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. in 2013, with aggregate proceeds of over $38 billion.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 27, 2018

Editor's note: All this week, and into the start of next year, we'll be featuring reflections on 2018 from notable investors, entrepreneurs, and others from Southern California's technology community. Venture Capital is a Long Term Game. Now, we're investing in our own team, firm, and platform so we can further support those founders.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 19, 2014

We are often asked how companies get funded, why VCs make the decisions we make and what we’re looking for in entrepreneurs. I first met Andrew Stalbow , the founder & CEO of Seriously in August of 2013. Domain knowledge gives entrepreneurs an “unfair advantage” over newbies. (on And Seriously.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 19, 2015

According to the latest Kaufman Startup Activity Index , entrepreneurs are making an unprecedented comeback in America, with data showing the largest year-over-year increase in two decades. Thus a record number of entrepreneurs (and employees) are getting rich. Social media is a boon for entrepreneurs and startups.

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Startup Social Media Entrepreneur Satisfaction 108

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 6, 2013

Anyone who works with entrepreneurs will tell you that all are different. His framework seems to be picking up some traction, and is already in use informally by several entrepreneurship platforms, including StartupAmerica , and CoFoundersLab. The Opportunist is the speculative part of the entrepreneur in all of us. Specialist.

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Tech.Co

MAY 25, 2018

If you’re an early-stage entrepreneur, technology has served you well. The barriers to entry when it comes to launching a company require less tension and a lot less capital. Indiegogo is a platform for ground breaking technology and where you can find interesting products that haven’t hit the mainstream market.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 6, 2017

It’s hard to remember that in 2012 it was still hard for LA VCs to persuade investors into funds that LA was a viable market for great venture capital funds or convince many VCs that LA was a market worth investing dollars into startups. They always ask whether I see this as threatening as Upfront Ventures. Are you kidding me?

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Riot Games Los Angeles Technical Review Venture Capital 191

socalTECH

MAY 7, 2018

We started in October of 2013, and last year, in December, we closed our Series B with Sequoia Capital with $21M. When we started the business, we really didn't have a lot of funding, but it made a lot of sense, and we got lots of drivers on the platform. He's a very sharp entrepreneur, and shares the same vision.

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Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 17, 2013

Silicon Valley’s big VC firm’s The Social+Capital Partnership, Andreessen Horowitz, Formation8, Ron Conway, and Anand Rajaraman have today launched Data Elite , to help tackle some of the world’s greatest challenges through data science. Jump on board, applications are open for individuals and teams until December 15 th , 2013.

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Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 11, 2013

LOS ANGELES, December 10, 2013 – Some big news for local startup Plug.DJ and their user-curated music sharing platform. San Francisco based Javelin Venture Partners is an early stage venture capital firm specializing in technology based start-ups that leverage key innovations to create scalable, high-growth companies.

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 10, 2017

The company is venture backed by Polaris Partners, Toba Capital, Amplify.LA, Wavemaker Partners, and Danmar Capital. Six months later, I had those three things, pitched the partners, and I was in there in July of 2013. What's the biggest lesson you've learned so far as an entrepreneur? What are you working on?

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Startup Cornerstone OnDemand Software Review Woodland Hills 124

Tech Zulu Event

APRIL 1, 2014

The very mention of the word fundraising can illicit some powerful emotions among entrepreneurs. On one end, entrepreneurs who have (at minimum) built something customers love and are willing to pay for, and the other hand, investors who are looking for the very companies who fit that profile. Introducing SeedInvest. 116,105,000.

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Tech Zulu Event

JUNE 26, 2013

Originally intended as an experiment in personal connections, Facebook has turned into a powerhouse platform that can be leveraged by just about any industry you can think of. The reason for these staggering figures is because Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and any other similar platform allows for a new standard in user engagement.

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socalTECH

MAY 17, 2019

Perspectium recently raised a funding round from TVC Capital. Coming out of ServiceNow around 2013, I realized that a lot of problems that we had been discussing and dealing with with customers adopting applications like ServiceNow into the enterprise, was establishing connections of that data and processes with systems in the enterprise.

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Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 27, 2016

TechZulu is excited to invite you to the 2016 Startup and Entrepreneur Forecast taking place Thursday, February 11 from 7 p.m. Upon the platform of the new Machine Shop, they have brought both their Creative Team and Management in-house to effectively drive innovation. at Cross Campus in Santa Monica.

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socalTECH

JUNE 30, 2016

Phil Hui-Bon-Hoa , the CEO of El Segundo-based Kaleo (www.kaleo.com), is a serial entrepreneur who has previously built and sold four companies, including one acquired by IFILM, and another by Sun Microsystems. In B-to-B marketing, it ends up that there were people at GE Capital doing the same jobs at GE Healthcare.

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El Segundo Southern California Startup CTO Hire 169

Tech Zulu Event

JULY 13, 2012

The event was sold out, attracting founders, angels, VC’s and future entrepreneurs in the LA Startup Community. Judges include Jason Nazar, CEO of DocStoc; David Lambert of Right Side Capital, Sam Teller, Managing Partner at LaunchPad LA, Dana Settle, Founding Partner of Greycroft, Jeff Solomon and many more! TradeYa Inc.

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Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 12, 2015

TechZulu is excited to invite you to the 2015 Startup and Entrepreneur Forecast taking place Thursday, January 29 from 7 p.m. We will have amazing panelists from March Capital, Greycroft, Machinima, Silicon Valley Bank and Amplify who will share their insights and forecast for start-ups in 2015.

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Startup Artificial Inteligence Venture Capital Santa Monica 40

InfoChachkie

FEBRUARY 23, 2015

One evening during the holidays in 2013, he was kicked in the face while sleeping on the street, which knocked his two front teeth loose, impacting his livelihood as playing music is his main means of income. Employees of companies on that platform can automatically contribute directly from their paychecks each pay cycle.

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Tech Zulu Event

MARCH 21, 2014

A profile of the state of the Bitcoin industry and its presence of female entrepreneurs. A clear distinction our female entrepreneurs have made here has been their active decisions to hit the ground running. Brock Pierce – Digital Currency Entrepreneur and Angel Investor. Trading platforms. The subject on hand?

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Xconomy

OCTOBER 30, 2016

Plug and Play San Diego, established in 2013 as a satellite of the Sunnyvale, CA-based incubator, has funneled 15 local startups through the Silicon Valley program after providing some coaching and other services in San Diego. As entrepreneurs, “Most of us have a diamond in the rough, and you polish it by talking with others.”.

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Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 24, 2013

Date : Thursday, October 24, 2013. Scot has been an entrepreneur and executive responsible for the launch of several interactive entertainment ventures. On October 24th tech enthusiast will come together to discuss the latest in Disruptive Technologies Impacting the Future of Gaming. Time : 7:00 PM to 11:00 PM.

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Technical Review Technology Activision Entertainment 76

socalTECH

JULY 22, 2016

Gabe Grifoni: At Rufus Labs, we are focused heavily on building wearables and technology in a wearable platform for the enterprise. That's a huge capital savings per employee. That CES was in 2013, and there wasn't a lot on the market at the time. What's your product, and what is it used for?

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