Tech.Co

MAY 25, 2018

If you’re an early-stage entrepreneur, technology has served you well. 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. The Case Foundation (Washington, DC).

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InfoChachkie

SEPTEMBER 3, 2013

Entrepreneurs seeking funding should emulate Addie''s efficient and focused pursuit of perfection. When securing funding, entrepreneurs must balance the desire for perfection with the urgent need to ensure the process is efficient. Google x Facebook x Amazon) + (Universal Reviews). Yammer for Education) & explanatory (e.g.,

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 12, 2013

In a bid to change that, there are a few groups working on helping women entrepreneurs, investors, and others, including the Pipeline Fellowship (www.pipelinefellowship.com), which recently launched itself into the Los Angeles market. My participation has been on the impact investing and education side, where I''ve been involved as a mentor.

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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.

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InfoChachkie

JULY 21, 2016

The reality television show Shark Tank makes for entertaining content but many of its underlying messages are potentially detrimental to tech entrepreneurs. I am not alone in my opinion that Shark Tank is not representative of real-world tech investing. A version of this article previously appeared in The Wall Street Journal.

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

Our interview today is with Andrew Schydlowsky , the CEO and founder of Santa Barbara-based TrackStreet (www.trackstreet.com), a startup which is backed by Okapi Capital, The Cove Fund, Early Light Ventures, SaaS Venture Capital, and Stage Venture Partners. We then allow them to understand the true potential velocity of markets online.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 2, 2017

How do you take a new, genetic test to market, and how do you bridge the gap between research and the market? Where was the technology for this developed? For those who aren't familiar with the process, how is it that you're able to go to market so quickly with something like this without having to deal with a long FDA review?

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 5, 2017

Even the most diligent investors are often surprised by apparently solid business startups that fail, while others succeed, despite the odds. Solutions that imply a paradigm shift always take longer to sell, and more money for marketing and education than expected. Balance of technical and business knowledge.

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 14, 2010

Despite the excitement and lure of startups to those in the tech industry, not everyone wants to join a startup after college--according to Mike Gammarino , who is helping to organize a new effort here to recruit students to startups. Mike Gammarino: I'm an entrepreneur who has been working in technology since I graduated.

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Tech Zulu Event

MARCH 14, 2013

For a long time now, startup founders who couldn’t raise round of funding had to boot strap it all the way or simply give up on their ventures for lack of a better exit option. But as they close shop, large technology firms and other startups are in search for hot talent. ” Better Exit Option. ” Better Exit Option.

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 2, 2017

Anne Fulton: Fuel50 is a career pathing startup, part of the HR technology landscape. We're a disruptor, the third wave in human resources technology. Anne Fulton: I've always been a technology lover, although I'm an organizational psychologist by training. It was really a meeting of the minds with the fund.

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Help Southern California Startup Technical Review 100

socalTECH

DECEMBER 6, 2019

How are you funded? Jon Grishpul: We've been around for the last year, and we've been completely self funded. It's not just reviews and an active license, but truly someone for their best fit. Why create another service like this, when there are many other contractor matching services out there?

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InfoChachkie

MAY 7, 2012

If you are fortunate to pitch a sophisticated investor in person, assume they already believe in the veracity of your idea, the market and the underlying technological trends. A grubstake often involved the financier or Grubstaker funding the Grubstakee entrepreneur’s food, lodging and tools.

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Tech Zulu Event

MAY 12, 2014

Technology advocate and celebrity Will.I.Am. Technology advocate and celebrity Will.I.Am. He also briefly talked about a smart watch he was wearing that his team created which is due to launch this year. Education & Tech. Education and Technology were also hot topics at the conference.

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InfoChachkie

AUGUST 11, 2011

I recommend you first review Dharmesh’s article and then listen to Naval’s thoughts. Value Prop Twitter Style : AngelList is the productization of raising startup funding. Venture Hacks is educating entrepreneurs on the game theory of how to raise venture capital. What follows is a summary which paraphrases Naval’s responses.

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socalTECH

JULY 10, 2017

We talked with Tim about how they're now applying this to a new market. With each company that we've started, we've concentrated on a particular market. PointPredictive is focused on the automotive lending market. They were the first company to bring artificial intelligence and machine learning scoring to the commercial market.

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 29, 2009

15desks.com), a new startup focused on the education market. Zareh Baghdasarian: 15desks is all about managing your educational lifestyle, all the way from early education to your graduate work. We've basically taken advantage of all the new technology out there--especially, the web-based service model.

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Education Startup Course Tool 124

Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 19, 2015

When you’re on Fund I or Fund II it is often a founding team that all started together, knew each other before and went through the trenches together to get a fund raised. I think the best firms try to continue to reinvent themselves as markets change as we would encourage startups to do. At the time I was 44.

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Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 16, 2013

Silicon Valley may still be the capital of technology with a mix of new (Google, Facebook) and old (Apple, HP) sprinkling the landscape. However, Silicon Valley isn’t the only place to grow technology innovators from the ground up. We have large market potential with a small market community feel.

