article thumbnail

Praying to the God of Valuation

Both Sides of the Table

In those years I learned to properly build product, price products, sell products and serve customers. I had realized that I didn’t have it within me to be as good of a player as many of them did but I had the skills to help as mentor, coach, friend, sparing partner and patient capital provider.

article thumbnail

What Mattered in 2012: Howard Marks, StartEngine

socalTECH

We were also about to build a really solid mentor network in a short period of time, pulling in about 250 CEO's and CTOs, from all backgrounds and locations. What are the technologies, companies, or things we ought to watch in 2013? We are going to see a real explosion in companies offering software for a subscription price.

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

As Populist as it May Feel, 98% of VCs Aren’t Dumb

Both Sides of the Table

In 2013 it is expected to be around $35 billion. Compare the state of play in 2013 versus 15 years ago. 2013 = $25 billion of which Apples stage is more than $8 billion at > 90% gross margin. And hard for me to imagine the Fred Wilson and Albert Wenger weren’t instrumental mentors to David. hours / day.

article thumbnail

LA’s Chewse Joins 500 Startups | A Better Marketplace For Us To Easily Order Great Food

Tech Zulu Event

Demo Days will take place in February 2013 in Mountain View, San Francisco, and NYC. Chewse has also hand-picked over 50 quality catering partners to serve Downtown LA and West LA and all at affordable prices to fit just any budget from college goers to high end professionals. The 32 other startups in the class are listed here.

Startup 68
article thumbnail

CreatorUp Links You With Top Filmakers & YouTube Creators To Make Awesome Web Series

Tech Zulu Event

CreatorUp was launched online in Beta in January of 2013 and our startup team is based in Los Angeles. Students can also attend live local workshops or consult with individual teachers directly at a higher price point. Right now, we offer seven live video tutorial courses, and we hope to roll out 25 by the end of 2013.

Web 93
article thumbnail

Why Has LA Suddenly Gotten So Much Attention from VCs and Entrepreneurs?

Both Sides of the Table

billion 2013 figure) have been massive financings at Honest Company ($70mm), JustFab ($85mm), ZipRecruiter ($63mm) and lord only knows how much SnapChat has actually accumulated. We now have 2nd and 3rd time entrepreneurs fueled by recycled capital and mentors who have built startups to successful outcomes and have seen scale.