SoCal Tech Calendar

MAY 18, 2012

Thursday, May 24, 2012 -- LAVA hosts PwC's Shaking the MoneyTree. Please join LAVA, PwC and a distinguished panel of industry experts and local VCs for their insights on the results of the Q1 2012 PwC/National Venture Capital Association MoneyTree Report based on data from Thomson Reuters. See [link] (more)

LAVA 113

LAVA Study Venture Capital Press 113

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. Thus a record number of entrepreneurs (and employees) are getting rich. According to a report just out, a record 156 operating companies went public in the U.S.

Startup 109

Startup Entrepreneur Social Media Satisfaction 109

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 21, 2013

There are about 80 million of them, and nearly two-thirds of them are already in the work place as entrepreneurs or with jobs. According to a recent Gallup® poll , fewer Americans aged 18 to 29 worked full time for an employer in June 2013 (43.6%) than did so in June 2012 (47.0%). Lighten your load with technology.

Tips 93

Tips Entrepreneur Startup Tool 93

Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 16, 2014

I knew eventually people would realize that the Kauffman Report and all the talk of VC returns were rear-view mirror analyses. Our last fund we raised was in 2012 and we began investing it in April of 2012. Just like with entrepreneurs – you know that raising money is just the start. Was it hard to raise the fund?

Venture Capital 396

Venture Capital Funding Technical Review Startup 396

socalTECH

AUGUST 21, 2012

OCTANe , the Orange County-based organization helping to bolster the high tech industry and entrepreneurs, reported this morning that in the first half of 2012, companies participating in its startup accelerator have raised a total of $26.8M in funding.

OCTANE 150

OCTANE Orange County High Tech Mentor 150

SoCal Tech Calendar

JUNE 6, 2012

Tuesday, June 12, 2012 -- PortTechLA Forum - June. PortTechLA's monthly forum featuring reports on green technology, trade, logistics and transportation in and around the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach and presentations from client entrepreneurs.

Long Beach 113

Long Beach Email Los Angeles Report 113

Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 15, 2012

Most emails were nothing short of a report. We all know him as @gapingvoid, and his inspiring artwork that is well-respected and loved by many entrepreneurs. Get your headphones ready, they launch Halloween 2012. The visible press pass label is a people magnet – most people you pass want to talk, discuss, pitch.

Press 103

Press Email Tips Conference 103

Tech Zulu Event

FEBRUARY 20, 2012

With the SOLD OUT Startup Weekend Los Angeles quickly approaching (February 24th-26th, 2012) it’s time to start getting in the creation mindset. Those dynamics offer new opportunities for entrepreneurs as well as ‘teacher-preneurs,’ educators who have a passion for building scalable solutions.”.

Education 71

Education Entrepreneur Startup Mentor 71

Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 18, 2012

It’s what life was like as an entrepreneur. I’ve been on the road much of 2012 and part of 2011. But this is nothing like the stress of being an entrepreneur. What’s it really like being an entrepreneur? There is a difference between a Conference Ho and a successful entrepreneur. It’s not.

Blogging 420

Blogging Press Entrepreneur Venture Capital 420

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 18, 2013

The number of startups getting seed funding in 2012 jumped by 65% over the previous year to a total of 1749, according to a recent report by CB Insights. Make no mistake, even with these caveats, 2012 has been a banner year for startup funding, and the cost of entry has never been lower. Top five states for venture capital.

Startup 99

Startup Invest Venture Capital Seed Funding 99

InfoChachkie

DECEMBER 9, 2013

A 2012 Dow Jones'' report entitled Women At The Wheel encompassed 15-years of data on venture-backed startups. In a similar vein, a 2012 study by the Kauffman Foundation noted that women account for only 10% of all the founders of high-tech startups. During the period studied, only "1.3% What Gives? Bias Beyond Women.

Custom 185

Custom Customer Study Metrics 185

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 23, 2012

The most recent report to weigh in on the troubles of the industry was produced by the esteemed Kauffman Foundation. But in 2012 a visit to any major college in America will show you the massive increase in aspirations of our young talent to become the next Mark Zuckerberg and build a future Facebook. Thank you, Aaron Sorkin!

Venture Capital 347

Venture Capital Capital Technical Review Startup 347

Tech Zulu Event

JUNE 11, 2012

Tech Reporters: These individuals will write and edit informative and practical articles on a range of topics including Startups/Entrepreneurs, Gadgets, Mobile Tech, Tech in Entertainment, Gaming, Apps & Software, productivity, and cover breaking tech news. Will also report on local tech events in their respected area.

