SoCal Tech Calendar

SEPTEMBER 17, 2009

Wednesday, September 23, 2009 -- Angel Investing - Demystified. In the current economic and venture capital climate, angel investment is an increasingly important component of the start-up capital structure. Angel networks, where high-net-worth individuals come together to screen and vet deals, are the source of much of this funding.

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Invest Angel Tech Coast Angels Southern California 100

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JANUARY 23, 2020

According to the WSJ, the new features will be enabled by an investment by Tinder's parent company, Match Group, in an app developer called Noonlight. Financial details of the investment in Noonlight were not announced. Financial details of the investment in Noonlight were not announced. READ MORE>>.

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Screening Los Angeles Invest Develop 113

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DECEMBER 13, 2018

Big screen movie theater operator IMAX is shutting down all of its virtual reality theater locations, including its flagship location in Los Angeles, the company said in a regulatory filing on Thursday--not a good sign for companies hoping to make location-based virtual reality a business. million in its fourth quarter of 2018.

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Screening Los Angeles Writing Content 113

SoCal Tech Calendar

JUNE 17, 2019

The program is open to entrepreneurs that are starting companies in areas that are likely to draw venture capital investment. LAVA is extremely pleased to announce its next First Time Entrepreneur training program. The program is not open to service providers.

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LAVA Entrepreneur Screening Patents 100

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FEBRUARY 24, 2011

I invested in LA-based Gogii , one of the fastest growing, most exciting mobile social networking companies you’ve never heard of and maker of a product called textPlus. I only recently invested and I only got here through persistence. The opportunity came up to invest in this one and I pounced. More on that later.

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SEPTEMBER 12, 2013

Venture and angel investing has long been considered a man''s world--with domination of the industry, executives, financiers, and others by men, with only a few exceptions. The Pipeline Fellowship--founded by Natalia Oberti Noguera--says it has been running angel investing bootcamps for women, looking to active more female angel investors.

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Angel Invest Mentor Technical Review 276

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FEBRUARY 28, 2013

The Tech Coast Angels , Southern California's most active , organized angel investment group, has a goal: cut down the time it takes to fund a startup presenting to the organization. READ MORE>>.

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Tech Coast Angels Technical Review Angel Funding 168

SoCal Tech Calendar

JANUARY 16, 2017

At the workshop you will learn how to: Determine the value of your company, put together a capitalization table, understand how VCs screen potential investments, understand the differences between trademarks, copyrights and patents and when you need them, work with co-founders, and network at startup events -- the right way.

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Entrepreneur LAVA Screening Patents 100

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 15, 2011

A tale of two pitches (I eventually invested in the first company that pitched). If you look at Diagram A above you’ll see that the presenters are sitting at the opposite end of the table from where the screen is. Your laptop will be synchronized with the screen so resist the temptation to turn around.

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Tips Screening Slides Venture Capital 392

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MAY 24, 2018

You company is the product and you’re selling an equity ownership in your company but much more broadly you’re selling trust & confidence that you’re going to build something enormously valuable and that you’re going to be enjoyable to work hand-in-hand with over the coming decade of each other’s lives.

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Venture Capital Technical Review Invest Slides 314

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 4, 2011

Yet according to the latest data from Gust (formerly AngelSoft), only about 3 out of 100 companies who initiate the formal request process actually get funded. The Gust Deal Funnel from the last 12 months indicates is that 70% of the interested companies never make it past the initial screening process.

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Invest Angel Technical Review Summary 99

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MARCH 18, 2014

Los Angeles-based RadPad , which develops a mobile app which helps connect renters and landlords, announced this morning that it has raised $1M in additional capital, from Deep Fork Capital, Post Investments, Michael Huffington, and Brian Lee (BAM Ventures & Honest Co.), The company did not say how it arrived at that number.

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Screening Mobile Los Angeles Capital 199

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JANUARY 23, 2013

We dropped in recently, and found a screening session for the Tech Coast Angels; a number of former StartEngine, MuckerLab, and LaunchpadLA startups in residence; not more than a few startup founders wandering the halls; and a long list of upcoming technology networking events on the calendar. This is a neutral space in Santa Monica.

