socalTECH

DECEMBER 10, 2009

OVP Venture Partners , a venture firm in Oregon and Washington, is highlighting its latest "missed deal" in Aliso Viejo-based Networks In Motion. NIM, which was acquired last week for $170M, had been backed by venture firms Redpoint Ventures, Mission Ventures, and Sutter Hill Ventures. READ MORE>>.

Networking 133

Networking Orange County Redpoint Mission Ventures 133

socalTECH

JANUARY 16, 2013

MuckerLab , the Los Angeles startup accelerator headed by Erik Rannala, is presenting its newest startup class today in a Demo Day. MuckerLab has been fairly successful in attracting venture capital interest in its prior class of companies, with a significant chunk of the group's inagural class gaining venture or angel funding.

Class 159

Class Startup Incubator Los Angeles 159

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 8, 2014

And there’s none that makes me happier than to announce that Jordan Hudson has been promoted to a Principal at Upfront Ventures. What is a principal at a VC firm and how does it work at Upfront Ventures? ” Associates have different functions at different VCs. VC firm admin. Portfolio community building.

Help 365

Help Invest Venture Capital Technical Review 365

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 4, 2013

When I was new at Venture Capital I was trying to figure out the business. As a VC you want to feel like you have “proprietary sources” of deal flow. There is one source I never liked and no early-stage VC should – investment bankers. They are venture bankers not investment bankers. What stage?

Startup 361

Startup Venture Capital Pricing Technical Review 361

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 13, 2022

But for angel investors and venture capital investors, just remember that investors are not on your team (yet). Don’t try to talk and demo your way up the hill. Don’t insist on a product demo – he is buying the business, not the product. The first rule is to separate your advisors from your investors.

Slides 126

Slides Outsource Summary Conference 126

socalTECH

JANUARY 31, 2011

San Diego-based Qualcomm has named the finalists in its second annual QPrize Venture Investment Competition, the firm's global venture capital competition for investment dollars. READ MORE>>.

Competition 145

Competition San Diego Social Network Venture Capital 145

Tech Zulu Event

JUNE 7, 2010

For those who may not know of DEMO , it is a jammed packed twice a year 2 day conference filled with 6 minute on stage pitches, a demo pit, networking events, and not to mention one of the longest running emerging tech conferences. They are gearing up for DEMO Fall 2010 which is happening Sept. 13-15 in Silicon Valley.

Southern California 40

Southern California Conference SoCal San Diego 40

socalTECH

AUGUST 24, 2015

The accelerator begins today, and runs through a Demo Day in November at Dodger Stadium. The LA Dodgers has opened the doors on its first, startup accelerator program class this morning, unveiling the 10 companies included in the first LA Dodgers Sports & Entertainment Accelerator.

Class 100

Class Entertainment Mentor Organization 100

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 5, 2010

Jason Calacanis started this initiative in response to the pay-to-play network of angel events that he despised. Marco Zappacosta served up an cogent, business focused and nicely demo’d pitch of their product. would acknowledge – they needed to get to the demo more quickly. As I’m sure Pip.io

Angel 254

Angel Technical Review Software Review Platform 254

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 13, 2019

But for angel investors and venture capital investors, just remember that investors are not on your team (yet). Don’t try to talk and demo your way up the hill. Don’t insist on a product demo – he is buying the business, not the product. The first rule is to separate your advisors from your investors.

Slides 85

Slides Outsource Summary Conference 85

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 31, 2011

I’m enjoying being a VC. I thought I’d talk a bit about the differences I’ve experienced between being an entrepreneur & a VC – you know, from “both sides of the table.&#. VC meetings going well. 2 million in VC. I swore never to do that as a VC. What do VC’s Experience?

Entrepreneur 384

Entrepreneur Startup Venture Capital Ideas 384

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 25, 2014

But for Angel investors and venture capital investors, just remember that investors are not on your team (yet). Don’t try to talk and demo your way up the hill. Don’t insist on a product demo – he is buying the business, not the product. angel entrepreneur funding investor startup venture capital'

Startup 107

Startup Venture Capital Slides Outsource 107

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 8, 2017

But for angel investors and venture capital investors, just remember that investors are not on your team (yet). Don’t try to talk and demo your way up the hill. Don’t insist on a product demo – he is buying the business, not the product. The first rule is to separate your advisors from your investors.

