socalTECH

DECEMBER 26, 2012

For the last week of the year, we're featuring the thoughts and reflections of some of the movers and shakers of Southern California's high tech community. What was the biggest news for you/your firm this year? This year, we were lucky enough to find 40 great startups to invest in, growing StartEngine immensely.

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Southern California High Tech SaaS Social Media 168

socalTECH

APRIL 12, 2011

Derek Norton is head of Los Angeles-based Watertower Group (www.watertowergroup.com), a firm which helps companies raise funding, one of the rare companies which has a track record and good reputation helping companies with fundraising, and also runs its own investment fund. What do you mean by the connected consumer?

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Riot Games Technology Los Angeles Entrepreneur 199

InfoChachkie

DECEMBER 9, 2013

In a similar vein, a 2012 study by the Kauffman Foundation noted that women account for only 10% of all the founders of high-tech startups. What Gives? At Rincon Venture Partners , we have invested in several female entrepreneurs(so far), including Tracy DiNunzio, Founder and CEO of Tradesy. Bias Beyond Women.

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Customer Custom Study Metrics 185

socalTECH

DECEMBER 27, 2010

All this week, we are sharing the opinions of some of the top influencers in Southern California's high tech community. 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. None tanked.

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Miramar Southern California High Tech Clearstone 140

socalTECH

DECEMBER 30, 2010

All this week, we are sharing the opinions of some of the top influencers in Southern California's high tech community. 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. Stay tuned.

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Venture Capital Capital Rustic Canyon Southern California 234

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 19, 2014

In the US, many entrepreneurs see grants as “free money,” since they are not loans and don’t have to be repaid. A grant is not an equity investment, so the entrepreneur doesn’t have to give up a stake in the company either. That is time and resource that you must add to the million other high-priority startup tasks.

Startup 97

Startup High Tech Research Funding 97

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 13, 2015

In my years of advising startups and occasional investing, I’ve seen many great ideas start and fail, but the right team always seems to make good things happen, even without the ultimate idea. That’s why investors say they invest in people (bet on the jockey, not the horse), rather than the idea. The sales professional.

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Technical Advisors Outsource Development Startup High Tech 105

socalTECH

JANUARY 27, 2010

On Thursday, the City of Ventura is formally launching a new incubator, the Ventura Ventures Technology Center (www.v2tc.com), targeted at high tech businesses. We spoke with Alex Schneider, who is managing the effort, about what the incubator is and what it hopes to accomplish. What is the Ventura incubator?

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Ventura Incubator Technology Startup 200

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 11, 2014

In my years of advising startups and occasional investing, I’ve seen many great ideas start and fail, but the right team always seems to make good things happen, even without the ultimate idea. That’s why investors say they invest in people (bet on the jockey, not the horse), rather than the idea. The sales professional.

Technical Advisors 98

Technical Advisors Startup Outsource Development High Tech 98

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 18, 2018

In my years of advising startups and occasional investing, I’ve seen many great ideas start and fail, but the right team always seems to make good things happen, even without the ultimate idea. That’s why investors say they invest in people (bet on the jockey, not the horse), rather than the idea. The sales professional.

Technical Advisors 57

Technical Advisors Startup Outsource Development High Tech 57

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 27, 2013

One of the most frequent questions from high tech startups is: where''s my exit? We caught up with David Siemer , both an investment banker who runs Siemer & Associates (www.siemer.com) and an early stage investor here with Siemer Ventures (www.siemervc.com), to get his thoughts on the subject.

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Southern California SoCal Commerce Invest 124

socalTECH

DECEMBER 30, 2010

All this week, we are sharing the opinions of some of the top influencers in Southern California's high tech community. 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. 1) Mobile web.

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Technical Review Southern California Cloud Computing Venture Capital 160

socalTECH

OCTOBER 24, 2011

One of the biggest complaints you hear from both entrepreneurs and investors in Los Angeles, is the lack of a credible, visible startup accelerator in the Los Angeles area. For those not familiar with accelerators and MuckerLab, explain what it's all about? Erik, thanks for the time. We're focused on two things.

