Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 17, 2010

We have many seasoned entrepreneurs who have built successful companies here and made a lot of money for investors and themselves. I like to repeat the mantra, “necessity is the mother of all invention,&# meaning that because investors have this expectation you find entrepreneurs that focus on nearer term monetization.

Company 290

Company Companies Technology Startup 290

socalTECH

DECEMBER 1, 2009

In association with some of the regions top trade associations/social networking groups and industry hosts, DFR '09 promises to be the largest holiday party of the season and help weave our various communities of interest into the larger collective family of professionals working in and around the technology industry.

Fandango 124

Fandango CarsDirect Case Study Santa Monica 124

socalTECH

JANUARY 28, 2009

Jose daVeiga: In 2006, we started developing the concept, consisting of a PA announcement and a Jumbotrom image. I was doing project management at CarsDirect.com, and we met there while Kent was in Business Development. I started as a tester, but in six months, I had risen to assistant project manager at CarsDirect. READ MORE>>.

Patents 179

Patents CarsDirect Sites Pomona 179

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 15, 2011

We were talking about a company, Factual (disclosure my firm is an investor), which was founded by one of LA’s most talented Internet entrepreneurs, Gil Elbaz , who as co-founder of Applied Semantics (purchased by pre-IPO Google for $102 million and now Google AdSense) is responsible for a large portion of the Internet’s monetization.

Venture Capital 313

Venture Capital Southern California Google Startup 313