Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 16, 2012

I now observes the fund raising process as a profession. This is the fund raising perspective from both sides of the table. Fund raising (as is much of life) is a sale – pure and simple. Every company is different so it’s hard to listen to advice from the uber-successful fund raisers. Executive Summary.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 1, 2009

Consumer spending is 70% of the economy and will continue to be stretched – We can look all we want at tech innovation, VC funding cycles and hot M&A deals, but ultimately growth and therefore investment must be underpinned by revenue. So we loaded up on flat screen TVs, multiple generations of iPods and trips to Hawaii.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 23, 2010

Every new startup I know dreams of being funded by an angel investor. Yet according to the latest data from AngelSoft , only about 3 out of 100 companies who initiate the formal request process actually get funded. Remember the old adage that “investors fund people, not ideas.” are eliminated during due diligence.

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socalTECH

JUNE 20, 2013

Two local, next generation media companies--Youtube network Fullscreen , and production studio FishBowl Worldwide Media --said today that they''ve linked up in a deal to bring the America''s Funniest Home Videos (AFV) brand to YOuTube. READ MORE>>. videos content youtube fullscreen fishbowl television hollywood video home funniest americas'

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Xconomy

AUGUST 11, 2017

It provides a two-year mentoring and education program, and then lifelong membership in a global network where members have been screened for integrity and other character traits. (A The network. A group of Kauffman Fellows is pictured above.) Read more » Reprints | Share: UNDERWRITERS AND PARTNERS.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 25, 2011

One of the hot new approaches I have seen around the country for assisting startups looking for funding has been “crowd-sourcing” sites ( Kickstarter ) or “crowd-pitching” events ( Funding Universe ). These are variations on a “crowd-funding” theme to raise money for a startup through social networks and voting at public events.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 24, 2012

Every new startup I know dreams of being funded early by one of the 318,000 active Angel investors in the USA alone. Most of these investors are members of Angel groups that have a rigorous filtering and screening process, to select the top 3% and most fundable proposals. Remember the old adage that “investors fund people, not ideas.”

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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. What happened with smart phones, is consumers are buying more and more applications, but a screen can only fit a dozen icons.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 11, 2016

That’s like you saying you don’t want to go to cocktail parties and network anymore while every 25-35 year-old VC steals your customers. The starting screen every time is the camera. Look at the top of your screen in the middle and you’ll see the Snapchat ghost. So, too, Snapchat. This is the dog whistle.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

SEPTEMBER 17, 2009

Angel networks, where high-net-worth individuals come together to screen and vet deals, are the source of much of this funding. In this session, active TCA investors will not only demystify angel investing, but will also provide a solid understanding of the funding process. See [link] (more).

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socalTECH

MARCH 26, 2009

El Segundo-based Ripple TV , an out-of-home advertising network, disclosed this morning that it has raised $4M in a venture capital round. The funding came from Draper Fisher Jurvetson and Trinity Ventures. According to Ripple, the firm plans to use the new funding to continue to deliver its services. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 8, 2008

Los Angeles-based Channel M, a venture backed provider of in-store TV networks, announced Wednesday that PLS Check Cashers, a check cashing chain, will use the firm's programming and advertising. According to Channel M, PLS Check Cashers will offer both English and Spanish content at 50 PLS Check Cashers locations nationwide.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 21, 2010

One of the hot new approaches I have seen around the country for assisting startups looking for funding has been “crowd-sourcing” tools ( ProFounder ) or “crowd-pitching” events ( Funding Universe ). These are variations on a “crowd-funding” theme to raise money for a startup through social networks and voting at public events.

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Funding Startup Social Media Sample 59

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 4, 2011

Every new startup I know dreams of being funded by an angel investor. Yet according to the latest data from Gust (formerly AngelSoft), only about 3 out of 100 companies who initiate the formal request process actually get funded. Remember the old adage that “investors fund people, not ideas.” Line up an experienced team.

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TechCrunch LA

NOVEMBER 4, 2019

million in funding from Rebecca Minkoff and other unnamed investors. Robertson is the founder of Influence , a networking tool for influencers that’s expected to announce its Series A financing in the coming weeks. Naturally, these were also the first business to get funded. million in funding to date, including a recent $3.6

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socalTECH

MARCH 14, 2017

Last week, Los Angeles-based iExhale (www.iexhale.com) announced a seed funding round, to bring its mobile, mental health service to life. We've combined online therapy with phone calls with licensed professionals, and also added an online social networking aspect and mood checkup. So it sounds like you have some funding for this?

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Tech Coast Venture Network

MARCH 9, 2011

Meet angels via the entrepreneurs they’ve funded. Referrals carry weight, but for those without a long list of angel contacts, getting access to angels via entrepreneurs they’ve already funded can be equally powerful. When asked questions during a screening, do not respond defensively. million in 2010.

