Both Sides of the Table

MAY 9, 2018

You race back to the office to tell everybody how well it went and you wait for the follow-up call to have a partners’ meeting or talk about term sheets or at least dip into due diligence. It’s predictable, there is no reason to get mad about it and with a well-designed play book you can overcome this much of the time.

Software Review 381

Software Review Startup Email Conference 381

socalTECH

MARCH 15, 2016

co), to learn District2 is looking to both create a marketplace, and a community, around independent fashion designers, helping them to find resources, vendors, factories, and contractors help them bring their designs to life, and help the whole industry move into the modern age. We help apparel designers connect with factories.

Software Review 100

Software Review Design Technical Review Platform 100

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 28, 2018

That has allowed the company to launch in many markets, build amazing applications, design future versions of the scooter and monetize while many companies are still just drawing up their go-to-market plans. This is why so many great LA funds like Upfront, Greycroft and B Capital Global have all backed Bird.

Santa Monica 256

Santa Monica Funding Startup Course 256

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 1, 2014

It’s the company that evokes fear into more startups and venture capitalists looking to fund eCommerce businesses than any other potential competitor. He spent a few months building out the software because just taking stuff from people isn’t that difficult. And could we then compete?” ” type questions.

Technical Review 380

Technical Review Software Review CTO Hire Startup 380

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 7, 2011

Sometime around 2003/04 my technology team turned me on to “Spolsky on Software&# a periodic newsletter served up blog style from Joel Spolsky of FogCreek Software, a maker of bug-tracking software. Blogs weren’t popularized yet so it was an oddity for me to read the founder of a software company spewing out advice.

Software Review 285

Software Review Software Blogging Startup 285

TechCrunch LA

NOVEMBER 1, 2018

“We have members from all walks of life – from nurses to lawyers, software developers, police officers, makeup artists, fashion designers, dog walkers, interior designers and more.”.

Electronic Arts 232

Electronic Arts Netflix Los Angeles Technical Review 232

Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 30, 2012

Jackson added, “FinTech has traditionally lagged behind the innovation that’s happening in other areas of enterprise software. 25 Years of Writing Code. Sroka earlier worked at Industrial Logic,where he developed programs in test-driven development, refactoring, and object-oriented design for HP, Yahoo!, and Schlumberger.

Technical Review 88

Technical Review Software Review Bertelsmann Technology 88

socalTECH

AUGUST 1, 2014

George Collado: It''s employee management software. It''s too cumbersome, and most of the products are 360 reviews, corporate management type products, which are too expensive. It''s too cumbersome, and most of the products are 360 reviews, corporate management type products, which are too expensive. Talk about your funding?

Help 223

Help Hermosa Beach Technical Review Redondo Beach 223

TechCrunch LA

MARCH 31, 2021

Most relevant to startups is the push to fund initiatives and technologies that can help prevent or protect against extreme wildfires; rising sea levels and hurricanes; new agriculture resource management; and “climate-smart” technologies. The vast majority of those are nowhere up to modern codes.

Startup 229

Startup Technical Review Invest Research 229

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 29, 2015

I know I must have pitched over 200 people trying to raise funding for the company, and although we had raised $1.7M in funding, we ultimately knew last year that the things we needed to prove investors was not going to happen in the time we had left. So, we decided to shut down the company.

Software Review 100

Software Review Startup Metrics Content 100

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 22, 2023

Design the full stack, not just a new software element. Facebook’s market value tumbled many billions in 2018 due to users’ decreased confidence in the platform. Competition is not always a bad thing, and the real purpose is often to make the world a better place. Develop new venture models for tougher ecosystems.

Capital 138

Capital Marketing Ideas Venture Capital 138

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 18, 2019

An Insider’s Perspective “Bird Zero” that are custom designed by the company There is a story arc of the electric scooter market that took the world by storm in 2018, was second-guessed late in the year and has quietly re-emerged as a powerful force of growth where few really appreciate the speed and scale of what has happened.

Santa Monica 250

Santa Monica Venice Competition Software Review 250

Xconomy

MARCH 20, 2018

Mythic , which last year unveiled its novel computer chip designed for artificial intelligence, announced today that it has raised $40 million in a Series B fundraising round led by the venture capital arm of Japanese telecom and tech giant SoftBank. The boxes Mythic wants to break customers out of are their big.