Funding 60

Funding Slides Outsource Summary 60

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 17, 2010

We held a 90-minute demo session where 150 of LA’s VC’s and senior technology executives watched the LPLA V2 group present in small groups of 12-15 each. They have developed a cloud-based platform for merchants to publish to multiple distribution networks, including social, mobile and email.

Company 276

Company Companies Startup Southern California 276

Tech Zulu Event

FEBRUARY 12, 2014

The program is set to begin June 30, concluding with an Investor Demo Day in September where each team will present their company to a room of industry leaders and investors. Iger, and leaders from Pixar, Marvel, Lucasfilm, ESPN and Walt Disney Imagineering, and Techstars’ extensive network of entrepreneurs, investors, and executives.

Entertainment 102

Entertainment Santa Monica Ideas Mentor 102

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 22, 2011

I’m enjoying being a VC. I thought I’d talk a bit about the differences I’ve experienced between being an entrepreneur & a VC – you know, from “both sides of the table.&#. VC meetings going well. 2 million in VC. I swore never to do that as a VC. What do VC’s Experience?

Entrepreneur 176

Entrepreneur Startup Venture Capital Ideas 176

Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 20, 2011

Spotlight: LA Tech is part of a quarterly demo series that will highlight the finest technology entrepreneurship in Southern California. 8:00 – 8:35pm – 5 five-minute demos, followed by brief Q&A for each company. 9:00 – 10:00pm – cocktail reception and networking. The event will take place Thursday, Febuary 2, at 7pm.

CalTech 79

CalTech Idealab Tech Coast Angels Enterprise Forum 79

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 25, 2012

But for Angel investors and venture capital investors, just remember that investors are not on your team (yet). Don’t try to talk and demo your way up the hill. Don’t insist on a product demo – he is buying the business, not the product. The first rule is to separate your advisors from your investors.

Entrepreneur 94

Entrepreneur Slides Outsource Summary 94

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 9, 2011

But for angel investors and venture capital investors, just remember that investors are not on your team (yet). Don’t try to talk and demo your way up the hill. Don’t insist on a product demo – he is buying the business, not the product. The first rule is to separate your advisors from your investors.

Slides 95

Slides Outsource Summary Conference 95

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 7, 2011

.&# It was my investment philosophy that observing teams’ performance over time was far more insightful than reacting to how good of a product demo they do, how good they present Powerpoint slides or how great tech blogs say they are. I call it “focus on basecamp, not the summit.&# Let me explain.

Entrepreneur 330

Entrepreneur Marketing Venture Capital Hulu 330

socalTECH

OCTOBER 24, 2011

To that end, last week, Los Angeles-based MuckerLab (www.muckerlab.com) announced its plans--and a big lineup of local CEO mentors--to start up a new, YCombinator- and TechStars-type program in Los Angeles, headed by former Silicon Valley venture capitalist Erik Rannala , and affiliated with the TechStars Network.

Technical Advisors 176

Technical Advisors Startup Southern California Los Angeles 176

socalTECH

MAY 27, 2009

The first couple of weeks, we were almost like a startup--getting things set up, infrastructure, email, and also doing lots of networking to get back in touch with the guys I've worked with in Southern California. where do you see the VC industry here now? LA VC's haven't been quite as active.

Southern California 113

Southern California Venture Capital Startup SoCal 113

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 12, 2010

But for angel investors and venture capital investors, just remember that investors are not on your team (yet). Don’t try to talk and demo your way up the hill. Don’t insist on a product demo – he is buying the business, not the product. The first rule is to separate your advisors from your investors.

Entrepreneur 86

Entrepreneur Slides Outsource Summary 86

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 18, 2014

The frantic pace of technology cycles, the amount of tech news, the blogs, the conferences, the demo days, the announcements, the fundings, the IPOs. It got me thinking about the advice that I often give to new VCs. They want you to attend demo days. I’ll go as long as it’s not on a demo day. Lines, Not Dots.

Startup 317

Startup Technical Review Venture Capital Email 317

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 4, 2011

He told me in some combinations of device / OS / network they are crashing 4 times per 100. All applications crash and this is especially true in the nascent mobile world where dealing with device types, OS’s & networks adds one hell of a configuration management problem. In our next meeting I asked them how often it crashed.

