Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 27, 2011

This is a blog post I really didn’t want to write. I didn’t want to write it because I have mixed feelings about AngelList. I didn’t want to write it because the bloggosphere doesn’t always do nuance well. So why I am writing it then? Most VCs fund companies with a degree of traction.

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TechCrunch LA

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

There are CEOs that always seem to guide their companies to the right place at the right time and drive their stock valuations up. Start writing down predictions about people, companies, and markets. We get at least a dozen at the TC offices every week, which is why we write about books so often around here these days.

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SoCal CTO

JANUARY 5, 2011

November 23, 2010 Entrepreneurs, Using Outsourcing to Obtain Capital Efficiency Needs to be Thought Through to be Effective - Robert Ochtel , June 7, 2010 Teen Entrepreneur, Brian Wong, Youngest Founder to Receive Angel Funding - teenentrepreneurblog.com , October 28, 2010 Build Your Own Silicon Valley?

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SoCal CTO

MARCH 12, 2012

I promised I would write this post with some thoughts and ideas on the topic. Before you go out looking for your Cofounder, you should also be thinking about what will motivate them as I talk about in How to Hunt Programmers for Your Startup - A Field Guide. Here's an example of that kind of email. Find out who is good.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 6, 2012

But, they could not write, and did not know what to write from the travel perspective. Every one of those writers has a byline and a bio, and are paid twice a week at a pretty decent rate for that writing or assignment. They couldn't find enough people to write the content they needed, at the quality they need.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 16, 2015

Boy wearing Oculus Rift via Wikipedia As an advisor to many entrepreneurs, I still hear frequently the irrational exuberance that crowdfunding is the quick alternative for startups that are passed over by overly demanding angels or venture capital investors. He points out that the word crowd precedes funding in crowdfunding.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 8, 2014

Let me start with the obvious baseline that most people probably know instinctively: Los Angeles is the 3rd largest technology startup ecosystem in the US. Over the past 4 years LA’s tech fundings have growing at a 30% compounded annual growth rate (CAGR) which is > 4 times the US average VC CAGR (7%). LA By The Numbers.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 26, 2014

Every startup needs access to capital, whether for funding product development, for initial rollout efforts, acquiring inventory, or paying that first employee. They have to sell themselves, more than their product, to close on every alternative source of funding. Thus “creative” really means maximizing non-bank financing.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 12, 2020

I had my own list on my iPhone, writing down what I wanted to watch, and where those shows are. Where are you in terms of funding the company? We'll be looking for additional funding down the line. I've worked on multiple apps and products at Wonderful in Los Angeles, where I am one of the partners.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 6, 2013

Every startup needs access to capital, whether for funding product development, for initial rollout efforts, acquiring inventory, or paying that first employee. They have to sell themselves, more than their product, to close on every alternative source of funding. Thus “creative” really means maximizing non-bank financing.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 28, 2014

It’s what signals to existing investors how quickly their teams need to be fund raising and the level of risk the company is facing and also it signals to potentially new investors both how quickly you need to raise (ie you have less leverage if you’re in a rush) as well as how much cash you’ll need if they fund you.

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Tech Zulu Event

APRIL 1, 2013

Aspiring creators learn by connecting with top web filmmakers and YouTubers on a topics specific to the web: developing a web series, producing web series, writing for genres like comedy & sci-fi, directing, editing, camera, Kickstarter funding, show hosting, distribution, and marketing. When was it launched and where?

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 12, 2010

We both felt that the critical reasoning skills and writing skills were critical to our career development. Online travel guide that is served up in-stream with restricted data size in the same was as Twitter. - Launched in 2007 in Los Angeles by Adam Bernhard and Konstantin Glasmacher. Total raised: $16.0mm. Other Deals.

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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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SoCal CTO

SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

We had to write a CRM to keep track of them all. They are: Fred Wilson: Lead Investors, Dipshit Companies, and Funding Every Entrepreneur. I've funded some myself. The expanding pool of angel, seed, and super seed funds is another. I’m going to try to do something for you guys that I’ve always resisted doing.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 2, 2011

For those of us without angel investors, there are still plenty of reasons to move ahead with new ventures, and we are not alone: It's all you. An inflated sense of financial well-being can result in sloppy budgeting and accounting as you write checks here and there without pause. Your mortgage and grocery bill depend on it.

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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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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 13, 2011

I talked about this in the TWiVC video but I didn’t do a good enough job of writing it up in the summary notes in the post. And it’s almost universally true that the new band of angels & seed investors are product gurus. I funded them 8 weeks later. Let them guide you. Very few people ask.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 7, 2011

A huge shout out to Ricky Wong of NYCSteals for helping me with the write-up. Seth raised $100k in angel funding to fuel operations. Meebo angel investors also include Marc Andreessen and Auren Hoffman. So some show notes if you’re a bit busy to watch the video. Again, he stressed the importance of good mentors.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 25, 2016

In many ways the fact that it has become so cheap to start a company and relatively cheap to raise angel/seed money that we as an industry have gotten lazy on basic planning. The questions that a VC mulls before writing a check are precisely the questions you should be asking yourself. Market Size. Incumbent Strengths & Weaknesses.

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Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 4, 2010

Here are the Stars of #140conf: Los Angeles: Aaron Ray (@redbaron1200s) - Partner & Head of Digital, The Collective. Barry Schuler (@BSchuler) - former CEO of AOL, Ex Producer of LOOK, Managing Director DFJ Growth Fund. Bruce Sallan (@BruceSallan) - I'm a former showbiz guy who writes a dad's column.

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Tech Zulu Event

AUGUST 28, 2012

A month ago, I participated in my first ever Startup Weekend event in Los Angeles, California in the co-working spaces at Coloft. If we successfully execute this company and this happened after launch, during funding or before acquisition, the recourse and options would have been limited at the least, and detrimental at the worst.

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Tech Zulu Event

MARCH 25, 2014

As a vendor for game-changing plasma lighting, they’ve grown themselves a fantastic business servicing the Hollywood/entertainment industry in Los Angeles with their innovative lineup of clearer, cleaner, and cooler stage and spot lighting. Seriously – that’s John Miller, head of Hive’s hand on a full power spotlight.

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