socalTECH

MARCH 21, 2016

A new report, issued Monday, says that IPO activity has slowed significantly in Q1, with a 39 percent drop in volume and 70 percent decline in total capital raised versus Q1 of last year. The report, from Ernst & Young, said that companies are likely exploring other options or waiting for confidence to return for their IPOs.

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TechCrunch LA

MARCH 31, 2021

The sweeping infrastructure package put forward today by President Joe Biden comes with a price tag of roughly $2 trillion (and hefty tax hikes) but gives startups and the broader tech industry about $1 trillion worth of reasons to support it. What excites me about this space is that there’s so much low-hanging fruit.

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socalTECH

MAY 11, 2012

Manhattan Beach-based CapLinked , the online service which helps startups manage their fundraising efforts, share due diligence documents, and find investors, said this week that it has launched a new activity tracker on the site.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 16, 2015

recently wrote a post talking about how some VCs meddle in operating company decisions or some executive teams are too reliant on VCs to jump in and make hard calls for them. Of course we fancy ourselves as the best sales people in the company. These are always mistakes in a growing company. ” PR.

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InfoChachkie

JUNE 17, 2014

One of the parameters by which authenticity is measured is the activity level of one''s followers. Unfortunately, authenticity matters online, due to the nefarious activities of certain status seeking individuals who manipulate their social media standing by purchasing fake followers. I''d rather have a more active group.".

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 7, 2013

I’m super excited to announce that GRP Partners led the investment in Ethan Anderson’s new company MyTime (link has LA-based merchants but will give you a good feel for the product). BuildOnline (the company I founded) has just announcement plans to be more aggressive in growing in the US. Let me not bury the lede.

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Berkonomics

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Of course, the response depends upon lots of variables, including whether the company is in a fund-raising mode (in which case the CEO may be spending up to 80% of their time on this alone). How much time do you devote to each type of activity? What if?” “How about…” “When should we…” “How could we…” You get the idea.

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TechEmpower

JULY 24, 2023

At TechEmpower, we frequently talk to startup founders, CEOs, product leaders, and other innovators about their next big tech initiative. It’s part of our job to ask questions about their plans, challenge their assumptions, and suggest paths to success. After all, that’s what tech innovation is all about. Commenting?

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TechCrunch LA

SEPTEMBER 30, 2019

Two years after the Los Angeles-based fintech startup Dave launched with a suite of money management tools to save consumers from overdraft fees , the company is now worth $1 billion thanks to a nascent banking practice that had investors lining up. “It’s one thing to help people with budgeting. .

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 25, 2019

The challenge is to adequately define leadership in terms of everyday activities. Thus I’m always looking for more practical guidance on the right activities to be perceived as a business leader. Show that you actively listen to feedback and model the values. Envision the future by imagining the possibilities. Marty Zwilling.

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 14, 2011

I was recently approached by Fast Company to comment on “crisis management&# at startups in the wake of the Airbnb “ranksackgate&# story. I agreed to do the interview because the story was about what other companies can learn rather than about airbnb in particular. Make the story be about your market.

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TechCrunch LA

MARCH 26, 2020

While some of the largest privately held technology companies, like SpaceX and Tesla , have shifted to manufacturing ventilators, smaller companies are also trying to pitch in and relieve scarcity locally. 3D-printing companies are working on new ways to manufacture personal protective equipment and swabs for COVID-19 testing.

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socalTECH

MAY 1, 2019

We caught up with Brian to hear more about the startup. What you are up to with this new company? I thought it was about time to do something about that, to make sure small business ownersnot just multi-million and billion dollar, Fortune 500 companiescould have access to all of the benefits and protection of the law.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 28, 2014

Danielle goes through some commentary from Bill Gurley, Fred Wilson and Marc Andreessen about burn rate and then goes on to discuss her own burn rate and others publicly weigh in. But what IS the right amount of burn for a company? I often see companies burning $100,000 per month (net) looking to raise $6-8 million.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 19, 2015

We have made 5 online video investments in total – some we will talk about later this year. YouTube takes too high of a revenue split (45% vs. 30% that Apple and many other distribution companies take – FWIW, YouTube argues this is because their costs are much higher since they host and stream the video). But think of this.

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TechEmpower

JULY 31, 2023

These two questions/answers can help define the early proof points for your company. Don’t worry about scaling just yet. A : Activation - What % have a "happy" initial experience? If you know of more resources on this topic, or want to talk about anything startup or tech related, we’d love to hear from you.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 11, 2015

I first learned about Shahidi’s perspective from my friend Shahed Khan who was working as an analyst at Upfront and told me Shots was much more unique than I had perceived because at first glance it appeared to me to be just another version of Instagram. And reading this should give you a clue what John Shahidi and Shots is about.

