SoCal Tech Calendar

MARCH 25, 2011

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Platform 100

Platform Coach Email Invest 100

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. I laid out the following goals: Hire investment partners with operating experience combined with investment experience and deeply committed to LA Tech, but with strong relationships in SF, NYC and beyond.

Venture Capital 150

Venture Capital Journal Invest Santa Monica 150

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 6, 2016

In 2011 I started using Instagram. But how can you invest in technology unless you’re going to use the tools and understand them? And honestly I love technology products and if you don’t try the newest stuff you’ll wake up an old person emailing from your Hotmail account with links to MapQuest over your dial-up AOL plan.

Snapchat 150

Snapchat Product Startup AMA 150

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. Other people were convinced including Kleiner Perkins who lead their $30 million fund raising in 2012 (they had previously also invested in 2011).

Cornerstone OnDemand 303

Cornerstone OnDemand Venture Capital GRP Partners Startup 303

Eric Greenspan

JULY 3, 2012

From 2008 to 2011, the company paid its own bills, we were cash flow positive and we believed we could maintain this trend indefinitely. But later in 2011, new customers slowed, appointment bookings slowed and average appointment time dropped. Then, we got a verbal yes on a decent capital investment. It was over. Of course).

Capital 234

Capital Pricing Press Custom 234

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 7, 2015

” I found myself nodding through all of it with quotes like, “Seed investing is the status symbol of Silicon Valley,” said Sam Altman. 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. All of my partners at Upfront do. Hua of Apptimize. ” Uhhuh.

Angel 150

Angel Startup Seed Funding Invest 150

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. Since I invest in lines, not dots , I worry about the rushed decision-making and over-hyping of deals. As Shervin said, it’s just email. My personal use.

Venture Capital 267

Venture Capital Writing Blogging Startup 267

InfoChachkie

JULY 18, 2012

From 2008 to 2011, the company paid its own bills, we were cash flow positive and we believed we could maintain this trend indefinitely. But later in 2011, new customers slowed, appointment bookings slowed and average appointment time dropped. Then, we got a verbal yes on a decent capital investment. It was over. Of course).

RSS 170

RSS Technical Review Capital Email 170

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 19, 2020

they could invest in entrepreneurial communities and the best founders would then bring in new founders. So instead of having to use a CRM, and an email platform, a video-hosting tool, a chat function, and a video publishing platform like YouTube, you have one complete solution in one product. And it would be?

Software 234

Software Startup Tool Platform 234

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. 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.

Snapchat 65

Snapchat Product Email Social Media 65

InfoChachkie

OCTOBER 15, 2012

There are many paths into the VC world, but they can generally be lumped into two categories: (i) serial entrepreneurship, and (ii) tech-oriented investment banking. In contrast, an Angel Investor is someone who invests their own capital. According to the NVCA, only 45 first-time funds were launched in 2011.

Venture Capital 242

Venture Capital Technical Review Invest RSS 242

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. They typically don't invest in companies that are in the startup phase. They used Gmail and Gsuite for email and calendar. They didn't have to buy a server or anything.

Startup 113

Startup Canoga Park Email Google 113

socalTECH

MAY 25, 2012

For Scott Ferreira , the founder of MySocialCloud.com (www.mysocialcloud.com), it was an investment from Sir Richard Branson and Jerry Murdock. We sent in our resumes, an application about what we were doing, and after probably just two or three emails back and forth with one of his secretaries, he asked us to get to Miami in 48 hours.

Startup 239

Startup CTO Coach Content Web 239

SoCal CTO

JANUARY 5, 2011

Vivek Wadwha - Campus Entrepreneurship , November 19, 2010 Best Practices for Introduction Emails - Israel Venture Capital 2.0 , March 25, 2010 Weekend Reading - The Mogul Mom , October 1, 2010 Make informal advisors part of the team. Berkonomics , November 29, 2010 Rice Alliance IT/Web 2.0

Startup 378

Startup Venture Capital Blogging CTO Coach 378

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.

Marketing 233

Marketing Blogging Startup Venture Capital 233

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 19, 2011

Matt was one of my inspirations behind Launchpad LA (yes, we’re going to have a program in 2011 – news very, very soon). Matt’s commitment to re-investing in tech startups is reminiscent to this great Fred Wilson post of “recycling capital. &#. Here’s a summary of our interview. That was a quick meeting!!

Acquisition 304

Acquisition Startup Custom Customer 304

Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 28, 2011

He bases the success of his company on 2 things; one, how many “thank you” emails he gets per day for being an awesome company and two, how many people sign up for the AppSumo email list. His email list is everything. When someone purchases your product, get their email to be able to invite them to the next soirée.

