Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 14, 2013

Creating awareness for your brand and products is one of the lifebloods of technology startups yet in a world where so many companies are being created it becomes difficult to rise above the noise. Ever notice how some companies tend to be in the press all the time and your big new product launch struggled for inches? I am a VC.

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Tech Zulu Event

FEBRUARY 29, 2012

While watching a Mixergy interview I was so inspired by Andrew Warner really grilling his interviewees asking them exactly how they started that it inspired me to ask myself what is the one panel I wish I had when I first launched my company in my late teens. When: March 11th 9am (During South by Southwest 2012). You can read it here.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

NOVEMBER 26, 2012

Saturday, December 1, 2012 -- Intro to the Los Angeles Startup Community. We will canvas key events/meetups to attend, people, companies, VCs, blogs, hot issues, and more. General Assembly. Sam Teller, Managing Director, Launchpad LA.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

OCTOBER 10, 2012

Saturday, October 13, 2012 -- Intro to the LA Startup Community. We will canvas key events/meetups to attend, people, companies, VCs, blogs, hot issues, and more. We will canvas key events/meetups to attend, people, companies, VCs, blogs, hot issues, and more. Sam Teller, Managing Director, Launchpad LA.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 20, 2012

And she didn’t start her company in Northern California. Tracy built her company, Recycled Media , out of necessity. She drove her company to profitability before paying herself a modest salary. She put all of her savings into her company. So Tracy began keeping a blog about … (what else?)

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socalTECH

AUGUST 27, 2018

However, the company's technology team, Walmart Labs (www.walmartlabs.com)--which said this month that it is planning on major growth in San Diego is responsible for the company's key supply chain technology, online e-commerce site, and much more. started in August of 2012. Claude Jones: We've been here for six years to date.We

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socalTECH

AUGUST 27, 2018

However, the company's technology team, Walmart Labs (www.walmartlabs.com)--which said this month that it is planning on major growth in San Diego is responsible for the company's key supply chain technology, online e-commerce site, and much more. started in August of 2012. Claude Jones: We've been here for six years to date.We

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TechCrunch LA

APRIL 12, 2018

The company is ServiceTitan, and its market… is air conditioners. Founded by Ara Mahdessian and Vahe Kuzoyan in 2012, ServiceTitan is very much an up-and-coming billion-dollar business that’s a family (minded) affair. The two men built a suite of services to help contractors like their fathers manage their businesses.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 9, 2016

But he also got more Latino votes proportionally than Mitt Romney did in 2012. yes, I get those) … There is an unfollow button on Twitter and Facebook and Snapchat and this blog on Medium. This isn’t my work blog or my company blog or a venture capital blog. This is MY blog.

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From the Venture Trenches

APRIL 19, 2013

The site also has the backing of some prominent technology investors including Jeff Bezos the founder and CEO of Amazon, who just sunk $5 million into company and joins the likes of Mark Andreesen and Allen and Company as co-investors. Online, he said, he neither makes recommendations nor offers financial advice.”

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Xconomy

JUNE 16, 2020

Gene sequencing company Pacific Biosciences of California is seeking two new leaders in the wake of retirement announcements by a pair of longtime top executives. Previously Hunkapiller, a DNA sequencing industry veteran, spent more than. Read more » Reprints | Share: UNDERWRITERS AND PARTNERS.

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Xconomy

MARCH 28, 2019

Founders Jared Tagney and Joshua Windmiller, who met while in grad school at UC San Diego, started the company in 2012 as Electrozyme. The company began focusing on the technology it is currently developing in 2015, Tagney said. Biosensor startup Biolinq said Thursday it has raised $4.75

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From the Venture Trenches

APRIL 19, 2013

The site also has the backing of some prominent technology investors including Jeff Bezos the founder and CEO of Amazon, who just sunk $5 million into company and joins the likes of Mark Andreesen and Allen and Company as co-investors. Online, he said, he neither makes recommendations nor offers financial advice.”

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Xconomy

DECEMBER 3, 2019

Since 2012 it has raised more than $50 million to bolster the development and application of its tech, which has been used by pharmaceutical and agrochemical companies, as well as by universities and hospitals across 40 countries.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 22, 2008

Santa Monica-based Mahalo, the search and news site run by Jason Calacanis, has cut 10 percent of the firm's staff, Calacanis said in a post on his blog Wednesday. The cuts will give the company runway past 2012. Calacanis said that the moves were due to a "challenging economic environment."

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 28, 2013

Companies being created has continued to go up dramatically making managing dealflow nearly impossible. I’m thankful to the associates at Upfront Ventures for helping me to evaluate our new opportunities and for helping me be prepared for issues with our portfolio companies. Finally, thank you to the readers of this blog.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 6, 2012

I had been hanging around Klout for a year and many of my friends had angel funded the company and were champions. He was an early investor in Klout and was the most compelling voice I had heard on why the company would become hugely relevant. Nobody had any sound logic on why Klout would be successful. His latest passion?

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 7, 2012

Citing numbers from th ecomScore July 2012 report, the Los Angeles-based site--which is part of AtomicOnline--said it now has nearly 25 million readers. Online women's publishing site SheKnows has bumped into the 50 largest web properties in the U.S., the site said this week.

