socalTECH

DECEMBER 22, 2020

These are fundamental to how we are coaching our portfolio companies as well  we practice what we preach! We also continue to maintain fiscal discipline - extending our capabilities, sophistication, and ability to execute without overextending our cost centers. What was the biggest lesson you learned this year? Being grateful.

Capital 124

Capital Technical Review Truecar Southern California 124

Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 13, 2014

billion IPO), HealthDataInsights (Las Vegas, $400 million) as well as LA (Maker Studios $1 billion, TrueCar $1.3 She is a coach and mentor to team members. But some of our largest investments have come from all across the country: BillMeLater (Baltimore, $1 billion eBay), DealerTrack (NYC, $1.3 billion IPO), Envestnet (Chicago, $1.25

Venture Capital 408

Venture Capital Startup Outsource Development CitySearch 408

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JUNE 8, 2014

TrueCar, an LA-based company, sells more cars now than any physical dealer in the country and recently went public and has a $1 billion market cap. I’m not arguing that San Francisco or Silicon Valley will decrease in importance – merely that other great economic zones will rise in prominence.

Startup 390

Startup Venture Capital Capital Funding 390

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JANUARY 16, 2012

One of the best sales coaches I ever worked with used to talk to me about “testing prospects.” Our biggest returns were outside Silicon Valley: Overture (LA), CitySearch (LA), BillMeLater (Baltimore), Ulta (Chicago), Envestnet (Chicago), HDI (Las Vegas), PF Changs (Arizona), TrueCar (LA). Make fund raising a habit.

Develop 366

Develop Development Funding Venture Capital 366