socalTECH

DECEMBER 26, 2012

For the last week of the year, we're featuring the thoughts and reflections of some of the movers and shakers of Southern California's high tech community. As data like the Startup Genome have begun to point out, LA will continue to emerge as one of the most active tech / startup ecosystems in the world. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

MARCH 1, 2016

Ventura, California--despite a number of growing high tech startups--has not been known for buildling multi-million dollar Internet companies. 5000 rankings--is backed by Double M Partners, Founder Collective, Hermes Growth Partners, IA Ventures, and Wider Wake Networks. in total funding. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 2, 2013

Browse our job postings , and navigate our (new) extensive map of Southern California high tech companies in your neighborhood. Or, sign up for our database of high tech companies ($24.95 Expand your network. Find funding for your startup. What are your high tech, business related New Year's resolutions?

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socalTECH

MARCH 5, 2013

One of the hottest sectors in Southern California's high tech world in the last couple of years has been video--namely, Internet video and content creation. Other investors in the funding include Greycroft Partners , Bertelsmann Digital Media Investments , Advancit Capital, Allen DeBevoise, Ynon Kreiz , among others.

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Bertelsmann Downey GRP Partners Southern California 191

socalTECH

APRIL 23, 2013

Because of that, the local high tech industry here has welcomed any and all new capital. The new firm hasn''t formally launched yet, but emerged in the details of a new funding for search provider SRCH2 this morning. TenOneOne co-founder David Waxman said that SRCH2 is among the first investments for the new fund.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 27, 2012

For the last week of the year, we're featuring the thoughts and reflections of some of the movers and shakers of Southern California's high tech community. The most significant news for GRP Partners in 2012 was the first close of our 4th venture fund. What was the biggest lesson you learned over the past year (good or bad)?

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GRP Partners Southern California High Tech Venture Capital 178

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

Young high-tech startups are at constant risk of forgetting that they actually need to sell the wonderful technology they invented. 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 123

socalTECH

DECEMBER 27, 2012

For the last week of the year, we're featuring the thoughts and reflections of some of the movers and shakers of Southern California's high tech community. The biggest impact on the LA tech scene in 2012 is the arrival of the accelerators and coworking spaces, which have helped drive LA's tech scene like never before.

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Dollar Shave Club Technical Review Santa Monica Southern California 272

socalTECH

DECEMBER 22, 2020

Every year, we feature the year end reflections of founders, CEOs, investors, and others in Southern California's high tech community. This year ushered in the successful launch our second fund at Moonshots Capital, further validating our thesis that investing in extraordinary leadership produces exceptional companies.

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Capital Technical Review Truecar Southern California 124

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 1, 2013

All schmoozing and networking aside, what are investors, entrepreneurs, and others in the industry thinking about? More than one attendee expressed worries about seed level startups having issues getting more funding; seeing too many "me-too" startups; and the importance of proving out viable business models.

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Ventura Santa Monica Idealab High Tech 182

socalTECH

DECEMBER 10, 2010

Looking to reach Southern California's high tech executives and. socalTECH.com offers up continuous coverage of Southern California's growing high. tech economy, with interview with the movers and shakers in the industry, coverage of. venture funding and business deals, technology develops, and more from Santa Barbara.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 9, 2020

Young high-tech startups are at constant risk of forgetting that they actually need to sell the wonderful technology they invented. 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 Outsource Development Startup High Tech 123

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 19, 2014

Typically they can be used to fund product development and commercialization that would otherwise require outside investors. A good place to start looking is the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program, which is a lifeline for high-tech startups. Extend your networking. Stringent spending controls.

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 9, 2010

Stradling Yocca Carlson & Rauth (www.sycr.com) Sponsoring socalTECH's Orange County High Tech Report. Yarnell Design (www.masonyarnell.com/tech). www.pitchtheangels.com) Join Tech Coast Angels members and other start up investors at the 5th Annual Los Angeles Fast Pitch Competition. Technology. Don't miss it!

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Southern California Tech Coast Angels IP Orange County 113

socalTECH

JANUARY 27, 2010

On Thursday, the City of Ventura is formally launching a new incubator, the Ventura Ventures Technology Center (www.v2tc.com), targeted at high tech businesses. It's a place where companies can network with each other, collaborate the business, in a brainstorming atmosphere. The purpose was to deliver high value jobs.

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Ventura Incubator Technology Startup 200

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 13, 2013

Typically they can be used to fund product development and commercialization that would otherwise require outside investors. A good place to start looking is the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program, which is a lifeline for high-tech startups. Extend your networking. Stringent spending controls.

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Equity Startup High Tech Research 92

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 8, 2014

They estimate that high-tech work contributes $108.3 What is perhaps different from other regions is that we have large indigenous aerospace industry and a big high-tech import/export trade as opposed to a lot of software companies. They estimate that high-tech work contributes $108.3 It is different.

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Entrepreneur Snapchat Startup Google 376

socalTECH

JANUARY 5, 2015

Over the last couple of weeks, we''ve featured a number of reflections on the year from movers and shakers in the local high tech community. Our last (belated) one is from Kevin Winston , the founder of Digital LA , the big networking group which helps to connect Silicon Beach through an extensive lineup of events.

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Cornerstone OnDemand Belkin Entertainment Newsletter 100

InfoChachkie

SEPTEMBER 3, 2013

Entrepreneurs seeking funding should emulate Addie''s efficient and focused pursuit of perfection. When securing funding, entrepreneurs must balance the desire for perfection with the urgent need to ensure the process is efficient. When seeking the perfect pitch, in baseball and in the startup world, less is a lot more. One-liners.

