Tech.Co

DECEMBER 29, 2023

As investors continue pouring funding into artificial intelligence and consumer habits shift, many AI and subscription model startups have been enjoying rapid growth. Source: runwayml.com In June, Runway raised $141 million in funding, nudging its market valuation to an envy-inducing $1.5 Organic milk formula product Bobbie.

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socalTECH

APRIL 17, 2015

More than half of this quarter''s investment due to a single, nearly $1 billion investment in Hawthorne-based SpaceX. Other large funding deals in the quarter included $186M invested in Lynda , $76.28M invested in San Diego''s aTyr Pharma , and $50.0M in investments, and Orange County saw $172.81M in funding.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 28, 2018

If Bird has thousands of scooters in a neighborhood (and if it can acquire these scooters at cheaper prices due to scale advantages) then it’s significantly more difficult for new entrants to launch without serious capital and it’s hard to get serious capital from investors who perceive you’re late to the game.

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Santa Monica Funding Startup Course 256

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 30, 2022

Every business owner and entrepreneur I meet in my consulting rounds dreams of finding that “ disruptive ” innovation that will supercharge their business and move it into the ranks of business unicorns (billion-dollar valuations), such as SpaceX and Apple. Be sure to hire and cultivate new talent with the right mindset.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 5, 2014

I told her that I believed America’s best asset – driven initially from software innovation mindset in the San Francisco Bay Area and media innovation driven from Los Angeles – was our willingness to accept failure. Are we right in all of our assumptions and diligence? And that is what we’ll do.”

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Tech.Co

JULY 24, 2017

Pitching one or two of your smartest friends and getting them to join your startup (or at least champion it) is crucial in those early days when nobody talented wants to join a no-name fledgling company with little to no funding. But oftentimes, due to their large network, superconnectors are overwhelmed with opportunities.

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