Both Sides of the Table
JULY 21, 2014
We’ve had an explosion of alternate sources of financing from crowd-sourcing, angels, accelerators, incubators, corporates, corporate incubators. For what ever reason we’re wired to have amnesia during the run up and prescient memories of how we ‘knew it all along’ as soon as the slide begins.
socalTECH
JULY 10, 2019
For this morning's interview, we spoke with Los Angeles-based Halla , a venture backed startup, focused on personalized recommendations for the food ordering industry. We all went to Oakwood High School, in North Hollywood in Los Angeles. The company has raised $1.9M in seed funding, from E&A Venture Capital and SOSV.
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Startup Professionals Musings
JUNE 14, 2013
Of course there are scenarios where a written business plan is not critical, but I haven’t seen one yet where a well-written 15-page document, or at least a 10-slide pitch, is a negative. Major platforms are available online to find Angel groups or VCs, including Gust and AngelList. In fact, the whole process is a waste of time.
CEO Flow
JUNE 8, 2009
The internet has changed business – in helpful and challenging ways: * We have more information and metrics – and more confusion from all the clutter. * Note that companies are not pull OR push…there would be a sliding scale (such as 70/30 push/pull). Are we working harder, under more pressure, but running in place?
Tech Zulu Event
MARCH 16, 2015
Angels (invest their own money) and super angels. If you’re raising funds from angels you’ll likely need to get investments from several different players. For the skinny on angels versus VCs read more in Targeting Funding Sources. Use before and after slides to hit home with investors. Thoughts on pitching?
Tech Zulu Event
JULY 20, 2012
Last week, I attended an event hosted by The Los Angeles User Experience Meetup at Cross Campus in Santa Monica. He is the Content Strategist and CEO of FatDUX, headquartered in Copahagen, Denmark, a global company specializing in user experience with offices worldwide in Los Angeles, Budapest, Zagreb and Prague.
Both Sides of the Table
OCTOBER 6, 2010
This person had been introduced to me several times by angels and I was told that I’d be the perfect seed investor. That might work for $50-100k but less likely for $3m unless you’re a seasoned entrepreneur, known to the VC, have some metrics that work in your favor or have built something the VC believes to be truly unique.
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