socalTECH

FEBRUARY 17, 2017

I want to invest in entrepreneurs that have the capacity to be number one at whatever they are doing, and do it within our skill base, which is direct-to-consumer. So, now, as a VC, I swore I'd never treat entrepreneurs like those VCs treated me. I love entrepreneurs. What's the theme of your investments?

Venture Capital 100

Venture Capital Entrepreneur Technical Review Software Review 100

Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 19, 2009

(In case it’s not obvious it’s a play on the Nike slogan, “Just Do It.&# ) I believe that being successful as an entrepreneur requires you to get lots of things done. Entrepreneurs make fast decisions and move forward knowing that at best 70% of their decisions are going to be right. This paralyzes most people.

Entrepreneur 414

Entrepreneur Technical Review Slides CTO Coach 414

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 9, 2011

A while back I received a discouraging note from an entrepreneur with a patent and a medical software application who couldn’t find a dime of investment, and was grousing that seed funding just wasn’t available anymore. I’ve asked this question many times of presenters in angel meetings, and often get a blank look.

Software Review 98

Software Review Funding Seed Funding Startup 98

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 3, 2010

Yesterday I received a discouraging note from an entrepreneur with a patent and a medical software application who couldn’t find a dime of investment, and was grousing that seed funding just wasn’t available anymore. I’ve asked this question many times of presenters in angel meetings, and often get a blank look. Marty Zwilling.

Software Review 95

Software Review Startup Seed Funding Funding 95

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 14, 2022

My recommendation to entrepreneurs is to recognize these concerns as an opportunity to make people’s life better, rather than worry and dodge the risk. We all just need your help in managing personal data correctly, and making sure you are part of the solution, rather than part of the problem. Don’t take shortcuts on these.

Custom 137

Custom Customer Technical Review Symantec 137

Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 12, 2013

TechZulu & Gadget Review present REACH. Scot has been an entrepreneur and executive responsible for the launch of several interactive entertainment ventures. As a consultant for Comcast and co-founder of G4 Media, Scot helped bring the world of video games to television in 2002. Sponsored giveaways and contests.

Technical Review 94

Technical Review Technology Activision Entertainment 94

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 22, 2014

My plea to entrepreneurs is to recognize these concerns as an opportunity, to make people’s life better, rather than stoke the fires. Make navigation simple and consistent, with abundant online help The good news is that, if your company does it right, it might be another Amazon. Why is everyone so paranoid these days? Marty Zwilling.

Entrepreneur 100

Entrepreneur Technical Review Startup Social Network 100

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 20, 2018

Every entrepreneur wants to hear “yes” during the fund-raising process but I would argue that being too risk averse and not pushing hard enough and be willing to hear a “no” is what holds back many people from “yes.” Possibly offend and entrepreneur leading to reputation risk amongst other entrepreneurs.

Funding 189

Funding Software Review Entrepreneur Venture Capital 189

Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 6, 2013

It’s a great one about entrepreneurship, friendship and the collaborative economy that is helping families in need across the world. ” I wrote about this movement in the link to the left and also published this widely read presentation on the topic. I told her the story of Aaron, the company, the reviews, etc.

Venture Capital 344

Venture Capital Technical Review Software Review San Diego 344

Tech Zulu Event

JULY 8, 2011

And now without further ado I present the Spotlight: LA Tech Summer Winners: Spotlight Companies. 10 min per presenter). If you believe that you have a great idea that has a potential to sell and you need help in product development, we are here for your help. RSVP: AGENDA. 6:00 – 7:00pm – check-in. Diamond Sponsor.

CalTech 100

CalTech Technical Review Company Companies 100

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 4, 2017

My plea to entrepreneurs is to recognize these concerns as an opportunity, to make people’s life better, rather than stoke the fires. Make navigation simple and consistent, with abundant online help The good news is that, if your company does it right, it might be another Amazon. Why is everyone so paranoid these days?

Entrepreneur 54

Entrepreneur Technical Review Startup Symantec 54

Tech Zulu Event

MAY 2, 2011

At the Technovation Challenge LA Pitch Night hosted by Iridescent , we saw six teams of high school girls from various Los Angeles City Schools pitch a number of mobile app ideas to a panel of venture capitalists and entrepreneurs. Team Rise, and their app to help teens manage their budgets and time.

