Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 14, 2014

My good friend Adam Lilling and I started Launchpad more than 5 years ago . I had witnessed a number of early-stage tech startups in LA raise seed capital from the Bay Area and relocate. By 2011 the market had started to change dramatically. When we started talking to Sam Teller we knew we had the perfect person.

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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. How does a startup like your fight such a dominant industry? Farbod Shoraka: We started out in the summer of 2011.

Beverly Hills 157

Beverly Hills Technical Review Design Startup 157

Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 26, 2011

K5Launch announced a new accelerator program that provides promising technology startups with a three-month intensive accelerator program for entrepreneurs in Southern California. SoCal is home to some of the greatest startup success stories. Date : Nov 9, 2011 – 5:30-8:30pm. Location : The Shark Club 841 Baker St.,

San Diego 66

San Diego Southern California Orange County SoCal 66

Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 26, 2011

K5Launch announced a new accelerator program that provides promising technology startups with a three-month intensive accelerator program for entrepreneurs in Southern California. SoCal is home to some of the greatest startup success stories. Date : Nov 9, 2011 – 5:30-8:30pm. Location : The Shark Club 841 Baker St.,

San Diego 56

San Diego Southern California Orange County SoCal 56

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 23, 2012

There are obvious reasons the industry has had less-than-desirable returns, including: massive over-funding of the sector, huge increases in inexperienced venture capitalists that took a decade to peter out, and the massive correction in the value of the public stock markets that closed many exit opportunities for half a decade.

Venture Capital 347

Venture Capital Capital Technical Review Startup 347

Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 30, 2010

My original thinking from Oct ’09 was, while I didn’t (and still don’t) have a crystal ball I worried that: consumers were over-stretched with debt (and make up 77% of the economy), unemployment would continue to rise, which in turn would drive the stock market south and cut the rate of M&A activity and VC investment even further.

Entrepreneur 298

Entrepreneur Venture Capital Technical Review Startup 298