Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 10, 2016

I joined Upfront Ventures in 2007 and took over as co-Managing Partner in 2011 along with the founder, Yves Sisteron. 7 times out of 10 he knows what’s going on before I do and is either slipping a paper on my desk, texting me or emailing me something about to go down. He’s a force of nature. Upfront is now truly a team.

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Venture Capital Journal Invest Santa Monica 150

Tech.Co

JULY 31, 2017

After being disrupted with an email notification, an average person will need 23 minutes and 15 seconds to regain their focus again. The hacks below should help you do just that. While back in 2011, a cell phone user received or made 12 phone calls a day on average, the number has dropped to just 6 calls in 2015.

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Snapchat Product Email Social Media 65

socalTECH

MARCH 19, 2012

Are you the sort of person who relies on your friends to help you figure out the best places to explore on the web? Tim Sae Koo: What we try to do, is help you and your friends discover the web, through each other. Tim Sae Koo: I just graduated from USC in December of 2011, with a business entrepreneurship degree.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 17, 2017

Nimble's software connects to your email, social accounts, and more, and helps you track your customers, sales prospects, sales pipeline, and much much more. Businesses in 2009, 2010, and 2011, when they wanted to start a business, they didn't buy a Novell or use Exchange. They used Gmail and Gsuite for email and calendar.

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Startup Canoga Park Email Google 113

InfoChachkie

SEPTEMBER 28, 2011

Guy’s latest book, Enchantment , was released in March of 2011, to overwhelmingly upbeat reviews. In Art Of The Start , you encourage your readers to be responsive and to strive to return emails within 24-hours. You even include your email address at the back of the book. I wish there were magic bullets.

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Santa Barbara Technical Review Social Media Startup 262

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 27, 2011

Shervin Pishevar, another person who I respect wrote the following on Twitter, “ Saying you don’t like @AngelList is like saying you don’t like Email. Babak Nivi is one of the most understated, helpful & important people on the entrepreneur / startup scene in NorCal. As Shervin said, it’s just email.

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Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 11, 2011

This means more people sign up for your email list when you have the pop up box than when you don’t. An email list is exactly how it sounds, a collection of people’s emails who have visited your site. That’s the sensation people have when they continuously see the email capture image. Have an email capture.

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Blogging Email Writing Sites 83

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 7, 2015

I myself coined the term ENIFA (everyone now is a f **g angel) in 2011 but it didn’t stick as well as the term Unicorn did. I see emails from angel syndicates all the time for companies I hadn’t even given 2 seconds thought about investing and I get full info, pitch deck and info about the round size and timing.

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Angel Startup Seed Funding Invest 150

Xconomy

JULY 10, 2016

When I told Larry Bock in an email about four months ago that I had been diagnosed with cancer, the renowned San Diego life sciences investor asked if he might see me at UC San Diego’s Moores Cancer Center. In another email exchange a month later, he wrote, “I am too weak to take on any new activities.”.

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San Diego Startup Avalon Venture Capital 40

socalTECH

OCTOBER 30, 2013

So, I decided to take a leap of faith, and leave my comfy corporate job, and go around to flower shops and get a full understanding of how they operate, how they run their business, and help solve this problem. We partner with them, and give them tools to help their business. Farbod Shoraka: We started out in the summer of 2011.

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Beverly Hills Technical Review Design Startup 157

Tech Zulu Event

JUNE 17, 2011

To help curate and show off the best that LA has to offer we called in a few friends. So with out further ado I present the Spotlight: LA Tech Summer 2011 Judges! Alex previously helped lead the Proto Group at Idealab, working to determine the feasibility of new business ideas. When: Thursday, July 14th, 2011 – 6:00 p.m.

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Tech Coast Angels Idealab Angel Design 100

Tech.Co

SEPTEMBER 21, 2015

Since launching 2011 global membership has grown to be over 500k people actively collaborating and supporting each other to move film and television projects forward. Throughout the 90s he ran a consulting business with his brother that helped traditional companies establish an online presence. The stage is now global.

