socalTECH

OCTOBER 1, 2018

San Diego-based ultrasound education and training software developer Sonosim has received an equity investment from GE Healthcare , GE Healthcare announced on Monday. Sonosim's software is used for training both medical professionals and students in ultrasonography, simulating real patient cases. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

MARCH 1, 2021

Santa Monica-based Red 6, which is developing augmented reality air combat training systems, announced this morning that it has raised $7M in a funding round. The company said the funding was raised via a financial arrangement called a SAFE (Simple Agreement for Future Equity).

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socalTECH

AUGUST 16, 2021

The Series G round was led by Permira and also included JMI Equity, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Jackson Square Ventures, Ameriprise, and funds and accounts advised by T. Along with the funding, the company said it has acquired Lessonly, a developer of sales training, coaching, and enablement software which is based in Indianapolis.

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socalTECH

MARCH 6, 2018

The program--which is taking applications here in Los Angeles until March 22nd--said it is looking for eight startups to include in a six week mentorship and training program.

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TechCrunch LA

JUNE 17, 2020

New investors in the company included Valor Equity Partners and Razi Ventures, who joined Union Square Ventures, Upfront Ventures, Hearst Ventures, Pritzker Group Venture Capitla and DJI. .” The new round, which closed in May, was a slight down round, according to people familiar with the company’s business.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 30, 2013

Carpinteria-based Lynda.com announced this morning that it has released a number of online training courses, to coincide with the release of Microsoft's Office 2013 and Office 365. The company, which publishes online, video training courses, said the releases bring it to more than 175 courses on Microsoft software. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 1, 2013

Irvine-based PEAR Sports announced this morning that it has launched a new product that uses a heart rate monitor and your smartphone to provide customized coaching and fitness training. The firm announced a system which uses heart rate-based training to customize workouts for users, via their smartphone. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 6, 2015

Los Angeles-based MediaPlatform , a startup developing enterprise video and webcasting software aimed at corporate customers, has raised $12M in a growth equity funding. The funding was led by TVC Capital, and also included Barshop Ventures and the company's CEO. MediaPlatform is led by Jim McGovern. READ MORE>>.

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TechCrunch LA

JANUARY 26, 2020

Reports indicate that Bryant, his 13-year-old daughter Gianna Maria-Onore Bryant, and seven other passengers were on board a helicopter traveling to Bryant’s basketball training facility Mamba Academy. billion investment vehicle that was launched in partnership with the private equity fund, Permira, according to a report in USA Today.

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Venture Capital Los Angeles Legalzoom Calabasas 359

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 20, 2023

These advisors need a stake in your success, like a monthly stipend, or an equity share of the business. Proactively provide training and team member rotation. Keep up with new technology for internal processes, actively hire people with new skills, and provide industry training for exposure to new techniques and competition.

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socalTECH

APRIL 13, 2021

Dave Eastman: For one thing, although we're not completely unique in this, is we don't take equity. That's one of the reasons we have the I-Corp program, which is to provide that customer discovery training. We also provide a lot of other training, such as here's how you form an entity, how equity works, etc.,

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 11, 2022

There was no money train. If they are private we still have fig leaves that cover us because some rounds might raise debt vs. equity or might fund with terms like multiple liquidation preferences or full-ratchets or convertible notes with caps. It was 1991. There were startups and a software industry but barely. The tide has gone out.

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Venture Capital Startup Marketing Pricing 466

Berkonomics

SEPTEMBER 24, 2020

First, our family DNA made us comfortable talking about risk and self-discovery in running a business, even without formal training. Both of us reacted in different ways, but in common was the urge to take much more risk, to push the boundaries, to succeed spectacularly or fail and start again.

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Press Entrepreneur Training Equity 156

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

Being the leader doesn’t mean more equity, nor does it mean the leader will necessarily be CEO. You need a trained CFO to fill the financial gaps on your team. The rest can come from early hires (with stock options to assure commitment), equity investors, or even strategic partners. The industry veteran. The financial suit.

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 25, 2020

The program is intended to create a pipeline for African-American students and other underrepresented populations to train and study alongside entertainment executives. According to Amazon Studios and Howard University, the program is in its second year.

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Culver City Entertainment Study Training 124

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 16, 2023

You need 5 percent or more of revenue for marketing, maybe more for ongoing development, and people costs will double as you add benefits, insurance, training, IT and new processes. Be willing to give up 20 to 33 percent of your equity to support this. It’s amazing how fasts costs escalate as you grow.

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Xconomy

JUNE 9, 2017

With this week’s buyout of GreatCall , the Chicago-based private equity firm GTCR just placed a big bet that healthtech for the aging wave of baby boomers will be a big business. A key part of this strategy are call centers (GreatCall CEO David Inns insists on calling them “caring centers”), where trained agents.

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Equity Training Mobile Networking 45

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 6, 2023

Others schedule exhaustive training sessions for everyone on the team, including showcase customers, to make sure that everyone paints a consistent picture. Startup equity investments imply a long-term business relationship, lasting an average of five years. My best advice is to stick to the middle ground.

