Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 8, 2014

Cincinnati, like many startup communities in the US over the past 5 years, has revitalized important regions in its urban core, created accelerators, built co-working facilities, pooled together angel capital, attracted VCs, involved educational institutions and solicited the help of important corporations in a more cohesive ecosystem.

Startup 390

Startup Venture Capital Capital Funding 390

socalTECH

AUGUST 12, 2019

The Vinetta Project (www.vinettaproject.com), a group which is focused on helping to accelerate the growth of female-led startups, announced a few weeks ago that it is working with P&G Ventures, the internal "startup studio" of Procter and Gamble on an effort to help female-led companies in Los Angeles. What is The Vinetta Project?

Entrepreneur 124

Entrepreneur Metrics Los Angeles Help 124

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 9, 2010

Helping entrepreneurs succeed. Middle Market Investment Banking. SoCal IP Law Group LLP - IP Counselors For Technology Companies. www.socalip.com) Focused on high tech's unique need - Pragmatic cost-effective IP portfolio management - U.S. Redpoint Ventures (www.redpoint.com). Silicon Valley Bank (www.svb.com).

Southern California 113

Southern California Tech Coast Angels IP Orange County 113

socalTECH

JUNE 21, 2019

I've been going through the startup journey, and just finished our Series D investment. What does TenOneTen Ventures invest in? Minnie Ingersoll: We do early stage investing. For me, being able to name it, and talk about it, has been incredibly helpful. What's the hardest part of being a startup entrepreneur?

Southern California 133

Southern California Startup Layoffs Venture Capital 133

Tech.Co

NOVEMBER 27, 2017

Maine Medical Center, Maine’s largest hospital, is investing in their employees and giving them a chance to act on their innovative ideas that could transform healthcare. They also partner with business development experts to help participants transition from idea to intellectual property into partnerships and startups.

IP 70

IP Patents Ideas Research 70

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 30, 2014

We hired IP specialists to review prior art. We grilled their IP attorneys. Marc Berte started helping her to perfect the materials and approach and the two together had a huge break-through that led Marc to decide to join Meredith in her journey. Did anybody hold patents that would prevent us from using this technology?

Technical Review 418

Technical Review Software Review CTO Hire IP 418

Steve Reich

DECEMBER 31, 2014

Our partnership with Andy Wilson and the Innovate Pasadena team has been enormously helpful, too. IP events have brought great focus to the area, and we’ve been glad to both attend and financially support their events. It’s hard to exaggerate the impact IP is having in Pasadena. We’ve heard the market, and have taken action.

Pasadena Angels 45

Pasadena Angels Pasadena Angel IP 45

socalTECH

NOVEMBER 17, 2009

Helping entrepreneurs succeed. Middle Market Investment Banking. SoCal IP Law Group LLP - IP Counselors For Technology Companies. www.socalip.com) Focused on high tech's unique need - Pragmatic cost-effective IP portfolio management - U.S. Redpoint Ventures (www.redpoint.com). Silicon Valley Bank (www.svb.com).

Orange County 113

Orange County Southern California IP Glendale 113

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 9, 2018

I then had to review a nefarious IP lawsuit filed against another company and help the CEO figure out whether we should just pay it or join forces with the other companies named and fight it. I think you’d really enjoy meeting her wether you decide to invest or not. A few weeks have slipped by.

Software Review 381

Software Review Startup Email Conference 381

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 18, 2014

Me: When an investor signs a note with a cap they must assume they are willing to pay the cap or why would they invest? Me: So, who was willing to invest in that? Doesn’t their investment determine the price of the next round? They are investing in your relationship in hopes that you do an A, B and C round.

Venture Capital 417

Venture Capital Capital Pricing Doc 417

Tech.Co

MAY 31, 2023

Business tools — from customer relationship management ( CRM ) platforms to accounting software — help to save startups time and money by automating key processes and maximizing efficiency. Best Communication Tools for Startups Communication tools refer to any type of technology that helps businesses stay connected.

Tool 128

Tool Startup Software Review Technical Review 128

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 7, 2015

” I found myself nodding through all of it with quotes like, “Seed investing is the status symbol of Silicon Valley,” said Sam Altman. I save room in literally every deal to invite angels (or seed funds) to co-invest with me. By March, a month after Mr. D’Angelo agreed to invest, CodeFights had raised $2.5 ” Uhhuh.

