Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 27, 2013

Wouldn’t we be a bit hypocritical if we talked with entrepreneurs about innovation and change but we weren’t willing to take it on ourselves? Why should investors know all the tricks of the trade while first-time entrepreneurs operated at a disadvantage? What’s up with that? That seems pretty superficial!”.

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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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socalTECH

JUNE 27, 2013

We caught up with Mark Suster , one of Upfront''s General Partners and a well known blogger and technology personality, the new fund, and how his blogging is now driving the firm''s investment activity. As you probably know, two thirds of our investments go into Los Angeles. Tell us about the new fund? READ MORE>>.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 27, 2011

In case you missed all the kerfuffle this weekend, I posted this blog post originally on TechCrunch. This is a blog post I really didn’t want to write. Not an investment philosophy “ I understand the sentiment of this post and it’s how I view AngelList (like email), but I feel like it loses a nuance about AngelList.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 13, 2011

Huge thank you to Steve De Long for the write up. Brad on blogging. How did you start blogging? “My I decided well if I am going to be investing in this stuff at least I need to understand what it’s like to have a blog, to be generating content, and it was quite interesting at the very, very beginning.“. .” “….I

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 20, 2011

If you read this blog often you'll know that I'm a huge fan of First Round Capital. They have totally changed the way you run a VC firm, investing heavily in systems & events for their founders that are pushing the boundaries of the way our industry works. Investing Strategy. and Half.com.

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socalTECH

APRIL 14, 2011

Through Howards investment in betaworks, he also owns early shares in Twitter. 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. Luck has it, I'm also a small investor though an investment in BetaWorks.

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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. He is the CEO of Hunch , company that I believe is solving a very big problem that I have been telling entrepreneurs needs to be solved for the past 2 years. I’ve also found him to not be dogmatic either.

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Frank Addante

MAY 20, 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! A BIG THANK YOU. Thank you to all of you for your support and inspiration! Thank you again!

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 29, 2010

We received so much positive feedback from our This Week in Venture Capital show walking through valuation calculations & term sheets that we decided to do a Q&A show this week to address topics that entrepreneurs want to learn about. on the entrepreneur side of the table) when I raised at too high of a price. This is wrong.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

JUNE 9, 2016

We are an innovation, investment, and advisory firm. Peter Csathy: I'm an entrepreneur, a builder of companies. Does this include investments or an investment fund? The word firm is not even a word we like. What we are doing, is we are taking a holistic approach to business and projects in the digital media space.

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DECEMBER 12, 2013

Our target market is entrepreneurs, creatives, and developers. Our services range from basically any platform service to enable an entrepreneur or developer or creative, to get online with a website, or do things like set up a blog. The investment was made to give some liquidity to one of the four founders.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 8, 2010

I’m going to save that for a future blog post. Entrepreneurs always walk away with new relationships, knowledge, deal discussions and enthusiasm. And it’s his mantra for successful entrepreneurs, “you need to be extremely focused on the details.” Nail it before you scale it” – I missed who said this but I love this quote.

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 7, 2012

It's like WordPress, but instead of blogging, it provides an online community, which is self-hosted. Thanks to TechStars, we've got an awesome mentor who's co-habitating with us now, and we're learning something daily from him. Early on in college, we built a product called Blog Hoster, which allowed you to create white label blogs.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 25, 2010

But no matter where you live in the world, you should use the opportunity to give thanks for the positives in your life and your business. High on my list is the joy and satisfaction of having helped many entrepreneurs face-to-face this year, and hopefully many more by my blog reaching out over the Internet. Marty Zwilling.

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InfoChachkie

FEBRUARY 23, 2018

Entrepreneurs have to be wily in all of their transactions, especially long-term commitments, such as property leases. It’s not easy, but I believe that every time you look to open an office for your business you have to look at it as truly an investment in your business. A version of this article previously appeared Forbes.

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InfoChachkie

AUGUST 11, 2011

Venture Hacks is educating entrepreneurs on the game theory of how to raise venture capital. These days, thanks to code and community, we can productize almost any process done by humans. 5) Rincon Venture Partners recently invested in The Resumator , which we identified via AngelList. AngelList is the productization of that.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 21, 2010

Thank you to anybody who sent Jason a note on Twitter on my behalf. So it’s really hard to draw too many conclusions about whether the investment really makes sense because often you learn stuff in the fund raising about the future strategy of the company that might make you much more excited than somebody on the outside might be.

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SoCal CTO

JUNE 9, 2010

Kathy Sierra at Business of Software 2009 - Business of Software Blog , May 4, 2010 "In the old days, getting customers was easy. Now, thanks to social media, you don't have to outspend. Why Entrepreneurs Hate Lawyers. In many of them I get asked similar questions, including the inevitable “what makes a great entrepreneur?”

