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Technical Advisors: Every Web/Mobile Startup Must Have One

SoCal CTO

I did a presentation recently for a graduate class from The Founder Institute around getting online/mobile products out the door. But what was interesting to me was that I found myself recommending that each of them should have a technical adviser. Review the code being built. Strategic Technical Advisor.

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When should you go for equity financing?

Berkonomics

In most cases, these applicants for equity funding must be rooted in technology to apply to this limited discussion. 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.” Angel investment groups or funds.

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What Angel Investing & Florida Condos Have in Common

Both Sides of the Table

The dinner parties now are filled with self-righteous angel investors bragging about how many deals they are in on. Logic tells me the following: It is hard to make money angel investing. The best angels will do very well just at the best real estate investors did well in good times and bad. It is slowly becoming Florida Condos.

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The Audacious Plan to Make Electricity as Easy as WiFi

Both Sides of the Table

The practical uses for uBeam technology is limitless. Did anybody hold patents that would prevent us from using this technology? I seldom hire patent attorneys during due diligence but this was too important. We hired IP specialists to review prior art. Would they build a world class team. Was it safe?

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How compassion and inclusivity are helping Kindbody change the fertility industry

TechCrunch LA

Sure, celebs have begun talking about it, but we’re rarely taught about it in health class. This experience prompted her to launch her first fertility startup in 2008, Fertility Authority, a content platform and fertility clinic review website for those facing infertility. The company today has 12 outlets in 10 cities in the U.S.

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From a Tech Angeleno’s Perspective | First Month in San Francisco

Tech Zulu Event

A year ago, I made a promise to myself that somehow I would make it up to San Francisco to experience the ultimate tech paradise. Don’t get me wrong about Los Angeles – L.A. But ever since I started getting involved with the tech scene in Southern California, there’s been a part of me wondering what it might be like to be up there.

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The Changing Structure of the VC Industry

Both Sides of the Table

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.