SoCal CTO

JANUARY 5, 2011

First Principles. Steve Blank , January 25, 2010 10 Tips for Adding Game Mechanics to a Non-Gaming Service - ReadWriteStart , September 21, 2010 Startups & VCs: Learn How to Design, Market, & Eat Your Own. -

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socalTECH

JANUARY 6, 2014

Santa Monica-based private equity investor Clearlake Capital said this morning that it has acquired Tolt Services Group , an outsource, IT services company, and merged it with Kyrus Solutions , to form a new company called Tolt Solutions. Financial details of the deal were not announced. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

JULY 1, 2009

Los Angeles-based CoreObjects , a provider of outsourced product development services to the venture-backed technology community, has raised $2.0M in a equity funding round, according to a regulatory filing by the firm today. Tags: development software outsourced capital venture coreobjects. READ MORE>>.

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Berkonomics

MAY 1, 2014

In return, I said, I would give them more time than originally contracted for, and certainly would treat the relationship as special from that moment on. I sometimes counsel CEOs to consider consulting to their prospective customers or in their industry while they are simultaneously developing their product for market. Raising money'

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socalTECH

JANUARY 29, 2019

San Diego-based BioDuro , a life sciences contract research and development organization, has been acquired by private equity investor Advent International , the companies said over the weekend. Financial details of the majority, strategic investment in BioDuro were not announced.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 8, 2013

If both of you are experts at software development, even though one loves design and the other loves coding, that still won’t get the marketing done. Look at the big picture first of development, finance, and marketing/sales. Then, as I suggested before, it’s time to establish a formal agreement or contract to cement the partnership.

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socalTECH

JUNE 18, 2019

Los Angeles-based Elevate Services , a developer of enterprise, legal management software, has received $25M in an investment round, from private equity investor Kayne Partners, according to the two companies. According to Elevate, it has now deployed almost $60M in total for its efforts.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 17, 2020

Tustin, California-based THREAD , a developer of software used for managing decentralized clinical research, has raised $50 more in funding from private equity investors Water Street Healthare Partners and JLL Partners. The company was acquired by Water Street and JLL Partners last year, in 2019.

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socalTECH

MARCH 26, 2019

Sean Rad , the co-founder of dating app developer Tinder , is seeking to have a $250M lawsuit filed against him by Tinder owner Match Group dismissed in court. Match Group had counter-sued Rad in January , saying that Rad had copied proprietary information and internal files before leaving the company, violating his employment contract.

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socalTECH

JULY 16, 2018

Rancho Cordova-based AMPAC Fine Chemicals , a contract development and manufacturing organization for the pharmaceuticals industry, has been acquired by SK Holdings , the holding company run by South Korean company SK Group. AMPAC Fine Chemicals was previously owned by private equity investor H.I.G. AMPAC was led by Aslam Malik.

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

Los Angeles-based private equity investor Diversis Capital Management said this morning that it has raised a new, $675M fund. The new fund will primarily in businesses based in North America, and selectively in Europe and Australia, and is focused on focused control private equity investments in lower middle-market companies.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 15, 2010

But when the finally convert the debt to equity the round gets filed with the SEC and thus journalists often pick up on it. We spoke about employment contracts for entrepreneurs – We talked about “change of control&# provisions in your contract and how to negotiate them. Rumored to be appox. Primarily targets SMBs.

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 26, 2010

Let’s say a senior member of your team demanded a pay raise (cash or equity) and you didn’t like the way they approached you. Developers don’t want to work yet another weekend? I guess the older & wiser that I get the more I realize that finding common ground is often better than fighting.

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socalTECH

APRIL 16, 2015

Carpinteria-based Procore , the developer of construction project management software led by Craig "Tooey" Courtemanche, said this morning that it has raised $30M in a growth funding round. Procore develops cloud-based software which is used to manage large construction projects, using both the web and mobile phones. READ MORE>>.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 19, 2022

In fact, perhaps the most important model, equity crowdfunding for non-accredited investors was legalized via the SEC way back in 2016, and its impact is still not fully understood. Startup equity model. In Europe, other investors can buy equity, with platforms such as Seedrs. In the U.S., Marty Zwilling.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 20, 2020

In fact, perhaps the most important model, equity crowdfunding for non-accredited investors was only legalized via the SEC in 2016, so its impact is still in the early stages. Startup equity model. In Europe, other investors can buy equity, with platforms such as Seedrs. In the U.S., Marty Zwilling.

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 23, 2009

Pasadena-based eSolar , which is developing technology for utility-scale, solar thermal energy plants, has scored a deal with power generator NRG Energy, NRG said today. The deal calls for NRG to use eSolar to develop solar plants with a capacity of 500 megawatts, and will invest $10M in equity in three project sites.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

FEBRUARY 15, 2012

If your company is positioned in a science, technology, or education field, you may be well poised for a government grant to validate your idea, develop your product, and grow your business. The Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program provides grants and, in some cases, contracts to qualifying small businesses.

