socalTECH

APRIL 13, 2021

For today's interview, we spoke to Dave Eastman, the Director of the Viterbi Startup Garage, a startup incubator that is run by the University of Southern California, out of its location in Marina Del Rey. How are you different from other startup incubators, etc? It's not entirely exclusive, however.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 20, 2020

In fact, perhaps the most important model, equity crowdfunding for non-accredited investors was only legalized via the SEC in 2016, so its impact is still in the early stages. Of course, there are thousands of other companies that don’t achieve their minimum goal, requiring all contributions to be returned. Startup equity model.

Entrepreneur 129

Entrepreneur Outsource Development Satisfaction Equity 129

SoCal CTO

OCTOBER 5, 2010

Coworking Spaces - A VC : Venture Capital and Technology , September 2, 2010 I've never been much of a fan of incubators. Betaworks is more than an incubator, but they have shown that they can make the incubation model work with projects like bit.ly CompStudy 2008 Report on Equity and Cash Compensation at Technology Startups.

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Startup Product Technology Venture Capital 191

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 15, 2013

If you need help at this stage, look for a local university teaching online courses on entrepreneurship , or how to build a business plan. Sometimes these will ask for 5%-15% of your equity for their support services. The incubator organization can help you find them, or show you how to apply for a government grant.

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Entrepreneur Funding Incubator Startup 102

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 5, 2023

If you need help at this stage, look for a local university teaching online courses on entrepreneurship , or how to build a business plan. Sometimes these will ask for 5%-15% of your equity for their support services. The incubator organization can help you find them or show you how to apply for a government grant.

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Startup Funding Organization Incubator 122

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 25, 2012

Of course, every approach has pros and cons. Startup incubators. A startup incubator is a company, university, or other organization which provides resources for equity to nurture young companies, helping them to survive and grow during the startup period when they are most vulnerable. Bartering services for equity.

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Technical Review Equity Incubator Venture Capital 103

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 21, 2023

Of course, every alternative has advantages and disadvantages, so any given one may not be available or attractive to you. For example, professional investors put great priority on your previous experience in building a business, and they expect to own a portion of the business equity and control for the funds they do provide.

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Startup Capital Equity Funding 106

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 16, 2011

Of course, every approach has pros and cons. Startup incubators. A startup incubator is a company, university, or other organization which provides resources for equity to nurture young companies, helping them to survive and grow during the startup period when they are most vulnerable. Bartering services for equity.

Startup 93

Startup Technical Review Equity Incubator 93

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 12, 2014

Of course, every alternative has advantages and disadvantages, so any given one may not be available or attractive to you. For example, professional investors put great priority on your previous experience in building a business, and they expect to own a portion of the business equity and control for the funds they do provide.

Startup 113

Startup Entrepreneur Funding Equity 113

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 27, 2016

If you need help at this stage, look for a local university teaching online courses on entrepreneurship , or how to build a business plan. Sometimes these will ask for 5%-15% of your equity for their support services. The incubator organization can help you find them, or show you how to apply for a government grant.

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Organization Startup Incubator Ideas 93

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 25, 2016

Of course, every alternative has advantages and disadvantages, so any given one may not be available or attractive to you. For example, professional investors put great priority on your previous experience in building a business, and they expect to own a portion of the business equity and control for the funds they do provide.

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Funding Startup Equity Examples 107

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 16, 2012

If you need help at this stage, look for a local university teaching night courses on entrepreneurship , or how to build a business plan. Sometimes these will ask for 5%-15% of your equity for their support services. The incubator organization can help you find them, or show you how to apply for a government grant.

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Resource Startup Organization Incubator 94

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 28, 2018

If you need help at this stage, look for a local university teaching online courses on entrepreneurship , or how to build a business plan. Sometimes these will ask for 5%-15% of your equity for their support services. The incubator organization can help you find them, or show you how to apply for a government grant.

Funding 94

Funding Startup Organization Incubator 94

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 13, 2011

If you need help at this stage, look for a local university teaching night courses on entrepreneurship , or how to build a business plan. Sometimes these will ask for 5%-15% of your equity for their support services. The incubator organization can help you find them, or show you how to apply for a government grant.

Startup 92

Startup Organization Incubator Ideas 92

Tech Zulu Event

AUGUST 19, 2013

The 9+ incubator has already closed $2 million in funding and has already attracted gaming entrepreneurs eager to create a new breed of mobile services including gaming entrepreneur Jason Citron who developed the early iPhone hit Aurora Feint and the hugely popular OpenFeint platform. 2 million raised. Growth hackers.

Startup 79

Startup Develop Development Incubator 79

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 10, 2018

Of course, every alternative has advantages and disadvantages, so any given one may not be available or attractive to you. For example, professional investors put great priority on your previous experience in building a business, and they expect to own a portion of the business equity and control for the funds they do provide.

Entrepreneur 96

Entrepreneur Startup Equity Funding 96

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 5, 2011

Of course I have. Chris Devore & Andy Sack have created Founder’s Coop with the goal of funding, incubating & launching more early-stage ventures in Seattle. And of course you need a mature venture capital industry. This article originally ran on TechCrunch. I’m in Seattle this week. That’s one model.

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Venture Capital Technical Review Startup Press 317

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 9, 2018

Bootstrapping allows you to maintain full control of your startup strategy, retain maximum equity, and avoid the time delay and energy spent to attract outside investors. Most successful startups spring from local incubators. You need a business degree to start a venture today. All successful businesses start with a business plan.

