Berkonomics

MARCH 9, 2023

If you own a significant piece of the business, is this a time to consider planning an eventual exit or liquidity event? Or do you plan to pass control to the next generation if appropriate? But we have saved this question for last.

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TechCrunch LA

JUNE 26, 2018

The company has long said that a second region on the U.S. But as Google announced today , the new Los Angeles cloud region will go live in July, making it the company’s fifth region in the U.S. It’s no secret that Google has long planned to open a cloud region in Los Angeles. West Coast was in the works, after all.

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Xconomy

MARCH 29, 2019

It’s through that lens that the nonprofit organization, whose mission is to connect local startups with venture capitalists who are looking to invest, annually vets tech companies that apply for its “Cool Companies” program.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 29, 2010

I can attest from experience that publishing a regular blog to properly showcase your offering, even before you have it, is a most cost effective approach in time and money. Feedback from your blog will tell you quickly whether anyone agrees with your assessment, and whether you have a customer base waiting. Find potential partners.

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SoCal CTO

FEBRUARY 23, 2007

skip to main | skip to sidebar SoCal CTO Friday, February 23, 2007 Events and Networking in Los Angeles One of the issues I discussed in Innovation and Geography was that the geography and traffic in Los Angeles generally makes it more difficult for networking. They are smart and like to talk about whats going on. You know what I mean.

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SoCal CTO

MARCH 22, 2007

skip to main | skip to sidebar SoCal CTO Thursday, March 22, 2007 Discussion Creation Among Bloggers - LinkedIn, Blogging and Discussion Groups Ive been participating in a Yahoo Group that are users of LinkedIn and who are Bloggers: [link] Its an interesting group of folks from diverse backgrounds. event I did last fall. as an example.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 21, 2022

by Joseph Jaffe and Maarten Albarda, both experienced marketers working with new companies, as well as larger firms. Other sources stronger than paid media today include key social media influencers, such as “mommy bloggers” and popular YouTube events. They advocate investing in their new framework, where the Z.E.R.O. Earned media.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 29, 2014

I wrote about this in a blog post last year titled “ It’s Morning in VC ” but I never made the full deck available until now. The costs to start are much lower than ever (90% reduction in infrastructure costs to start a company through open source & web services) and large companies being created in many geographies.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 5, 2010

Jason Calacanis , the CEO of Mahalo, is planning some direct competition to Michael Arrington's technology blog empire, TechCrunch , according to a report today from the Guardian. According to the report, Calacanis is developing a property called Launch , which will focus on deep analysis of companies. AOL was the buyer of TechCrunch.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 26, 2022

People judge you and your company in the first few seconds. Social media includes blogs, social networks, and video-sharing sites. A crisis is an event, precipitated by a specific incident, that attracts critical media attention and lasts for a definite period of time. Prepare, prepare, prepare for every media event.

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Jason Nazar

MARCH 22, 2011

I recently hosted a panel at the Twiistup Conference about LA tech companies. I have some pretty specific thoughts on the differences between companies in the two cities, as I wrote about in my previous post A Tale of Two Tech Cities. Challenge #1 – Tech Companies are Not Typically Started by Technologists.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 11, 2013

I often advise startup companies not to try and pin all of your brand equity into an announcement. We have a few portfolio companies going through brand changes. We are trying hard to live up to the guidelines we laid out for our investors, our portfolio companies and our community. A brand is a marathon, not a sprint.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 30, 2014

I can attest from experience that publishing a regular blog to properly showcase your brand value, even before you have it, is a most cost effective approach in time and money. For blogging to work, you need to do it consistently and frequently, at least once a week, or the value evaporates. Find potential partners. Populate your team.

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SoCal CTO

OCTOBER 14, 2009

In 1986 I started an advertising and public relations firm to serve software and hardware companies, which became a marketing consulting business ( www.Allen.com ) when I moved to L.A. A few years ago, my CTO spotted a need that local groups and organizations have in handling RSVPs and registrations for meetings and events.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

JANUARY 20, 2013

We will canvas key events/meetups to attend, people, companies, VCs, blogs, hot issues, and more. This free class is an orientation to help newcomers to the startup scene get acquainted with the exciting world of tech in Los Angeles.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 20, 2012

And she didn’t start her company in Northern California. Tracy built her company, Recycled Media , out of necessity. She drove her company to profitability before paying herself a modest salary. Weddings are a bit like college degrees – they often set you back financially for many years after the event.

