Both Sides of the Table
MARCH 24, 2014
Working with early-stage teams : coaching, mentoring, setting strategy, rolling up sleeves: 9/10. ” So it’s now March 2014 – 5 years since I started investing. At a minimum, I’m glad to have the “exit question” off my back in 2014. Sourcing high-quality leads : 9/10. Since then?
Both Sides of the Table
OCTOBER 8, 2014
” in 2014 the data seems pretty conclusive because LA has now become the fastest growing tech startup region by numbers of companies being started and those of us here have noticed this pace accelerating. billion in venture capital to LA’s technology startups and 2014 will shatter that figure. acquired Overture for $1.63
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Both Sides of the Table
APRIL 27, 2014
Seed investors are aplenty and of course they need downstream money to fuel their early-stage bets. Of course these are great places to network with other investors, meet great entrepreneurs and keep your connections strong with senior execs at larger companies like Yahoo!, Of course I would like to be in every great deal ever done.
Both Sides of the Table
DECEMBER 14, 2014
But by 2014 much had started to change. And then of course our friends at TechStars launched an accelerator in collaboration with our friends at Disney so now there was six. We have witnessed one hell of a startup boom from 2009-2014 which has coincided with the boom in accelerators. Market stage is everything.
InfoChachkie
OCTOBER 20, 2014
With over 700 certified iTechs nationwide and abroad, the company''s 2014 revenues are rumored to surpass $30 million. Salty Girl Seafood - Another focus of the TMP is the recruitment and mentoring of women entrepreneurs. UC Santa Barbara has avoided this mistake by placing its Program within the Engineering department. Am I biased?
Startup Professionals Musings
MAY 10, 2014
When I heard a friend and business mentor say, “Your startup won’t fail if you don’t quit,” I realized that every entrepreneur should adopt “never give up” as their mantra. Of course, they may be out of money as well, but that is often more of an “excuse” than a reason. Marty Zwilling First published on Entrepreneur.com on 4/29/2014.
Startup Professionals Musings
JULY 3, 2015
For financial reasons alone, an IPO is a statistically rare phenomenon, happening just 275 times in 2014 , out of almost 500,000 startups. As an advisor and mentor to startups, I try to make sure entrepreneurs understand both the pros and cons of an IPO as an exit strategy.
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