Technical Review 82

Technical Review Entrepreneur Software Review USC 82

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 13, 2011

There was a lot of consumer internet activity again…resurgence of things, but it was still mysterious, venture capital was still kind of closed, 1st time entrepreneurs had a lot of questions that were unanswered, and there was still some sort of hand waiving around all the financing stuff and so we took it on….”. we are not going to invest.

Venture Capital 288

Venture Capital Startup Technical Review Software Review 288

Tech.Co

MARCH 8, 2018

Fortunately, for those headed to SXSW, Startup Night SXSW 2018 , presented by the Kauffman Foundation and TechCo, will be filled with investors from a multitude of industries who are looking to discover and fund startups building the latest solutions and tech innovations. Lisha Bell, Deal Flow Lead for Pipeline Angels.

Technical Review 70

Technical Review Startup Software Review Entrepreneur 70

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 29, 2010

My plea to entrepreneurs and startups is to recognize it as an opportunity, and go the extra mile to make people comfortable rather than paranoid. Make navigation simple and consistent, with abundant online help The good news is that, if your company does it right, it might be another Amazon. Why is everyone so paranoid these days?

Entrepreneur 85

Entrepreneur Technical Review Social Network News 85

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.

Technical Review 100

Technical Review Conference Silver Lake Cornerstone OnDemand 100

Tech Zulu Event

APRIL 1, 2014

The very mention of the word fundraising can illicit some powerful emotions among entrepreneurs. On one end, entrepreneurs who have (at minimum) built something customers love and are willing to pay for, and the other hand, investors who are looking for the very companies who fit that profile. ” Crowdfunding with a Focus.

Invest 100

Invest Startup Technical Review Software Review 100

Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 6, 2013

Forget visits to random restaurants, myfab5 uses the power of the crowd to help you search for the best restaurant in town. Founded by Omeid Seirafi-Pour , Calvin Schemanski and John Gulbronson they aim to help users find fabulous restaurants in their cities. myfab5 is a platform that reinvents the restaurant review.

Software Review 79

Software Review Technical Review Writing Startup 79

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 18, 2015

I rarely talk to any startup entrepreneur or VC who doesn’t feel it and somehow long for simpler times despite the benefits we all enjoy from increased enthusiasm for our sector. For entrepreneurs there’s too much money sloshing around. We are experiencing a frenetic time. “Yeah, we think about going every year.

Software Review 150

Software Review Startup Venture Capital Invest 150

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 3, 2019

My recommendation to entrepreneurs is to recognize these concerns as an opportunity to make people’s life better, rather than worry and dodge the risk. We all just need your help in managing personal data correctly, and making sure you are part of the solution, rather than part of the problem. Don’t take shortcuts on these.

Technical Review 78

Technical Review Symantec Social Network News 78

TechCrunch LA

MARCH 31, 2021

“It would present a huge opportunity for a variety of climate tech sectors, ranging from clean electricity to carbon management to vehicle electrification.” The vast majority of those are nowhere up to modern codes. As with most of Biden’s big infrastructure initiatives, there are startups tackling these issues.

Startup 229

Startup Technical Review Invest Research 229

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 13, 2011

If your startup is looking for an angel investor, it makes sense to present your plan to flocks of angels, and assume that at least one will swoop down and scoop you up. It won’t help your case or your workload to do an email blast and follow-up with 60,000 members around the world. Or does it? Keiretsu Forum.

Angel 102

Angel Keiretsu Organization Template 102

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 16, 2010

My favorite new software tool is DailyBurn. Problem is – Weight Watchers software TOTALLY SUCKS. The other key is making your goals public – at least to someone else who can help keep you accountable. So DailyBurn allows you to invite friends to see your goals and help you monitor them. Pretty cool stuff.

Technical Review 278

Technical Review Software Review Startup SoCal 278

socalTECH

JUNE 11, 2018

Each one has their own process for discovering talent, promoting them to industry, and helping provide career momentum for them. We've created a database that writers can optionally join into, to present their needs, their positive reviews across different organizations, all in one place so that the industry can discovery emerging talent.

