Berkonomics

SEPTEMBER 24, 2020

Email readers, continue here…] What drove my brother and me to perform, to risk so much, to skirt bankruptcy, to press on again and again? Dad turned it down, stating that there was no chance of success for a park so far from downtown Los Angeles. Our two important drivers of innovation. Now, how about you?

Press 156

Press Entrepreneur Training Equity 156

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 12, 2013

I see it on email even more. ” In it he talked about how he gets daily emails asking for intros to Oprah (he does a lot of work with her) and his advice. One of the most common questions I hear from first-time entrepreneurs is, “How do I meet angels?” Think about it – who knows angels the best?

Venture Capital 407

Venture Capital Press GRP Partners Blogging 407

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 18, 2012

In what appears to be a major deal with online e-commerce site eBay , Los Angeles-based BeachMint , which is led by Diego Berdakin, is the central focus of eBay's FashionVault flash sales site this week. Neither ebay nor BeachMint have officially announced details of the deal to the press, outside of the email to users.

Press 100

Press Sales Commerce Los Angeles 100

Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 25, 2011

They know this model of YouTube production & distribution better than anybody else that I’ve met in my 5 years in Los Angeles. You need star power of entrepreneurs surrounded by star power angels & VCs who in turn get tons of press from adoring journalists who are insiders amongst this crowd of tech cognoscenti.

Carson 291

Carson Content Los Angeles Press 291

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 9, 2012

I’m aboard Delta flight 1833 from Cincinnati (actually, Northern Kentucky for what it’s worth) to Los Angeles. I had a very enjoyable day in Cincinnati meeting many local entrepreneurs, angels and accelerators. You need to press the flesh. It’s Wednesday late afternoon. It’s easy to discount Cincy – it’s a “flyover state.”

Press 364

Press Course Startup Email 364

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 27, 2013

In addition to helping manage the board Chris also helps represent the interests of the angel investors / common stock holders. Oh, and did I mention: Roger – NYC, Rob/Rory – NorCal, Nick/Chris – London & me – Los Angeles. Email updates frequently. Make your emails actionable.

Tips 365

Tips Email Venture Capital CTO Coach 365

Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 8, 2011

Launchpad LA today announces it will accept applications for its third class of Los Angeles-based tech startups. years there has been an initiative in Los Angeles called Launchpad LA. He previously co-founded Charlie , a Los Angeles based media company and interactive agency. For the past 2.5

Venture Capital 287

Venture Capital Funding Startup GRP Partners 287

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 19, 2009

Los Angeles-based ManiaTV , which produces and distributes online content, is reportedly looking for a buyer, and has hired investment bank Updata Advisors. Neither Peter Hoskins, the firm's CEO, or the firm's public relations firm responded to emails for comment on the report as of press time. READ MORE>>.

Report 100

Report SoCalTech Press Content 100

socalTECH

MAY 24, 2011

Southern California--and particularly, Los Angeles--has always been a center of the music business, which makes it unsurprising that there are many, music-focused startups which end up starting here. We wanted to do some testing ni Los Angeles, and quickly expanded to four cities. Vic Caretti: It's rather diverse.

Social Media 241

Social Media Startup Sites Advertising 241

Berkonomics

OCTOBER 31, 2013

What drove my brother and me to perform, to risk so much, to skirt bankruptcy, to press on again and again? Email readers, continue here.] We tell the story that dad was offered the general store franchise in the brand new park in Anaheim soon to be built by Walt Disney. For us, I believe it was two important things.

Startup 153

Startup Press Entrepreneur Training 153

StartUp Beat

MARCH 29, 2018

The press released added that Bessemer Venture Partners partner Bob Goodman will be joining Electric as a partner. The company boasts that it can keep the “email, computers, Wi-Fi and software running smoothly” at any given business. Electric is pioneering IT support for the modern office,” Goodman said.

Funding 40

Funding Startup Press Email 40

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. During his presentation, Sam Teller gave people tips on how to connect with high profile people, who are inundated with emails. Guest article by Eva Hibnick with General Assembly LA.

