socalTECH

APRIL 14, 2011

Through Howards investment in betaworks, he also owns early shares in Twitter. What's the whole story behind StockTwits and how it came about? Howard Lindzon: In 2007, Fred Wilson had offered me some share in Twitter, when they were putting together their first round of venture capital investments.

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Ideas Web Startup Content 248

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 22, 2010

It got me thinking, which for me is always the sign of a good blog post. So I’ve always advised people that if they do launch at a big show, the most important public relations work they do is after the conference. Oh, and Demo charges the startups $18,000. Robert’s article is worth reading. Maybe 10. . Maybe 10.

Tips 307

Tips Startup Press Blogging 307

Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 22, 2014

The story on Uber has been written about ad nauseam, which is why I’ve been reluctant to weigh in. I love Uber and I don’t believe there has yet been a real scandal. I didn’t invest in any of their fine competitors either like Lyft, Sidecar, Hailo, etc. Grievances – yes. But scandal? I wish I were.

Press 418

Press Journal Startup Competition 418

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 4, 2013

When I was new at Venture Capital I was trying to figure out the business. I eventually stumbled on to the best source of high-quality deal flow imaginable – blogging. There is one source that was always problematic for me – intros from investment bankers. They are venture bankers not investment bankers.

Venture Capital 347

Venture Capital Startup Pricing Invest 347

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 6, 2015

At the time almost nobody had heard of the following funds: FirstRound Capital, TrueVentures, Floodgate and SoftTech. At the time almost nobody had heard of the following funds: FirstRound Capital, TrueVentures, Floodgate and SoftTech. It is, of course, a very recent phenomenon. I think they were all brand new or just forming.

Venture Capital 150

Venture Capital Startup Invest Cloud Computing 150

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 12, 2011

Chris Dixon is one of my favorite people in tech and writes one of the few blogs I read religiously. If you like the quick summary notes, please check out Adam’s blog on tech, entrepreneurship & VC as a thank you. If you don’t read it and you care about tech & entrepreneurship, you should. West Coast”).

Technical Review 281

Technical Review Venture Capital Startup Artificial Inteligence 281

SoCal Tech Calendar

JUNE 9, 2016

We are an innovation, investment, and advisory firm. We are an innovation, investment, and advisory firm. The reason why, is we're more than a consulting firm, in that we also provide access to capital, and access to production, resources, and talent. Does this include investments or an investment fund?

Media 100

Media Blogging Hulu Invest 100

socalTECH

JANUARY 3, 2011

Jamie tells us the interesting story behind how the company started plus how the company managed to quickly land investor interest. in funding from Charles River Ventures, First Round Capital, DFJ Frontier, and angel investors. Tell us the story behind how the firm started? Unsubscribe.com is backed by $2.1M Jamie, thanks.

Newsletter 216

Newsletter Startup CTO Hire Blogging 216

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 14, 2014

It’s why the first company I ever invested in as a VC – Invoca – just announced a $20 million funding by Accel Partners. It’s why the first company I ever invested in as a VC – Invoca – just announced a $20 million funding by Accel Partners. THE FULL STORY. Calls are changing but not dying.

Email 339

Email SaaS Venture Capital Google 339

InfoChachkie

JUNE 3, 2013

Consistent with the statistics cited in Why Entrepreneurs Hate (Most) MBAs , the large majority of John and Kyle''s classmates accepted positions at investment banks and consulting firms upon graduation. Dear Friends, We have no income and no venture capital funding. Here''s how they pulled it off. From 35 To 500 Readers.

Newsletter 233

Newsletter Startup Entrepreneur Writing 233

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 9, 2014

There is real value in doing the key things yourself, before your startup is even started: Demonstrate thought leadership before selling a product. Highlight the problem and your concerns in industry blogs, speaking in public forums, and making yourself visible on social media and networking opportunities.

Entrepreneur 102

Entrepreneur Social Media Startup Blogging 102

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 27, 2015

On average they have taken 9-11 years to reach this status and most of our investments have never gotten there. I was trying to tell a real story about grit and risk and determination and seeing the markets early but struggling to persuade others. Don’t call me a hater for saying so. None of those. And I blame unicorns.

Technical Advisors 150

Technical Advisors Startup Writing Blogging 150

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 19, 2013

Founder is a state of mind, not a job description” We all love the mythical stories of our great founder heroes who drove startups from scratch and led their businesses many years later: Bill Gates, Larry Ellison, Jeff Bezos and so on. ” But lately I’m more swayed by the wise words of Reid Hoffman. It’s your baby.