Artificial Inteligence 77

Artificial Inteligence Technical Review Venture Capital Software Review 77

Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 1, 2009

We spent time out in the marketplace talking with customers, looking at their solutions, comparing ourselves with our competition and then squirreling ourselves away in our offices designing our next set of features. Being transparent about our workload, our struggles, our fund raising, whatever. He’s a smart guy.

Organization 280

Organization Custom Customer Tips 280

socalTECH

JULY 31, 2013

In the world of mobile app and Internet startups, it''s not that often that you see companies who touch the hardware side of the world get funding nowadays. The firm recently raised a $15M series C funding, and we caught up with Kevin to learn more about why its customers, and investors, are interested in its technology.

Technical Review 213

Technical Review Software Review Networking Technology 213

socalTECH

JUNE 21, 2013

Instead of equity, the company is aimed at profiting profitable small businesses with business debt funding from investors, to help those businesses grow and get to the next level. I kind of fell into it, after a period of diligence on the idea, and realizing it was a big opportunity. READ MORE>>.

Startup 247

Startup Software Review Entrepreneur Equity 247

Tech.Co

MAY 25, 2018

Still though, when founders are seeking funding, “ 75 percent of the venture capital goes to three states: Massachusetts, New York, and California,” said Steve Case in an interview with Recode. Their investor bootcamps help educate new investors about due diligence, valuation, and more.

Startup 140

Startup Technical Review Competition Software Review 140

SoCal CTO

JANUARY 26, 2010

Most often at the earliest point in the life of a startup, the dominant need is certainly to produce product to get something in the market, get funding, etc. I provided a whole set of questions that I go through with founders before Startup Software Development – Do Your Homework Before You Develop Anything. What options do we have?

Fractional CTO 225

Fractional CTO CTO CTO Hire CTO Coach 225

SoCal CTO

MARCH 3, 2011

Many of the founders of these companies are surprised to learn that I'm willing to review what they are doing (maybe an hour) and get on the phone for an hour with them and provide free advice. Or how are you funding the next few milestones? Unfortunately, we are web, mobile, software, database guys. Can you help me get funding?

CTO Hire 264

CTO Hire Startup Technical Review Development Team Review 264

socalTECH

NOVEMBER 2, 2017

com) � backed by local investors Rincon Venture Partners and Bonfire Ventures�is helping to solve that problem, with its career pathing software designed for helping employees at large enterprises figure out what's next. Even when I had babies, I started a company making baby clothing with designers for a few years.

Help 100

Help Southern California Startup Technical Review 100

SoCal CTO

MARCH 3, 2011

Many of the founders of these companies are surprised to learn that I'm willing to review what they are doing (maybe an hour) and get on the phone for an hour with them and provide free advice. Or how are you funding the next few milestones? Unfortunately, we are web, mobile, software, database guys. Can you help me get funding?

CTO Hire 259

CTO Hire Startup Technical Review Development Team Review 259

SoCal CTO

AUGUST 3, 2010

5 Lessons from 150 startup pitches - A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks , July 11, 2010 I just reviewed several hundred startup pitches for Capital Factory. How to raise money with no lead - Venture Hacks , July 31, 2010 Paul Graham says “The future [of funding] is no fixed amount, no fixed closing date, and no lead.”

Startup 217

Startup Venture Capital Blogging Software Review 217

Tech Zulu Event

APRIL 1, 2014

But you can’t secure the funding needed to scale. . Today, we have Ryan Feit, CEO of SeedInvest to give us a bit more insight on some important key points – useful for any founder who’s looking to raise funds. Finding a better way for entrepreneurs to raise funds. Introducing SeedInvest.

Invest 100

Invest Startup Technical Review Software Review 100

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 1, 2020

Design the full stack, not just a new software element. Facebook’s market value tumbled many billions in 2018 due to users’ decreased confidence in the platform. Competition is not always a bad thing, and the real purpose is often to make the world a better place. Develop new venture models for tougher ecosystems.

Ideas 124

Ideas Venture Capital Software Review Technical Review 124

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 19, 2013

Define milestones for cost review and sign-off. Efforts to discourage scope creep are not designed to punish creativity. Change requests must be visibly reviewed by executives frequently. entrepreneur startup funding product features business' Marty Zwilling.