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Technical Review Startup Satisfaction Invest 118

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 13, 2021

With US student debt at over one trillion dollars, startups like Skillshare and Udemy provide top-class vocational training for the price of a Harvard hoodie. In the US, we are still waiting for equity crowdfunding, but the rewards, donation, pre-order, and debt-funding models are already working.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 21, 2021

Of course, that means a mindset willing to give up much more equity, and taking on a whole new level of risk. Explosive growth to an enterprise normally requires a scalable sales model, a well-documented process with incentives, training, and metrics for tracking and management. Switch your focus from product development to sales.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 8, 2019

A big mistake often made in the rush to scale is to shortcut the hiring and training processes, to get out there fast, assuming that the team can learn on the job. Look for team players who can collaborate with others, and make sure everyone has the training and tools to do the job. Seek out strategic partnerships and collaboration.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 22, 2020

Enthusiastic startup founders may try to deflect or minimize these questions in true media-training style, so you need to be patient, calm, and persistent to get the whole story. Most founders like to talk about their many months or years of sweat-equity , but cash invested is a stronger commitment.

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Technical Review Startup Invest Patents 174

Berkonomics

DECEMBER 17, 2020

Let’s take a few minutes to examine the kind of equity financing available to small or early stage businesses. In most cases, these applicants for equity funding must be rooted in technology to apply to this limited discussion. The post When should you go for equity financing? Friends and family investors. Venture farms.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 30, 2022

They need a large infusion from venture capitalists, private equity, bank loans, or mezzanine financing. These only come with the proper training, investment in tools, and focus on customer relationships. I like the ten steps he outlines, which I characterize here as follows: Seek major capital infusion. There is no free lunch.

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Sales Metrics Guide Startup 147

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 9, 2020

Being the leader doesn’t mean more equity, nor does it mean the leader will necessarily be CEO. You need a trained CFO to fill the financial gaps on your team. The rest can come from early hires (with stock options to assure commitment), equity investors, or even strategic partners. The industry veteran. The financial suit.

Technical Advisors 123

Technical Advisors Outsource Development Startup High Tech 123

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 18, 2023

Enthusiastic startup founders may try to deflect or minimize these questions in true media-training style, so you need to be patient, calm, and persistent to get the whole story. Most founders like to talk about their many months or years of sweat-equity , but cash invested is a stronger commitment.

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Startup Technical Review Invest Patents 83

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 1, 2021

Make sure your hiring practices include diversity, inclusion, and equity. Practice by fostering regular experiments, rewarding creativity, and training for brainstorming. I recently saw that many companies were slow in adopting pandemic required virtual workplaces, plexiglass barriers, and restaurant tables outside.

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Examples Social Media Summary Satisfaction 128

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

You need 5 percent or more of revenue for marketing, maybe more for ongoing development, and people costs will double as you add benefits, insurance, training, IT and new processes. Be willing to give up 20 to 33 percent of your equity to support this. It’s amazing how fasts costs escalate as you grow.

Startup 147

Startup Pricing Sales Statistics 147

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 24, 2021

Others schedule exhaustive training sessions for everyone on the team, including showcase customers, to make sure that everyone paints a consistent picture. Startup equity investments imply a long-term business relationship, lasting an average of five years. My best advice is to stick to the middle ground.

Technical Review 151

Technical Review Startup Satisfaction Invest 151

socalTECH

JULY 9, 2019

On the medical device side, we're looking to be growth equity, like a company on a 510K pathway. I'm a scientist by training, and after leaving the bench I'm now looking at life sciences companies and medical device companies. Chris Bostick: We want to see really validated proof-of-concept work. How long have you been at OCV Partners?

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Venture Capital Invest SaaS Entrepreneur 113

Berkonomics

OCTOBER 31, 2013

First, our family DNA made us comfortable talking about risk and self-discovery in running a business, even without formal training. Both of us reacted in different ways, but in common was the urge to take much more risk, to push the boundaries, to succeed spectacularly or fail and start again.

Startup 153

Startup Press Entrepreneur Training 153

Xconomy

NOVEMBER 2, 2016

We’d like to offer a big thank you to our launch sponsors/underwriters who have joined us to support this new channel: the Lumina Foundation and Alexandria Real Estate Equities. And finally, we have a story by Sarah Schmid Stevenson looking at Lessonly, an Indianapolis-based corporate training and education startup.

Education 40

Education Newsletter Training High Tech 40

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 12, 2013

Natalie has pulled together a program, including training, hearing from traditional venture capitalists and GPs who speak about their experience and how they work through deal flow, all the way through impact investing. yazhari angel investment women pipeline fellowship learning bootcamp venture capital private equity interview'

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Angel Invest Mentor Technical Review 276

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 2, 2019

With US student debt at over one trillion dollars, startups like Skillshare and Udemy provide top-class vocational training for the price of a Harvard hoodie. In the US, we are still waiting for equity crowdfunding, but the rewards, donation, pre-order, and debt-funding models are already working.

Commerce 98

Commerce Social Media Platform Class 98

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 24, 2017

Rely on training courses and coaching for new roles. In a startup, you can’t afford to spend the time or the money for out-house training, so self-learning from the Internet and unpaid advisors is the norm. There are no in-house experts or training organizations to rely on. You must be all of these and more.

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Company Companies Startup Training 58

InfoChachkie

FEBRUARY 25, 2013

Despite the proliferation of entrepreneurial courses within Business Administration programs, business schools are essentially vocational training grounds for consultants and investment bankers. Startups Need Execution, Not Administration. Five reasons many MBAs struggle at startups are as follows: 1.

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Entrepreneur Technical Review Case Study Class 279

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 9, 2018

Bootstrapping allows you to maintain full control of your startup strategy, retain maximum equity, and avoid the time delay and energy spent to attract outside investors. I find that most good founders proceed faster on their own, with less drain on their time from peers and programs, and no equity dilution.

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Startup Entrepreneur Incubator Guide 72