Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 14, 2014

and I thought if we brought the community together for common purpose we could create more of a sense of community to help new entrepreneurs get funded, assemble teams, raise profiles and help with biz dev, product, etc. Between the group of us we were probably helping launch 75-100 companies / year. So we went for it.

Venture Capital 290

Venture Capital Startup Idealab Funding 290

socalTECH

MARCH 21, 2012

If you're looking get your startup off the ground in Los Angeles, it always helps to have help from folks with connections to the venture and angel community. Because of that, you get to meet slots of people in the community, because there's such a prolific number of entrepreneurs. That's actually borne fruit in our first class.

Startup 254

Startup Los Angeles Entrepreneur Media 254

socalTECH

AUGUST 12, 2014

has figured out one way -- which is to run a startup accelerator, Warner Media Camp (www.mediacamp.com)--which pulls a class of startups into the company for an intense, twelve week program every year, and helps those companies tap into the resources of the studio. Warner Bros. What''s your big goal for the program?

Startup 159

Startup Technology Hollywood Media 159

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 18, 2014

We just had the demo day for our third batch of companies. That is, once you invest in a company, you''re a shareholder, and you help that company for the course of its life. It''s not a three month program, demo day, and folks move out or move on. How are things going over there at MuckerLab?

Southern California 187

Southern California Incubator Startup Ideas 187

Tech Zulu Event

FEBRUARY 8, 2013

The creators of the renowned StartupWeekend — a place where random ad hoc teams work frantically for 54 hours to build a demo of a new business and then complete for fame and fortune — have picked up where StartupWeekend left off and have birthed a new course for entrepreneurs who need to level up called StartupWeekend Next.

Class 98

Class Mentor Startup UCLA 98

socalTECH

OCTOBER 24, 2011

One of the biggest complaints you hear from both entrepreneurs and investors in Los Angeles, is the lack of a credible, visible startup accelerator in the Los Angeles area. He created one of the first industrial R&D labs, and hired and brought in a bunch of investors to help iterate, and experiment, and build new products.

Technical Advisors 176

Technical Advisors Startup Southern California Los Angeles 176

socalTECH

OCTOBER 27, 2011

Our challenge is to help start, fund, improve, and grow 1000 companies in five years. There are many other outlets in the community providing mentorship, education, workshops, and networking, and many others supporting entrepreneurs, but we believe there is a void in the very early stages of formation. What inspired you to start this?

Orange County 192

Orange County Southern California Startup Class 192

Tech.Co

JULY 12, 2017

This corporate partnership has proven well for these startups in helping them launch their products and services into another galaxy. “This year, more than ever, we are working with companies with the potential to help define the future of media and entertainment together with Disney.” Epic Games.

Artificial Inteligence 109

Artificial Inteligence Startup Entertainment Press 109

socalTECH

OCTOBER 26, 2016

This morning, Techstars (www.techstars.org), the startup accelerator which has had great success in spreading its approach to helping to get startups to the next stage of their life�usually, funding�announced it has opened up its third accelerator in Los Angeles, Techstars LA. The focus is on helping the startup.

Startup 100

Startup Los Angeles Mentor Class 100

Tech Zulu Event

FEBRUARY 8, 2013

This is class four for Launchpad LA. Atlas Powered has raised $700k from Tech Coast Angels, Maverick Angels, Pasadena Angels, Angel Capital Entrepreneur Fund, LaunchpadLA, and Clark Landry. Less Neglect helps companies reduce churn, upsell users, and increase customer acquisition rates. . YieldMetrics has already raised $1.7

GRP Partners 96

GRP Partners Startup Tech Coast Angels Bertelsmann 96

Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 21, 2011

Much like the model employed by TechStars and Y-Combinator, MuckerLab will recruit Internet software, services, and media entrepreneurs through an open, but selective, application process. At the end of the program, companies present their businesses to potential investors at a Demo Day event.

Los Angeles 58

Los Angeles Rustic Canyon Incubator Angel 58

SoCal Delicious

SEPTEMBER 13, 2012

Next → Later today, the Startup UCLA accelerator will have its inaugural demo day. Program head Robert Jadon describes Startup UCLA as more of a pre-accelerator than anything, meaning the the ideas are typically earlier stage and the entrepreneurs less experienced. Post navigation. ← Previous. Share on Twitter.

UCLA 47

UCLA Invest Startup Class 47

Tech Zulu Event

MAY 8, 2014

Chance was recently featured on Fox News for comments on Facebook’s high profile acquisition of wearable VR company, Oculus, for an impressive $2B – and what that meant for early adopters who initially helped the company get off the ground by funding through Kickstarter. Crowdfunder Was Created With Entrepreneurs In Mind.

Invest 83

Invest Platform Entrepreneur Paramount 83

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 17, 2010

We held a 90-minute demo session where 150 of LA’s VC’s and senior technology executives watched the LPLA V2 group present in small groups of 12-15 each. We want to give our brightest new startups the connections and interactions they need to help streamline success. Oh, and the cocktail party afterward also rocked! (I

Company 276

Company Companies Startup Southern California 276

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 1, 2009

This post highlights some of the reasons why the market is moving again and what entrepreneurs should do about this. I attended the Facebook Fund Demo day about a month ago in Palo Alto and it blew me away the pace of innovation and the focus on monetization that came out of this group. Seems an obvious fit.