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Education Entertainment Class Manhattan Beach 81

Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 11, 2012

YouTube claims the new search tools also help users find videos faster as they give hints as one types the search and lets users sort through videos or channels, comments simultaneously as they watching another video. It also allows you to share on Google+, Facebook or text message in the app, as well as to Twitter and email.

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Google Outsource Development Screening Mobile 69

InfoChachkie

JULY 23, 2012

Rejecting the paint-by-numbers approach to corporate communications deployed by most marketing executives, Brad has embraced unconventional guerilla marketing tactics to help establish his venture capital firm, Foundry Group, as a thought leader in early-stage tech investing. companies should… focus on building amazing products.

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socalTECH

MAY 25, 2012

Scott Ferreira: MySocialCloud helps user manage their online life, through three tools. By the end of my sophomore year, I decided to go after this full time, and that's when I officially brought on a CTO, Shiv Prakash, and we went at it in the summer of 2011, and the rest is kind of history. First off, what is MySocialCloud?

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Startup CTO Coach Content Web 239

Tech Zulu Event

AUGUST 31, 2011

A number of web services has popped up in recent years that has helped cater to people with busy lives. May 4, 2011 was the official launch date). Zipments couriers have three requirements: a verified, text-enabled cell phone, a valid email address and a verified PayPal account. A few months later, Zipments was born.

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Los Angeles Angel Examples Mobile 79

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 4, 2011

I wish we had better policies to help those that weren’t born with the same educational backgrounds as I was since education seems to be the great divider in terms of future opportunities. As Charles would tell you, even small donations help make young kids dreams come true. Let them stay and help create jobs.

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Startup Education Help Screening 290

Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 27, 2011

To help curate and show off the best that LA has to offer we called in a few friends. So with out further ado I present the Spotlight: LA Tech Fall 2011 Judges! Alex previously helped lead the Proto Group at Idealab, working to determine the feasibility of new business ideas. When: Thursday, October 27th, 2011 – 6:00 p.m.

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Tech Coast Angels Idealab Angel Startup 96

Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 18, 2012

I’ve been on the road much of 2012 and part of 2011. But you realize that you can be more helpful as a coach. Investor emails. Hell, I send those emails. I didn’t sleep much back then. I was on the road much and I internalized much of the stress so that others didn’t have to. And so it goes again.

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Blogging Press Entrepreneur Venture Capital 420

Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 20, 2011

After months of submissions and the amazing help from our judges , the Spotlight is shinning down on awesome companies that were born right out of Southern California. When: Thursday, October 27th, 2011 – 7:00 p.m. upStart.LA is a startup accelerator based in Los Angeles that helps tech entrepreneurs get their business up and going.

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UCLA Company Companies Idealab 102

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 19, 2011

A friend helped him get out of this situation and changed Matt’s life forever. Matt was one of my inspirations behind Launchpad LA (yes, we’re going to have a program in 2011 – news very, very soon). He is very hands-on and helpful – especially for any company looking into customer acquisition.

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Acquisition Startup Customer Custom 304

Tech Zulu Event

AUGUST 27, 2013

But some larger companies, such as Canonical, came to the crowdfunding community to help them fund projects like the Ubuntu Edge. To help us with our financial needs, we looked towards crowdfunding, or more specifically, IndieGoGo. What IndieGoGo allowed us to do was start a campaign on October 2011 and we had a goal set at $10,000.

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Startup Funding Capital Help 74

InfoChachkie

JULY 9, 2012

During the latter half of 2011, Google awarded a number of leading YouTubers and nascent Internet TV networks grants of $1 million to $2 million. One of the best examples of this integration is DeStorm’s November 2011 video in which he raps about Ryobi tools while running through the aisles at Home Depot. Share and Enjoy.

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Google Develop Development Funding 133

From the Venture Trenches

APRIL 30, 2013

The Amplify partners are dedicated to helping their entrepreneurs build the best companies possible and they throw themselves into it with great passion. We heard how Jeff transitioned from a start-up founder to an institutional investor when he helped found Amplify towards the end of 2011.

