article thumbnail

Venture Capital Q&A Session

Both Sides of the Table

We received so much positive feedback from our This Week in Venture Capital show walking through valuation calculations & term sheets that we decided to do a Q&A show this week to address topics that entrepreneurs want to learn about. on the entrepreneur side of the table) when I raised at too high of a price.

article thumbnail

LA tech industry mourns Kobe Bryant

TechCrunch LA

The Los Angeles startup community is joining the rest of the world in mourning the death of NBA superstar, entrepreneur and investor Kobe Bryant who was killed in a helicopter crash in Calabasas, Calif., Bryant launched his venture career with partner and serial entrepreneur Jeff Stibel back in 2013, according to Crunchbase.

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

BAM Ventures, Led By Brian Lee, Seeks $50M In Third Fund

socalTECH

BAM Ventures , the venture capital investment firm founded by serial entrepreneur Brian Lee, is looking to raised $50M in a third venture capital fund, BAM Ventures III, L.P. BAM's prior fund, BAM Ventures II, was $20M, with the first fund, BAM Ventures I, worth $6M. READ MORE>>.

Legalzoom 100
article thumbnail

H.Bloom, Backed By Brian Lee, Gets More Funding

socalTECH

New York-based online subscription flower delivery service H.Bloom , whose backers include Los Angeles entrepreneur Brian Lee , who founded ShoeDazzle and LegalZoom, has scored another round of funding, the firm said Thursday.

Legalzoom 140
article thumbnail

Early-stage investment firm Defy updates the venture partner model

TechCrunch LA

Here’s how the two describe it in a blog post about the new program: Venture partner, operating partner, entrepreneur in residence, advisor etc, so many names and so many different implementations, so we decided to simply give our unique relationship it’s own name- a Sage. .

Invest 109
article thumbnail

What Mattered in 2010: Jim Andelman, Rincon Ventures

socalTECH

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. Earlier today, we talked with Greg Martin at Archer Venture Capital. It's been really gratifying. There are lots. READ MORE>>.

article thumbnail

What Makes a Successful Startup Community? Is it Possible to Build One Where You Live?

Both Sides of the Table

Recently I wrote a post arguing to make the definition of a Startup more inclusive than that to which Silicon Valley, fueled by Venture Capital return profiles, would sometimes like to attach to the word. Elect 1-2 representatives and even invite a local VC to invest personally and sit on the investment committee or be an advisor.

Startup 378