SoCal CTO

JUNE 14, 2008

Finally we get to: Peter Coffee , Director of Platform Research, Salesforce.com His premise is that we should be beyond having to buy servers, software, or any other infrastructure. Now up: Craig Ogg Co-Founder Freshly Grated Software former VP of R&D, Stamps.com Have had to make choices about platforms many times.

Platform 150

Platform EC2 Java S3 150

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JUNE 22, 2011

I remember in the late 90′s trying to charge fair prices for software when my well-financed competitors were giving things away for free. customers who paid for services often get burned. So at GRP Partners we’re very active now. Why the bursting of bubbles also affects more than investors.

Pricing 309

Pricing Marketing Startup Venture Capital 309

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MARCH 30, 2010

I’m very pleased today to announce that I invested, on behalf of GRP Partners, in Burstly alongside Rincon Venture Partners , an early stage VC in Southern California whith whom we love to work (and were our co-investors on RingRevenue ). He knows the ad management and ad network businesses.

Mobile 282

Mobile Invest Company Companies 282

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APRIL 3, 2010

We had to buy expensive Sun servers, Oracle databases, Unix licenses and build complex software. They were grateful for the extra money as their launch was overwhelmingly successful and they had to rapidly hire staff to support customer demand. And then there is GRP Partners. Bandwidth and hosting charges were expensive.

Venture Capital 265

Venture Capital Seed Funding Pricing Invest 265

Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 24, 2010

Mark Suster , GRP Partners. Bring your products to your Customers, their social network and their influencers with DoTogether Hosted Facebook Applications. An advanced online application platform to promote your reels, customize presentations and accelerate your project collaboration. Panel speakers: Paige Craig , aka.

Social Media 60

Social Media Technical Review Tech Coast Angels Venture Capital 60

Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

Mark Suster , GRP Partners. Bring your products to your Customers, their social network and their influencers with DoTogether Hosted Facebook Applications. An advanced online application platform to promote your reels, customize presentations and accelerate your project collaboration. Panel speakers: Paige Craig , aka.

Social Media 71

Social Media Technical Review Mixergy Tech Coast Angels 71

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MARCH 27, 2011

If you care about accessing customers, reaching an audience, communicating your vision, influencing people in your industry, marketing your services or just plain engaging in a dialog with others in your industry a blog is a great way to achieve this. I’ll bet your customers, business partners or suppliers would love similar.

Blogging 373

Blogging Startup Writing Venture Capital 373

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DECEMBER 18, 2009

Customers are harder to sign than you want. You’ve got to accept customer losses as learning experiences and see how you can improve next time. But then I got a call from my lead investor (coincidentally it was GRP Partners where I now am a partner) and they told me not to lose confidence.

Entrepreneur 298

Entrepreneur Startup GRP Partners Venture Capital 298

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MAY 5, 2011

He listed all of the product releases that were up coming, the customers that were in the pipeline and where he saw his competition moving. A key deal not only helps you raise venture capital but it can help attract employees, garner press attention, help with product focus & importantly drive customer adoption and/or revenue.

Venture Capital 317

Venture Capital Technical Review Startup Press 317