Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 19, 2017

Nickelodeon under Herb was the top-rated network in cable for 10 straight years. He was also Vice Chairman of MTV Networks and oversaw adult brands Spike and TV Land. 30% of all real income growth in 2005–2015 was from Latinos (U.S. How about your largest increases in car sales? home ownership in 2015 (NAHREP).

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Xconomy

JULY 5, 2016

People who live outside of Indiana probably know a few things about it: The Indianapolis 500, a.k.a. But people might not know much about Indiana’s economy and its culture of innovation. Here are three things you probably didn’t know about the Hoosier State: 1. billion in exports during the 12 months ended Sept.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 14, 2015

Mark Suster (@msuster) March 14, 2015. But the beautiful thing about Twitter in the first place – a bit like the beauty of democracy itself – is that it lets you spout off your opinion and then watch it debated in the public square. I’m rooting for Meerkat to succeed as an independent network. Exciting time.

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 13, 2015

Los Angeles-based CurbStand (www.curbstand.com) is hoping to change that, by offering up a mobile app which connects you with the company''s network of CurbStand valet parking companies, which offers on-demand retrieval of your car, mobil payments, and on the valet parking operator side--lots of business analytics tools and reporting.

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TechCrunch LA

JANUARY 29, 2020

.” At KPCB, the once-troubled firm has been buoyed by recent exits in companies like Beyond Meat, a deal spearheaded by the firm’s former partner Amol Deshpande (who now serves as the chief executive of Farmers Business Network) and Slack. And its new partners are clearly angling to make names for themselves. “KP

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 12, 2019

With Things Going So Well for Seed Funds the Winds Shifted in 2015 Seed investors had a good run and all seemed rosy and then in 2015 the momentum seemed to shift. But the strangest thing about the decline in the seed stage only happened in the seed stage. Seed investing is really about backing “the start.”

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socalTECH

JANUARY 5, 2015

Our last (belated) one is from Kevin Winston , the founder of Digital LA , the big networking group which helps to connect Silicon Beach through an extensive lineup of events. We are looking forward to this year''s Silicon Beach Fest 2015 continuing these themes and being bigger, adding more international, biotech, and more.

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 14, 2020

The companywhich is being very quiet about what it is working onwas founded by a group of former Snap executives, and is venture backed by Upfront Ventures, and which also included Lerer Hippeau, Manta Ray, and angels. Tell us a little bit about what you're up to now? We'll let you know when we're ready to talk about it.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 30, 2016

And the narrative may tell you something about your own journey one day. Invoca had grown steadily and consistently since 2009 and by 2015 SaaS companies with scale had become hot – trading at a median of 7.3x Many had started IPO’ing and we started to think about our future.

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Xconomy

SEPTEMBER 16, 2016

Today’s startups are more mobile, hyper-connected, social, and globalized than ever – all of which have resulted in more complex data networks and more security risks. A Good Cybersecurity Program Matters. What then should startups be doing to comply with these mandates, and keep cyber attacks in check?

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socalTECH

MARCH 9, 2017

In an age where topics like Russian hacking, CIA hacking tools and the stability of the power grid and industrial networks has suddenly become important, there are only a few companies tackling industrial network security directly. Paul Myer: Veracity Industrial Networks is a startup in the industrial network security segment.

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TechCrunch LA

JULY 21, 2020

When Upfront Ventures partner Kara Nortman first met Natalie Portman a few years ago to talk about ways their non-profit organizations All Raise and Time’s Up could collaborate, she never realized they’d eventually be partners on a sports franchise. “[But] the way we think about it is brands. ” Nortman said.

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Tech.Co

JULY 19, 2017

Independent media network WelkerMedia is launching the world’s first no-equity and not-for-profit acceleration program with a focus on digital activism, social impact and creative projects. Read more about how TechCo can help your startup get noticed by investors. Read more about emerging startups in Los Angeles at TechCo.

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

Andrew spoke to us about TrackStreet's brand protection software and artificial intelligence efforts. We work with those companies, who tend to know a lot about what happens with their product in the retail sense, but who tend to lose track of what is happening with their products on the Internet. What is TrackStreet?

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 19, 2018

We caught up with Kanaan to learn more about uCast Global. Thats what uCast is all about. How is this different from a typical content delivery network (CDN)? These large mobile carriers have audiences, but something they dont have content services to attract and retain subscribers to a mobile network. Kanaan Jemili.

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socalTECH

APRIL 22, 2016

What is unique about our mobile app, is you can send a physical gift without actually having a physical address to send it to. We were incubated and launched in Canada in 2014, and at the end of 2015, we launched in the U.S. We typically talk about the expanded 30's, from age 20 to age 38, but in reality it's a larger span than that.

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InfoChachkie

JUNE 9, 2015

Good news: a quick review of TechCrunch’s March 2015 List of Top 20 U.S. I previously wrote about LaunchTN’s second-phase master accelerator class called The TENN, which has a proven track record of helping startups thrive after graduation from an accelerator. But to the graduates, it provides an opportunity to grow as leaders.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 24, 2016

I had started keeping a personal blog (on Blogger) about family life just for my friends and family and I realized how hard it was to get even my closest family members to remember to visit there to see updated photos of the kids. I signed up for Facebook before many – in 2005 – when I first moved back to the US.

