Tech.Co

FEBRUARY 5, 2019

A huge amount of cryptocurrency is believed to be stored on a device that is now inaccessible, leaving customers in the dark as to what has happened to their funds. During the dispute, the courts took control of the contested funds. In that cold wallet, according to Robertson, are the following funds: Bitcoin: 24,488.59834.

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Berkonomics

MARCH 13, 2014

Email readers, continue here.] None of the angels in my group is likely to write a check without hearing and believing a story about how something dramatic is about to happen. He is an active angel investor, and he manages several angel funds in Texas. . Story seems to be an artifact of the human brain, and soul.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 23, 2011

Back to regular writing this week so check back in. The fund is organized into sectors and each VC forms forward looking themes within sub sectors. Highland has been around for 22 years currently investing the 8 th fund which is $400 million. They also have a separate $300 million fund focused on bricks-n-mortar consumer retail.

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SoCal CTO

MARCH 12, 2012

I've recently received several emails from people looking for a technical cofounder for their startup. I promised I would write this post with some thoughts and ideas on the topic. Here's an example of that kind of email. Sites - There are a bunch of sites out there aimed at this or similar issues.

CTO Hire 211

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 22, 2019

Ask Eric Migicovsky, founder of Pebble , who raised over $10 million on the Kickstarter crowd-funding platform for his relatively low-tech wristwatch with programmed clock faces. Kickstarter may take a bit of the credit for this, but they admit the majority of projects without media attention don’t even approach their funding goals.

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socalTECH

JUNE 30, 2009

I am someone who likes to interact with my Representatives and Senators, by way of writing letters, emailing, and what not. When I was listening, I made a point to try to do that, but when I did, I found I had to go to twenty sites to find the information I needed--whether that was to write a letter, send an email, or whatever.

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 15, 2011

Nowadays, when you post something online, whether that is an image in a gallery or social networking site, it only has a lifespan of just a few seconds. An example might be Facegoo, which allows you to send funny emails to friends, send out a tweet, or add a picture to Facebook. Let's talk about funding.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 5, 2018

In this age of constant change, I usually find myself writing about what has changed. Today there are many more ways to make contact, including email, social media, and web site queries, yet a common complaint I still hear is that no one ever responds. No one wants to hear that you are too busy for them.

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 22, 2011

A lot of people don't know it, but we also have an early growth fund, Redpoint Omega, which also gives us the flexibility to invest as little as $50,000 in a company, which we do quite often. We can also write checks as large as $35M out of the Omega Fund. They can find me on Twitter, email me, find me on Namesake.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 28, 2010

How do you take a business you started as your own personal web site, and turn it into an online powerhouse, completely bootstrapped, from the little town of Ojai, California--not exactly known as a technology town? AOL was just coming online, it was the beginnings of email, and the beginnings of the web. It was going crazy.

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 1, 2011

There have been a lot of entrepreneurs here in software and other industries, and interestingly enough there seem to be more self-funded, bootstrapped firms here, rather than those looking for venture capital to get off the group. You are self funded too, we recall. The traditional way to handle that is to write code.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 10, 2008

How do people go about using the site? All you need is an email address. You give us your email address, and register each of your items. We give you a number, that you can then write on a label or put on the device, or in the case of something like sporting equipment you can write directly on the object.

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socalTECH

APRIL 14, 2011

I ended up passing on the Twitter investment, but I put out a blog post at the time--I was working for CBS--asking if someone would want to build it, and a kid named Soren MacBeth emailed me back saying he'd build it, which started the idea of StockTwits. So, we built our own, new and improved version of a microblogging platform.

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socalTECH

JULY 23, 2012

There are job boards for resumes, and sites like LinkedIn to network and connect with each other, and they do have recommendations, but what they lack is the scoring element. Then, I can contact them through the site. As we're building the site, for right now, the site is completely free to use.

CTO Hire 147

CTO Hire Startup Sites Technical Review 147

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 20, 2017

Ask Eric Migicovsky, founder of Pebble , who raised over $10 million on the Kickstarter crowd-funding platform for his relatively low-tech wristwatch with programmed clock faces. Kickstarter may take a bit of the credit for this, but they admit the majority of projects without media attention don’t even approach their funding goals.

Media 55

Media Social Media Startup Training 55

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 1, 2014

Ask Eric Migicovsky, founder of Pebble , who raised over $10 million on the Kickstarter crowd-funding platform for his relatively low-tech wristwatch with programmed clock faces. Kickstarter may take a bit of the credit for this, but they admit the majority of projects without media attention don’t even approach their funding goals.

Press 105

Press Social Media Startup Training 105

socalTECH

MAY 11, 2010

Last week, Los Angeles-based EcoMom (www.ecomom.com) launched its "green" parenting site, with backing from Dave McClure. Jody Sherman: We are a site for eco-conscious, health minded parents. How long has the site been around? In February of this year, we bought EcoMom, a community and content site.

Software Review 200

Software Review Commerce Startup Sites 200

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 17, 2012

Ask Eric Migicovsky, founder of Pebble , who raised over $10 million on the Kickstarter crowd-funding platform for his relatively low-tech wristwatch with programmed clock faces. Kickstarter may take a bit of the credit for this, but they admit the majority of projects without media attention don’t even approach their funding goals.

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Training Media Entrepreneur Social Media 93

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. How did you know they were serious?

