Tinder Takes Aim At Vanity Fair Article
socalTECH
AUGUST 13, 2015
Los Angeles-based Tinder has taken to ranting on Twitter to protest yesterday's article in Vanity Fair about the app's outsized influence on dating and hookups.
Los Angeles Startup Community
SoCal CTO
MAY 17, 2011
I was just talking with someone who's new to Los Angeles and wanting to connect into the Los Angeles Startup Community. I told them that I had recently seen several posts/articles talking about how vibrant the community has become. It brings together events and content for Los Angeles.
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SoCal CTO
MAY 17, 2011
I was just talking with someone who's new to Los Angeles and wanting to connect into the Los Angeles Startup Community. I told them that I had recently seen several posts/articles talking about how vibrant the community has become. It brings together events and content for Los Angeles.
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Why We Need to Elect @EricGarcetti on Tues as Next Mayor of Los Angeles
Both Sides of the Table
MAY 19, 2013
On Tuesday Los Angeles will elect a new mayor. And while Eric Garcetti is leading in the polls by 7%, according to recent articles a victory is not certain. I’d love to see a mayor in Los Angeles who does, too. Can’t get much better in a city like Los Angeles, hey? LA needs Garcetti. Why it Matters.
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MyShape Article - Analyst Misses the Point
SoCal CTO
MARCH 12, 2007
skip to main | skip to sidebar SoCal CTO Monday, March 12, 2007 MyShape Article - Analyst Misses the Point The NY Times did a piece today on MyShape, a start-up in Pasadena - Log in Your Measurements, and the Clothes May Fit. Marketing, Startups and Networking in Los Angeles. Marketing, Startups and Networking in Los Angeles.
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Divshot Sets Up Shop In Los Angeles
socalTECH
SEPTEMBER 19, 2012
What would convince you to drop everything, get on a plane, and move your startup to Los Angeles? In the case of Divshot , a developer of user interface development tools for web apps, it was a chance to join Los Angeles accelerator Launchpad LA. READ MORE>>.
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Insights and Opinions: The Odd Couple: Angels and Accelerators
socalTECH
AUGUST 10, 2012
Southern California has the one of the largest gathering of organized angel investment groups, and a huge crop of startup accelerators: there's only one problem, which is they don't naturally work together. As a Pasadena Angel, I wanted to be shocked, but I wasnt. The Angel funding process can be arduous. Continued.).
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174 Extracting More Than Cash From Your Angel Investors
InfoChachkie
MARCH 18, 2013
A version of this article previously appeared on Forbes. In order to extract value beyond your Angel investors' cash, you must first assess three important parameters: (i) the relative strength of their personal brand, (ii) their ability to add operational value, and (iii) the amount of care and feeding they will demand from you.
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Los Angeles-based Frame launches mental health gateway for a pandemic-stricken generation
TechCrunch LA
APRIL 14, 2020
Its co-founders, Kendall Bird and Sage Grazer, ran their first business in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles years ago, selling out their entire inventory of lemonade to a captive audience of eager parents.
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Insights and Opinions: The Emergence of Los Angeles as a Booming Tech Hub
socalTECH
JULY 1, 2013
Has Los Angeles finally made it as a technology hub? My conclusion: Los Angeles is a serious tech hub. Read the rest of Ivan''s article, The Emergence of Los Angeles as a Booming Tech Hub. beach silicon siliconbeach technology angeles opinions insights nikkhoo ivan' Make no mistake; we still have a long ways to go.
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Los Angeles-based Talespin nabs $15 million for its extended reality-based workforce training tools
TechCrunch LA
MARCH 3, 2020
That’s what the Los Angeles-based extended reality technology developer Talespin did — and it just raised $15 million to grow its business. . It turns out the virtual and augmented reality companies aren’t dead — as long as they focus on the enterprise.
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Angel Investing Skill 2 – Domain Knowledge
Both Sides of the Table
SEPTEMBER 14, 2010
This is the second article in a series on what it takes to be a great angel investor (and why this should matter to entrepreneurs). And we all know that Ron Conway is considered the savviest of angel investors and yet by definition not all of his investments succeed. Part 1 – Access to Great Deal Flow – is here.
