socalTECH

JUNE 30, 2014

San Diego-based Qualcomm Ventures , the venture capital arm of Qualcomm, has put its funding behind MapR , the company behind the big data software framework called Hadoop. MapR said today that it has raised $110M in a giant funding round, which was led by Google Capital, and also included Qualcomm Ventures.

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socalTECH

MARCH 18, 2013

The new funding was led by Rincon Venture Partners, and also included 500 Startups, Daher Capital, Floodlight Ventures, Cooley LLP, Drummond Road Capital, and Eric Hammond. The company said its software is based on the open source Bootstrap framework which was developed by Twitter. READ MORE>>.

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TechCrunch LA

MARCH 17, 2019

The new information, gleaned from recently unsealed court documents , provides new insight into the company’s past activities and what that might mean for its upcoming IPO. There’s a new autonomous trucking company coming out of stealth. We’ll share more soon. Email me or send a direct message to @kirstenkorosec.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 22, 2021

Many entrepreneurs are paranoid about the partnership approach, and think that M&A is only an alternative for large companies who are flush with cash. In every startup, as well as in mature companies, there is no substitute for constantly maintaining a pipeline of alternatives. Both of these qualms are wrong and shortsighted.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 24, 2022

Talent – Every startup needs talents to give the company value. Treasure – Most entrepreneurs assume that treasure means funding. The jungle framework is a great one to set the right perspective. Don’t waste precious time on the “crisis of the day,” in favor of strategically critical tasks. The laws of the jungle apply to all.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 6, 2015

At the time almost nobody had heard of the following funds: FirstRound Capital, TrueVentures, Floodgate and SoftTech. By fund II (2007) he was able to raise $15 million (if you watch the video you’ll hear an interesting story of how he did this) and he had a proper fund. I think they were all brand new or just forming.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 17, 2016

It is a hugely compelling show because Zakaria covers world issues that will affect all of us in ways that are accessible and with frameworks for processing disparate information. My observation is that many companies become Game of Thrones with warring factions and competing interests.

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socalTECH

MAY 17, 2019

Loo--who was the very first employee at ServiceNow--explains what that means, and why companies use the startup's software. Perspectium recently raised a funding round from TVC Capital. The company is all about data solutions which combine meaningful application frameworks together. You're received some funding lately?

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 17, 2011

A year ago I blogged about one of my most common mantras that applies to sales, biz dev & fund raising alike: “ Time is the Enemy of all Deals.&#. When times are really good for fund raising many teams delay to maximize their valuation. I thought I’d try to offer a framework for thinking about the topic.

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TechCrunch LA

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

When should you start a company? What company should you start? When should you join a company? Anyone who has worked in a large company further knows that timing a product launch or a new marketing strategy has more to do with internal politics than reading market forces. When should a VC invest?

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Venture Capital Startup Technical Review Invest 202

Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 14, 2016

It’s very easy in venture capital when you’ve seen thousands of companies have read thousands of decks and spreadsheets and been to numerous conferences and exchanged ideas with other investors and entrepreneurs to feel like “you know better” and that’s precisely what we try to encourage Team Upfront not to feel or how not to behave.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 24, 2018

If you’ve read any of my ongoing series on fund raising from venture capitalist (episode 1?— ?controlling Find a portfolio company or two that they’ve invested in. Decision Dynamics Each firm makes decisions in different ways so understanding the firm’s decision framework matters. It’s super easy to suss all this out.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 26, 2011

It’s the hardest thing to teach people who come out of big companies, out of conservative jobs. At the big consulting firms, investment banks and established large technology companies we’re taught to produce long reports, make sure that every document is perfect quality and that every possible bit of diligence has been done.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 15, 2016

There is much talk these days that startup valuations have decreased and may continue to do so and that the amount of time it takes to fund raise may take longer. But the hardest question to actually answer is, “What is the right burn rate for your company?” Who are Your Existing Investors?

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 3, 2009

And I had 2 “strategic&# investors in my first company. So I thought I’d try to lay out a framework for how you should think about it as many you will inevitably be faced with this experience. I had two strategics in my first company. He was also chairman of a $6 billion company! Most VCs aren’t either?

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Venture Capital Startup Entrepreneur Framework 279

socalTECH

JUNE 15, 2017

The company recently raised $8M in a funding from Evolution Media, Aspect Ventures, Upfront Ventures, as well as a long list of angels. How did you start the company? I spent a lot of time with companies like Kickstarter, Twitter, SoundCloud, Spotify, and Youtube to understand what these platforms were giving to creators.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 16, 2015

recently wrote a post talking about how some VCs meddle in operating company decisions or some executive teams are too reliant on VCs to jump in and make hard calls for them. So operating at a higher level, helping to set the framework for decision making and then sitting down and watching the game be played, is certainly the way to go.”

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 4, 2010

The framework of his book has profoundly altered how I think about the technology market and affects how I thought about building my businesses and how I think about investing in venture capital. Perhaps the best they can do is to help fund their successors. It is not a beach novel to be sure.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 19, 2015

Today I’d like to give that advice in more tangible terms and with a framework to think about your tasks – the funnel. VC meetings are easy to come by but money in the bank is the only thing that will fund your next 12 months. We all know the type of person who lives in the top end of the funnel.

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Startup Framework Sales Venture Capital 150

Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 13, 2012

They funded their new company with their own money and started some serious ad testing. What if we could build ads that people actually like on the same framework advertisers are used to?” The founders bootstrapped Lyfe Mobile and plugged away until they received their first round of funding.

