Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 12, 2013

But as sweet as that success has been (we invested pre-revenue in a small team) today my even more important news was the further expansion of our partner ranks. He reached out to younger founders and offered to help via his network at AT&T, Google, media agencies … you name it. I’ve known Hamet for 5 years.

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socalTECH

JULY 1, 2011

A report Friday from the Los Angeles Times says that Google is in preliminary talks to buy Los Angeles-based Hulu. Hulu has reportedly retained investment banks Morgan Stanley and Guggenheim Partners to shop the firm. According to the LA Times--citing "people familiar with the situtation"--Hulu has also been shopped to Microsoft Corp.

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 5, 2010

Social Networks: Past, Present & Future. I recently spoke at Caltech at the Caltech / MIT Enterprise Forum on “the future of social networking,&# the 30-minute video is here and the PowerPoint presentation is here on DocStoc ). ask microsoft, aol/time warner & google]. Social Networking in Web 1.0.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 21, 2010

One of the investment themes I’ve been focused on in the past 3 years has been Performance-Based Marketing. When I started investing the US advertising market was $300 billion with only 10% of it ($30 billion) of it being online and measurable. But of course Google eventually became the massive winner in this category.

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TechCrunch LA

AUGUST 16, 2020

Over their longtime personal and professional relationship, the two Los Angeles-based serial entrepreneurs have invested in each other’s companies and investment firms, but never worked together until now. These opportunities are creating an opening for Watertower Ventures in markets far beyond the Hollywood hills.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 23, 2013

In a sign of the growth of the Silicon Beach technology world, last year, Google moved its headquarters out of a space on Arizona Avenue in Santa Monica, and into a new fancy headquarters space in Venice. They're using the ROC platform to have their events in all one place, and take their investing from 8 to 30 days, down from 90 days.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 29, 2018

The fund was founded by longtime Southern California technology investors Jim Andelman and Mark Mullen, who are joined by Leah Volger, formerly of Google and Santander InnoVentures.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 18, 2010

What do Google Analytics and print newspapers have in common? I’ve been using Chartbeat for over a month now to track performance of my blog and I find myself looking at Google Analytics much less these days. In fact, I’m surprised by how antiquated Google Analytics feels. Basically, it rocks!

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TechCrunch LA

MARCH 23, 2019

Blade, backed by Lerer Hippeau, Airbus, former Google CEO Eric Schmidt and others, currently flies passengers around the New York City area, where it’s headquartered, offering the region’s wealthy $800 flights to the Hamptons, among other flights at various price points. New work with @flybladenow pic.twitter.com/eONvKU3rhM.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 13, 2019

Most social media outlets don’t require a subscription charge, but they certainly always require an investment, sometimes large, in people, in technology, your reputation, and your time. For some customers and many investors, a heavy focus on social networks and viral marketing may be a negative, rather than a positive.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 14, 2011

Well, Los Angeles based Near Networks (www.nearnetworks.com) is looking to both reach customers online, and avoid the tacky, lousy production of typical small business ads, with a new service. What is Near Networks? Wondering how, as a small business, you can reach customers in the YouTube age? It doesn't matter where you are located.

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SoCal CTO

FEBRUARY 28, 2007

skip to main | skip to sidebar SoCal CTO Wednesday, February 28, 2007 Google Maps Mobile I recently downloaded Google Maps Mobile for my Treo. Marketing, Startups and Networking in Los Angeles. Los Angeles Social Media Starters What is Visible Networking? Los Angeles Social Media Starters What is Visible Networking?

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socalTECH

MAY 2, 2013

Both Waxman and Elbaz are serial entrepreneurs, with many successes under their belt (Elbaz with Applied Semantics, which he sold to Google, Waxman with such companies as Firefly Networks, SpotRunner, and PeoplePC). Explain what kinds of investments TenOneTen makes or hopes to make? David Waxman: Right now, it''s just us.

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Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 11, 2013

Google Tuesday announced a partnership with the Chelsea Improvement Company , a nonprofit neighborhood redevelopment corporation working in southwest Chelsea, to provide free WiFi internet access to the southwest Chelsea community making it the first wired neighborhood in Manhattan and the largest contiguous WiFi network in New York City.

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socalTECH

APRIL 23, 2013

TenOneTen co-founder David Waxman said that SRCH2 is among the first investments for the new fund. Elbaz is best known as being the co-founder of Applied Semantics, which he sold with his co-founders to Google before the Google IPO; Applied Semantics product became Google AdSense, which powers much of the revenues over at the Internet giant.

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 9, 2019

According to the startup, the funding was led by Makers Fund and also included the Amazon Alexa Fund and Google. The company's other backers include Felicis Ventures, Fuel Capital, Webb Investment Network and Access Ventures. The company says it has now raised a total of $15M, including a $4M seed funding round a year ago.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 5, 2019

Trinidad previously served at Google and Discovery Networks; Wilkinson was previously a venture capitalist at Exponential Partners--one of Fair's early investors; and Pierantoni was previously Chief Accounting Officer and Chief Financial Officer at TrueCar.

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socalTECH

JUNE 24, 2013

Is Los Angeles-based YouTube network Machinima looking for a big round of funding? A report from AllThingsD says so , saying that Machinima is looking for an investment of more than $70M. Machinima last raised funding in May of last year, raising $35M from such backers as Google, Redpoint Ventures, and MK Capital. READ MORE>>.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 28, 2021

The thesis is that before investing in an early-stage startup it is close to impossible to know which of the deals you did will break out to the upside. In the current market it’s not that hard to find executives leaving: Facebook, Google, Airbnb, Netflix, Snap, Salesforce.com, SpaceX … you name it?—?to So is angel investing.