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SoCal CTO

MARCH 18, 2010

I started out as screenwriter, went into local television, ran ad sales in the west for AOL and joined Facebook in the companies very early days. I also serve as CEO of a small media companies that profile “Tomorrow’s Most Exciting People Today”. I help internet companies make money. I usually.just focus on revenue.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 29, 2021

A step in the right direction is to take advantage of the new tools available at a very low cost, including sponsored podcasts, blogs, visibility in online communities, and Twitter influencer support. Market solutions as an experience or an event. Scale quickly on good feedback, and move on if you get little engagement.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 15, 2010

Last night I attended the inaugural Open Angel Forum event started by Jason Calacanis , a fellow LA resident. Jason started the Open Angel Forum in response to his frustration that entrepreneurs were being charged by some angel organizations to present at their events. He wrote an excellent blog post on this topic.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

NOVEMBER 26, 2012

We will canvas key events/meetups to attend, people, companies, VCs, blogs, hot issues, and more. This free class is an orientation to help newcomers to the startup scene get acquainted with the exciting world of tech in Los Angeles.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 28, 2017

Looking for someone who can put together that perfect wedding or corporate event? PartySlate (www.partyslate.com)--which is backed by a slate of LA area investors--offers up a place to browse photos on events, find venues, and most importantly, planners who put those events on, so your next big event can be an unforgettable one.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 27, 2011

The truth is – there isn’t a “right&# answer so for your company. And these ideas have ways of seeping into board discussions with portfolio companies as in, “have you ever thought about trying A, B or C?&# You need some guidelines to make decisions. It went down like a lead balloon.

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Xconomy

OCTOBER 24, 2016

A San Diego civil engineer who has developed an alternative technology for automating the measurement of water flow gave the best presentation at EvoNexus Fall Demo Day, an event that drew nearly 400 entrepreneurs, investors, and supporters late Thursday to Qualcomm’s corporate headquarters. million and take five years, Sekeroglu said.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 9, 2014

I have blogged about some of the downside consequences of the changes and the private information I have says the consequences are much worse than is reported in the press since few people publicly talk about. We led an investment round in a company a while ago in which we wrote a seven-figure check and have taken a board seat.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

OCTOBER 10, 2012

We will canvas key events/meetups to attend, people, companies, VCs, blogs, hot issues, and more. This free class is an orientation to help newcomers to the startup scene get acquainted with the exciting world of tech in Los Angeles.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 6, 2021

Every person and every company needs a set of core values. It may be time for you to start your own blog, write a book, or volunteer as a speaker at public events in your domain. Many entrepreneurs I know wait for that big event to celebrate their leadership. You can’t be a leader without values.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 27, 2021

I still remember my disappointment the first time I published my website, did an immediate Google search on the name, and it said my company didn’t exist. I’ve said many times that the Internet domain name should be reserved at the same time you incorporate your company name – they need to be the same, or highly related.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 8, 2010

We’re here for Greycroft’s CEO Summit – a gathering of the CEO’s of their portfolio companies with guest speakers covering topics including how to build your team, PR, customer development, etc. I’m going to save that for a future blog post. I’m going to save that for a future blog post.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 21, 2021

First, pick a name for your company and do the paperwork on starting a Limited Liability Corporation (LLC). Use social networking and blogging to get your message out. Nothing says you are serious about a business like handing out professional business cards at local events and Chamber of Commerce meetings.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 24, 2015

Some through blog comments – your place or mine. I was reminded of that when Shafqat Islam weighed in: @msuster @marshallk I built relationships via twitter and blog comments with both of you well before we ever met! I knew Shafqat as a reader on my blog and then I was introduced to him on a trip through New York.

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SoCal CTO

OCTOBER 15, 2009

Steve Gilison worked as a market researcher and product manager at a startup where my company, TechEmpower , did the software / web development. I also blog at [link] and you can find me on twitter: @gilbola. Where are some interesting areas or companies in LA that you think are doing good things? What are you working on now?

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 23, 2011

PR is a process, not an event - For starters let me say that you shouldn’t do PR around milestones. But some CEOs then try to have more junior people in the company take the interview. Heck, even in a big, successful company like Salesforce.com the CEO, Marc Benioff, still takes many of the interviews himself.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 2, 2011

It’s apropos because there is so much noise these days with email, Twitter, Facebook, blogs, web shows, etc. I was thinking back to a few previous “insider baseball&# blog debates that raged for several weeks: AngelGate (aka Bin38 secret cabal), convertible debt vs. equity, bubble vs. not, and now the AngelList discussion.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 24, 2019

by Joseph Jaffe and Maarten Albarda, both experienced marketers working with new companies, as well as larger firms. Other sources stronger than paid media today include key social media influencers, such as “mommy bloggers” and popular YouTube events. They advocate investing in their new framework, where the Z.E.R.O. Earned media.

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Media Framework Social Media Metrics 95

Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 16, 2010

What that means is that in a typical week I might see 10-15 new company pitches. I have Twitter chats, respond to blog comments, trade emails, respond to comments on This Week in VC. All I need is a little context. &# Mark, we met last year at the NYU event. Sometimes more. I do dinners too often as my waistline can attest.

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Xconomy

JUNE 6, 2019

Three wildly different startups among those incubating at EvoNexus, a La Jolla, CA-based nonprofit organization that supports early-stage tech companies, earned top marks from the audience at a pitch contest this week. Read more » Reprints | Share: UNDERWRITERS AND PARTNERS.

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SoCal CTO

NOVEMBER 11, 2009

And I'm looking forward to more interaction now that she's blogging. BLOG: [link] LINKEDIN: [link] TWITTER: [link] What's a phone booth? Right now we're working on a multi-platform sales support program for Daylight Transport, a mid-sized LTL (Less Than Truckload) carrier and logistics company. Maybe you can blog about that?

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