Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 11, 2011

It was a pleasure to write them myself. So when he saw the browser it instantly dawned on him that this would be the greatest customer development tool ever. So he founded … wait … CitySearch. Some IdeaLab successes / brand names aside from Overture & CitySearch? Summary notes, as always, provide below.

Competition 350

Competition Idealab Product CitySearch 350

socalTECH

JULY 13, 2009

billion to Yahoo, we did CitySearch, we invested in the largest travel site in Europe, called LastMinute.com, and also CyberSource--a number of very early stage, Internet companies. We'll even write a half a million check. My competition is not Rustic Canyon, it's not Clearstone, or the other venture firms in town.

GRP Partners 157

GRP Partners Southern California Santa Barbara Rustic Canyon 157

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 15, 2011

That’s convenience when your VC is hoping to write the next $20 million check. It’s hard to get people to take a risk at a startup or for a reasonable salary with all this competition. But we do have great technology developers. In our regions? Fuggetaboutit – show me the money ! Hit some bumps in the road?

Venture Capital 313

Venture Capital Southern California Google Startup 313