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Google Tech Coast Angels Screening Santa Monica 253

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FEBRUARY 9, 2009

Frank takes a look at the angel investing process, and thinks about how to make it better: There must be a better way. If I claimed I'd lost 40% of my net worth no one would be surprised, I'd be in good company. If I'm such a smart guy why can't I make any money at angel investing?

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Screening Tech Coast Angels .Net Invest 100

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SEPTEMBER 8, 2011

Los Angeles-based RealD , the provider of 3D theater projection technology, has signed another Chinese theater chain, the company reported today. RealD said it has signed an agreement with SHIMAO Cinema Investment Company Limited, to install its technology in 100 cinema screens in China. READ MORE>>.

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Screening Los Angeles Report Invest 124

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JULY 14, 2009

The bulk of all professional Venture Capital is managed out of offices based in Silicon Valley and most of these fund managers like to invest close to home. So how does an entrepreneur based in SoCal get the attention of VC funds today?

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Venture Capital Southern California Invest Tech Coast Angels 100

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NOVEMBER 9, 2012

There is a mythology amongst some LPs (funds that invest in VCs) and some VCs that “entry price doesn’t matter – only investing in the absolute best entrepreneurs.” We also are going to talk a lot about startups getting exits and ultimately: Companies are bought, not sold. ” That’s b t.

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Startup Technology Venture Capital Santa Barbara 323

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DECEMBER 14, 2011

Michael Eisner , the former CEO of the Walt Disney Company, has backed TaskRabbit , the operator of an online marketplace to help connect people with workers to do any number of tasks. Eisner joined lead investor LightSpeed Venture Partners and Allen & Company in the $17.8M, Series B funding round. READ MORE>>.

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Screening Invest Help Funding 133

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MARCH 8, 2018

We strive to invest in companies that are consciously working to create a diverse leadership team?—?one While we would never impose hiring decisions, we aim to reduce the potential impact of unconscious bias for key C-Level and senior roles within a Company. The idea came from a full-day session we held last year at Upfront.

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Venture Capital Coach Ideas Startup 284

Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 11, 2013

The theme for Silicon Beach Fest Hollywood is startups and Hollywood, featuring leaders from movie studios, music labels, agencies, and startups in entertainment – how Hollywood studios are investing and working with startups, and how Silicon Beach startups are making entertainment businesses. See you there! See you there!

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Hollywood Screening Ideas Entertainment 100

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MAY 9, 2018

After my board meeting I had to do an interview with a CFO candidate that one of my portfolio companies asked me to speak with. I then had to review a nefarious IP lawsuit filed against another company and help the CEO figure out whether we should just pay it or join forces with the other companies named and fight it.

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Software Review Startup Email Conference 381

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 3, 2011

It helps to work in a similar company before you start your own. Think twice before you invest your precious time, money, and energy, and then go for it! Being able to manage employees and vendors is the type of skill assumed before starting your own business. You’ll also need to know your industry inside and out. Marty Zwilling.

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Screening Startup Statistics Guide 99

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JANUARY 26, 2021

Our interview today is with Jamey Edwards, the CEO of Cloudbreak Health, a Los Angeles-based telemedicine company, which provides telehealth services, including interpretation and access to specialists, within healthcare facilities. The iPad Pro is better, and has a larger screen size, and better audio and acoustics.

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Platform Activity Help Screening 203

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

In the early days of the Internet as an advertising medium the industry organized to create “standard ad units&# for which most media companies would sell their inventory. Some companies are solving for this problem algorithmically. I’m forwarding it to all of my portfolio companies). More on that another day.

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Media Advertising Screening Content 288

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 12, 2021

Based on my experience as a business advisor, I recommend that every business owner and entrepreneur focus on the following tips to provide a better work culture: Invest in integrating new technology, not just forcing it. Remember, satisfied employees are always your most valuable asset.

