Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 8, 2014

billion in venture capital to LA’s technology startups and 2014 will shatter that figure. Over the past 4 years LA’s tech fundings have growing at a 30% compounded annual growth rate (CAGR) which is > 4 times the US average VC CAGR (7%). Commerce: What is less known is just how important LA is as a commerce hub.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 10, 2019

Another place to start is the local Chamber of Commerce. Attend an investment conference. Don’t send your unfinished business plan unsolicited to every VC or investment group you can find on the Internet, just to see if they like the concept. Remember it helps to give a little to get something back.

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Networking Entrepreneur Social Network Activity 90

Tech Zulu Event

MARCH 21, 2014

Introducing Bitcoinference | A Decentralized Conference , hosted by illustrious startup accelerator, 500 Startups. The Bitcoinference served as day 1 of 2 for 500 Startups’ “Commercism” series, with an official agenda that covered industry happenings, social dynamics, and a look into the investment environment.

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Startup Venture Capital Draper Invest 104

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 1, 2015

. “the ecommerce company gained fauxmentum by raising artificially high amounts of venture capital and spent lavishly on customer acquisition despite long payback periods and questionable LTV” __. We live in heady times.

Startup 150

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Xconomy

APRIL 9, 2018

As readers know, we strive to cover a wide range of innovation sectors, from tech and life sciences to healthcare and education—all with a mix of on-the-ground reporting, daily news stories, in-depth features and analysis, and events and conferences.

News 86

News Education Conference Report 86

Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 11, 2013

This one-day conference has been created and produced by David Beebe Projects led by Emmy winning Digital Entertainment Executive and Producer, David Beebe himself. LA Tech Summit takes place the following day and takes a more comprehensive look at the entire tech eco-system in Los Angeles, not just Hollywood. See you there!

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Hollywood Screening Ideas Entertainment 100

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 25, 2016

Another place to start is the local Chamber of Commerce. Attend an investment conference. Don’t send your unfinished business plan unsolicited to every VC or investment group you can find on the Internet, just to see if they like the concept. Remember it helps to give a little to get something back.

Networking 63

Networking Social Network Activity Entrepreneur 63

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 28, 2013

Another place to start is the local Chamber of Commerce. Attend an investment conference. Don’t send your unfinished business plan unsolicited to every VC or investment group you can find on the Internet, just to see if they like the concept. Remember it helps to give a little to get something back.

Networking 100

Networking Entrepreneur Social Network Activity 100

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 27, 2012

Another place to start is the local Chamber of Commerce. Attend an investment conference. Don’t send your unfinished business plan unsolicited to every VC or investment group you can find in the phone book, just to see if they like the concept. Remember it helps to give a little to get something back.

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Activity Networking Entrepreneur Startup 97

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 17, 2010

And we’re left with a city with idyllic weather, major commerce, the media center of the world, and a great emerging technology scene. Funding is different – In Silicon Valley you have mega venture capital funds and many of them. You need to for conferences, business development and often for sales.

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Company Companies Technology Startup 290

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 10, 2010

Another place to start is the local Chamber of Commerce. Attend an investment conference. Don’t send your unfinished business plan unsolicited to every VC or investment group you can find in the phone book, just to see if they like the concept. Remember it helps to give a little to get something back.

Networking 97

Networking Startup Activity Entrepreneur 97

Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 30, 2011

The panel is comprised of Southern California’s Top VC’s, Angels, and Startup Accelerator founders. Dan an experienced entrepreneur and veteran senior executive of several venture-backed digital businesses. There will be plenty of FREE Pizza and drinks! Our Panelist Include. Mike Jones , Founder at Science Inc.

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Tech Coast Angels Startup Angel Southern California 105

Tech.Co

MARCH 8, 2018

Andrew leads Daimler US’s M&A Technology and Venture unit, which is responsible for all VC related investments. Mateusz (Mat) Kaliski, Associate at Rubicon Venture Capital. Secretary of Commerce as a Member of the Hawaii Pacific Export Council (HPEC). She is also the founder of the Gillard Jones Agency.

Technical Review 70

Technical Review Startup Software Review Entrepreneur 70

Tech.Co

JANUARY 9, 2018

In a study by the US Department of Commerce , women in STEM jobs earn 33 percent more money than women in non-STEM positions. Near the nation’s capital, Arlington, VA has a thriving startup community that supports female-led companies, startups in STEM, cyber security, defense, and everything in between aimed at improving the status quo.

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Artificial Inteligence Startup Product Cloud Computing 70

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 17, 2010

They were going to bring the Internet to your mobile phones ushering in the era of “m-commerce.&# Gag. I was attending a major industry conference in Barcelona at the height of the WAP excitement. I was on stage in front of several hundreds of conference attendees. I’m now a VC. The model is all wrong.

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Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 12, 2013

I think from the perspective of real credibility, what we need is venture capital in the private equity marketplace. There’s still only a half-dozen or so indigenous VC firms that are of any scope. If you look at the trend lines, I think about it as commerce which is what ultimately business is all about.

Los Angeles 84

Los Angeles Media Invest Startup 84

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 10, 2011

Real-time information drives commerce. If you were to run an analysis on me you’d find that I tend to follow a number of people in the VC industry as well as tech professionals. Every developer who builds on the Apple ecosystem bites their nails waiting for the annual WWDC conference to see whether their company is on the “kill list.”

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Platform News Startup Invest 307

AeA Los Angeles Council

JULY 7, 2008

Approximately 50 executives from the worlds of technology & venture capital piled into the dining hall on June 30th to listen to Dr. Mark Drapeau speak about "innovation" and its sister topic, "STEM education." While this is not slated to change anytime soon, one possible way to bridge this gap is through federal venture capital.

Education 45

Education Technical Review Research Web 2.0 45