socalTECH

OCTOBER 28, 2010

So, I ended up writing that first book, and Bruce helped me with the research, and that was one way we got to know each other before we were even dating. If we had both still be in Los Angeles, we'd been too busy to start a company, and wouldn't have need to start a company. At the time, I got Lynda.com. That's how we really started.

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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. We do, as of the writing of this in early December, seem to be seeing a correction at this time.

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InfoChachkie

JUNE 9, 2015

To better understand how the accelerator world has matured beyond Demo Da, I sought out Jason Denenberg, former partner at Angel Capital Group, and current Director of Entrepreneurship at Launch Tennessee (LaunchTN). Savvy entrepreneurs - seek out programs which incorporate these post-graduation activities.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 23, 2014

The poor performance of the asset class (this analysis has largely been wrong as I pointed out here –> most analyses were clumsy rear-view mirror looks at the data). Lower costs to start a business (95% reduction), many more companies created & funded by angels / seed. On the surface the narratives have been. Why is this?

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InfoChachkie

JULY 21, 2011

Messenger : Paige Craig, CEO BetterWorks, Angel Investor, former Marine. 5) When I interviewed people at my past startups, I rejected them if they asked me about our dental plan, as true entrepreneurs don’t care about such pedestrian benefits. We brought in 10 – 20 people in each class. In the early days, do it yourself.

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socalTECH

JUNE 6, 2011

Although Los Angeles has become a hub for the high tech startup world, Surprisingly, one of the things which hasn't happened in the Los Angeles area is any huge, successful venture acceleration programs. Typically, venture backed companies, always entrepreneur led. And then, in 2003 I retired, and I became an angel investor.

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Tech.Co

SEPTEMBER 21, 2015

Indeed, whether you’re a producer, screenwriter, director, actor, cinematographer, editor, art director or composer (or some combination of these) Stage 32 offers classes to meet your specific needs. Classes with a wide geographic appeal. Among those that have paid for a Stage 32 class, 91% say they’ll do it again in the future.

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Tech Zulu Event

MAY 16, 2013

Article after article points out that Los Angeles is on its way to becoming one of the most robust startup communities in the United States. It is meant to bring everyone together so that they can learn, network and leave with the sense that they now belong to a family of entrepreneurs, all trying to make LA a startup hub.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 7, 2018

A critical stage for most first-time entrepreneurs is getting their idea developed into at least a prototype to validate their technology. Another alternative is to find an inexpensive class on grant writing. The best entrepreneurs I know don’t let initial funding constraints discourage them from starting.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 17, 2012

Brad Feld visited Los Angeles this past week. ” Many people on the Westside of Los Angeles are using the term Silicon Beach these days to describe the amazing renaissance that is truly happening here. I recommend that you start by writing down the attributes you would want people to think about when they think about your brand.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 22, 2014

I had an enjoyable conversation this morning with a young team straight out of college this morning and they were calling to ask advice on how to approach fund raising (angels vs. VCs, how to select a VC, etc.) So I thought I’d write about out with what I would look for in a VC knowing what I know now and why. It’s not you.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 14, 2013

One hackerspace coming together in Los Angeles, LA Makerspace (www.lamakerspace.com) is being put together by Tara Tiger Brown. You can learn from others in the space, or take a class. It's membership based, and the goal for us is to eventually be sustainable through membership, by putting on events and classes, and so on.

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Tech.Co

MAY 24, 2017

And not just the token two children, but to actually be the one who volunteered in their classes and screamed at them to stop picking flowers on the soccer field. Whether it is yoga, a workout class or even just writing a journal, spend at least three to four hours on yourself a week. I wanted the career and the family.

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socalTECH

JUNE 13, 2011

Well, Los Angeles-based KarmaGoat (www.karmagoat.com) has figured out a way to help people get rid of those unwanted items they have--and provide those proceeds to charity. When I was moving to Los Angeles from Paris, I was sorting through my stuff, and I made three bags of things. Where did the idea come from?

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 16, 2010

We talked with Noah about how the company grew out of a business plan competition at the University of Southern California, his recent funding from the Maverick Angels, as well as how the firm hopes to stand out among a crowded list of comparison shopping sites. Noah, thanks for the interview.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 13, 2013

I spoke a lot about the need for “personal branding” which I plan to write about soon. My mom was an entrepreneur – she was kind of my inspiration for entrepreneurship. And no one could see me as anything but a startup guy, so I started a second company and called myself a serial entrepreneur.

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 15, 2010

The life of an entrepreneur is filled with 20 second opportunities. But Sam is a first-class act and boy does he know how to nail an intro. So 2 things reminded me of that story and got me thinking about writing this post: I was on a panel this week talking to a crowd of a couple of hundred aspiring entrepreneurs.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 21, 2010

In writing anything positive about any of the companies I’m not suggesting that it means that I prefer them to any of their competitors. Also, some of the deals I write about I have actually seen as part of their fund raising process. entrepreneur Wil Schroter (I am an angel investor in Affordit). Really!).

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Venture Capital Capital Email Blogging 265

Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 5, 2013

Wednesday November 20 th , 2013 was a special day for the technology entrepreneurs at the University of Southern California. The USC Entrepreneur Club and the Kairos Society brought Howard Marks , a successful entrepreneur and founder and CEO of StartEngine , on campus to speak about his past experiences. The Time Is Now. “We

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 17, 2010

The VC’s & executives were then asked to make “commitments&# (in writing) to 3-5 of the companies that they felt they could make some sort of contribution to. It was a great chance for the class to interact with the community in LA. We’re excited to welcome the CEO Michael Agustin to Los Angeles.

