socalTECH

NOVEMBER 4, 2019

Our interview this morning with an entrepreneur is with Anthony Citrano , the founder of Los Angeles-based Acquicent (www.acquicent.com), a startup which wants to make it as easy for you to invest in museum-grade collectibles such as classic cars and art, without having to invest millions of dollars in those assets.

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Berkonomics

DECEMBER 20, 2018

I asked him five important questions, which he answered, and I’ve summarized below. So here goes: How would I find companies willing to license my intellectual property or to invest in a royalty stream from licenses? Investment banker? I have the weeks to follow to make mine. Would I hire a broker? Do it myself?

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Berkonomics

DECEMBER 20, 2018

I asked him five important questions, which he answered, and I’ve summarized below. So here goes: How would I find companies willing to license my intellectual property or to invest in a royalty stream from licenses? Investment banker? I have the weeks to follow to make mine. Would I hire a broker? Do it myself?

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 27, 2022

Most customers today won’t pay you five times the cost of alternatives, just because yours is “green.” A responsible entrepreneur promotes both loyalty and responsible consumption by educating consumers so they can make more informed decisions about their purchases, based on ecological footprints, and other sustainability criteria.

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InfoChachkie

FEBRUARY 1, 2019

Like a true entrepreneur, even though she was young, she took control of her life and pursued an alternative education. Bruce also experienced a challenging time at school, struggling with the limitations of a 1970’s public school education which emphasized conformity over creativity. [3:27] Self Taught Is Well Taught.

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InfoChachkie

FEBRUARY 25, 2013

Despite the proliferation of entrepreneurial courses within Business Administration programs, business schools are essentially vocational training grounds for consultants and investment bankers. Five reasons many MBAs struggle at startups are as follows: 1. Wharton graduates averaged more than $114,000 of graduate school loans).

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socalTECH

JANUARY 8, 2020

It was important to us, even though we have a long history of successful companies that have created nice value for our investorsthey resulted in an average of five times investor return on investmentthat we needed to come to the market with more than just a concept. We have five more shows coming on the luxury side.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 4, 2019

Educated customers ready and able to pay for the solution. Investors know that extra time and money are required to educate the market to whole new things, like the move from horses to automobiles. Another investment barrier is good social solutions which appeal only to people with little money.

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TechCrunch LA

DECEMBER 31, 2022

Shared electric scooters came onto the scene five years ago with a promising vision of getting people out of cars and onto greener modes of transportation. One study from 2021 found that e-scooter users in Paris are mainly men aged 18 to 29, have a high educational level, and usually jump on a scooter for travel time savings.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 7, 2014

However, one of the biggest beneficiaries of that boom-- TaskUs (www.taskus.com) has been far lower profile--but has grown from only five employees three years ago, to over a thousand employees today who are helping behind the scenes to power those startups. I had worked a year in investment banking, and Jasper was out of USC.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 20, 2018

Nichols is a former Kauffman Fellow and investment director at Intel Capital, and tells us how his fund--which he co-founded with Atom Factory's Troy Carter--is looking to find companies solving large problems outside of the typical Silicon Valley bubble. Talk about Cross Culture, what your investment areas are?

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 30, 2009

We've now been operating for five months, and have become the leading web service for mobile fundraising in the country. We've gotten over 80 paying customers in our five months we've been deployed. I'm a serial entrepreneur, and have started five companies. It was founded three years ago, and hadn't been succeeding.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 30, 2010

We asked the same five questions of a variety of top technology entrepreneurs, investors, and others, to hear what they're thinking about, and are sharing it here over the next two weeks. Pay attention to education and how the use of technology and the internet will dramatically change the way it is delivered. READ MORE>>.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 28, 2013

The rules are obviously not absolute, but you must be prepared to explain to potential investors why your startup is the exception to these guidelines: Five-year financial projections are the norm. According to a recent Dow Jones VentureSource report, the average time to liquidity of an equity investment in a startup is now about five years.

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TechCrunch LA

NOVEMBER 4, 2019

We are in phase three of the influencer economy,” Bain Capital Ventures senior principal Jamison Hill, who led the firm’s investment in the influencer shoutout marketplace Cameo , tells TechCrunch. 2020 will be a watershed year for investment in businesses around the creator economy,” Neil Robertson tells TechCrunch.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 6, 2019

Sometimes, the call is quick and easy five minutes, sometimes we have to ask a lot of questions to make sure we have everything we need. It's not something that you could put a million dollar infusion or major investment into and be able to skyrocket your business quickly. We take as long as necessary to find that contractor.

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Tech.Co

NOVEMBER 27, 2017

Maine Medical Center, Maine’s largest hospital, is investing in their employees and giving them a chance to act on their innovative ideas that could transform healthcare. Unfortunately, health systems—and the education of people who work within health systems—are not designed to capitalize on the insights of their employees, she said.

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Tech.Co

MAY 25, 2018

The Case Foundation invests in people and ideas that can change the world. With a focus on impact investing, their efforts to drive social change are based on three key pillars: revolutionizing philanthropy, unleashing entrepreneurs and igniting civic engagement. The Case Foundation (Washington, DC). Pipeline Angels (National Network).