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Startup Entrepreneur Incubator Guide 72

SoCal CTO

NOVEMBER 10, 2009

In some ways it is similar to early stage incubators such as Y Combinator, although FI is even earlier stage, focusing on developing the founders themselves as entrepreneurs as opposed to actual companies. Of course, you should monitor social media such as Twitter, the social news sites, Facebook, etc. Tell Rod about the LA CTO Forum.

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Product Entrepreneur Social Media Google 150

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 1, 2010

Of course, there are pros and cons to each of these. Startup incubators. A startup incubator is a company, university, or other organization which provides resources for equity to nurture young companies, helping them to survive and grow during the startup period when they are most vulnerable.

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Funding Startup Technical Review Equity 59

Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 12, 2010

As an undergradudate, Leila authored background papers for the World Bank's Development Research Group and Ashoka on equity and social rights. He currently works for Founders Fund and coordinates FF Angel LLC, a seed-stage investment program; as well as fbFund REV, a micro-seed incubator program for Facebook-related startups.

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Twiistup Riot Games UCLA Media 40

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 29, 2011

With new micro VC entrants into to early-stage investing plus increased competition from angels, incubators and the like – traditional VCs have taken notice. And of course hedge funds and growth-equity funds can’t resist trying to get earlier-stage exposure again. The Blurring of Investment Lines.

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Venture Capital Capital Software Startup 296

InfoChachkie

NOVEMBER 25, 2013

There''s just simply no way that the founder or the management or anyone with equity in the company, besides the investor with a six-x liq pref (liquidation preference), could make any money. Adeo has worked hard to differentiate TFI from the other incubators and accelerators. The idea seems noble, but complicated. And we''ve had.

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Entrepreneur Startup Equity Technical Review 232

Steve Reich

MARCH 30, 2012

As you may have gathered from my blog, I’ve spent the last couple of months visiting with companies and incubators. Oh, and did I mention that their users have mapped 35,000 courses in 127 countries? 20k from StartEngine, and a lot of sweat equity from the founders. Of course not. Capital to date? $20k

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Incubator Web Entrepreneur Santa Barbara 91

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 12, 2021

Of course, it helps to pick a business model that minimizes these costs, such as e-commerce to minimize initial staff and facilities, or professional services, where you are the initial product. Join a startup accelerator or structured peer group. Negotiate bartering deals versus cash contracts.

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TechCrunch LA

NOVEMBER 4, 2019

The startup has already secured a seed investment from Maveron and CRV, TechCrunch has learned, and will receive another $150,000 in exchange for 7% equity upon entering YC next year. million Series A led by Puma Private Equity, a U.K.-focused The business has attracted about $4.5 million in funding to date, including a recent $3.6

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Platform Marketing Tool Venture Capital 170

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

Of course, we all realize that this approach will take longer, and could jeopardize both roles if not managed effectively. Nevertheless, it’s an option that doesn’t cost you equity. The hottest new way of funding startups is to use online sites, like Kickstarter , to request donations, pre-order, get a reward, or even give equity.

Startup 136

Startup Technical Review Equity Incubator 136

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 6, 2019

Of course, we all realize that this approach will take longer, and could jeopardize both roles if not managed effectively. Nevertheless, it’s an option that doesn’t cost you equity. The hottest new way of funding startups is to use online sites, like Kickstarter , to request donations, pre-order, get a reward, or even give equity.

Startup 128

Startup Technical Review Equity Incubator 128

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 14, 2014

Of course, we all realize that this approach will take longer, and could jeopardize both roles if not managed effectively. The hottest new way of funding startups is to use online sites, like Kickstarter , to request donations, pre-order, get a reward, or even give equity (coming soon). Join a startup incubator.

Entrepreneur 113

Entrepreneur Funding Startup Technical Review 113

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 8, 2015

Of course, we all realize that this approach will take longer, and could jeopardize both roles if not managed effectively. Nevertheless, it’s an option that doesn’t cost you equity. The hottest new way of funding startups is to use online sites, like Kickstarter , to request donations, pre-order, get a reward, or even give equity.

Entrepreneur 105

Entrepreneur Startup Technical Review Equity 105

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 4, 2022

Of course, we all realize that this approach will take longer, and could jeopardize both roles if not managed effectively. The most effective new way of funding startups is to use online sites, like Kickstarter , to request donations, pre-order, get a reward, or even give equity. Join a startup incubator. Use crowd funding.

Tips 104

Tips Startup Technical Review Equity 104

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 19, 2013

Of course, we all realize that this approach will take longer, and could jeopardize both roles if not managed effectively. The hottest new way of funding startups is to use online sites, like Kickstarter , to request donations, pre-order, get a reward, or even give equity (coming soon). Join a startup incubator.

Startup 123

Startup Technical Review Equity Incubator 123

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 30, 2019

Of course, we all realize that this approach will take longer, and could jeopardize both roles if not managed effectively. The hottest new way of funding startups is to use online sites, like Kickstarter , to request donations, pre-order, get a reward, or even give equity. Nevertheless, it’s an option that doesn’t cost you equity.

Startup 87

Startup Technical Review Equity Incubator 87

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 1, 2017

Of course, we all realize that this approach will take longer, and could jeopardize both roles if not managed effectively. The hottest new way of funding startups is to use online sites, like Kickstarter , to request donations, pre-order, get a reward, or even give equity. Nevertheless, it’s an option that doesn’t cost you equity.

Develop 70

Develop Development Product Startup 70

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 12, 2018

Of course, we all realize that this approach will take longer, and could jeopardize both roles if not managed effectively. Nevertheless, it’s an option that doesn’t cost you equity. The hottest new way of funding startups is to use online sites, like Kickstarter , to request donations, pre-order, get a reward, or even give equity.

Startup 53

Startup Technical Review Equity Incubator 53