Both Sides of the Table
SEPTEMBER 8, 2009
I came across this blog post about getting a computer science degree as the best degree for getting into venture capital or working at a VC-backed start up. I just completed an exercise where I went out to hire a new associate for my VC firm, GRP Partners. I had to laugh a bit reading it. What you gain: 1.
socalTECH
OCTOBER 2, 2012
Southern California's technology community--despite all of the recent excitement around Silicon Beach--continues to be underserved in terms of capital, with a lack of venture capital funds (with money), and other private technology investors. Jeb Spencer: We consider ourselves a private equity firm.
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socalTECH
AUGUST 19, 2011
It happens occasionally, so like a rat in a maze, the entrepreneur continues to search for this piece of cheese even though statistically it's rare. In the past week we've seen Google announce a multi-billion dollar acquisition of Motorola Mobility; if you had their cash you'd be elephant hunting, too.
Startup Professionals Musings
OCTOBER 5, 2015
According to recent statistics , there are already over 500 website crowdfunding platforms, such as Kickstarter , available; and over $5 billion was raised this way last year. A micro venture capital firm. Currently, there are about 250 micro-VC firms , including such notable names as Mike Maples of FloodGate Fund.
socalTECH
DECEMBER 31, 2012
end-of-the-year coverage, we've run through our web statistics and figured out which were the. venture capital exits in. 2011, showing a reduced number of exits--but more IPOs--in venture backed companies. What was Southern California's technology community most interested in 2012? As part of our. generation of startups.
SoCal Delicious
MARCH 10, 2010
The study, conducted by Jon Funk of OceanRoad Partners , includes data from socalTECH.com's proprietary venture database , Dow Jones/VentureSource, and Greg Martin of Redpoint Ventures. Tags: results investment exit california southern acquisition merger capital venture. IPO in 1996).
Startup Professionals Musings
DECEMBER 11, 2017
Check competitor numbers and industry average statistics to get you in the right range. If you want to be assessed as a “premium” acquisition candidate down the road, an aggressive but reasonable target might be doubling revenue each year. Set a target growth and market penetration rate. Calculate cash-burn rate and investment timing.
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