Rustic Canyon 74

Rustic Canyon Startup Los Angeles Class 74

socalTECH

APRIL 28, 2010

Dave Waldman , CEO and Founder of Los Angeles-based Bccthis (www.Bccthis.com), a startup looking to add additional functionality and private messaging into both corporate emails and Twitter messages. We raised funding in September of 2009, about six months ago, raising $500,000 from private angel investors.

Email 185

Email Startup Mobile Ideas 185

SoCal CTO

OCTOBER 12, 2009

This past week has had an interesting confluence of events that's led me to conclude that I want to start doing a lot of visible networking among the tech / web crowd here in Los Angeles. Most of the time when I go to an in-person networking events in Los Angeles, it takes me at least 3 hours. And I'll post about it.

Networking 150

Networking Blogging Social Media VentureNet 150

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 19, 2014

On August 23rd, 2013 I had an email intro from my good friend and trusted source Jeff Berman who only sends me stuff when it is somebody he respects (ie a strong filter vs. those who send casual intros). But I’m guessing the narrative is similar elsewhere. He hit me from two very trusted sources. The results?

Funding 373

Funding Technical Review Startup Screening 373

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 7, 2012

However Gmail is only private email conversations. Alex Benzer: My partner and I met here in Los Angeles, in high school. We're definitely Los Angeles natives, but we got the opportunity to do TechStars. They'll reply to my emails in half an hour, and give us great feedback on what we're doing.

Startup 242

Startup CTO Coach Blogging Social Media 242

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 1, 2011

Our profile this morning is with Network Automation , a Los Angeles company competing in the IT automation market. It's nice chatting with you again about your company--you're here in Los Angeles, aren't you? We spoke with Gary Bishop, the firm's CEO, to learn more about the company. READ MORE>>.

Networking 214

Networking IBM IBM Pacific Palisades 214

socalTECH

JANUARY 24, 2011

For this morning's company profile, we thought we'd connect with ShareSquare (www.getsharesquare.com), a newly funded Los Angeles startup focused on QR barcodes -- 3D barcodes -- focused on musicians and entertainers. When you scan those codes, you're able to see a trailer on your handset, and get an email to download a deleted scene.

Startup 220

Startup West Hollywood Metrics Entertainment 220

Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 20, 2012

How does the world in Los Angeles intersect differently with venture capital? Do you find yourself too much in email mode? I regularly shut down my email so that I don’t get pop-up alerts when I’m working. How does this changing world affect me? How can I raise the bar? How can I play to my strengths?

Venture Capital 400

Venture Capital Conference Ideas Entrepreneur 400

socalTECH

DECEMBER 29, 2017

Eighteen months ago, when MAKE IT IN LA's launch from Mayor's Garcetti's office was featured in a White House press release, we announced an audacious goal of reaching 1,000 entrepreneurs with our programming by the end of this year. Most Angelenos don't realize Los Angeles is the largest manufacturing center in the country. (We

USC 113

USC Startup News Entrepreneur 113

socalTECH

JUNE 9, 2010

Last week, Los Angeles-based HauteLook (www.hautelook.com), an online private sales site, scored a major round of funding--raising $31M from Insight Venture Partners. Every day, we are putting up eight to ten new brands, sending an email out to our membership base every morning, and alerting them of new sales that day, at 8 a.m.

Sales 224

Sales Email Startup Sample 224

SoCal CTO

NOVEMBER 17, 2009

A typical day starts with email, Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, and Yammer checks/updates. Some days I respond to questions asked by folks like yourself, the press, or an entity doing a case study, i.e. Citrix, RIM, USC. What networking events in Los Angeles or Southern California do you go to? I consider it INVALUABLE!

Acquisition 170

Acquisition Customer Custom Ideas 170

socalTECH

DECEMBER 6, 2011

They were talking on their phone, checking Facebook or their email. We notice you've initially targeted Los Angeles and San Francisco. We don't share your last name, your email, your phone number or anything. I realized I was surrounded by hundreds, if not thousands, of different people. What's the strategy there?

