SoCal CTO

FEBRUARY 4, 2009

But, in running it now for the second half of January, the keyword that popped to the top was: Layoffs And this is definitely a sign of the times. You can go to the Hot List post to see what was hot then. Here’s how to do it.

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DECEMBER 27, 2018

Editor's note: All this week, and into the start of next year, we'll be featuring reflections on 2018 from notable investors, entrepreneurs, and others from Southern California's technology community. It's as important as eating and sleeping for me and I definitely feel the difference in focus, presence and in my relationships.

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SoCal CTO

NOVEMBER 10, 2009

He has a really interesting background as a product manager and now an entrepreneur. On the SEO side of things, I'll definitely want to get your feedback on Browse My Stuff. How did you transition to entrepreneur? Actually, most of my earlier experience was with startups, so the transition was fairly simple.

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DECEMBER 26, 2012

For the last week of the year, we're featuring the thoughts and reflections of some of the movers and shakers of Southern California's high tech community. I'd say the biggest lesson I learned is that entrepreneurs need to have more contact with their customers and consumers upfront to build a better assessment of needs and priorities.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 17, 2009

So they set up seed programs that allowed for rapid decisions for $500k or less, often done as convertible debt for both speed and cost reasons. I told entrepreneurs that it was a bit of a Faustian bargain. I have spoken at length to one such entrepreneur who tells me that he hardly hears from his VC. I was an early cynic.

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FEBRUARY 14, 2011

Investors are very focused on diligence, on business models that make sense, and those companies that have a definite competitive advantage and defensibility to what they're doing. So you don't see as many people looking for funding now? Mike Napoli: Actually, we are seeing entrepreneurs. So, we're pretty accessible to talk to.

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JULY 19, 2016

Roni Eschel: It's a market network for outdoor sports, a social network for connecting like minded people, sharing conditions and moments in real time, and helping to find the best spots for your favorite sports, like surfing, paddleboard, kite surfing, and so on. I guess if you are an Israeli, it's in your DNA, being and entrepreneur.

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JULY 21, 2014

Very few Southern California startups make it from seed funding all the way up through an IPO, and rarely do they do so with their original founder. One of Southern California''s big success stories -- from startup, to venture funding, and a recent IPO--is Los Angeles-based TrueCar , which had its IPO in May.

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MARCH 17, 2010

We have many seasoned entrepreneurs who have built successful companies here and made a lot of money for investors and themselves. But LA is not Silicon Valley and we don’t need to aspire to be so. Entrepreneurs in LA spend a lot of time commuting up to the Valley. For some, it’s a nightmare. Come join us.

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JULY 23, 2012

There's been a surge in startup accelerator activity in Los Angeles in the last year, as interest in starting a company in the region has grown, and a wide range of experienced entrepreneurs and investors have pitched in to help companies get to the next level. Image courtesy Bigstock. READ MORE>>.

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Tech Zulu Event

MAY 18, 2010

If you are an entrepreneur and you live in Southern California and you want FREE help and feedback for your start-up, then you definitely need to plan for this. RSVP here and if you want setup a time for your start-up email dkong[at]fenwick[dot]com.

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2008

According to some local Southern California venture investors, it absolutely is affecting how they are thinking about the investment environment. The question is, what does this mean for entrepreneurs and companies looking for investments? "I How is the instability on Wall Street affecting local venture capitalists?

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OCTOBER 23, 2012

One of the biggest complaints that local entrepreneurs have with Los Angeles has been a dearth of local sources of venture capital. We definitely do post proof-of-concept, and would prefer post-revenue companies. I tend to invest in seasoned entrepreneurs or those who have the right experience in the particular industry they are in.

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JANUARY 22, 2019

This morning's interview is with Kevin O'Connor , a longtime investor and serial entrepreneur, who is now running venture capital investment firm ScOp Venture Capital. If anything, the nice thing in SoCal, is that it's under-represented in terms of capital. Kevin O'Connor: Definitely.

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APRIL 24, 2020

Carey Ransom: I've been involved in more than ten different software and services, fintech startups and growth stage companies in Southern California since the early 20000. Uniquely, I haven't had to be that serial entrepreneur, who has had to found my own companies and only work on my own ideas. What were you doing before OC4?

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SoCal Tech Calendar

MARCH 16, 2017

Wednesday, March 22, 2017 -- Join us at the Pepperdine West Los Angeles Graduate Campus and learn invaluable information about what it means to be an entrepreneur. If the answer is yes then this session is definitely for you! Breakfast provided. Are you looking to expand your knowledge of new product innovation and commercialization?

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FEBRUARY 23, 2007

skip to main | skip to sidebar SoCal CTO Friday, February 23, 2007 Events and Networking in Los Angeles One of the issues I discussed in Innovation and Geography was that the geography and traffic in Los Angeles generally makes it more difficult for networking. Technology Jobs in Southern California – a Rebound.

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NOVEMBER 14, 2019

They are really focused on their core product, and they have an ecosystem where they want other entrepreneurs and other businesses to help their entrepreneurs. Their mindset is that everyone should be an entrepreneur if they want to be, that's their mantra.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 21, 2010

I recently read a post over on VentureHacks titled, “ Top Ten Reasons Entrepreneurs Hate Lawyers &# written by Scott Walker (who blogs on legal issues for entrepreneurs ). So you can become friends with these people just like NORMAL people and, don’t worry, you’re not going to get a bill for having a beer with them.

