Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 18, 2013

A traffic jam of expensive cars lined up to pull into the packed parking lot of MuckerLab for its second graduating class demo day. Tech Coast Angel investor Dale Okuno came out because he believes that MuckerLab attracts better talent because they keep their class size small and focused. And build great business they have.

Class 100

Class Startup Tech Coast Angels CTO Coach 100

Xconomy

AUGUST 7, 2019

Entrepreneurs who are accepted into the next 20-week accelerator program run by SD Sports Innovators will get the opportunity to learn from senior Qualcomm employees as they work to better their businesses. The partnership is intended to boost tech companies and companies founded by women in the.

San Diego 76

San Diego Class Mentor Activity 76

socalTECH

DECEMBER 26, 2012

We asked the same four questions of a variety of top technology entrepreneurs, investors, and others, to hear what they're thinking about, and are sharing it here over the next week. As data like the Startup Genome have begun to point out, LA will continue to emerge as one of the most active tech / startup ecosystems in the world.

Southern California 259

Southern California High Tech Activity Platform 259

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 29, 2011

Earlier this month, Los Angeles-based LifeCrowd (www.lifecrowd.com) unveiled its service to help connect people with real life activities. The firm is initially focusing on the Los Angeles market, and connecting people with fun, interesting classes, activities, and more in the local area.

Startup 271

Startup CTO Coach Activity Software Review 271

InfoChachkie

SEPTEMBER 13, 2016

As I thought about the characteristics that comprise a great program, I identified five criteria that a prospective entrepreneurial student can use to evaluate the efficacy of a collegiate entrepreneur curriculum. Practitioners, Not Professors – classes should be taught by people who have fought hand-to-hand combat in the startup trenches.

Venture Capital 100

Venture Capital Technical Review Class Patents 100

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 17, 2022

A major chunk of this activity is provided by the newer class of “super angels,” who often look more like micro-VCs, except that they are investing their own money. Yet, in my view, every early-stage entrepreneur should be exploring this new funding alternative before approaching VCs.

Guide 136

Guide Venture Capital Funding Class 136

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 18, 2021

If you need funding for these early stage activities, I have some suggestions on better strategies to follow. If this is your first foray into the entrepreneurial arena, with no track record in business or technology, your best and perhaps only supporters will be that class of investors known in the trade as friends, family and fools (FFF).

Help 165

Help Research Startup Funding 165

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 19, 2023

Entrepreneurs talk to customers and competitors talk to each other about the new trends and technologies they see. You can’t get any word-of-mouth or media activity by hiding. Operating in stealth mode for an extended period tends to convince entrepreneurs to believe their own biases, and visibly fight the need to change.

Marketing 105

Marketing Startup Search Engine Optimization Ideas 105

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 26, 2012

These resources are definitely not limited to students, since every university seeks out and needs the real world exposure and experience of entrepreneurs who already are active in the real world marketplace. Take advantage of the tech classes, labs, equipment, and graduate students looking for real world problems to research.

Entrepreneur 92

Entrepreneur Incubator Mentor Research 92

SoCal CTO

NOVEMBER 10, 2009

He has a really interesting background as a product manager and now an entrepreneur. On the one hand, an entrepreneur should not be overly paranoid and should know the ropes that VCs and other professional investors generally will not sign NDAs to see the concept or a prototype--and even if they did, it would not provide much protection.

Product 150

Product Entrepreneur Social Media Google 150

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 23, 2020

Entrepreneurs talk to customers and competitors talk to each other about the new trends and technologies they see. You can’t get any word-of-mouth or media activity by hiding. Operating in stealth mode for an extended period tends to convince entrepreneurs to believe their own biases, and visibly fight the need to change.

Search Engine Optimization 174

Search Engine Optimization Ideas Startup Customer 174

Berkonomics

SEPTEMBER 18, 2014

My favorite example of a world class pivot comes from the CEO and board of one of my most successful investments. Green Dot Corporation was formed by an entrepreneur in the year 2000 to create a product to permit those without credit cards to purchase items on the Internet.

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Class Resource Email Examples 176

InfoChachkie

JULY 14, 2009

Hint: He was an entrepreneur. The same is true of entrepreneurs. Entrepreneurship is so highly valued in the Western World that some people try to convince themselves that they are an entrepreneur, when in fact they would be better off at a Big Dumb Company (“BDC”). Entrepreneur Does Not Equal Inventor.