Startup 303

Startup Technical Review Product Blogging 303

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 4, 2013

When I was new at Venture Capital I was trying to figure out the business. I eventually stumbled on to the best source of high-quality deal flow imaginable – blogging. There is one source I never liked and no early-stage VC should – investment bankers. They are venture bankers not investment bankers.

Startup 361

Startup Venture Capital Pricing Technical Review 361

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 3, 2010

This is part of my ongoing series on Understanding Venture Capital. I recently wrote a blog post on understanding how the size and age of a venture capital fund might affect you when you’re raising money. In a world of The Funded, VentureHacks and entrepreneur blogs this kind of informations spreads like wildfire.

Venture Capital 265

Venture Capital Seed Funding Pricing Invest 265

Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 17, 2009

This is part of my new series on what makes an entrepreneur successful. Ability to Pivot – I don’t like to invest in people that I’ve never met before who come through my office wanting to have a term sheet within 30 days. Every entrepreneur starts with an idea that they believe makes sense.

Entrepreneur 291

Entrepreneur Startup Google Yammer 291

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 25, 2010

When I first read Paul Graham’s blog post on “High Resolution&# Financing I read it as a treatise arguing that convertible notes are better than equity. Most investors wait to see who else is investing. &# Social Proof&# weighs heavily on investors in making their decisions. Photo credit: D. rings true to me.

Venture Capital 286

Venture Capital Pricing Technical Review Startup 286

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 1, 2016

I still hear too many excuses for not working early on the elevator pitch, like wanting to fly under the radar, don’t have the team together yet, or can’t afford an agency. There is real value in doing the key things yourself, before your startup is even started: Demonstrate thought leadership before selling a product.

Custom 58

Custom Customer Social Media Startup 58

Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 29, 2010

Justyn Howard, founder of Sprout Social has a blog post that he’s written about his experiences of migrating from scrappy tools to more efficient ones (i.e. Startups often make this mistake. I took business class on the Eurostar over and justified it because I could get more work done on my computer at bigger tables.

Startup 333

Startup Class Conference Product 333

InfoChachkie

JUNE 3, 2013

Consistent with the statistics cited in Why Entrepreneurs Hate (Most) MBAs , the large majority of John and Kyle''s classmates accepted positions at investment banks and consulting firms upon graduation. Dear Friends, We have no income and no venture capital funding. Here''s how they pulled it off. From 35 To 500 Readers.

Newsletter 133

Newsletter Startup Entrepreneur Writing 133

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 13, 2013

it would make more sense than “me.” So my family is Jewish and very typical immigration story – his father left Romania at 19, had to get a fake passport in order to get out of the country, left and never went back, and left in the middle of winter and got frostbite. Last month they turned the tables on me.

Startup 337

Startup Entrepreneur Ideas Venture Capital 337

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 14, 2016

I want to emphasize that this is “blind” data (I do not know which person or firm said what making this confidential and less biased) and nobody responding had any motive other than just telling us how they were feeling. That’s just because the VCs are constantly saying so and making this a fulfilling prophecy.

Startup 150

Startup Company Companies Venture Capital 150

Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 15, 2017

Management teams whisk through slides trying to get through a presentation to share how great things are going and they are eager to get through the meeting so they can get back to their real jobs. Yesterday I wrote a blog post about what the role of a board actually is. Some boards are highly functional, many are not.

Tips 212

Tips Slides Startup Technical Review 212

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 10, 2010

It’s the story of what’s broken with the education system in the US. It’s a documentary including personal stories of people caught in the system. Work hard, do well in school and you can have a better life? Yesterday I went to see the film Waiting for Superman. Wasn’t that the American promise?

Class 340

Class Education Technical Review Writing 340

socalTECH

NOVEMBER 17, 2010

Last week, Los Angeles-based MOVIECLIPS.COM (www.movieclips.com) announced the firm's Series A funding round, worth $3M, from Shasta Ventures, First Round Capital, and a number of Silicon Valley angels. What do you offer the studios, and why would they want to work with you to make those clips available?

Startup 190

Startup Los Angeles Content Hollywood 190

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 28, 2011

I’m in the team centric sphere so every investment decision I make first & foremost centers on this plane. I made an investment in a company with deep domain knowledge. I’m looking for somebody who is good at planning but doesn’t try to do the work of the VP Finance. ON LEADERSHIP. ON LEADERSHIP.

CTO Hire 363

CTO Hire Technical Review Startup Demand 363

Xconomy

AUGUST 23, 2016

But we also wouldn’t invest in battling climate change unless we were motivated by a belief that everyone—in current and future generations—deserves an equal shot at a safe, healthy, prosperous life on this planet. What’s the biggest, scariest threat facing the United States right now? But what if we don’t have to choose?

