Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 11, 2009

I run a monthly meeting called the VCA that represents the majority of Southern California venture capital firms. This month’s presentation was truly mind boggling so I wanted to be sure to share the entire presentation with all of you. Internet users in US – 225 million, mobile 260MM. slide 29).

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Slides Southern California Social Network Startup 188

socalTECH

DECEMBER 30, 2010

All this week, we are sharing the opinions of some of the top influencers in Southern California's high tech community. 1) Mobile web. Mobile app downloads went from 300mm in 2009 to 5 billion in 2010, Android ad impressions up over 2,000% as two examples. 3) Cloud computing offerings as an enabler to lean startups.

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Technical Review Southern California Cloud Computing Venture Capital 160

SoCal Tech Calendar

JUNE 22, 2012

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AITP Cloud Computing Southern California Mobile 113

socalTECH

MARCH 27, 2009

Thanks to all of the sponsors and advertisers, who allow us to keep you updated on Southern California's high tech news and companies. Interesting in reaching Southern California's high tech industry? Backing Southern California's next great technology companies. Apply to be one of 32 cloud computing.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

SEPTEMBER 6, 2011

The Summit will highlight how chipmakers can alleviate strenuous TTM, design/manufacturing and cost pressures in the mobile market, specifically in smartphones, while remaining at the leading edge.

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OCTANE Cloud Computing Design Mobile 100

SoCal Tech Calendar

FEBRUARY 19, 2009

Wednesday, February 25, 2009 -- Services For the Global Enterprise: Opportunities in Security, Mobility, Wireless and Cloud Computing. Services For the Global Enterprise - Opportunities in Security, Mobility, Wireless and Cloud Computing [link] The I.T. CIO Impacts Forum. See [link] (more).

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CIO Cloud Computing Services UCLA 100

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 17, 2009

With open source software (LAMP stack) and cloud computing infrastructure it just wasn’t that expensive to get your company going and founders just wanted to raise less money. But I’m no longer an entrepreneur – I’m a VC at a $200 million fund called GRP Ventures , the largest active fund in Southern California.

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Seed Funding Venture Capital Funding Software Review 283

SoCal Tech Calendar

DECEMBER 4, 2009

Or are mobile and cloud computing still in for 2010? * With the resurgence of angel investment and smaller financing rounds  are VCs still players? What will the new fundable trends be: Healthcare 2.0? Green tech? See https://undertheradar.wufoo.com/forms/apply-for-the-la-strategy-series/.

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Cloud Computing Invest Mobile Funding 100

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 22, 2010

I first noticed it while filming an episode of This Week in Cloud Computing. he was showing us what was on his computer). Then David Lapter, the CFO & EVP Operations of KickAps in the same week did a Skype / Webcast presentation of his business to the SoCal Venture Alliance monthly meeting.

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Screening Screencast Web Yammer 266

socalTECH

NOVEMBER 13, 2012

We spoke with Jim Franklin , the firm's CEO, to hear more about how the company went from an accelerator startup at TechStars just a few years ago, to now more than 100 employees spread across offices in Boulder; Colorado, Anaheim, California; Frankfurt; London, and elsewhere, to tackle the problems of transactional email. What is Sendgrid?

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Email Startup IP Newsletter 157

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. Leveraging mobile application and online platform. CitySourced is a real time mobile civic engagement platform. It’s a gallery of great entrepreneurship.

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UCLA Company Companies Idealab 102

Tech Zulu Event

JULY 16, 2012

“As voice API, voice broadcast and text messaging technology advances and cloud computing becomes increasingly sophisticated, more and more business – across all core market sectors — are discovering why cloud telephony is the future,” said Dinesh Ravishanker, CEO and co-founder, CallFire.

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Venture Capital Cloud Computing Class Education 89

Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 28, 2011

Thank you all for your continued support in highlighting the many innovative technologies emerging in Southern California! Howard is now CEO of Gamzee, a new social game company building games for the new Facebook mobile platform. CitySourced is a real time mobile civic engagement platform. Diamond Sponsor.

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Idealab Tech Coast Angels Startup Platform 77

Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 28, 2011

Thank you all for your continued support in highlighting the many innovative technologies emerging in Southern California! Howard is now CEO of Gamzee, a new social game company building games for the new Facebook mobile platform. CitySourced is a real time mobile civic engagement platform. Diamond Sponsor.

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Idealab Tech Coast Angels Startup Platform 49

SoCal Delicious

JANUARY 20, 2010

However, despite the movement of social computing into our daily lives we’re all clearly on a long journey together as the technologies themselves emerge from infancy. A better social Web on mobile devices. But there’s lots more to do here before the mobile social Web catches up to the browser-based experience.

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Web Technical Review Web 2.0 Social Media 29