Electronic Arts 236

Electronic Arts Startup Mobile West Los Angeles 236

socalTECH

AUGUST 22, 2018

For this morning's interview, we have an interview with two of Southern California's most successful serial entrepreneurs, Alex Kazerani and James Segil , now of Los Angeles-based OpenPath. We launched nine weeks ago, with great attention and press, and we're now getting an onslaught of inbound interest.

Startup 100

Startup Customer Custom Mobile 100

socalTECH

MARCH 24, 2016

Los Angeles-based Crexi (www.crexi.com) has taken two, very experienced teams�one from Auction.com, the other from Burstly (acquired by Apple)�and created a �dream team� completely focused on enabling the transaction side of the commercial real estate market online. How do you apply technology to help improve that industry?

Technical Review 100

Technical Review Startup Mobile Marketing 100

socalTECH

OCTOBER 23, 2013

Last week, Savings.com , the online coupon site based in Los Angeles, made a big move into the world of grocery store coupons, from its existing business providing coupon codes and deals for the online world. They can mark which ones they want, and press print, if those coupons are available online. on sale for $1.00.

Mobile 140

Mobile Sales Startup Sites 140

SoCal CTO

JULY 13, 2010

Creating Incremental Strategic Value - Ask the Angels , June 17, 2010 We can easily overlook the level of demand pull when we are assessing strategic value. It sounds like Angel Boot Camp rocked. My long time friend and co-angel investor Will Herman wrote a post titled Angel Investing that summarized some of his advice.

Startup 175

Startup Venture Capital Slides Blogging 175

InfoChachkie

NOVEMBER 19, 2012

Her show’s local success led to a meeting in Los Angeles with several ABC network executives. As usual, the popular press has been quick to decry OWN a failure. • Facebook • Twitter • Delicious • LinkedIn • StumbleUpon • Add to favorites • Email • RSS. Share and Enjoy.

Tips 279

Tips Startup Networking Entrepreneur 279

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 1, 2016

We’re a national venture capital investment firm but with our roots firmly in Los Angeles. ” They prefer to sit in front of a computer doing spreadsheets or coding or writing emails and working on marketing materials than they do investing time in human relationships. They respond to email.

Startup 150

Startup Coach Course Invest 150

socalTECH

AUGUST 3, 2009

Sean is looking to locate his startup in the area, so we sat down with Sean to learn more about the company's software, as well as what brought him to the Los Angeles area. An example is a law firm, inside of a firm with a dozen attorneys, they are rich with relationships that they are hard pressed to share with each other.

Networking 113

Networking Startup Social Network Software 113

Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 11, 2011

A sleep/power button on the top and finally a single button on the right side of the phone can be pressed to quickly enter the phone’s “3D Space” application. I was able to test out the Thrill 4G all over Los Angeles, Orange County, Riverside County, and San Jose, CA. Every call I made sounded clean and clear. For the $99.99

Software Review 77

Software Review Screening Orange County Mobile 77

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 5, 2011

He’s been steadily emailing me for the past 18 months with ideas for local entrepreneurs I “have to meet&# and has been egging me on to spend more time in Seattle. In Los Angeles we don’t have “patron technology companies&# that are big enough to matter – we’re still hoping to see them emerge.

Venture Capital 317

Venture Capital Technical Review Startup Press 317

Frank Addante

JUNE 4, 2006

We provide turnkey digital messaging appliances for enterprises, service providers and software developers to send marketing, e-commerce, CRM and customer service email. It was intended to be a single solution for all-things advertising online (banner ads, email, content management, search advertising, etc.). So much for resting!

Startup 40

Startup Venture Capital Email CTO Hire 40

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 10, 2011

Our Twitter handle has become our identity, on par with an email address. If I Tweet about the Wynn Hotel while I’m in Las Vegas that Tweet has a different value to local business than if I Tweet it from my office in Los Angeles. Real time + location equals marketing opportunity.

Platform 307

Platform News Startup Invest 307