Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 14, 2018

The idea is simple enough: several female VC partners at top funds will hold 1-hour meetings with 40 promising female entrepreneurs looking to get advice on their business and pitch in a friendly, non-judgmental, safe environment. The importance of screening this film is to raise the awareness of bias within men!” You don’t get it.

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Tech Coast Venture Network

MARCH 9, 2011

Investors and entrepreneurs who won at the fundraising game during and after the Great Recession offer advice on landing equity money. To help you get a jump-start with fundraising, I’ve gathered tips from active early-stage investors and entrepreneurs who managed to beat the odds by raising capital during and after the Great Recession.

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Xconomy

NOVEMBER 13, 2016

I started with a list of companies already screened by the San Diego Venture Group’s annual venture summit, and consulted with investors and startup mentors to refine the list. Tim Rueth, a UC San Diego entrepreneur in residence and member of the EvoNexus selection committee, also screened the list, and offered his perspective.

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Tech.Co

JULY 12, 2017

“The Disney Accelerator has provided The Walt Disney Company incredible opportunities to connect with and be inspired by many talented entrepreneurs from all over the world,” said Michael Abrams, Senior Vice President, Innovation, The Walt Disney Company. Meet the 11 startups for 2017: Ambidio.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 24, 2011

TechStars has several excellent mentors on staff, led by founder and CEO David Cohen. Experts agree that the real value of an incubator is in the relationships, and relationships work best when the entrepreneur has selected a real market opportunity, with plans to address it in a unique, powerful, and direct manner. Marty Zwilling.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 2, 2010

The up-side is that startup incubator programs allow new startups to benefit from the wisdom of other startups and veteran companies through mentoring and by co-existing -- in the same office or through the same venture funding -- with other startups. Tags: entrepreneur startup incubator business. Marty Zwilling.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 7, 2011

Seth’s interest in helping others grew out of his lack of having a mentor. He was drawn to Stanford by the people ecosystem- access to professors and mentors. He knew he was an entrepreneur because he couldn’t stop thinking about ideas. Again, he stressed the importance of good mentors.

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 26, 2017

The, one day at a dinner party, a producer friend of ours, who had insurance through the screen actors guild (SAG) asked�if you do health insurance, help me. He provided all kinds of feedback from a product standpoint, and we found a lot more mentors like that at Techstars. What's the biggest lesson you've learned as an entrepreneur?

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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….”. was starting.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 14, 2019

Los Angeles-based BiasSync (www.biassync.com) was founded by three, very experienced serial entrepreneurs-- Michele Ruiz (broadcast journalism), Robin Richards (CareerArc, Internships.com, NTI Group, MP3), and Dan Gould (former VP of Technology for Tinder). That data gives them a clear understanding of additional things that need to happen.

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Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 30, 2012

For those who still might be wondering what Spotlight: LA Tech is all about, It’s a screening room for new technology homegrown in our region. Everything happens in the browser (no software to download) and the finished product looks amazing on large screens! It’s a gallery of great entrepreneurship. SuperDemo: Bill Gross.

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Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 18, 2013

Rannala said being an entrepreneur is all about figuring things out, getting hands dirty and executing cheaply. Forget the second screen, play and interact with video content today. Blayze CEO Ben Smith started first as a mentor and a resource to the community, believing in give before you get.

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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. The entrepreneurs in startups are trained to go fast and run lean. As a Pasadena Angel, I wanted to be shocked, but I wasn’t. The Angel funding process can be arduous.

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Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 20, 2011

For those who still might be wondering what Spotlight: LA Tech is all about, It’s a screening room for new technology homegrown in our region. GumGum was founded in 2007 when a team of seasoned Internet entrepreneurs realized web site publishers were missing out on valuable revenue by not monetizing their image-based content.

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Tech Zulu Event

JULY 8, 2011

For those who still might be wondering what Spotlight: LA Tech is all about, It’s a screening room for new technology homegrown in our region. We leverage our network in the Los Angeles community to provide members with access to potential employees, mentors and investors. The Spotlight is shining down these amazing LA companies!

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CalTech Technical Review Company Companies 100

Tech Zulu Event

AUGUST 31, 2011

Participating in this event also included world recognized security expert and Co-founder of Fonality , Samy Kamkar , Danny Schreiber (Managing Editor of Silicon Prairie News) and Rob Jadon (serial-entrepreneur and angel investor). Also of note was Ryan Orrico’s launch of HandJob, a new form of job applicant screening and referral tracking.

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Tech Zulu Event

JULY 22, 2014

We spent a morning talking about the transition from being an engineer to being an entrepreneur, having the distinction of being the first digital health startup to emerge from USC Viterbi’s Startup Garage , and drilling down to what really matters in all of our entrepreneurial efforts – listening to consumers. It was really fast.

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Tech Zulu Event

JUNE 20, 2013

During the finals, we’ve witnessed both teams shouting out to each other during a play to communicate if a player is open for a shot or if a there is a screen the ball handler may not be aware of. Read biographies of successful entrepreneurs, read books written by them and more importantly, study their failures.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 5, 2018

Every entrepreneur I meet in my role as a small business advisor dreams of making the business run like clockwork, even without them. Frankly, I’ve never been sure what to tell entrepreneurs who want to break free of these bonds. It’s easier to use screen-captures and notes on existing processes, rather than write detailed manuals.

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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. These entrepreneurs dream big, go big and too often crash big. The Specialist entrepreneur will enter one industry and stick with it for a lifetime.

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