socalTECH

APRIL 29, 2009

Southern California's venture capital industry isn't just content and media, but is gaining a reputation for companies who "actually know how to make money,"--or so says Highland Capital's Richard de Silva. Cremin said that when he started, few people understood the rules of the "equity economy."

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SoCal Tech Calendar

APRIL 14, 2009

Monday, April 20, 2009 -- Southern California Business Growth Conference. Panel discussions will feature industry-leading experts and successful entrepreneurs speaking on the most urgent issues facing growing businesses. This is the "must-attend" event for 2009 for everyone involved in Southern California business.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 27, 2018

Editor's note: All this week, and into the start of next year, we'll be featuring reflections on 2018 from notable investors, entrepreneurs, and others from Southern California's technology community. Over the last four years, I watched numerous entrepreneurs raise equity.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 16, 2013

One of the big sources of success in Southern California's technology industry has been the rise of a number of serial entrepreneurs, who not only have succeeded once, but a number of times.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

FEBRUARY 21, 2017

Monday, February 27, 2017 -- StartEngine Equity Crowdfunding Workshop. StartEngine is organizing the first equity crowdfunding one day free workshop for companies to go live the same day. The idea of a same day go live workshop is helpful for entrepreneurs who are very busy. Contact Howard Marks, CEO at howard@startengine.com.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

JULY 30, 2020

Monday, August 3, 2020 -- Fixing the Top Fundraising Mistakes Startup Entrepreneurs Make. Join JJ Richa in a fireside chat with Scott Fox, CEO of the OC Startup Council, for a discussion of the top mistakes that early stage entrepreneurs make when pitching their startups for funding. See [link] (more)

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socalTECH

MARCH 8, 2018

The Montgomery Summit (www.montgomerysummit.com), which kicked off on Wednesday, and continues today in Santa Monica, is one of the biggest gathering places for venture capital, private equity investors, and technology executives from around the globe. You do a great job of getting venture capital and private equity investors here.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 29, 2013

Rubicon Project , the online advertising technology firm headed by serial entrepreneur Frank Addante, looks like it may just be the next Southern California company to file for an IPO, based on a number of executive appointments made Tuesday.

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Steve Reich

FEBRUARY 14, 2012

Wild times in Southern California—VC firms contracting and incubators/accelerators exploding! You can’t turn around in SoCal without running into new incubators. Ben Kuo at SoCal Tech did us all a big favor by publishing his Complete Guide to Southern California Incubators. Is it a good trade?

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Southern California Incubator SoCal Entrepreneur 40

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 9, 2016

Join local entrepreneurs, SaaS innovators, leading VCs, private equity/angel investors February 23 at the Recurring Revenue Conference, 8-5pm with cocktail reception after. Presented by Clear Capital Advisors.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

APRIL 8, 2018

Saturday, April 14, 2018 --.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 30, 2016

All this holiday season, we have been sharing the reflections on 2016 from the movers and shakers in Southern California's technology ecosystem. we're proud to be part of one of the world's most vibrant innovation ecosystems with some of the fastest growing companies and most creative entrepreneurs.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

OCTOBER 12, 2011

Tuesday, October 18, 2011 -- On Tuesday, October 18th, join business leaders and entrepreneurs to hear a lively panel discuss the intricacies of equity ownership and answer your most pressing questions.

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Equity Miramar Press Entrepreneur 100

socalTECH

JANUARY 15, 2014

Common Asset was backed by Los Angeles private equity investor U.S. Jim McDermott--a longtime serial entrepreneur and investor in Southern California--was Chairman of Common Assets up until the purchase. Common Assets is headed by Tim Newell and John Witchel, who are joining SolarCity as part of the buy. Renewables Group.

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 16, 2011

Financial terms of the buy were not disclosed, however, the firm said that private equity firm JMI Equity has provided it funding in support of the transaction. JMI Equity General Partner Peter Arrowsmith and Vice President David Greenberg have joined Resource Nation's board as part of the acquisition.

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TechCrunch LA

AUGUST 16, 2020

Over their longtime personal and professional relationship, the two Los Angeles-based serial entrepreneurs have invested in each other’s companies and investment firms, but never worked together until now. Derek Norton and Jeremy Milken have known each other for twenty years.

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socalTECH

MAY 25, 2016

I think there are a lot of opportunities across all of these areas of technology, especially as it relates to Southern California. We know you invest globally, but are there specific kinds of companies you hope to focus on here in Southern California? Southern California, in particular, has a lot of talent in ad tech.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

JULY 27, 2021

Most startups come to early stage VCs and angels woefully unprepared for equity funding. Join Genevieve LeMarchal at the next Oceanside Chat at USC Viterbi Startup Garage to learn the most common areas that entrepreneurs overlook when seeking their first round of equity funding. See [link] (more)

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Startup USC Equity Entrepreneur 100

SoCal Tech Calendar

FEBRUARY 27, 2011

Thursday, March 3, 2011 -- Startup Equity - Maximize Benefits and Avoid Disaster. Make Sure You Have the Right "Strings" Attached Entrepreneurs have always pushed the envelope. Selling Stock?

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 16, 2014

Geographically our strategy is to fund about 50% of our deals in Southern California (from San Diego to Santa Barbara) and 50% of our deals on a national basis. As I like to say when asked, “For entrepreneurs you generally need to go to 2-3 cities max and probably pitch 5-15 investors. Was it hard to raise the fund?

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 27, 2011

K5Launch (www.k5launch.com) is modeled after the successful Y-Combinator and TechStars acceleration programs, and invests equity, provides mentors, and runs a three month program to get very early stage startups off the ground. We are in Orange County, but we're also focused more largely on Southern California.

