socalTECH

FEBRUARY 23, 2011

According to the USC Stevens Institute for Innovation, the projects were selected by more than thirty members of the LA business and entrepreneurial community, who reviewed the proposals and mentored the research teams involved. USC Stevens said that the Ideas Empowered program was funded by James C. READ MORE>>.

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Tech.Co

MAY 25, 2018

The barriers to entry when it comes to launching a company require less tension and a lot less capital. Still though, when founders are seeking funding, “ 75 percent of the venture capital goes to three states: Massachusetts, New York, and California,” said Steve Case in an interview with Recode. Pipeline Angels (National Network).

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Startup Technical Review Competition Software Review 140

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 29, 2020

One of the most frequent questions I get as a mentor to entrepreneurs is “How do I find the money to start my business?” Solicit venture capital investors. Use online platforms like Gust to find them, and local networking to find ones that relate to your industry and passion. Start a crowdfunding campaign online.

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Funding Startup Equity Examples 174

InfoChachkie

MAY 12, 2016

If you are a recent college graduate, mentor college students. Networking is one of an entrepreneur’s most valuable skills. You can easily avoid awkward pauses by weaving your Personal Pitch into your networking conversations. Who you are – your interests, experiences, education, why you are so bloody interesting.

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Company Companies Startup Mentor 80

Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 7, 2013

Natalia not only wants to increase the number of women in investment, but bring more people in total to help startups and other businesses get the capital they need. Natalia Oberti Noguera: Pipeline Fellowship is a program to educate and bring more women into the investment side of business. What is Pipeline Fellowship about?

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 20, 2011

The group is a member of the TechStars Network, and boasts a who's who of successful local CEOs and investors. Upstart LA , started by Dan Dato and Bruce Brown, is hoping to take the TechStars and Y-Combinator model to Los Angeles, and has been in the process of lining up mentors and investors to back its incubation efforts.

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Southern California Orange County Incubator Tech Coast Angels 216

Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 30, 2011

You’ll get to network and meet new people, learn new skills, and build rocking products in a weekends’ time. Teams are competing not only for spots in top accelerators and incubators, but for $50,000 seed capital, co-working space, iPhones, and other exciting tech products. Disclaimer, I am a mentor for this event.

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socalTECH

MAY 2, 2013

Despite a growing technology industry here in Southern California, local investors and entrepreneurs tell us there''s still a shortage of local, venture capital. Healthcare is a really obvious vertical, where there is data inefficiency and a tremendous amount of opportunity, but there''s also education, human capital and talent.

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Invest Technology Startup Venture Capital 159

InfoChachkie

JUNE 9, 2015

The TechCrunch team was judicious in its determination of qualifiers, insisting that the accelerators be, “fixed-term, cohort-based, with educational and mentorship components, culminating in a public pitch or demo day.” Convert Graduate-Founders Into Mentors. According to Jason, “Every experience is also a learning experience.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 7, 2011

It became a theme in my keynote at Caltech on the future of social networking. He grew up in Connecticut attended Yale undergrad and worked for IBM after graduation doing M&A, strategy and venture capital. Seth’s interest in helping others grew out of his lack of having a mentor. We then spoke about startups.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 27, 2011

K5Launch (www.k5launch.com) is modeled after the successful Y-Combinator and TechStars acceleration programs, and invests equity, provides mentors, and runs a three month program to get very early stage startups off the ground. However, the main benefit is the one-on-one assistance of entrepreneurs, and access to capital.

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Orange County Southern California Startup Class 192

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 10, 2018

One of the most frequent questions I get as a mentor to entrepreneurs is “How do I find the money to start my business?” Solicit venture capital investors. Use online platforms like Gust to find them, and local networking to find ones that relate to your industry and passion. Start a crowdfunding campaign online.

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Entrepreneur Startup Equity Funding 96

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 7, 2017

In my long-time role as a mentor and business advisor, I still see too many people who are waiting to be found as a candidate for their dream role, or waiting for investors to find their startup. Of course, she assumes that you are confident and courageous, and willing to capitalize on all your strengths and opportunities to market yourself.

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Startup Organization Newsletter Content 55

Tech.Co

MARCH 8, 2018

Lisha works tirelessly to build a platform of advocacy around issues such as tech inclusion, diversity, and education. The program has been so successful that the startups have leveraged $48M in private capital to further their development. Joanne Chen, Partner at Foundation Capital. As the President of Start Co.,

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Technical Review Startup Software Review Entrepreneur 70

Xconomy

AUGUST 5, 2016

Entrepreneurship education is a great start. They need to be connected to entrepreneurial networks, mentors, and leaders to help them find their footing. To unleash the potential of teenage entrepreneurs, we need more educational opportunities and accelerators designed for high school students.

