SoCal CTO

AUGUST 29, 2013

USC’s Marshall School of Business will host the second annual Silicon Beach Awards (SBAs), a $50,000 venture competition focused on innovation in technology & entertainment. We will also recognize the next generation of innovators as we award over $50,000 to participants in the USC Silicon Beach Awards venture competition.

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Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 6, 2012

WHO : Presenters will also discuss the unique advantages of launching new initiatives in Southern California. WHEN : Silicon Beach Awards – Venture Competition: Sept 12 (by invitation). Pricing is as follows: Current university Students: $20. Conference & Presentation of Silicon Beach Awards: Sept 13.

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 19, 2012

One of the fastest growing startups in Southern California in recent years was Hautelook, which went from just an ideas to a huge, $270M acquisition by Nordstrom only X years later. Hautelook disintermediated the off-price part of the segment. It's the relationship between price and quality. What is value?

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FEBRUARY 7, 2013

In the same year they won Business Insider’s Startup competition. So the team set out to solve the “chicken or the egg” problem by onboarding > 1,000 high-quality merchants across 50 service categories while going deep in two micro-areas within LA as our test market. Nice sweep!

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socalTECH

MAY 26, 2009

However, a quick check of local, Southern California angel investors finds that although angel investment is down, investors are still investing--albeit much more selectively. Peters said, "If you really want to make your opportunity stand out from the huge pile of deals we are seeing, you've got to price it right."

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socalTECH

MAY 8, 2015

We also set pricing, and are pioneering getting pricing upfront, and have a low price guarantee. It's really about transparency and upfront pricing. One of the central tenets of retail, is you set the price. Zorik Gordon: Amazon scares service providers because they ask for a price.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 11, 2010

We know prices of deals, compensation, who’s doing well / poorly, etc. 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. I believe that first-time entrepreneurs also benefit hugely from working in close proximity to other companies.

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JANUARY 21, 2010

Founded it as a California LLC but your potential VC wants a Delaware C-Corp? Forget to get around to setting up that Employee Stock Option Plan and want to be able to give the early guys their options at a low strike price? They’ll find a way to get to the right price if they believe you’re high potential.

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 8, 2014

Los Angeles-based online advertising technology provider Rubicon Project (www.rubiconproject.com) recently had its IPO, making it one of the big success stories of Southern California''s technology startup world. The third thing, is you have to continue to focus the company on managing the business, and not the stock price.

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Tech Zulu Event

MAY 12, 2010

Listed below are some of the top picks from CheapCheapCheap.com , a bargain hunting webpage based out of Southern California, CA. Offers typically don't last long - either they run out of stock, or they change the prices due to high demand! Not many people realize that Dell has very competitive prices on cell phones.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 25, 2010

I believe that it is part of the DNA of an entrepreneur – being so competitive that you’re practically sick when you lose. They’re competitive. They had a prominent NorCal investor already so I thought a SoCal lead would make sense – that I could help them in a more hands-on way.

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JANUARY 11, 2014

” Sean is somebody widely respected in Silicon Valley (although he now lives in SoCal) for having helped many early-stage companies go through major growth periods by quantitatively testing features with audiences to help diagnose what led to growth. Well, you have to do that, too. I endorse the growth hacking culture on teams.

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NOVEMBER 25, 2010

I believe that it is part of the DNA of an entrepreneur – being so competitive that you’re practically sick when you lose. They’re competitive. They had a prominent NorCal investor already so I thought a SoCal lead would make sense – that I could help them in a more hands-on way.

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Outsource Development Software Review Technical Review News 328

InfoChachkie

NOVEMBER 23, 2015

Although larger VC firms routinely invest in competitive offerings, it is less prudent for a small firm to do so, as it can be difficult to avoid inadvertent information transfers within an intimate partnership. Most importantly, it just doesn't feel right to us to hold positions in competitive companies.

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SoCal CTO

FEBRUARY 25, 2009

Fantastic post by Christian Gammill - Startup Delta Force… From a competitive perspective (e.g. all the other folks out there that will try to enter the same market) the barriers have been dropping over the last few years.

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 19, 2018

He saw that the industry was being disrupted globally, and actually started with the idea of building a new company that could be scalable, and flexible, and offer delivery of that content at competitive pricing. Kanaan Jemili: I have been in Southern California for more than 18 years. Who are your core customers?

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SoCal CTO

MAY 19, 2010

In his recent post, Top 10 Ways to Win a Business Plan Competition , he says: #4 I wanted to push this further down the list, but I just bristle at this: the revenue forecast. These are so detached from reality. Do you need to get past the organizations to the individuals?

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AUGUST 15, 2009

I believe that it is part of the DNA of an entrepreneur – being so competitive that you’re practically sick when you lose. They’re competitive. How could a company like ours be so callous as not to support their software (even one more than 4 years out of date)? I don’t want to lose next time.

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JULY 23, 2013

If I spoke at events about the dangers of raising too much money or setting your price to high it was no longer as the entrepreneur who had made both mistakes it was as the self-interested, only-saying-it-because-I’m-a-VC guy. I was based in LA and thought there was an interesting angle there – I could be SoCal guy.

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OCTOBER 17, 2009

But I’m no longer an entrepreneur – I’m a VC at a $200 million fund called GRP Ventures , the largest active fund in Southern California. I know the jury is still out since they’re so new but I know many entrepreneurs eager to work with them. But I’m not really sure it is necessarily so.

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Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

The Wokcano Restaurant Group is a contemporary Asian Restaurant and Lounge venue with six locations currently operating throughout Southern California. Price: FREE. We give a huge Thank You to the following sponsors: Venue Sponsor. Event Details: When: Wednesday, Sept 22nd, 2010 - 5:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. RSVP: [link].

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JANUARY 1, 2016

In fact, 50% of our investments are in Southern California, from Santa Barbara to San Diego. 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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Tech Zulu Event

MARCH 25, 2014

It’d been a big year in tech, and the different supporting parts of team TZ – so what better way to kick off the festivities with an inaugural train-bound journey, courtesy of the good people at Amtrak. Erin Chase – Favado , combining price comparisons with grocery shopping. Hustle hard, ride in comfort.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 6, 2015

You might look at higher quality / higher price solutions like BMW or Mercedes or you try to see if you can find a bargain with the similar features like a Kia. Either way, it’s natural that buyers “shop around” so expect it as a healthy part of the process. Take nothing for granted. Make sure you stand out.

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SoCal CTO

SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

Pricing models, the freemium myth and why you may not be charging enough for your product - Seth Levine's VC Adventure , August 12, 2010 I’ve been pulled into a number of product and pricing meetings recently (for reasons unknown I’ve become the Foundry pricing and productization guy). There is no competition.

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JANUARY 16, 2012

So winning means they’re paying the highest price. We’re the largest fund in Southern California. The only way to get VCs to move is to make sure subtly that they feel a deal is or may become competitive. You need to create a sense of competition. Sure, some people work this way.

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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. Competing To Win Deals - A VC : Venture Capital and Technology , November 7, 2010 The venture capital business is highly competitive.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 3, 2015

And as I’ve written about before – building a personal brand is extremely important in today’s competitive job market. I recently saw him Tweet this so I thought it would be a great title for my post on his spectacular early success in building his VC profile and bona fides. Maybe I could be SoCal guy?

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