Entrepreneur 153

Entrepreneur Ideas Writing Startup 153

InfoChachkie

OCTOBER 20, 2014

Want to be an entrepreneur? In addition, Entrepreneur Magazine recently included UCSB in its Top 50 Schools For VC Backed Entrepreneurs at number 37. As shown below, it was recently ranked as the fifth most active metropolitan area in the US, in terms of venture deals and dollars, on a per capita basis. Techpreneurs.

Santa Barbara 258

Santa Barbara Technical Review Startup Venture Capital 258

socalTECH

OCTOBER 19, 2017

We are devoted to the mission of supercharging Southern California's technology ecosystem, and help it emerge as a world class technology hub by 2025. There are many gaps to fill, and ways we can make a difference by encouraging more entrepreneurial activity in Southern California. How did you decide to found the Alliance?

Southern California 170

Southern California Venture Capital Startup Entrepreneur 170

InfoChachkie

MAY 20, 2013

According to Tige Young, Founder and CEO of Tui Tai Expeditions , entrepreneurs should de-emphasize ROI and focus on a more accurate measure of wealth, Return On Life. However, his comments resonated, because his unconventional philosophy has clearly not impacted his ability to deliver his customers a world-class adventure experience.

Entrepreneur 235

Entrepreneur Startup Software Engineering Technical Review 235

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 15, 2010

As an entrepreneur, you always need to be on the lookout for ways to expand your current business, and always on the lookout for your next big thing. These could be support related, or education related, or a package of product and services for a new class of customers. Foster an active culture and reward program for new ideas.

Entrepreneur 100

Entrepreneur Customer Custom .Net 100

Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 8, 2011

Launchpad LA today announces it will accept applications for its third class of Los Angeles-based tech startups. We have significant VC commitments (listed below) – every entering company will get $50,000 in funding, mentorship from top VCs and successful entrepreneurs plus free office space. So What is Different for Class Three?

Venture Capital 287

Venture Capital Funding Startup GRP Partners 287

InfoChachkie

AUGUST 13, 2012

Successful Olympic athletes share a number of common qualities with entrepreneurs; including boundless energy, uncompromising tenacity and a willingness to innovate. This is in contrast to the approach taken by most big companies, which often focuses on outperforming the same activities conducted by their rivals.

Startup 198

Startup Competition Activity Class 198

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 7, 2010

Main Street Venture Fund LLC, an angel fund of about 25 private investors, was formed by Ruffolo Benson LLC in northeast Indiana with the intention of bringing together area entrepreneurs and private investors to create economic value for the region. Tags: angel investor entrepreneur process trophy business. Business wisdom.

Entrepreneur 83

Entrepreneur Mentor Invest Angel 83

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

Most workers are still rushing to retirement, where they hope to escape to more stimulating activities with a real sense of accomplishment. In my view as a long-time business advisor, this problem is driving a new entrepreneur age, with the lure of doing what you love, and loving what you do.

Coach 132

Coach Satisfaction Startup Organization 132

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 24, 2014

It turns out it actually takes time to build a high-growth business with differentiated intellectual property and roll out large, enterprise-class marketing solutions. “I think the best VCs help drive exits alongside their entrepreneurs. I have huge confidence in the companies that I’ve backed that are still active.

Venture Capital 387

Venture Capital Downey Writing Press 387

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 16, 2010

Mike Wolf is a mentor of mine, and a role model for many technology entrepreneurs and investors in the Phoenix, Arizona, area. More recently, he has invested in numerous local startups, while mentoring and advising hundreds of young entrepreneurs. I am active on a number of Boards of organizations that support entrepreneurship.

Entrepreneur 84

Entrepreneur Angel Startup Mentor 84

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 19, 2020

A major chunk of this activity is provided by the newer class of “super angels,” who often look more like micro-VCs, except that they are investing their own money. Yet, in my view, every early-stage entrepreneur should be exploring this new funding alternative before approaching VCs.

Funding 125

Funding Venture Capital Startup Class 125

Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 16, 2014

Whereas we had four partners investing Fund IV we now have six partners actively looking at deals for Fund V. As I like to say when asked, “For entrepreneurs you generally need to go to 2-3 cities max and probably pitch 5-15 investors. Just like with entrepreneurs – you know that raising money is just the start.

