Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 18, 2014

We are in the age of outsourcing, by any of many popular names, including subcontracting, freelancing, and virtual assistants. He is regarded by many as the number-one authority on virtual staffing and personal outsourcing, and is himself a successful entrepreneur based in the Philippines. Be flexible.

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APRIL 20, 2010

The CTO / Lead Architect - If you want to build a great technology company, you’ll need a “rockstar&# engineering lead. So I believe that every great technology startup has the technology visionary inside the company. As the company and therefore the team size grew I’d want a VP of Engineering. In summary.

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InfoChachkie

APRIL 20, 2015

Rather than directly explaining their value proposition with all the passion and heartfelt stridency that only an entrepreneur can deliver, they outsource this communication to a Public Relations (PR) firm. Working for a small software company, he discovered that something interesting occurred when he abandoned the company’s talking points.

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APRIL 23, 2014

According to the companies, the buy will bolster Dimension Data''s operations in the US by 40 percent, and particularly increases the company''s presence in the West, Southwest, and Southeast. nexus dimension data dimensiondata merger acquisition consulting outsourcing' Financial terms of the acquisition were not announced.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 22, 2018

We are in the age of outsourcing, by any of many popular names, including subcontracting, freelancing, and virtual assistants. He is regarded by many as the number-one authority on virtual staffing and personal outsourcing, and is himself a successful entrepreneur based in the Philippines. Be flexible.

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SoCal CTO

DECEMBER 10, 2012

They were making some significant choices that were going to have lasting impact on their company. This is important whether you are outsourcing or building it in-house. I quite often get a call where a founder raised $150K of initial money and has spend $120K on in-house or outsourced development and the software is 90% done.

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MARCH 22, 2021

Support.com, a publicly led outsourcing company led by Los Angeles resident Lance Rosenzweig, who serves as President and Chief Executive Officer, says it has merged with a bitcoin mining company, Bitcoin Miner Greenidge Generation Holdings Inc. Support.com trades on the Nasdaq as SPRT.

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APRIL 4, 2019

Los Angeles-based eTailPet , a new startup which helps pet store owners create online e-commerce sites, has received a round of seed funding, the company said this week. As part of the funding, Moonshot Capital's Kelly Perdew, along with pet industry executive Michael Baker of Pet Food Experts, both join the company's board of directors.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

We are in the age of outsourcing, by any of many popular names, including subcontracting, freelancing, and virtual assistants. He is regarded by many as the number-one authority on virtual staffing and personal outsourcing, and is himself a successful entrepreneur based in the Philippines. Be flexible.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 9, 2012

We also are going to talk a lot about startups getting exits and ultimately: Companies are bought, not sold. Much as tech companies & VCs hate to admit it. Outsourcing can be cheap. You need to build relationships early. People who tell you otherwise are wrong. They say the same about VC. They are wrong there, too.

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SoCal CTO

APRIL 23, 2010

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 3, 2013

But “on capital employed” encourages companies to push more off balance sheet and thus into offshore & outsourced situations. VC can’t don’t invest in these kinds of companies because they can’t get out (no liquidity event). New company in Boston with a model called “royalty capital.”

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SEPTEMBER 3, 2014

The company said the funding came from Deepak Chopra, the CEO and founder of OSI Systems, and Hector Sulaiman, CEO of Controles Graficos. Both join the company''s board of advisors. lifescience capital venture telemedicine overseas remote consulting health physician outsourcing telehealth aligned' READ MORE>>.

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APRIL 4, 2014

Santa Monica-based buyout fund HandsOn3 said Thursday that it has acquired BancTec , a business process outsourcing (BPO) company based in Dallas, Texas. According to HandsOn3, it will combine BancTec with its existing portfolio company, Dataforce Group, creating a combined company with annual revenues of over $280M.

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Xconomy

MAY 15, 2017

The company, which operates a network of online markets for outsourcing biomedical research services and supplies, has raised $24 million in a new round of venture funding. Founding CEO Kevin Lustig said Scientist.com will use the additional cash to expand its operations.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 6, 2013

I am fond of quoting that about 70% of my investment decision of an early-stage company is the team. How you build out your team in the first few years can have a huge impact on the trajectory of your company. So I naturally spend much time with the companies in which I invest helping them: recruit. figure out roles.

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AUGUST 7, 2014

We spoke with Bryce Maddock , founder of TaskUs, about the company and how it has been providing the manpower behind a lot of LA''s technology startups. Bryce Maddock: TaskUs is the best provider in the world of customer care and back office services for emerging growth companies. Who are some of those companies?

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Berkonomics

JULY 10, 2014

I can’t tell you how many times I’ve walked away from deals where the entrepreneur insists on a start-up premoney valuation that is so high, no angel could expect to make a return upon the investment, even with a reasonable sales price for the company down the road. Why fight about valuation, or disappoint the founder at the outset?

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 28, 2011

I’ve thought a lot about team construction of early stage companies. I never invest in: - business people who outsource tech dev to 3rd parties (“to speed up time to market”)” If you like that feel free to go vote it up on Quora - it fell back a bit in the rankings. My ideal team is simple: Assuming 6 people.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 11, 2019

We are in the age of outsourcing, by any of many popular names, including subcontracting, freelancing, and virtual assistants. He is regarded by many as the number-one authority on virtual staffing and personal outsourcing, and is himself a successful entrepreneur based in the Philippines. Be flexible.