Technical Advisors 176

Technical Advisors Startup Southern California Los Angeles 176

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 13, 2013

In the US, many entrepreneurs see grants as “free money,” since they are not loans and don’t have to be repaid. A grant is not an equity investment, so the entrepreneur doesn’t have to give up a stake in the company either. That is time and resource that you must add to the million other high-priority startup tasks.

Equity 92

Equity Startup High Tech Research 92

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 17, 2018

Tell us what Flo does? As we learn what's normal, we're able to notify homeowners of say, a leak as small as a drop of water a minute, water that's been running too long, or signs that a water burst may be looming because of something like high water pressure. He would do the forensics on what went wrong.

Technical Review 113

Technical Review Technology Startup Artificial Inteligence 113

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 2, 2013

Find out what other people are doing, and what works for them. People love to share what they know. Maybe it’s time to sign up for a few free Webinars, or even invest in an expert consultant in this area. Then continue to measure and learn what works, at what cost. Experiment with social media tools.

Social Media 106

Social Media Media Startup Social Network 106

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 25, 2014

There is outraged public reaction to the Google buses carrying technology workers from the city to the peninsula high-tech companies which employ them. What about Kleiner? Investment Partner Megan Quinn weighed in publicly. We have outrage over the rising real-estate prices which these “techno geeks” can pay.

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Education Venture Capital UCSD Class 417

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 2, 2011

Now that President Barack Obama’s economic stimulus package has been out for a while, including $50 billion aimed at alternative-energy initiatives, applying for grants has become the rage for high-tech startups. In the US, many entrepreneurs see grants as “free money,” since they are not loans and don’t have to be repaid.

High Tech 88

High Tech Startup Research Entrepreneur 88

InfoChachkie

OCTOBER 3, 2011

If you have not yet discovered Everything Is A Remix , I strongly encourage you to invest the time to check it out. Of particular interest to entrepreneurs, Part III discusses the creative process of technical innovations. I asked the staff person if he was a fan of Parliament and his response was, “What’s Parliament?”.

Startup 255

Startup High Tech SaaS .Net 255

Tech.Co

DECEMBER 12, 2017

In this interview with #StartupsEverywhere , I talk withMichael Iseman, Entrepreneur-in-Residence at Startup Junkie, about the mentorship pool, knowledge transfer, the latest happening in the ecosystem and the energy of this community within the region. What’s your role in the northwestern Arkansas startup ecosystem?

Entrepreneur 70

Entrepreneur Startup News High Tech 70

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 28, 2010

For example, if your startup is building a high-tech software product, a dream team of advisors would be a former CEO or high-level exec in another software company, a former software marketing executive, and a former financial executive. What better candidates than your Advisory Board? Marty Zwilling.

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Invest Technical Review Software Review High Tech 50

InfoChachkie

NOVEMBER 18, 2013

Despite what you might think, you are never too old to benefit from the helpful guidance of a mentor. When I graduated for the Wharton Vocational School of Consultants and Investment Bankers, I was one of the few students who did not pursue either of these traditional MBA career paths. Then follow up with them, time and time again.".

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Mentor Startup Technical Review Software Review 263

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 28, 2012

Find out what other people are doing, and what works for them. People love to share what they know. Maybe it’s time to sign up for a few free Webinars, or even invest in an expert consultant in this area. Then continue to measure and learn what works, at what cost. Experiment with social media tools.

Social Media 115

Social Media Media Startup Social Network 115

InfoChachkie

OCTOBER 24, 2011

There has recently been a common theme among the entrepreneurs I have interviewed and the conferences I have attended: despite the relatively weak state of the world economy, now is a great time to create a high-tech startup. As noted in Now Is Never Too Early , successful entrepreneurs are not inclined to wait.

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Company Companies Startup Study 257

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 11, 2010

I meet with dozens of entrepreneurs a week. They come to me wanting to know first, will I invest myself? Okay, then will I connect them to someone who will invest? What do they need to do? Once you take investment, you will also have a fiduciary board, with the responsibility of making the company successful.

