Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 17, 2010

It’s not uncommon for incredibly smart and talented Phd’s or CS majors from Stanford to raise $10 million on an early-stage “platform&# that if it succeeds it will be huge. As a result many funds are OK with big bets. LA generally doesn’t have an appetite for this kind of investment at early stages.

Company 290

Company Companies Technology Startup 290

socalTECH

OCTOBER 14, 2011

Sam Rogoway: We use YouTube as our hosting platform, for a variety of reasons. In between practicing, I actually started and ran my own social network, TripUp, which was later acquired by Sidestep, which is now Kayak. Where do those videos get distribute?

Networking 150

Networking Search Engine Optimization Product Startup 150

socalTECH

JUNE 27, 2011

To do that, the firm has combined the world of social networking and personal finance with its newly launched service. Ultimately, we expect those to be ad-funded by different advertisers involved in our platform. The firm is backed by a notable list of angel investors, and based in Los Angeles.

Startup 197

Startup Ideas Southern California Social Network 197

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 13, 2012

Terms like “every customer needs this” and “next generation platform” are far too soft, and should be avoided. Many people seem to use the social network advertising model for revenue, but forget it assumes at least 100M users and $50M investment. This is how you will make money, who pays you, and gross margins.

Competition 113

Competition Metrics Startup Invest 113

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 13, 2011

Terms like “every customer needs this” and “next generation platform” are far too soft, and should be avoided. Many people seem to use the social network advertising model for revenue, but forget it assumes at least 100M users and $50M investment. This is how you will make money, who pays you, and gross margins.

Competition 116

Competition Metrics Startup Sales 116

Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 21, 2011

This included stabilizing a historically negative traffic and user trend, reducing the operational cost of the business by nearly 90 percent and pivoting the product from its legacy as a social network to a social entertainment destination. To inspire and facilitate personal and cultural growth.

Tsavo 76

Tsavo Idealab Tech Coast Angels Userplane 76

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 16, 2022

This software platform is used by many local angel organizations for managing deal flow. Gust claims to have facilitated over $1 billion of investments in 650,000 startups to date, via connection through their platform to over 85,000 angel investors in 190 countries.

Startup 135

Startup Keiretsu Platform Invest 135

Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 27, 2011

Mike has over 18 years of business development, marketing and management experience in businesses ranging from early stage start-ups to private equity and from mid-stage business to large turn-around operations. To inspire and facilitate personal and cultural growth.

Tech Coast Angels 96

Tech Coast Angels Idealab Angel Startup 96

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 22, 2010

Terms like “every customer needs this” and “next generation platform” are far too soft, and should be avoided. Many people seem to use the social network advertising model for revenue, but forget it requires at least 100M users and $50M investment. This is how you will make money, who pays you, and gross margins.

Invest 74

Invest Tips Competition Metrics 74

SoCal CTO

FEBRUARY 13, 2013

Leverage Existing Platforms or Third Party Products - you want to test your social network, grab Drupal and whip something together, or even just use a hosted service. Equity-Only CTO and Equity-Only Developers Technology Roles in Startups Want to Know the Difference Between a CTO and a VP Engineering?

Technical Review 338

Technical Review CTO Hire CTO Coach Software Review 338

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 14, 2019

This software platform is used by many local angel organizations for managing deal flow. Gust claims to have facilitated over $1 billion of investments in 650,000 startups to date, via connection through their platform to over 80,000 angel investors in 190 countries.

Angel 96

Angel Keiretsu Invest Networking 96

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. SocialVibe – Social media monetization platform that benefits non-profit organizations and social causes. Swipely is a social network orientated around users credit card transaction data.

Venture Capital 285

Venture Capital Startup Advertising Redpoint 285

Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 12, 2010

Bambi Francisco is founder and CEO of Vator.tv, a leading platform for entrepreneurs and innovators to broadcast and communicate with industry professionals, and VatorNews, a video business network. NutshellMail takes copies of all your latest updates in your social networking and email accounts and places them in a snapshot email.

Twiistup 40

Twiistup Riot Games UCLA Media 40

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 24, 2014

This software platform is used by most local Angel organizations for managing deal flow. More than 200,000 startups have already used the platform to connect with 45,000 investors. This is another very popular website for raising equity or debt investments for startups. New England Investment Network. Keiretsu Forum.

Angel 115

Angel Startup Funding Keiretsu 115

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 12, 2010

Competition: Chegg (has raised $144 in debt and equity)—estimated by Steven Carpenter ( TechCrunch ) to be 10x more unique visitors than BookRenter (during peak book renting seasons) with nearly $140mm in revenues for 2010. Social network app developer and ad network. Founded in 2008 by Mehdi Maghsoodnia.

Venture Capital 217

Venture Capital Capital Metrics Competition 217

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 11, 2017

This software platform is used by many local angel organizations for managing deal flow. Gust claims to have facilitated over $1 billion of investments in 500,000 startups to date, via connection through their platform to over 70,000 angel investors in 190 countries.

Angel 67

Angel Keiretsu Invest Networking 67

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 20, 2013

This software platform is used by most local Angel organizations for managing deal flow. This is another very popular website for raising equity or debt investments for startups. New England Investment Network. Keiretsu Forum. The Founding Chapter is in Silicon Valley, California, (naturally).

Angel 108

Angel Keiretsu Organization Invest 108

Tech Zulu Event

AUGUST 13, 2010

Social Networks and Citizen Commerce: Reinventing Ecommerce. As a leader in social commerce, we strive to stay ahead of what’s happening right now. Entrepreneurism / Monetization Facebook, social commerce, Social Networking. . Building a Social Ecommerce Platform in Mexico. Funding / VC.

Guide 69

Guide Startup Venture Capital Entrepreneur 69

SoCal CTO

DECEMBER 1, 2010

aka: An Open Letter to the Next Big Social Network) - 500 Hats , November 1, 2010 I've held off writing this post for a long time, because I couldn't quite get my head around all the issues. How to Take Down Facebook -- Hint: It Ain't Twitter. but: Something is Still Missing. It may be that all the doomsayers are right. What truth?

Technical Review 175

Technical Review Startup Product Technology 175

Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 9, 2011

I show charts on housing, structural unemployment, home equity re-financings that we spent meaning less spending power post crash, new housing sales, debt-to-income ratios, public-sector job problems that will cause crises in cities and states across the US. On your tech platforms. And the equity in their house isn’t rising.

Marketing 305

Marketing Venture Capital Funding Technical Review 305