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Tips Satisfaction Coach Mentor 159

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 29, 2013

AngelList 101 : As you know, AngelList is a platform where angels can invest in semi-screened tech deals. As an angel you can look for the social proof in deals “Dave Morin is investing …” to make your decision. M&A discussions (where your company is buying or being bought). founder fighting.

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Venture Capital Invest Course Technical Review 356

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APRIL 18, 2010

Chartbeat is a relatively young company and product. I’m not a shareholder and I’m not even actively looking at making an investment. I was recently over at the Mahalo offices in Santa Monica and I noticed that they had a great big screen TV with Chartbeat displaying their traffic data. Basically, it rocks!

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Blogging Google Screening Mahalo 287

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JANUARY 16, 2013

It’s the first EIR that we’ve had in the years that I’ve been with the firm and I hope will be the start of our investment in this program. We’re excited to continue to grow our investment professional staff and will continue to do so over the course of 2013 & 2014 with our new fund. Sam had different plans.

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Startup Course Ideas Invest 372

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AUGUST 20, 2010

Patrick Kennedy: Sidebar is a company that was founded to bring consumers personalized content, focused on mobile delivery of that content. When I joined the company, I found an amazing technology platform and analytics capability. How is the company funded? We're really headed for three screens.

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Content Screening Mobile Customer 189

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MARCH 13, 2009

Irvine-based NeoMatrix , a developer of a noninvasive breast cancer screening device, said Friday that it has completed a C2 funding round, worth $15M. The company is developing a 5-minute, noninvasive test which looks for precursors to breast cancer, which can be used to determine a woman's risk of getting the disease.

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Funding Screening Capital Invest 100

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MAY 4, 2013

Because entrepreneurs often went to lawyers at their earliest stages to get their company registration done. I’m not saying that lawyers were my screening process – simply that they knew about deals early on and they had voted with their time and pocketbooks so I knew I had a degree of filtering. I attended events.

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Venture Capital Startup Pricing Invest 347

TechCrunch LA

NOVEMBER 4, 2019

A company like Moe will help legitimize the industry,” Bernstein tells TechCrunch. “I We are in phase three of the influencer economy,” Bain Capital Ventures senior principal Jamison Hill, who led the firm’s investment in the influencer shoutout marketplace Cameo , tells TechCrunch.

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Platform Marketing Tool Venture Capital 170

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APRIL 30, 2011

So I’ve spent the last few years checking out companies that are trying to solve for this problem. We are investing heavily in these changes. I decided to look up one branded company in the chocolate segment to get a sense for the magnitude of spend online. We believe this is why Google Ventures invested in Pixazza.

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Advertising Media Social Media Screening 352

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APRIL 4, 2011

That's what I thought 3 years ago when the Tech Coast Angels screened BikeStation. Maybe if I applied more discretion to my investments I'd see better results; so I thought at the time. Today 3 years later, I have a much greater appreciation of BikeStation and the work they do.

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Tech Coast Angels High Tech Satisfaction Invest 170

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 24, 2012

But many entrepreneurs don’t realize that Angels are also extremely discerning in the projects that they will invest in, rejecting approximately 97% of the proposals submitted to them, according to the California Investment Network. Reserve the company name on social networks to protect it. Define some intellectual property.

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Angel Screening Summary Startup 104

Tech Zulu Event

JULY 8, 2011

The Spotlight is shining down these amazing LA companies! For those who still might be wondering what Spotlight: LA Tech is all about, It’s a screening room for new technology homegrown in our region. And now without further ado I present the Spotlight: LA Tech Summer Winners: Spotlight Companies. What: Spotlight Series Event.

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CalTech Technical Review Company Companies 100

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FEBRUARY 13, 2012

A couple of weeks ago, twelve companies moved into the new downtown San Diego, EvoNexus incubator--which is run by CommNexus. When companies come into our incubator, we take no equity, we take no stake in the company, it's completely free for the participant. That's through the generosity of the Irvine Company.

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Incubator San Diego Technical Review Development Team Review 212