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Berkonomics

DECEMBER 15, 2022

It is natural for executives and entrepreneurs with lots on their plate and little extra time – to just keep up the same activities that have made the company a success. Keep on doing what works and that grows the company (rinse and repeat) and actively work on the rest? Good ones tend to stay with the company longer.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 23, 2010

We all know about AngelGate by now. Here’s what you need to know… As a funny coincidence I happend to have written about the topic of collusion 3 weeks prior to the fateful dinner. They’re not in search of price fixing or collusion, they’re in search of diligence information about the company.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 25, 2015

The law of large numbers, platforms that can make your company blow up unexpectedly and the trendy nature of tech markets can be deceiving. I have written about the deceiving nature of early successes before – in particular in the SaaS or B2B world leading to a phenomenon called “shelfware.” Startup Lessons'

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Berkonomics

APRIL 25, 2024

While the CEO and management offer the vision, strategies, and tactics as well as the proposed budget, it is the board that controls with its votes the execution of strategy, the expenditure of cash, the taking on of debt or new equity, the very direction of the company as well as its ultimate health. Then who is most important?

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 9, 2012

Who are the top tech companies to work for in Los Angeles? Despite a huge number of companies, we found there are a number which. Despite a huge number of companies, we found there are a number which. Demand Media consistently popped up near number one in the list of "companies to work for" from our readers. Demand Media.

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socalTECH

MAY 18, 2012

initial offering range--it has actually been a less active year for Southern California than 2010, when a slew of Southern California tech firms hit the market. About the only, Internet-based Southern California firm to be on tap for an IPO is LegalZoom , which filed for a very modest $120M IPO earlier this month. READ MORE>>.

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Frank Addante

OCTOBER 26, 2015

Does an activity (be it a meeting, project, or decision…) bring you closer to achieving your goals or farther away? I refer to this results-oriented approach with my team as: activity ≠ results. It’s less about how it gets done – and “processes for process sake” – but more about getting the job done.

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Frank Addante

OCTOBER 26, 2015

Does an activity (be it a meeting, project, or decision…) bring you closer to achieving your goals or farther away? I refer to this results-oriented approach with my team as: activity ≠ results. It’s less about how it gets done – and “processes for process sake” – but more about getting the job done.

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Frank Addante

OCTOBER 26, 2021

). Have you thought about your company culture with the same process as your product plan, financial plan, business plan or your marketing plan? I’ve talked to very few founders or companies that would answer yes to some or all of those questions. But think about it for a moment. Have you defined a vision for it?

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 17, 2013

In my last post I pointed out that many of the media commentators who have criticized the YouTube video network companies as not having strong businesses were mistaken. These markets represent about $600 billion of total spend between them, leaving tons of opportunities for startups to disrupt and grow large. ” Good f **g luck.

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Xconomy

SEPTEMBER 25, 2019

While the headlines may be dominated by news of WeWork putting its IPO on hold after reports about its questionable corporate governance, the overall initial public offering market is doing just fine. The total for the first three quarters of 2019 was about $8 billion shy of.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 18, 2017

Yves didn’t want to step down — he is still as active as any partner on our team — but he wanted me to take responsibility for: Strategy, recruiting, team development, LP relations, financial planning, etc. He did what every LP did, looked at returns, talked to portfolio companies, talked with our competitors and so forth.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 26, 2020

I called an (ex) LP to tell him about her and my goals for her. Kara said “no” because she wanted to start her own company, which she did and I backed. Leadership is about recognizing your next generation of talent and helping lift them up. Or, maybe it’s just about getting out of the way and watching what they can achieve.

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InfoChachkie

JUNE 30, 2014

Entrepreneur and noted investor Brad Feld unwittingly echoed Franks approach to marketing when, during a discussion with me , he declared, " …companies should… focus on building amazing products. Instead of focusing on marketing as an activity… integrate it into (your) products. Share and Enjoy.

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 23, 2012

In case you don’t know, they are one of the biggest media companies in the world. They are also very active as an early-stage tech investor, partner and acquirer. They are also very active as an early-stage tech investor, partner and acquirer. 1:15 Tell us a little about Advance Publications and your role there.

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Berkonomics

MAY 13, 2021

Several years ago, I wrote a book entitled, Extending the Runway , using parallels to piloting a plane to equate to the process of creating and building a small company, making maximum use of resources to get to and beyond breakeven. The five resources boards and investors can add to a company. It is worth revisiting the most.

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 25, 2014

Kraft, who co-founded Thrively with fellow startup veteran Girish Venkat, sat down to talk to us about Thrively, as it emerges out of beta. Tell me about your new company? Where''d the idea for the company come from? However, the pull of this new idea became too strong, so we set out to start the company.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 17, 2013

I like how she was able to motivate, train, and reward employees, including the implementation of an incentive program to get every member of the team actively involved in generating new business. Employees will care only about work they create.” Hire employees who have strong skills, with the motivation to learn new ones.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 11, 2022

The canvas is a visual chart with elements describing your value proposition, structure, finances, and customers, to help companies identify and align business activities. Every team needs to understand how their activities relate to customer revenue. Today, businesses are all about customer relationships, not just transactions.

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Tech Zulu Event

FEBRUARY 19, 2015

Usually, a company provides subscription based access to subscribers allowing these subscribers to use software in the cloud. To deal with these issues, following are some important tips for SAAS company managers to prioritize: Taking Responsibility of the Data. Client Segregation. Flexible Service Level Agreement.

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