Angel 150

Angel Startup Seed Funding Invest 150

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 25, 2010

Most investors wait to see who else is investing. &# Social Proof&# weighs heavily on investors in making their decisions. Paul Graham’s assertion that “any startup founder can tell you the most common question they hear from investors is not about the founders or the product, but “who else is investing?&#

Venture Capital 286

Venture Capital Pricing Technical Review Startup 286

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 10, 2010

If you don’t know Montgomery & Co it is one of the premier technology & media focused investment banks in the country (and as Michael corrected me they also have a strong Healthcare / Med tech practice). Should you use investment banks to raise venture capital? This is often in the 5-7% range.

Venture Capital 242

Venture Capital Mission Ventures Capital Help 242

socalTECH

OCTOBER 15, 2015

It's super interesting, in particular, for Southern California, where Blizzard and Riot Games have been really helping to lead that charge, both locally and internationally. How would you compare this investment, versus the more traditional investments you have been doing at Crosscut? At Crosscut, we tend to invest in platforms.

Riot Games 100

Riot Games Southern California Invest Mobile 100

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 5, 2015

Pre-money ($8m) + investment ($2m) = Post-money ($10m) and the investors now own 20% of your company $2m / $10m. This was until about 2009 because most the investments in companies came from one, maybe two, sources. How much am I willing to invest in your company? How much do I want to own % wise of your company?

Venture Capital 150

Venture Capital Pricing Startup Invest 150

Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 13, 2010

Increasingly it became difficult to tell any system integration company apart and there was a whole new breed of competitors in the market helping companies build Internet businesses. Double-down on great people, process & IP. By 1999 it seemed like everybody was growing, though. The things that always differentiated Accenture?

Technical Review 302

Technical Review Marketing IP Outsource Development 302

socalTECH

JUNE 25, 2009

It seems that every week, a new, Voice-over-IP provider firm surfaces in the market, either providing PBX services, voicemail, or other similar services. What is your VoIP service all about, and how is this different from what seems to be lots of Voice over IP service providers? Cliff Rees: We're a software as a solutions company.

IP 165

IP Pasadena Angels Pasadena Los Angeles 165

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 21, 2010

Your contractor wrote a great V1 of the product and it helped you get angel funding. Shame about not getting it in legal writing that you owned the original IP. They’ll help you ensure that any money you raise doesn’t come with surprise terms that are hidden in legalese. Our lives are intertwined.

Startup 318

Startup IP Southern California Entrepreneur 318

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

We're here to help them solve the problem of compliance and retail policy enforcement, and to understand what people are saying about their products next to their buy buttons, what kind of reviews they are getting, and to understand other things that influence sales. It's a continuing conversation. Finally, what's next for Trackstreet?

Artificial Inteligence 140

Artificial Inteligence Startup Commerce Sales 140

socalTECH

JANUARY 14, 2011

We have a very sophisticated, analytics and software platform that over half the Fortune 50 are now using, to help guide how they invest in marketing and sales activities and investments. Whaat we love about Ted is he is incredibly smart, has been around the block, and also helped launched and grow a disruptive company.

Social Media 235

Social Media Demand Activity Marketing 235

Tech Zulu Event

MARCH 3, 2015

Here are three of the most common: When you’re incorporating — Business structure is an important decision with financial, investment, and tax implications. Make sure you have a lawyer to help draft your contracts and guide you’re communicating policies and procedures. HR Partner.

Startup 40

Startup Outsource Development IP Outsource 40

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 5, 2011

It’s why my investment philosophy is called, “ the entrepreneur thesis.&#. Who’s going to help you with improving your marketing / positioning to become a clear platform category leader like Twilio? I see this emerging in Seattle and the passion of “a few key individuals&# who can help shift the game.

Venture Capital 317

Venture Capital Technical Review Startup Press 317

socalTECH

JULY 28, 2017

That's securing the network, looking at endpoints, and making other security investments across the board, and on such things like mobile device management for mobile phones. Why hasn't having a phone as a second factor helped? Of all of that 80 billion spent, only about 5 billion is spent on stolen identity.

IP 100

IP Artificial Inteligence CIO Startup 100

SoCal CTO

JANUARY 5, 2011

Some really great stuff in 2010 that aims to help startups around product, technology, business models, etc.