Technical Review 71

Technical Review Software Review Writing News 71

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 30, 2013

By some measurements Twitter was the fastest growing social network of 2012. Teens fueled that growth when in 2011 12% of teens reported using Twitter. In 2012 that number skyrocketed to 26%. SocialBakers , a site that tracks data, reported in December 2012 that 1.4 You need influencers more than advocates.

Social Media 100

Social Media Media Marketing Platform 100

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 4, 2013

Many entrepreneurs still dream of “going public,” making billions of dollars, and playing with the big boys. IPOs in 2008, the market was up to a still trivial 128 in 2012 (compared to 675 in 1996). Annual reporting and audit requirements continue to increase. business entrepreneur exit founder IPO startup'

Startup 89

Startup Entrepreneur Report Summary 89

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 7, 2013

For the latest info, Gartner recently released their Hype Cycle Special Report for 2012 , detailing some of the biggest trends in technology this year. This report evaluates the maturity of more than 1,900 technologies and trends in 92 areas. Gartner entrepreneur startup technology investor Hype Cycle business'

Startup 97

Startup Press Cloud Computing Technology 97

InfoChachkie

JANUARY 26, 2015

When interviewed, the Professor''s response to any and all counter arguments seems to be, "I am just reporting the facts revealed by history." My definition of the American Dream includes home ownership, a well paying job and a business environment in which entrepreneurs can create their own ventures and control their own destiny.

Santa Barbara 100

Santa Barbara Class Mobile Report 100

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 6, 2014

With the recent apparent successes of several startups in taking their company public (initial public offering) and raising billions of dollars, I’m hearing a groundswell of enthusiasm from new entrepreneurs to follow in their footsteps to fund their companies and become billionaires overnight. It takes real money to find money.

Startup 94

Startup Entrepreneur Activity Acquisition 94

socalTECH

OCTOBER 21, 2014

Nanxi Liu: We started the company in the summer of 2012, with five totally random people. Nanxi Liu: In 2010, an industry report came out that predicted that digital signage was going to be a $4 billion market in 2014. media social advertising open software display entrepreneur startup interview nanxi' How big is this market?

Social Media 178

Social Media Media Startup Culver City 178

Tech Zulu Event

AUGUST 22, 2013

Silicon Valley-based entrepreneur and VC, Karl Mehta has launched Code For India (CFI) to empower the country’s citizens to actively participate in improving their communities. With just a mobile phone, the app connects volunteers at primary schools even in remote villages and gives them the ability to collect and report data.

Clearstone 79

Clearstone Organization Education Google 79

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 7, 2013

Based on the final report for 2012 from Thomson Reuters and the National Venture Capital Association (NVCA), it may appear that IPOs are back as a viable startup exit strategy. For the full year 2012, venture-backed initial public offerings raised $21.5

Venture Capital 101

Venture Capital Startup Capital Seed Funding 101

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 14, 2013

But through expressing points-of-view I can raise above the consciousness of my customers (entrepreneurs and limited partners who invest in VC funds) in ways that I couldn’t without breaking through the noise of the hundreds of others of VCs who also have money. I am a VC. I hand out money. How differentiated is that?

Marketing 389

Marketing Press Blogging Startup 389

socalTECH

OCTOBER 10, 2013

In 2011, we built our site, and in 2012, last year, we started getting content. You''ve got to do your report every month. Once you know the space, China really helps entrepreneurs. tradesparq alibaba trading international trade china entrepreneur startup kleist michael' Michael Kleist: We started in 2010. READ MORE>>.

Southern California 170

Southern California Startup SoCal CTO Hire 170

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 17, 2012

For me Silicon Beach doesn’t quite encapsulate the wonderful, dynamic, creative, large, thriving community that is the 13 million proud Angelinos any more than Silicon Alley captures the bustling 2012 community of New York City. They designed the next gen UI for the film The Minority Report. I was a former entrepreneur.

Startup 304

Startup Venture Capital Los Angeles Woodland Hills 304

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 8, 2014

It’s worth having a quick read of the first few paragraphs of their annual report. As you have more exits in your startup community and more second-time entrepreneurs the growth of a local startup community becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy. CincyTech today has $28.5 million under management across three funds. Venture Capital.

