Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 16, 2011

But before you jump on the bandwagon, you should consider the advice I saw recently from the maven of venture capital, William H. Of course, you’re going to have to perform well to make that stock useful in the acquisitions process. Draper III, in his new book titled “ The Startup Game.”

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 27, 2011

I interviewed Eric for an hour for - This Week in Venture Capital. what is the importance of social media? what is wrong with today’s social media? 26:44 Too much capital is not good. 35:29 Why people use social media. ” This week was no exception. Eric is so damn good.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 5, 2023

That leaves only about fifteen percent that actually get their funding from investors, through crowdfunding, banks, angels, and venture capitalists. Of course, if you want to be in that number, or you want that number to go up, you have to know how to locate potential investors who fit your profile, requirements, and expectations.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 1, 2021

Of course, experiences and failures are the best teachers, but I find that learning from other people’s experiences is a much faster and less painful approach. You never have the time and resources for International expansion, acquisitions, venture capital investors, or going public.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 15, 2022

Finally I realized that venture capital and angel investors are actually humans, despite some views to the contrary. Of course, previous successes provide more direct evidence of a network of the right people. As with most business and personal interactions, first impressions tend to become lasting ones.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 6, 2020

It takes more than passion and a course on business basics. There is no standard course for this, but the answers are accessible online, if you know how to search, follow blogs, and interact with the relevant social media groups. Entrepreneurs don’t need to know everything about business before they start.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 22, 2020

That leaves only about fifteen percent that actually get their funding from investors, through crowdfunding, banks, angels, and venture capitalists. Of course, if you want to be in that number, or you want that number to go up, you have to know how to locate potential investors who fit your profile, requirements, and expectations.

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TechCrunch LA

JULY 21, 2020

When Upfront Ventures partner Kara Nortman first met Natalie Portman a few years ago to talk about ways their non-profit organizations All Raise and Time’s Up could collaborate, she never realized they’d eventually be partners on a sports franchise. “We’re venture capitalists.

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TechCrunch LA

JUNE 3, 2022

It’s more of a mockery,” said Isa Watson , founder and CEO of social media app Squad. Less than 2% of venture capital funding went to all-female founding teams in 2021, marking a five-year low. . And of course, those startups are by no means innocent when it comes to bad management. “If It’s not a compliment.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 11, 2020

Of course you need to discount any investor competitive positioning, but local investment group leaders will quickly tell you the strengths and terms of active investors in your area. Do research on investor visibility via Google and social media. It’s no fun for either side.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 13, 2020

Finally I realized that venture capital and angel investors are actually humans, despite some views to the contrary. Of course, previous successes provide more direct evidence of a network of the right people. As with most business and personal interactions, first impressions tend to become lasting ones.

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 27, 2012

Enter social media and its importance as a traffic source. Of course not. I remember a discussion with an older VC who told me that in the early 90′s they wondered whether the VC industry had a future. That’s why I say, “ It’s Morning in VC & the Startup World.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 4, 2013

When I was new at Venture Capital I was trying to figure out the business. As a VC you want to feel like you have “proprietary sources” of deal flow. Of course I went through normal other channels of deal flow. There is one source I never liked and no early-stage VC should – investment bankers.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 22, 2010

I had called on Chamillionaire from the audience and asked him to provide some views on how artists view social media, why they use it and where it’s heading. So it was my great pleasure to host Chamillionaire on This Week in VC this week talking marketing, entrepreneurship, old media and, of course, music.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 11, 2015

He’s been great at fostering online relationships through blogs and social media for years. I often try to follow product people at interesting companies who engage in social media. I began following him when I realized he was in product at Play Haven, who operated in a space that interested me.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 26, 2014

But of course it’s hard to advise people that they should do PR without a guide to how to do it on the cheap or how to do it at all. Contrary to popular opinion I actually believe crowd-funding is best used after seed capital or venture capital. When to start PR? Should any money go to PR at all?

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TechCrunch LA

NOVEMBER 4, 2019

Next she took to Instagram, a new social media platform that quickly became the most effective tool in a blogger’s toolkit. The company plans to give creators and influencers more independence from existing platforms by allowing them access to funding from a team well-versed in their unique capital needs.

