socalTECH

DECEMBER 3, 2008

Pasadena-based BigStage (www.bigstage.com) is one of those rare companies that has taken technology developed from university research, and is now bringing that technology to the commercial market. We spoke with Phil Ressler--a former venture capitalist from Clearstone Ventures--who is now CEO of BigStage.

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Jason Nazar

MARCH 22, 2011

He just pounded out design and code for a few weeks and got Plancast up on the web and users adopting his product right away. In Los Angeles we are at a disadvantage because the founder(s) often have no experience in building consumer web applications. Challenge #3 – There Needs to Be More Institutional Capital in Los Angeles.

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socalTECH

MARCH 26, 2009

Yesterday, Pasadena-based LeisureLink (www.leisurelink.com) announced a $6.2M We saw that the company was starting to have some potential to take venture capital, and got a little more involved, recognizing the need to step up management. funding round for the firm's travel booking service. That was about three years ago.

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