socalTECH

FEBRUARY 24, 2011

In a long tradition of local companies tying the business of ticketing for various events into the online world, a new startup, LaughStub has quietly been establishing its place providing tickets for comedy clubs locally and nationwide.

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West Hollywood Tech Coast Angels Angel Ticketmaster 199

socalTECH

JULY 11, 2011

The firm's advisors include Paige Craig, CEO of BetterWorks and well known angel investor; attorney Antone Johnson; Nathan Beckord on VentureArchetypes.com; Dan Boberg; and Brian Clark, according to the firm's profile on AngelList. Kelly Perdew, CEO of FastPoint Games, also lists himself as a new investor in the company.

SoCalTech 189

SoCalTech Los Angeles Angel Funding 189

socalTECH

MAY 3, 2011

According to Troopswap.com, based in Hampton Road, Virginia, it has scored $585,000 in private funding from investors that include Frank Monestere , President/COO of Legalzoom.com, Paige Craig , CEO of BetterWorks.com, and Kelly Perdew , CEO of FastPointGames. As part of the funding, Kelly Perdew joins the company's board of directors.

Angel 174

Angel Funding Los Angeles Sites 174

SoCal Tech Calendar

DECEMBER 3, 2010

Early stage investing is booming and we are finally seeing the kind of exits that show signs of a potential IPO market in our future. What is the new business of investing  startups are getting funded at rapid speeds, if venture is broken, whos doing the investing? Dealmaker Media LA.

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GRP Partners Clearstone Funding Startup 100

socalTECH

NOVEMBER 24, 2014

HONK is backed by high visibility angels Paige Craig, Aaron Batalion (LivingSocial), Ben Huh (The Cheezburger Network), Naval Ravikant (AngelList), Jillian Manus, Mike Walsh, and Structure Capital, along with Double M Capital, Venture51, Expansion, and Karlin Ventures. Yet, the actual towing company only makes $23.00

Startup 173

Startup Services Southern California Mobile 173

socalTECH

JULY 15, 2010

The round was led by DFJ Mercury, and also included investments from Steamboat Ventures, DFJ Frontier, and ff Asset Management. The funding also included individual investors Paige Craig, Paul Bricalt, Tom McInerney, Josh Resnick, and Mark Suster. Gendai is one of the firms in the LaunchpadLA effort, headed by Suster.

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Funding Steamboat Ventures Startup Content 140

socalTECH

JUNE 5, 2012

Garrett was most recently a venture capitalist at Crosscut Ventures, who helped identify and fund ShoeDazzle--co-founded the company with Beal, a fashion industry insider who was introduced to Garrett by prolific Los Angeles angel investor Paige Craig. The two sat down with us to explain the idea behind the company.

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Startup Commerce Design Media 182

socalTECH

MARCH 14, 2011

LaughStub is backed by a number of notable angels in the Los Angeles area, including Mark Suster and Paige Craig. How did the company start? Scot Richardson: I spent the previous eight years as a live comedy promoter, which grew into a live comedy promotion company, the largest in the country, ComedyJuice.

Ticketmaster 140

Ticketmaster CTO Hire Tech Coast Angels Social Media 140

socalTECH

NOVEMBER 6, 2014

David Carter and Allen Hurff are two startup veterans, who believe they have a new formula to help create early stage, technology companies, through their new "startup studio", Zuma Ventures (www.zumavc.com). We sat down with David and Allen to learn more about how the company wants to change how startups are created.

Startup 231

Startup Technology Incubator Silver Lake 231

Jason Nazar

MARCH 22, 2011

I recently hosted a panel at the Twiistup Conference about LA tech companies. I have some pretty specific thoughts on the differences between companies in the two cities, as I wrote about in my previous post A Tale of Two Tech Cities. Challenge #1 – Tech Companies are Not Typically Started by Technologists.

Company 111

Company Companies Startup Twiistup 111

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 28, 2018

My friend Michael Broukhim, founder & co-CEO of FabFitFun and I recently had a catch-up meeting for 3-miles on the Santa Monica “Bird Trail” No company has ever elicited so many questions by friends, colleagues, entrepreneurs, fellow VCs and journalists as has Bird, the company that pioneered the electronic scooter as a service market.

Santa Monica 256

Santa Monica Funding Startup Course 256

Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 1, 2010

This Panel is filled with investing super stars who will be going over amazing content for all the startups and entrepreneurs out there. Panel speakers: Paige Craig , aka. Investment trends in startups that are about or related to social media. The deadline for startup companies to apply is September 10th, 2010.

