Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 1, 2016

We All Know That Dollars into Venture Have Gone Up … As a starting point, we know that the dollars into venture have steadily rebounded to pre great-recession levels, with just under $30 billion committed to US technology venture capital in 2015. That’s money that fuels our startup ecosystems.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 26, 2016

John is also very involved in providing advice to young startups and entrepreneurs. You'll be able to see all the many 2016 reflections here as they are posted. John Greathouse: We opened up our practice in San Diego by investing in Zingle and Raken. What was the biggest news from you or your firm this year? READ MORE>>.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 6, 2017

Unless of course something Trump’s our good weather. WINTER For starters when we conducted our annual VC & LP survey in December of 2016 to prepare our annual Upfront State of the VC Industry report we found that twice as many VCs cut their investments in 2016 relative to 2015 with > 30% of VCs having cut investments.

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Tech.Co

JUNE 22, 2018

Tech startups are always looking to capitalize on the next big thing. And every year, the startup ecosystem is slightly different. Entrepreneurs preparing to launch a startup in 2019 should be aware of the latest trends that will guide their successes or failures. Voice AI Is Trending Up. Why Tech Startups Care.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

JULY 22, 2016

Wednesday, July 27, 2016 -- The Roadmap to Commercialization: Confirming Your Product. Why is the right business model critical to your venture start-up’s success? Tritech SBDC. Can a bad value proposition kill your business? How well do you really know your target customer? In this workshop, you will learn how to. ?

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TechCrunch LA

OCTOBER 9, 2018

Shipwell , a startup pitching a marketplace for domestic ground shipping and fleet and cargo management services for freight trucking companies, has raised $10 million in a new round of funding. And the small-fleet shipping companies that make up the bulk of the industry. trucking services. ” “We focus on the longer tail.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

AUGUST 18, 2016

Wednesday, August 24, 2016 -- The Roadmap to Commercialization: From Market Entry Through Exit Strategy. Why is the right business model critical to your venture start-up’s success? Tritech SBDC. Can a bad value proposition kill your business? How well do you really know your target customer? Achieve an Optimal Exit Strategy.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

JUNE 16, 2016

Wednesday, June 22, 2016 -- The Roadmap to Commercialization: Building Your Customer Base Through Discovery and Validation. Why is the right business model critical to your venture start-up’s success? Tritech SBDC. Can a bad value proposition kill your business? How well do you really know your target customer?

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TechCrunch LA

JUNE 3, 2022

On Lafayette Street in SoHo, young, fashionable women lined up around the block to enter a minimalist, millennial oasis, the most perfect Instagram feed brought to life. allocate 98% of their funding to startups helmed by men. It’s no wonder, then, how we’ve ended up with the paradox of the “girlboss.” .

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 25, 2016

Many startup businesses – tech or otherwise – fail. Trying outrageous new things or even trying mundane things but in new ways but with extreme quality & innovation is what fuels the tech startup industry. But today I want to give you advice on how to decrease your odds of failure in a startup.

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TechCrunch LA

MARCH 11, 2021

. “Taiwan’s water shortage and its effect on semis is a wake up call for every technology investor, every founder and the entire venture ecosystem. They were even flagged in a 2016 Harvard Business School case study analysis. And TSMC is already working to address its water consumption. ”

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 20, 2016

Building a startup business is not the same as corporate executive experience, so prior titles in a big business may actually be seen as a negative. On the other hand, having failed in an earlier startup may be an advantage, if positioned properly, and some learning is evident. Focus on prior results, not titles.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 18, 2016

As an entrepreneur looking for professional investors, one of the quickest ways to lose credibility and get rejected is to start with a ridiculously high pre-money valuation. According to the Angel Capital Association (ACA) blog, the average startup valuation for new ventures receiving angel investments has been around $2.7

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 6, 2014

When you first start your company and raise initial venture capital your board probably consists of 1-3 founders and 1-2 VCs. Most experienced VCs won’t push you to give up founder control at this stage of the business nor should they. As You Start to Mature. In the Early Days. You’ll get empathy. Experience.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 20, 2020

Yet as I mentor entrepreneurs around the country, it still seems to be one of the least understood approaches to startup funding, with more myths than accredited angels and professional venture capital investors combined. With this model, a startup pre-sells their product early, at a cheaper price, in exchange for a pledge. In the U.S.,

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 22, 2016

May 21st 2016. You may have much book learning in school to do and of course you’ll learn about friendship, love and responsibility but the person you’ll one day become when your own children stand at the bimah is already — you. I told you — jokingly of course — that we should go and rough him up. L’dor Vador Jacob.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 8, 2016

One of the myths I often hear as an advisor to many entrepreneurs is that their lifestyle would somehow be better if they could more easily find other people’s money to build their startup. Usually it pays to move a startup slower rather than risk relationships. Marty Zwilling First published on Forbes on 06/01/2016.