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What Angel Investing & Florida Condos Have in Common
Both Sides of the Table
NOVEMBER 14, 2010
I pointed to several Economist articles I had read that mapped historical prices of real estate for 400 years and how on average property values grow at no more 1.5% The dinner parties now are filled with self-righteous angel investors bragging about how many deals they are in on. And now everybody is an angel. Same with VCs.
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How Many Angels is the Right Amount for a Startup to Have?
Both Sides of the Table
JULY 7, 2015
If you follow the Twittersphere you may have noticed several people weighing in on this recent piece by Mike Isaac of the NY Times, asking “ How Many Angels is Too Many? I myself coined the term ENIFA (everyone now is a f **g angel) in 2011 but it didn’t stick as well as the term Unicorn did. Hua of Apptimize.
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Insights and Opinions: The Key to Success with Angel Investors
socalTECH
APRIL 11, 2012
What's the best way to connect with an angel investor, and how do you get them to pay attention to your company? If you want to succeed, learn how to connect with your Angel audience. Angel groups (such as the Pasadena Angels) even publish their requirements online. You can do it in a few simple steps. READ MORE>>
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Angel Investing: Skill 3 – Relationships with VCs
Both Sides of the Table
SEPTEMBER 15, 2010
This is the third article in a series on what it takes to be a great angel investor (and why this should matter to entrepreneurs). But while I prefer a certain naive optimism in founders I can’t see the logic that this extends to angel investors. Either downside scenario requires angel deals to be funded further.
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Lessons For Entrepreneurs From Tech Coast Angels
Technology Council
NOVEMBER 10, 2008
The Tech Coast Angels talk about improving your chances for long-term success in the lead article of the November SCribe Newsletter. Check this out, along with our other feature articles and links to the upcoming event schedule. 10 Invisible Threats To Every Business.
Insights and Opinions: The Problem with the Super Angels
socalTECH
JANUARY 12, 2011
For today's Insights and Opinions section today, we have a post from Jim Armstrong , Managing Director at Clearstone Venture Partners , who talks about some of the issues behind the super angel trend. To be sure these super angel funds do indeed properly fit into the new trends around company creation. READ MORE>>.
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140 Insights & Opinions: Why Saying No Is So Hard For Angel Investors
socalTECH
JULY 6, 2009
In this morning's Insights & Opinions section, where we feature insights from local thought leaders, entrepreneurs, venture capitalists, angel investors, and others, we have an article from Joe Platnick of the Pasadena Angels , talks about getting a quick "yes or no" from angel investors. READ MORE>>.
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Apple is opening a store in downtown LA’s nearly 100-year-old Tower Theatre
TechCrunch LA
JUNE 22, 2021
This Thursday, Apple will mark the opening of a new store in downtown Los Angeles. Interestingly, an LA Times article back in 2018 noted that the space, “may also serve as a declaration that Apple intends to compete as a major Hollywood content creator.” Image Credits: Apple. In hindsight, fair enough. Image Credits: Apple.
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Insights and Opinions: Angel and Venture Capital Shareholder Liquidity
socalTECH
AUGUST 18, 2010
For today's Insights and Opinions section, where we feature insights and analysis from the local technology community, we have an article from Jeff Cohn , an entrepreneur and veteran of the angel and VC investment community here in Southern California. Read the rest of Jeff's post on on angel and venture capital shareholder liquidity.
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Angel Investing – The Most Underrated Skill: Access to Buyers
Both Sides of the Table
SEPTEMBER 19, 2010
article in a series on what it takes to be a great angel investor (and why this should matter to entrepreneurs). It’s hard for me to imagine that angel investing outcomes judged 10 years from now will have a drastically different profile. The best angels or angel funds will do tremendously well. Or the CEO?
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Angel Investing (1): Dealflow – Are You Sitting at The Right Poker Table?
