Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 21, 2015

Even if you ignore all the hype around crowdfunding, there can be no doubt that it is a real alternative for entrepreneurs to achieve visibility and funding today. despite having been passed into law in early 2012 via the JOBS Act , and still has no scheduled date for availability, waiting for the rules to be finalized by the SEC.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 30, 2014

Y Combinator , led by Paul Graham, claimed success in 2012 with 172 companies over 7 years, which then had a combined value of $7.78 Initial funding. Many incubators do provide seed funding for entrepreneurs selected, usually in small amounts like $10,000 to $20,000, and usually taking 5% to 15% of your equity in return.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 26, 2016

This morning, Techstars (www.techstars.org), the startup accelerator which has had great success in spreading its approach to helping to get startups to the next stage of their life�usually, funding�announced it has opened up its third accelerator in Los Angeles, Techstars LA. The focus is on helping the startup. billion combined.

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Startup Los Angeles Mentor Class 100

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 2, 2013

Initial funding. Many incubators do provide seed funding for entrepreneurs selected, usually in small amounts like $10,000 to $20,000, and usually taking 5% to 15% of your equity in return. Expert mentoring and training. Follow-on funding and connections. Peer support.

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Incubator Help Startup Technical Review 115

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. located at 5155 Old Ironside Drive, Santa Clara, California 95054, from February 24, 2012 to February 26, 2012. But according to Ms.

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Education Entrepreneur Startup Mentor 71

socalTECH

OCTOBER 27, 2011

K5Launch (www.k5launch.com) is modeled after the successful Y-Combinator and TechStars acceleration programs, and invests equity, provides mentors, and runs a three month program to get very early stage startups off the ground. Our challenge is to help start, fund, improve, and grow 1000 companies in five years.

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Orange County Southern California Startup Class 192

socalTECH

AUGUST 25, 2015

Tucker Kain: In 2012, when the current ownership group bought the Dodgers, the group they pulled together was pretty heavily investment focused. What we realized, is that using a platform like the Dodgers to validate those products, and at the same time, solve some of our own problems, made a lot of sense.

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Tech Zulu Event

FEBRUARY 8, 2013

They have hired great people, have brought on great mentors, have raised money from top tier investors, and we are excited for a bunch of big announcements in the months ahead,” said Teller. Atlas Powered has raised $700k from Tech Coast Angels, Maverick Angels, Pasadena Angels, Angel Capital Entrepreneur Fund, LaunchpadLA, and Clark Landry.

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GRP Partners Startup Tech Coast Angels Bertelsmann 96

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 18, 2015

There are too many deals to look at, too many seed funds or angels asking you to look at deals and weekly “demo days” with manicured and monocultural presentations crafted by experienced story tellers to help even the mundane idea sound like it will. For investors life is no different. My general advice is to do less.

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Software Review Startup Venture Capital Invest 150

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 17, 2017

Ryan Blair: As you know, I sold ViSalus back in 2012, but ended up buying it back in 2014, and then we sold the company to a public company. Ryan Blair: The theme around the fund is pretty simple. We want to have startups we can get productive or generating revenue pretty quickly. So where is the fund now?

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Venture Capital Entrepreneur Technical Review Software Review 100

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 1, 2012

Based on my experience as a mentor and an entrepreneur, if you fail on your first startup, you are about average. If your product is free, or you lose money on every one, it’s hard to make it up in volume. In reality, investors fund people, not ideas. Marty Zwilling First published on Young Entrepreneur on 9/14/2012.

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Tech Zulu Event

JUNE 16, 2014

We first interviewed Luc in 2012, just as he was launching the prototype for Miigle. You can be an entrepreneur and at the same time you can be a mentor or an investor to someone else’s project. In 2012 Miigle was just in its beginning stages. How much has the product changed from where it was in 2012 and where it is today?

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SoCal Southern California Startup Platform 104

Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 20, 2011

Entries will be closed for company submissions at midnight of January 22nd, 2012. We leverage our network in the Los Angeles community to provide members with access to potential employees, mentors and investors. Tech Coast Angels is actively seeking great startups to fund. If you’d like to present, APPLY HERE.

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CalTech Idealab Tech Coast Angels Enterprise Forum 79

Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 20, 2012

In high school, he founded Solar Devices, a firm that sold plans and kits for solar energy products. which made a natural language product for Lotus 1-2-3 called HAL. Entries will be closed for company submissions at midnight of January 22, 2012. When: Thursday, February 2, 2012 – 7:00 p.m. Event Details. to 10:00 p.m.

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Idealab Tech Coast Angels CalTech Startup 84

Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 18, 2013

MuckerLab has already secured its reputation as one of the hottest startup accelerators in town with a particular emphasis on product for incubation-stage software, services and media ventures. The further along the product is the better — because it shows commitment and the skills to execute.

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Class Startup Tech Coast Angels CTO Coach 100

Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 30, 2012

Everything happens in the browser (no software to download) and the finished product looks amazing on large screens! When: Thursday, February 2, 2012 – 7:00 p.m. Directions to the Spotlight: LA Tech Winter 2012. Leftronic is a real-time data visualization platform for startups. SuperDemo: Bill Gross. Event Details.

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CalTech Company Companies Idealab 91

Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 20, 2011

We offer an intensive three-month program and provide up to $18,000 of seed capital, extensive mentorship and a shared work environment to help entrepreneurs go from idea to product to fundable business. Applications are now open for the January 2012 program. Tech Coast Angels is actively seeking great startups to fund.

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UCLA Company Companies Idealab 102

Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 28, 2011

We offer an intensive three-month program and provide up to $18,000 of seed capital, extensive mentorship and a shared work environment to help entrepreneurs go from idea to product to fundable business. Applications are now open for the January 2012 program. Tech Coast Angels is actively seeking great startups to fund.

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Idealab Tech Coast Angels Startup Platform 77

Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 28, 2011

We offer an intensive three-month program and provide up to $18,000 of seed capital, extensive mentorship and a shared work environment to help entrepreneurs go from idea to product to fundable business. Applications are now open for the January 2012 program. Tech Coast Angels is actively seeking great startups to fund.

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Idealab Tech Coast Angels Startup Platform 49