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Orange County Southern California Startup Class 192

SoCal CTO

NOVEMBER 10, 2009

He has a really interesting background as a product manager and now an entrepreneur. On the one hand, an entrepreneur should not be overly paranoid and should know the ropes that VCs and other professional investors generally will not sign NDAs to see the concept or a prototype--and even if they did, it would not provide much protection.

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Product Entrepreneur Social Media Google 150

Tech Zulu Event

FEBRUARY 11, 2013

Together they envisioned a Match.com type of site for entrepreneurs to find each other and make things happen. It provides tools like the Equity Calculator and curates and vets vendors that service startups. He has noticed a lot of newcomers setting up shop to be opportunistic to entrepreneurs. titled “Co-Founders Wanted.”

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Entrepreneur Santa Monica Startup CTO Hire 87

SoCal Tech Calendar

JUNE 22, 2020

Entrepreneurs and Seed Stage Startups pitch live to a panel of investor judges. Entrepreneurs can have outsize impact on how societies and economies develop and evolve. Startup Coil is committed to supporting equity and inclusivity in search of a future that's brighter for all us. We all get the future we build together.

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Competition Startup Equity Entrepreneur 100

Tech Coast Venture Network

FEBRUARY 25, 2011

TCVN, a nonprofit technology group, was founded in 1984 to educate and assist entrepreneurs and emerging growth companies in Orange County and to connect them with money, advice and other resources to help their businesses grow. Foley has founded or been an equity partner in several companies. He is currently CEO of PitchMeTV.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

JUNE 13, 2011

Thursday, June 16, 2011 -- Financing Lessons from Entrepreneurs Who Funded Their Early-Stage Companies. For many first-time entrepreneurs this is new territory. So why go exploring on your own when you can learn from our panel of seasoned entrepreneurs who've funded and exited more than one successful business?

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 17, 2010

We have many seasoned entrepreneurs who have built successful companies here and made a lot of money for investors and themselves. But LA is not Silicon Valley and we don’t need to aspire to be so. Entrepreneurs in LA spend a lot of time commuting up to the Valley. You can find very talented technology executives.

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Company Companies Technology Startup 290

socalTECH

MARCH 1, 2017

We sat down with Jamie�who has been part of LA's technology industry, either as an investor or advisor since its very early days--to get his perspective on where we are today, especially as it relates to all of the companies he's worked with over the years on a more global stage and in Silicon Valley, and his advice to entrepreneurs.

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Technical Review Conference Silver Lake Cornerstone OnDemand 100

socalTECH

JANUARY 7, 2019

During the holiday season, our tradition over the last few years has been to post reflections on the past year and some predictions for 2019 from Southern California's technology industry. There was no monetary reward for those who participated (and Startup Boost does not take fees or equity from the companies that we help).

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Technical Review Software Review Startup Coach 157

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 14, 2011

And, the equity markets are certainly a more challenging environment. So you don't see as many people looking for funding now? Mike Napoli: Actually, we are seeing entrepreneurs. Mike Napoli: I think it was the entrepreneur. We've heard some entrepreneurs who have had some difficulty figuring out how to work with angels.

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Tech Coast Angels Technical Review Angel Southern California 231

socalTECH

OCTOBER 29, 2015

Brett and I both grew up in Southern California. So, what is PeerStreet? Where there are lots of players focused on different types of equity, different types of investments, different types of debt, they're doing it in a very unfocused manner. Brew Johnson: It's exciting to be building this business in LA.

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Southern California Google Technical Review Manhattan Beach 100

SoCal Tech Calendar

NOVEMBER 4, 2017

Hear from top leaders in cryptocurrency, blockchain, and equity crowdfunding about how the U.S. And meet the ambitious entrepreneurs who are going to make it all happen. Friday, November 10, 2017 -- The StartEngine ICO 2.0 is already positioned to accommodate regulated coin offerings. See [link].

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Equity Entrepreneur 100

Tech.Co

JULY 18, 2016

Whether it be renowned athletes looking to enjoy some sun in the off-season or movies stars basking in the glory of stardom in between takes, the number of recognizable faces in this southern California city can be too much for some fans to bear. And for those L.A. More startups to come**. Startup Showcase in Chicago.

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Los Angeles Angel Startup Newsletter 70

socalTECH

MARCH 1, 2012

It was a portal, and partnered with ISPs so that those ISPs could generate ad revenue, and create stick entertainment for customers. That was a rocket ride as well, and that took us to a top 10 website, and NBC took an equity steak in the company. So how did you end up back in Southern California?

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Southern California Idealab Startup Customer 245

SoCal Delicious

SEPTEMBER 19, 2012

Ten Tech Entrepreneurs Who Are Putting LA on the Map. Tech startup accelerators dot the landscape, feeding investments into the waiting arms of the nation’s most intelligent and driven entrepreneurs. Miller was even honored as an Ernst & Young “Entrepreneur of the Year” for 2011. Follow PandoDaily: Search.

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Technical Review Entrepreneur Riot Games Southern California 75

SoCal Tech Calendar

AUGUST 10, 2018

Thursday, August 16, 2018 -- Global LAVA: "Exit Options in Today's Environment" Whether you are just starting a business or exploring exit options, this Global LAVA event is designed to educate entrepreneurs, investors, and service providers about the current market dynamics and opportunities to position a company for a successful exit.

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LAVA Education Venture Capital Equity 100

socalTECH

NOVEMBER 14, 2019

They are really focused on their core product, and they have an ecosystem where they want other entrepreneurs and other businesses to help their entrepreneurs. Their mindset is that everyone should be an entrepreneur if they want to be, that's their mantra.

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