Technical Review 110

Technical Review Startup Software Review High Tech 110

Xconomy

OCTOBER 5, 2016

The idea for the funding program, called Safe Genes, is to get out ahead of problems that could bring the field to a screeching halt. He praised DARPA for looking to fund “safety first, rather than jumping to fund unsafe work with only a handful of potential applications.” Some see it as a way to eradicate malaria.)

Research 111

Research Technical Review Conference Software Review 111

socalTECH

JULY 22, 2016

Rufus Labs is one of a number of hardware startups which have started to proliferate in the community, due to low cost hardware, 3D printing, and crowdfunding sites like Kickstarter and Indiegogo. Plus, they don't collect data, and use really old, limited software. We're finalizing the DFM, design for manufacturing.

Technical Review 100

Technical Review Startup Software Review CTO Hire 100

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 30, 2011

Over funding often produces bad behavior in early-stage companies. Quora is one of the better designed new products of the past few years in my opinion. “9 women behavior&# is not restricted to just fund raising. I added a dev team in India to spearhead new initiatives and design our future UI. What did he know?

Development Team Review 374

Development Team Review Technical Review Startup Resource 374

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 19, 2011

But its objective is to teach the world web design or to program computers. I’ve talked before about problems I see with the US education system in both my post about Peter Thiel’s 20-under-20 initiative and also my review of Waiting for Superman. T vs. Mr. Rogers [this last one NSFW]. TreeHouse is also a video company.

Invest 295

Invest Carson Technical Review Education 295

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 5, 2010

I know of at least 2 deals from that cohort that are either funded ( Backupify ) or nearly funded (can’t really disclose, I’m not sure if it’s yet closed and/or announced. Jason & Tyler brought forward 5 high quality companies and super high quality ones rose to the top and quickly got funded.

Angel 254

Angel Technical Review Software Review Platform 254

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 23, 2018

Luckily, I had always been a “hands-on” professional, and I had learned the pragmatics of people leadership, marketing, management tools, and funding. Simply defining yourself as a marketing specialist, designer, or project leader minimizes the stigma of the consultant role. Promote yourself with a title to match your expertise.

Social Media 56

Social Media Software Review Custom Customer 56

socalTECH

JANUARY 13, 2012

One of the areas that startups and healthcare investors have turned their attention to in recent years, is leveraging the many advances in technology--wireless, smart phones, software, and more--and applying those to the health area. Can you talk a bit about your recent funding round? What's the story behind the company?

Software Review 140

Software Review Cloud Computing Startup Technical Review 140

Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 4, 2013

The intuitive design makes finding, keeping, and removing all the channels the user focuses on very simple and clean. No clutter design and no complicated motions to scroll through the various channels and videos available. How hard was it to fund Pheebo? We really wanted to focus on the design of Pheebo.

Startup 106

Startup Design Mobile Software Review 106

Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 27, 2011

To grow faster businesses need resources in today’s financial period to fund growth that may not come for 6 months to a year. You have to understand whether they’re likely to yield revenue growth in the near term OR whether you have access to cheap enough capital to fund your losses until your investments pay off.

Startup 418

Startup Venture Capital Sales Technical Review 418

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 13, 2016

The labels of non-profit and for-profit are merely tax designations, and using the wrong label only complicates matters for the entrepreneur. federal income tax (Section 501(c) of the Internal Revenue Code). Funding is dependent on the economy. Most countries have similar exemptions for similar organizations.

Entrepreneur 53

Entrepreneur Software Review Organization Advertising 53

Tech Zulu Event

APRIL 14, 2015

Good news, Fixed , the San Francisco app that helps drivers fight tickets has just launched in Los Angeles after raising an additional $650,000 in seed funding last February. Apps & Software contest Fixed parking ticket' Yeah, purposefully vague. Fixed claims that 50% of tickets are dismissed when challenged.

Los Angeles 40

Los Angeles Angel Software Review Seed Funding 40

Xconomy

DECEMBER 18, 2018

Graphcore’s big haul is a notable milestone in the recent revival of investor interest in computer hardware, due to the demand for ever-greater processing capacity that can maximize the potential of. Read more » Reprints | Share: UNDERWRITERS AND PARTNERS.

Technical Review 65

Technical Review Product Venture Capital Software Review 65