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socalTECH

JULY 24, 2017

We talked with Ryan Kim , the company's CEO, to learn more about the company, how it spun out of Belkin's WeMo efforts, and how water usage is a huge area ripe for innovation. That's pretty staggering, if you think about it. They understand plumbing codes, materials, and understand plumbers, and have access to a network of plumbers.

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socalTECH

MAY 25, 2016

We caught up with Jim Armstrong to learn more about the new fund, areas of interest, his insights into what makes startups successful, and where he thinks the venture market is today. There's also a great network effect happening in the area of industry clouds, and network capitalism, which is not just marketing poof.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 12, 2017

billion and revenues likely exceeding $250 million (Wikipedia lists 2015 revenue at $167 million). Around 2001 Jonah was studying at MIT Media Lab and began running experiments in viral stories in an era before smart phones (2007) and before social networks took off (2004–2007) and before YouTube (2005). Video is the new HTML.”

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 4, 2018

Santa Monica-based Happy Returns (www.happyreturns.com) is solving that issue, with a network of "return bars" it has opened in partnership with physical retailers. We chatted with co-founder and CEo David Sobie about the company and the problem it's solving. For those who have never used Happy Returns, tell us how the service works?

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Xconomy

JUNE 6, 2016

The company now has about 100 employees at its San Diego headquarters, and in offices in Austin, TX, and Redwood City, CA. The Intellisis link is no longer active] Goldin, who is now 75, declined to talk about the company at the time, writing in an e-mail, “We have not yet publically discussed our commercial product offerings.”.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 8, 2015

With smart people, you can’t bluff your way past tough questions, and talking more and louder about your dreams won’t fill the gap of relevant content. Every entrepreneur should build a “cheat sheet” of 10 key individuals they hope to encounter at any given meeting or networking opportunity.

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Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 7, 2015

Startup Weekend creates a forum for creators and idealists to gain insight and relevant, real-time experience for growing a business while expanding their resumes, portfolios, and networks. Participants arrive the evening of Friday, Nov. Those with a startup in mind pitch their idea (not required), the attendees vote, and teams are formed!

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socalTECH

MARCH 10, 2017

What we did in 2014-2015 and most of 2016, was to really, really refine the business model, so that we could be a successful company, and not just have a successful product. But what's also happened, is we've narrowed down the set of networks that we use as consumers to engage with companies.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 23, 2015

We also spoke about what it takes to be an effective board member. While this clip is only 1-minute long we talk about it more in the full interview. We talk a lot about his schooling, his early jobs as a developer and then as a VC and we talk about his decision to spend winters in Los Angeles. This works brilliantly.”

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Tech.Co

APRIL 24, 2018

The Startup of the Year program, created by TechCo Media and continued by the TechCo founders under Established , is where the top 100 emerging startups from around the world come together to compete for a chance to win prizes and elevate their network with people who can really fuel their business. A Strong Alumni Network.

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socalTECH

JULY 28, 2017

We spoke with SecureAuth's CEO, Jeff Kukowski , to learn more about what the problems are with cybersecurity, and how the company is attacking the problem. Let's talk about the problem you see right now with cybersecurity? Of all of that 80 billion spent, only about 5 billion is spent on stolen identity. It's the new perimeter.

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 14, 2014

Sam is an uber-networker, savvy, helpful, product-oriented leader who had a great eye for young entrepreneurs and a passion about helping them. Sam Teller – who is young and very talented – also began to think about what he wanted to do with his career. We have some announcements set for 2015. And Jamie hers.

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Tech.Co

APRIL 11, 2018

In 2015, a worker in the San Francisco Bay Area earning $100,000 a year would need to put their entire post-tax salary into renting a three-bedroom apartment. Areas such as Oakland and San Francisco saw rent increases as high as 40 percent between 2015 and 2017. But, you’d be wrong, according to a new report out from LinkedIn.

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socalTECH

MARCH 11, 2016

We talked with Schott Chisolm , CEO and co-founder of the software company, to hear about how the company came out of all three, and resulted in what is now a widely used software product that charities are helping to reach Millennials and others. Can you talk briefly about your venture funding?

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 4, 2015

From a practical standpoint, there are many ways to learn about business change, and the opportunities that may spring up at any moment. The common term for this is networking, but I find that many aspiring entrepreneurs like to do all the talking about their latest new idea and fail to listen.

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InfoChachkie

OCTOBER 20, 2014

What is most surprising about UCSB''s national entrepreneurial ranking is that it doesn''t even have a business school. In addition to an Undergraduate Certificate, the Program is launching a Master of Technology Management degree in 2015. I promise I will never Tweet about that killer burrito I just ate - just startup stuff.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 24, 2015

Most entrepreneurs I meet are reluctant to disclose anything about their idea to investors before getting a signed confidential disclosure agreement (CDA). Yet I can assure you that people who are paranoid, or want to avoid all risks, won’t be happy as entrepreneurs, so it’s all about balancing the risk-reward scale. Build trust first.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 31, 2015

Passionate entrepreneurs tend to talk on and on about their disruptive technology, their intent to change the world and free services, but if a business can’t provide quantifiable value to real customers, the dream will likely turn into a nightmare. Investors worry about competitors more than customer features.

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Xconomy

SEPTEMBER 26, 2016

million Series D round in early 2015, re-upped in the latest round, which included all existing investors and some debt, Tealium CEO Jeff Lunsford said last week. Tealium now has about 700 customers, including major companies in healthcare, financial services, travel, and technology, Lunsford said. It’s been about data.

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