Equity Ideas Southern California Writing 
SoCal CTO
NOVEMBER 1, 2010
And I tried to evaluate the idea and figure out: What did the founder really need here? Understand where they were in terms of being able to pay or was this equity-only (sweat equity only). And he was still in the process of raising additional capital, so it was equity only. Was it a Startup Founder Developer Gap
SoCal CTO
JANUARY 18, 2011
I have been through many months with them but because of lack of funds, I spent lot of time doing non-technical work for first 4-5 months, spending time with them on putting pitches for investors, cash flows, budgets, writing business plans, product prototype setups etc. They both would have lots of thoughts and ideas.
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SoCal CTO
JANUARY 18, 2011
I have been through many months with them but because of lack of funds, I spent lot of time doing non-technical work for first 4-5 months, spending time with them on putting pitches for investors, cash flows, budgets, writing business plans, product prototype setups etc. They both would have lots of thoughts and ideas.
SoCal CTO
MARCH 12, 2012
I promised I would write this post with some thoughts and ideas on the topic. Where to Search for the Technical Cofounder So where might you run into the right person? Here are some ideas: In your company or other companies. Ask around for ideas on where they hang out. Here's an example of that kind of email.
socalTECH
MAY 25, 2016
I think there are a lot of opportunities across all of these areas of technology, especially as it relates to Southern California. We know you invest globally, but are there specific kinds of companies you hope to focus on here in Southern California? Southern California, in particular, has a lot of talent in ad tech.
TechCrunch LA
FEBRUARY 20, 2019
One of the challenges is simply timing: so many things have to happen at once for these projects to get off the ground, and most governors and mayors lack the timing skills required to get them over the finish line. Start writing down predictions about people, companies, and markets. How can you practice timing?
Both Sides of the Table
JANUARY 21, 2010
When to get a lawyer - If you plan to be a venture or angel backed technology company (what I mostly write about) the best time to start meeting and getting to know lawyers is long before you ever start your company. I write about some of the lessons in my post on Startup Mistakes. He mostly covers Southern California.
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