socalTECH

JULY 24, 2018

Los Angeles Cleantech Incubator (LACI) and the California Clean Energy Fund (CalCEF) recently announced the California Climate Cup ([link] a new startup competition tied into the upcoming Global Climate Action Summit in San Francisco in September. This is one opportunity to do that.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 12, 2013

Many entrepreneurs I know don’t realize that the language they learned in the corporate world, or even their recent MBA class, won’t get them ahead in the startup world today. As a reality check, try this quick test of your entrepreneur savvy. As a reality check, try this quick test of your entrepreneur savvy. Super-angels.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 18, 2021

Funding sources for this stage extend from grants to large private fund incubators, such as the IBM Watson initiative a while back. But to prevent confusion with basic R&D, these costs should never be called out the major category in your use of funds statement to investors. Commercial product prototypes. Marty Zwilling.

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 27, 2010

We caught up with Mickie Rosen , the firm's CEO, about the company, its links to Best Buy, and how it was incubated out of Fuse Capital. Ross Levinsohn of Fuse Capital also is involved in incubating Tecca. Why did you decide to incubate this firm--rather than fund something already in the market? READ MORE>>.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 21, 2014

We’ve had an explosion of alternate sources of financing from crowd-sourcing, angels, accelerators, incubators, corporates, corporate incubators. Poorly implemented this category was the definition of shelfware. An impressive number of new VCs have been created – most of them with new seed funds.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 5, 2015

I challenge any entrepreneur, for example, to define the difference between "seed-stage" and "early-stage" financing. Most investors won’t touch a first-time entrepreneur at this stage. Ron Conway , of SV Angels, and Reid Hoffman , LinkedIn's founder, are names often mentioned in this category.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 19, 2018

Unfortunately, most entrepreneurs don’t realize that the words “research” and “development” are red flags to investors, and all such proposals are routinely discarded. Find private fund incubators for technology pilots. People who know you, trust you, and believe in you above all else are always candidates for requesting an investment.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 28, 2016

Venice-based Amplify LA (www.amplify.la) is celebrating its fifth anniversary as a startup accelerator here in the Los Angeles area � one of the few in the area to have survived in more or less original form after the launch of a number of startup incubators and accelerators five years ago.

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InfoChachkie

OCTOBER 15, 2012

One the most frequent questions asked of me by entrepreneurs is, "How can I become a Venture Capitalist?" The inquiry is common because being a VC is (to an entrepreneur, at least) a sexy job. Spend as much time as possible in the company of aspiring and accomplished entrepreneurs. Microscopic Industry.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 8, 2018

If you seen the entrepreneurs that disrupt big categories, they came at it from a very different approach, which is not iterative, but is transformative. I understand both of you came out of Science Inc, the startup studio/incubator? What has the biggest lesson you've learned so far as entrepreneurs?

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 13, 2015

Funding sources for this stage extend from grants to large private fund incubators, such as the IBM Watson initiative. But to prevent confusion with basic R&D, these costs should never be called out the major category in your use of funds statement to investors. business entrepreneur funding research and development startup'

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TechCrunch LA

NOVEMBER 4, 2019

Founders and investors circling the space suspect a wave of Silicon Valley interest is coming, however, and that it will alter the category entirely. In fact, new funds have launched there with expertise in the category. We are in phase three of the influencer economy. Bain Capital Ventures' Jamison Hill.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 7, 2016

Cedars Sinai has a wide range of networks, from providers, payers, and other key stakeholders, and Techstars has a wide network of investors, entrepreneurs, and leaders in the startup space, and being able to connect those people creates and amazing opportunity. Those might be in categories that may not exist today.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 7, 2016

Cedars Sinai has a wide range of networks, from providers, payers, and other key stakeholders, and Techstars has a wide network of investors, entrepreneurs, and leaders in the startup space, and being able to connect those people creates and amazing opportunity. Those might be in categories that may not exist today.

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Mentor Startup Coach Ideas 100

socalTECH

NOVEMBER 19, 2012

Hautelook was able to help define--and conquer--the online flash sales category, in record time. Brett Markinson: The best place to start, is I'm a serial entrepreneur. As an entrepreneur, I'm drawn to disruptive dynamics and business opportunities, and to the sea change enabled by technology driven disruption.

