CIO Invest Sales Venture Capital 
socalTECH
FEBRUARY 17, 2017
He eventually founded and sold consumer health firm ViSalus to a public company and is now back making investments, in technology companies, as a venture capitalist here at Los Angeles-based HashtagOne (www.hashtagone.com). What's the theme of your investments? That's why we have investments in Heal, Saucey, and FragMob.
socalTECH
AUGUST 26, 2010
According to the firm, it raised a Series A investment led by the Tech Coast Angels. The company said the funding will go towards sales, support, and R&D infrastructure. The firm is headed by Patrick Kelly, and the Tec Coast Angels investment was led by Bob Fried, the former CIo of Staples. READ MORE>>.
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Xconomy
JUNE 30, 2016
They came to San Diego in 1996, when Scripps Health hired Balgrosky as CIO and senior vice president. She was previously the CIO for Holy Cross Health System in South Bend, IN, a 13-hospital chain where she was responsible for strategic IT planning from Maryland to California.
Both Sides of the Table
MARCH 17, 2010
Funding is different – In Silicon Valley you have mega venture capital funds and many of them. LA generally doesn’t have an appetite for this kind of investment at early stages. You can hire a talented head of marketing, business development, technology and sales. LA investors are more pragmatic.
Both Sides of the Table
FEBRUARY 15, 2011
Last year I was on Sand Hill Road in Silicon Valley meeting with one of the most prominent venture capital firms in the country. The VC partner, somebody I greatly respect said, “Yeah, we like Gil and what they’re doing. That’s convenience when your VC is hoping to write the next $20 million check.
Both Sides of the Table
OCTOBER 22, 2009
Please don’t also confuse this with whether a VC should invest in a CEO who’s done it before – that’s a given. Weight Class : Let’s take sales. At your stage of development do you really think a shit-hot VP Sales is going to join you to head up sales? I’ll explain both below.
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