Class 40

Class Invest Technology Mobile 40

Tech Zulu Event

AUGUST 13, 2010

We'll use all the panel members' experiences to tell a "how to story" about bootstrapping to million. Jason Cohen, Capital Thought. The step by step story of an entrepreneur’s journey from idea to bootstrap web startup from her vi. The time is once again upon us. The best thing of all is that there are no judges!

Guide 69

Guide Startup Venture Capital Entrepreneur 69

Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 12, 2010

Eric Ries is the author of the blog Startup Lessons Learned and the lean startup methodology. She was a morning business anchor for KPIX, the CBS affiliate in San Francisco and made frequent appearances as an expert on Internet investments and trends on CNBC, Fox Business News, and CBS. . Twiistup 007 Speaker List: Peter Guber.

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Twiistup Riot Games UCLA Media 40

SoCal CTO

DECEMBER 1, 2010

One out of ten of Americans are out of work. sharp stick that says “get off your ass and make something happen.&#. How To Land a Job at Google (or elsewhere) - FairSoftware's Blog , November 9, 2010 It’s been 11 years now that the obvious hit me: the best way to land a job is to do the job , not talk about it. call to arms.

Technical Review 175

Technical Review Startup Product Technology 175

Frank Addante

JULY 30, 2007

About Frank Addante > (from the Silicon Valley Business Journal) Twitter Updates follow me on Twitter Blog Archive ► 2010 (2) ► June (1) Part II: Optimized for Profitability ► February (1) Get Out of the Office! ► April (3) Make a Big Splash without Spending Big Cash Rubicon Project Update - Free Ad Server Launch and.

Startup 40

Startup Venture Capital Outsource Development Advertising 40

SoCal CTO

JULY 13, 2010

10 Ways To Be Your Own Boss - A VC : Venture Capital and Technology , June 18, 2010 The folks at Behance and Cool Hunting asked me to talk at their 99% Conference a couple months ago. " 8 Questions to Ask When Interviewing at a Startup - Instigator Blog , June 18, 2010 Job interviews are meant to be conversations. Now I have.

Startup 175

Startup Venture Capital Slides Blogging 175

Frank Addante

AUGUST 2, 2006

About Frank Addante > (from the Silicon Valley Business Journal) Twitter Updates follow me on Twitter Blog Archive ► 2010 (2) ► June (1) Part II: Optimized for Profitability ► February (1) Get Out of the Office! ► April (3) Make a Big Splash without Spending Big Cash Rubicon Project Update - Free Ad Server Launch and.

Entrepreneur 40

Entrepreneur Startup Venture Capital Web 2.0 40

Frank Addante

MAY 12, 2007

About Frank Addante > (from the Silicon Valley Business Journal) Twitter Updates follow me on Twitter Blog Archive ► 2010 (2) ► June (1) Part II: Optimized for Profitability ► February (1) Get Out of the Office! ► April (3) Make a Big Splash without Spending Big Cash Rubicon Project Update - Free Ad Server Launch and.

Outsource Development 40

Outsource Development Outsource Software Review Startup 40

Frank Addante

JANUARY 23, 2007

About Frank Addante > (from the Silicon Valley Business Journal) Twitter Updates follow me on Twitter Blog Archive ► 2010 (2) ► June (1) Part II: Optimized for Profitability ► February (1) Get Out of the Office! ► April (3) Make a Big Splash without Spending Big Cash Rubicon Project Update - Free Ad Server Launch and.

Outsource Development 40

Outsource Development Develop Development Product 40

Frank Addante

JULY 10, 2006

About Frank Addante > (from the Silicon Valley Business Journal) Twitter Updates follow me on Twitter Blog Archive ► 2010 (2) ► June (1) Part II: Optimized for Profitability ► February (1) Get Out of the Office! ► April (3) Make a Big Splash without Spending Big Cash Rubicon Project Update - Free Ad Server Launch and.

Startup 40

Startup Technical Review Venture Capital Advertising 40

Frank Addante

MAY 15, 2006

About Frank Addante > (from the Silicon Valley Business Journal) Twitter Updates follow me on Twitter Blog Archive ► 2010 (2) ► June (1) Part II: Optimized for Profitability ► February (1) Get Out of the Office! ► April (3) Make a Big Splash without Spending Big Cash Rubicon Project Update - Free Ad Server Launch and.

Advertising 40

Advertising Startup Chief Technology Officer Technical Review 40