Metrics 87

Metrics Email Startup Technical Review 87

socalTECH

NOVEMBER 30, 2009

Email is becoming ineffective, and by 2011 there will be three times more smart phones than computers. We invested our own money, about $150,000, and took $150,000 in bridge financing. There are more people, doings things en masse, but in smaller amounts. The total round was $250,000 in cash plus $170,000 in assets.

Mobile 162

Mobile Web Startup Custom 162

Tech Zulu Event

JUNE 17, 2011

So with out further ado I present the Spotlight: LA Tech Summer 2011 Judges! OrganicStartup incubates and accelerates innovative ventures by providing them with strategic early-stage investment, advisory, and operational assistance. Entries will be closed for company submissions at midnight of July 4th, 2011. Event Details.

Tech Coast Angels 100

Tech Coast Angels Idealab Angel Design 100

SoCal Delicious

AUGUST 28, 2012

I love to rib the Winklevoss twins as much as anyone , but focusing more on California does seem like a smart move to show that they are serious about tech investing. Feel free to directly email us at tips@techcrunch.com. 2011 Holiday. Your guide for the best gadget gifts of 2011. Have a Tip, Pitch or Guest Column?

SoCal 77

SoCal Southern California Startup Tips 77

socalTECH

OCTOBER 30, 2013

The florist business center we launched recently empowers florists, with tools to run email marketing campaigns, reach out through social media, and even gives them a point of sale system and website builder. Farbod Shoraka: We started out in the summer of 2011. We partner with them, and give them tools to help their business.

Beverly Hills 157

Beverly Hills Technical Review Design Startup 157

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. Although estimates of Google’s total investment vary, the industry insiders I spoke with believe it exceeded $100 million. Share and Enjoy.

Google 133

Google Develop Development Funding 133

Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 27, 2011

So with out further ado I present the Spotlight: LA Tech Fall 2011 Judges! OrganicStartup incubates and accelerates innovative ventures by providing them with strategic early-stage investment, advisory, and operational assistance. Entries will be closed for company submissions at midnight of October 16th, 2011. Event Details.

Tech Coast Angels 96

Tech Coast Angels Idealab Angel Startup 96

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 4, 2011

I invested in a company whose goal is to bring low-cost computing to inner-city schools in America. If we’re lucky enough to continue to invest in our academic institutions and attract the brightest from around the world then we must do everything possible to make it easy for them to stay in our country upon graduation. Why bother?

Startup 290

Startup Education Help Screening 290

Tech Zulu Event

AUGUST 22, 2012

Before joining WePay, Bill worked in technology investment banking at Jefferies & Company, where he advised enterprise software, digital media, and financial technology companies on M&A and capital market transactions. BusinessWeek named Bill and Rich two of the Best Young Tech Entrepreneurs of 2011.

Startup 71

Startup Tool Capital Custom 71

SoCal CTO

DECEMBER 1, 2010

Equity-Only CTO and Equity-Only Developers - SoCal CTO , November 1, 2010 I had a recent email dialog with the founder of a company looking for a CTO for their startup. We had several emails back and forth where he provided basic details on the concept. Clearly it'd be more accurate to say "sometime in Q1 2011."

Technical Review 175

Technical Review Startup Product Technology 175

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. Xavor invest through our dependable consulting services. We have helped many other startups through our carefully designed investment model. wonder what that might be?

CalTech 100

CalTech Technical Review Company Companies 100

InfoChachkie

AUGUST 8, 2016

Founded in 2011, Z Supply, LLC has created five women’s fashion brands with a sixth brand and extension into Men’s, launching Spring 2017. The key takeaways from our initial launch were one, invest a bit more money on marketing up front, because it builds your “shopping” customer base, which pays off in folds down the road.

Sites 100

Sites Sales Santa Barbara Design 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.

Social Network 318

Social Network Networking Web 2.0 Startup 318

SoCal Delicious

OCTOBER 8, 2012

In Santa Monica, the median price of homes jumped 16% in the first eight months of 2012 compared with 2011, after a 9% decline over the same period the year before, according to Multiple Listing Service data compiled by Paul Habibi, a professor at the University of California, Los Angeles. 2012, compared with the same period in 2011.

Los Angeles 44

Los Angeles Software Review Technical Review Journal 44

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. David Cohen from TechStars, someone I look up to as an entrepreneur, says that they don’t invest in ideas, but teams.

Social Network 92

Social Network Networking Training Summary 92

Tech Zulu Event

AUGUST 27, 2013

Do you believe in crowdfunding over the traditional ways of investing? Kate Drane: It is not about who prefers crowdfunding over investing and vice versa. What IndieGoGo allowed us to do was start a campaign on October 2011 and we had a goal set at $10,000. If you want to build up your momentum fast, create an email list.

Startup 74

Startup Funding Capital Help 74