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socalTECH

APRIL 23, 2013

The world of search technology is constantly evolving, with new features like autosuggestion, "instant search", autocorrect, mobile support, and more constantly showing up in such services like Google. Waxman is the co-founder of Firefly Networks, PeoplePC and SpotRunner. Size of the funding round was not announced. READ MORE>>.

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InfoChachkie

JULY 9, 2012

Mark Suster , fellow venture capitalist and serial entrepreneur, has written extensively about YouTube’s evolution from dogs-on-skateboards to its current status as an entertainment medium rivaling cable television networks. Feeding The New Networks. Mark provides an excellent primer regarding the future of Internet TV HERE.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 17, 2019

We now serve many large clients like Dish Networks, Dignity Health, and U.S. Bank as well as many startups like Gusto and MakeSpace and innumerable massive clients that weren’t on my approved list of clients I could disclose ;) but we partner with Google, Adobe, Salesforce and many others.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 23, 2023

After you have heard a few startup success stories, like Google, Facebook, and Microsoft, you may be tempted to invest some money yourself, maybe by pooling your funds with other investors who claim to have a great track record. My advice is to leave the investing in startups to the professionals (or friends and fools).

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 6, 2019

That’s a reason why some are quick to portend “a new bubble” but this post sets out to show that would be a misunderstanding of the market and in fact by historic levels this may be amongst the best times to invest in seed and early-stage funds. More on that later. trillion in value.

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socalTECH

APRIL 23, 2013

TenOneOne co-founder David Waxman said that SRCH2 is among the first investments for the new fund. Elbaz is best known as being the co-founder of Applied Semantics, which he sold with his co-founders to Google before the Google IPO; Applied Semantics product became Google AdSense, which powers much of the revenues over at the Internet giant.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 5, 2021

In startup business plans, a bubble is too many entrepreneurs and too many investors chasing the latest “next big thing,” like Google search engine, Facebook social network, or Amazon e-commerce site. In startups, a great success like Google causes busts by stimulating more supply, without regard to demand. Overconfidence.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 22, 2013

After you have heard a few startup success stories, like Google, Facebook, and Microsoft, you may be tempted to invest some money yourself, maybe by pooling your funds with other investors who claim to have a great track record. My advice is to leave the investing in startups to the professionals (or friends and fools).

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 20, 2013

Transphorm has previously raised funding from Bright Capital, Foundation Capital, Google Ventures, Innovation Network Corporation of Japan. The new round will take Transphorm well beyond $100M in venture capital investment so far in its technology. READ MORE>>.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

Of course you need to discount any investor competitive positioning, but local investment group leaders will quickly tell you the strengths and terms of active investors in your area. Through networking with other entrepreneurs, you should find one or more to visit that have relationships with this investor.

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TechCrunch LA

OCTOBER 7, 2018

Investors are pouring millions into the creation of a network of shared kitchens, storage facilities, and pickup counters that established chains and new food entrepreneurs can access to cut down on overhead and quickly spin up new concepts in fast food and casual dining. . The Battle Is For The Customer Interface.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 15, 2022

Most social media outlets don’t require a subscription charge, but they certainly always require an investment, sometimes large, in people, in technology, your reputation, and your time. For some customers and many investors, a heavy focus on social networks and viral marketing may be a negative, rather than a positive.

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Social Media Media Startup Platform 126

socalTECH

JULY 27, 2020

Oftentimes that will be Google, sometimes that will be Apple, sometimes it will be another network. How many places online do you need to update that data -- is that just Google and Apple, or are there really that many other places? And, information changes a lot, even on those core networks, particularly with COVID.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 23, 2019

We have invested in 13 companies out of our Fund 1 so far and are more bullish than ever on the amazing entrepreneurs we are meeting and the companies we are helping them build. Think Google Ad Words for podcasting. No matter what sector or region you are investing in, it will have an impact. Since 2010, $6.3B

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 31, 2018

2018 was a year of coming to terms with the tech that I already have: Android phone, Amazon Echo & Kindle, Macbook, Google Home. That's often the best time to invest. He also is President of Tech Coast Angels' Central Coast Network and a founding member of Santa Barbara Angel Alliance. Nothing that really blew me away.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 18, 2010

Venture Capital funds: the different between “closed funds&# (which typically have a 10-year time horizon) and “evergreen funds&# which re-invest profits back into the fund. An investment doesn’t guarantee your product will suddenly be on the investor’s price sheet. DST invested $180mm last fall.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 10, 2022

Mark Zuckerberg envisioned Facebook as a virtual social network built on a lifetime of friendships, while offering advertisers a powerful and targeted marketing tool. Offering irresistible investment propositions and attracting talented and loyal followers is key, as they garner the resources to pursue their goals. Marty Zwilling.

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SoCal CTO

FEBRUARY 23, 2007

skip to main | skip to sidebar SoCal CTO Friday, February 23, 2007 Events and Networking in Los Angeles One of the issues I discussed in Innovation and Geography was that the geography and traffic in Los Angeles generally makes it more difficult for networking. Marketing, Startups and Networking in Los Angeles.

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