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Kajabi Collects Massive $550M Round

socalTECH

MAY 4, 2021

Irvine-based e-commerce software developer Kajabi said this morning that it has raised a massive, $550M funding round, which values the company at over $2 billion. The investment round firmly vaunts the company into unicorn territory. Kajabi's CEO and co-founder is Kenny Rueter.

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Brian Garrett, Crosscut Ventures, On Mental Health And Investing In Founders

socalTECH

JANUARY 29, 2020

This week, Los Angeles-based Crosscut Ventures announced a brand new effort to provide health and wellness to the founders of companies it invests in, helping those founders with well being, mental health, stress management, coaching, and leadership development. Tell us about this new program? It's a comprehensive bucket.

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How And Where To Connect To The Entrepreneur Universe

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 20, 2021

Another place to start is the local Chamber of Commerce. All universities love and need to get help from people in the “real world” for coaching and judging activities in their Entrepreneurship and MBA programs. Attend an investment conference. Join a local investment group.

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Reflections On 2017: Anna Barber, Techstars LA

socalTECH

DECEMBER 27, 2017

Here in LA we ran three programs this year - Techstars Music, the Cedars Sinai Accelerator powered by Techstars, and the inaugural class of Techstars LA, which invests across all verticals. Those three LA programs alone invested in a total of 38 companies this year. What was the biggest personal lesson you learned from 2017?

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Reflections on 2018: Anna Barber, Techstars LA

socalTECH

DECEMBER 27, 2018

I don't have any predictions, but in terms of goals I'm looking to invest in future of work, media & entertainment, e-commerce and supply chain and social impact companies. Anna Barber is the Managing Director at Techstars LA where she invests in B2B and B2C early stage startups. Find her @annawbarber. READ MORE>>.

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Do’s and Don’ts For Entrepreneur Business Networking

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 10, 2019

Another place to start is the local Chamber of Commerce. All universities love and need to get help from people in the “real world” for coaching and judging activities in their Entrepreneurship and MBA programs. Attend an investment conference. Join a local investment group.

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Meet the 2017 Startups from the Disney Accelerator

Tech.Co

JULY 12, 2017

” For startups entering program they receive investment capital, access to coworking space at Disney’s creative campus and mentor support and guidance from top Disney executives, entrepreneurs, investors and other notable business leaders from the entertainment and technology communities, and have a Demo Day at the campus.

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How Closely Do You Follow Networking Etiquette Rules?

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 25, 2016

Another place to start is the local Chamber of Commerce. All universities love and need to get help from people in the “real world” for coaching and judging activities in their Entrepreneurship and MBA programs. Attend an investment conference. Join a local investment group.

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A Few Kids Lead In Business, But Most Need Your Help

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 13, 2021

Able to invest money wisely. It’s not a big jump to e-commerce and the costs and decisions of running a business. Several companies, like Charles Swaab, offer programs like Money Matters: Make it Count , which teaches the financial basics to teens through Boys & Girls Clubs across the country.

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Entrepreneurs Learn Best From Business Networking

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 28, 2013

Another place to start is the local Chamber of Commerce. All universities love and need to get help from people in the “real world” for coaching and judging activities in their Entrepreneurship and MBA programs. Attend an investment conference. Join a local investment group.

Networking

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Smart Entrepreneurs Plan Key Networking Activities

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 27, 2012

Another place to start is the local Chamber of Commerce. All universities love and need to get help from people in the “real world” for coaching and judging activities in their Entrepreneurship and MBA programs. Attend an investment conference. Join a local investment group.

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How Liferay Grew To More Than $100M After Starting In A Church Basement

socalTECH

APRIL 5, 2017

Diamond Bar-based LifeRay (www.liferay.com) is a company that not too many people have heard of, but which is used to run the websites for such well known organizations like Toyota, T-Mobile, Coach, Fujitsu, Allianz, and Sesame Street. How is it you made it to $100M in revenues without outside investment? Thanks, and good luck!

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The Do’s and Don’ts of Today’s Business Networking

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 10, 2010

Another place to start is the local Chamber of Commerce. All universities love and need to get help from people in the “real world” for coaching and judging activities in their Entrepreneurship and MBA programs. Attend an investment conference. Join a local investment group.

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Link-in-bio monetization platform Snipfeed raises a $5.5M seed round

TechCrunch LA

AUGUST 11, 2021

Linktree leads the space, securing a recent $45 million Series B raise to build out e-commerce features, but Beacons boasts competitive creator monetization tools with just a $6 million seed round in May. ‘Link-in-bio’ company Linktree raises $45M Series B for its social commerce features. With its $5.5

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Mark Suster, Nely Galan to Keynote Silicon Beach Fest

Tech Zulu Event

JUNE 11, 2013

Key Events include: June 14-16: Hackathon presented by AT&T will gather a few hundred developers, coaches, and business professionals who will create startup pitches at ROC Santa Monica. June 18: Hollywood Day at Hollywood Economic Development Summit by Hollywood Chamber of Commerce. In 2012 over $3.2

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How to Kick Start Your Community’s Startup Scene

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 8, 2014

I like to boil down the overwhelming majority of what we do on the web to just three primary activities, which I call the three C’s: Content, Commerce & Communications. It was always more likely that auto industry commerce prowess would come from LA or Detroit. We have invested $17.3 All great communication companies.

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Kajabi Collects Massive $550M Round

Brian Garrett, Crosscut Ventures, On Mental Health And Investing In Founders

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How And Where To Connect To The Entrepreneur Universe

Reflections On 2017: Anna Barber, Techstars LA

Reflections on 2018: Anna Barber, Techstars LA

Do’s and Don’ts For Entrepreneur Business Networking

Meet the 2017 Startups from the Disney Accelerator

How Closely Do You Follow Networking Etiquette Rules?

A Few Kids Lead In Business, But Most Need Your Help

Entrepreneurs Learn Best From Business Networking

Smart Entrepreneurs Plan Key Networking Activities

How Liferay Grew To More Than $100M After Starting In A Church Basement

The Do’s and Don’ts of Today’s Business Networking

Link-in-bio monetization platform Snipfeed raises a $5.5M seed round

Mark Suster, Nely Galan to Keynote Silicon Beach Fest

How to Kick Start Your Community’s Startup Scene

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