socalTECH

JUNE 21, 2013

Instead of equity, the company is aimed at profiting profitable small businesses with business debt funding from investors, to help those businesses grow and get to the next level. Why did you decide to focus on debt, not equity? I kind of fell into it, after a period of diligence on the idea, and realizing it was a big opportunity.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 8, 2015

The problem is that professional investors (angels and venture capital) want a proven business model before they invest, ready to scale, rather than the more risky research and development efforts. Nevertheless, it’s an option that doesn’t cost you equity. Solicit funds from friends and family. Join a startup incubator.

Entrepreneur 105

Entrepreneur Startup Technical Review Equity 105

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 19, 2013

The problem is that professional investors (Angels and Venture Capital) want a proven business model before they invest, ready to scale, rather than the more risky research and development efforts. The positives are that you give up no equity, and these apply to the early startup stages, but they do take time and much effort to win.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 12, 2018

The problem is that professional investors (angels and venture capital) want a proven business model before they invest, ready to scale, rather than early projections and product development. Nevertheless, it’s an option that doesn’t cost you equity. Only one-third make it past their tenth anniversary. Join a startup incubator.

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Tech Zulu Event

AUGUST 13, 2012

The firm is not new; the fund has been around for two years with investments in more than 45 firms as listed here. ” Matt Ocko also revealed to Silicon Beat that they have been getting a lot more press inquiries due to the number of deals they were doing. 35+ Equity Partners on board. Doors open.

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Technical Review Entrepreneur Oracle Software Review 74

socalTECH

MAY 21, 2013

Darren Clark: It was officially May 9 of 2012, when David and I and others within YP and AT&T decided that given where we were with AT&T, their core focus on wireless, we should figure out how to take the business out of AT&T, so that we would not be constrained on our investments, and we could go after markets in a more strategic way.

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socalTECH

MAY 21, 2013

Yelp has great consumer research, but it''s been a challenge for them to reach advertisers. We also know we''re not a startup, and don''t have equity to offer. Yelp and Agie''s List has been fantastic in the reviews path. It really gives them a way to go out and learn more about these guys, and much more than reviews.

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Technical Review Glendale Advertising Google 211

socalTECH

JANUARY 17, 2017

due to a less developed financial system, lack of credit tracking, and oftentimes and informal economy. We've developed software, which seamlessly brings that information in, and it's really accurate, valid information. Shivani Siroya: I started out pretty traditionally in investment banking, doing equity research at UBS.

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SoCal CTO

DECEMBER 1, 2010

The United States is now a debtor nation to China and that the bill is about to come due. Equity-Only CTO and Equity-Only Developers - SoCal CTO , November 1, 2010 I had a recent email dialog with the founder of a company looking for a CTO for their startup. These are probably the two sites where I've posted the most reviews.

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