Venture Capital 58

Venture Capital Mixergy Orange County Tech Coast Angels 58

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 25, 2010

Most investors wait to see who else is investing. &# Social Proof&# weighs heavily on investors in making their decisions. Paul Graham’s assertion that “any startup founder can tell you the most common question they hear from investors is not about the founders or the product, but “who else is investing?&#

Venture Capital 286

Venture Capital Pricing Technical Review Startup 286

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 4, 2010

Clearstone currently invests out of a $200 million fund based in LA with offices in Menlo Park and in India. Segment One: Jim’s background and Clearstone’s investment strategy. And I made the prediction that within the next 2 years RIM (the parent company of Blackberry) will not be independent.

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Clearstone Venture Capital ReachLocal Google 236

InfoChachkie

NOVEMBER 23, 2015

Exceptions exist, such as the highly self-aware Paige Craig, who recently described how he missed out becoming Airbnb's first investor. This latest round valued the company in excess of a billion dollars, entering them into the overly-hyped Unicorn Club. Yet most VC's bury their failures under six feet of denial. Unicornless.

Venture Capital 100

Venture Capital Technical Review Software Review Southern California 100

socalTECH

JULY 25, 2012

Edward Park: Our company, Rnddr Labs, is trying to create frictionless merch tools and products. One of the things we really wanted to do was address that, and make our platform more flexible and versatile to help artists and others monetize this without having to invest hundreds or thousands of dollars up front.

Startup 174

Startup Commerce Web 2.0 Screening 174

LATechDigest

OCTOBER 26, 2016

Speakers included Mayor Eric Garcetti , Snapchat influencer Jake Paul (fresh off his 60 Minutes appearance), Loot Crate cofounder Chris Davis (whose company just topped the Inc 5000), and early Snapchat & Riot Games / SF-based investor Peter Lasky. . — LATech Digest (@LATechDigest) October 25, 2016.

Snapchat 40

Snapchat Lootcrate Riot Games Downey 40

Tech Zulu Event

JULY 28, 2012

For those who haven’t heard of what Startup Weekend is all about, it’s building a company on STEROIDS! From visualization to conception, and actually taking the product to market, a company usually takes about 1-2 years to create. Once the pitches were done we were given a cup and paper with our company name on it.

Startup 99

Startup Technical Advisors Ideas USC 99

SoCal Delicious

SEPTEMBER 19, 2012

Tech startup accelerators dot the landscape, feeding investments into the waiting arms of the nation’s most intelligent and driven entrepreneurs. Founder and CEO since starting the company back in 1999, Miller has led Cornerstone through 11 years of consecutive growth. is a good monthly investment?

Technical Review 75

Technical Review Entrepreneur Riot Games Southern California 75

Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

We will be bringing you some of the hottest startups around to give you a quick rundown about their companies and get to know the entrepreneur behind those companies. This Panel is filled with investing super stars who will be going over must have content for all the startups and entrepreneurs out there. Adrenaline Fueled Angel.

Social Media 71

Social Media Technical Review Mixergy Tech Coast Angels 71

Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 24, 2010

TechZulu captured the entire VC/Angle panel and we also had a chance to interview every StartupDemo startup company that participated. Panel speakers: Paige Craig , aka. Investment trends in startups that are about or related to social media. VC/Angel Panel. Adrenaline Fueled Angel. Allen Morgan , Mayfield Ventures.

Social Media 60

Social Media Technical Review Tech Coast Angels Venture Capital 60

Tech Zulu Event

JULY 22, 2015

And… You don’t need a fully functioning prototype, but you do need a proof of concept and some significant investment, be it TIME or money (ideally more TIME than money…right?). That said, REACH NeXT was designed as a spring board for those that need that extra boost to take them and their company to the next level.

Startup 40

Startup Idealab Press SoCal 40

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 6, 2011

I was an angel investor in his company, made a bunch of calls on his behalf and then I personally sent it out on AngelList. When I described to people why I initially invested my calls went something like this, “He’s taken kicks to the face for nearly 2 years and is still standing. Not intended that way, it was sincere.

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Startup Venture Capital Blogging Summary 292

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 5, 2011

I’ve always been a big believer that just a couple of key individuals make all of the difference in a company’s success. It’s why my investment philosophy is called, “ the entrepreneur thesis.&#. Patron Companies. The ingredients are all here. There’s you and your killer CTO co-founder.

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Venture Capital Technical Review Startup Press 317

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 28, 2011

I’m in the team centric sphere so every investment decision I make first & foremost centers on this plane. Nearly every company faces its crisis moments and only through the inspiration , focus and dedication of the leadership can you motivate teams to dig in deep and come out the other side stronger. ON LEADERSHIP.

CTO Hire 363

CTO Hire Technical Review Startup Demand 363