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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socalTECH

MAY 23, 2017

Some entrepreneurs might be surprised you didn't want to sit on a beach in Bali for the rest of your life�talk more about that? After lots of success himself, he basically says that most of the success you have in your life has to do with the people you come across in your life, who help you out. He sold it to ArtistDirect for $42.5M

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InfoChachkie

FEBRUARY 20, 2012

Mark noted that even if an entrepreneur does not become a master developer, by simply understanding the software development process, they will be a more effective startup leader. This frugality was evidenced by the fact that everyone at Microsoft, even Gates, flew coach until well into the late 1990s.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 1, 2010

Doing nothing between board meetings to me is like running the “ waterfall software development process. &# We all know that modern software companies run on the “ agile &# development process by having short release cycles and frequent communications. VC’s Want to Help! Yet they WANT to help.

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 2, 2010

It’s the story of persistence in entrepreneurs. As a VC I’m acutely that a “yes&# decision to support an entrepreneur can do just that, yet I only write 2-4 of them per year and maybe another 3-4 as an angel. I try not to go out to entrepreneur events in LA every night – I have work to get done and a family.

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