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InfoChachkie

JUNE 4, 2012

As an entrepreneur, I helped create companies which achieved two IPOs and two trade sales totaling $385 million. No one has heard of you, your company or your solutions. Rationale: A cooperative relationship with a big company will significantly enhance my startup’s chances of success. Grant Exclusivity. Grant Exclusivity.

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JUNE 14, 2013

Newport Beach-based private equity firm ClearLight Partners said earlier this week that it has agreed to sell The Outsource Group , one of its portfolio companies, to Parallon Business Solutions , a subsidiary of HCA Holdings. The OutSource Group was based in St. Financial terms of the deal wre not disclosed. READ MORE>>.

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MAY 21, 2019

Irvine-based Alorica , a provider of outsource, business process outsourcing and "customer experience" outsourcing, named Colson Hillier as its new Chief Marketing Officer (CMO), the company said on Tuesday. Hillier will lead the company's global marketing and communications efforts, according to the company.

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SEPTEMBER 17, 2014

Unitas Global provides fully managed private cloud services to enterprises; the company''s backers include Azure Capital and MK Capital. unitas global executive enterprise cloud infrastructure services outsourcing patrick shutt grant kirkwood' Current CEO and founder Grant Kirkwood becomes Chief Technology and Strategy Officer.

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DECEMBER 28, 2017

Santa Monica-based TaskUs , the provider of business process outsourcing led by Bryce Maddock and Jaspar Weir, has now passed up 8,000 employees, the company said today. According to the company, it added more than 1,000 additional employees this year.

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MAY 29, 2019

San Diego-based outsourced R&D services marketplace Scientist.com , and venture investor 5AM Ventures said this mroning that the two have tied together to create a new, R&D marketplace for biotech startups associated with 5AM Ventures. Scientist.com is one of 5AM's portfolio companies. READ MORE>>.

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NOVEMBER 4, 2014

Los Angeles-based Unitas Global announced this morning that it has appointed Rachel Williams as the company''s Chief Financial Officer. The company said Williams was most recently serving as an outsourced CFO to several technology startups, and also had been CFO for a Native American Tribe in the gaming area.

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SEPTEMBER 14, 2010

To solve that issue, Mike, as well as a number of other entrepreneurs here in Southern California, is in the midst of organizing Students4Startups (www.students4startups.com), a group which hopes to connect graduating students in the area to local startup companies. I really enjoyed that small company feel, and the responsibility I was given.

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JUNE 11, 2021

Santa Monica-based outsourcing provider TaskUs, founded by Bryce Maddock and Jaspar Weir, had a successful IPO on Friday, raising $304M in an IPO on the Nasdaq. The company was up around 30% in its IPO in trading on Friday, trading as TASK. The company priced its IPO last night at $23 per share, at the midpoint of its $22.00

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JULY 31, 2013

According to the companies, WebMetro will become part of TeleTech''s Customer Growth Services division, Revana. TeleTech is a large provier of customer service outsourcing to companies. According to both companies, WebMetro founder Carlos Ugalde will continue to lead the business.

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JULY 1, 2016

Irvine-based business outsourcing provider Alorica said Thursday that it has acquired Expert Global Solutions, Inc. , a provider of outsourced, customer service and financial collections services. Financial terms of the deal were not announced, hwoever, Alorica said the acquisition will push the company to a projected $2.4

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APRIL 5, 2017

Santa Monica-based business process outsourcing provider TaskUs , which has been one of Southern California's fastest growing, tech related companies in the last few years, said on Wednesday that it is moving its headquarters to a space at the Santa Monica airport. READ MORE>>.

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JANUARY 15, 2013

Irvine-based Source Scientific , a provider of outsourced engineering, manufacturing, and services for the medical and diagnostic instruments industry, has been acquired by BIT Analytical Instruments , the firms said this morning. Financial details of the buy were not disclosed. BIT Analytical Instruments is based in Schwalbach, Germany.

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Berkonomics

JANUARY 28, 2021

I can’t tell you how many times I’ve walked away from deals where the entrepreneur insists on a start-up pre-money valuation that is so high, no angel could expect to make a return upon the investment, even with a reasonable sales price for the company down the road. And here’s the “why.”. Lessons founders learned.

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socalTECH

APRIL 4, 2019

Los Angeles-based eTailPet , a new startup which helps pet store owners create online e-commerce sites, has received a round of seed funding, the company said this week. Size of the funding was not announced. The funding was led by Moonshots Capital. The startup is led by Founder and CEO Bere Giannini.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 12, 2010

I’m an investor at [Big Name, Large Fund VC] and recently came across [Your Company]. It looks as though you’ve built a very interesting business, and I’d love to spend some time getting a better understanding of your future plans for the company and if there is an opportunity to partner with [My Firm].

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JANUARY 12, 2015

Irvine-based outsourcing service provider Alorica said late Friday that it has named James Molloy as the company''s new Chief Financial Officer. Molloy was most recently Alorica''s Chief Accounting Officer, and also has served at Vanguard Logistics Services, BAX Global, The Brink''s Company, and Deloitte & Touche.

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