Both Sides of the Table

JULY 15, 2010

Convertible debt is a loan to the company that doesn’t typically get paid back but rather “converts&# into equity when you raise a larger round at a later date. Think of it – why should an angel fund you to allow you to create more value so that they have to pay a higher price at a later date?

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SoCal CTO

APRIL 25, 2017

The way they expressed it "technical co-founder" is code for find someone who will work as an Equity Only Developer. It's really hard to find and super competitive to find developers who are going to jump on a concept and build it. Think About Your Ask Likely many startup founders, they want help getting their startup concept built.

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SoCal CTO

APRIL 8, 2010

Death By Competitive Analysis - Steve Blank , March 1, 2010 Trading emails with a startup CEO building an iPhone app, I asked him why potential customers would buy his product. In response he sent me a competitive analysis. It looked like every competitive analysis I had done for 20 years, (ok maybe better.)

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Startup Software Review Competition SoCal 150

socalTECH

NOVEMBER 14, 2019

So, we decided that if we wanted to try to tackle this as an end-to-end solution, we needed to maintain our competitive edge, and we needed to raise capital to hire staff. That was very helpful, in that it got us on the radar for a lot of Southern California venture capital firms.

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TechCrunch LA

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

Capitalism is fundamentally about timing, since market competition is about finding opportunities before others. Mithril is struggling to compete against ferocious competition in the growth-stage equity market. If there was a process or bidding war or something resembling a competition, he would just walk,” the employee said.

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Venture Capital Startup Technical Review Invest 202

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 11, 2010

I once mentioned this idea to a fellow SoCal VC when I told him I wanted a CIC in LA and he said, “Co-location is dead. These are not to be confused with incubators like YCombinator or IdeaLab which look to invest in your company and take equity positions. A tech lab is a perfect hub for this kind of cross-company fertilization.

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Startup Venture Capital Incubator Entrepreneur 285

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 21, 2010

So eventually you have your company funded but only 2 of the 5 people who started the company are still around. You never got around to agreeing exact equity splits but you had many conversations about it. But make it competitive. He mostly covers Southern California. Be fair, let your lawyers earn.

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Startup IP Southern California Entrepreneur 318

socalTECH

MAY 23, 2012

Bauckhage talks about the firm's recent funding from DFJ Espirit, T-Venture, Grazia Equity, and others, and how the company has been helping studios like Twentieth Century Fox, Universal, Disney and Paramount market their upcoming releases. Do you see a lot of competition from current US services? What is the idea behind Moviepilot?

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Startup Paramount Netflix Entertainment 164

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 19, 2010

Competition: McAfee , Symantec. If you watch the show you’ll hear a great story about how this team got their start by hijacking data from stars on the red carpet at the Oscars. If you want the easy version you can read that story here ! Configurable from desktop-based web-based UI. Founded in 2007. Employees: 27. Total raised: $16.5mm.

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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. No matter what we say, the statistics are what they are and invested capital in Silicon Valley still dwarfs Southern California. But in terms of what is going on in Palo Alto, it’s still a very small number.

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Los Angeles Media Invest Startup 84

Tech Zulu Event

AUGUST 28, 2012

There are so many activities and events that have sprouted this year to support the thriving tech scene in Southern California. With all these many activities and so many people coming together it becomes inevitable that situations may arise that can interfere with the community’s best interest.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 1, 2016

In fact, 50% of our investments are in Southern California, from Santa Barbara to San Diego. You don’t have unlimited equity to dole out. She can anticipate reactions to price increases or product changes by customers and she can sustain competitive challenges because she knows the customer will stick by her.

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SoCal CTO

SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

Every investment so far in this YC batch (and there have been a lot) has been done on a convertible note.”. equity debate. The right way to position against competition - A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks , August 23, 2010 This is Part 4 of the series: 5 lessons from 150 startup pitches.?? There is no competition.

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Startup Venture Capital Blogging CTO Hire 191

SoCal CTO

DECEMBER 1, 2010

But I don’t think so. Equity-Only CTO and Equity-Only Developers - SoCal CTO , November 1, 2010 I had a recent email dialog with the founder of a company looking for a CTO for their startup. The United States is now a debtor nation to China and that the bill is about to come due.

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Technical Review Startup Product Technology 175