Both Sides of the Table
SEPTEMBER 14, 2010
I believe the rise in angel investing is here to stay and the professionalization of this class (aka “super angels&# or “micro VC&# ) is a good thing for the VC industry and for entrepreneurs. I will publish what I believe the five are in a series of articles. Executive Summary. Unfortunately that’s a myth.
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Insights and Opinions: The New Angel Paradigm
socalTECH
DECEMBER 9, 2009
There's been a lot of controversy and debate in recent months over how angel investment groups ought to be structured, if they ought to charge entrepreneurs, and other similar issues about the role of organized groups and companies in the investment process. Read John's entire editorial on his new angel model in our Insights section.
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Will Crowdfunding Replace Angel And VC Investors?
Startup Professionals Musings
FEBRUARY 21, 2015
According to articles on Entrepreneur last year, there are now almost 1,000 crowdfunding platforms in existence, currently estimated to add more than $65 billion and 270,000 jobs to the economy. Since there is never enough money to feed the startup beast, I don’t see crowdfunding replacing or crowding out angels or VCs in the near future.
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108 Angel Investing 4 – Why You Need Deep Pockets to Win Big
Both Sides of the Table
SEPTEMBER 16, 2010
This is the fourth article in a series on what it takes to be a great angel investor (and why this should matter to entrepreneurs). Markets like these are very kind to angel investors because you get taken out early and see a nice pop on your investment. This is the same with angel investing. How’d that work out?
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Insights and Opinions: The Curse of a Modest Exit
socalTECH
SEPTEMBER 16, 2014
For today''s Insights and Opinions article, we have an article from angel investor Steve Reich , who talks about the pros and cons of a modest exit in an investment. Read the rest of Steve''s article, The Curse of a Modest Exit. insights opinions steve reich exit startup venture capital angel investment'
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147 Three Good Snags Pre-Seed Funding
socalTECH
OCTOBER 1, 2021
Los Angeles-based employee wellness and artificial intelligence (AI) software developer Three Good announced that it has raised a seed funding round. Editor's note: an earlier version of this article included a funding target, rather than actual funding raised.). The company says it has raised $700K in that pre-funding.
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GoDaddy Boots Neo Nazi Publication Over Charlottesville Posts
socalTECH
AUGUST 14, 2017
Online web hosting site GoDaddy has booted a neo-Nazi publication, the Daily Stormer, from its hosting services, after users pointed out the site's articles celebrating the death of a woman in Charlottesville, Virginia over the weekend. GoDaddy has major operations in Los Angeles. READ MORE>>.
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What are the odds of your startup’s success?
Berkonomics
APRIL 20, 2023
The Angel Capital Association recently published a study contributed to by several of my friends quoting that seventy percent of investments made by angel investors to date return less than the amount invested – upon a sale or closing of the business – the great majority of these outright losses as businesses die.
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Beyond Meat is introducing pre-packaged meatballs at stores across America
TechCrunch LA
SEPTEMBER 14, 2020
As part of the marketing campaign the company is offering free meatballs and spaghetti or a meatball hero at Beyond Meatball pop-up shops in New York and Los Angeles on Wednesday. An earlier version of this article said that the meatballs would contain soy. They will not.
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Angel Investing: Skill 3 – Relationships with VCs
Both Sides of the Table
SEPTEMBER 14, 2010
This is the third article in a series on what it takes to be a great angel investor (and why this should matter to entrepreneurs). But I prefer a certain naive optimism in founders but I can’t see that this extends to angel investors. Either scenario requires angel deals to be funded further. Not everybody agreed.
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6 New Venture Funding Realities To Guide Your Efforts
Startup Professionals Musings
OCTOBER 17, 2022
Venture capitalists (VCs) have long been seen as the top of the pyramid for startup funding sources, but in fact angel investors now fund over twice as many companies, according to a classic Crunchbase article. Individual angel investors and crowdfunding have been adding to the momentum, some say exceeding VCs in total amount invested.
