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.

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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?

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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, appears to be powering a brand new site from eBay called FashionVault. Neither ebay nor BeachMint have officially announced details of the site to the press, outside of the email to users.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 9, 2014

The trends are well understood: more angels, more seed funds, more crowdsourcing and so forth. I have blogged about some of the downside consequences of the changes and the private information I have says the consequences are much worse than is reported in the press since few people publicly talk about. There is a reason for this.

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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, appears to be powering a brand new site from eBay called FashionVault. Neither ebay nor BeachMint have officially announced details of the site to the press, outside of the email to users.

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TechCrunch LA

AUGUST 5, 2022

From Los Angeles to Silicon Valley , a trend emerged among social media influencers and startup founders alike: move into a mansion with 10 or so collaborators, work day and night together to build fame and wealth, and hope that your new roommates do their dishes. Black Founders Matter presses VCs to pledge commitment to diversity.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 27, 2014

Today we’re in a world where 10 accelerators are bombarding you with emails to meet their 10-15 companies. Angels have been prolific for years now and they, too, rely on downstream money to cover their bets. And when the press releases and the attaboys wear off it still comes down to real work. Probably more.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 2, 2011

It’s apropos because there is so much noise these days with email, Twitter, Facebook, blogs, web shows, etc. I don’t think any serious VC or angel thought it was “collusion.&# He’s committed to getting through every email. It’s not because I don’t want to respond to all emails – I do.

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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.

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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.

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Tech Zulu Event

MAY 7, 2012

Startup (Amplify) : Dev Debate, Meet the Angels, Women of Silicon Beach. Press: Techzulu @ Coloft. TechZulu interviews; press lounge. TechZulu interviews; press lounge. Suggest a Panel : Email panel ideas including title, description, moderator and 3-5 speakers you’ve confirmed HERE with SBF as subject.

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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>>.

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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 This education will continue.

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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.

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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.

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 16, 2011

You send them update emails. Raising money from angels and VCs some day? Whatever amount you’re getting out and talking with prospects, customers, employees, recruits, competitors, press, investors, potential investors … it’s never enough. You invite them to cocktail parties. 50 coffee meetings.

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InfoChachkie

SEPTEMBER 4, 2012

Most newspapers are written at a third-grade reading level, White House press releases average a fourth-grade reading level and the New York Times is easily digestible by the average fifth grader. A restaurant is a generally appropriate for a bank, but not an Angel investor. Real World Executive Summary Template. Share and Enjoy.

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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.

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InfoChachkie

APRIL 1, 2013

Note: I am a micro-Angel investor in Eucalyptus. On the following Monday, Marten was besieged by the tech press. Alluding to the company's dolphin logo, Marten told the press, "'Trying to kill MySQL by buying InnoDB is like trying to kill a dolphin by drinking the ocean.' Yet Another Overnight Success. Fortunately, he was ready.

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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. What's your background and how did you get into this?

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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?

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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.

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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.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 13, 2018

The surest sign a fund-raising process has stalled is when you aren’t getting follow-up meetings or hearing from the VC or hearing from friends that they got a phone call or email asking about you. they told you it was a great meeting but then they don’t respond to emails) DO NOT ASSUME it means they’re not engaged. Sometimes?—?best

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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?

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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. 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.

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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. The other reason for building it, is LA is crapped on all the time from a press perspective and entrepreneur perspective.

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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? Sometimes I make a blog entry.

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InfoChachkie

MAY 6, 2013

Court Seed Investors with a demonstrated history of participating in a post-Seed rounds - As noted in Extracting More Than Cash From Your Angel Investors , there are a variety of parameters you should use to identify and target potential seed investors. I promise I will never tweet about double rainbows or that killer burrito I just ate.

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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. But to the point here, when we were talking about networking events, Mark and the group generally were hard pressed to say what events were worth attending.

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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

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SoCal CTO

APRIL 8, 2010

Death By Competitive Analysis - Steve Blank , March 1, 2010 Trading emails with a startup CEO building an iPhone app, I asked him why potential customers would buy his product. The Exit Disconnect - Ask the Angels , March 25, 2010 I’ll admit to having a bias towards exits and focus my review of a potential investment on the exit potential.

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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? Gary Bishop: One of the things about Los Angeles which I think is very unique, is it's been great for entrepreneurialism.

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Tech Zulu Event

JUNE 28, 2012

. “You could feel the energy and excitement from getting everyone together, from the opening party to the inspiring panels; the creative pitches at the hackathon, demo day, angel pitch fest, and student pitch fest; and the good-times bonding from the nightly parties to the beach volleyball court. Demo Day / Angel Pitch.

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InfoChachkie

MAY 22, 2012

As you accomplish your milestones, send your target VCs a brief email update (think eye-candy graphics and charts, not dense text). Whenever you seek funding from VCs, be sure you also line up alternative sources of capital, such as government grants, angel investors, venture debt or friends, family and fools. Stay Limber.

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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?

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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?

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