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Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 19, 2011

Network with hundreds over delicious four course dinner followed by panel on Attracting Venture Capital, and Top Trends for Social Media, Mobile Apps and Consumer Devices. Our very own Amanda Coolong will be moderating the Attracting Venture Capital, Social TV, Social Media and Mobile Trends panel.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 26, 2013

I think many board members (including VCs) were trained 10+ years ago when life was very different and their advice often comes from an outdated lens. One of the advantages of blogging, using social media, public speaking, etc as a VC is that you get a more nuanced view of these shifts by watching your own successes and failures.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 13, 2009

I’m not going to cover in this post the obvious post-show marketing tasks such as following up on all those business cards you grabbed, communicating with all those people who registered at your site and leveraging your new found fame to score venture capital. If you need VC, no better time than the present.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 12, 2015

It takes more than passion and a course on business basics. There is no standard course for this, but the answers are accessible online, if you know how to search, follow blogs, and interact with the relevant social media groups. Entrepreneurs don’t need to know everything about business before they start.

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Steve Reich

OCTOBER 9, 2012

There are days when I feel like we’ve gotten a bit carried away with social media. Two million consumers have downloaded the SBS golf app that includes a rangefinder (using the GPS chip in your phone), course maps, scoring, and more. Wouldn’t you like to be able to show your great shot to an out of state pal?

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 18, 2019

Of course it takes time to roll out new scooters and replace existing inventory but this is already having a dramatic effect on the underlying business. While I know some people on social media find it funny that people would steal a $500+ asset and repurpose and resell it, in any other world that’s simply theft.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 21, 2018

It takes more than passion and a course on business basics. There is no standard course for this, but the answers are accessible online, if you know how to search, follow blogs, and interact with the relevant social media groups. Entrepreneurs don’t need to know everything about business before they start.

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Tech Zulu Event

MARCH 21, 2014

And of course, to extend a supportive and educated hand to inquisitive friends and acquaintances – through social media, fact checking, and a call to disconnect from toxic news stories. Adam Draper – Of Boost VC, an SF Incubator/Accelerator. What is it Like to Raise Money for Bitcoin Companies?

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 6, 2014

Finally I realized that Venture Capital and Angel investors are actually humans, despite some views to the contrary. Of course, previous successes provide more direct evidence of a network of the right people. As with most business and personal interactions, first impressions tend to become lasting ones.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 3, 2015

Of course, experiences and failures are the best teachers, but I find that learning from other people’s experiences is a much faster and less painful approach. You never have the time and resources for International expansion, acquisitions, venture capital investors, or going public.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 10, 2014

Of course you need to discount any investor competitive positioning, but local investment group leaders will quickly tell you the strengths and terms of active investors in your area. Do research on investor visibility via Google and social media. It’s no fun for either side.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 17, 2010

We held a 90-minute demo session where 150 of LA’s VC’s and senior technology executives watched the LPLA V2 group present in small groups of 12-15 each. And of course we had, TheMan. Almost every VC I’ve spoken with in LA is tracking DataPop. Now begins the 6-month journey.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 15, 2016

It takes more than passion and a course on business basics. There is no standard course for this, but the answers are accessible online, if you know how to search, follow blogs, and interact with the relevant social media groups. Entrepreneurs don’t need to know everything about business before they start.

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socalTECH

MARCH 8, 2013

Clearly, globally, data is coming out of the explosion of cloud, mobile, social media, and healthcare areas. Once we get our initial proof point and prototypes, we raise more money, both from internal and external venture capital. Why is Big Data taking off, and why the interest in this area? It's just exploding.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 5, 2018

Of course, in a world which spawns over a half million startups every month, these accomplishments are very rare, but they are happening like never before. More capital is available for scaling and brand building. Most of you probably recognize the brand names AirBnB, Instagram, and Slack, all of which are less than ten years old.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 25, 2016

The questions that a VC mulls before writing a check are precisely the questions you should be asking yourself. But this isn’t likely to be a VC-backable business (which to be clear is totally ok). Marketing with long payback is precisely what requires venture capital. Market Size.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 27, 2016

Of course you need to discount any investor competitive positioning, but local investment group leaders will quickly tell you the strengths and terms of active investors in your area. Do research on investor visibility via Google and social media. It’s no fun for either side.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 13, 2016

That leaves only about five percent that actually get their funding from investors, through crowdfunding, banks, angels, and venture capitalists. Of course, if you want to be in that number, or you want that number to go up, you have to know how to locate potential investors who fit your profile, requirements, and expectations.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 26, 2015

As a VC (especially based in LA), I see hundreds of video apps. Capturing your moments of life and sharing them in a cohesive story vs. the video fragments shared on social media that don’t form a permanent collection or worse yet your most precious moments trapped on your phone. So Why Did We Invest? That is Ferris.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 19, 2013

I know because I marked the occasion with a blog post on how to have a great VC meeting. His vision for social analytics and tracking the conversion funnel was better than any I had heard at the time (or since). His vision for social analytics and tracking the conversion funnel was better than any I had heard at the time (or since).

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