Software Review 100

Software Review Startup Metrics Content 100

Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 15, 2010

We know that their model works for a certain type of content but we believe we can build higher value sites where we can sell premium advertising and target niche audiences. Acceptable : Would you mind if next time I’m in Boulder I emailed you to see if you had 30 minutes for a coffee? We deliver much higher CPMs”. Don’t blow it.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 17, 2010

The VC’s & executives were then asked to make “commitments&# (in writing) to 3-5 of the companies that they felt they could make some sort of contribution to. They have developed a cloud-based platform for merchants to publish to multiple distribution networks, including social, mobile and email. with the clips.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 27, 2011

But should you actually write one if you’re a startup, an industry figure (lawyer, banker) or VC? This is a post to help you figure out why you should write and what you should talk about. GRP Partners last fund is the single best performing VC fund in the US (prequin data) for its vintage year). Absofuckinglutely.

Blogging 373

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From the Venture Trenches

APRIL 30, 2013

Building a standout destination site for video gamers takes moxie in the highly competitive and lucrative on-line game industry. Although the first draft of this post began when Kluge was a proud member of NextSpace; as of this writing we have moved to a bigger office to accommodate our expanding team.

Web Design 103

Web Design Social Media Seed Funding Design 103

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 2, 2011

An inflated sense of financial well-being can result in sloppy budgeting and accounting as you write checks here and there without pause. If you spend $50K on a website selling party supplies but you soon realize it's the sales of catering supplies you offer that have taken off, you will want to have a site that promotes your newfound focus.

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Tech Zulu Event

APRIL 23, 2013

Jenna can write a recommendation on Andy’s profile or send an email to friends recommending Andy, one of his workout plans or the fitness event she’s registered for. Advertising revenue is generated from each site visitor, paid or otherwise. Have you raised any funding yet? What is your business model?

Social Network 92

Social Network Networking Training Summary 92

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 5, 2010

Stephanie: The recent horrid economy has made it very tough for true early stage entrepreneurs to get funding. I judge the business plan competition at that school, and so one day as we were packing up after her presentation, I casually asked her which of these she was going to write up and enter in the business plan competition. “Me?

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Venture Capital Capital Entrepreneur Competition 65

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 29, 2009

My firm GRP Partners recently funded a young LA based company named Ad.Ly Wordpress), video (YouTube), pictures (Flickr), review sites (Yelp) and collaborative content (Wikipedia). People got their knickers in a twist when they saw people like Michael Arrington and Robert Scoble having advertisers and endorsing brands on their sites.

Ideas 286

Ideas Advertising Google Technical Review 286

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 8, 2009

He writes with a great perspective and is well worth reading. 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. So back to MBAs.

Startup 337

Startup Venture Capital Study Course 337

socalTECH

AUGUST 3, 2009

Their relationship with you is not as important as the one they have with the people that write them checks. People can see a prototype at our web site, and videos of our prototype. How are you funded? If you're an attorney, you want to see who your client's clients are. At the end of the day, that's what they care about.

Networking 113

Networking Startup Social Network Software 113

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. Friends and family investors.

Equity 156

Equity Technical Review Class Organization 156

From the Venture Trenches

APRIL 30, 2013

Building a standout destination site for video gamers takes moxie in the highly competitive and lucrative on-line game industry. Although the first draft of this post began when Kluge was a proud member of NextSpace; as of this writing we have moved to a bigger office to accommodate our expanding team.

Web Design 40

Web Design Social Media Seed Funding Design 40

Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 30, 2012

Crowd Seats is the only Group Buying/Daily Deals site for sports fans. All it takes is an email address to start receiving our exclusive deals for sports tickets to your favorite teams in your city. has created a simple to use, online application for your business to create a mobile site and secure its mobile presence.

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CalTech Company Companies Idealab 91

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 18, 2015

There were days where I could write about what I was thinking about Apple or Twitter or Facebook. Or I could just write about life. can only point to three examples in the last 10 years of writing where I know that what I specifically said made somebody resent me. So can I get a wish, To end the politics. ” B.o.B.

Blogging 150

Blogging Writing Startup Ideas 150

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 27, 2009

For our readers who aren't familiar with Kadonk, what's the story behind the site? The key here is to provide visibility to everyone along the process--not just at the start, when you put it on the wall, or email the project plan to everyone. Everyone wants to read a PDF, but few want to write or change them.

Startup 100

Startup Software Review Technical Review Software 100

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 25, 2016

The questions that a VC mulls before writing a check are precisely the questions you should be asking yourself. You may have paid marketing: SEM, Social Media Ads, Banner Ads, email lists, etc. Market Size. That is how great businesses are built. We did the planning work up front. It it just more time that they save?

Startup 150

Startup Marketing Study SEO 150

SoCal Delicious

MAY 6, 2012

Our Best Interviews Via Email: Monthly. There are hundreds of entrepreneurs here in Los Angeles who are building awesome companies, writing awesome books, making awesome movies and are trying to solve important problems to help make this world a better place. The site has since grown to nearly 7.5 Idea Mensch. Subscribe to RSS.

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Los Angeles Entrepreneur Angel Fractional CTO 78

Berkonomics

APRIL 3, 2014

The European Business Angel Network (EBAN), and similar organizations in other countries including Canada, all have web sites with directories of angel groups that are local to you. Being located in a distant city greatly reduces the chance of funding success. This class of investor typically writes checks from $50,000 to $250,000.

Equity 232

Equity Startup Organization Invest 232