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Berkonomics

DECEMBER 17, 2020

Here is a class of investor we’ve covered before, one usually focused upon you and less upon your business case. We’ll call these “inside angels.” There are other classes of equity investors for small or early stage businesses that we have not yet considered. Angel investment groups or funds. Friends and family investors.

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socalTECH

MAY 19, 2017

Andrew Peterson: We talked to a bunch of folks about the best way to start a company, and Los Angeles made the most sense. Not to plug myself, but I've done some writing and published a book with O'Reilly, talking about security misconceptions. How it is you were at Etsy, and ended up here in Southern California?

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Web Startup Southern California Software 138

InfoChachkie

JULY 14, 2011

9) In Getting The Band Back Together , I write about the power of serial Founding teams. Do you have any words of caution or advice for entrepreneurs who attempt to “Get Their Band Back Together”? “In When assembling a team, I encourage entrepreneurs to seek out the MVPs, and look to build diversity into the teams they assemble.”.

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 29, 2009

Baghdasarian was co-founder of Monterey Networks, which was sold to Cisco Systems back in 1999, has been an active angel investor in Southern California. If you've taken a course, and need an application to do chemistry or math analysis, there's a store where you can write, share, sell, or buy those applications.

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socalTECH

JUNE 30, 2010

Last week, Los Angeles-based Stroome (www.stroome.com), a new startup originally spawned out of a project at the USC Annenberg School of Communications, won $200,000 in the 2010 Knight News Challenge. They wanted to use the platform we had developed in a class called Mashup Culture. We grew out of an interesting use case. READ MORE>>.

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Journal USC News Startup 187

Tech Zulu Event

MAY 20, 2014

TechZulu recently sat down with east coast transplant Olenka Polak to talk about startup life in Los Angeles. You’ve been in school for most of your adult life, and this role of being an entrepreneur is relatively new for you. Can you share with our readers how you came to define or identify yourself as an entrepreneur?

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

I finally got around to writing it having read Fred Wilson’s post about what a CEO does. Some entrepreneurs make the mistake of never devolving power. If you want to attract world class talent you have to be inspirational, persuasive and persistent (they best people always have other offers).

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Tech Zulu Event

APRIL 23, 2013

Sergey’s diverse experience as an entrepreneur, technology consultant and software executive qualifies him to lead amSTATZ’s technology development. Jenna can write a recommendation on Andy’s profile or send an email to friends recommending Andy, one of his workout plans or the fitness event she’s registered for. How many users?

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Social Network Networking Training Summary 92

Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 30, 2012

We write and create our own content for the game. Start Engine is a rapid accelerator focused on helping Los Angeles-based technology startups build a solid foundation for success in 90 days. We leverage our network in the Los Angeles community to provide members with access to potential employees, mentors and investors.

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CalTech Company Companies Idealab 91

Tech Zulu Event

JUNE 28, 2012

Panels were based at hubs including Leadership, Branding / Advertising, Social Media, Entrepreneurs, Community and more. RT @OEInnovation #SBF why I live in #LA: intersection of #beach #tech #entrepreneur #entertainment. & Demo Day / Angel Pitch. Tons of info and tons of fun!” ” Attendees love the SBF energy.

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Hollywood Technical Review Startup Rustic Canyon 67

Berkonomics

APRIL 3, 2014

We’ve spoken of financing a young company through friends and family, known as “inside angels.” There are three classes of equity investors for early stage businesses that we have not yet considered. First, angel investment groups come in all sizes from a few organized angels to large groups of three hundred or more.

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Equity Startup Organization Invest 232

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 5, 2012

My initial reaction to Adeo when we spoke was that while it may have solved some issues (debt versus equity) it didn’t solve the ones that I’ve been warning entrepreneurs about most loudly. Some thoughts on raising angel money. So if I write you a $500,000 check into a convertible note with a $4.5

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Startup Pricing Equity Venture Capital 354

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 3, 2013

This is why I am such a big fan of General Assembly both because they’re teaching more tangible skills but also because they’re working directly with employers to fund classes as well as to onboard the more successful GA students directly. His class reading lists could be a primer for any entrepreneur, not just MBAs.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 8, 2012

If you do a capped note it’s bad for the entrepreneur. But Paul Graham really did have a point in his “ high resolution fundraising ” post – that there is a problem – particularly in angel financing – with herding cats. The trouble is, nobody has an incentive to agree to write the first check.

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Pricing Venture Capital Writing Equity 294

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 15, 2011

We were talking about a company, Factual (disclosure my firm is an investor), which was founded by one of LA’s most talented Internet entrepreneurs, Gil Elbaz , who as co-founder of Applied Semantics (purchased by pre-IPO Google for $102 million and now Google AdSense) is responsible for a large portion of the Internet’s monetization.

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Venture Capital Southern California Google Startup 313

SoCal CTO

SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

He blogs to 10,000 web entrepreneurs at Software by Rob and co-hosts the podcast Startups for the Rest of Us. We had to write a CRM to keep track of them all. They are: Fred Wilson: Lead Investors, Dipshit Companies, and Funding Every Entrepreneur. August 20, 2010 They say people won't pay for content. Dec 26, 2009).

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Startup Venture Capital Blogging CTO Hire 191

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 1, 2012

Occasionally on this blog I break away from industry commentary and write more broadly. You can fly first class and not talk to fellow passengers. One of my big disappointments at GRP has been our office space in Los Angeles. Entrepreneur Dinners. The first day of 2012 seems the perfect day to do so. The Haimish factor.

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Startup Organization Entrepreneur Blogging 319