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Sophia Amoruso's Girlboss Raises $3.1M
socalTECH
DECEMBER 14, 2017
Los Angeles-based Girlboss , a startup founded by former NastyGal founder Sophia Amoruso, has raised $3.1M Girlboss is a "lifestyle brand" focused on female empowerment, and offers up articles, books, a podcast, and "rallies" featuring talks, panels, keynotes, and workshops led by women. in seed funding.
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China Roundup: Tencent’s new US gaming studio and WeChat’s new paywall
TechCrunch LA
JANUARY 19, 2020
Eleven-year-old TiMi currently has a team working out of Los Angeles on global business and plans to grow it into a full development studio that “helps us understand Western players and gives us a stronger global perspective,” said the studio’s international business director Vincent Gao. That’s finally changing.
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Insights: Five Secrets to Landing your Dream Job in the Mobile Industry
socalTECH
APRIL 10, 2014
For this afternoon''s contributed article, we''re featuring Dale Carr , the CEO of LeadBolt , who offers some tips to score a career in today''s high tech industry. LeadBolt is based in Los Angeles and Sydney, Australia. Read the rest of Dale''s article on Five Secrets to Landing your Dream Job in the Mobile Industry.
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Insights & Opinions: Angel Investors - Do They Charge Fees?
socalTECH
MARCH 6, 2009
One of the biggest questions we get from entrepreneurs is if they should be having to pay to present to angel groups. Joe Platnick , a member of the Pasadena Angels , talks about whether fees are ever appropriate to present to an angel investors group. However, there are Angel groups that operate in a somewhat similar manner.
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100 Hyperloop One's Shervin Pishevar Accused Of Sexual Misconduct
socalTECH
DECEMBER 1, 2017
Shervin Pishevar , the co-founder and chairman of Los Angeles-based Virgin Hyperloop One , has been accused of sexual misconduct by several women , according to a report from Bloomberg. Bloomberg said it has documented multiple occasions where Pishevar used the prospect of a job, mentorship, or investment to "make an unwanted sexual advance."
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Neo-Nazi Website Turned Away By Google
socalTECH
AUGUST 14, 2017
The move comes after the site was ordered to move away from GoDaddy over the weekend, after it posted an article disparaging the woman killed by a neo-Nazi sympathizer in Charlottesville. Both Google and GoDaddy have major operations in Los Angeles. READ MORE>>.
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113 iSideWith Uses Your Political Beliefs To Filter News
socalTECH
JANUARY 30, 2013
Los Angeles-based iSideWith , the online site which lets users input their various political beliefs to figure out what parties and candidates they most agree with, has just debuted a new service to help users filter through all of the political news out there--driven by the user's own political beliefs.
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240 10 Guidelines for Angel Funding Presentations
Startup Professionals Musings
JULY 30, 2013
The average length of a funding pitch to Angel investors is ten minutes. I outlined what investors expect to see in another article “ Adding Slides Does Not Enhance Your Investor Pitch. entrepreneur startup funding angel investors presentation business' Or they get sidetracked by a technical glitch due to poor preparation.
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Uber Eats pilots autonomous delivery with Serve Robotics, Motional
TechCrunch LA
MAY 15, 2022
Uber Eats is launching two autonomous delivery pilots in Los Angeles on Monday with Serve Robotics, a robotic sidewalk delivery startup, and Motional, an autonomous vehicle technology company. ” Serve Robotics is partnering with Uber Eats on an autonomous delivery pilot in Los Angeles. .
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232 Silicon Beach Popularity Drives Up Rent, Says Report
socalTECH
OCTOBER 17, 2012
The popularity of setting up a startup on Silicon Beach is pushing up office rent on the Westside of Los Angeles, according to an article from Businessweek posted Tuesday.
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187 Insights and Opinions: Does Your Angel Group Have A Great Rolodex?
socalTECH
FEBRUARY 25, 2010
For our Insights and Opinions section today, we have an article from Joe Platnick of the Pasadena Angels , who delves into some of the criteria for selecting an angel group. Most angel groups have money, and one group's money isnt any greener than another's. Tags: insights opinions angel investment advice.
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