socalTECH

MARCH 21, 2014

In a world with a rash of startup incubators and accelerators, super angels, crowdfunding sites, and more, what''s the relevance of organized angel investments groups? We now have two person teams reaching out to applicant companies, after we do an early screening, weeding out those companies with no change of getting funding from our group.

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socalTECH

APRIL 4, 2013

I was in the entrepreneurial program, talking about ideas on how some of the best entrepreneurial ideas come about, and discussed personal pains of ours. Form there, we got interest from incubators, angel investors, and venture capital. We thought--there has got to be another way.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 10, 2018

Join a startup incubator or accelerator. Solicit venture capital investors. Pitch your needs to friends and family. This is the primary source of non-personal funds for very early-stage startups. Variations on this theme include early licensing or white-labeling agreements.

Entrepreneur 96

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Tech.Co

MARCH 8, 2018

Getting face time with VCs or people of influence is an ongoing challenge for startup founders, and it may take layers of introductions to get to the right person. 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.

Technical Review 70

Technical Review Startup Software Review Entrepreneur 70

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 25, 2016

Join a startup incubator or accelerator. Solicit venture capital investors. Pitch your needs to friends and family. This is the primary source of non-personal funds for very early-stage startups. Variations on this theme include early licensing or white-labeling agreements.

Funding 107

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 12, 2014

Join a startup incubator or accelerator. Solicit venture capital investors. Pitch your needs to friends and family. This is the primary source of non-personal funds for very early-stage startups. Variations on this theme include early licensing or white-labeling agreements.

Startup 113

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InfoChachkie

SEPTEMBER 22, 2011

One of the attributes identified by all of the venture capitalists questioned was, “Frugal use of capital.” Capital efficient, web-based businesses should have a credible plan to self-sustainability. Along with Selling (see Be Like Sam ) and Networking (see Making Stone Soup and Personal Pitch ), negotiating is a vital startup skill.

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Tech Zulu Event

MARCH 16, 2015

There’s plenty of capital out there, but there’s also a lot of competition for startup funding. His best advice: take capital where you can get it. Designate a point person to handle the relationships. If your product is capital-intensive this can be a good financing option. Thoughts on pitching? Vendor funding.

Startup 40

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Tech Zulu Event

APRIL 17, 2012

Richard is not the only person pulling from big tech companies in the city and the ecosystem of startups is certainly gaining traction. Although, unlike Rocktr, Perez was on the prowl to raise a real seed round and was finding the Toronto venture capital scene a bit stale. She has not looked back. This is one hectic place, I tell you.

Startup 109

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Tech.Co

JANUARY 4, 2018

For many founders, getting noticed by investors, potential customers, incubators and other companies, is a necessity to take your product to the next level. If you love craft beer, but aren’t sure how to make it, the HOPii, a personal micro-brewery, is here to help. The company has been selected as a CES Innovation Awards 2018 Honoree.

Startup 70

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Tech Zulu Event

AUGUST 13, 2010

Jason Cohen, Capital Thought. Scratching Your Personal Projects Itch. Jason Glaspey, PIE (Portland Incubator Experiment). The gifted product person has emerged as the true rockstar of the internet world over the last few y. The Personal MBA: Mastering Productivity, Happiness, and Wealth. Easy as 1 + 2-->3.

Guide 69

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Tech Zulu Event

APRIL 17, 2012

Richard is not the only person pulling from big tech companies in the city and the ecosystem of startups is certainly gaining traction. From a rushed pitch (he had back-to-back meetings), his knowledge of the area had depth and his new platform is revolutionary for that space. She has not looked back. I don’t think Nasser sleeps.

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