Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 18, 2010

I has been asked to do the keynote speech at a dinner that night but of course hadn’t written a speech in advance. Yet in LA we have hugely successful entrepreneurs who have built big companies like Overture, CitySearch, MySpace, TicketMaster.com, LowerMyBills, Commission Junction, eHarmony and on and on. I hear it all the time.

Slides 374

Slides Email Entrepreneur Startup 374

socalTECH

AUGUST 12, 2009

I came out of Boston Consulting, doing technology and new media consulting, then I went to Citysearch, where I was one of the early executives running bizdev and international. Most of these companies will exit through M&A or IPO, with M&A more likely than an IPO, of course. Mike and John found me through Idealab.

Venture Capital 165

Venture Capital Startup Idealab Technical Review 165

socalTECH

AUGUST 10, 2011

Effectively, what Corey and I are trying to do, is distill the course of opinions on the web, and turn that into a consumable format. Places are rated pretty well--you've got Yelp taking care of that, CitySearch, and other sites doing that really well. First off, talk about SendLove.to and what is it all about?

Startup 174

Startup Blogging Writing Examples 174

Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 8, 2011

We both had different types and interests in men and thought it would be great if there was a Citysearch for women based upon types. Useable of course, but it doesn’t have to be perfect.” Talia and I were sitting around on friday night complaining about the difficulties of meeting the right guys. Listen to your customers.

Startup 75

Startup Technical Review Blogging Demand 75

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 11, 2011

So he founded … wait … CitySearch. Some IdeaLab successes / brand names aside from Overture & CitySearch? And now, of course, UberSocial, Bill’s latest project. He thought, “This way any product you launch you can talk instantly with and get feedback from customers.&# Shopping.com. Insider Pages.

Competition 350

Competition Idealab Product Ideas 350

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 8, 2014

Of course a very important component of any startup community is venture capital, because ultimately to scale large businesses you still need to raise large sums of capital and you need the access to major Silicon Valley tech giants that often comes with venture capitalists. Venture Capital. You also need marketing muscle.

Startup 390

Startup Venture Capital Capital Funding 390

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 15, 2011

If you are talented, of course, you can get funded in any region with enough venture capital and obviously in markets outside of the Valley it is easier to get noticed and get access. In New York you have access to fashion, media, art and of course, financial services. And of course you have Hollywood.

Venture Capital 313

Venture Capital Southern California Google Startup 313

SoCal CTO

JANUARY 13, 2010

From there, you will generally see a pop-up dialog similar to the following (this one is from CitySearch): Once you click Connect, the original site now knows that I’m Tony Karrer from Facebook and the various demographic and friend information from Facebook. Of course, you have to draw the line somewhere. More on this below.

Google 292

Google Startup Yahoo Email 292

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 5, 2011

Of course I have. And of course you need a mature venture capital industry. We have all of the 2nd-time entrepreneurs from Overture, CitySearch, MySpace, etc. This article originally ran on TechCrunch. I’m in Seattle this week. People keep asking me if I’ve “seen anything interesting.&# That’s one model.

Venture Capital 317

Venture Capital Technical Review Startup Press 317

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 16, 2012

Of course much of it is conflicting. And of course I’ve sat on the other side of the table: As a VC. And of course you’re meeting people who can give you money. But of course that’s horse puckey. And when you’re relatively new to the process it’s easy to be confused by the process.

Develop 366

Develop Development Funding Venture Capital 366