Technical Review 100

Technical Review Hollywood Platform Competition 100

InfoChachkie

JANUARY 24, 2011

We are now harnessing the ‘social’ aspect of the system where businesses and consumers begin to contribute to the data by adding or updating products listings as well as rate and review products.”. With that said, what books, blogs or other resources do you recommend for emerging entrepreneurs? 3) Why the hell are you at it again?

Blogging 219

Blogging Entrepreneur Software Review Course 219

InfoChachkie

JANUARY 6, 2011

We are now harnessing the ‘social’ aspect of the system where businesses and consumers begin to contribute to the data by adding or updating products listings as well as rate and review products.”. With that said, what books, blogs or other resources do you recommend for emerging entrepreneurs? 3) Why the hell are you at it again?

Entrepreneur 232

Entrepreneur Competition Software Review Course 232

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 25, 2009

I like to say to first-time entrepreneurs, picking a VC is more permanent than marriage. Keeping a blog has been great because so many entrepreneurs have written me with questions about their companies and I’ve gotten to know many of you personally through the process. There are many great VCs. Let me explain.

Venture Capital 297

Venture Capital Startup Technical Review Entrepreneur 297

socalTECH

MAY 18, 2010

Al is a repeat entrepreneur, who last founded Integrien, and was SVP and GM at LowerMyBills. As of the last four months, we've had about 200,000 plus downloads, a bunch of great write ups, and a lot of mom bloggers who have been reviewing the app and writing stories on it. We caught up with Al recently to hear about his latest startup.

Mobile 168

Mobile .Net Pasadena Software Review 168

socalTECH

MAY 7, 2010

One is software, which is very much like software-as-a-service, where we deliver that software to publications and conferences, to enable rich media on their sites. That helps the reader figure out what are the key elements of the research, and whether the reader wants to spend more time digging into the article.

Journal 124

Journal Technical Review UCSD Web 124

Tech Zulu Event

FEBRUARY 16, 2012

pitch and technology competition at the Computer History Museum in Mountain View, CA, I couldn’t help but feel like it might be a hall of crickets with a few passionate women warming the front row. Her presentation was captivating, despite a fearful judging panel of the scalability problem. So when I heard about Women 2.0

Conference 77

Conference Startup Technical Review Software Review 77

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 22, 2012

My plea to entrepreneurs is to recognize these concerns as an opportunity, and go the extra mile to make people’s life better, rather than stoke the fires. Make navigation simple and consistent, with abundant online help The good news is that, if your company does it right, it might be another Amazon. Don’t take shortcuts on these.

Startup 85

Startup Technical Review Social Network News 85

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 11, 2011

My plea to entrepreneurs is to recognize it as an opportunity, and go the extra mile to make people’s life better rather than stoke the fires. Make navigation simple and consistent, with abundant online help The good news is that, if your company does it right, it might be another Amazon. Why is everyone so paranoid these days?

Startup 94

Startup Technical Review Social Network News 94

Tech Zulu Event

FEBRUARY 8, 2012

The next company up was Storitz , operating as an online reservation system for storage units (think Orbitz), the company helps consumers not only search for available listings, but also make reservations with real time feedback on availability and customer reviews.

Technical Review 94

Technical Review Idealab Startup Mobile 94

socalTECH

NOVEMBER 18, 2008

in a venture round for the firm's software recommendation startup. Darrius Thompson: We came from a company called DivX, where we had built a business primarily around consumer software. We got really good at figuring out how to get wide distribution for our software, and how to monetize that software in unique ways.

Software Review 100

Software Review Software Startup Examples 100

SoCal Delicious

OCTOBER 8, 2012

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Los Angeles 44

Los Angeles Software Review Technical Review Journal 44

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 25, 2016

In our industry we applaud the efforts for entrepreneurs to have tried and we know that today’s failure can bring the experience for tomorrow’s success. Yet I can’t help thinking there are many predictable failures that come from a lack of basic planning. Many startup businesses – tech or otherwise – fail.

Startup 150

Startup Marketing Study SEO 150

Tech Zulu Event

MARCH 4, 2014

It’s almost been a work week since Techzulu and Gadget Review’s REACH | The Connected Future and we’re still reeling with excitement. And of course, we’d like to thank our amazing panels of speakers for pouring their knowledge into the mental chalices of our present and virtual attendees. Let’s Talk Money.

UCLA 99

UCLA Technical Review Software Review Incubator 99