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Entrepreneur Startup Education Course 40

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 25, 2016

One of the most frequent questions I get as a mentor to entrepreneurs is “How do I find the money to start my business?” Solicit venture capital investors. Use online platforms like Gust to find them, and local networking to find ones that relate to your industry and passion. Start a crowdfunding campaign online.

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Funding Startup Equity Examples 107

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 12, 2010

More importantly, as a parent or mentor, what should you advise young potential entrepreneurs about getting an MBA? In some recent surveys, as many as two-thirds of entrepreneurs felt that their entrepreneurial spirit was more ingrained than learned, so maybe the education level is irrelevant. Consider it a waste of time.

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Entrepreneur Technical Advisors Education Social Network 60

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 12, 2014

One of the most frequent questions I get as a mentor to entrepreneurs is “How do I find the money to start my business?” Solicit venture capital investors. Use online platforms like Gust to find them, and local networking to find ones that relate to your industry and passion. Start a crowdfunding campaign online.

Startup 113

Startup Entrepreneur Funding Equity 113

Tech.Co

DECEMBER 12, 2017

We always have a local entrepreneur share their story, and there is locally-sourced beer, food, and networking built in before and after the talk. That leads to a mentor network packed with subject matter experts in retail, food innovation, and supply chain. In addition, the entrepreneurial spirit runs deep here.

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Entrepreneur Startup News High Tech 70

Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 20, 2012

Bill founded Idealab to create and build successful businesses that capitalize on innovations in areas with significant growth opportunities, including the Internet. Alex serves on the Board of Directors for Logsdon School, a non-profit school providing educational services to students with special needs. Silver Sponsor.

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Idealab Tech Coast Angels CalTech Startup 84

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 3, 2010

If you compare that to the broader venture capital market--recent MoneyTree numbers said that VC deals were off a third in early stage--we were off by less. I think startups need to do less in the boom years, and probably need to do more in lean years to attract early stage capital. I think that's a good sign for startups.

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Tech Coast Angels Technical Review Angel Southern California 182

Tech Zulu Event

JUNE 17, 2011

sold to Zynga Game Networks, Inc.). Alex serves on the Board of Directors for Logsdon School, a non-profit school providing educational services to students with special needs. Sangster lives in Los Angeles and is actively involved in improving early childhood education. 8:30 – 9:30pm – cocktail reception and networking.

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Tech Coast Angels Idealab Angel Design 100

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.

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Startup Venture Capital Capital Funding 390

Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 27, 2011

Alex serves on the Board of Directors for Logsdon School, a non-profit school providing educational services to students with special needs. 8:30 – 9:30pm – cocktail reception and networking. Dinesh Ravishanker , CEO & Co-Founder at CallFire. RSVP: AGENDA. 6:00 – 7:00pm – check-in. 7:00 – 7:10pm – introductory remarks.

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Tech Coast Angels Idealab Angel Startup 96

SoCal Delicious

AUGUST 23, 2010

Southern California companies are second to only Silicon Valley in raising venture capital , there are three major universities to recruit talent – UCLA, Caltech, and USC – and a thriving startup community to mingle with. MySpace is one of the world’s largest social networks, with about 125 million users.

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Guide Startup Mahalo GRP Partners 42

Tech Zulu Event

JUNE 3, 2015

They generally are extremely well-educated with many holding numerous degrees and/or certifications, especially African American women. Almost all credited their spouse, or a mentor, in helping them achieve their success. But I digress.

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Conference Entertainment Startup Digital Hollywood 40

SoCal CTO

OCTOBER 5, 2010

Shortly after we sold Opsware to Hewlett-Packard, I had a conversation with the legendary venture capitalist Doug Leone of Sequoia Capital. Coworking Spaces - A VC : Venture Capital and Technology , September 2, 2010 I've never been much of a fan of incubators. But how do you actually get the right people to be your mentors?

Startup 191

Startup Product Technology Venture Capital 191

SoCal CTO

SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

How To Pitch A Product - A VC : Venture Capital and Technology , August 4, 2010 I've said a bunch of times on this blog that the perfect pitch is a very short intro to provide context followed immediately by a demo. Often board members give entrepreneurs two bits of advice regarding scale: Get a mentor. Has convertible debt won?

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Startup Venture Capital Blogging CTO Hire 191

SoCal CTO

AUGUST 3, 2010

5 Lessons from 150 startup pitches - A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks , July 11, 2010 I just reviewed several hundred startup pitches for Capital Factory. The collapse of the IPO market and dysfunctional math in the venture capital community has stacked the odds against you. Here’s why. Take a look at the chart below.

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