InfoChachkie

JULY 14, 2011

This is especially true for companies with expensive and complex products or services that are more consultative in nature, like insurance, financial services, home services, education and travel, etc. At CallWave, Colin was CTO, Jason was CFO and I was in charge of product marketing and customer acquisition. Scuba or skydiving?

Marketing 209

Marketing Advertising Paid Search Startup 209

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 29, 2009

My firm GRP Partners recently funded a young LA based company named Ad.Ly Banner or AdSense style ads placed either at the top of the page or down the right hand side (often called a skyscraper) would only net Twitter money for users that log into Twitter.com. All of them are really sharp on product and market.

Ideas 286

Ideas Advertising Google Technical Review 286

Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

For those of you who may not know about StartupDemo, it is an event that TechZulu and Schmoozd have partnered up to bring you some of the hottest startups around. StartupDemo is an opportunity for early stage startups to showcase their new products and/or services. Mark Suster , GRP Partners. Adrenaline Fueled Angel.

Social Media 71

Social Media Technical Review Mixergy Tech Coast Angels 71

Tech Zulu Event

JUNE 28, 2012

Partners provided products and services including: Uber, Here on Biz, ParkMe, Simply Petals, Triptrotting, Bloodhound, Planana, Pop-Up Pantry, EventSorbet, ROC, Startup Car, Pulsoviral, TrueCar, PopChips, ONE Coconut water, Gamer Food, Zevia. Photo by TechZulu). Student Pitch Fest. Many also use low-cost social media to promote.

Hollywood 67

Hollywood Technical Review Startup Rustic Canyon 67

SoCal Delicious

MARCH 1, 2010

Mark Suster, a partner at GRP Partners in Los Angeles, spoke with Fastcompany.com about what makes L.A.s If you look at Google in the way they operate, you have two products, one is called AdWords, one is called AdSense, okay? Be extra productive. startup scene so hot. What makes L.A. a great place for startups?

Los Angeles 50

Los Angeles Company Companies Angel 50

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 27, 2011

I know that I have not yet earned these kudos based on investment returns (although my partners have. GRP Partners last fund is the single best performing VC fund in the US (prequin data) for its vintage year). They became both a thought leader in the space as well as a beautifully designed product. accessibility.

Blogging 373

Blogging Startup Writing Venture Capital 373

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 29, 2011

I would put my firm, GRP Partners in with the group working with teams in different ways. It is not uncommon to see a team out of Utah, Texas or for that matter Finland with 8-10 developers build iPhone apps that get 10′s of millions of downloads and doing hundreds of millions of monthly page views. There are also others.

Venture Capital 296

Venture Capital Capital Software Startup 296

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 6, 2012

John laid into a well-honed thesis on why the social web needed a “Page Rank” equivalent for people. I almost don’t want to tell you because I love the product and would love for them to stay under the radar screen from investors. Don’t be surprised if you see me bagsie that idea for GRP Partners.

Cornerstone OnDemand 303

Cornerstone OnDemand Venture Capital GRP Partners Startup 303

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 10, 2011

Today I’m announcing that GRP Partners is doubling down on the Twitter ecosystem by investing in DataSift , a company who provides a real-time data platform and tools to third-party developers and corporations. And better yet, the company has a product that will turn the stream into a lake. What does that mean?

Platform 307

Platform News Startup Invest 307