Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 18, 2017

Many readers know that at Upfront Ventures that’s precisely what happened at our own firm in 2011 when our founding partner and my co-Managing Partner, Yves Sisteron, asked me to lead the daily management of our firm. He did what every LP did, looked at returns, talked to portfolio companies, talked with our competitors and so forth.

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Venture Capital Funding Capital Startup 161

Tech.Co

OCTOBER 26, 2017

Since 2013, when Elon Musk released his white paper for an emerging mode of transportation using low air pressure within a tube, companies around the world have answered the call to build the next generation of futuristic transportation. This has caused much confusion both in the public and the media. Hyperloop Transportation Technologies.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

MAY 26, 2011

Wednesday, June 1, 2011 -- How To Build Your Company's Board. A half-day conference by ACG 101 on how and why to create a Board of Directors or Board of Advisors to make your company more successful. Three panels will talk about how to build a board; how a board should operate; and how to join a board. See [link] (more)

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ACG Company Companies Conference 113

SoCal Tech Calendar

MARCH 16, 2011

Tuesday, March 22, 2011 -- What You Need to Know About Getting Acquired. Building great companies is more than just knowing when to hold 'em, and when to fold 'em. DealmakerLA. The truth is, if you focus on your entrance more than your exit, you won't have to find an "out".it it will find you.

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Company Companies 100

Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 5, 2010

emerge and are there any lessons to be gained about the future? Listening to young people talk about social networking as a new phenomenon is a bit like hearing people talk about a remake of a famous song from my youth as though it was the original version. AOL was controlled by one company and the Internet was distributed.

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Social Network Networking Web 2.0 Startup 318

SoCal Tech Calendar

APRIL 15, 2011

Thursday, April 21, 2011 -- How to Build a Great Internet Company. This months Startups Uncensored will be on How to Build a Great Internet Company. Startups Uncensored. It will be an open and frank town-hall conversation with the Docstoc Family. See [link] (more)

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Company Companies Tips Web Development 100

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 26, 2020

I called an (ex) LP to tell him about her and my goals for her. Kara said “no” because she wanted to start her own company, which she did and I backed. Leadership is about recognizing your next generation of talent and helping lift them up. Or, maybe it’s just about getting out of the way and watching what they can achieve.

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Venture Capital Startup Invest CitySearch 361

Tech Zulu Event

JULY 18, 2013

Yelp, the company that connects consumers with great local businesses, has acquired SeatMe, a web and iPad-app based restaurant and nightlife reservation service. ” Yelp has has about one million U.S. The post Yelp Acquires SeatMe For About $12.7 Yelp will pay approximately $2.2 million by July 24th. million by July 24th.

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InfoChachkie

MAY 19, 2014

Quick - name a phone company. Yep, Facebook is a phone company. In order for them to take full advantage of Facebook the phone company, they will have to abandon traditional online marketing conventions. BIA/Kelsey reports that from 2011 to 2013 there was a 133% increase in the number of mobile phone calls to businesses.

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Company Companies Mobile Advertising 200

Berkonomics

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

When do you sell your company? Companies sometime run out of cash in the midst of their increasing success, and often find that sources of loans or investment are not freely flowing at the moment of need. Not so long ago, Basil Peters wrote his book, “Early Exits,” after analyzing 150 young companies and their exits.

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Pricing Invest Equity Entrepreneur 156

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 1, 2011

Even though it has been a long haul, it’s nice to see some optimism surfacing in 2011. Some companies turned to cutbacks over boosting financial reserves. A majority of small business leaders intend to be more aggressive in 2011 by implementing a range of actions to advance their businesses. Increase operating efficiencies.

Study 89

Study Startup Pricing Guide 89

socalTECH

APRIL 7, 2017

have dropped to the lowest rate of activity since Q4 of 2011, as venture capital investors continue to be shy about investing in startups, according to the latest PitchBook-NVCA Venture Monitor report. billion deployed to 1,797 companies nationaly in the first quarter of the year. Venture capital investments in the U.S.

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Invest Venture Capital Activity Report 147

SoCal Tech Calendar

MARCH 16, 2011

Tuesday, March 22, 2011 -- The Employee-Ownership Alternative: Building the Company You Want. Entrepreneurs have choices about the kind of company they want to create. By sharing equity ownership with the rest of your team, you can gain critical advantages that help the company grow  and on your own terms.

