socalTECH

DECEMBER 28, 2017

This morning, we have a contribution from investor and investment banker Peter Cowen of Sutton Capital Partners. Sutton Capital Partners is a technology investment banking firm and we are, investors in local SaaS/subscription companies and is well known as the host of the annual Recurring Revenue Conference.

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Tech.Co

APRIL 24, 2018

Being one small company amongst the sea of thousands of startups vying for customers, capital, and talent, the way to get noticed above the crowd, connect with that next big partner, and raise some capital is to throw your hat in the ring to compete at Startup of the Year. A Strong Alumni Network. And we’re so glad we did!

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 18, 2016

When entrepreneurs introduce new products to the market, their passion and conviction often leads them to assume that every potential customer will see the immediate need and value, and will quickly adopt the solution. The more revolutionary the solution, the more important it is to educate customers on a solution’s existence and value.

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socalTECH

MARCH 4, 2021

I think, now more than ever, Flippy meets the distinct challenges and can help our customers spur new growth. I had been seed investing and incubating businesses, and was sitting with a friend of mine, John Miller, who ran Caliburger, which is a 35 location burger chain, which is exporting the California lifestyle, much like In-N-Out does.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 13, 2016

Mitu Network is the largest digital media company for Latinos in the US and also targeting Mexico and South America. The company that I invested in – Maker Studios – became the largest and covered video games, music, comedy, women’s life style, mom’s, animation and the like. The Food Network.

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socalTECH

MAY 10, 2018

Behzad Kianmahd: Cross Campus is one of the companies I invested in, as the first, lead investor, about seven years ago. How is it that you're investing in a fund out of Israel connected with Tel Aviv University? It was the Summer of 2016, if I'm not mistaken. Tell us a bit about your involvement with Cross Campus?

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Southern California Edison Blog

FEBRUARY 12, 2019

Businesses are driving that growth, winning customers and expanding their operations. But SoCal’s growing companies contend with their own set of challenges, including the increasing importance of scalable network solutions. Many are turning to Ethernet services to solve their local area network (LAN) needs. trillion. ¹.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 5, 2016

From the day after we sold the company until today I felt it was important that I not comment too much publicly about online video even though I continued to work actively in the sector and made five more investments. Multi-Channel-Network. We had a studio and invested in content creation. What does that even mean?

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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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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 14, 2014

In fact 61% of all mobile searches where a customer contacts a business it is via a phone call (source: Google). It’s why the first company I ever invested in as a VC – Invoca – just announced a $20 million funding by Accel Partners. That number is projected to GROW to 70 billion by 2016 (Source: BIA Kelsey).

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 30, 2016

If you want to see what was on my mind – I started foreshadowing change publicly in October 2015 with a forecast of what I expected in 2016 VC funding markets at a presentation I gave at the annual Cendana VC/LP conference hosted by Michael Kim. Total customers grew 20% year/year. 2015 turned to 2016.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 8, 2016

In fact, the focus on social networking platforms, starting with Facebook, has destroyed the meaning of the word friend and even changed it from a noun to a verb. You need business partners, investors and customers. More professional connections means more credibility, more insight into the market and more customer clout.

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Southern California Edison Blog

JUNE 26, 2019

Connected classroom technology can also help customize the learning experience for each student, making lessons more effective. High-Speed Fiber Networks. Network connectivity enables all other connected classroom technologies. Connected Classrooms Require Ongoing Investment. Artificial Intelligence (AI). Dark Fiber.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 4, 2017

percent growth in 2016. You'll be investing your time and energy into something with more potential upside in future. Check your business network for a great co-founder or a great designer. Negotiate, or use social networks, which are virtually free. " As a startup, you have more control over your customer base.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 29, 2016

Most entrepreneurs I know are so passionate about their new idea that they are surprised when family and friends don’t line up to invest in their new venture. Vision alone rarely convinces people to invest. The idea is to gain credibility with initial investors by showing them results, before asking for new and larger investments.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 1, 2016

Thus, the investment in time and money required before payback is huge. In reality, dating is a form of social networking, so Facebook could easily enhance their services in this direction, if the market traction of others was evident. The customer value proposition is difficult to quantify.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 6, 2016

It’s equally easy to go online and incorporate your new entity, register some intellectual property and have some fun with social media for marketing and interacting with customers. Don’t rationalize a big investment in basic equipment with long-term requirements thinking. Barter services for access to required resources.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 27, 2016

There is an old saying in the startup investor community, “Smart investors invest in the team, not the idea.” Focus on customer needs. Some founders are so passionate about their solution that they forget to lead with an explanation of the customer value equation. Giving the wrong people money doesn’t help at the idea level.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 10, 2015

Greg knows consumer businesses and customers, which has added tremendously to our team where I admittedly have more of a background in enterprise software, data and online video. I mention this because Greg led our investment in a company that I have personally become addicted to called Draft. But it still takes time.

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socalTECH

MARCH 12, 2019

Two of the hottest sectors in the market today for investments and startups are in the area of machine learning/big data and advancements in automotive technology. Bryan Biniak: Connected Travel was founde d n 2016. We have built an application services platform for vehicles, and our first customer was actually USAA.

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Xconomy

SEPTEMBER 16, 2016

A cybersecurity report by Ponemon Institute, in association with Keeper Security, found that in the 12 months leading up to June 2016, 55 percent of small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) experienced a cyber attack, while 50 percent encountered data breaches involving customer and employee information.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 1, 2016

These often lead to angel investors and venture capital investments later, or connections to local company venture funds for selected focus and technology areas. They have connections to industry associations and entrepreneur organizations that can kick-start your networking efforts, both locally and globally.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 9, 2016

It’s easier to move before you have big local investments and people dependencies. The best way to start is business networking through local groups and online forums. Marty Zwilling First published on Forbes on 09/02/2016. Now is the time to set priorities on lifestyle and act on them.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 20, 2016

Do your networking with investors well before the funding pitch. Fundable entrepreneurs have to feel comfortable talking and listening to engineers, financial people, marketing and especially customers. Marty Zwilling First published on Entrepreneur.com on 06/10/2016. Executives exude confidence and energy.

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Xconomy

JULY 19, 2016

In 2015, Cybersecurity startups saw 332 funding deals with investments hitting the highest ever at $3.8 For 2015, there were 133 information security M&A deals, according to 451 Research’s Tech M&A Outlook 2016. billion (235 percent growth over 5 years). New funds have been raised dedicated to this segment.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 4, 2015

These Ice Bear units are all networked and linked into control systems, and communicate with the web, where they can be remotely controlled and monitored by our customer. Our customer is not the building owner or tenant, it's the utility. How is it that utilities are your main customer? READ MORE>>.

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