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Startup Professionals Musings
OCTOBER 2, 2023
Angel investors and venture capitalists are looking for startups with real products and a proven business model, ready to scale. Funding for commercial product prototypes is still R&D in the eyes of venture capital investors, but in business areas with large opportunities, this activity will catch the eyes of specialized angel investors.
socalTECH
DECEMBER 26, 2019
Every year, at the end of the year, we share some reflections on the past year from our readers, entrepreneurs, venture capitalists, sponsors, and others in the local technology community. Our goal is to build a platform that helps our companies achieve best practices as quickly as possible on their way to becoming world-class companies.
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Startup Professionals Musings
JANUARY 18, 2021
Angel investors and venture capitalists are looking for startups with real products and a proven business model, ready to scale. Funding for commercial product prototypes is still R&D in the eyes of venture capital investors, but in business areas with large opportunities, this activity will catch the eyes of specialized angel investors.
Startup Professionals Musings
JANUARY 12, 2013
Many entrepreneurs I know don’t realize that the language they learned in the corporate world, or even their recent MBA class, won’t get them ahead in the startup world today. As a reality check, try this quick test of your entrepreneur savvy. As a reality check, try this quick test of your entrepreneur savvy.
socalTECH
FEBRUARY 19, 2010
The Founder Institute (www.founderinstitute.com), an entrepreneurial training program that originally launched by Adeo Ressi in Silicon Valley, recently announced that it is setting up shop in Southern California, with branches both in San Diego and Los Angeles. Does Founder Institute focus on any particular business categories?
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.
Both Sides of the Table
JUNE 30, 2011
The result was a massive increase in startups & a whole group of new funding sources: both angels & “micro VCs&#. The venture capital business itself is going through an even more fundamental change than just the entry of a new category at the earliest stage. Some are going later stage to not miss out on hot deals.
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