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Product Yammer Technical Review Google 208

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 2, 2011

Now that President Barack Obama’s economic stimulus package has been out for a while, including $50 billion aimed at alternative-energy initiatives, applying for grants has become the rage for high-tech startups. A good place to start is the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program, which is a lifeline for high-tech startups.

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High Tech Startup Research Entrepreneur 88

socalTECH

NOVEMBER 17, 2009

A quick message on a very busy funding day, to thanks to all of our sponsors, who make our coverage of Southern California's technology industry possible: Sponsors. Stradling Yocca Carlson & Rauth (www.sycr.com) Sponsoring socalTECH's Orange County High Tech Report. Redpoint Ventures (www.redpoint.com). Technology.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 24, 2011

Accelerator programs--like YCombinator in Silicon Valley, and TechStars in Colorado--have come to the forefront of the minds of entrepreneurs as a way to boost their ideas quickly into the market, find funding, and into existence. We're providing seed funding, office space, and put them through a three month, structured program.

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Technical Advisors Startup Southern California Los Angeles 176

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 13, 2015

Young high-tech startups are at constant risk of forgetting that they actually need to sell the wonderful technology they invented. 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 Outsource Development Startup High Tech 105

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 7, 2014

It was the best 5 days of networking I spent last year. It can’t be underestimated just how influential hosting such an event can be on the future tech economy and jobs in Ireland. I knew it sounded like a good crowd but I was on the road constantly with fund raising and board meetings so I politely declined.

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Conference Startup Web Truecar 392

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 8, 2012

Now they are coming back, and the best even provide networking, technical leadership, and seed funding, as well as investors waving money at graduates. Both provide excellent networking to investors, and on-site technical leadership, which I believe sets them apart.

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Entrepreneur Incubator Startup Seed Funding 86

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 18, 2018

Young high-tech startups are at constant risk of forgetting that they actually need to sell the wonderful technology they invented. 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.

Technical Advisors 57

Technical Advisors Startup Outsource Development High Tech 57

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 24, 2011

Now they are coming back, and the best even provide networking, technical leadership, and seed funding, as well as investors waving money at graduates. Both provide excellent networking to investors, and on-site technical leadership, which I believe sets them apart.

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Incubator Startup Seed Funding Mentor 93

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 11, 2014

Young high-tech startups are at constant risk of forgetting that they actually need to sell the wonderful technology they invented. 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

AUGUST 20, 2010

Our basic value proposition to the mobile networks or content aggregators who pay for our solution, is we increase content flow through and revenue, by more effectively merchandising that content. How is the company funded? Patrick Kennedy: We've had fantastic funding from a venture capital firm called Mobile Media Ventures.

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Content Screening Mobile Custom 189

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 2, 2010

Now they are coming back, and the best even provide networking, technical leadership, and seed funding, as well as shared facilities and space. Another variation is technology business incubators, which nurture high-tech startups and present a technology oriented variant of business incubators.

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Incubator Startup Seed Funding Mentor 93

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 23, 2013

I was 23 and had been programming computers, designing computer networks and selling software for 10 years. I decided I wanted to transfer into the super technical group at Accenture that focused on computer networking. ” It literally took more than a year and a completely ballsy move to get Network Solutions to accept me.

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Technical Advisors Marketing Startup Venture Capital 385

socalTECH

APRIL 13, 2015

Gregg also spoke to us about how the move of Active Network out of San Diego-a huge dislocation for the local high tech communityactually benefited Events.com, by allowed it to quickly ramp up its employee base and offerings, particularly since one Event.com''s Chairman was a co-founder of Active. That''s the vision.

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Software Activity Startup San Diego 100

socalTECH

APRIL 3, 2019

Lucid Sight recently announced a $6M funding round from such investors as the ML, Salem Partners, The Galaxy EOS VC Fund, Digital Currency Group, Breakaway Growth, Frontier Venture Capital, and Animoca Brands. We founded Jirbo, and grew that, until it eventually became the large ad network, AdColony. What exactly is Lucid Sight?

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Examples Startup Platform Venture Capital 157

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 11, 2010

Taking other people’s money to fund your startup changes your life in ways you cannot predict. At the very least (or perhaps it’s the very best), they ask me how to get ready for funding. Remember “ The Social Network ” movie about Facebook? By Francine Hardaway, Ph.D. And many of those ways are negative.

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Outsource Development High Tech Outsource Startup 93

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 11, 2012

Start the search with business networking. If you live in the middle of nowhere, your chances of finding the right co-founder for your new high-tech startup are poor. As soon as you find the partner, these are the places to find funding as well. Ideal partners here should not include your best friend or a family member.

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Startup Entrepreneur Activity High Tech 95

Tech.Co

DECEMBER 12, 2017

We always have a local entrepreneur share their story, and there is locally-sourced beer, food, and networking built in before and after the talk. Instead of charging the entrepreneurs, we work with enlightened public and private funding partners who understand that a thriving entrepreneurial ecosystem is the best long-term play for a region.

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Entrepreneur Startup News High Tech 70

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 15, 2011

Start the search with business networking. If you live in the middle of nowhere, your chances of finding the right co-founder for your new high-tech startup are poor. As soon as you find the partner, these are the places to find funding as well. Ideal partners here should not include your best friend or a family member.

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Startup Entrepreneur Activity High Tech 92