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SoCal CTO

MARCH 4, 2010

And a big factor is how big is the Founder Developer Gap. There’s a funny phenomenon where often the best sounding technical people are often the worst developers. I would suggest if you are thinking about what you really need for your startup in terms of technology, you also take a look at: Startup CTO or Lead Developer.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

Outsourcing your core competency does not work. Being the leader doesn’t mean more equity, nor does it mean the leader will necessarily be CEO. In the midst of high-tech development, funding, and selling, someone has to keep the office network running, get processes documented, and manage to keep everyone happy and busy.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 9, 2020

Outsourcing your core competency does not work. Being the leader doesn’t mean more equity, nor does it mean the leader will necessarily be CEO. In the midst of high-tech development, funding, and selling, someone has to keep the office network running, get processes documented, and manage to keep everyone happy and busy.

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socalTECH

MARCH 26, 2014

We also have a cloud-baesd, billing and practice management solutions, which enables them to manage all of their internal financial processes, and we also have solutions for billing and cloud-based outsourcing of back office tasks. We''ve raised around $72 million now in equity capital. At RealNetworks, I worked on streaming video.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 21, 2015

In fact, perhaps the most important model, equity crowdfunding for non-accredited investors, is still not legal in the U.S., Startup equity model. In Europe, other investors can buy equity, with platforms such as Seedrs. In the U.S., Other popular funding assistance sites for startups, including StartupAmerica and Startups.co

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socalTECH

MARCH 12, 2013

Instead, they outsource to an expert like Edegcast. The development community and web developers, who tend to be our customers, like that flexibility, and the quick time to market. We're privately funded today, with some equity from Menlo Ventures and Steamboat Ventures. That might be debt, or public and private markets.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 13, 2015

Outsourcing your core competency does not work. Being the leader doesn’t mean more equity, nor does it mean the leader will necessarily be CEO. In the midst of high-tech development, funding, and selling, someone has to keep the office network running, get processes documented, and manage to keep everyone happy and busy.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 21, 2012

The cost of giving up more equity early is often more than offset by the increased flexibility to recover from mistakes. Pay people with equity or future revenue. Another one to avoid cash burn for software development is a contract for percent of future revenue. Great strategy. Do it yourself and barter for services.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 28, 2011

The cost of giving up more equity early is often more than offset by the increased flexibility to recover from mistakes. Pay people with equity or future revenue. Another one to avoid cash burn for software development is a contract for percent of future revenue. Great strategy. Do it yourself and barter for services.

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Startup Outsource Development Development Team Review Equity 92

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 11, 2014

Outsourcing your core competency does not work. Being the leader doesn’t mean more equity, nor does it mean the leader will necessarily be CEO. In the midst of high-tech development, funding, and selling, someone has to keep the office network running, get processes documented, and manage to keep everyone happy and busy.

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Technical Advisors Startup Outsource Development High Tech 98

socalTECH

JANUARY 7, 2019

There was no monetary reward for those who participated (and Startup Boost does not take fees or equity from the companies that we help). One of the promising companies that participated in Startup Boosts Fall 2018 cohort  Lawgood (link: [link]  uses AI as part of their service to provide review and authorship of legal contracts.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 23, 2013

The newest equity model was passed into law in early 2012 via the JOBS Act , and still has no scheduled date for availability in the USA, waiting for the rules to be defined by the SEC: Startup equity crowd funding. A good example site, and one of the earliest in this category, is IndieGoGo. Debt-based crowd funding.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 27, 2013

But the thing I am most proud of about Rob is that he has taken a company with a uniquely talented founder & CTO – Nick Halstead – and managed to build a very tight working relationship with Nick where we drive world-class product development without having the usual founder / CEO conflicts. Always seek input.

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Tech Zulu Event

APRIL 9, 2014

Traditionally, these between a rock and hard place problems have been solved with a limited pool of expensive options – usually associated with long contracts and high billables for “MBA quality” work. What if you could combine the flexibility of outsourcing with the quality level of highly skilled strategists?

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TechCrunch LA

OCTOBER 1, 2019

Using its proprietary printing technology, Relativity says it can slash the time it takes to develop a rocket from design to launch by up to two years. It also doesn’t hurt that the company has developed sophisticated manufacturing technologies that have terrestrial applications, if the rocket business fails to take off.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 25, 2012

The newest model was passed into law recently via the JOBS Act , and won’t even be available until the end of this year or maybe mid-2013 in the USA, while waiting for the rules to be finalized: Startup equity crowd funding. This new model will allow large numbers of “regular” people to invest small amounts each online to fund early startups.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 16, 2020

Don’t wait for the right people in business to find you – developers, investors, partners, or key customers. This can be as simple as giving back as much time and emotional effort as you absorb from others, or it can be offering real business payback or equity for contributions. Incent others to contribute to your success.

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Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 12, 2014

Develop your financial projections. Hire only for those positions you actually need and rely on contract staff, part-time employees, and freelancers for as much as you can. Protect yourself by clearly outlining confidentiality, termination provisions, and IP ownership in employee contracts and hiring documentation.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 14, 2022

Don’t wait for the right people in business to find you – developers, investors, partners, or key customers. This can be as simple as giving back as much time and emotional effort as you absorb from others, or it can be offering real business payback or equity for contributions. Incent others to contribute to your success.

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