socalTECH

APRIL 13, 2020

We raised $160M, and our core limited partners are Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, and Coller Capital. Greg Martin:I still have a venture firm, Archer Venture Capital, and continue to invest in later stage venture cpaital opportunities. Because of our capital partners, that's something we can offer. We feel very good.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 29, 2009

He had 2 weeks’ cash left in the bank and was facing massive layoffs or potentially bankruptcy. Press coverage helps you to recruit team members, it helps add legitimacy to your customers who often do Google searches on you before buying and it helps influence biz dev (partners), corp dev (acquirers) and investors.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 15, 2010

My thesis on why this is happening is that large tech companies didn’t invest enough in R&D between 2008-2010 (Google even went through layoffs!!!) First Round Capital & True Ventures seem to spend as much time cultivated relationships with “second round capital” as they do entrepreneurs. And being populist helps that.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 1, 2013

Past layoffs at big companies usually means more great employees on the market now for newer companies. to capitalize on the recession. Look for operations that are hogging resources without generating significant revenue. With a concentrated point of focus, your company might be well positioned for growth this year.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 4, 2012

Past layoffs at big companies mean that there's a surplus of great employees on the market now. to capitalize on the recession. Look for operations that are hogging resources without generating significant revenue. With a concentrated point of focus, your company might be well positioned for growth this year. Snap up top talent.

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 17, 2017

Sending the zeros and ones into the air was the same and sending nutrients into your mitochondria, except that at Visalus, it was not capital intensive like it was at SkyPipeline. It was really the same business, but with less capital. Ryan Blair: I took $20M of personal capital to start the fund. So where is the fund now?

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 3, 2008

A spokeperson for the firm told socalTECH that the change was due to an "unprecedented change in the economic environment."

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Tech Zulu Event

JULY 6, 2013

One, they are trying to help the industry fill unsold seats in a way that it doesn’t hurt their business. The other is to make sure we help that industry fill those seats up without hurting their business. We have great access to capital. I had to close the doors of businesses and layoff people. What is ScoreBig?

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Tech Zulu Event

JULY 6, 2013

One is to help the industry fill unsold seats in a way that doesn’t hurt business like traditional discounts. The other is to make sure we help that industry fill those seats up without hurting their business. We have great access to capital. I had to close the doors of businesses and layoff people. What is ScoreBig?

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 18, 2008

In a related move, the company said that it has engaged the services of Lazard to help the firm develop and implements its business divsestiture strategy. The debt comes from Avenue Capital Management II, L.P. NextWave said that Murphy will be responsible for managing and implementing the company's cost reducation strategies.

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InfoChachkie

APRIL 9, 2012

In your own startup, you might experience lean times, but you never will be crushed in a stampede, like a middle-manager in a corporate layoff. Approximately 33% fail, another third return an approximation of the capital invested and the remaining 33% generate anywhere from 2x to “Google-x return.” Listen… Do You Want To Know A Secret?

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 6, 2020

Along with my partner Stuart Lander, who runs operations at Upfront and is a former lawyer, we have scoured through, debated and helped scores of companies make this determination. The government believes that it not only is better keeping employees in jobs where possible but also in helping these businesses remain solvent. It depends.

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