SoCal CTO

NOVEMBER 1, 2010

I had a recent email dialog with the founder of a company looking for a CTO for their startup. Did they really need a Startup CTO or Developer or both? And do I fit as a Part-Time CTO , Technology Advisor , CTO Founder , Acting CTO ? He needed some kind of CTO and as well Developers.

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FEBRUARY 7, 2013

I’m super excited to announce that GRP Partners led the investment in Ethan Anderson’s new company MyTime (link has LA-based merchants but will give you a good feel for the product). I acted as the occasional mentor, advisor and coach to Ethan. Let me not bury the lede. The company was called Red Beacon.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 30, 2014

Meredith came to see me along with the CTO Marc Berte. Was there consumer demand? The more we dug the more confident we became (and so did every advisor we used). He was doubling down on his investment and also gave me a great lay of the land on handicapping how all of the other seed investors saw the company.

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SoCal CTO

MARCH 11, 2013

Yes, the investor may literally have said to you: "That is something I'd seriously think about investing in when you have your product built." Yes, they are happy that you have your product built and that does make it much more investable. Investors demand more than that. How much is it costing you to get users?

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socalTECH

MARCH 10, 2010

We spoke to Robin about the new startup, his executive team, as well as his angel investing activity here. There's a gigantic need for the demand side of the marketplace. Those include how-to on resumes, aptitude tests, videos, coaching seminars, and more of that nature. How did you decide to start Internships.com?

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