Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 10, 2013

Clean, safe and reliable natural gas company Southern California Gas Company (SoCalGas) has established $1 million innovation fund in partnership with Los Angeles Cleantech Incubator (LACI) , to speed the development of clean technologies to meet current global energy needs and become a sustainable energy source.

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TechCrunch LA

MARCH 31, 2021

These are industries where structural impediments to technology adoption have only recently been broken down by the advent of incredibly powerful mobile devices. “It would present a huge opportunity for a variety of climate tech sectors, ranging from clean electricity to carbon management to vehicle electrification.”

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Startup Technical Review Invest Research 229

Berkonomics

JANUARY 12, 2012

And if the vision of the entrepreneur is flawed, or the product impossible to create within cost and time expectations, or the demand impossible to quantify, or revenues never close to plan, then it is time to rethink the plan and product. That return proved to be the best investment return any of us saw in the several years that followed.).

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Incubator Venture Capital Invest Entrepreneur 149

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 28, 2018

Some entrepreneurs start polling venture capitalists for that multi-million dollar investment before they even have a business plan. The alternative is to work with an innovation institute to evaluate your technology, or hire a consultant. Support organizations are investment banks, similar to the preceding stage.

Funding 94

Funding Startup Organization Incubator 94

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 27, 2016

Some entrepreneurs start polling venture capitalists for that multi-million dollar investment before they even have a business plan. The alternative is to work with an innovation institute to evaluate your technology, or hire a consultant. Support organizations are investment banks, similar to the preceding stage.

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Organization Startup Incubator Ideas 93

socalTECH

NOVEMBER 19, 2013

We''re proud to announce the Socaltech 50 , our list of the 50, up-and-coming people in Southern California''s technology ecosystem. Sam Teller ,LaunchpadLA (Los Angeles, incubator). Ashish Soni , USC (Los Angeles, incubator/university). Ophir Tanz , GumGum (Los Angeles, advertising).

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Southern California SoCalTech Dollar Shave Club Santa Monica 279

socalTECH

MARCH 4, 2021

It runs our proprietary technology, and it's a platform that people can plug into. I had been seed investing and incubating businesses, and was sitting with a friend of mine, John Miller, who ran Caliburger, which is a 35 location burger chain, which is exporting the California lifestyle, much like In-N-Out does.

Startup 113

Startup Venture Capital Capital Customer 113

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 15, 2013

Some entrepreneurs start polling venture capitalists for that multi-million dollar investment before they even have a business plan. The alternative is to work with an innovation institute to evaluate your technology, or hire a consultant. Support organizations are investment banks, similar to the preceding stage.

Entrepreneur 102

Entrepreneur Funding Incubator Startup 102

socalTECH

JANUARY 11, 2017

In the startup world, one of the most difficult journeys to market is by companies who are taking basic scientific advances and technologies originally developed at universities, and taking them all the way to use in the commercial world. Carbonics is focusing on wireless technology, using new semiconductors that bring us into the 5G era.

Startup 100

Startup Southern California UCLA Incubator 100

socalTECH

MARCH 19, 2019

Stacy Stubblefield: We actually started out of an incubator, based out of Beverly Hills. We were working on a bunch of different projects when we first started at the incubator. Stacy Stubblefield: We were part of the incubator, so we had some other contracted employees who were working and helping us develop the product.

Marina Del Rey 113

Marina Del Rey Software Review Startup Incubator 113

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 27, 2013

We caught up with David Siemer , both an investment banker who runs Siemer & Associates (www.siemer.com) and an early stage investor here with Siemer Ventures (www.siemervc.com), to get his thoughts on the subject. You have a unique position, being both in the investment banking as well as being an early stage investor.

Southern California 124

Southern California SoCal Commerce Invest 124

socalTECH

OCTOBER 28, 2016

Venice-based Amplify LA (www.amplify.la) is celebrating its fifth anniversary as a startup accelerator here in the Los Angeles area � one of the few in the area to have survived in more or less original form after the launch of a number of startup incubators and accelerators five years ago. We basically trebled in size.

Startup 100

Startup Entrepreneur Funding Incubator 100

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 16, 2012

Some entrepreneurs start polling venture capitalists for that multi-million dollar investment before they even have a business plan. The alternative is to work with an innovation institute to evaluate your technology, or hire a consultant. Support organizations are investment banks, similar to the preceding stage.

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Resource Startup Organization Incubator 94

socalTECH

MARCH 9, 2017

That's what we call OT, or Operational Technology. However, in the last ten years-- especially with the power grid--regulatory agencies have started to demand that those systems be able to be monitored for compliance. Paul Myer: Veracity was originally part of Frost Data Capital, as part of their incubator.

Networking 124

Networking Startup Incubator Orange County 124

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 21, 2014

Thus entrepreneurs began building prototypes and designing new products without the traditional huge investment. Makerspaces are becoming the new incubators and accelerators for startups, and support contacts, like lawyers and marketing groups, will be easy to find. Meet the new consumer demand for customization.

Entrepreneur 98

Entrepreneur Tool Design Demand 98

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 13, 2011

Some entrepreneurs start polling venture capitalists for that multi-million dollar investment before they even have a business plan. The alternative is to work with an innovation institute to evaluate your technology, or hire a consultant. Support organizations are investment banks, similar to the preceding stage.