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Web Design Social Media Seed Funding Design 103

Tech Zulu Event

APRIL 23, 2013

Founded in the summer of 2011 and their first product out a few weeks ago amSTATS wants to help users to follow fitness events and programs near them and find a great fitness trainer to help them stay fit. Really great feedback that’s going to help us build an awesome product. How many users? There’s something like 4.5

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Social Network Networking Training Summary 92

From the Venture Trenches

APRIL 30, 2013

The Amplify partners are dedicated to helping their entrepreneurs build the best companies possible and they throw themselves into it with great passion. We heard how Jeff transitioned from a start-up founder to an institutional investor when he helped found Amplify towards the end of 2011.

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Web Design Social Media Seed Funding Design 40

Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 21, 2011

We want to provide our audience with not only amazing presenting startups/newly released products (submissions still open Apply Here ) but also outstanding people that can help you grow as an entrepreneur and lead a successful business. Entries will be closed for company submissions at midnight of October 16th, 2011.

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Tsavo Idealab Tech Coast Angels Userplane 76

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 19, 2020

with $15 million to Prove It The venture capital world has started firing up a few cylinders again and looking for businesses that it believes will help us all succeed in ways that resonate with new ways of working as we begin to return to work. Bevy is Emerging as a Leader in Software for Building Virtual Communities?—?with

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Software Startup Tool Platform 234

InfoChachkie

OCTOBER 15, 2012

This probably won't lead directly to a job as a VC, but it will help you execute the next task. Hang Out With VCs - VCs love free help. This process helped me determine to what extent I enjoyed the transition from operator to investor. According to the NVCA, only 45 first-time funds were launched in 2011. Share and Enjoy.

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Venture Capital Technical Review Invest RSS 242

Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 28, 2011

To prove that point, tonight I had the privilege of hearing him speak at Lean LA , a Los Angeles group that helps high tech start-ups build great companies on a budget. He told us how important it is to empower our team to make decisions that will help achieve company goals. His email list is everything. Isn’t that old school?

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Metrics Email Startup Technical Review 87

InfoChachkie

JANUARY 12, 2015

One of my top former students, Fredi Fernandez , recently sent me a compelling email. He founded Alpha Origins in 2011. Although he has helped a number of startups gain traction, he is now questioning if he should flee Spain, given the recent passage of the unprecedented Exit Tax, which seeks to tax potential, unrealized wealth.

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Entrepreneur Startup Santa Barbara Venture Capital 100

InfoChachkie

JULY 30, 2012

I always enjoy a great guerilla marketing story, such as TestFlight’s use of T-shirts and Tacos to gain Steve Jobs’ attention at Apple’s 2011 developers’ conference. However at the 2011 Hospitality Conference, he allowed his desire to make an impact impair his reasoning when he hired a band of masked parcours. Don’t Try Too Hard.

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Marketing Conference RSS Angel 209

Tech Zulu Event

JULY 8, 2011

Their all new all electric car is set to be released for sale in limited quantities at the end of 2011. When: Thursday, July 14th, 2011 – 6:00 p.m. If you believe that you have a great idea that has a potential to sell and you need help in product development, we are here for your help. wonder what that might be?

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CalTech Technical Review Company Companies 100

Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 5, 2010

We had email, instant messaging, group calendars, discussion boards, etc. They had a proprietary browser, their own search engine, their own content, chat rooms, email system, etc. But AOL brought online services, email, chat and discussion boards to the masses and thus educated a generation that paved the way for others.

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Social Network Networking Web 2.0 Startup 318

socalTECH

NOVEMBER 30, 2009

I spent the last year at a venture capital fund, helping people to prepare broken businesses. Email is becoming ineffective, and by 2011 there will be three times more smart phones than computers. I'm a serial entrepreneur, and have started five companies. What attracted you to this particular business?

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Tech Zulu Event

AUGUST 22, 2012

The name came from the earliest iteration of our product, which helped groups of people pool money for shared expenses. BusinessWeek named Bill and Rich two of the Best Young Tech Entrepreneurs of 2011. The two also wanted technology that could help them collect money from friends for school/social groups and weekend trips.

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Startup Tool Capital Customer 71

Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 13, 2011

He gives up the goods and a few tips on what you could do to help market your company. Above is an interview we did with Patrick at BlogWorld Expo New York 2011. Yes, social media is all the buzz right now but so was search a couple years ago and email before that. How do you market the Funniest site on the internet?

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