Steve Reich

DECEMBER 31, 2014

2014 Pasadena Angels Performance. • 20 New Angels joined. I have never seen such energy at the Pasadena Angels in my decade+ as a member. It’s hard to exaggerate the impact IP is having in Pasadena. Dan Dato, Ronen Olshansky, and the CC team will definitely add to the buzz in the Pasadena Tech community.

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 23, 2011

Before that, I worked at the Pasadena Angels, the angel investment group. We're one of the first investments out of that group. Talk about your background and what you'd done before this? John Delacruz: This is my second company. My first company, was Journalfire, published on academic publishing. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 25, 2010

For our Insights and Opinions section today, we have an article from Joe Platnick of the Pasadena Angels , who delves into some of the criteria for selecting an angel group. 2. Do they actually have capital and a track record of investing their own personal funds. 8. Are they respectful of entrepreneurs.

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socalTECH

MARCH 6, 2009

One of the biggest questions we get from entrepreneurs is if they should be having to pay to present to angel groups. Joe Platnick , a member of the Pasadena Angels , talks about whether fees are ever appropriate to present to an angel investors group. Tags: angel insights opinions investment.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 20, 2011

In addition, the investors decided they were just tired of their investment, and wanted to move on. Most of the board was from the Tech Coast Angels and Pasadena Angels, and while they are good people--and frankly, from their point of view--it made sense not to nurse it along in their portfolio when a company isn't going to make it.

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socalTECH

MARCH 31, 2014

Bitvore is based in Irvine, and is backed by serial entrepreneur Yuri Pikover, as well as other angels. One of the folks was the CTO of an investment bank in New York, who immediately saw what we did, and said he had a problem he wanted us to approach. Tell me about Bitvore - what''s your technology used for? more) READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 2, 2013

Yapert raised a funding round a few weeks ago from the Tech Coast Angels, Desert Angeles, and Pasadena Angels for its mobile apps, which consolidates news and information about your favorite interests. Phil Kelly: Before Yapert, I was angel investing.

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Steve Reich

FEBRUARY 21, 2014

Check it out on their site at: Innovate Pasadena. Many Pasadena Angels will join the events, and I’ll be judging apps at the Hackathon. Angel Investing Entrepreneurs Incubators and Accelerators Innovate Pasadena mobile apps Pasadena Angels' See you there!

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Tech Zulu Event

FEBRUARY 8, 2013

million led by GRP Partners, with participation from Baroda Ventures, Bertelsmann Digital Media Investments (BDMI), Daher Capital, Double M Capital, Karlin Ventures, Clark Landry, Andy Rankin, and Launchpad LA. . · YieldMetrics has already raised $1.7 The founders previously ran another company together.

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Steve Reich

JUNE 23, 2013

You can get tickets while they last by joining the Innovate Pasadena group on LinkedIn. The Pasadena Angels will be there, in addition to representatives of CalTech, the City of Pasadena, IdeaLab, and more. Angel Investing Entrepreneurs Innovate Pasadena' Don’t miss it!

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Steve Reich

JULY 20, 2013

In a nutshell, new SEC rules will REQUIRE entrepreneurs to register with the SEC BEFORE approaching investors. Angel Investing Entrepreneurs Pasadena Angels Raising Captial' Overwrought headline? New SEC regs will destroy your ability to raise capital. This Administration and the SEC have lost their minds.

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Steve Reich

MARCH 9, 2013

A group of 20 or so local entrepreneurs gathered at Jones’ coffee to meet, share stories, and talk over new ventures. This is another good step toward pulling together the tech community in the greater Pasadena area. Ted Tekippe, CEO of Doublebeam joined us, as did Kevin Scanlon, Chairman of the Pasadena Angels.

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Steve Reich

JANUARY 20, 2013

The one group of investors you can count on to support you in a crisis are your Angels, and I saw two examples over the Holidays. This story highlights a key point–unlike many other investors, Angels are there for you in a crunch. Your VCs and lenders will likely impose onerous terms, and your ownership will get badly diluted.

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Steve Reich

AUGUST 9, 2012

At a recent accelerator event on the West Side, a friendly young founder told me that he had been coached by his mentor not to talk to Angel groups. As a Pasadena Angel, I wanted to be shocked, but I wasn’t. The Angel funding process can be arduous. The entrepreneurs in startups are trained to go fast and run lean.

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Steve Reich

SEPTEMBER 14, 2014

This experience led me to ask some questions: Does every angel investment have to be a home run? For entrepreneurs? DuWayne Peterson, founding chairman of the Pasadena Angels, told me we should be targeting companies that needed modest capital to hit a 3-5x outcome. Angel Investing pasadena angels'

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Steve Reich

FEBRUARY 15, 2012

was launched with nearly $2mm in Angel funding from the Pasadena Angels and Tech Coast Angels. We had an advocate in each Angel group who aggressively lead the effort. Someone has to do the heavy lifting of advocating, organizing, and building enthusiasm about your company within their Angel group.

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 12, 2008

Personally, I've been an entrepreneur for 15 years, running companies with P and L responsibility for divisions, and watched with frustration as the Internet has grown up around us. When we thought we had the right mix, we went to look for angel capital, and raised $1.3M He's now at Gogii, which has received investment from Kleiner.

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Steve Reich

AUGUST 15, 2015

The reality is that many successful companies have more than 20 angels in the cap table. MindBody (MB on Nasdaq), just went public with a $500mm market cap, and they had a significant number of Pasadena Angel as investors. The key to managing your Angels? A strong lead and experienced Angels help, as Mr. Suster noted.

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Tech Zulu Event

JUNE 28, 2012

Panels were based at hubs including Leadership, Branding / Advertising, Social Media, Entrepreneurs, Community and more. RT @OEInnovation #SBF why I live in #LA: intersection of #beach #tech #entrepreneur #entertainment. & Thanks to all of my old & new friends for making it so rich with optimism, expertise, & wisdom.

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