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Xconomy

NOVEMBER 2, 2018

The company unveiled the new digs Thursday, about a month after moving in, with a ceremonial ribbon cutting. Since its founding in 2012, the firm has grown to about 200 employees across 28 countries. Read more » Reprints | Share: UNDERWRITERS AND PARTNERS.

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Xconomy

NOVEMBER 1, 2017

In 2011, Techstars began launching accelerators that focused on startups innovating in a specific sector in partnership with big companies. It partnered with Nike in Portland, OR , on apparel-related technology in 2012 and with Barclays on fintech in 2014. But then the real growth started happening.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 13, 2012

The New York Times recently ran an article titled, “ Tech Companies Leave Phone Calls Behind.” The premise of the article is that in an increasingly online world ruled by techies who don’t want to talk on the phone, the era of being able to call the company in which you do business is winding down. Let me explain: 1.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 14, 2014

It’s why the first company I ever invested in as a VC – Invoca – just announced a $20 million funding by Accel Partners. Some quick data that I pulled from EmailisNotDead.com (mid 2012). In a way it feels intuitive to us – the readers of this blog – because we’re the tech crowd. There are 2.9

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Xconomy

AUGUST 14, 2019

Wireless giant Qualcomm has appointed Mark McLaughlin , the former CEO of network security company Palo Alto Networks, as chairman of its board of directors. McLaughlin joined Silicon Valley-based Palo Alto Networks (NYSE: PANW ) as president and CEO in 2011, ahead of its 2012 IPO.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 17, 2013

If you haven’t already followed me on Twitter, that’s the fastest way to get blog updates. In my first enterprise software company we developed a methodology for sales that we called PUCCKA. Take for example the years 2010-2012 where every brand out there seemed to be buying Facebook “Likes.” Click here.

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 17, 2012

And it got me thinking about all of the people like him behind the scenes who never get recognized for their significant contributions to the success of companies. She was lamenting that some startups simply see their PR company as merely somebody who corrals the press when you want to get some inches. And it’s not just lawyers.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 8, 2014

Not all of these products & companies came from Silicon Valley but the overwhelming majority did. Open source computing, which reduced costs to start a company by 90%. To be clear we will continue to see great infrastructure companies built and these will mostly come from Silicon Valley. All great communication companies.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 18, 2017

Recently the firms two founding partners (and also Managing Partners) —  Fred Wilson and Brad Burnham  — decided to transition management of the firm to Andy Weissman (who joined in 2012) and Albert Wenger (joined in 2008 and writes one of the most thoughtful blogs in our industry ).

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InfoChachkie

JULY 18, 2012

However, Eric recently posted the following insights on his blog. Make It Work was an amazing company. With over 38,000 cult-like testimonials, one cannot dispute the company delivered a valuable service in a way like no other company has come close. The company achieved many milestones along the way. I was wrong.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 17, 2012

In his blog he says, “I responded that I thought it was stupid. Whatever you’re trying to brand – your company, your community or yourself – this is the first exercise I would recommend that you start with. The people I know in LA building serious companies ARE working their asses off. LA should be LA.”

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Eric Greenspan

JANUARY 24, 2016

After being what I assume is the subject of one or more of Seth David’s emotionally charged blog posts, I’ve decided it’s time to respond. This blog post is for information purposes only and my only intention is to move forward. In 2012, my company plundered and it was horrific…bygones.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 31, 2011

One of Urbandig's co-founders, Mike Macadaan -- the former VP of User Experience at MySpace, and creator of the technology conference Twiistup--sat down to talk to us about the company. He's fairly well known, he funded another company called Punchd, which recently sold to Google. What's the idea behind Urbandig?

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socalTECH

JUNE 19, 2014

We caught up with Jeff Overall , the founder of PolarPro, to better understand the company--plus the popularity of accessories specifically for GoPro cameras. What''s the story behind the company? I saw that there were a few solutions out there people were blogging about out there, mostly about taping polarized filters on the cameras.

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SoCal Delicious

AUGUST 28, 2012

August 24, 2012 10:24 AM. Orange County alone is home to more than 300 medical device companies with world-renowned leadership in ophthalmic and cardiovascular devices – a far cry from the “silicone” valley that Ms. MYTH 2: Silicon Valley companies will always have the best shot at funding. blog comments powered by Disqus.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 7, 2013

Anyone who reads this blog frequently will know that I am a big believer in low-cost video content and specifically the power of YouTube as a content creation & distribution platform. Ynon & I first discussed Maker in early 2012. The industry finally has one of their own at the helm of the largest YouTube network.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 25, 2011

It’s nearly impossible to get a services company financed by VCs. They feel very confident they can hit $18 – 20 million in 2012. And stop effing around trying to create a product company.&#. You’re a small fish. Why Shouldn’t Most Services Businesses Raise VC?

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 14, 2012

In our company (Andersen Consulting) voicemail ruled. This was by far my favorite film of 2012 and was totally unexpected. If you haven’t seen it – do yourself a favor and don’t read any blogs about the movie and don’t ask friends. ”) or to send / receive work instructions from a colleague.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 1, 2012

Don’t start podcasting, blogging, tweeting, “friending” on Facebook, and posting YouTube videos until you know what your messages are, who will manage them, who your audience is, and how they and you are going to benefit from the content and relationship. Many companies believe that getting involved in social media is easy.

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