Startup 92

Startup Organization Incubator Ideas 92

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 30, 2011

It’s the whole basis of my investment philosophy, which I call “ The Entrepreneur Thesis.&#. It’s not clear that there was big customer demand for some of these products yet entrepreneurs were egged on by VCs to “take the money&# and try and push the market. We technology leaders also make this mistake.

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Development Team Review Technical Review Startup Resource 374

socalTECH

MAY 14, 2010

Clearly, 2009 was not a good year, from the perspective of the technology innovation ecosystem. That was primarily driven by the economy; when the economy is down, investments are down, and it is increasingly difficult to d a startup. For OCTANe to be successful, we want to see our technology ecosystem grow.

OCTANE 174

OCTANE Orange County Technical Review Southern California 174

Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 25, 2013

Be Great Partners , a Los Angeles technology incubator, has recently released a report on the startup community in LA and the information shows a positive growth for startups here in LA. Compared to Silicon Valley, LA only has only about one-tenth of VC investments. With Yahoo!,

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Report Orange County Startup West Los Angeles 104

Tech.Co

DECEMBER 6, 2017

The iHub is a California state initiative that selected six locations in the state to serve as specific technology development hubs. Wherever water is consumed we can ensure that it is used efficiently through our technology. STEM degrees are also needed to feed the talent needs of technology companies.

Startup 105

Startup Technical Review Patents Services 105

Tech.Co

DECEMBER 6, 2017

The iHub is a California state initiative that selected six locations in the state to serve as specific technology development hubs. Wherever water is consumed we can ensure that it is used efficiently through our technology. STEM degrees are also needed to feed the talent needs of technology companies.

Startup 119

Startup Technical Review Patents Services 119

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 1, 2010

Incubated by Clearstone Ventures in 2008. Danish VOIP technology company founded in 2006 by entrepreneur Tanveer Sharif. A demand side advertising platform which allows advertisers to bid on individual ad impressions in real time, based on the site and who would see it. Current round: $4. Total raised: $6.0mm. See: TechCrunch.

Zag 248

Zag Truecar Venture Capital CarsDirect 248

Tech Zulu Event

APRIL 1, 2016

There are so many startups, and a great demand for talent as a result of this. David Feldsott is the founder of PanTrek travel search technology, headquartered in Medellin, Colombia. Financial technology here is years behind the U.S. EUROPE: In Paris incubators and government subsidies support startups. We work with U.S.

Technical Review 40

Technical Review Startup Incubator Media 40

Tech Zulu Event

AUGUST 13, 2010

How to create a technology start-up inside a large organization - based on how we are doing it right. Bootstrapping marketing, Start-up, Technology. . Jason Glaspey, PIE (Portland Incubator Experiment). Entrepreneurism / Monetization entrepreneur, Startup, Technology. . Ed Brojerdi, Spies and Assassins / MDC Partners.

Guide 69

Guide Startup Venture Capital Entrepreneur 69

Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 12, 2010

As a serial entrepreneur and Internet visionary, Richard co-founded Demand Media in May 2006, and currently serves as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. Through Demand Media, Richard is redefining the next generation of new media companies. . He previously co-founded and served as Chief Technology Officer of IMVU.

Twiistup 40

Twiistup Riot Games UCLA Media 40

Frank Addante

JUNE 4, 2006

► August (1) Invest in Transparency & Active Communication ► July (1) The Fear of Success ► May (2) Optimized for Speed = 30% Waste Happy 1st Birthday Rubicon Project! the Rubicon Project (Internet Advertising Technology) Status: Pre-Launch Visit the Rubicon Project Website Startup 5.0: Incubation 3.

Startup 40

Startup Venture Capital Email CTO Hire 40

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 5, 2011

It really wouldn’t take much to turn a great technology ecosystem into a truly electric one. It’s why my investment philosophy is called, “ the entrepreneur thesis.&#. And I think about the “Seattle issue&# as a metaphor for startups and business in general. A few key people really can make a difference.

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Venture Capital Technical Review Startup Press 317

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 11, 2011

I thing I’ve learned over the years is that technology purists hate advertising even when it is that revenue stream that truthfully drives much of our industry. They would launch quickly and test whether or not there is any demand. He invented the category of sponsored search. I think this makes no sense. We talked about patents.

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Competition Idealab Product CitySearch 350

SoCal Delicious

OCTOBER 8, 2012

In growing numbers, Silicon Valley executives—long based in tech strongholds like Santa Clara and Palo Alto—are buying homes in Los Angeles, as the lines between the technology and entertainment businesses grow blurrier. Talent agencies CAA and WME are incubating start-ups. MSN Money Investing. Investing Tools.

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Los Angeles Software Review Technical Review Journal 44

Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 11, 2020

If you want to follow two great Black executives who work at the intersection of technology and venture capital make sure to click on those links and follow them on Twitter. Valence is led by a talented CEO, Guy Primus and was the brainchild of my partner, Kobie Fuller. So what exactly is Valence and why does it matter?

Funding 314

Funding Venture Capital Entrepreneur Networking 314

Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 30, 2010

My original thinking from Oct ’09 was, while I didn’t (and still don’t) have a crystal ball I worried that: consumers were over-stretched with debt (and make up 77% of the economy), unemployment would continue to rise, which in turn would drive the stock market south and cut the rate of M&A activity and VC investment even further.

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Entrepreneur Venture Capital Technical Review Startup 298