Startup 390

Startup Venture Capital Capital Funding 390

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 12, 2013

It was perfect timing since in 2012 GRP raised its fourth fund bringing our total assets managed to nearly $1 billion. We both wanted to build a practice that would make Los Angeles proud but where we would travel tirelessly to other locations to make investments in the best entrepreneurs wherever they were. .”

Venture Capital 360

Venture Capital GRP Partners Startup Invest 360

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 25, 2011

A great recent example of this was a successful group of entrepreneurs who had created a company that will do $10-12 million in revenue at their system integration business (read: services business) in 2011 after having done $5 million or so in 2010 and $2-3 million in 2009. And stop effing around trying to create a product company.&#.

Services 332

Services Venture Capital IP Startup 332

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 18, 2013

Even though these last few years have not been great financially for entrepreneurs, it always helps to look at the cup as half full, rather than half empty. Here are a few of the many things that entrepreneurs should be thankful for this holiday season, to keep the challenges in perspective: The economy continues to rebound.

Startup 86

Startup Tips Venture Capital Demand 86

Tech Zulu Event

MAY 16, 2013

It is meant to bring everyone together so that they can learn, network and leave with the sense that they now belong to a family of entrepreneurs, all trying to make LA a startup hub. Michael Carney , a tech reporter for Pandodaily , taught how to craft a compelling press release.

Rustic Canyon 74

Rustic Canyon Startup Los Angeles Class 74

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 9, 2013

It shows a return to cautious optimism despite growth lower than expected in 2012, and much improved perspective from the record-high pessimism of the last few years. While a nice improvement over the last several reports, the Index still remains on par with the 2008 average and below earlier troughs.

Study 78

Study Tips Entrepreneur Guide 78

InfoChachkie

JULY 30, 2012

Thus, I was inspired when I heard about the impact collaboration-in-the-cloud innovator Central Desktop made at the April 2012 San Francisco ad:tech conference. Serial entrepreneur Seth Epstein is an incredible marketer. He noted that entrepreneurs should not, “… expect other people to get the subtlety and nuance of your vision.

Marketing 209

Marketing Conference RSS Angel 209

SoCal Delicious

AUGUST 28, 2012

Entrepreneur. Entrepreneurs. August 24, 2012 10:24 AM. Just this year, Q2 investments in SoCal and New England were virtually the same, with $838 million and $843 million invested respectively, according to PricewaterhouseCoopers MoneyTree Report. October 20, 2012 1:57 PM. October 17, 2012 1:15 PM.

Southern California 57

Southern California PHP Technical Review Orange County 57

Tech.Co

MAY 24, 2017

For some reason, the 2012 Atlantic article, “ Why Women Still Can’t Have It All ,” has always fueled me. I found that being employed by a large consulting firm and having layers of reporting above me made it very difficult to control my schedule. I wanted the career and the family.

Class 90

Class Journal Writing Demand 90

socalTECH

JUNE 27, 2019

As you may have seen in a recent report, when that happens, it's death for those businesses. That's when I started my first company, ScaleFunder, which we spun out of the UC California system in 2012. He saw that the cost of acquisition for many, many different businesses were going through the roof, week after week.

Dollar Shave Club 113

Dollar Shave Club Artificial Inteligence Custom Customer 113

Tech Zulu Event

FEBRUARY 3, 2012

The Startup Act outlines a five-prong approach to job creation based on the proven track record of entrepreneurs: Reducing regulatory burdens. immigration law choking the flow of ‘bold and creative’ entrepreneurs into Silicon Valley (Garling, Wired)” that they are building a floating IT fortress. Attracting business investment.

Technical Review 77

Technical Review Startup Offshore Entrepreneur 77

Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 28, 2011

In addition to the 330+ students, entrepreneurs and investors in attendance, the event also achieved over 45,000 views on the TechZulu live stream. GumGum was founded in 2007 when a team of seasoned Internet entrepreneurs realized web site publishers were missing out on valuable revenue by not monetizing their image-based content.

Idealab 77

Idealab Tech Coast Angels Startup Platform 77

Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 20, 2011

GumGum was founded in 2007 when a team of seasoned Internet entrepreneurs realized web site publishers were missing out on valuable revenue by not monetizing their image-based content. upStart.LA is a startup accelerator based in Los Angeles that helps tech entrepreneurs get their business up and going. Community Sponsors.

UCLA 102

UCLA Company Companies Idealab 102