socalTECH

MARCH 12, 2018

Love Goodly recently launched its own crowd equity funding campaign. We're a little different from the sample size products out there. The funding we're going for now, is to continue scaling the business. That's another initiative we're using this funding for. Photo: On left, Justine Lassoff, on right, Katie Bogue Miller.

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Startup Commerce Los Angeles Product 157

SoCal CTO

SEPTEMBER 27, 2011

Memo to CEOs And Founders: Share The Love Consider the proceeds of a $50-million acquisition for a 100-person company that has raised $14 million with a typical liquidation preference: Because of the liquidation preference, the investors get $14 million right off the top. The remaining 95 employees split 7%, each earning $27,000.

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Equity CTO Hire Startup Examples 391

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 10, 2015

Others with the right confidence and personality were able to garner funding, despite a weak business plan. Smart Shark Tank presenters have done their homework on each investor, and customize their sample product or anecdote for each. Investors invest in people, more than ideas. Grab investor attention in the first couple of minutes.

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Entrepreneur Sample Ideas Customer 106

socalTECH

MARCH 1, 2012

At the time, they were shipping out CD ROMs with 300 albums, album artwork, and three song samples each. in 2009, and through that process I learned a lot about local businesses, and about customer acquisition pain points. There were also opportunities for me down here, as I was running the venture fund.

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Southern California Idealab Startup Customer 245

InfoChachkie

NOVEMBER 3, 2011

Attitude – Brad and Jason clearly exhibit an entrepreneur-centric approach to the venture funding process. Examples – The book is filled with text excerpted from actual funding documents, rather than the generic templates usually found in academic textbooks. Also, consider asking for a carve-out for acquisitions.”

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Venture Capital Entrepreneur Writing Guide 205

socalTECH

JANUARY 24, 2011

For this morning's company profile, we thought we'd connect with ShareSquare (www.getsharesquare.com), a newly funded Los Angeles startup focused on QR barcodes -- 3D barcodes -- focused on musicians and entertainers. Now that you have some funding, what's next? Matthias Galica: We're going to be blowing this up. READ MORE>>.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 28, 2018

We seed funded a company a few years ago called Parachute Home that has grown 180% CAGR (compounded annually) and is now doing tens of millions of revenue with very little capital raised. These aren’t “sample sizes” but rather full experiences for women who trust FabFitFun to curate for them. Get Physical!

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 11, 2016

Others with the right confidence and personality were able to garner funding, despite a weak business plan. Smart Shark Tank presenters have done their homework on each investor, and customize their sample product or anecdote for each. Investors invest in people, more than ideas. Grab investor attention in the first couple of minutes.

Startup 57

Startup Entrepreneur Sample Ideas 57

socalTECH

APRIL 22, 2010

We've got four generation of parts in the market, with three in production, and the fourth sampling--with a fifth in design. In private equity it's funded on the front end, and it grows from there. What's the story behind the acquisition by Maxim--how did the acquisition happen?

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SoCal Delicious

OCTOBER 8, 2012

See a sample reprint in PDF format. Venture capitalist and hedge-fund manager Peter Thiel—PayPals co-founder and Facebook s. Venture capitalist and hedge-fund manager Peter Thiel—PayPals co-founder and Facebooks earliest investor—paid $11.5 Order a reprint of this article now. October 5, 2012. Members: 228.

Los Angeles 44

Los Angeles Software Review Technical Review Journal 44

SoCal CTO

JANUARY 5, 2011

November 23, 2010 Entrepreneurs, Using Outsourcing to Obtain Capital Efficiency Needs to be Thought Through to be Effective - Robert Ochtel , June 7, 2010 Teen Entrepreneur, Brian Wong, Youngest Founder to Receive Angel Funding - teenentrepreneurblog.com , October 28, 2010 Build Your Own Silicon Valley?

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