and Wimba offer advanced virtual classroom technology that allows education institutions to hold synchronous live courses over the Web, including audio, video, white board and social learning capabilities. A total of about $116 million in cash for both properties. Blackboard Inc. and Wimba Inc.

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APRIL 5, 2010

I’ve been meaning to write this post since September of last year when Brad Feld first wrote about the The Founders Visa Movement. Two weeks after Brad’s post I was at the 140 Conference in LA and I held open office hours for any entrepreneur who wanted to spend 15 minutes talking with a VC about their business.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 10, 2013

We caught up with co-founder Michael Kleist , to learn more about the startup, its roots in China and international trade, as well as learn more about the startup experience in China--and why having a presence in Southern California is important to the company. Michael Kleist: We started in 2010. Tell us about your backers?

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InfoChachkie

FEBRUARY 8, 2011

Tell us a bit about lynda.com’s mission and how it has impacted strategic decisions, such as raising outside funding, entering new markets, etc. Like a true entrepreneur, even though you were young, you took control of your life and pursued an alternative education. Our website is the best place to learn more about us.

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InfoChachkie

FEBRUARY 8, 2011

Tell us a bit about lynda.com’s mission and how it has impacted strategic decisions, such as raising outside funding, entering new markets, etc. Like a true entrepreneur, even though you were young, you took control of your life and pursued an alternative education. Our website is the best place to learn more about us.

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Tech.Co

DECEMBER 4, 2017

Speaking about the move, he said: “What it really reminded me of, without sounding very old, was 2010 when I started the Tech City initiative – for the same reason. Read more about international ecosystems on TechCo. Lisbon continues to impress young entrepreneurs looking to launch a business with all it has to offer.

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Tech Coast Venture Network

MAY 15, 2011

OC Cigars of Laguna Niguel will be serving ARSEN Connoisseur Selection 2010 Dominican cigars exclusively for participants of the event. This is not about paying lip-service to helping small companies — it’s about the genuine representation of their needs and interests in Washington D.C.” About TCVN. REGISTER AT: [link].

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Xconomy

JUNE 29, 2016

Smith, who joined the West institute as chief medical and science officer in 2010, took over as Reflexion’s interim CEO in December. The system uses the Kinect motion tracking system to provide interactive feedback and educational information to patients during physical therapy. The role became permanent in March.

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Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 23, 2011

Go Go Mongo, steps into that realm and has helped children learn about healthy eating. Loaded with the idea, Ahmed headed over to Startup Weekend Bay Area in April 2010 and pitched to the crowd. Go Go Mongo would grow it’s way into the Top 25 Educational Apps on the iTunes store. As English was their second language (ESL).

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Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 9, 2014

One example of this could be education. This can be illustrated with a company that provides a specialized service, like a lawn care company, which curates a blog that offers useful tips and information about upkeep for a healthy lawn. What has changed is how a company goes about investing in their marketing strategies.

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MARCH 5, 2010

I attended the inaugural Open Angel Forum in Los Angeles back in January and wrote about it here. I wrote about how to give demos in a previous post. The problem is that to really fix education you’d need to reform incentives and pay in addition to better teacher training. My concern: teacher’s union and lobby.

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SoCal Delicious

JANUARY 20, 2010

As for 2010, it’s shaping up to be a year of general improvement in the business and technology industries hard hit by recession, the impact of which has seemed to hold back new investment and experimentation in social technologies, many of which are funded by staff participation from Internet firms.

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Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 7, 2011

Steve Jobs studied calligraphy at Reed College and dropped out early in his educational career. As of June 2011, there have been 25 million iPads sold cumulatively since its introduction in April 2010. In April 2010, just about 1.5 As of July 2001, Apple had over $4.2 billion in cash.

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NOVEMBER 19, 2015

I’m often asked about the differences between being at a VC and being an entrepreneur and whether I prefer one or the other. I mention all of this because this has been a journey that we at Upfront Ventures have thought a lot about over the years. We thought about what we wanted to stand for: Direct, blunt, real feedback.

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 3, 2010

Scott sat down with us last week and gave us some hints and tips about finding angel investment nowadays, and how the economy has affected local angel investors. 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.

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SoCal CTO

MARCH 5, 2007

link] [link] Posted byTony Karrer at 5:33 PM 0comments: Post a Comment Newer Post Older Post Home Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom) About Me Tony Karrer Dr. Tony Karrer is CEO/CTO of TechEmpower , a Los Angeles Web Development firm, and is considered one of the top technologists in e-Learning.

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