Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 17, 2010

LA generally doesn’t have an appetite for this kind of investment at early stages. We were also an investor in the early local listing company, CitySearch – an LA company. But ultimately we’re on the Internet to communicate, buy stuff, become informed and be entertained. LA investors are more pragmatic.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 17, 2012

A market leader in content, music, entertainment, textiles, engineering, aerospace and trade. Idealab, led by Bill Gross, who founded Overture, CitySearch and MANY other business [Pasadena]. IA Ventures – Roger Ehrenberg was doing angel investing before he became a VC. I know that I call them often to co-invest.

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Tech Zulu Event

JULY 16, 2013

Previously known as GRP Partners, Upfront Ventures has focused on early stage investments since 1996. Their roster of success includes numerous pioneering tech companies, many of which continue to be industry leaders today — Overture, BillMeLater, CitySearch, and more. Entertainment Tech: Atom Factory.

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SoCal Delicious

SEPTEMBER 19, 2012

.” Residents of Northern California (everyone north of Bakersfield) don’t understand how we do it, constantly touting Palo Alto’s tech scene. Tech startup accelerators dot the landscape, feeding investments into the waiting arms of the nation’s most intelligent and driven entrepreneurs.

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