socalTECH
AUGUST 16, 2011
Los Angeles-based private equity firm Shamrock Capital has invested $25M in Thought Equity Motion , a provider of video footage licensing services, Thought Equity Motion said today. According to Thought Equity Motion, the funding will go towards technology, cloud storage, and ability to service global customers.
Startup Professionals Musings
NOVEMBER 8, 2010
One of the first tough decisions that startup founders have to make is how to allocate or split the equity among co-founders. Another common “failure to start” situation I see is one where the “idea person” insists that the idea is 90% of the value (and 90% of the equity). Startup decisions only get harder later, never easier.
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Startup Professionals Musings
APRIL 23, 2012
One of the first tough decisions that startup founders have to make is how to allocate or split the equity among co-founders. Another common “failure to start” situation I see is one where the “idea person” insists that the idea is 90% of the value (and 90% of the equity). Startup decisions only get harder later, never easier.
Startup Professionals Musings
NOVEMBER 21, 2016
Even non-profits need money to scale, but their pitch should be to philanthropists, not equity investors. Equity investors are buying a chunk of your company at today’s value, not what you think it may be worth in five years. The average valuation for Angel investments is about $2.5 Higher numbers cause investors to walk away.
socalTECH
MAY 23, 2012
How do a bunch of German moviemakers end up in Los Angeles, running a site helping studios to market and promote their films via their venture backed startup? That's the story we got from Tobi Bauckhage , the co-founder and CEO of Moviepilot (www.moviepilot.com), a German firm which is setting up shop in Los Angeles.
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