Startup 378

Startup Venture Capital Blogging CTO Coach 378

socalTECH

AUGUST 29, 2013

Can tapping the power of the crowd not only help you find customers and help fund your project, but also help you shape your startup idea and find funding? They will the look for someone, ideally a team, to take that idea, and help it become a successful company. What is JumpStartFund? How do entrepreneurs get involved?

Ideas 178

Ideas Patents Funding Startup 178

socalTECH

JULY 10, 2019

Spencer Price: Halla is the only software company to dynamically profile human tastes so we can help people make better choices. Halla exists to help people understand a more curious world. When you say you help people make better choices, what does that look like to a user? Spencer Price: That's a fair question.

Pricing 113

Pricing Startup North Hollywood Platform 113

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 21, 2012

What we do, is we help companies identify who is accessing their sites, and registering for their services. You found the team behind TeleSign, and have helped bring together a team to scale out the business. I've actually pulled in a lot of FrontBridge's management team to help me. Steve Jillings: We have been doing super well.

Marina Del Rey 238

Marina Del Rey Startup IP Examples 238

InfoChachkie

JULY 7, 2010

At Rincon Venture Partners , the single most important facet we consider when contemplating a new investment is the quality of the Serial Team. IP Risk – The closer the Serial Team’s new adVenture is to their prior successes, the greater the risk that they may be accused of infringing on their former company’s intellectual property (IP).

Startup 150

Startup IP Entrepreneur Software Review 150

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 10, 2011

The interesting thing about working with angels (the tech founder kind) is that they’ve all run their own startups before so there is instant resonance with what you’re going through, the issues you’ll face and how to best help. As an angel, do you reserve money for follow-on investments? Are there warning signs? (0:26:44).

Angel 302

Angel Startup Ideas .Net 302

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 13, 2018

whether they invest or not. You want to develop a “narrative” that holds the readers attention and helps shape the company into context. Compelling. Visually stunning (in this day and age this is becoming a sine qua non ). You’ll get more value out of the meeting that way?—?whether

Venture Capital 261

Venture Capital Slides Email Startup 261

Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 27, 2011

You have to understand whether they’re likely to yield revenue growth in the near term OR whether you have access to cheap enough capital to fund your losses until your investments pay off. If you have a market lead then raising capital and making investments now will help you as others enter the market. Growth matters.

Startup 418

Startup Venture Capital Sales Technical Review 418

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 23, 2015

For some aspiring to be tech entrepreneurs, I often suggest a two-step process, as I argued in this post that “ The First Startup Founder You Need to Invest in Is You.” My point is that when VCs need executive help you can often negotiate a bit on the way in for something that fixes the “fixer-upper” problems.

Technical Review 150

Technical Review Startup Venture Capital IP 150

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 15, 2013

For much of 2013 I watched the press write articles about how the YouTube “MCNs” (multi-channel networks) were doomed and tried to square that with the data I was watching at the one I invested in, Maker Studios, who has had one hell of a year. Sound interesting? Back to video. Newsflash: YouTube is the Walmart of video.

Networking 366

Networking Media Content Custom 366

socalTECH

JANUARY 20, 2011

Freebinar gives them a solution that includes screen sharing, voice over IP audio, broadcast, conference calling, and allow you to meet with as many as 150 people at the same time. I believe the key here is key, and the ability to provide this for free, which is why we took the recent investment.

Tech Coast Angels 178

Tech Coast Angels Web Screening Pasadena Angels 178

Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 18, 2013

We will also have some of the top companies present that each of the panelist has invested in. Our Panelist Include: Brock Pierce - Starting & Investing in Bitcoin, Games, and Gambling Businesses. He began his career as a media, entertainment and IP attorney. Babak Razi - Founder Third Wave Ventures.

Startup 111

Startup Entertainment Media Santa Barbara 111

socalTECH

MAY 8, 2017

The company is backed by more than $67M in funding from such investors as Glynn Capital Management, GV (formerly Google Ventures), Amgen Ventures, Lux Capital, Redmile Group, dRx Capital (a Qualcomm and Novartis joint investment company), and Sanofi Ventures. What is Science37? We see you have the backing of Google?

Technology 133

Technology Study UCLA Research 133