TechCrunch LA
MARCH 25, 2021
The partners at MaC Venture Capital , the Los Angeles-based investment firm that has just closed on $103 million for its inaugural fund, have spent the bulk of their careers breaking barriers. “Our LPs invested in us… for lots of different reasons but at the top of the list was that we are a diverse team in so many ways.
Startup Professionals Musings
AUGUST 21, 2021
When you see startups like SpaceX and Pinterest grow from a low valuation to a billion dollars in just a few years, it’s easy to assume that if you just keep doing what you are doing, you can get there as well. Then there is the pressure to go public ( IPO ), and open your investment to thousands, maybe millions, of small investors.
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Startup Professionals Musings
JULY 10, 2022
Offering irresistible investment propositions and attracting talented and loyal followers is key, as they garner the resources to pursue their goals. Elon Musk is a South African born Canadian-American engineer, business magnate, investor, and inventor who founded and built PayPal, SpaceX, and Tesla Motors, and is still going strong.
Startup Professionals Musings
APRIL 16, 2021
Elon Musk with Tesla and SpaceX may be the most current example of this phenomenon, but others often mentioned include Richard Branson (Virgin Group), Joe Costello (Cadence Design), and Howard Schultz (Starbucks). The best entrepreneurs know that investors invest in people, not ideas. Practice learning as an action sport.
Both Sides of the Table
MAY 17, 2017
ADT invested in a startup called Zonoff, which was to be acquired by Honeywell for a modest sum. In all of the usual chatter about LA’s great ascendency people love to mention Snap, Tinder, Riot Games, SpaceX and other well-know startup success. The details of the suit are tragically predictable.
Startup Professionals Musings
OCTOBER 4, 2019
Offering irresistible investment propositions and attracting talented and loyal followers is key, as they garner the resources to pursue their goals. Elon Musk is a South African born Canadian-American engineer, business magnate, investor, and inventor who founded and built PayPal, SpaceX, and Tesla Motors, and is still going strong.
Startup Professionals Musings
APRIL 3, 2015
Offering irresistible investment propositions and attracting talented and loyal followers is key, as they garner the resources to pursue their goals. Elon Musk is a South African born Canadian-American engineer, business magnate, investor, and inventor who founded and built PayPal, SpaceX, and Tesla Motors, and is still going strong.
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