Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 12, 2013

We both wanted to continue to build a world-class staff at GRP from which to build future leaders in either tech startups or in our investment firm. One of his biggest accomplishments there was championing the acquisition of StubHub. ” After PayPal, StubHub is widely seen as eBay’s second most profitable acquisition.

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 18, 2014

We thought we''d catch up with Erik on what he''s learned about this market, advice he''d give to companies hoping to get into an accelerator, and what gets a company funding. A prototype is one, but it could also be customer acquisition testing they''ve done. What''s your one piece of advice for entrepreneurs?

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 1, 2011

Quigo Lands Overture as Client, Rejects Their Acquisition Offer. After rejecting the offer, Mike had a team of his best people waiting to ‘kill’ him for turning down an acquisition that would have changed their lives forever financially. Lesson Learned From Rejecting Acquisition Offers. The secret to the software sales process.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 8, 2009

My advice to people thinking about getting an MBA is to think about the five C’s. Colleagues – For young people who ask me for advice on whether to get an MBA this is the ‘C’ that I emphasize the most. It fuels our bonus payments, our quarterly earnings, our growth rate, our value at acquisition time.

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Startup Venture Capital Study Course 337

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 25, 2010

John gave me the book after I spoke at his entrepreneurship class at UCSB. Anything requiring lead generation and/or customer acquisition I call Matt Coffin. Tags: Raising Venture Capital Startup Advice. Any SoCal entrepreneur raising early-stage money should put Rincon on their short list. So what are you waiting for?

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Guide Funding Venture Capital Technical Review 293

InfoChachkie

DECEMBER 9, 2010

Community Organizer Saul Alinsky categorized people into three classes; (i) the Haves, (ii) the Have A Little, Want Mores and, the (iii) Have Nots. Get real world advice from John Greathouse, Subscribe Today. —. He wrote Rules For Radicals to instruct, “…the Have Nots on how to take it away” from the Haves. from the Wharton School.

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Entrepreneur Los Angeles Demand Organization 190

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 12, 2018

Traditional investors are so focused on “quantitative marketing” that he got a lot of advice that this money was better spent on online customer acquisition. When Jamie wanted to sign on Shaq as the company spokesperson it also cost money. What Can You Learn From Ring’s Astounding Success?

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Startup Pricing Product Marketing 247

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 28, 2011

I learned that I wasn’t the strongest kid in class but wasn’t a wimp either. The toughest or coolest kids in class often like somebody who is willing to stand up to them – but not cross them. I would talk smack but if I thought I was about to get punched I would defuse the situation – sometimes with humor.

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CTO Hire Technical Review Startup Demand 363

InfoChachkie

JULY 14, 2011

Messenger : Rob Duva , Co-Founder, COO RingRevenue, prior Director of Customer Acquisition, CallWave. Do you have any words of caution or advice for entrepreneurs who attempt to “Get Their Band Back Together”? “In At CallWave, Colin was CTO, Jason was CFO and I was in charge of product marketing and customer acquisition.

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Marketing Advertising Paid Search Startup 209

InfoChachkie

FEBRUARY 24, 2011

Your team operates out of a barn on your idyllic, coastal property, yet you have created a world-class product. Do you have any advice for emerging entrepreneurs regarding how they can be frugal without compromising their company’s value prop? We subscribe to the same philosophy.”. John is a CPA and holds an M.B.A.

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Startup Design Mobile Social Network 233

Tech Zulu Event

MAY 8, 2014

Chance was recently featured on Fox News for comments on Facebook’s high profile acquisition of wearable VR company, Oculus, for an impressive $2B – and what that meant for early adopters who initially helped the company get off the ground by funding through Kickstarter. Advice for Entrepreneurs. Avoid too much info.

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Invest Platform Entrepreneur Paramount 83

InfoChachkie

SEPTEMBER 22, 2009

You may remember from 8th grade science class that Brownian motion describes the random movement of atomic matter, caused by collisions with molecules of the surrounding medium. The student who sold class notes had to convince the smart kids that they were getting adequate value by giving up their notes for free (i.e.,

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Ideas Startup Pricing Entrepreneur 153

InfoChachkie

JULY 14, 2009

Excel at classes that interested you and perform poorly in those which did not. If you just read this and thought, “That advice is crap – my venture will be a nonstop sprint not a brisk walk”, then you may be an entrepreneur after all. Get real world advice from John Greathouse, Subscribe Today. —. Falling Further From The Tree.

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Entrepreneur Ideas Writing Startup 153

socalTECH

OCTOBER 15, 2008

We have a world class team that can scout out the next great companies, and we can help them as much or as little as those companies like, those we'd definitely like to take more of an active role, because this is what we know. Finally, what's your advice to startups on what they ought to do given the current economy?

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Advertising Media Startup Woodland Hills 100

InfoChachkie

JUNE 25, 2009

In order to get the most out of your discussions with your lawyer, take one or more Business Law classes. Get real world advice from John Greathouse, Subscribe Today. —. In addition, believe it or not, a few startup lawyers actually have a life outside of their legal practices. John is a CPA and holds an M.B.A. from the Wharton School.

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Technical Advisors Technical Review IP Patents 124

Frank Addante

MAY 15, 2006

Internet Advertising ASP) Exit: $112M IPO and acquisition Lesson: Think big. 6 startups = 1 IPO, 2 acquisitions, 1 failure, millions in venture capital $, hundreds of employees in cities worldwide and the building of my latest venture, the Rubicon Project - one of the fastest growing advertising companies in history. Zondigo, Inc.

Advertising 40

Advertising Startup Chief Technology Officer Technical Review 40

Frank Addante

JUNE 4, 2006

Internet Advertising ASP) Exit: $112M IPO and acquisition Lesson: Think big. 6 startups = 1 IPO, 2 acquisitions, 1 failure, millions in venture capital $, hundreds of employees in cities worldwide and the building of my latest venture, the Rubicon Project - one of the fastest growing advertising companies in history. Zondigo, Inc.

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Startup Venture Capital Email CTO Hire 40

SoCal Delicious

OCTOBER 8, 2012

While entertainment moguls often rely on the taste, advice and social connections of the citys top brokers, tech executives frequently do their own research online before they arrive in town, and know what they want before they look. "Plus, people like to live near where they work, and the tech companies are there.". clients, brokers say.

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Los Angeles Software Review Technical Review Journal 44