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InfoChachkie

JUNE 11, 2012

The primary stipulation is that each Thiel Fellow must drop out of college, for at least two years, and pursue their “entrepreneurial ventures, research and self-education.”. Gates’ experiential approach to learning programming is typical of entrepreneurs, especially those with little formal education. Or we’ll give it to you.

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Tips Startup Education Entrepreneur 279

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 24, 2014

Unfocused entrepreneurs boast that their new technology will generate multiple disruptive products for consumers as well as enterprises around the world. Focus means starting with a problem that is painful, rather than a technology, and showing how you can solve that problem better than anyone else. Prioritize marketing channels.

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 29, 2011

The firm is initially focusing on the Los Angeles market, and connecting people with fun, interesting classes, activities, and more in the local area. The company was founded by Bong Koh, a former EIR at Prism VentureWorks and venture capitalist at Advanced Technology Ventures; he also co-founded ibeatyou.

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socalTECH

JUNE 25, 2013

The online flower delivery market is now an old and established market. What are the details on your seed funding? round changes things for us, and will let us invest in infrastructure, build our team, invest in media, and also invest in technology to better leverage our spend on media. It''s completely customizable.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 27, 2013

Unfocused entrepreneurs boast that their new technology will generate multiple disruptive products for consumers as well as enterprises around the world. Focus means starting with a problem that is painful, rather than a technology, and showing how you can solve that problem better than anyone else. Prioritize marketing channels.

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Startup Competition Technical Review Oracle 103

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 19, 2010

It’s always fun debating companies with Dana because she’s always so knowledgeable on deals – particularly those in the digital media, ad-tech and eCommerce spaces. Their first fund was a $75 million fund raised in 2006 and they very recently announced a brand new $130 million fund. Greycroft is an early-stage VC.

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socalTECH

MARCH 16, 2015

We spoke with co-founder David Kierzkowski and Agnes Kozera about the company, and how its technology and marketplace is enabling growth for both YouTubers and brands. Once they decide which YouTubers to hire, they can fund that video production. Those funds are held in escrow, so it''s safe for both sides.

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Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 15, 2013

He told TechZulu,”I figured the market could do with some alternatives.” I studied a Business Science with Honours in Marketing at University of Cape Town. We have numerous candidates in various stages of the interview process including a number reviewing offers. Bootstrapping or seed funded? How does it work?

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 11, 2010

Fariborz Masseh: The idea of funding a business plan competition is not a new idea. The reason for that, is in my opinion, the majority of the innovations that have improved our nation in the past 150 years have been due to technology and engineering innovations. Now, I run a hedge fund and finance firm in Southern California.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 4, 2016

In fact, investors recognize that founders usually learn more from mistakes than from success, so a well-explained startup failure can improve their odds of funding the next time around. Usually, no competitors means no market -- or it means you haven’t looked. Assume you already know what your customers need and want.

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Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 9, 2009

As 2010 approaches, a whole new year of exciting start-ups, tech news, gadgets, and much more is ahead. TechZulu wants to thank not only the Los Angeles tech community but the entire tech community for all the awesome support you have given us throughout this past year. We already have a jammed packed schedule for 2010.

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InfoChachkie

MAY 16, 2011

Rationale: My idea is so mind-blowingly fantastic that I must immediately spend a small fortune to protect it before I perform any market validation. Value is created through diligent hard work. 4) Perform China Syndrome Market Analysis. In addition to paying the consultant, you must invest time to educate them.

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Tech Zulu Event

MARCH 3, 2015

When you’re planning to raise outside funding — Don’t try to negotiate an investor term sheet on your own or muddle through due diligence without good legal advice. Make sure you have a lawyer to help draft your contracts and guide you’re communicating policies and procedures. Accounting and Finance Support.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 30, 2008

We're always interested in how technology is influencing the business of Hollywood, and recently ran across Los Angeles-based Scripped. That target market is huge, and includes sites like YouTube, you also have Revision3, and other sites doing short videos. You mentioned funding--you're raising a round?

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Content Writing Software Review Hollywood 138

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 19, 2009

I had intended to talk about how bad the process could become, not to name-and-shame anybody (and The Funded was not yet around). We have also been very busy with our next release, which is due out by December 11th (but I’ll save that for a different post). Page 1: Market Size. $3 Don’t be frazzled … this is just the way it is.

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AeA Los Angeles Council

JULY 7, 2008

Approximately 50 executives from the worlds of technology & venture capital piled into the dining hall on June 30th to listen to Dr. Mark Drapeau speak about "innovation" and its sister topic, "STEM education." Innovation – and its sister topic, STEM education, is a topic that easily falls through the cracks. government.

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Berkonomics

DECEMBER 17, 2020

In most cases, these applicants for equity funding must be rooted in technology to apply to this limited discussion. Angel investment groups or funds. First, angel investment groups and organized angel funds come in all sizes from a few organized angels to large groups of four hundred or more. Accelerators.

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TechCrunch LA

APRIL 11, 2022

To even make marginal improvement, one would need to thread the needle of education and accessibility — and perhaps place compassion over profits and growth. Kindbody appears to be one of the few startups in the space well on its way to tackling this behemoth of a challenge. The company today has 12 outlets in 10 cities in the U.S.

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