SoCal Tech Calendar

MARCH 21, 2019

Register for the FundingPost event on Wednesday, March 27th, 2019. FundingPost has hosted 400 sold-out venture events in 22 cities over the past 18 years. At our next event, the panel of Investors will focus on Early-Stage Venture Investing: How to meet investors, pitch them, and what it really takes to get them to write you a check!

Orange County 100

Orange County Venture Capital Conference Tech Coast Angels 100

Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 25, 2013

On my most important ones I spend as much time figuring out what to cut out as I do putting into the writing of it. Many people write email without a “call to action” or reason they’re writing the email. Write to one person at a time. This is critical and was the reason I sat down to write this post.

Email 415

Email Writing Software Review Startup 415

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 14, 2023

For example, the handmade-item platform Etsy sponsors free entrepreneurship courses for underemployed and unemployed people, including assistance in setting up a store on Etsy, thus adding more artists and artisan sellers to their platform. Write it down, make it specific, expressive, yet succinct and jargon-free.

Framework 95

Framework Custom Customer Tips 95

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 6, 2021

Of course, this kind of leadership has a big risk, since you have no one to blame if you get it wrong. This may mean attending industry conferences, taking college courses, or reading some key books. It may be time for you to start your own blog, write a book, or volunteer as a speaker at public events in your domain.

Entrepreneur 132

Entrepreneur Course Satisfaction SpaceX 132

InfoChachkie

JUNE 16, 2016

To my surprise, when I told the Dean that I was learning nothing from the Core courses, he simply asked me what I wanted to take. I have included UCSB’s catalog course numbers in the event a student is interested in learning more about a particular class. Seek practical classes and avoid theoretical economic theory courses.

Entrepreneur 100

Entrepreneur Class Course Writing 100

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 21, 2020

For example, the handmade-item platform Etsy sponsors free entrepreneurship courses for underemployed and unemployed people, including assistance in setting up a store on Etsy, thus adding more artists and artisan sellers to their platform. Write it down, make it specific, expressive, yet succinct and jargon-free.

Tips 174

Tips Framework Custom Customer 174

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 29, 2014

And being persistent I believe is the most important attribute for success in an entrepreneur (assuming of course that you have all the other requisite skills). Of course at one end of the bucket are entrepreneurs who are persistent but just aren’t polite. You need to know how to write good & action oriented emails.

Venture Capital 389

Venture Capital Email Startup Conference 389

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 30, 2018

I thought I’d write a post about how to talk about valuation at a startup and give you some sense of what might be on the mind of the person considering funding you. Of course, unlike cars there is no direct comparison across each startup so these are just some general guidelines to try and even the information field.

Venture Capital 324

Venture Capital Pricing Startup Invest 324

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 12, 2017

We’re expected to be at conferences, events, sales meetings and be publicly visible. Having interesting and frequent opportunities at the top of your funnel is important, of course, but the ultimate score is only measured on the bottom end of the funnel. People expect blog posts, Tweets, panels, speeches. The modern world is daunting.

Activity 297

Activity Blogging Email Startup 297

Tech.Co

JANUARY 28, 2016

FundingPost has hosted 300+ sold-out venture events in 23 cities over the past 14 years. At the LA Angel Investor Roundtable, the panel of investors will focus on pitching to early-stage investors, and what it really takes to get them to write you a check! There will be plenty of time for networking with the Investor panelists!

Los Angeles 70

Los Angeles Angel Venture Capital Writing 70

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 12, 2014

If you’re a technology startup you need to excel at product, of course. While traditional methods (PR, advertising, events, seminars) and online methods (SEO, SEM, social, referral marketing) are well understood by most companies there are many methods that are less well publicized. It’s worth a quick read. Underbelly.

Marketing 379

Marketing Startup SEM SEO 379

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. Obviously you should have somebody that helps you research journalists, gets you meetings, pitches stories, helps prep you for interviews & helps make sure your writing is cogent.

Press 319

Press Startup Writing Training 319

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

Confirmation bias is our likelihood to interpret events as confirmation of existing beliefs. Don’t let any hidden agendas or ulterior motives, such as political strategy, throw you off course. Write down your key goals and refer to this list before any interaction with your colleague.