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InfoChachkie

AUGUST 7, 2013

In the same way, video creators and Multi-channel Networks (MCNs) must utilize YouTube''s distribution clout to gain subscribers, views and brand awareness. As I write this article, Crash Course stands at 83% of its pledge goal, with nearly 10,800 fans funding the show''s production costs for its upcoming season. Filling The Screen.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 16, 2013

We’re excited to continue to grow our investment professional staff and will continue to do so over the course of 2013 & 2014 with our new fund. He found creative ways to politely stay on my radar screen. He used the 500Startups platform to uber network in the Bay Area where he was living. Jordan Hudson. Kevin Zhang.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 8, 2014

Deal screening. VC firm policy or fund analysis. a top-down view on HR challenges at startups; and, obviously: a great network. Great networking skills, which are critical when you want to be about to reference entrepreneurs & concepts and bounce your ideas off of other people in the industry. Industry reviews.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 10, 2012

I see it first hand in Los Angeles where given the growth of YouTube networks the worlds of art & technology are colliding. Many “tech companies” now have green screens. One of the major trends I’ve outlined is this movement of entrepreneurs (and as a lagging indicator venture funds) to more urban environments.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 29, 2013

” And even the venerable Fred Wilson weighed in with how people “ leading vs. following ” in funding rounds play different roles and have different skills. AngelList 101 : As you know, AngelList is a platform where angels can invest in semi-screened tech deals. Angels have additional networks. Kind of obvious.

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Venture Capital Invest Course Technical Review 356

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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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 15, 2011

I’ve heard it many founders of VC backed companies in LA who tell me that in their NorCal VC meetings they are told, “we might be interested but we’d want you to relocate to the Bay Area if we funded you.&#. In my LA I often see computer screens open with entrepreneurs talking about digital media. Los Angeles.

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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

socalTECH

AUGUST 18, 2011

Earlier this month, Santa Barbara-based zuuka Group , the publisher behind the iStoryTime (www.istorytimeapp.com) line of children's books on the iPhone, announced a first round of funding. Congrats on the funding. How were you funded before this round? Basically, we're a kids content publisher. We've reinvented storytelling.

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 2, 2015

A couple of years ago, there were some FCC rule changes to the Universal Service Fund, how has that impacted your business? Wireless networks are a bill-and-keep network, but you can''t just decide you want to send Verizon a couple of hundred minutes and not pay. That''s been a huge part of our growth. READ MORE>>.

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Tech Zulu Event

JULY 28, 2014

Pew Internet Project’s research on Social Networking reports that as of January 2014, 74% of online adults use social networking sites. It can still be caught through a third party app or a screen cap. They are launching a new social network, Emojli, to better use these icons for everyday engagement in the realm of social media.

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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. Both provide excellent networking, relationship building, and on-site technical leadership, which I believe sets them apart.

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Incubator Startup Seed Funding Mentor 93

socalTECH

DECEMBER 18, 2013

Almost all of our customers interact with us through their phone screen. While I was there, I focused on technology partnerships for the Green Dot network. Most people don''t need a hedge fund attached to their bank account. What that means, is that the majority of our customers range from 25 to 55 years old.

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Tech Zulu Event

FEBRUARY 14, 2012

The irony: a sad state that even with the huge number of social network applications we have at our disposal, we’re oftentimes lost, unable to keep up, or still lose touch so easily. After an initial round of seed funding of $500k led by Pasadena’s Idealab, Mingly saw great success as they built up their Gmail user base.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 17, 2010

We’ll be conducting a series of educational programes covering: fund raising, team building, product development, sales, marketing, business development and how to prioritize your time as a CEO. Walk into any Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf in Southern California and you can’t miss their digital screens.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 14, 2014

It’s why the first company I ever invested in as a VC – Invoca – just announced a $20 million funding by Accel Partners. As the mobile ecosystem has grown the industrialized world is now carrying a mini computer in their pocket that is connected to a cellular network. Much more data in the full post. THE FULL STORY.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 27, 2012

In VC you might get an introduction to a partner through a colleague of yours who is a lawyer or an entrepreneur but the partner may ask for the deal to initially be screened by somebody more junior in their firm. They continue to take meetings with entrepreneurs but they never fund anything (because they can’t).

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 13, 2012

Is there a screening process or criteria for firms to use the facilities? They screen and score companies based on their application, and if that looks good, they come in for a face-to-face interview. Some of the angels that have gotten to know the incubator have made more than one investment, and that network is starting to build.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 20, 2009

Last Week, Calabasas-based Masher Media announced it had received a round of angel funding from the Tech Coast Angels to fund its development of MyMiniPeeps (www.myminipeeps.com), a virtual world for children. They're looking for deeper social networking, and more of a gaming element on sites.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 13, 2011

You can then begin your application to one or more of these organizations right on the same screen. This one claims to be the world’s largest angel investor network, with 850 accredited investor members throughout twenty one chapters on three continents. New England Investment Network. Keiretsu Forum.

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