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InfoChachkie

APRIL 21, 2011

K = Time to Innovate/Incubate New Ideas. The (Non)sense Of Entitlement describes the temperament required for successful entrepreneurs to leverage performance feedback. H = Technology Partners Integration. E = User Interface/User Experience. B = New Technology Evaluation. G = Oversee Client Services. F = Manage Backend Finance System.

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Technical Review Software Review Startup Outsource 182

Tech Zulu Event

MARCH 4, 2014

As one of our most fully stacked events to date, we thought it wouldn’t quite each of our five categories justice by recapping the entire event and skimming only for highlights. Today, the conversation on Cleantech with a panel of entreprenurs, doing work as local VC’s, university, incubators, and startups.

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SoCal Delicious

NOVEMBER 8, 2012

Next → As startup ecosystems evolve and mature, validation of their viability comes in waves from entrepreneurs, investors, and service providers alike. We hope that the platform will allow entrepreneurs a streamlined transition to an accelerator program, financing or to otherwise launch their businesses.”. Post navigation.

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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. Many startup businesses – tech or otherwise – fail. How much ad revenue does TripAdvisor make? And how much do others providers make?

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Startup Marketing Study SEO 150

Tech Zulu Event

FEBRUARY 8, 2012

Their presentation ended in a quick trivia round about science, a category which (of course), the techy audience chose. Pursue Your Passion – The only way to truly stay motivated on the arduous path of an entrepreneur. Focus, Focus, Focus – Specializing your product when things get too diluted and unclear.

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SoCal Delicious

SEPTEMBER 13, 2012

Program head Robert Jadon describes Startup UCLA as more of a pre-accelerator than anything, meaning the the ideas are typically earlier stage and the entrepreneurs less experienced. Love the student entrepreneur scene in LA right now! Categories Deals. Share on Twitter. Share on Google+. Share on LinkedIn. Michael Carney.

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UCLA Invest Startup Class 47

SoCal Delicious

OCTOBER 8, 2012

Tech entrepreneurs and executives from Silicon Valley are moving south and buying up luxury homes in the Los Angeles area. Andrew Frame, a 30-something entrepreneur who founded Internet-telephone company Ooma, bought a contemporary four bedroom in Bel Air for $5.5 Talent agencies CAA and WME are incubating start-ups.

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Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 16, 2013

No folders, submenus, or “category-container-box-lists” Write your reminder with a string of hashtags: #todo #pickup autobiography of arnold schwarzenegger from #amazon. The team originally did A/B testing with #hashtags versus /slashtags with one to denote higher categories. And that, became the core of their product.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 11, 2011

He invented the category of sponsored search. At the time when you did a search on Lycos, Alta Vista or similar for a category such as Cars you ended up getting 9 spam results and 1 proper website to meet your needs. Too many entrepreneurs focus on dilution. All of that are in this week’s episode of This Week in VC.

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Competition Idealab Product CitySearch 350

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 29, 2011

.&# Surprisinly, this strategy works well with many entrepreneurs. It’s as though we forgot the management mantra of the 90′s about “core competencies&# or the most common VC advice to entrepreneurs: Focus. I doubt this will end well for those VCs or for the entrepreneurs they backed. Funny, that.

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Venture Capital Capital Software Startup 296

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 5, 2011

I’m an entrepreneur at heart so I’m always inspired when I hear stories about innovation. It’s why my investment philosophy is called, “ the entrepreneur thesis.&#. Who’s going to help you with improving your marketing / positioning to become a clear platform category leader like Twilio?

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Venture Capital Technical Review Startup Press 317

Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 30, 2010

My advice to entrepreneurs was and is “ when the hors d’oeuvres tray is being passed take two ” (e.g. So I agreed to offer my current thinking on the economy and what it portends for the VC industry & fund raising for entrepreneurs. What does this mean if you’re an entrepreneur? raise money now to weather any storms).

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Entrepreneur Venture Capital Technical Review Startup 298

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 6, 2013

Anyone who works with entrepreneurs will tell you that all are different. Many might say Donald Trump epitomizes this category. The Opportunist is the speculative part of the entrepreneur in all of us. The Specialist entrepreneur will enter one industry and stick with it for 15 to 30 years. Opportunist. Specialist.

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Entrepreneur Mentor Framework Web 96

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 19, 2015

Yet I can’t remember the last time any entrepreneur asked me to assess personal potential, despite the fact that most investors will admit they invest in the person more than the product. Many might say Donald Trump epitomizes this category. These entrepreneurs dream big, go big and too often crash big. Opportunist. Specialist.

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