Outsource Development 93

Outsource Development High Tech Outsource Startup 93

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 23, 2012

For example, if your startup is building a high-tech software product, a dream team of advisors would be a former CEO or high-level exec in another software company, a former software marketing executive, and a former financial executive. What better candidates than your Advisory Board?

Startup 95

Startup Technical Review Software Review High Tech 95

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 9, 2011

Find out what other people are doing, and what works for them. People love to share what they know. Maybe it’s time to sign up for a few free Webinars, or even invest in an expert consultant in this area. Then continue to measure and learn what works, at what cost. Experiment with social media tools.

Social Media 104

Social Media Media Marketing Social Network 104

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 9, 2010

I conclude that the genesis of this trend seems to come from several forces, including the following: Less investment capital available due to the recession. Twenty years ago, it cost $5 million to really launch a high-tech startup, when the same thing can be done today for $500 thousand.

Startup 86

Startup Angel Venture Capital Technical Review 86

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 5, 2011

For example, if your startup is building a high-tech software product, a dream team of advisors would be a former CEO or high-level exec in another software company, a former software marketing executive, and a former financial executive. What better candidates than your Advisory Board?

Startup 95

Startup Technical Review Software Review High Tech 95

socalTECH

JUNE 17, 2009

Yesterday, Santa Monica-based SharesPost (www.sharespost.com) launched a new service of particular interest to the venture capital and high tech startup market, a new, online service which facilitates the buying and selling of private company stock. Explain how your service works? The way we do that, is through bulletin boards.

Startup 124

Startup Zag Venture Capital Equity 124

InfoChachkie

APRIL 9, 2012

These entrepreneurs do not risk everything, work outrageous hours and put themselves under extreme pressure because they want to. If it were a decision to be an entrepreneur, then most right-minded individuals would decide to turn back when they encountered the first inevitable startup crises. Entrepreneurs want to matter.

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Startup Ideas Entrepreneur Statistics 243

InfoChachkie

OCTOBER 28, 2013

The days of entrepreneurs having to move to New York, LA or Silicon Valley to ensure their startup''s success are long over. Maybe, but it''s exactly what my wife and I did over twenty years ago. Dozens of successful startups later, investors no longer ask this question of Santa Barbara entrepreneurs. Don''t believe the hype.

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Santa Barbara Company Companies Startup 268

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 9, 2011

Rose, who has been described as "the Father of Angel Investing in New York" by Crain's New York Business, and a "world conquering entrepreneur" by BusinessWeek. He chairs New York Angels, one of the most active angel investment groups in the country, which has invested over $60 million into nearly 70 companies.

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Invest Angel Venture Capital Entrepreneur 88

socalTECH

APRIL 7, 2011

Many local entrepreneurs might know Todd Jerry , formerly a venture capitalist at Anthem Venture Partners. Todd has a unique view, having worked both on the venture and high technology investing side at Anthem, as well as the architecture and construction industry now. First, explain what your company is all about?

Santa Monica 190

Santa Monica Venture Capital Anthem Design 190

SoCal CTO

DECEMBER 1, 2010

And I tried to evaluate the idea and figure out: What did the founder really need here? 20 Recommended Quora Threads for Startups - ReadWriteStart , November 1, 2010 The Q&A site Quora has become an indispensable trove of knowledge and expertise when it comes to the tech industry. Was it a Startup Founder Developer Gap ?

Technical Review 175

Technical Review Startup Product Technology 175

socalTECH

JUNE 6, 2011

Although Los Angeles has become a hub for the high tech startup world, Surprisingly, one of the things which hasn't happened in the Los Angeles area is any huge, successful venture acceleration programs. What is Upstart.la? What's your background and how did you get into this? Bruce, what's your background?

Startup 221

Startup Mentor Southern California Incubator 221

InfoChachkie

JANUARY 6, 2014

Although this approach requires a significant investment of a startup''s time during the early phases of the patent process, it can reduce the overall time you expend on the process, by creating a solid foundation upon which the IP lawyers can draft the legal language. Do not rely on the IP lawyer to coax such vital information from you.

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IP Patents Journal Equity 210