Venture Capital 255

Venture Capital Marketing Startup Social Network 255

Tech Zulu Event

JUNE 28, 2012

Panels were based at hubs including Leadership, Branding / Advertising, Social Media, Entrepreneurs, Community and more. RT @OEInnovation #SBF why I live in #LA: intersection of #beach #tech #entrepreneur #entertainment. & Demo Day / Angel Pitch. Tons of info and tons of fun!” ” Attendees love the SBF energy.

Hollywood 67

Hollywood Technical Review Startup Rustic Canyon 67

Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 20, 2011

After months of submissions and the amazing help from our judges , the Spotlight is shinning down on awesome companies that were born right out of Southern California. 8:00 – 8:25pm – 5 five-minute demos, followed by brief Q&A for each company. It’s a gallery of great entrepreneurship. View Larger Map. 7:00 – 7:45pm – check-in.

UCLA 102

UCLA Company Companies Idealab 102

Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 20, 2012

Always looking to provide the very best for our community so that you may learn and grow as a startup or entrepreneur, Bill Gross is one of the best experts we could provide. A lifelong entrepreneur, Bill started several companies prior to Idealab. OrangicStartup’s is a company that helps Internet startups start. RSVP: AGENDA.

Idealab 84

Idealab Tech Coast Angels CalTech Startup 84

Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 27, 2011

To help curate and show off the best that LA has to offer we called in a few friends. A serial Internet entrepreneur, Mike has founded and sold numerous businesses, including agency PBJ Digital, application platform Userplane, which he led from startup to its acquisition by AOL, Tsavo Media and Myspace.

Tech Coast Angels 96

Tech Coast Angels Idealab Angel Startup 96

InfoChachkie

FEBRUARY 17, 2011

In the summer of 2006 over a cup of Peet’s Coffee, you told me about this new thing called “cloud computing” and that you were trying to come up with a creative way to incorporate it into the curriculum of your upcoming UCSB Computer Science class. When you began your teaching career, did you plan on eventually being an entrepreneur?

Cloud Computing 188

Cloud Computing Santa Barbara EC2 Startup 188

Tech Zulu Event

JUNE 17, 2011

To help curate and show off the best that LA has to offer we called in a few friends. Alex previously helped lead the Proto Group at Idealab, working to determine the feasibility of new business ideas. OrangicStartup’s is a company that helps Internet startups start. He received a B.S. What: Spotlight Series Event.

Tech Coast Angels 100

Tech Coast Angels Idealab Angel Design 100

Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 30, 2012

Months of submissions and the amazing help from our judges , the Spotlight is shinning down on awesome companies that were born right out of Southern California. 8:00 – 8:35pm – 5 five-minute demos, followed by brief Q&A for each company. The time has finally arrived! It’s a gallery of great entrepreneurship. RSVP: AGENDA.

CalTech 91

CalTech Company Companies Idealab 91

Tech Zulu Event

JULY 8, 2011

Our global and diverse team of engineers, scientists, and researchers with world-class expertise in video conferencing, object recognition, object tracking, and augmented reality is committed to continuous innovation and fostering an entrepreneurial culture that will accelerate the commercialization of our revolutionary technologies.

CalTech 100

CalTech Technical Review Company Companies 100

Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

We will be bringing you some of the hottest startups around to give you a quick rundown about their companies and get to know the entrepreneur behind those companies. This Panel is filled with investing super stars who will be going over must have content for all the startups and entrepreneurs out there. Adrenaline Fueled Angel.

Social Media 71

Social Media Technical Review Tech Coast Angels Mixergy 71

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 31, 2010

You’re not lecturing to a college class, you’re not at a cocktail party and you’re not chatting with a small group in a board meeting. Or take an acting class. Help us to get to know him or her. If you demo your product (which is always great) then tell us part of the story while you’re demo’ing.

Startup 362

Startup Twiistup Slides Screening 362

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 1, 2012

You can fly first class and not talk to fellow passengers. It is this reminder that helps me form my internal compass and not hide behind a fortress. I refuse to go to demo days. Not just TechStars but any demo day, really. So I promised the guys that I would come and hang out with companies well before their demo days.

Startup 319

Startup Organization Entrepreneur Conference 319

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 19, 2011

I know readers of this post aren’t in that demo but that’s what the data says. I’ve also talked about my favorite social entrepreneur, Charles Best, making a difference with Donor’s Choose – a program to increase donations to US public schools specifically allocated to supplies or projects you want to fund.

Invest 295

Invest Carson Technical Review Education 295

SoCal CTO

JULY 13, 2010

How-to learn about angel/vc term sheets - Gabriel Weinberg , June 28, 2010 I think every startup entrepreneur (and angel investor) should have a good understanding of financing term sheets. You’re Not a Real Entrepreneur - Steve Blank , June 10, 2010 Who is an entrepreneur really? Yes, even bootstrappers. liquidation preference.

Startup 175

Startup Venture Capital Slides Blogging 175

SoCal CTO

SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

thought it would be helpful to put some of my thoughts into a blog post and hopefully spur some conversation in the comments and over email. He blogs to 10,000 web entrepreneurs at Software by Rob and co-hosts the podcast Startups for the Rest of Us. More tiers = more complication = more confusion. Kudos to John for an excellent pitch.

Startup 191

Startup Venture Capital Blogging CTO Hire 191