Both Sides of the Table
APRIL 20, 2011
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. I think you'll enjoy hearing him, but if you're in a rush check out the summary notes below. Investing Strategy. and Half.com.
Both Sides of the Table
APRIL 17, 2012
World-class education including Caltech, USC and UCLA. You could argue that choosing the name “first round” paints them into a corner in case they want to ever do a late stage fund, but I suspect they named it FRC precisely because they wanted to excel at early-stage investing. I know that I call them often to co-invest.
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Both Sides of the Table
MARCH 17, 2010
We have universities like CalTech, UCLA, USC and many more. LA generally doesn’t have an appetite for this kind of investment at early stages. Summary – there is a lot of talent here. This is especially true in LA, the second largest city in the country with a population if 16 million.
Both Sides of the Table
AUGUST 14, 2009
They know that the money they invest may be lost. Make sure these people understand the nature of early-stage angel investing. When I write an angel round check I always tell me wife, “let’s assume that money is lost.&# So goes angel investing. How much do they like to invest? They exist in every town.
Both Sides of the Table
MARCH 11, 2011
Summary notes, as always, provide below. He was a life-long entrepreneur and the first business he created out of college (actually, he founded it while he was at Caltech) was a company that manufactured high quality audio speakers. He sold so many that after Caltech he decided to open a retail store. Overture (Goto.com).
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