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Company Companies Venture Capital Equity 100

Tech Zulu Event

MAY 2, 2011

The 2011 ARE is bound to go above and beyond last year’s event. For Developers, programmers and technologists seeking the latest and greatest engines and tools for AR; learn from case studies and post mortems delivered by experienced developers from the leading companies in the space. Dates: May 17-18, 2011.

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Software Review Case Study Startup Technical Review 73

Tech.Co

DECEMBER 4, 2020

has a history with Tony, as he became an investor in the company in 2013, and built a lasting friendship with us as the Tech.co Tony was also our neighbor for 8 years in downtown Las Vegas, where the company grew its homebase and hosted monthly events for locals and visitors from around the world, with Hsieh’s Downtown Project.

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Commerce Statistics Customer Custom 206

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 27, 2012

One of the most interesting things about the Wall Street Journal's list of top startups in the U.S.? The number of IPOs of companies on the Journal's list from 2011 from Southern California matched the number of IPOs of Silicon Valley companies.

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Southern California Journal SoCal San Diego 223

socalTECH

APRIL 22, 2011

SVB said its Startup Outlook 2011 survey came from the responses of 375 U.S-based based private, venture capital backed software, hardware, life science, and cleantech companies. The study was conducted by independent market research firm Koski Research during February 2011.

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Report Startup Study Research 188

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 16, 2018

pointed at all of the companies in Los Angeles that came out of the demise of MySpace, and argues that the growth of Snap is about to trigger another wave of startups in the market. says it now has 75 companies in its portfolio with a combined enterprise value of $1.3 billion, with so far 9 of its companies acquired.

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Snapchat Venice Los Angeles Report 100

Tech Zulu Event

APRIL 26, 2011

2011 and Wherecamp 2011 just happened this past week. The conference coincided with the news that three-year-old start-up is looking to raise funds at a price that valuates Foursquare at about $500 million. Crowley is no stranger to selling companies and many are curious if he will stick around if someone scoops up Foursquare.

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Conference Startup Mobile Ideas 77

socalTECH

DECEMBER 17, 2012

Hulu , the online video streaming site headed by Jason Kilar, detailed its 2012 numbers today, saying that it will close the year with approximately $695M in revenues, a growth of over 65% since 2011. Hulu said its subscriber count more than doubled during the year.

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Hulu Blogging Advertising Sites 193

socalTECH

MARCH 27, 2013

in a new funding, part of an ongoing $30M funding for the company, according to a regulatory filing by the firm. No details of the funding have yet been announced by the company; the firm last announced a funding round in 2011. Idealab-based solar energy startup eSolar has just raised $12.8M

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Burbank Idealab Technical Review Competition 178

Xconomy

JUNE 25, 2019

A company that makes a mapping system to help doctors see high-resolution, 3D images of irregular heart rhythms in real time has raised $100 million in venture investment and a $70 million credit facility to fund its full-scale market launch. Acutus Medical, based in the northern San Diego community of Carlsbad, was founded in 2011.

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San Diego Invest Funding Help 80

socalTECH

DECEMBER 4, 2012

Well, visitors to Hollywood's Sunset and Vine are about to see just that, with the expansion of The Melt , a Silicon Valley, venture-backed grilled cheese shop founded by Flip video CEO Jonathan Kaplan. How often do you run into a top tier, Silicon Valley-backed grilled cheese sandwich shop in LA? READ MORE>>.

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Hollywood Capital Product Develop 187

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 6, 2012

I had been trading emails & Tweets with venture capitalist John Frankel and we were to meet in person in March 2011 at SxSW to talk about Klout and other investments he had made. I had been hanging around Klout for a year and many of my friends had angel funded the company and were champions. I was used to this debate.

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Cornerstone OnDemand Venture Capital GRP Partners Startup 303

socalTECH

JANUARY 29, 2016

The company, which designs battery-based energy storage devices which use LiFePO4 batteries to capture solar power and supply that power back to a home in the evening, said it will be manufacturing its devices in California. The German company started shipping its sonnenBatterie products in 2011. READ MORE>>.

