InfoChachkie

OCTOBER 15, 2012

I define a "VC" as, "a professional investor who deploys third-party funds into relatively early-stage companies." In contrast, the operational experiences required to take a company from its founding through a successful exit are additive to early-stage startups. In contrast, an Angel Investor is someone who invests their own capital.

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Venture Capital Technical Review Invest RSS 242

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 27, 2013

What''s interesting, is that in 2011, there were seven large ad-tech firms which had all planned to go public and hired bankers. Now, a new breed of companies is finally making it out, which has had a huge impact on valuations. There''s a huge backlog of companies trying to make it out. How about mergers and acquisitions?

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 30, 2011

I believe that over capitalizing companies too early often favors the VC. In the late 90′s I saw a dangerous trend creeping into the startup world, which was that companies were suddenly raising huge amounts of money too early in their existence. Over funding often produces bad behavior in early-stage companies.

Development Team Review 374

Development Team Review Technical Review Startup Resource 374

socalTECH

OCTOBER 26, 2016

We spoke earlier with Cody Simms , Executive Director of Techstars America and who leads the program in LA, to hear more about why the startup accelerator operator is opening up its third accelerator here, why Los Angeles has turned out to be one of the leading sources for startups across its network, as well as Cody's advice to entrepreneurs.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 30, 2013

The startup--which is part of MuckerLab--landed a seed funding round last week, so we thought we''d catch up with founder and CEO Farbod Shoraka to dig deeper into the company''s goals and service. You mention the big companies, like FTD, 1-800 Flowers, etc. However, for us, it''s more about empowering the local florist.

Beverly Hills 157

Beverly Hills Technical Review Design Startup 157

Tech Zulu Event

JULY 16, 2013

Today’s startup innovators come from about six hours south of Silicon Valley. Their roster of success includes numerous pioneering tech companies, many of which continue to be industry leaders today — Overture, BillMeLater, CitySearch, and more. Incubator: Amplify LA. Silicon Valley? That’s so yesterday.

Startup 111

Startup Snapchat Venice Social Media 111

Tech.Co

MARCH 8, 2018

She’s also an advisor and connector to portfolio companies, and consults other angel groups to develop business plans. She began her career as an engineer at Cisco Systems and later cofounded a mobile gaming company. Thomas Flake, Founder of PTI Incubator & Founder of bcause. Joanne Chen, Partner at Foundation Capital.

Technical Review 70

Technical Review Startup Software Review Entrepreneur 70

Tech Zulu Event

FEBRUARY 21, 2014

It’s been a short, but action packed few months since we were introduced to The Immunity Project ‘s goal to “develop a free vaccine for HIV/AIDS” The organization’s aptly named Twitter handle is @hackHIV and they’re the second nonprofit organization ever to be backed by Bay Area Incubator, Y-Combinator (YC).

Artificial Inteligence 110

Artificial Inteligence AMA Organization Research 110

Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 26, 2011

Accepted applicants will not only be eligible for a pre-seed fund up to $25K to begin developing a prototype, they will also be guided through the process of building a lean company during K5Launch. Fellow co-founder, Ray Chan explained that “turning an idea into a company is a daunting, lengthy and scary journey.

San Diego 66

San Diego Southern California Orange County SoCal 66

Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 26, 2011

Accepted applicants will not only be eligible for a pre-seed fund up to $25K to begin developing a prototype, they will also be guided through the process of building a lean company during K5Launch. Fellow co-founder, Ray Chan explained that “turning an idea into a company is a daunting, lengthy and scary journey.

San Diego 56

San Diego Southern California Orange County SoCal 56

Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 10, 2012

TenHands was Incorporated on January 11, 2011 and launched its first alpha service in November of 2011, private beta in April 2011 and open beta in July 2012. where he led the incubated startup to $300m in revenues as the fastest growing Service Provider for Collaboration services to include video, web, and audio.

Cloud Computing 65

Cloud Computing Software Platform Startup 65

SoCal Delicious

OCTOBER 8, 2012

COMPANY FB COMPANY|FB. COMPANY GOOG COMPANY|GOOG. COMPANY YHOO COMPANY|YHOO. COMPANY MSFT COMPANY|MSFT. COMPANY TSLA COMPANY|TSLA. PIXELS IN PARADISE | Andrew Frame, founder of the Internet-telephone company Ooma, paid $5.5 Financial News. Professor Journal. SmartMoney.

Los Angeles 44

Los Angeles Software Review Technical Review Journal 44

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 23, 2012

I have been close to the tech & startup sectors for more than 20 years and I can’t think of a period in which I felt more optimistic about the innovation and value creation I see in front of us. Cloud computing and the open source movements have brought down the costs of starting a company by more than 90%.

Venture Capital 347

Venture Capital Capital Technical Review Startup 347

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 26, 2013

is already well above the dot.com bubble of 15 years ago, although we have slipped a bit this year from the high point of 320 new entrepreneurs out of 100,000 adults in 2011. According to a report just out, a record 156 operating companies went public in the U.S. Startup incubators and accelerators are popping up everywhere.

Startup 109

Startup Entrepreneur Social Media Satisfaction 109

Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 30, 2010

Let me preface by saying I obviously have a vested interest in being wrong about tough times ahead but as the old saying goes, “hope for best, plan for the worst.”. Let me preface by saying I obviously have a vested interest in being wrong about tough times ahead but as the old saying goes, “hope for best, plan for the worst.”.

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