Startup 114

Startup Examples Satisfaction Mentor 114

socalTECH

JANUARY 8, 2020

We've had event companies, and clubs, and web businesses, all vertically focused on either passions or really exciting subjects like knowledge management, sales, field force automation, and home office computing, small business, bedtime reading. That, of course, is what you're selling to your advertisers.

Media 150

Media Report Advertising Content 150

Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 5, 2014

There is a battle between entrepreneurs who try to change the world and solve a meaningful problem and those who write take-down pieces with no apparent personal benefit other than attention. Of course the naysayers are out again. I, of course, am betting on the former and am not 1% swayed by the doubters. ” **.

Technical Review 417

Technical Review Startup Course Software Review 417

SoCal CTO

OCTOBER 14, 2009

Of course, when I started thinking about Visible Networking , I immediately went to Cliff to check in to see how he's doing and to get his feedback, thoughts and ideas on the concept. I moved into writing software to analyze audience data, and wrote a lot of computer graphics software. for face-to-face general networking events.

Los Angeles 150

Los Angeles Networking Marketing Startup 150

SoCal CTO

MARCH 12, 2012

I promised I would write this post with some thoughts and ideas on the topic. Of course, you will want to figure out a bit more about the specifics of what this developer needs to know vs. can learn. Of course, you are looking for something a little different - a technical Cofounder. Here's an example of that kind of email.

CTO Hire 211

CTO Hire CTO Coach Startup Equity 211

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 31, 2022

Thus, if you are like me, with no real background or experience in public speaking, I encourage you to start early with some traditional training, like a Dale Carnegie course, or read a good book on the subject, like the classic one by successful businesswoman and speaker Jan Yager, Ph.D., “ The Fast Track Guide to Speaking in Public.”

Marketing 113

Marketing Entrepreneur Guide Custom 113

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

Of course it happens all the time?—?especially Time based as in “a guaranteed right for 12 months, which can be renewed by mutual board consent” and event based “a guaranteed right until the company has raised $x million from new investors.” Well, once people get on boards it’s pretty tough ego-wise to convince them to step off.

Startup 236

Startup Venture Capital Tips Capital 236

Berkonomics

FEBRUARY 27, 2014

I never took a business course, never wrote a business plan, and never raised any outside capital. Frank Peters made his money writing software for Wall Street. Frank speaks and networks at angel events around the world. I consider this trip the anniversary of the company’s starting up, and made the trip 11 years in a row.

Startup 204

Startup Software Review UCLA Sales 204

InfoChachkie

AUGUST 7, 2013

The event was created in 2010 by Hank and John Green, when they hosted approximately 1,400 industry insiders and fans. The current year''s event drew over 11,000 people and has been sold out for months. Entertainment." In the mold of ComicCon, VidCon is an annual convention centered around the online video community.

Course 190

Course Advertising Social Media Content 190

Berkonomics

OCTOBER 4, 2018

And finally, there are the thirty-plus sad exits that were complete write-offs for the investors, sometimes regaining some portion of note-holder or creditor money in the process. Of course, a “big hit” successful outcome is preferable for all. The great exit and celebration. It is not likely that they’ll make the same mistake twice.

Sales 136

Sales Entrepreneur Writing Invest 136

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 20, 2013

The other worthwhile exercise is to write down what your competitors uses as its USPs – even ones that you don’t think are really valuable to customers. And of course you also need your outbound marketing campaigns to emphasize your USPs so that prospects are already asking about them before the sales reps even start their meeting.

Sales 336

Sales Startup Competition Custom 336

Tech Zulu Event

APRIL 19, 2011

FREE tickets of course! With a grand total of over $2400 worth of tickets we are sending 4 lucky (1 to each workshop and 2 to LA Game Conference) TechZulu readers to these amazing events. Also, make sure to write which event you would like to attend (i.e. Event info: Transmedia Workshop: Click here for info.