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Mobile Networking Advertising Southern California 102

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 24, 2019

Talent – Every startup needs talents to give the company value. Treasure – Most entrepreneurs assume that treasure means funding. The jungle framework is a great one to set the right perspective. Don’t waste precious time on the “crisis of the day,” in favor of strategically critical tasks. The laws of the jungle apply to all.

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Startup News Framework Outsource 94

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 9, 2013

And it was convenient for me because we also held our annual London board meeting of DataSift , who helps companies processes and analyze large volumes of social plus enterprise data in realtime. Why is Collaborative Consumption Becoming a Hot Trend for Startup Companies? What are the Types of Collaborative Consumption Companies?

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Marketing Course Pricing Networking 361

socalTECH

APRIL 3, 2012

Last week, the firm announced a funding round and a couple of key advisors, as the company looks to ramp its social gaming efforts and leverage a deal with Zynga. We spoke with CEO Michael Witz about the company. How did you start company? Finally, what are you doing with that new funding? How did that happen?

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 18, 2019

In my current role as a business consultant, I still find that most companies, large and small, organize themselves wholly based on what goes on inside the company, rather than looking outside – at their networks, their partners, and the niche they wish to dominate. These authors are widely recognized, both in the U.S.

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Organization Framework Resource Customer 57

socalTECH

MAY 8, 2017

The company is backed by more than $67M in funding from such investors as Glynn Capital Management, GV (formerly Google Ventures), Amgen Ventures, Lux Capital, Redmile Group, dRx Capital (a Qualcomm and Novartis joint investment company), and Sanofi Ventures. Los Angeles-based Science37 (www.science37.com) What is Science37?

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Technology Study UCLA Research 133

Tech Zulu Event

APRIL 1, 2014

On one end, entrepreneurs who have (at minimum) built something customers love and are willing to pay for, and the other hand, investors who are looking for the very companies who fit that profile. But you can’t secure the funding needed to scale. . Finding a better way for entrepreneurs to raise funds.

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Invest Startup Technical Review Software Review 100

SoCal CTO

SEPTEMBER 14, 2011

It needs to be funded to be successful. It was a mobile app, so he ideally would find someone who had experience with mobile development or someone who could pick up a mobile framework. Some places you can find programmers locally: In your company or other companies. What do you do if you don't know the size?

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Guide Startup Mobile Framework 349

socalTECH

MARCH 12, 2019

We caught up with founder and CEO Bryan Biniak to hear more about the company and what Connected Travel is doing. At some point, something more compelling and interesting came up, and I left and went back to Nokia as an EIR in their venture capital fund, focused on mixed and virtual reality and IoT. Tell me about Connected Travel?

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Artificial Inteligence Startup Commerce Platform 113

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 8, 2013

Many entrepreneurs are paranoid about the partnership approach, and think that M&A is only an alternative for large companies who are flush with cash. In every startup, as well as in mature companies, there is no substitute for constantly maintaining a pipeline of alternatives. Both of these qualms are wrong and shortsighted.

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Acquisition CTO Hire Startup Outsource Development 88

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 27, 2011

I hope I straddled people’s points of view well enough not to have offended anybody while adding a framework for how I think about the service. An investor called the founder, spoke for 30 minutes on the phone and committed to funding having never met the team. Most VCs fund companies with a degree of traction.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 16, 2014

Talent – Every startup needs talents to give the company value. Treasure – Most entrepreneurs assume that treasure means funding. The jungle framework is a great one to set the right perspective. Don’t waste precious time on the “crisis of the day,” in favor of strategically critical tasks. The laws of the jungle apply to all.

Entrepreneur 105

Entrepreneur Startup News Framework 105

SoCal CTO

SEPTEMBER 14, 2011

It needs to be funded to be successful. It was a mobile app, so he ideally would find someone who had experience with mobile development or someone who could pick up a mobile framework. Some places you can find programmers locally: In your company or other companies. What do you do if you don't know the size?

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Guide Startup Mobile Framework 296

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 29, 2017

Many venture firms go even further, by insisting on investing their own key players in an interesting startup, before they commit any funds. Use your high-level principles to establish behavioral frameworks to guide ways of working, rather than a scorecard enforced by culture vigilantes. Build a culture guided by principles, not rules.

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Product Startup Guide Framework 58

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 7, 2012

It seems to be an accepted fact these days that big companies normally innovate by buying a startup with innovative products, rather than focusing on in-house innovations. This mantra is complemented by a framework known as the five M’s, which are five key principles for unleashing creativity in any environment: Mood.

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Case Study Ideas Framework Entrepreneur 101

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 1, 2012

Many entrepreneurs are paranoid about the partnership approach, and think that M&A is only an alternative for large companies who are flush with cash. In every startup, as well as in mature companies, there is no substitute for constantly maintaining a pipeline of alternatives. Both of these qualms are wrong and shortsighted.

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CTO Hire Startup Outsource Development Resource 91

Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 23, 2011

After college Brandon put forth his knowledge of business to work and built his first company and the platform for his future business venutres, Audiolife – a direct-to-consumer eCommerce company. GoodThreads goes the extra step with the ability to integrate product purchases on event registration and fund raising pages.

Technology 95

Technology Framework USC Platform 95

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 23, 2017

Talent – Every startup needs talents to give the company value. Treasure – Most entrepreneurs assume that treasure means funding. The jungle framework is a great one to set the right perspective. Don’t waste precious time on the “crisis of the day,” in favor of strategically critical tasks. The laws of the jungle apply to all.

Startup 57

Startup News Framework Entrepreneur 57