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 12, 2010

That’s thanks to Dan Primack , founding editor. But this gets all the space on prominent blogs because it’s what bloggers like to cover.&# It’s self selecting. Dan believed that consumer internet entrepreneurs have a choice now: traditional VC vs. super seed investors. Minutes 8 – 10. Minutes 23 – 26.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 6, 2019

It's not something that you could put a million dollar infusion or major investment into and be able to skyrocket your business quickly. Finally, what's been your biggest lesson as an entrepreneur? We really want to take a personal approach. Jon Grishpul: That's good question. READ MORE>>.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 18, 2013

But no matter where you live in the world, you should use the holidays to give thanks for the positives in your life and your business. Even though these last few years have not been great financially for entrepreneurs, it always helps to look at the cup as half full, rather than half empty. Venture capital firms raised $4.1

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 13, 2013

My mom was an entrepreneur – she was kind of my inspiration for entrepreneurship. And no one could see me as anything but a startup guy, so I started a second company and called myself a serial entrepreneur. Then everyone just started calling me a serial entrepreneur. So it’s something to be mindful of, how lucky we are.

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socalTECH

MARCH 22, 2011

has had a fairly significant connection to the market here, and is among the more prominent investment banks in the area. Our original name when we launched the firm was Digital Coast Partners, and we focused on being a consulting firm, investment bank, and incubator. Why a new investment bank? www.covertandco.com).

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socalTECH

MARCH 29, 2012

Matt MacNaughton: We hadn't decided if we wanted to raise a Series A, but we were approached by Sara Weinheimer of Golden Seeds, who was really interested in what we were doing, and talked to us about her group, Golden Seeds is focused on companies where there is a female co-founding entrepreneur. What plans do you have for that new funding?

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 21, 2010

I recently read a post over on VentureHacks titled, “ Top Ten Reasons Entrepreneurs Hate Lawyers &# written by Scott Walker (who blogs on legal issues for entrepreneurs ). When we invest they are often the company counsel so we see them at board meetings. Much of this is unfounded – some is not.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 13, 2011

I wrote the summary notes in this blog post. And did I really just try to drop an SAT word into my blog post? In reading the comments on Bijan’s blog and having discussed this so many times, I know some entrepreneurs only want to talk with VCs that think that Powerpoint causes leprosy. It’s subtle.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 28, 2017

I'd see these wedding blogs, but I thought, there has got to be more. He and I connected, and walked through PartySlate and what we were doing, and he immediately said he wanted to invest and become an advisor to the company. Being a digital person, I kept looking online for new ideas. Finally, what are your next plans? READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 1, 2010

We built the website The Numbers, which tracks daily and weekly box office grosses and DVD sales, and we also provider consulting services--primarily to independent filmmakers, or anybody in the industry who needs to get financial data in order to support their business plan or to make investment decisions. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

APRIL 14, 2010

Brands are definitely investing it in the women and mom's space. We don't think of ourselves as mommy bloggers, Gloss is not a blog but really an online magazine and community. We're also investing a lot in video. Tags: lolita carrico gloss network startup interview content women advice entrepreneur modernmom.

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socalTECH

JULY 9, 2015

www.science-inc.com) inked a business deal together, including both investment and major collaboration. We've been a fan of their different product offerings, and also have joined the board and invested in the business. So, we entered into an agreement that allows us to work with them, and bring certain influencers into their world.

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Tech Zulu Event

JUNE 28, 2012

Panels were based at hubs including Leadership, Branding / Advertising, Social Media, Entrepreneurs, Community and more. Thanks to all of my old & new friends for making it so rich with optimism, expertise, & wisdom. RT @OEInnovation #SBF why I live in #LA: intersection of #beach #tech #entrepreneur #entertainment. &

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SoCal CTO

MARCH 13, 2007

His work in social media, e-Learning and Performance Support has won awards and has led him into engagements at many Fortune 500 companies including Credit Suisse, Royal Bank of Canada, Citibank, Lexus, Microsoft, Nissan, Universal, IBM, Hewlett-Packard, Sun Microsystems, Fidelity Investments, Symbol Technologies and SHL Systemhouse.

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Tech Zulu Event

JULY 18, 2011

I connected with Andrea Gouw , the founder of ShopperSeeks.com , on Twitter (thank you social media), when reaching out for women CEOs and founders around the country. Kyle: How did you get started in the entrepreneur world? Andrea: I would think you would want to invest in a leader who really understands the market.

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Tech Zulu Event

MARCH 25, 2014

Tons of great conversations about new startups, hardware, and the entrepreneurs building them. So consider this something of a recap, photo essay, and a personal thank you to all the great people who worked alongside us at SXSW this year. Founders, Entrepreneurs, and Celebrities, Oh My! A special thank you to our hosts!

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 14, 2016

I recently read a blog post by Beezer Clarkson, Managing Director of Sapphire Ventures about why entrepreneurs should care about from whom their VC funds raise their capital. There are a lot of things I think entrepreneurs should care about when raising from a VC: How big or small their fund is? I could go on for a long time.

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2009

Plus, now they need to Tweet, use Facebook, attend conferences and keep a blog! I like to tell entrepreneurs to treat it like a sales campaign. I am really surprised how many entrepreneurs pitch me and then I never hear from them again. ENTREPRENEUR NEXT STEPS. Be thankful for work put in. Let’s be honest.

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