Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 17, 2010

It’s not uncommon for incredibly smart and talented Phd’s or CS majors from Stanford to raise $10 million on an early-stage “platform&# that if it succeeds it will be huge. We were also an investor in the early local listing company, CitySearch – an LA company. As a result many funds are OK with big bets.

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Company Companies Technology Startup 290

SoCal Delicious

AUGUST 23, 2010

Southern California companies are second to only Silicon Valley in raising venture capital , there are three major universities to recruit talent – UCLA, Caltech, and USC – and a thriving startup community to mingle with. MySpace is one of the world’s largest social networks, with about 125 million users.

Guide 42

Guide Startup Mahalo GRP Partners 42

SoCal CTO

JANUARY 13, 2010

One of the topics that came up in my post Mobile Internet Apple Facebook was around open vs. closed platforms. Resources Here are some related articles: The Social Network Wars Begin In Earnest: Facebook Bans Google Friend Connect Update once to share with many on Yahoo! No registration on Disqus required.

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Google Startup Yahoo Email 292

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 16, 2012

He’s focused on that sector (not exclusively but predominantly) and therefore has an amazing network at large financial services firms to help you with business development. He knows the history of all of the payment gateways, mobile payment platforms, credit offerings, remittance companies, etc. They seem so reachable.

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Develop Development Funding Venture Capital 366