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SEPTEMBER 16, 2011

Earlier this week, the Tech Coast Angels , the largest and most active organized angel group in Southern California, announced a new effort to create an angel group network, which will share and syndicate deals between groups--current the TCA, Golden Seeds, and Band of Angels. How did you decide who to add to your network?

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SoCal CTO

MARCH 22, 2007

skip to main | skip to sidebar SoCal CTO Thursday, March 22, 2007 Discussion Creation Among Bloggers - LinkedIn, Blogging and Discussion Groups Ive been participating in a Yahoo Group that are users of LinkedIn and who are Bloggers: [link] Its an interesting group of folks from diverse backgrounds. However, it definitely has served as a hub.

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AUGUST 24, 2010

In light of the recent success, we sat down with Marc Averitt and Sharon Stevenson to talk about the recent exit, where they are with their fund nowadays, and what advice they have for entrepreneurs. Sharon Stevenson: There's a broader definition emerging of what healthcare IT is. Nice chatting with you today!

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OCTOBER 31, 2012

There's been a sudden surge in accelerator in Southern California, looking to help get startups off the ground and funded. Eli Portnoy: We were definitely not looking at acquisition opportunities. What advice would you give to other entrepreneurs, and which you learned from the whole experience? But, do they really help?

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NOVEMBER 15, 2011

On the invitation of UK Trade and Investment, socalTECH Contributing Editor Travis Oberlander has traveled this week to London for us, to compare and contrast the efforts in the UK to establish their own technology center with our own efforts in Southern California.). Andrew Humphries: There are four key things that we are doing.

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JANUARY 3, 2014

Everyone thinks of Northern California as the place to do anything technology related, but for unique power users and entertainment enthusiasts like me, you realized that entertainment--my first love--is in Southern California. That''s why I moved here. It''s been a really good move. One is it''s much more social.

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Entertainment Startup Southern California Netflix 206

SoCal CTO

SEPTEMBER 20, 2011

In that same post Why you shouldn’t keep your startup idea secret where he argues to make things open, he defines only one group of people that you may want to avoid having a conversation with: The handful of people in the world who might copy your idea are entrepreneurs just starting up with a very similar idea. " What can I say.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

APRIL 6, 2012

This full-day definitive seminar provides an overview of the angel investing process including the details of finding, evaluating, and structuring deals. It will also go into depth on how to develop angel-entrepreneur relationships that lead to success. Thursday, April 12, 2012 -- Power of Angel Investing Seminar. Tech Coast Angels.

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APRIL 16, 2010

Albert previously founded CheapCheapCheap.com, an online coupon and deal finding site, and we thought we'd hear from Albert why he thinks the local, group purchasing market is so interesting, and how he hopes to grow the service beyond just Orange County. Albert Ko: At DealPerk, we cater toward Orange County, here in Southern California.

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DECEMBER 18, 2019

Milne is a serial entrepreneur, and last had been running ScoreBig. Joel Milne: It definitely helps in having a Fortune 100 company backing you. Creating a consumer product is always hard, and reaching them so they believe you have something interesting and different is harder, so we have been super focused on that this first year.

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SoCal CTO

SEPTEMBER 20, 2011

In that same post Why you shouldn’t keep your startup idea secret where he argues to make things open, he defines only one group of people that you may want to avoid having a conversation with: The handful of people in the world who might copy your idea are entrepreneurs just starting up with a very similar idea. " What can I say.

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FEBRUARY 7, 2012

Southern California has had its share of new startup accelerators launch in the last few months, however, few people here have actually experienced an accelerator firsthand. We're definitely Los Angeles natives, but we got the opportunity to do TechStars. Alex Benzer: We're definitely looking at taking money later this year.

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APRIL 24, 2012

Over time, there' s been a natural transition into Southern California, for a couple of reasons. It's always more efficient to be in the same room, and as we've been dialing up the gamification, there are some unique skill sets here in Southern California that we're taking advantage of. We're trying to win on that front.

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JULY 25, 2010

Rincon is part of the new breed of Seed Stage VCs and with the leadership of Jim Andelman has charted out the most authentic early-stage investment strategy in Southern California. Any SoCal entrepreneur raising early-stage money should put Rincon on their short list. It is how angel rounds come together.&#.

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OCTOBER 12, 2020

Joey is a longtime entrepreneur and friend, and we've almost worked together a number of times over the years, and it happened he was selling his adtech company while we were in Southern Arizona together in 2019, and he asked me what I was up to. I started protyping an idea of how to do this, across all platforms.

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NOVEMBER 17, 2011

Despite the proximity to Hollywood and the entertainment world, in the world of Southern California startups, actually combining the two world is quite difficult. My strengths and experiences, and of my team, is definitely one of technology people with a content anchor. It's all part of the same vision.

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SoCal CTO

NOVEMBER 5, 2009

I feel too many people are discouraging, and as a result, too many entrepreneurs are discouraged and give up. It was definitely challenging to make something like that happen in an academic environment. In my case, I am breaking down “business” to its fundamentals, which begins with a definition of what, exactly, is a “business.”

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Startup SEO Pepperdine Blogging 150

Tech Zulu Event

APRIL 29, 2014

The panel included a host of investors, entrepreneurs, and academics to discuss one presssing matter at hand. Homegrown in our backyard by Southern California based Go Green Solar, SunJack promises to deliver personal solar energy to consumers in a portable package. Bringing Solar Direct to Consumers. Getting In Touch.

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