Conference 84

Conference Press Hollywood Writing 84

Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 14, 2017

And of course we help with business development introductions and with fund raising events. I have been meaning to write this for a while as I’ve noticed that much of my board time is involved in trying to be an independent referee for founders who themselves are trying to resolve their own conflicts. What prompted this post?

Startup 217

Startup Technical Review Equity Report 217

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 1, 2016

This strangely may come even more quickly in the more successful funds, because any funds (ours included) who still hold some public stock from a recent IPO will likely be seeing write-downs sooner due to the immediacy and transparency of public stocks being repriced. But there’s no doubt, some will make money.

Venture Capital 150

Venture Capital Capital Marketing Seed Funding 150

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 21, 2016

I speak a lot on college campuses and entrepreneur events and amongst the most common things I’m asked to talk about are: What do VCs fund? But we of course now live in a “knowledge economy” that has to constantly adapt to changing market conditions. How does one come up with the right idea to start a company?

Design 150

Design Startup Ideas Writing 150

Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 9, 2014

This is no different than a public company where of course most investors are not given detailed financial and performance information and when they are it is quarterly and after the fact. We are doing what we do – writing larger checks and playing an active role at the company. Attends 500startup events. You betcha.

Venture Capital 352

Venture Capital Seed Funding Email Blogging 352

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 30, 2014

I know that finding time is hard, and good writing is simply not what most people do. From a networking standpoint, it’s a lot more efficient than going to seminars and other industry events. Of course, ultimately you want employees who can blog for you and your company as well. Populate your team.

Startup 101

Startup Blogging Writing Google 101

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 8, 2014

Of course that’s not disputable. To some extent – of course they are. Of course most of you know SnapChat, Tinder & Whisper and many people immediately associate the success of Los Angeles under the SoLoMo banner (Social, Local, Mobile) and you wouldn’t be wrong. acquired Overture for $1.63 Structural.

Entrepreneur 376

Entrepreneur Snapchat Startup Truecar 376

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 7, 2017

Of course, she assumes that you are confident and courageous, and willing to capitalize on all your strengths and opportunities to market yourself. Based on my experience and her recommendations, here are seven relatively easy ways to take the lead in building your own brand: Offer to speak at local business or industry events.

Startup 55

Startup Organization Newsletter Content 55

Tech Zulu Event

MAY 16, 2013

Kevin Winston from Digital LA , a leading LA tech event producer for entertainment and start up events, talked about the emergence of the term Silicon Beach and how the entertainment and tech industries have been able to work together. Michael Carney , a tech reporter for Pandodaily , taught how to craft a compelling press release.

Rustic Canyon 74

Rustic Canyon Startup Los Angeles Class 74

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 19, 2017

Of course there is no right answer but it’s a function of how much capital you have raised, your prospects for raising more capital in the future, your growth rate and your company’s risk tolerance. Sometimes, of course, reducing burn means cutting costs which usually means cutting staff. Each investor would need to write $1–1.5

Startup 212

Startup Venture Capital .Net Capital 212

Berkonomics

SEPTEMBER 23, 2011

And finally, there are the sad exits that were complete write-offs for the investors, regaining some portion of note-holder or creditor money in the process. . I can tell you with great enthusiasm that the high gain exits are by far the most enjoyable in every way.

Writing 159

Writing Sales Entrepreneur Invest 159

Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 14, 2011

Journalists write stories that have an appeal to readers whether the accusations have merit or not. In any event, I’ll take a free press any day. Journalists aren’t going to write about you all the time unless you’re Facebook. Use it as an excuse to get a journalist to write about you. What a shame.&#.

Startup 329

Startup Press Training Media 329

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 21, 2013

I know that finding time is hard, and good writing is simply not what most people do. From a networking standpoint, it’s a lot more efficient than going to seminars and other industry events. Of course, ultimately you want employees who can blog for you and your company as well. Populate your team.

Blogging 104

Blogging Product Startup Writing 104

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 5, 2011

2: As expected at least one person accused me of writing this post because I want to see lower valuations. As an investor you’re trying to pay the appropriate price for your perceived risks of the company succeeding and protect yourself in the event that it isn’t quite as valuable as you had hoped. That’s stupid.

Startup 336

Startup Pricing Technical Review Marketing 336