Metrics 346

Metrics Startup SEO Customer 346

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 15, 2014

One really great experience was a discussion I had with the camera rolling with my good friend Dmitry Shapiro who founded the major YouTube competitor of its time (Veoh) that was sued into oblivion by Universal and who also founded a social network designed to promote pseudonymity. And I accept that anonymity is inevitable on the Internet.

Technical Review 329

Technical Review Blogging Examples Startup 329

Tech Zulu Event

FEBRUARY 5, 2014

How do VC’s actually know when an emerging technology is going to be promising? Surprisingly, our participating VC’s (Babak Razi and Robert Wolpert) stated plainly that they ” bet on people.” Pierce mentions the bigger potential of the technology beyond currency, diving into its role as a decentralized network.

Startup 95

Startup Google Education Venture Capital 95

Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 24, 2013

At G4, Scot served as VP of Program Editorial and Internet, and developed, Produced, and Hosted G4TV.COM, the network’s interactive talk show. Before G4, Scot founded All Games Network (AGN). In that position, Scot served as Executive Producer of the QB Club Chanel, a joint venture with the NFL. Get A Demo Table).

Technical Review 76

Technical Review Technology Activision Entertainment 76

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 16, 2012

And of course I’ve sat on the other side of the table: As a VC. This is not just the perspective of a VC although I can’t say I have zero VC bias. This is not just the perspective of a VC although I can’t say I have zero VC bias. I now observes the fund raising process as a profession. Why buy me?

Develop 366

Develop Development Funding Venture Capital 366

Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 29, 2010

Our first big institutional round of VC was $16.5 If you’re business has complicated accounting (like many ad network businesses) and if you’re raised enough money to warrant it – a great VP Finance is worth his/her weight in gold. A small refuge from a busy day of shaking hands and demo’ing products.

Startup 333

Startup Class Conference Product 333

Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 14, 2010

Bring your products to your Customers, their social network and their influencers with DoTogether Hosted Facebook Applications. InVenture has created a market for "micro venture capital," whereby everyday investors can provide expansion capital to developing businesses. What: A Startup Demo event. to 11:00 p.m.

Company 106

Company Companies Web Evite 106

Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

It is an opportunity to get frank feedback from VCs, angels, peers and the technolust. Mixergy and AsAble are also joining us to bring you an amazing VC/Angel Panel. Bring your products to your Customers, their social network and their influencers with DoTogether Hosted Facebook Applications. Be sure to tune in at 5:30pm PT.

Social Media 71

Social Media Technical Review Mixergy Tech Coast Angels 71

Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 20, 2011

Mingle is a networking service that uses location to discover and create relevant connections. As a result, the team transformed the advertising industry with the creation of the first in-image ad network. 8:00 – 8:25pm – 5 five-minute demos, followed by brief Q&A for each company. View Larger Map. 7:00 – 7:45pm – check-in.

UCLA 102

UCLA Company Companies Idealab 102

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 15, 2009

This is a story of one of the risks of venture capital. But some companies have entrepreneurs that seem talented on paper, are in a space that seems interesting to investors and are able to raise venture capital early in the company’s existence. 2 weeks later and we may never have raised any more VC.

Startup 299

Startup Venture Capital Technical Review Training 299

InfoChachkie

FEBRUARY 17, 2011

That led us to venture capital as opposed to trying to bootstrap ourselves. These are 5-minute presentations on any topic related to RightScale and range from new technology demos to HR news and of course satire, making the entire audience howl. One key decision early on was that RightScale needed to become big fast.

Cloud Computing 188

Cloud Computing Santa Barbara EC2 Startup 188

Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 27, 2011

This included stabilizing a historically negative traffic and user trend, reducing the operational cost of the business by nearly 90 percent and pivoting the product from its legacy as a social network to a social entertainment destination. 7:10 – 8:00pm – 5 five-minute demos, followed by brief Q&A for each company. RSVP: AGENDA.

Tech Coast Angels 96

Tech Coast Angels Idealab Angel Startup 96

Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 30, 2012

8:00 – 8:35pm – 5 five-minute demos, followed by brief Q&A for each company. Early-stage companies in the web, mobile and ecommerce space are encouraged to apply for the program which completes four cycles per year, culminating in Demo Days that are attended by the region’s top angel investors and VCs. RSVP: AGENDA.

CalTech 91

CalTech Company Companies Idealab 91