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socalTECH

MAY 10, 2018

Behzad Kianmahd is the co-founder of Los Angeles coworking space Cross Campus , which is one of the major centers of startup activity in Silicon Beachand also involved as co-founder and lead investor in a brand new, venture capital fund, TAU Ventures (www.ideasimmersion.com/tau-ventures/). It was the Summer of 2016, if I'm not mistaken.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 16, 2016

How does a startup founder know whether he or she has the skill and bandwidth to fill the role, or what and where to look for outside candidates? Even the best founders soon find that they can’t physically do everything required to start and grow the business. So what are the key attributes of the CEO you need?

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 14, 2016

Based on some good estimates of how many new ventures have been started in the last five years, the statistical odds of any individual startup making it to this level are less than one in a million. But, of course, that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t try. Don’t be afraid to give up equity to get a small share of a very large pot.

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socalTECH

APRIL 21, 2017

Georg Richter: For the five years before I started the company in January of 2016, I was at Guthy Renker, which is one of the largest and biggest direct marketing companies in the world. It was a logical system to start offering up cloud-based systems like those we had developed. It's like a cliffhanger in a movie.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 11, 2016

I was reminded of a number of these by a recent book, “ The Thing About Work: Showing Up and Other Important Matters ,” by Richard A. With a bit of humor, he provides some serious guidelines for struggling career professionals looking to move up, and new entrepreneurs looking to build a company. Showing up still matters.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 21, 2016

In fact, according to the most recent Index of Startup Activity by the Kauffman Foundation and recent SBA reports , these Baby Boomers are actually driving a new entrepreneurship boom. With longer life expectancies and greater health in later life, older generations are moving to start new firms -- and mentor young entrepreneurs.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 21, 2016

After listening to hundreds of startup pitches, and reading even more business plans, most new venture investors develop their own favorite list of “red flags” that signal the beginning of the end of their interest. Of course, customers love free, but investors hate it. Sleeping giants do wake up. Your future depends on it.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 3, 2016

Nearly every startup I have spoken to over the years – including some where I’m a co-investor – talks positively about the support they’ve gotten from A16Z. Of course not every VC has the fund size or the fee size to build services at this scale yet many provide extremely well-regarded programs that are valuable.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 24, 2016

million in funding on TechCrunch led by Harmony Partners and Upfront Ventures to double its footprint of 3 cities (New York, Chicago & Washington DC) to 6 in 2016. Incumbents became increasingly annoyed with our successes in the country’s largest market – NYC – that they started even taking out ads against us.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 18, 2016

As a startup advisor and investor, I’ve met many aspiring entrepreneurs, and I often get asked the question, “I have a great idea for a startup – do you agree that it real potential?” Of course, you do need to consider how often that strategy has worked for you, and how often it backfired.

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Tech.Co

NOVEMBER 7, 2016

In addition to being a tool for burgeoning startups and lucrative companies, virtual reality is also a great way to escape the stress of everyday life. Deepak’s meditation guide will be available Fall 2016 for both mobile and desktop VR systems.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 19, 2016

Does it sometimes seem like people all around you are getting promoted, or leaving to start their own business, while all your hard work and experience are getting you nowhere? Particularly in an innovative startup, everyone has to expect problems and change. They certainly would be unlikely to succeed in a new startup.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 10, 2015

I met with Jeremy years ago when he had a startup that was building a fantasy sports app where you picked players in a stock-market style and their value moved up and down over time. I had to keep track of who was injured, who was being arrested, who was likely to start in a given week, etc. But it still takes time.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 11, 2016

Take an honest look at your motivation, resources and relationships before initiating a startup. No amount of passion and startup planning will make everything work exactly right the first time. Don’t set up such a frenzied schedule that you will burn out after a few weeks or even a few months. And he is an optimist.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 6, 2016

If you wait for people to come up to you, they likely won’t be the right people. Psych yourself up for this, if necessary, before you enter a room. Exchange connection info and follow up within two days. The follow-up should be simple and to the point, such as a quick email suggesting an opportunity to continue the discussion.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 14, 2014

Of course that website isn’t completely up to date but it’s a great resource for seeing the overall picture. Of course unsolicited spam has very low open rates and is filtered by the major providers. But let me start with some data. That number is projected to GROW to 70 billion by 2016 (Source: BIA Kelsey).

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 16, 2016

Answering simple information questions is a start, but I expect a personal assistant to make an airline reservation, book a table at my favorite restaurant or even order a gift online that my wife would like. Of course, you have to trust a personal assistant not to share user context and personal data with the wrong people.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 24, 2016

Every entrepreneur I know starts out with a strong conviction that their solution is a perfect match for their target market, and yet almost every one later admits a need to “pivot” before finding their groove. Course corrections, or pivots, are normal for new ventures, so expect them and don’t make excuses.

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Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 17, 2013

Online travel sales to grow by 200% by 2016. Co-founded in the Netherlands in 2013 by brothers Marijn and Willem Maas, Withlocals is open for travel and dining experiences in Southeast Asia, including Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, and Indonesia where online travel sales are expected to grow nearly 200% by 2016 according to emarketer.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 25, 2016

Every new entrepreneur who has not spent years in corporate life has the advantage of an unbiased look at business opportunities, but at the same time has the disadvantage of missing critical business experiences that can cost them dearly in their first startup venture. Startups don’t come with formal training courses.

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