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Los Angeles Startup Design Product 100

Tech Zulu Event

MAY 20, 2011

From attending the 2nd official Augmented Reality Event (2011) , the AR industry really seems to be getting some traction and moving itself beyond the buzz realm; into something a bit more substantial, seeing an ever-more increasing presence into consumer, commercial, and artistic realms. The winners of this one? Sorry, just had to).

Conference 69

Conference Startup Google Competition 69

Tech Zulu Event

APRIL 26, 2011

2011 and Wherecamp 2011 just happened this past week. The conference coincided with the news that three-year-old start-up is looking to raise funds at a price that valuates Foursquare at about $500 million. Crowley is no stranger to selling companies and many are curious if he will stick around if someone scoops up Foursquare.

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Conference Startup Mobile Ideas 63

socalTECH

JANUARY 26, 2012

The company's app, which is free, runs on the iPhone and allows users to post information about their travels, document their movements, share photos, and more. HipGeo debuted its app in September of 2011; the firm is backed by Morado Venture Partners, a seed-stage fund run by former Yahoo!

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eHarmony Yahoo San Diego Mobile 174

TechCrunch LA

JANUARY 29, 2020

Josh Kopelman of First Round Capital: we can look at every company we’ve ever funded, and learned that the time from first email/contact to term sheet has shrunk from 90 days in 2004 to just 9 today. Companies are raising some angel money or Y Combinator money.” KP used to be a small team doing hands-on company building.

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IBM IBM Venture Capital Invest 164

socalTECH

DECEMBER 3, 2014

Online real estate startup Zillow , which operates a major sales center in Irvine, is the target of an employment lawsuit which alleges the company created a "adult frat house culture" at the location. According to the lawsuit, a sales consultant at the company--who was fired in August--faced "repeated sexual overtures" from male supervisors.

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Sales Acquisition Startup Company 164

socalTECH

DECEMBER 21, 2010

We asked the same five questions of a variety of top technology entrepreneurs, investors, and others, to hear what they're thinking about, and are sharing it here over the next two weeks. In your opinion, what events, companies, or people made the biggest impact on the technology world in 2010? READ MORE>>.

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Truecar Southern California High Tech Startup 203

SoCal Tech Calendar

MARCH 31, 2011

Wednesday, April 6, 2011 -- An Update On The State of the Deal Market. As the 1st quarter comes to an end, what can we expect for the remainder of 2011? In 2010, there were 16,000 MandA transactions consummated, aggregating to nearly $1 billion in transaction value. See [link] (more)

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ACG Marketing Activity Company 100

socalTECH

DECEMBER 30, 2010

We asked the same five questions of a variety of top technology entrepreneurs, investors, and others, to hear what they're thinking about, and are sharing it here over the next two weeks. These companies have all experienced growth and we're expecting substantial value creation in 2011. Stay tuned.

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Venture Capital Capital Rustic Canyon Southern California 234

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 19, 2020

Marc Benioff was the master at community building and he knew that it was far better to let his customers stand up and talk about how they were using Salesforce in front of prospects. Bevy launched in 2017 and quickly helped companies like Atlassian, Duolingo, and Salesforce to scale hundreds of monthly in-person meetups and events.

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Software Startup Tool Platform 234

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 1, 2011

I say “struggle to overcome&# because I care about young people entering our industry with a set of realistic expectations about what “normal&# is. That’s how it felt then and a bit how it feels in May 2011. That’s how it felt then and a bit how it feels in May 2011. I did that?

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Startup Blogging Venture Capital Writing 391

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 19, 2017

(Hint: 60 million US Latinos driving US growth engine) I am beyond excited to announce the Herb Scannell has agreed to move from NYC to Los Angeles to take on the role of CEO at mitú, the fast growing Latino digital media company, serving more than 100 million monthly unique viewers. How about your largest increases in car sales?

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Media Content Course Technical Review 269

SoCal Tech Calendar

MARCH 24, 2011

Wednesday, March 30, 2011 -- "Profitability by Customer Experience: Lessons about Different and Better from the Best" Dr. Joely Gardner, Jeofrey Bean and Sean Van Tyne will make their OCPM debut this month at JT Schmid's in Tustin.

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Orange County Product Competition Customer 113