Venture Capital 396

Venture Capital Funding Technical Review Startup 396

InfoChachkie

MAY 20, 2013

According to Tige Young, Founder and CEO of Tui Tai Expeditions , entrepreneurs should de-emphasize ROI and focus on a more accurate measure of wealth, Return On Life. However, his comments resonated, because his unconventional philosophy has clearly not impacted his ability to deliver his customers a world-class adventure experience.

Entrepreneur 164

Entrepreneur Startup Software Engineering Technical Review 164

socalTECH

MARCH 21, 2012

We decided, after looking at Los Angeles, that what was needed most in Los Angeles, and what entrepreneurs were interested in here, was that we'd need a little bit more capital offered than other accelerators. Because of that, you get to meet slots of people in the community, because there's such a prolific number of entrepreneurs.

Startup 254

Startup Los Angeles Entrepreneur Media 254

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 19, 2013

These resources are definitely not limited to students, since every university seeks out and needs the real world exposure and experience of entrepreneurs who already are active in the real world marketplace. Take advantage of the tech classes, labs, equipment, and graduate students looking for real world problems to research.

Startup 95

Startup Incubator Resource Mentor 95

socalTECH

NOVEMBER 21, 2011

The Los Angeles area has seen a surge in the last month in companies and organizations looking to bolster entrepreneurial activity and startups in Southern California. Joining that surge last week in startup activity was Science, Inc. One, is we'll come up wit our own ideas, and work with really early stage entrepreneurs in-house.

Incubator 196

Incubator Startup Commerce Los Angeles 196

InfoChachkie

JUNE 9, 2015

I previously wrote about LaunchTN’s second-phase master accelerator class called The TENN, which has a proven track record of helping startups thrive after graduation from an accelerator. Savvy entrepreneurs - seek out programs which incorporate these post-graduation activities. Convert Graduate-Founders Into Mentors.

Startup 100

Startup Class LAMP Santa Barbara 100

InfoChachkie

JANUARY 7, 2013

She then told the class of young entrepreneurs three stories, each of which underscores the powerful combination of humility, confidence and conviction. Kerri's second story involves her relentless pursuit of activities intended to spark her young daughter's passions. I used to like presenting in front of my 7th grade class.

Class 207

Class Santa Barbara Startup RSS 207

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 28, 2017

As an active business advisor and angel investor, I’m convinced that we are rapidly entering a new age of the entrepreneur, and those who are best prepared will be the first to reap some big rewards. I continue to see stories of really young entrepreneurs, and I just met a really impressive one, Neva Lee Recla, at a recent Fast Inc.

Coach 80

Coach Entrepreneur Ideas Class 80

Tech.Co

OCTOBER 28, 2020

A just-announced partnership between the social giant TikTok and the ecommerce giant Shopify could mint a brand-new class of TikTok-friendly ecommerce stores. Shopify is also a mammoth competitor in the ecommerce industry, with over half a million active stores that have realized a total of $135 billion in sales.

Help 150

Help Platform Startup Social Media 150

socalTECH

JULY 18, 2013

Thanks to that activity, a new, venture investor has moved into town, Core Innovation Capital (www.corevc.com) , to specifically take advantage of those opportunities. Arjan Schutte: Our fund has a big mission, to invest in financial technology for the emerging middle class. That increase in startups has not gone un-noticed.

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Capital Startup Los Angeles Invest 183

socalTECH

DECEMBER 31, 2018

Editor's note: As we head into the new year, we've been featuring reflections on 2018 from notable investors, entrepreneurs, and others from Southern California's technology community. You'll be able to browse all of those contributions here.

Capital 113

Capital Venture Capital News Patents 113

socalTECH

APRIL 8, 2013

There''s been a lot of incubation activity in the Los Angeles are recently. How do companies and entrepreneurs apply? Ashish Soni: The URL for applications is open right now, and we start our first class on April 22nd. We are giving students the same support, but here. READ MORE>>.

Incubator 233

Incubator USC Startup Artificial Inteligence 233

socalTECH

NOVEMBER 19, 2015

Congratulations to our third class of the socalTECH 50! Harrison Tang , Spokeo. Alice Taylor , MakieLab. Brian Thomas , Clutter. Therese Tucker , Blackline Systems. Chris Webb , ChowNow. Josh Yguado , SGN. READ MORE>>.

SoCalTech 100

SoCalTech Lootcrate Southern California Snapchat 100