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socalTECH

MAY 14, 2010

That was primarily driven by the economy; when the economy is down, investments are down, and it is increasingly difficult to d a startup. Last year, we did fifty different educational programs, talking to on the order of 10,000 people in those fifty programs. For OCTANe to be successful, we want to see our technology ecosystem grow.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 28, 2019

Most customers today won’t pay you five times the cost of alternatives, just because yours is “green.” A responsible entrepreneur promotes both loyalty and responsible consumption by educating consumers so they can make more informed decisions about their purchases, based on ecological footprints, and other sustainability criteria.

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Tech.Co

JANUARY 15, 2018

MVF was founded in the UK by five friends in 2009, and has driven incredibly fast growth over the past 9 years. to MVF, while we continue our work advising, investing, speaking, and consulting with some of the most innovative organizations in tech and media. Today, I’m excited to announce that Tech.Co Most importantly, we like them.

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Tech.Co

DECEMBER 4, 2017

On both a national and local level, the Portuguese government is looking to revitalise underdeveloped areas with business investment. As well as nurturing its own creative talent, Portugal is also attracting investment from abroad with its attractive residency programme. Lisbon to House a Mega Startup Campus.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 18, 2017

For example, if I don’t know you, and you didn’t sell your last company for $800 million, your story needs to educate me on why anyone would bet on you to succeed, and how you would reward me for success. Don’t forget that investors invest in people, more than ideas. Give them what they want to hear, then what they need.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 8, 2009

But in the end we selected David Lin , a superstar who did 4 years at the technology investment banking firm Montgomery & Co and 4 years as Director of Strategy at the comparison shopping site PriceGrabber where he dealt with many operational issues. I tell people regularly that I only invest in companies where the DNA is software.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 4, 2017

We started after my two partners and I, all working moms, with 8 kids between us at five different schools, and 20 different activities, really saw how many people were struggling with this. Every single one of our drivers has been fingerprinted and has at least five years of child care experience. Student Transportation inc.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 5, 2014

After that I worked for five years in at Cisco working on consumer networking and enterprise networking. We gained investment money and funding for that, and we''re now at the point of launching the project, most likely in January. Manrique Brenes: I am a actually formally trained in water resources management.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 31, 2010

By Adam Hoeksema According to a report distributed by the Angel Capital Education Foundation , total startup funding from venture capital funds, state funds, and angel investors totals approximately $20.8 Angel investors and venture capitalists want to know how you intend to grow their investment. billion annually. Have a game plan.

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 21, 2014

However, if you talk to a lot of people about who Vantage Media is, a lot of them think we''re still an agency, specifically focused on for-profit education marketing. I told them, here are five things you should do, here as some of the people you might want to hire, and good luck. Starting in 2010, we started focusing on that.

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Tech Zulu Event

MARCH 9, 2013

Organized by Blacks in Tech (BiT) , a coalition of targeted technology organizations and industry thought leaders and in collaboration with fabricatedby.me , SXSW welcomes five intelligent kids with stories of remarkable success. Enzo Monfre is a 12 year old founder of Enzoology Education and Exploration Nation.

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InfoChachkie

MARCH 5, 2012

So it’s a very early form of investment. In a big city like LA, could you have four or five (accelerators)? In a small town like Boulder could you have four or five? With accelerators, it’s a very focused process, it’s 90-days long. We are actually giving the companies money, rather than taking money from them.

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socalTECH

MAY 28, 2013

Way back in early 2000, I invested in Priceline, because I always liked that model and have been a fan of it. We were introduced to Parker Thompson at 500Startups, and after a bunch of phone calls, he invested in the company. We''re now in five categories, and we''re looking into computers and video games next.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 28, 2014

Most customers today won’t pay you five times the cost of alternatives, just because yours is “green.” A responsible entrepreneur promotes both loyalty and responsible consumption by educating consumers so they can make more informed decisions about their purchases, based on ecological footprints, and other sustainability criteria.

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Tech Zulu Event

MAY 8, 2014

Back in January, at the annual TechZulu Startup Forecast , our panel of industry leaders and investors spent a healthy dose of time discussing the ongoing JOBS Act (Jumpstart Our Business Startups) and the investing sphere at large. This all, circling around 2008, a shy year for startup investments. Creating Crowdfunder.

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Tech Zulu Event

MARCH 9, 2013

Organized by Blacks in Tech (BiT) , a coalition of targeted technology organizations and industry thought leaders and in collaboration with fabricatedby.me , SXSW welcomes five intelligent kids with stories of remarkable success. Enzo Monfre is a 12 year old founder of Enzoology Education and Exploration Nation.

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socalTECH

MAY 11, 2011

That turned out great, which I did for five years. I told him, I wanted him to invest his time. One of those tips, is a half an hour walk, five times a week results in 33 percent less risk of developing Alzheimers. We're funding things like clean water, education, and other efforts. I ended up managing that project.

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Tech Zulu Event

FEBRUARY 3, 2012

Strict boundaries and a marathon of hoops to jump through just to submit your documentation as an immigrant, are resulting in less American educated immigrants staying to pursue the process, rather opting to return to their home countries. or purely invest in established U.S. Attracting business investment. Take the U.S.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 9, 2017

Most customers today won’t pay you five times the cost of alternatives, just because yours is “green.” A responsible entrepreneur promotes both loyalty and responsible consumption by educating consumers so they can make more informed decisions about their purchases, based on ecological footprints, and other sustainability criteria.

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