socalTECH

NOVEMBER 4, 2009

San Diego-based Brickfish , a developer of social media and networking software being used by brands, reported today that it has hired on a Paul Botto, most recently Head of Analytics for the North American Sales Organization at Google, as its Vice President of Sales. Brickfish is venture backed by DCM, Draper Richards L.P., READ MORE>>.

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Google Sales Social Media Draper 140

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 4, 2020

These leaders not only recognize team members who have high potential, but they willingly and selflessly customize their coaching to what these special protégés really need. They know that former direct reports can become highly valuable members of their network, and new business partners as either rise to new major roles elsewhere.

Oracle 124

Oracle Organization Examples Coach 124

Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 8, 2011

Report Card. There is also an amazing group of VC & Individual advisors who will help participate and steer the direction of Launchpad LA including: VCs: 500 Startups , First Round Capital , Foundry Group , Menlo Ventures (Shervin Pishevar), MK Capital. How has Launchpad LA done? 23 companies have gone through Launchpad LA.

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Venture Capital Funding Startup GRP Partners 287

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 12, 2020

Make sure that all of your business efforts create and capitalize on positive people relationships, personal growth, and matching people needs to results. Make sure your objectives and rewards motivate employees through innovation, and desired training and coaching. Regularly reconnect and communicate your “why.”

Startup 127

Startup Coach Satisfaction Training 127

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 27, 2013

After that a meme developed amongst many startups (and the advisors that coached them) that, “TechCrunch didn’t matter. Remember that while the tech blogs exist to report companies at their infancy, the broader journals do not. I just want to know if they’ve raised a bunch of capital and from whom.

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Blogging Journal Press Startup 309

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 23, 2015

There is no rule that marketing needs to report to the founder, or that every startup needs a chief operating officer. Some of the best startup cultures have no hierarchical reporting, yet everyone knows who drives each of the initiatives. Winning in business is all about building momentum, and capitalizing on that progress.

Entrepreneur 102

Entrepreneur Technical Review Mentor Training 102

Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 18, 2012

Think about it – most entrepreneurs who manage to raise seed money or venture capital usually raise enough money for 12-18 months maximum. I was pretty sure we were going to raise another round of capital. The press who trusted me enough to report on our successes. But you realize that you can be more helpful as a coach.

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Blogging Press Entrepreneur Venture Capital 420

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 4, 2016

These leaders not only recognize team members who have high potential, but they willingly and selflessly customize their coaching to what these special protégés really need. They know that former direct reports can become highly valuable members of their network, and new business partners as either rises to major new roles elsewhere.

Oracle 53

Oracle Organization Entrepreneur Examples 53

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 10, 2014

In a VC business when you raise additional capital you need to “level up” and act the round you are. You’re the coach, mentor, cheerleader. I have seen many companies raise their first $3 million and still act like a company that has no resources at all. But your job isn’t to make every decision for him.

Startup 381

Startup Resource Venture Capital Activity 381

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 3, 2016

While firms define platforms differently, let’s just say they are the services that a VC offers outside of investment capital and partner time on boards or providing intros. Perhaps the best known new VC platforms of the last 10 years that are done on more modest scales are First Round Capital and True Ventures.

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Venture Capital Platform Startup Resource 150

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 1, 2016

We’re a national venture capital investment firm but with our roots firmly in Los Angeles. I’ve spent hours this week reading about the firing of the head coach and personnel manager of the football team I support – The Philadelphia Eagles. This is something I try to coach against. Team Building.

Startup 150

Startup Coach Course Invest 150

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

Once you’ve been around for a few years, attracted some great people, landed real, paying customers and raised venture capital you’ve likely got a talented team around you. Naturally the countries reacted negatively to reporting to a centralized figure in the UK (and of course to no longer reporting to the CEO).

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Venture Capital Startup Sales Customer 319

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 8, 2014

Cincinnati, like many startup communities in the US over the past 5 years, has revitalized important regions in its urban core, created accelerators, built co-working facilities, pooled together angel capital, attracted VCs, involved educational institutions and solicited the help of important corporations in a more cohesive ecosystem.

Startup 390

Startup Venture Capital Capital Funding 390

SoCal Delicious

MARCH 1, 2010

Sand Hill Road has so many venture capital firms and they are so large, and they have been around for so long and they are very closely coupled and tied with Stanford [University]. Report Content February 27, 2010 at 11:05am by Antone Johnson Great interview. And what happened in L.A. is--were not Sand Hill Road, right?

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Los Angeles Company Companies Angel 50