socalTECH
JANUARY 7, 2019
My biggest takeaway this year was truly understanding the strength and cohesion of the Los Angeles startup community. We continue to have a steady stream of industry and thought leaders raising their hands to be mentors for our upcoming cohorts. What was the biggest lesson you learned this year?
Startup Professionals Musings
OCTOBER 16, 2022
In addition to being the startup entrepreneur, there are other key roles where Boomers can be a force in driving successful startups, in concert with leaders from Gen-X and Gen-Y: Early-stage angel investors. Software and hardware development architects and designers. All the learning from parenting pays big dividends here.
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socalTECH
JANUARY 7, 2013
Independa ($5M, San Diego, software for senior independence). Surf Air ($2.6M, Los Angeles, subscription aircraft service). How to find a startup mentor. Solarflare ($22M, San Diego, high speed networking). Ignyta ($6M, San Diego, personalized medicine). AwarePoint ($4M, San Diego, real time patient location systems).
socalTECH
MAY 19, 2010
For our Insights and Opinions section this afternoon, we have Frank Peters of the Frank Peters Show , who is back with another top ten list--a bit less controversial than his last list of Top Ten Lies Angels Tell. Last year I was invited by a mentor to critique his team's PowerPoint presentation. They came in 2nd place.
Startup Professionals Musings
JANUARY 18, 2020
In addition to being the startup entrepreneur, there are other key roles where Boomers can be a force in driving successful startups, in concert with leaders from Gen-X and Gen-Y: Early-stage angel investors. Software and hardware development architects and designers. All the learning from parenting pays big dividends here.
socalTECH
JANUARY 2, 2019
One company that we have mentored, invested in and serve on the board of, is in lending and has hit a very exciting tipping point. Are there any technology innovations, gadgets, devices, software, that you found most interesting in 2018? We continue to focus on companies with Recurring Revenue (SaaS, Subcription) and in FinTech.
socalTECH
FEBRUARY 17, 2017
He eventually founded and sold consumer health firm ViSalus to a public company and is now back making investments, in technology companies, as a venture capitalist here at Los Angeles-based HashtagOne (www.hashtagone.com). My CIO had been ex-CIO at Herbalife, and was an EVP of Software for Disney.
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