Tech.Co
NOVEMBER 12, 2015
When Los Angeles, CA was listed as the fastest-growing tech startup region in 2014, many guesses were raised about the root cause of its success. No, to see the strength of Los Angeles’ startup scene, you must look at the whole story. This is one of the essential ingredients that make up a sustainable startup community.
Both Sides of the Table
OCTOBER 8, 2014
Let me start with the obvious baseline that most people probably know instinctively: Los Angeles is the 3rd largest technology startup ecosystem in the US. Given how efficient markets are when a large market like LA starts to blossom it attracts capital pretty quickly. LA By The Numbers. But even this is changing.
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Both Sides of the Table
MAY 19, 2010
Another topic we debated early in the program was “lean startup” vs. “ fat startup ” where we both took the obvious hedge and said “it depends.” But truthfully both Dana and I are more aligned with the lean startup principles and believe you only go FAT when you’ve really proved out your product / market fit. OTHER DEALS: 1.
Tech Zulu Event
OCTOBER 11, 2013
TechZulu catches up with the founder of Assignmint, Jeff Koyen, as he talks about Assignmint, freelance, and LA startups. On the flip-side, Assignmint is a tool for editors, which we are in the process of developing right now. We have a lot of writers signing up from all over the place. Where did Assignmint come from?
Tech Zulu Event
APRIL 26, 2016
Facebook opens up Instant Articles to all publishers. Facebook started with the biggest publishers in the game: BuzzFeed , Huffington Post , New York Times , Washington Post. Stats… After Gawker properties live on Facebook Instant Articles, US UVs up to 4.7m, from earlier norm of 4m. pic.twitter.com/TB1GTGt9ss.
socalTECH
APRIL 6, 2015
How did you end up starting AllSay? Through their professional services, I ended up investing in a private equity firm called iFormation, which was a three way joint venture between Boston Consulting Group, Goldman Sachs, and General Atlantic Partners. One thing with AllSay, is it looke like Buzzfeed did in the early days.
Both Sides of the Table
FEBRUARY 8, 2015
I live in LA and fund startups. So you can imagine that I see a lot of video startups. I’ve written before about why I believe most Hollywood online video startups don’t get the future (and why most Silicon Valley startups don’t get online video ). Usually I tell them to study Upworthy & Buzzfeed.
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